this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ hello welcome to the news hour, i am jane dutton in doha with the world's top stories. they are not muslims, thurmansters. >> prime minister david cameron says the u.k. will hunt down the group calling itself the islamic state after the murder of british hostage david haines. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in paris to discuss ways to help iraq fight off the i.s. polls close in hour in sweden's parliamentary elections. it is expected the far right

will make historic gains. ♪ ♪ and breaking with tradition, pope francis marries a number of couples in a rare wedding ceremony. ♪ ♪ we begin with the beheadingg the of british hostage david haines. prime minister david cameron has held an emergency meeting with his security chiefs in response to the killing. even though britain will not be launching air strikes against the group which calls itself the islamic state. cameron has vowed to make the fighters pay. emma heyward has more. >> reporter: david haines, a father of two had spent more than a decade carrying out humanitarian work around the world. last year he went to syria on behalf of a charity. he was kidnapped and ended up in i.s. hands. on saturday his family had

reached out to those holding him. the group now in controls of large swaths on lands in northern iraq responded by releasing a video of his murder. saying it was in direct response to britain's support for kurdish military forces in the north. condemnation came quickly. both from the u.k. and u.s. britain's prime minister convened an emergency meeting of his ministers. he described david haines as a a british hero and i.s. as the embodiment of evil and reaffirmed britain's commitment to fighting the i.s. group. >> the murder of david haines at the hands of isil will not lead britain to she can our responsibility with our ally to his deal with the threat that this organization poses. it must strengthen our resolve. >> reporter: there was no shift in strategy on iraq. david cameron was clear, britain will do whatever it takes to defeat i.s. but know. it comes in the form of

logistical support and helping to arm forces trying to repel i.s. there is, of course, deep concern, too, for the fate of a second british hostage, apparently held by i.s. david haines' killing comes after the beheading of two american journalists. muslim groups in britain have condemned the violence. >> well, i am appalled as any right-minded person would be by these barbaric act of criminality. and i am particularly appalled that this is done in the name of my faith. and i think what we should recognize, is that i.s. is not islamic. there is nothing islamic about it. >> reporter: the u.n. says the i.s. group is responsible for murder, torture and persecution. thousands have been forced to flee the areas the group has taken over. david haines' brother says that he was and is loved and will be terribly missed. emma heyward, al jazerra, in

london. the humanitarian aid group that employed david haines has voiced its outrage. >> we are deeply appalled and horrified by the assassination of david haines. we strongly condemn with the utmost of force these crimes that have happened against dav david. >> joining me live from london, thank you very much for joining me. i really want to talk to you about why european muslims or muslim is living in europe, why they are attracted to joining these type of groups. what's going on there? >> i think the experts seem to think that there are a multitude of routes through which young european muslims o are attract today the message of i.s. certainly there are those that are attracted by the cause, if you like, of fighting against oppressive a broad and that's how bashar al-assad's regime is viewed. the idea that you should be assisting oppressiveness a broad.

there are also a anybody of other routes through which people end up in these conflicts and it's certainly the case that many of them end up there because of the idea of an idealized state that they could contribute to and the view, amongst many that they might be seeking a quick route to a better future. there is a sense of marginal ionization among a certain number of muslims. >> i was going to say is there a problem with the -- [speaking at the same time] >> is that one of the faults? >> i think to sort of focus too closely on the muslim identity is overstate the i.s. narrative. in many ways the i.s. narrative is devoid of theology. it's very poor in religious matters. it's much more i've case of claim to go represent a idealized utopian state in the middle east and i think it's much more connected to the sense of failed states more broadly in the region. and perhaps more broadly to the

sense that in many muslim majority countries, even if we look at things like the optimism which followed the arab spring, we haven't seen an actual saying of people's desire for self rule or a persistence of dictatorship and a lack of really transparent democratic rule which many pima spire to. and that's left really the way open to these radical group to his proclaim that violence is the only way of advancing these ideals. >> what do you think the political ramifications of this latest beheading will have in britain, for example? >> i think there is a big danger in some of the rhetoric that we are hearing. for example, the idea of the -- the word that cameron has used of war. we have heard obama using similar rhetoric. i think there really is a dang never allowing these videos of the beheadings to become the i.s. version of what the fall of the twin towers was for al

qaeda. that is in many ways providing a sort of mystique to the group that they do represent a genuine threat, that they represent a real force to be recognize inninged with. and even a counter weight, counter weight, if you like to western governments. and i think that's where the real danger lies in playing in to very much their attempt to present themselves along those lines. it's critical that we don't allow them to dictate the terms of the discussion. and that, in fact, we present them in many ways as the illegitimate occupying force that they are in many of the areas in the region where they have taken control. >> good point. >> of course as a divisive ideologist which many people, including and specifically in the region would object to. >> very good talking to you, thank you very much. well, australia is the first country to give details of its contribution to the military effort against the i.s. group. prime minister tony abbott says his country will send 600 airmen

and special operations personnel, along with eight combat aircraft, a command aircraft and a refueling plane. the forces will be based at u.s. military facilities in the united arab emirates. >> i have to worn the australian people that should this preparation and deployment extend in to combat operations this could go on for quite sometime. months rather than weeks. perhaps many, many months indeed. my conversation with president obama a few days ago, certainly gave me to understand that the president is prepared for quite a lengthy american contribution to this particular mission. u.s. secretary of state john kersey in paris for diplomatic talks set for monday. he'll discuss helping iraq fight off the i.s. group. kerry has just wrapped up a

middle east tour to gain support for coalition to combat the i.s. and its allies. nearly 40 nations have agreed to contribute to what kerry says will be a worldwide fight to defeat the groups in iraq and syria. live in washington, d.c. for us, what else has kerry been saying? >> reporter: well, it was interesting just hearing that interview you conducted, because the administration and john kerry are trying to make it clear that they have learned the lessons of the past. this isn't just some western military intervention in the middle east like the ones that we have seen in the past that have gone so terribly wrong. they are getting a regional coalition together. in fact, john kerry went so far as to suggest that offers are flooding in from the middle east itself even for ground troops and air support. >> we are not looking to put troops on the ground. there are some who have offer he had to do so. but we are not looking for that at this moment anyway. the answer is, yes, there are some that have offered that.

there are some clear prepared to take action in the era long side the united states and to do air strikes if that's what they are called onto do. >> any idea of how this will work and who is going to do what? >> reporter: not really. johnny said it wasn't appropriate to say who was going to do what. we have this conference in paris we thought we would get a better idea there. advisers, state department officials in paris have been briefing the press again anonymously, they seem concerned to keep stressing that the middle east is involved in this plan even suggesting that arab nations are very keen to strike i.s. from the air and it's the u.s. urging caution, saying we have to sort through of that because you just can't go and bomb something. of course that then raises other questions. for example, does that mean that the arab nations and the coalition have their ona general duhown agendasthat down chime w.

we'll see if we get more answers in paris. thank you. polls ipollspolls in sweden havn this area. center right alliance party is expected to lose the social democrats. democrats, however, hoping to rule with the help of the green party. they have pledged to reverse years of tax cuts. they also promise to boost spend to go improve education, create jobs and strengthen welfare. simon mcgregor wood joins us live from stockholm, how is it all looking, simon? >> reporter: well, pretty much as you predicted jane. you are spot on the left wing coalition led by the social democrats with their partners in the green party and the leftist party appear to have accord to this exit polls, only exit polls don't forget. about a 5-point margin. pretty much in line with the polling. i am joined now by maria from the green party. a good night for you. your party looks like it might be in government for the first time. can you explain to us why the

swedish vote air peers to have voted to go back to left wing policys? >> well, lots of people think this government, the things that they didn't like with this government, that we have had for eight years, is that it has become much harder for the people who need most help from the society. the people who are sick, elderly, the people who are unemployed. they don't get the support that we are used to in sweden. and that i think is the main reason. then on top of that, we have the feminists issue, the equality issues and also the environmental issues that the green party are pushing forward very hard. so those are the things most important. >> reporter: thank you very much. maria. we are very pushed to time. beforbut before i head back to u join, the sweden democrats the right wing party has positioned themselves as moderate and respect taj but with a very extreme policy of cutting immigration by 90%. they have done pretty well according to the exit polls. 10% of the vote with that, if it

is confirmed, they will become the third largest party in the next swedish parliament. back to you. >> that just shows how emotional this immigration issue is considering how successfully the government has steered the country through these difficult economic times. >> reporter: yes, absolutely it is rather surprising given the liberal experiment the standard of living for many has gone you feel but i think what we have seen tonight is the swedish peoples extraordinary commitment for their welfare state, that despite the wealth being create today quite a few people here, there are deep-seated concerns about what has happened to the welfare state, education and healthcare in particular. and i think they have voted accordingly. how we deal here in sweden with the rising threat, if you like, of the sweden democrats and their rather extreme policy, that will have to be worked out in the future because neither of the two main blocks have said that they will have anything to do with them in power. all right, we'll talk to you again when we start get

something results, thank you very much, simon. think doing up. >> reporter: i am naturally with french soldiers in central african republic. ali will be asking whether these forces alongside u.n. peacekeepers can bring peace to this war-torn country. refugees try to remove syrians in jordan forced from the camps built to shelter them. her majesty united chalkal their first win. robin has that store any sport. the u.n. security council establishing a mission. over the next year they will built i'm force of 10,000 peace keepers and 1800 police personnel. but can this force bring long-term stability when other

peacekeeping operations have failed. as it is naturally is live with us in central african republic. possibly you could answer that question for us, what sort of chance do they have and how is it all going to work? >> reporter: well, this is probably one of the biggest challenges for the united nations peacekeeping force in its history. this is not just a so-called fragile state. there really is no state in parts of the country. no police force, hospitals, roads, schools, but what there is a lot of here is weapons and mineral wealth. and that is why this toxic mix has led to conflict and suffering for decades here. as i discovered, as i traveled to western central african republic and the town of. this is the abandon base of the rebels who killed two of her children. we met her in hospital in november recovering from a bullet wound.

her family was hiding in this hut when fighters from the armed group opened fire. killing women and children. they recently withdrew from the town leaving behind a community consumed by hate. >> translator: since i lost my two children, i have been in mourning, i still miss them so much. muslims have killed my family. so even if i see one muslim i feel like taking out revenge. >> reporter: when celica fled, so did many muslims. they were also victims. targeted by anti, a mainly christian armed group. some families have come back. french soldiers patrol their neighborhood. they want to show they aren't taking sides. france doesn't want to stay here in big numbers for too long. it says its presence prevented a genocide. but now things are getting

better. >> translator: i can understand that central africans are in a hurry, but things have got off to a good start. the u.n. is here to build on that so central africans can find peace in normality once again. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the united nations peace keeping force of thousands is preparing to head out to strategic locations across the country. it will have a strong mandate to protect civilians and new powers to arrest criminals. but it won't be as mobile, as well equipped as this french army. these soldiers have been work ago long side u.n. peacekeepers and eventually start withdrawing from the more remote areas. they brought a sense of security to parts of the region, but many people here don't just want peace, they want justice too. the horrific crimes committed in this town have been repeated across the country. many people are carrying deep

psychological wounds. for now, clarice is not interested in reconciliation. she wants revenge for the children she'll never get to hold again. well, joining me now is the under secretary general for the united nations for peacekeeping. thank you so much for joining us here. i would like to begin by asking you, why do you think your peacekeeping mission will succeed when numerous other ones, including the united nations, missions have failed? >> i think first we are building on all the achievements that were made by, of course, the very brave troops of the african union, but also the french, by the european, so that it something that stays. on top of that, we are bringing fresh troops. we are bringing fresh assets. new helicopters. we are going to bring technology like surveillance u.a.v.s, we

are bringing above all a political concept. because it's really first and foremost, of course, with the protection of civilians, but also with helping and recognize sill jace of a central africans between themselves and about helping rebuild the state. >> reporter: how can you explain to viewers, and also international donors and central africans why so much money again is being pumped in to a military solution when the root cows cauf this conflict are poverty and corruption in this country and once again it's not being addressed? >> these issues have to be addressed. i do not want to even think that there will be need for yet another u.n. peacekeeping mission. we have to make this one work. we have to address what you qualified yourself earlier as a toxic mix. we have to make sure that this time the root causes are addressed. comprehensively including the issue of natural resources and

including the issue you of corruption. it's about getting this country to stand on its feet again and assert itself as an independent and workable country. >> reporter: now, there have been some serious allegations by hughuman rights groups including human rights watch of crimes committed by congo forces in a town. now, can you tell us whether these forces will be part of the blue helmet u.n. peacekeeping force? >> these violations which were terrible violations have been addressed. all the people responsible, be they troopers, be they officers, have been sent back home. but it doesn't mean that the contingents that are there which we have trained, of course, before going tomorrow. are in deed completely a tuned to the fact that the united

nations have a zero tolerance policy for any violation of any sort. and that briefed the african contingent commanders, that includes of course sexual behavior. but i think human rights in its globe al at this is something that we have to uphold. it is about the image of the world community as embodied by the united nations we have to be above any reproach and that will be constantly on our minds. >> reporter: okay, we'll hope so. thank you so much for joining us here. that hand over is happening on monday and we'll have live coverage here on al jazerra. thank you for that. liberia's press has fired 10 officials for not return to this country during the ebola comprise us, including junior ministers it says they show

disregard for authority. many re refugees trying to escape i.s. is landing in jordan. since opening its borders in 2012. their ref gentlemen camp has expanded dramatically. a report from the a town there. >> reporter: when the jordanian authorities evacuated a number of illegal tented communities, some refugees built cement homes instead without obtaining construction licenses or any required permits. the government wants all refugees to live inside official camps. by many say they can't. mohamed fro from homs has circumstance children two born with brain paralysis. they lived in a tent before a jordanian man built them a cement structure to protect their children from extreme weather conditions they cannot stands. >> translator: we can't tolerate the severe heat or cold weather.

since we moved in to this home it's become much better. >> reporter: eight people live in this little home but it's better than nothing. the roof is made from tin and the walls from cement blocks. in the village which is home to the largest syrian refugee camp in the world, more than 13,000 syrians are living in cement homes. some pay rents to land overrers if they can, others don't pay anything. the authorities here say there is little they can do to stop the refugees from building these illegal structures, that's because the land belongs to jordanian tribes to whom these syrian refugees are related and these trikes are at times more powerful than the government here. one of the most influential jordanian tribes here and all the jeffrie refugees hail from e tribe. >> the syrians have jourdain year relatives when they fled sear can syria they are here wih

relatives of course we see it as a brother helping a brother. >> reporter: a jordanian widow is building a home for this syrian family. because syrian refugees aren't allowed to work in jordan, there is quite a lot of sympathy for them especially in the tribal areas. >> translator: my living standards will change after i move to my new home there is a huge difference between living in a tent and having a roof over my head. but i'll still remain poor and living in wilderness. >> reporter: jordanians understand the burden the syrian refugee crisis has placed on jordan and its resources. they don't want syrians to stay here forever. they say that they have to return to their country eventually. and that they are only helping them in the meantime. al jazerra. the lebanese prime minister has made officials -- metro visuals here in qatar to talk about negotiation to his release lebanese soldiers held captive by armed groups in syria. the soldiers have been held in

august by al-nusra front and the islamic state group. >> translator: we tried to release these soldiers with the help of our brothers and in view of the previous experiences of our brothers in qatar, and their help and cooperation in the past, to help us get out of similar crisis. a lot of things are normal in syria right now, particularly for children. a rare exception is children in damascus are heading back to school. teachers have been trained in psychological trauma and how to take care of the classroom in case of emergency. books, pencils and classrooms above ground are a team. students study together in a basement hiding from the bombings of the is sad regime. children in gaza also return to school. just getting back to normal after seven weeks of violence during isreal's assault on the strip as charles stratford

reports the horrors still haunts then. >> reporter: 1,300 girls have returned to this girls school, a u.n. run school in gaza city. on the first day of school since the war ended. and i have been talk to this head master here and she tells me that certainly for the first three weeks or so of this new year, because of the war they are going to do a psychological assessment of the girls. there is a feeling that a lot of them were very traumatized. we know that at least one was killed during the war and a number injured. so certainly for the first three weeks or so there is going to be a lot of activities involving art, sport, and entertainment. in a bid to try to figure out just how deeply affected these girls are. the students have come to their classes now, what they are doing here is playing games, just getting to know each other here on the first day of school to try to relax their minds before classes start properly. and as you can see there is massive overcrowding in this

classroom anyway, 49 students are here bear in mind 26 u.n. schools are closed and used as shelters for people who fled the fighting in homes that were destroyed. this school in particular was expecting a lot more students in the coming days. now, the u.n. says that 76 u.n. schools across gaza were damaged during the war. but it's worth remembering that the situation here was difficult for gazan students anyway even before the war. the u.n. says that it has plans on building 100 new u.n. schools here to try to accommodate the students here, but that was being made difficult by the siege. by getting materials, building materials across the border. now, the war has made things even more difficult in trying to get a good education for literally hundreds of thousands of students across the gaza strip. still to come in germany thousand gather for a rally against antisemitism after an incident of hatred against jews.

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♪ ♪ i am jane dutton at the al jazerra headquarters in doha. let's get a quick run through of our top stories. britain's prime minister has vowed to make the group which calls itself the is lat i can state pay for the killing of a british aid worker. david haines was captured in syria last year. helping iraq fight off the i.s. group will be at the top of the agenda during john kerry's stop in paris. it's all part of his tour to building a coalition to battle the group. australia has become the first country to outline how it will contribute to the military coalition to fight the i.s. the prime spinste minister saidy

will sends 600 to help fight. let's talk about kerry, his trip and what he is trying to drum up. what are you hearing about this? >> reporter: well, the most recent report, jane, talks about saudi a al jazerra rape i can't and the united arab am rats being the nguyen throughs craft for the air strikes against the so-called islamic state. and there is to be some support for, as you know, there is hardly anyone in the region that support the ideology and the approach and the rise of this new group in iraq and syria. the question is how many are committed or are just giving rhetorical support. that remains to be seen. the strategy is still very rough. there is now there is criticism

about destroy and degrade and dismantle and all that language and of course there is no serious exit from this thing the group is in control of different towns and cities in mosul in iraq, that could spill ove overr to syria that's why countries and the regions around the world are waiting to see how it boils down. >> we are asking about the strategy. we don't know what the countries here are going to contribute. we are not sure what the u.s.' strategy s. what do you think it's going to take for them to firm up some sort of directions? >> reporter: well, you know, the problem is that this all starts with the obama administration's credibility being quite low. a dozen years ago we heard about dismantle, degrade and destroy al qaeda and of course we know that never happened. also there is a problem of credibility in terms of syria and, of course, palestine, gaza. you know, obama's basically

indifference to the repression of the syrian regime and of the israeli regime in palestine have been quite, you know, a major thorn between the obama administration and the arab and islamic world. also if you know like earlier today, the air strikes by the assad regime against duma, the city of dua duma led to the kilg of dozens and casualties in the 10s, but we don't here much about that. we don't hear a clear position from the obama administration that this strategy towards isis is not going to leave behind a stronger assad regime, something that many in syria and iraq are skeptical about. >> all right. thank you very much for that. live from new york. al jazerra continues to demands the release of its three journalists impressed inky i want peter greste, they have now

been detained for 360 days, they are accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood. charges politically motivated they are appealing against their conviction. north korea has sentenced an american citizen to six years hard labor in the country for alleged espionage activities. 24-year-old matthew miller was arrested in april for violating his tourist status. miller is believed to have torn up his via at the airport and demanded a su asylum. last month he appeared to the u.s. government t for help to gt him released. the case serve is as a warning to anyone who visits the count country. >> you would have thought this man could have been used for positive propaganda purposes having as you said sought asylum as a u.s. citizen himself. but certainly north korea will be saying to anybody else coming in to north korea, on one of their popular tour packages, that you have to stay very much between the lines that they set otherwise these are the kind of

consequences that you can face. that's a message to the christian missionaries we have seen in the past. but also in this case where we don't really know the true motivations. i don't understand that of course, we can't ignore the fact that right now we have three prominent detainees in north korea, they are u.s. citizens and so washington is clearly a big factor here. voters in scotland have just four days left to decide whether they will choose independence or stay part of the u.k. it's the tor story of the birthf that union is one of warfare and national wounds that some believe have never held. lawrence lee has more from the highland of scotland. >> reporter: yes, welcome to the highland of scotland. one of the most beautiful parts of the british islands, very popular with tourists because of the lakes and mountains and i rivers, of course 300 years ago this place was full of english soldiers desperately trying to put down the scottish rebel army who were vehemently opposed to

what they saw as a english take over of scott land and the union of the two countries in 1707. of course, no nowadays, you can still hear an eco of that, support for the scottish national party is strong here. we have been looking at the history of the union, the history of the english and the scots to try to learn what it can tell us about this historic referendum. >> now, the 16th of april, 1746, will find the two armies deployed facing each other here. >> reporter: the tortured relationship between the english and the scots may go back hundreds of years. but the fascination remains. this is a place where a good 40 years after the active union between the two countries was signed there was a terrible battle over the years that followed. the english army set about destroying entire communities to break the will of the rebels. >> this was the beginning of the policies that they called pass indication opacification of the.

and were the systematic dismantling of the highland way of life. >> reporter: the crushing defeat of the scottish prince charles was the beginning of the end of the nationalist struggle. what people say now it's -- whatever people say now it's clear that the union of england and scotland was by no means means the marriage of like minds and the gorilla war by highland scots against english rule carried on for over half a century. the union was absolutely in the interest of the english air stock is a who wanted to protect their protestant culture against the catholic take over by europe at any cost. of course over the centuries the people and the economies of england and scotland have increasingly merged. yet scottish national assists say it's the english, not they, who have betrayed the principles of the union. >> there is a sentiment behind the union in scotland that wouldn't deny it. but at the same time, there is also been increasing feeling the

union is no longer delivering. and when the union doesn't deliver, it's seen as a be agreement that can be renegotiated, changed ended where the rest of u.k. just sees it as the state of things. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: in england many are horrified that the scots want to turn their back on the marriage. these campaigners have been traveling english city getting them to sign a petition imploring them not to drift away. >> is it better when you live on an island to join together and make decision jointly that affect all of you? or is it or better to reaminate a line placed by two war lords in the 14th century, suddenly people on different sides of the lines are part of a different politics. >> reporter: so whether scots sometime selves as scottish or british is a key part of the decision.

the olden my as they call the english, are never far away. after all, the scottish anthem remembers those who beat the english army at the battle and every scott knows the words. perhaps all of this isn't worth overstating. the national party is genuine when it says its enemy isn't the english but the westminster political elite who it wants to shake off from scottish affairs, but make no mistake, the past matters to some people there was a rally of 20,000 people fiercely pro unionist and whose stated policy is the presentation of protestantism in the united kingdom and it was the preservation of protest to o wantism. that led to the englishing coming here. >> graham is the founder of the band wet, wet, wet. since he's an residents of

england can't vote in the referendum even joins us live. i believe you are leaning towards the yes camp but live in london the olden my, talk us through that. >> i moved down here 12 years ago. i followed love and i stay down here, and i still have big tied in scotland. i have a family back there, my mother is there and my two brothers. >> and do they -- >> i bank there. >> do they want to breakaway? and why this. >> everyone. you know, i think that -- i am going on the side of yes. i think it's fairly split because there is no big -- you know, there is no big swing from from any of the parties telling us any great thing that's going to make that much of a difference. i think that's why it's so

close. >> but regardless of what the outcome, is i am sure this nationalist fervor must be good for the country. are you feeling proud, do you feel it in your fingers and feel in your toes? >> indeed i do. nice link, man, nice link. >> thanks. >> i think we have a chance. i think scotland has a chance issue know, i see myself as a scottish person. first and foremost. and i see that i am a citizen a democratic nation, you know. outwardly looking an internationalist if you like and we export culture, literature and music to the world. so i see this for maybe a way of getting a new country. you know, and something that's not dictated by, you know, the corridors of westminster if you like. >> and watching the way the politicians have played this on both sides, what would you like to see if you get your new country?

>> well, i would like to see a much fairer distribution of the wealth. which i think has been spoken by the yes campaign more than -- you know, not more so than the no campaign. but i think there are good points in the yes and bad points in the yes just as well as the good points in the no and bad points in the no. but i think from my point of view, i think it's a chance for scotland to, you know, to go alone and try and make some new politics. >> graham clark being so good to talk to you, love your music. thanks your time. >> thanks very much, jane. all right, we have some breaking news now coming in to the newsroom. we are getting reports that a boat carrying at least 200 migrants is in trouble off the coast of italy. the captain of the ship says his boat is sinking. we'll bring you more on that story obviously as soon as we get details. the jewish museum in

brussels belgium has opened its doors four months after gunmen killed four people there. security has been tightened at the knew up. knew see yoatthe museum. the suspected shooter has been a referred. thousands have gathered in germany to rally against antisemitism. the events was organized after tensions over the gaza conflict spilled over in to demonstrations and hate crimes in europe. nick spicer has the latest from berlin. >> reporter: a turn out in the low thousands, but the mood unified, resolute, and defiant. german chance her angela merkel spoke at the request of germany's jewish community. it's alarmed that a number of attacks on people and property over the summers including molotov cocktails thrown at a synagog. >> translator: that today much more than 100,000 jews live again in germany is near to a

miracle. it is a gift. it fills me with great gratitude that people today are being insulted threatened and attacks in germany as they somehow reveal theirselves to be jewish or side with israel is a terrible scandal. i won't accept it. >> reporter: antisemitism is a painful subject in germany because of the painful leg sift holocaust. successful post-war governments have fought against it. it's illegal to show naz symbols as well as through education. but of late, the focus has shifted from far right neo nazi groups to the immigrant community. it was on the margins of recent demonstrations like this one, against the war on gaza and for an independent palestine, that some were heard chanting juice to the gas chamber. nothing near a rallying cry for the overall gaza protest movement. but the words shocked and hurt even among nonjewish germans.

>> i came today because i think it's really important to show solidarity with the jewish people, h especially considering the german history. >> reporter: there were israeli flags in the crowd. and carried proudly. many german jews said being pro israel shouldn't mean you get beaten up. >> translator: the situation in german is tense. and many of us are afraid because the antisemitism and hatred against juice is spreading. in fact, hatred against juice never disappeared. but now it has become more mainstream. >> reporter: the reality of daily life for the slowly-growing jewish community in germany is this. 24/7 police protection at done cincinnati goings, jewish bakeries, book stores and kindergartens even when things are calm in the mideast. chance her merkel says she wants a jeff anywhere that is no longer necessary. nick spicer, al jazerra, berlin. in a move aimed at making

the catholic church more inning inclusive, pope transit has married 20 couples whose relationships would traditionally be considered sin. it is a further sign of the pope's reforming agenda. victoria reports. >> reporter: at a time when people are abandons catholicism by the millions, pope francis is often preached that the contact lick church must become a partner and not an obstacle to social change. and on sunday, there was another symbol of his determination to make the church more inclusive and companionate. catholic couples who previously had been forbidden booty church from marrying were invited by the pope to we had at st. peters basilica in rome. some of the prospective brides and grooms had already been living together, one woman had a grown up doubter and was marrying a divorc divorcee. >> a little piece of advice, it's normal for married couple to argue.

it's normal, it always happens. but my advice is never let the day end without having made peace. never. >> reporter: since his election 18 months ago, the pope has criticized the church for what he called its obsession with imposing morality on abortion and sexuality. but his views don't have universal support, especially with conservative catholics. >> i think we have a pope who is very pastoral and the whole question how can we bring together more of the pastoral care for people with the cock drip obedoctrine of the church. >> the church has been closed for too long, maybe this new pope arrived at the right moment. >> reporter: the catholic church still has deep challenges to face, but pope francis seems as determined as ever to put the emphasis not on church dogma but on tending to the social needs of his people. victoria al jazerra. coming up after the break,. >> translator: if you work hard and study, then they grow up,

they will get good jobs and look after us. >> we bring you a slice of life from one of the most densely populated slums on earth. and why valentino rossi's first motor g.p. win in 15 months was particularly momentous. that's just ahead in sport.

now to the latest in our global series called my home. i glimpse at life in one of the asia's largest slums. the story from india's financial capital mumbai.

>> reporter: this is one of the most densely-populated places on earth. and in a dark, damp corner of this sprawling neighborhood, she and her family are working hard to better their lives. the one-room home doesn't have running water or a reliable supply of electricity. but it's filled with grit, determination, and a steady stream of homework. >> translator: my husband and i are working hard to make sure our daughters lives are better than ours, we are sending them to a private school so that they get good education. i just want them to have good life. >> reporter: while she supervises this daily study session, upstairs her husband is trying to make end meet. working as a taylor he earns around $170 a month. >> translator: if my daughters do well, it will be good for us too. if we work hard and study, then they grow up, they will get good jobs and look after us.

>> reporter: the daughters are her biggest investment. and 13-year-old is well aware of the price her parents are paying so that she can see a world beyond here. >> we are studying well because of them. i want to give the best when i become teacher, i want to give the best for them. >> reporter: people do business, raise families and live their daily lives in exceptionally close quarters here. and it's this sense of closeness, these flimsy buildings and a lack of sanitation that the indian government says makes it unfit for humans to live in. when she is not raising her daughters, she is trying to make the unlivable bearable as a community worker. people who live in mumbai are known for being able to spot an opportunity in the most unlikely of places. this includes her. and like millions of others who

call india's financial capital home, she believes if she can make it here, she can make it anywhere. al jazerra, mumbai. robin joins us, he's got the sports news for us, robin what happening? >> i do. jane, thanks. a lot going on. we'll start on the football pitch in england where manchester united expensively assembled squad has finally record a win. goals from herrera, wayne rooney and juan maatta completing the 4-0 route. united move up to ninth in the table, just one place behind liverpool. in spain, there are four matches taking place in la liga this sunday. severe a currently in action, savilla leading two of had off there. earlier on wins for elche and valencia. granada and villarreal is under

way soon. the 17-time grand slam winner has propelled switzerland in to the grand slam for the first time in 22 years, the swiss taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in their tie with italy. now they knew lead france in the decider hoping to win the vents for the very first time. one golf are will be over the moon quite literally after winning a rather unusual prize in the netherlands, ea english n andy sullivan has never won a tour events. but after landing a hole in one he was award a trip to space that's is said to go worth $162 million. he stole the lime lit from his compatriot paul casey who won the first srefrpbt events of th. floyd mayweather, jr. has

extended his unbeater streak after victory of marcus maidana in vegas, just the second rematch of his 18-year career, mayweather came out on on top with a unanimous points victory collecting $32 million. mayweather claimed that he was bitten on the hand by his opponent in the first fight. the 30-year-old retains the wb a & w bc welterweight crowns and a show down with manny pacquiao could be next on his agenda. >> absolutely. it's a possibility. you know, we really can't say what the future hold. but as of right now, i want to go home and take a break. spend some time with my children and then see who is next in may. hopefully it's manny pacquiao. valentina royce has become the first motor g.p. rider in history to amass 5,000 career points after victory at san marino grand prix championship. leader marquez suffered an early crash and finished in 15th position. rossi delighting his localing fans. as he claimed the race win.

it's the 35-year-old's first race win in 15 months. just a few minutes away from the basketball world cup final. usa men go in to the game as clear favorites againster is bee actual the american have his a perfect record in the tournament with an average winning margin of 32.5 points. serbia, making their first appearance in the final. they have barely qualified for the tournament after losing three games in the group stages, they have been gaining momentum, though, knocking out co-favorites spain before beating france in the semifinals. >> i think serbia is as good as anybody in the tournament. and probably the hottest team. and they are playing at a high level. they have stars on their team. and, you know, i loved him when i saw him in the world championships in '10. >> reporter: you know, bag don viv is a risinbogdanovic is a rg

guys are good, well coached. and they are strong. >> first of all we have a lot of respect for our opponents. i think they are the best team aura wrong the two best definitely. we are here to put our mark and to try to play the best game that we can and why not compete against them. tie to find a way to win the game. manchester united's first win of the season beating queens park rangers 4-0 in the mere league leading the sports coverage on our website today. big sports stories all there for you as well. al jazerral jazerra.com/sport. also how you can interact with myself and andy richardson and the team. more later. and, of course, you can also gets the news story buys logging on to the we can site. thank for that, robin and hopefully we'll have an update for you on that ship which we hear is sinking with people trying to cross over to europe. see you in a couple of minutes.

>> somebody said what's the difference between gay marriage and straight marriage? difference? >> in 2008, voters in california approved proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in the state. two couples challenged the law in a case that went to the u.s. supreme court. spear. >> you believe you are a second class citizen from the moment you recognize that you are gay or lebsian and until recently, you didn't think you ever would be equal. >> the o