>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes, first steps towards peace, ukraine's parliament grants the eastern regions greater autonomy. iraq's new prime minister struggles to get approval for his choice for two crucial government posts. the u.s. says it willing send thousands of military personnel to ebola-hit west africa, as

fears grow over the spread of the virus. >> i'm at the nuclear submarine base out of gasco, what happens if an independent scotland demands the withdraw of the nuclear submarines? ♪ first to ukraine where the government is calling for local elections to be held in east rp parts in the country, that are held by separatists. the military has been battling pro-russian rebels to try to gain control of the towns and cities for months. a ceasefire was signed on september 5th, but sporadic fighting has continued. let's go to donetsk and we have been seeing parliament making those moves towards the rebellious eastern part of the country what has been the

response of some of the separatists fighters there, if any? >> reporter: what we have been hearing is that there will be an awful lot of resistance to this idea. what is wanted here is independence, and people who have been speaking about this on the streets of donetsk are saying we have already voted in a referendum and we voted for our own self determination. we also were hearing more striking this morning, more trading in gunfire and artillery fire between the sides, so that's fire agreement still looking pretty precarious. at the moment we have been trying to reach the rebel administration here in donetsk. we haven't been able to get comment from them. of course it's very much now in their hands or in their court rather to respond and say whether or not they are going to in any way shape or form accept what is being offered to them. >> what is the a alternative if

the sentiment is as you are outlining there, we have already had our vote and cast our ballots, where does that leave options for kiev? >> reporter: what -- what the parliament in kiev has really done, i mean if you look at what is actually on -- on the paper, i mean it's really substantial. no prosecution of anyone involved in the conflict, so effectively an amnesty to all parties involved because we have been hearing a lot about human rights abuses, potentially war crimes, but effectively people on both sides get to walk away from this without the fear of prosecution. there's an awful lot in it for the rebels. you can determine yourself. you'll have your own courts,

elect your own event -- representatives and they are even help with the cleanup. the question, of course, again, is whether the rebels are in a position to accept this and remain part of ukraine or stay -- or try to hole on to this territory as they see it, as they call it, of course it depends as well very much on what moscow is -- thinks about this offer, and whether vladimir putin will find this an acceptable solution. if he is very much in support of the rebels here and able to make differences on the ground, then if he supports this idea, then we could really be seeing the potential for more lasting settlement, but everything remains to be worked out. >> how is the sentiment been as well towards the parliament's

ratification of that e.u. trade deal, which was one of the very sensitive contentious issues that kicked off this crisis months. >> reporter: i'm afraid you'll have to repeat that again, i struggled to catch that. >> yes, how people are viewing the e.u. trade deal ratification going down in parliament? how do the people in the east see that? >> reporter: a lot of people here who are prepared to speak, who are prepared to give their opinions on the matter will say that they feel closer to russia; that they do not consider themselves european; that they think that they have more in common with their slavic neighbors across the border, and they firth european deal, which

will also give ukraine access to european markets. a lot of people are very suspicious about that. this free trade agreement that was so crucial and what precipitated this whole crisis, the issue of whether ukraine was going to go to it or not, is actually being relayed and it will not take effect for another year or two, and so that was also considered a concession that was granted to russia, because russia has consistently remained opposed to ukraine joining this -- opposed to closer integration with europe. russia again also wanted this instant part of the country, and the russian speakers there to have greater autonomy, and that's what they got as well, so the irony is despite all of this conflict, russia is actually

getting what it wanted out of this whole situation. >> all right. robin thanks for that. ukraine has long accused russia of propping up the separatists fighters. let's go to moscow where we have peter sharpe standing by live for us. some of the proposals which russian officials have been making seem to be going down in parliament in kiev right now. how is that being viewed in moscow? >> nothing official has come out from either putin or the kremlin, but i think he is absolutely right. this is going to go down very well in moscow. moscow's three-point plan has always been the following, ukraine must, and almost must remain out of any association agreement, either the e.u. or nato, is there must be protection for the russian speakers and their culture in the east, and a great degree of

autonomy. a lot of those demands have been met. okay. russia will not be happy with the ratifying with though e.u. association agreement, but that won't take place, it won't be worked on until january 1st, 2016, and the important part of that is that during that period, those months russia will be involved in try part talks with the e.u. and ukraine, that has always been -- i mean six months ago i was talking to a senior politician who said we can never ever settle in ukraine unless russia sits down with the e.u. and this is what is going to happen. so there is a lot to work out on that score, and on the others, look, you are talking about some sort of freedom for the separatists in the east. they can elect their own police forces, their own judges, and

they will have their own lek shup which will be unaccountable to kiev in month's time. so i think what russia will get out of that deal is it will give these people in the east some sort of time, three years of limited -- of limited freedom, and that three years will be used to anchor the eastern ukraine with the future hopes of russia. >> all right. we'll leave it there for now, peter sharp from moscow. to iraq now where the new prime minister is trying to form a unified government. he has chosen his nominees for the last two empty posts in cabinet, the defense and interior minister, but they haven't been approved yet by parliament. he is trying to overcome the mistrust many sunnis feel for the government in bagdad. it is all part of the legacy of his predecessor who was ultimately discredited by the

collapse of the sunni army. that's where isil has made its greatest games. recapturing territory appears improbable if iraq's divisions aren't fixed under a unified go. imran khan is live for us in bagdad. first of all, imran, let's start off with what has been happening with the no, ma'am -- no, ma'am makes of those powerful posts in the government? >> well, what has happened so far is the parliament meeting that was supposed to ratify and vote on the positions of the ministers for defense and int r intier -- interior has been postponed until thursday. this is a huge blow for the prime minister. one of the reasons they weren't

accepted is likely to be because the minister for the interior that was being suggested comes from the same party as he does. that has made a lot of sunni politicians very nervous. because remember peevously maliki kept the ministries of the interior to himself, so a lot of sunnis are saying if it is coming from the same party will it be that different? what they would like to see is a shia politician from another block to take over that post. the man being named as the minister of defense also didn't get through, so this is a blow for prime minister abody. he should have gotten these candidates through. it looks likely that this will now go to thursday. so between now and thursday expect a lot of back room dealing. >> so what happens next does

this give him more time to shuffle names around or cut some new deals for the same names? any significant call about which direction he'll be going here? >> this is very much a parliament and government where deals have to be cut. nobody has a clear majority, so you need to find a candidate that is acceptable to all of the blocks within the iraqi government. that doesn't mean you get the best person for the job, it means you will get the most acceptable. clearly the candidates they have put through, when they come from his own party that is going to be a problem. so he is going to cut some deals. he'll say if you give me this, i'll let you have the ministry of tourism or the ministry of water resources. so expect a lot of this back door deal make, it's the only way really you can run iraqi politics. >> all right. imran khan from bagdad.

syrian activists say fighters from isil have shot down a government war plane. eight people were killed when it crashed into a residential area. the syrian government has recently launched several attacks against isil. we're getting reports that at least five children have died after being vaccinated for measles. health workers were carrying out a complain against the illness in the countryside. let's go to beirut. any idea what went wrong in the vaccination campaign that has lead to the deaths of children? >> reporter: we don't even have an exact reason why these vaccinations have caused the death, and at least ten children have died as a result of this vaccination campaign.

the number could rise because there have been dozens of other childrens that have been hospitaled and are in very critical condition. this am cane was run by the opposition interim government, the health ministry was responsible for the vacation campaign. they told us they got these vaccinations from world health organization, or w.h.o. and now they are trying to determine why did these vaccinations cause the deaths of these children? it's a very alarming development, because epidemics have been spreading in syria. for example, polo, spread again in 2013 measles is another problem, hepatitis is another problem, and it has been a struggle for all all of these aid agencies to try to vaccinate all of these syrian children, because it's a must in order to protect a new generation of

syrians. the difficulties range from violence that threatens bringing these vaccines into syria. violence that threatens the aid workers who help bring these vaccinations into the country. then all of these vaccinations have to be stored in very cold facilities in a very careful way, there is shortage of electricity and water, so we don't know what are the circumstances that lead to these vaccinations. and there is little monitoring and supervision on all of these kind of operations, so you can see how this could have happened. it's a very alarming development. everybody is looking into it. the u.n. is very concerned who are the agencies and the opposition. it is another situation where the opposition will be blaming

the government and vice versa. >> all right. thanks so much. much more to come on the al jazeera news hour, we meet the businessmen and women in ghana paying a high price for the country's economic slide. on the eve of this country's first election in more than eight years, but will this election be free and fair? and coming up in sport, now the nfl is trying to improve its image after a string of high profile controversies. jo will have the latest. ♪ u.s. president barack obama is expected to announce a military mission to west africa to try to stop the spread of ebola, the plan includes 3,000 personnel to set up centers. let's take a look at the

situation on the ground. in liberia, for example, 871 people have been killed by ebola, almost 1700 have been inflicted too. in sierra leone 476 people have died jk and the world health organization says the number of infected people have much higher than the 1216 cases reported. guinea has seen 494 deaths. in senegal there is just one reported case. while in nigeria the virus seems to have been contained only 7 people have been killed. overall almost 2,500 people have been killed. the world health organization says liberia will have to wait weeks or even months for new centers. as and annika reports the outbreak is now having a devastating effect on the

economy. >> reporter: taxis are the preferred way to travel for a lot of people in monrovia, but many are choosing to stay in doors, while others are forced to go out to work despite the risks. >> it's very bad because the ebola have a lot of [ inaudible ] because we're not moving like before. >> reporter: liberiians have been advise today stay at home and the schools have been closed. the severity of the outbreak has seen the amount spent on each person for health care to be inadequate. analysts say the last thing liberia needs is an economy in

recession. the country has a population of 4 million, but fewer than 50 doctors and healthcare facilities are overwhelmed. the u.s. has pledged more money and resources. >> the trend lines in this crisis are grave, and without immediate international action we are facing the potential fora public health crisis that could set the countries of west africa back a generation. >> reporter: the president recently sacked ten government officials for leaving the country and failing to assist with the crisis, a crisis that will cost an estimated $600 million u.s. dollars. >> now there are just two days left before scotland votes on whether to go it alone. while it may seem like an internal matter for britain, an independent scotland could worry british allies because scotland is home to britain's nuclear

arsenal. lawrence lee is in scotland for us where the fleet of try denth submarines are housed. >> reporter: of course sammy as we know marriage is all about trust, and the problem for westminster and the unionists here is that clearly almost half of scottish voters have decided they are so fed up with the marriage that they want a divorce, and that's what david cameron and the other major party leaders have signed a solemn vow that they can have change if they vote no to independence on things like tax-raising powers and health care and so on, of course implicit in that is the acceptance that they have done things in the past that the

scots did not like. the nationalists don't believe it. they continue to insist that westminster isn't so much interested in the family of nations, but much more interested in the oil in the sea and what is in that military base down there. if there was ever a nuclear war this place would be in the middle of it. sheltered by low mountains and deep lakes known as locks in scotland is the nuclear defense. defense of the realm is the plank of any of the parties, but the peace camp say many in scotland don't buy that story. >> the consensus in scotland has been against nuclear weapons for quite sometime now.

and that's the reason why it has come down to a yes no vote on the question of nuclear weapons in some regards. >> reporter: the u.k. government has the weapons here because the locks are so deep that the craft can get out to sea quickly and disappear. nowhere else around the coast of the rest of the u.k. offers such good places to hide. the no to independence campaign has been very keen to talk about all of the problems it says an independent scotland would face if it tried to go it alone. but this is what all of the politicians in london fear losing the most. independence would make the future of this place then, a huge bargaining chip. >> on a day-to-day basis the

scottish police force has to protect the nuclear weapons storage. it could make sure that it is filled up with any random fishing boat at any point. it could make the u.k.'s life very, very difficult. >> reporter: the british army has traditionally carried lots and lots of scots? many in the military deliver scottish soldiers would far rather stay exactly where they are now. >> scotland forms the background of the british army. we rekrut more people than anywhere else in the united kingdom. >> reporter: imagine what the u.k. would look like on the world stage. without scotland would the union look, well, a bit small?

a bit weak? a yes to independence vote, where exactly would the nuclear fleet go? some say it could go down to the south coast of england, but it could cost billions and take years. and that's why some say it might even have to go to the united states. and just a very quick final thought on the nationalist's position, for as much as they say they want to get rid of this in scotland, they already said they would never join nato, but now they say they may want to join nato. so they may say if you want to keep your weapons here there is a price to pay, and we keep the pound. >> all right. thank you very much. the leader of the youth

group which played an important role in the 2011 uprising. the group is now banned. the leader is serving a three-year jail term for holding unauthorized demonstrations and using force against police. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. they have now been detained for 262 days. they are accused of aiding the out lawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing their conviction. the pakistani army is stepping up its effort to rescue people affected by flooding. boats are being used to rescue

villages in parts of the province, while helicopters are being used to air drop bags of supplies. the typhoon has hit china's most southern island. 90,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and seek shelter. the typhoon is now heading to vietnam. on thor side of the world, tropical storm odile is springing storms to mexico. >> the winds are winding down so that is a good sign, but in terms of the amount of rain, we are looking at widespread flooding over the next few days. it's the strongest storm to hit the baja peninsula in over 100 years. you can see the huge massive cloud coming in. it's making its way up the spine

of the peninsula, it will gradually push its way towards the southwestern corner of the united states. sustained winds of around 90 kilometers an hour. it will weaken smartly as it goes across the land. but in terms of the rain we are going to see copious amounts of rainfall coming in across the region over the next 24 to 36 hours or so. you can see the kind of damage those strong winds brought in, just through the course of sunday and monday. very, very strong winds. the equivalent of a category 3 storm. it did bring down power lines, street signs. it brought down a good deal of very, very heavy rain as well. and that wet weather will continue to make its way up through the peninsula as we go through tuesday and into wednesday. and it will then make its way up the southwestern corner of the united states. look further south, we have

another system, this one is called polo, and that will make its way in across the southwest of the country over the next couple of days. southwestern part of the u.s. also seeing some of the rain from are that system. >> all right. thanks, everyton. still ahead in the news hour, how a toxic mix of poverty is feeding the problem of malnutrition in nicaragua. and in sport, this season's champions league is set for kickoff, while the defending champions are already facing a crisis. jo will have all of the details.

♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder now of our top stories. the government in ukraine is calling for local elections to be held in eastern ukraine. there has been sporadic fighting there since the ceasefire began on the 5th of september. iraq's new prime minister is trying to form a unified government. he has chosen his nominees for the last two empty poses of the cabinet, but they have not an approved by parliament. syrian activists say fighters from isil have shot down a government plane in eastern area. eight people were killed when it crashed into a residential area. this pictures appear to show a

syrian jet over the city. the government has launched several attacks targeting isil. voters in fiji will go to the polls on wednesday to take part in the first election since the military takeover in 2006. fiji ally's will be watching the vote eager to welcome the country back to the diplomatic fold. >> reporter: this woman enjoys her job and has recently got engaged. her future looks bright. but with the election on wednesday, she is thinking about her country's future. >> we want to live in a country where we will have peace, and economic [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: waiting for our granddaughter, this woman is going through the election candidates. >> i haven't decided yet. maybe three days, on wednesday,

i might pick the right one. >> reporter: the most familiar face is frank who has run fiji since 2006 when he took power in a cue. international sanctions evolved. >> they said we don't need australia and new zealand anymore, and declared a look north policy, whereby he would seek out better relations with china. >> reporter: china's investment kept the country going. sanctions haven't worked and when the election date was set, australia and new see lank restored diplomatic ties. the crucial test now, where the election will be free and fair. unfair say some is his grip on the media and bans on some parties and candidates.

>> the elections [ inaudible ] that losers accepts the outcome. >> reporter: an international team of observers say they don't expect any on the day fraud, but even a legitimate election will only be a first step. >> i hope this election will really set the very good examples of further democraticization of fiji. >> reporter: things like independent courts and a free press will be expected. there is a three-day preelection ban on any political activity. democracy is about more than just an election, it's about how it is held and what happens next. >> reporter: french president is seeking a confidence vote for his government from parliament. opinion poll show support for him is dropping, and he is

facing opposition from within his own party ranks. let's get more from paris. how much trouble is the prime minister really in then? >> reporter: well, sammy, he certainly is in trouble in terms of public popularity. the latest opinion poll you were talking about just came out on tuesday saying that manuel, who came in as prime minister in march is now down to 30% in his popularity ratings, the lowest for a prime minister after just six months, and his boss has also slipped to just 13%. he is also in trouble with some of his own socialist party, but in terms of the vote that is happening in the next few hours in parl. all of the analysts are saying he is not going to lose that, because that would require between 60 and 80 of his own

socialist mps to abstain. so the government is expected to be safe. but it is a very strong signal. sammy. >> indeed. this is still going to have some impact on politics going forward, isn't it? >> absolutely. let's not forget this confidence vote was triggered by the cabinet reshuffle last month, which saw the firing of the economy minister who very strongly criticized the president's austerity plans, saying they weren't working and they weren't fair. a lot of the disgruntlement among the rebel socialists mp's and on the left is the way they see him moving towards the right and offering tax cuts to big business. he wants to save around 50

billion euros, and a lot in his party are saying he is doing it too quickly and going too far to the right. and this may trigger some kind of concessions to those on the left of the socialists party who want to see more pro growth measures. >> all right. nadine barber there from paris. the number of people going hungry in the world is falling. but the news isn't as good as it seems. between 2012 and 2014 around 805 million people were chronically undernourished. although that is down 100 million in a decade, one in nine still have insufficient foods for a healthy lifestyle. progress to cut hunger is also slow in yemen one of the world's

poorest countries, a quarter of the population doesn't have enough food. >> reporter: this baby is 7-month-old. she was born in yemen where there has been fighting. she has severe malnutrition. her family's trip to this hospital got them $200. she needs therapeutic feeding and to stay here for at least three weeks, but her family is poor. >> translator: she was sick at birth. we took her to a local hospital, but doctors couldn't do anything. we are told this hospital is her last chance to survive. because of war we had to pay a lot of money to taxicab drivers. >> it is becomes overloaded with children, especially with the recent conflicts.

children are just -- parents are pleading for the lives of their children. they have to come here, and they bare all financial costs. >> reporter: the financial costs of treating is child this father has to consider. she has to stay here for weeks, which means more costs for her family. but this isn't yemen's only problem. conflict and instability are hurting the economy. so millions rely on food donations. >> translator: the price of bread keeps climbing. our income has been frozen for years. the living standards are on the rise. look at the bread we eat. it is smaller in size and more expensive. >> reporter: international aid agencies say they need half a billion dollars in the next two years to feed 6 million people

here. plus with the continuing violence, aid may not reach those in need. >> if it should all fall apart, we could all be pushed back to square one. it's no no one's advantage that we have chaos in yemen. we have wfp can only operate under, you know, conditions that are relatively stable. >> reporter: for the time being, it's children mostly under five who are the most vulnerable. this boy is almost two years old. her stunted growth is the result of a severe case of malnutrition. she may never fully recover, and may have caused her brain damage. this is the only hospital treating malnutrition in the capitol and one of the very few across the country. thousands of families don't have the financial means to travel long distances to treat their children sxhchlt and the political instability is making

the situation worse, which means that millions of children in yemen are at risk of malnutrition. well, 25 million people worldwide suffer from mental illness known as schizophrenia, previous studies identified around 85 genes which if present in our dna greatly increase the chances of developing the disease. the study analyzed the dna of almost 8,000 people. they then matched the symptoms of suffers with particular clusters of genes. one set of genes was linked with hallucinatio hallucinations, and 95% has schizophrenia. another set of genes were associated with disorganized speech. knowing this is likely to help

those trying to diagnose and treat the illness. let's speak to the doctor who is the head of the neurosigns department at university college london, joins us live from the british capitol. how much of a step forward is this latest study? >> hello. well, this is an important break through together with the previous paper that just came out a couple of weeks ago. it shows the field of genetics is having a good summer. these are very important findings that i think mark a change in the way we see this disease. i think finally, becoming clear that it is undeniable, that genetic risk factors influence the risk of developing schizophrenia. if the research is saying that genetics is playing more of a role than perhaps we knew

previously. what sort of doors does that open in terms of diagnosing, tracking, and predicting who might develop the disease? >> i think it is important to be clear that these gentics discoveries are risk factors. so they are in no way deterministic, there is no way of predicting who is going to become unwell, however, they are important in that previously was perhaps questioned whether genetics played an important role in the disease. and with these findings it's very clear and becoming fully accepted that genetics are an important factor in terms of how we understand the causes of the illness. >> do these findings at least open any new doors for treatment, then in >> they certainly do open options for treatment and improved diagnosis. by understanding better the biology of the disease, we are

in a much better position to develop new treatments. i think it's important to say that there are already very good medication and therapy treatments for schizophrenia that are very effective and help the majority of patients, so treatment is already available throughout the world, but by having clear genetic risk factors, and they offer targets for developing new drugs that might be more effective and might have fewer side effects, so clearly this is an important step that will encourage further investment and research into the field which has suffered from long years of underinvestment, so through having these clear genetic risk factors, this makes the industry developing drugs -- it makes the field more attractive to do further research and develop new drugs targeting those gene identified

by studies like this. >> thank you so much. >> thank you in the last decade a mysterious kidney disease has killed thousands across south america. most of those who die are laborers from sugar cane fields. >> reporter: 20 years ago, isabelle lost her husband to chronic kidney disease. then one by one four of our sons died from the same illness. in this sugar-producing region, the disease is so common and so deadly, that a nearby community is now down as the island of widows. >> translator: i missed them. they helped me through my life. but now they are gone. it's sad when you lose loved ones. >> reporter: over the past decade more than 20,000 central

american laborers have died from chronic kidney disease. while in developed countries the disease affects older people, here in nicaragua, it's young sugar cane workers who die from the disease. for those who have worked in sugar cane fields for decades and are looking for answers, one thing seems clear. >> translator: we are sure that the cause of the disease is related to working conditions at the sugar mill. the men who work there are dying, and now the women who have started working there also have chronic kidney disease. >> reporter: they say protests have not been successful. this is nicaragua's largest sugar processing facility. hundreds of workers gathered here to demand compensation, but

after police opened fire killing one exworker, the protests stopped. juan says he was put on an industry wide blacklist for leading a three-day sit-in protesting against working conditions. >> translator: they listened to us at the time, but after the sugar harvest the company fired us. now there are 150 of us without work all because we tried to claim our rights. >> reporter: while the san antonio you sugar mill didn't respond to our interview request, they denied the link between sugar work and chronic kidney disease, leaving thousands of widows still hoping for an answer. david mercer, al jazeera, nicaragua. still ahead on al jazeera, jo will be here to tell you why there's good news for indian boxers at the asian games. details coming up in sport. ♪

real... news... ♪ welcome back. now ghana is widely considered

to be the most politically stable african nation, but it is battling an ailing economy. leaders are in talks to stop the slide of its currency, which is affecting local businesses. >> reporter: daniel has been in business for 22 years. he and his wife import clothing and shoes from turkey and china. he makes his money in local currency, but has to pay for his goods in u.s. dollars. the city depreciated by about 40% against the dollar in the first part of this year. and it has had a huge impact on his business. >> it cost me dearly. [ inaudible ] for the same $10,000. so you can imagine. >> reporter: and people are so frustrated that they have even taken to the streets in protest. everywhere you go, people are

talking about the rising cost of living. fuel has gone up more than 50% so far this year, and the cost of basic goods is also rocketing. in the market, business is down. the market women say people just aren't spending. >> it's really [ inaudible ] because [ inaudible ] plan from the house to buy maybe one or two. when it comes to the price she don't even buy it at all. >> reporter: the country imports far more than it exports, so there's a massive demand for u.s. dollars. that is putting pressure on the local currency. the government also has a huge public sector wage bill. the country was initially reluctant to seek help. but one economist says it is the right decision. >> we have a situation where we have introduced a new pay structure. that is consuming 70% of revenue, for instance.

so we don't have much. and then somehow the government [ inaudible ] a whole array of subsidies, you know. it is argued that that is not sufficient. the i mf is going to help them, you know, put in place the short-term stabilization measures, but over the long run, also, we need to try to address the -- as i said, the week economic fundamentals. >> ghana has traditionally relyed on cocoa and gold exports to prop up the economy. but over the past few years, loc local prices have fallen. experts say they need to grow the sector to boost earnings. the government is also likely to cut spending, and that is likely to be unpopular. it's going to be a difficult journey that requires a lot of political will.

all right sports fans here is jo. >> thank you. any national football league is bringing in its own special team to try to tackle the issue of domestic violence, following a number of cases that have caused embarrassment. ray rice who was caught on camera assaulting his wife. he was cut by his team and suspended indefinitely by the nfl. but the player's union is expected to appeal the decision. the net income net income vikings have also been under the spotlight. adrian peterson was charged with child abuse after hitting his son with a tree branch. but the vikings reinstated the player for sunday's game. peterson who was mvp in 2012 could face up to two years in prison if found guilty.

>> we are trying to do the right thing. this is a difficult path to navigate regarding the judgment of how a parent disciplines his child. based on the extensive information that we have right now, and what we know about adrian, not only as a person, but what he has always done for this community, we believe he deserves to play while the legal process plays out. >> indian boxers will be allowed to compete under their national flag another the asian games in south korea. they got the green light from the world governing body almost two years after its predecessor was suspended over alleged corruption. indian had nine medals including two golds. >> translator: every boxer has a gold medal in his mine and goes to win. ultimately what happens in the ring, how the situation

develops, that only time will tell, but preparations are good, and the indian boxing team will live up to the expectations. the uefa champions league begins on tuesday. real madrid hosts swiss in group b. real have had a poor start to the season by their standards, losing their last two league games including the madrid darby to attetco. in that prompted the crowd to boo the team off of the pitch. >> translator: i feel like a coach who has to fix things in the team. the same has happened last year. this match comes as the right time, as it is a chance to show a positive reaction and demonstrate the good things in the team. >> also in that group, liverpool makes their return after an abscess of five seasons. the team qualified for the competition after finishing

second last season. but they are coming off of the back of a home defeat on saturday. >> that has been our objective over the course -- when i came in that was my main priority to get the club back to this level. because this is a club that really needs to be at this level both for itself and for football in general. it is one of the football greats ash the world. and this is the elite competition of club football. so it feels brilliant to be back. in tuesday's other games: dutch football great has quit as manager of his club due to health issues.

the 49-year-old said in a statement that being head coach is causing him physical and mental problems, and he wants to step out of the limelight. he previously managed the dutch national team. he will now focus on developing young players. tiger woods says he is planning to return stronger than ever in the new season despite not having hit a golf ball in five weeks. he has had his season hampered by back injury and hasn't played since missing the cut last month. but he is building up his strength in the gym for return in december and brushed up comments by roy mcelroy that he and phil michaelson are in the back nine of their careers. >> i thought it was funny. [ laughter ] >> phil has less holes to play than i do, though. yeah, it's reality, you know?

we're all older. you know, i'm nearing my 20th season on tour coming up here. i remember seeing some of these kids out here that other than they are fellow players, they are kids, and now i'm playing against their kids. it's how time goes on and goes by, as long as you are still part of that conversation, you cross generations in this game of golf. >> there is more on our website, check out aljazeera.com/sport. there is also details there on how to get in touch with our team, using twitter, plus we have got opinion pieces and video clips from our correspondent around the world, that's aljazeera.com/sport. and that is all the sport for now. sam hi. >> thank you so much, jo. stay with us here on al jazeera, we're back with another full bulletin of news coming up in just a couple of minutes.

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