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equipment to beat i.s.i.l. also ahead... >> it's spiralling out of control, getting worse, spreading faster and exponentially president obama promises hundreds of millions to fight ebola, a threat that he says is global. >> ming bling - a tour highlighting the golden age of chinese history. we begin with the deepening political situation in libya. it's on the brink of a protracted con conflict and civil strife says the united nations. this is the focus in spain, where top documents are gathering to discuss the crisis. representatives are there from n.a.t.o. and e.u. it's who is not there that could prove the sticking point.

more on that in a moment. let's look at what is happening on the ground in libya. more clashes. the images from the west of the capital, and more fighting in benghazi, with nine soldiers killed there. let's join stefanie dekker, live from madrid where the conference is taking place. it's hard to see how any progress can be made in the discussions if not all the parties are present. >> absolutely. libya has two parties, two prime ministers and two governments. only one is represented, the internationally recognised government, the one in toob ruck. they may talk about dialogue being the only way forward, but you need to speak to the players. there's representatives here of a senior level.

foreign ministries, neighbouring, european countries, north africa, e.u., arab league, the african union, the special envoy, and they are concerned and have a vested interest in the participation that libya has, and to put that into context the egyptian foreign minister is here. the government in tab ruck, it's internationally recognised. they signed a military pact allowing egypt to intervene to get government institutions and this is what the opposition government in tripoli had to stale about that. >> translation: the agreement draft is a severe violation to the sovereignty of the libyan state and poses a throat to the libyan national security. second, the so-called tobruk parliament has no power to

preclude an agreement of that time. >> also on the agenda is how to contain the spillover effects of the crisis. >> absolutely. it has many boarders, there's an issue, a concern of weapons in countries like syria, and the issue of migrants that are fleeing the conflict zones, coming into libya, making their way into the country, many dying in the mediterranean sea, that needs to be contained. there's the issue of the libyan people, there is no functioning government, though there are technically two government institutions. there's no security, security dealt with by hundreds of thousands of militia men loosely controlled. they don't answer to anyone. they may have sworn their allegiance to one camp or the other, to the tripoli government

or tub ruk. if they are not happy, in the past they have kidnapped them, these are the key issues, disarmament, establishing army, security and police force. recon sillation. libya is divided on many lines, and they have been highlighted and strengthened since the killing of muammar gaddafi in 2011. libyans will tell you that they are desperate to see something resolved. bridging it back to here, outside the spanish foreign ministry where the meetings are held. it's difficult to see how you can achieve something here with an impact on the ground, because the government in tripoli, the opposition government, and they do hold sway. they manage to gain control of the capital. they have strong militia said backing them. if anything will be achieved, it needs to involve dialogue, national conciliation between players and libyans need to find

a solution to the international community. it is important, but libyans need to find a solution to bring peace to their own country, but people will tell you it is looking extremely difficult at the moment. >> that's the picture from madrid. stefanie dekker reporting there, thank you. america's top military advisor is suggesting he won't rule out the use of ground troops in iraq. general martin dempsey told a senate committee that it could be considered if president obama's strategy is unsuccessful. his dependents have done lit -- comments have done little to ease concerns about the war and when it may end pentagon officials went the capitol hill to convince congress they have a plan to fight the islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l. nearly 200 are assisting or advising iraqi troops. >> the coalition is the

appropriate way forward. i believe that will prove true. if if fails to be true, and if there were threats to the united states, i, of course, would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military ground forces. >> reporter: pentagon officials stressed their focus is on defeating i.s.i.l. >> our focus is on i.s.i.l., that is the threat. to our country and our interests and the people of the region. what you are hearing us express is an i.s.i.l.-first strategy, a fundamental misunderstanding of the entire concept and motivation of the free syrian army. that it is bashar al-assad that killed many more of them than i.s.i.l. has. >> i have. >> for us to say that we are going to go in and hep, train, and equip these people and fight

against i.s.i.l., you won't get many troops to do that. >> the coalition has been criticized for having no apparent mission. >> i have no idea, based on your testimony, what our coalition partners are expected to do or what we want them to do. >> with domestic midterm elections two months away, senators told hagel and dempsey that the u.s. public is not persuaded that the war to worth it. >> our past performance for the war in that region has not given that result. i'm not supporting bashar al-assad, i think he should be gone. as long as he remains there, he's fighting the same people that we'll spend $500 million. it makes no sense, i can't sell it. >> it's unlikely they'll prevent the obama from taking on i.s.i.l. whether they'll support a mission that could take years or require u.s. ground troops is something no one can predict.

kurdish forces in the north of iraq are struggling to hold the front line against heavily armed fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant. by some estimates i.s.i.l. has taken control of a third of syria and iraq. let's get the latest picture. sue turton, we can join her now, she's in erbil in northern iraq. what is the picture on the ground. what is the latest. >> the latest reports surround tikrit. we hear that last night there was some sort of air attack. we believe it was the u.s. that launched the attack and the messages we get from witnesses from the ground, that air attack pged to kill 23 i.s.i.l. fighters which is a large number, larger than most of the attacks, and it took out a handful of fighters, a success for the planners that launched the attack. there seems to have been retall

nation. there are now reports coming out of tikrit that the citadel in the city center has been blown up. that's unconfirmed, and that is - a number of sources are hear that from. as we get more confirmation from that, we can give details. >> you spent time with kurdish forces and you've travelled with them. what are they telling you. we went out to the west, right on the syrian border. one that commands mosul and the syrian border. he is concerned about the fact that the - they are looking at the air strikes, the strategy, as how to take on i.s.i.l. it's their dominant force. he says they are limited as to what they can achieve, and it can take two hours for when they cornered a strike on the ground for the jet or the drone to

launch the missiles. >> reporter: military hardware heading west. forces shoring up the defenses. the convoy of recycled russian artillery and tanks it not enough to hold the line for longer. in a bunker on the front line, we talked to the field commander, the area of restoration from mosul to the syrian boarder. the general is worried. this peshmerga forward position is it 10km from the rabia gate, the main border crossing from syria to the road to mosul, and the direct route to the sinjar mountains. the general says they are battling a superior force. >> translation: as an army we need everything from a to z. everything from uniforms, small weapons, heavy machine-guns, tanks, night vision kids. if we don't have the night

vision, we can't see where the they are. we need the whole package. >> reporter: can you win the battle on the ground without foreign fighters. >> no. >> he may get his risk. after the head of the u.s. military revealed he could recommend the advisors in iraq go on combat missions. the germ is getting help. syrian fighters with the kurdish group have taken two huge neighbouring bases on iraqi soil. >> these are heavily fortified castles. it's a re leaf they ycp controls them, not i.s.i.l. if you control the fortifications, you control the whole area. >> reporter: the peshmerga trying hard to hold the line. at the moment they say it's a fight against time. they need the foreign weapons that they have programed to come

up. the air strikes fired from the sky can take two hours to get here and reach the position. the tart disappeared by them. as they head back to pick up the headquarters, the general explains how the delay allows the fighters to disappear, or to put women and children in the vehicles. >> when we started the operation. the u.s. jets responded quickly. there's a huge delay. many times we asked 10 times, and many times they don't respond. >> he believes the aerial bombardment can only do so much. a ground offensive can only win the war. >> manpower, equipment and expertise cannot come soon enough. >> this is the disquiet we hear amongst the peshmerga forces. the commanders saying the same things. they don't need the weapons,

they need them now. they are the ones holding back the tide. they are hearing that there are hundreds of more fighters preparing to come across. that is really concerning them. they are not yet receiving the foreign weapons or the training. they can't be relied on for much longer. this needs to be sorted out as fast as possible. >> sue reporting from erbil. more to come on the al jazeera newshour. how poverty and a power struggle - feuding violence and making piece elusive. also ahead - eight years after a military takeover, fijians head to the polls. will they welcome democratisation back into the fold. >> decisions reversed on adrian peterson, as he faces a charge of child abuse.

the syrian military is considering launching attacks on several cities, a dozen were killed on a market. shelling and air strikes on the town of kaldesa killed 50 people in the past two days. we can't independently verify the pictures. this were online. the u.n. is sending 50 troops back to the crossing in the golan heights, after 45 u.n. peacekeepers were released by the al qaeda-linked al nusra frontment the peacekeepers were taken hostage when they stormed the syrian side of the crossing. to yemen - the army shells houthi rebel positions north of the capital. the government is stepping up a battle against the shia minority

group. hashem ahelbarra is in the capital sanaa, yemen, and sends the update. >> there has been intense fighting over the last 24 hours, on the outskirts of the capital. it starts when houthi fighters moves into the millage. it's about 10 minutes drive from here. then they were repelled by angry residents, who were concerned that the fighters would create more instability. later, the army sends a communicate to repel the houthis, the unit was ambushed and there are reports 20 were killed. overnight the harmy shelled houthi positions -- army shelled houthi positions. it's described as the worst escalation. at the same time the united nations top person is starting talks with the houthi leader.

we have reports from the u.n. sources that they are likely to sign a landmark deal later in the day. this is not the first time that a high-level delegation clinches a deal, only for the houthi leader to change his mind and say "i need to insert new clauses into the comprehensive settlements." u.s. president obama says the threat of ebola could be a threat to global security if not contained in west africa and announced a plan for russia to take a greater leadership role in dealing with the crisis. >> reporter: president obama has been under pressure to confront the ebola crisis sweeping across south africa, and he announced major plans to tackle an outbreak that claimed the lives of 2,500 people. it was called a global health and security crisis that could threaten a region.

>> here is the hard truth. in west africa ebola is an epidemic of the likes we have not seen before. it is spiralling out of the control, getting worse, spiralling faster and exponentially. thousands are infected. it could grow to tens of thousands. >> barack obama is sending 3,000 troops to the area, and committing 5 million, a move putting the u.s. at the forefront of the fight against a disease that is far from contained. in liberia, one of the worst-hit nations, there are questions about why boots are needed. >> what kind of troops - armed men or medical person. if it's an armed troop i will question myself whether the virus can be fought by guns. if it's medical people, it's great. >> ebola's toll has been severe. a country where u.s. troops will be based has a population of

4 million, but 50 doctors. the u.s. plans to build field hospitals and train staff at the rate of $500 a week. >> the reality is that this epidemic will get worse before it gets better. right now, the world still has an opportunity to save countless lives, right now. the world has the responsibility to act. to step up and to do more. the united states of america intends to do more. we are going to keep leading in this effort. >> at a congressional hearing in washington experts are appealing for cash to pay for medical staff to travel to west africa, and there's a sense of urgency to travel to africa. this is one of the biggest relief efforts of its kind in u.s. history and has been welcomed by the international community. the u.n. and others say the global commitment may need to be

greater if it's truly to be brought under control. >> the communication manager for the red cross and red crescent society joins us via skype sierra leone. thank you four joining us. give us the picture of what you are seeing on the ground br you are. >> -- ground where you are. >> it's very intense. i watched a dead body management team leave to go in, collect the bodies and conduct burials, we have more dead body management teams on the ground because there's a stream of patients going into the treatment centers and bodies that need varying. in august alone our team just here in the strict buried 102 people. that's in this one district. it is definitely an epidemic that is not slowing down.

president obama talking - we heard him talking of the exponential increase. that is exactly what you are seeing. >> exactly, and this is one of the reasons why at the red cross we have opened an ebola treatment center. the first one we have done. and you might recall that panama - the government hospital, that's where a number of nurses and doctors fell victim to the virus. we hope by hoping the treatment center, at the request of the government. that that will relieve the pressure on the government hospital, which is no longer accepting administrations because of the stress that it's under. >> relief efforts are on the way, as you have been hearing. do you think there'll be enough? >> we have to do everything we can at that point. we have to try everything to stop the spread of the virus from expanding further. at the red cross we welcome the initiatives that the u.s.

government is putting into place, particularly the focus on educating and training the health care workers. many doctors and nurses fell victim. if we make sure they are properly trained, following the procedures, and using equipment as they should, it will make a huge department in stopping the outbreak. >> given the complexities on the ground, i guess it's next to impossible to give those that are infected the treatment they need. >> sorry, say that again? >> i was saying given the companies you have been describing, it must be near impossible for those that are infected to get the treatment that is needed. >> it is challenging. a lot of people live in very, very remote villages. i entered villages where they are going in on one bike path, not even two tire tracks, and they are remote. the distances covered are

extreme, the terrain is extremely stem. it's difficult to reach the villages. it's the rainy season, compounding the problems. for the teams to get in is difficult, to ask people from the villages to bring some to a treatment center. >> sound like a bad situation. we wish you well with your efforts and those of your team. once unified rebel group in the central african republic has split, making lasting peace less likely. two commanders fell out over money, and who controls the diamond and goldmine. >> reporter: across the waca river, not far from u.n. and french forces. we arrive at a base of the rebel

group that overran the central african republic. beaten back, the group is active in many parts of the country. the town is a strong hold. there are signs seleka is divided. a claim disputed by this man. general joseph zudeko says he is leading the group here and has this warning >> translation: today i can tell you, if you want to design by force, i lee this with my men, and disappear into the bush. what will become of the central african republic. >> reporter: close by is the base and fighters of a seleka general. this is from a different ethnic group. their did the is about money from check points, and control of the many gold and diamond mines. 20 rebels have been killed.

thousands of peel have left the homes because of the fighting. julien lives in the u.n. camp with her six children. >> they went door to door looting. >> we ran to the cathedral. they followed us. thanks to u.n.i.c.e.f., it's helped. it's not enough. >> it's not about religion and ethnicity. at the heart is poverty. around 2.5 million need outside help to survive. don't have access to food or clean water. with a gun, you can get food, water and mineral health. that is why the seleka rebels scattered past the country. now the leadership is fragmented, making the chances of a peace agreement difficult.

bangladesh's supreme court downgraded a death sentence handed down to the leader of the largest political party. the leader of the jam at islama party and was committed to death. he will, instead, spend the rest of his life in prison. >> the mexican army is being deployed to the state of california, to evacuate thousands of tourist stranded by hurricane odile. the storm dumbed rains. thousands are left without homes and power. bad situation there. in europe it is flooding too. that's the problem. we have been following that. what is the story, everton? >> have been hearing about flooding for the last two weeks. it's an ongoing issue. it moved on from croatia, from italy and the balkans. you can see a curl of cloud

swirling away around serbia. and we have seen very heavy rain here, and that caused flooding. it looks fine and dry. a nice big area of high pressure, into the eastern side of serbia, there's awful conditions that the rain led to. mudslides, rain slides, and it has caused major problems. many places are under water. lots of roads knocked out. and across the border into romania, it's a similar picture. heavy rain bridging problems across the area, states of emergency has been declared as a result of that. the showers are expected to continue down to the south-eastern corner of europe. easing into north and central agrees, and the western side of turkey, that's a picture for the remainder of thursday, well see

the weather pushing across central turkey. as you can see, it looks fine and dry, and remains that way until we get to the western side. there's a few showers around the far west. the showers will clear away from the balkans, hopeful as we go to the latter part of the week. 25 in london. >> it's a little warmer here in doha. thank you for reminding me about that. >> still to come on the newshour. [ speaking foreign language ] india looking east while a warming of relations from china is going from the political arena into the classroom. strapped for clash - venezuela looking at selling the u.s. arm of its oil industry. and also... >> i think it incorporates a lot of technique how this eating method is

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what? catch up on what everyone's talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 shows. only from xfinity. again, you are watching the al jazeera newshour. diplomats from africa and europe are meeting in the spanish capital to discuss libya, they have two competing governments, rival militias gained in daily battles. >> fighting in sanaa killed 38

between yemen army and houthis. the government stepping up its battle against the shia minority group. the american top advisor not ruling out the use of ground troops in iraq, general martin dempsey making the comments to a senate committee. there is a fear that stagnant floodwaters and carcasses from dead animals will create conditions for disease to spread. doctors are sent to some areas, and rescue operations are underway to lift people from stranded homes. now to outside maltan. way is the situation like on the ground where you are? >> well, i can tell you that the floodwaters are moving south, heading south of us here, through the southern punjab, and

the row behind us here is the main road between malfan and mulzaragar. it has been cut off. army engineers used explosives to blow up the road, so the flood water could spread out across the agricultural areas, through villages, to save some of the main cities like multan. it seems that the strategy has been working at least, but at the same time it's caused huge amounts of damage. 2.5 million affected, and in this main area south of us, that we can't get to at the moment, hundreds of villages have been submerged. >> the focus is rescuing people from the floodwaters, which is going down. >> what is the priority. >> well, that priority is starting to change. the floodwater are going down. here we have been told that the waters have dropped a motor or

so in the last 24 hours, and that means some of the villages that are submerged are reappearing so to speak. we have been speaking to people on the sides of the banks, living in tents, and the operatory is to get home. they are stuck in hot tents, many don't have mattresses and plastic coughs. they have food, they are receiving cooked meals every day, but don't have real protection or cover from the sun. they want to get back to the villages and rebuild. how do they do that? they say they don't have money, crops are destroyed. it's an agricultural area. we have 7,000 square kilometres of cotton and sugar drops and rice, which was just about to be harvested under water. how do you go about doing that when a huge area has been

affected. >> nicole johnson reporting there. in india the indian-flered kashmir families feel the government has abandoned them. many are living like this, among mud and homes, saying the army evacuated tourists, leaving locals is struggling with no a.b.c. to clean drinking water and food. there's violence in the streets in sao paulo following the eviction of families from a building. there has been violence in the past between police and the roofless movement. the group helps families in need of a lace to live and force the government to provide low-cost housing. >> the electronics giant sony is expecting to report a loss of $2 billion. they blame sagging mobile phone

numbers. sony is trying to renegotiate their business. >> venezuelan is considering selling its petroleum country. will it be enough to lift the struggling economy? we report now from caracas. >> reporter: it takes less than $0.10 to fill up at any gas station in venezuela. practically free petrol is a reason the oil industry is so deer to venezuelans. news that the country is trying to sell sit go for $10 billion struck a nerve. >> for venezuelans, to think of sit coe is to think of the venezuela flal. to get rid of sit go is like cutting off an arm. >> they own a gas station and three refineries. the venezuelan government sees

it has a liability. >> translation: uncertainty is leading the government to consider selling assets in the united states. >> venezuela is facing lawsuits stemming from nationalization of assets, ex-job mobile and conoco. sit coe will be at risk. >> if the judgment against venezuela is unfavourable, sit coe is the asset most at hand abroad. it could be seized. >> the government says it wants to raise cash to invest in the industry at home. >> venezuela holds come of the larger oil reserves. much is under grouped. it's hard to extract. the production requires cash. >> analysts believe proceeds from the sale will go where most other cash has gone in the past. to continue paying for programs that have get it popular.

>> the government says pressure money will be used in development, and used to cover the high cost of the social subsidies. >> reporter: wherever they go, the proceeds would not do much to brighten the situation. the government reported inflation at 64%. analysts say it has fallen into recession, and lower oil prices decreases the value. >> in china, a prominent ethnic uyghur scholar is being charged from separate im. the trial began amid heavily military presence. if convicted he could face life in prison or the death penalty. al jazeera continues to demand the release of three journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been detained for 263 days.

they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. and are appealing against their conviction. >> it is the last day of campaigning for people on scotland, voting on whether they want independence from the u.k. hundreds gathered in their village, to support the no campaign. opinion polls show it will be a tight race. it will end a union lasting 300 years. >> ballots are closing in fiji's elections. thousands voted for the first time in eight years. frank bainimarama ruled the country since he took over in a military coup in 2006. traght to andrew thomas live to us from suva. i spoke to you a while back. you spoke about early indications coming through. how is it shaping up now. >> in the last 10 minutes or so there has been another round of results. fiji is first, frank

bainimarama's party. the governing prime minister, if you like. he's at 48%. the main opposition party, 42%. he is short of a majority. it is looking competitive. about 75% turn out country wide. that is high by anybody's standards, a good sign that fijians, after eight years of no democracy were ready to turn out in force. i spent the day shuffling around the capital suva. >> the counter prime minister left it until almost lunchtime to cast the vote. not that it put off the waiting media. the interim prime minister has been fiji's biggest character for a decade. it was a coup eight years ago that put frank bainimarama in the top job. he banned political opponents, banned the media and put allies in top jobs. australia and new zealand withdrew investment and aid.

chinese money helped the economy keep going. australia and new zealand restored diplomatic ties after an election date was announced. >> the hope is the election will be free, fair and mark a return to democracy. joe is 23. before wednesday, he never voted. >> we can choose who will run the next government. >> reporter: whoever they were backing fijians appreciated the importance of the moment. >> for the frustration, stability and everything. we need to make the right choices. >> was the election fair. parties and candidates were banned from standing. as for freea fraught, the international team fanneded across the country to judge. there has been minor allegations of irregularity. >> it's one way the losing sky

accepts defeat. if you lose, will you accept defeat. will you accept the same as your opponents. >> i'll not lose, i'll win. you ask the question. >> if you don't. >> we'll accept the results. that's what it is all about. >> a democratic process involving more than an election. free court and a free press are apparent too. frank bainimarama ruled fiji since 2006. he's never been elected. what he is looking for is not power, but legitimacy. that comes if he wins, if the election is judged to be fair and other democratic reform follows. >> results are trickling in. once there's a result, it's part of the story, it's whether the election is free and fair. that won't be known until thursday afternoon, when the

election monitors give their decision, not just to fiji, but the wider world. fiji is suspended from groups like the commonwealth, the pacific island forum. if this result is deemed to be brilliant, a legitimate one, fiji will be back on the world stage. while fiji has been ostracised china supported the economy and invested heavy in fiji. they see the pacific as a key area of importance. in the meantime traditional allies, australia and new zealand particularly - they found themselves slightly out in the cold. they are keen for the election to be legitimate to get back in. there's a wider geopolitical story going on, it's not why it matters to fiji, but the wider world. >> thank you andrew thomas reporting there from suva in

fiji. we have all the sports just ahead in the next couple of minutes in this newshour. 1,000 goals to real madrid as they make a winning start to the defense of their premier league title. jo will be here with all of that. @j

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home state. they are hopeful that ties will provide opportunities for the country. >> these chinese language students are investing in their future. with china's growing influence in the world, they believe learning mandarin now will pay off later. >> china - they take it over the world. for that it's important to learn chinese. to earn lots of money. >> the school has seen a steady stream of students since it opened. its director said an objective is to bring indian and chinese people closer. >> not only china, indians. also the culture to understand culture. >> an understanding that has grown in recent years, thanks largely to trade. for years, the influence on life in india was limited to restaurants like these.

over the past decade goods have flooded the market. both countries are holding talks with the aim of increasing trade further. this mobile app was launched this summer, created by a chinese business group based in india. the goal to help countries navigate rules and bureaucracy, a service growing in demand. everyone in china is having confidence in their roles, and we want to participate in these. >> reporter: not everything is running smoothly between the two powers. a border war left bitter feelings on both sides, and the dispute continues. >> but like the politicians, some people are trying to focus on bringing the two sides toot. this person is chinese, and is

learning hindi at a university. her hope is to help chinese people better understand india. >> maybe a teacher. i want to go back to china and teach in the university, i think. something she hopes will lead to a better understanding, and prosperous road ahead to china and india. >> let's get on to the sport. >> just when you thought the minnesota vikings made their position clear on adrian peterson, and his child abuse, they have changed their mind and suspended him, after saying he would be free to play. he is accused of hitting his 4-year-old son. the vikings came under criticism of the commissioner and n.f.l. the state governor waded in. mark dayton said in a statement:

meanwhile the n.f.l. players' unions appealed ray rice's indefinite suspension. rice was cut by the baltimore ravens, and handed a ban after video emerged from hitting his fiancee. the incident happened in february. he'd been gip a 2-game ban before the footage was made public. they have asked for n.f.l. commissioner roxer goodell to be called as a witness at an inindependent hearing. >> real madrid started their defense in a great style. despite losing the last two games, they turned on the style. after an own goal from visiting

defender. gareth bale, christiano conspired to put real 4-0 up. benzina scored the 1,000th goal in european competition. >> translation: the team has reacted well. they have started very well. the first part was intense. they pressed hard, they were very offensive, hard on the forward line. of course, not all of our problems are solved. but i like the way the team reacted so far. >> well, in the same group balatoni scored his first goal, as they struggled to win. the 82nd strike was cancelled out by lutegaratz strike. a 93rd minute winner from the

penalty gave the reds is 2-1 one on the champion's league after five years. other matches: the highlight of wednesday's matches sees bayern munich take on the champions of england, manchester city. it's the third time they have played each other in the champion's league christopher gibson. with roma and cfk moscow, a good start against city is vital. >> it's a tough group. obviously to start with two points is better for the next - the next time. but i think it's not time now in the first game to think about the points, what is going on in the group. we have to try to focus on our

style, our play, our game, or what you have to do to win, to beat them. to play as much as possible. >> they are at the semifinal stage in the asian champion's league christopher gibson. south korean's fc sole is hosting the wanderers. the first half in seoul, and it's goalless. >> saudi arabia's al-halal have a foot in the final. beating the united arab emmishates 3-0 -- emirates, 3-0. twenty20 cricket will be held at the asian games on saturday. it led to host south korea forming a team for the first time in history. as paul arrest reports, players have the skills to make the transition to the new game.

>> reporter: baseball is king in south korea, for a few weeks there's a new sport in town. cricket is held at the asian games. the hosts, the koreans are putting out a team. most had never played cricket until a year ago. the co-ed careers mean they are more than handy with bat and ball. the korean player has been named a sachin tendulkar. he hit a 50 in the warm-up. >> translation: i never expected to play contribute. i never heard of it. representing my country is a great opportunity. >> one thing the baseball couldn't prepare the team for is bowling spin. >> they have life-long training and the use of the chop sticks. >> the chopstick technique incorporates spin. you use every finger. you have control on your finger, basically, by using chop sticks.

>> food for thought as south korea compares for their debut. still a big victory over the best players from the expat league. >> now, white the creation of a cricket team has had a small impact on korean sports, the men coaching the players believe skills learnt from baseball could be key to contribute's future. former country cricketer is playing baseball for grate britain's team. it was fielding coach for the test side until last year. >> cricket and baseball come from the same parent. it's an evolutionary process. contribute has come back around and the skills required to be an elite 220 players are similar to baseball. we have high hopes for the team. some of the guys have been playing cricket for a year, coming up against teams such as sri lanka.

we have been playing for entire life. it's a big hill to climb. >> a meeting could await if south korea head to the quarter files, ready for a group match against south malaysia. >> there are few sports me or women who transcend their sports in boxing or tiger woods. two examples. kelly slater falls into the category, when it comes to suck. the 42-year-old is an 11-time world champion, a move helping the american win a second-round heat. >> amazing recovery. more on the website. check out aljazeera.com/sport. that's the sport for now. >> a new exhibition opening in london is looking at a golden

age in chinese history. gathering artefacts across the world. many have never been seen. >> hear the word, and you probably think it's this. the blue and white elegant vases of 15th century china. the latest exhibition is out to prove that the ming dynasty is more than that, gold, gems and detail and intricate designs. all part of miping bling. it's a golden age. the spanish ambassador in 1420 describes goods from china as being the finest ever made. you can't imagine how glorious the world would have looked. >> the exhibition spans 50 years at the dynasty when the founder and 26 sons ruled in courts. some over areas the size of the military country. >> this period was about being bigger, better, making it

grander and travelling further. the exhibition aims to show china's relationship with the rest of the world. >> reporter: china then, like now, was a global superpower. there were a million soldiers, and the trade networks were expanding by land and sea. it all influenced world treasures. they are now on show in london, many never left china before, seen as china exercising soft power. >> it's the arkiology of the last 10-15 years, producing finds from the tombs of some of these regional prisonses. it's about international engage. regional diversity. and shifting the balance. >> unlike what many think. ming is not a surname, it's brightness. as sections provide a look at a fascinating era of history.

china's history shining bright. that's if for the newshour. back with a full half hour of news. from me and the team, goodbye.

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