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rebels. 60,000 syrian kurds cross into turkey, trying to outround i.s.i.l. killers. ploughs... >> i'm andrew thomas in fiji, a country celebrating the release of 45 of its soldiers in syria. why does fiji contribute so many soldiers to u.n. peacekeeping missions around the world? hello. in the coming hours afghanistan's rival president's expected to sign a power sharing deal outlining the terms of the unity government, following a stand off over june's election results. ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah's team accuse the other of fraud. jennifer glasse joins us live from kabul. what more do we know about the details of this, and how much - how power will be shared here?

>> hassam, there are two different agreements. the political deal, which really divides what this new unity government will look like. it will include - the winner of the elections will be president. abdullah abdullah's team considered that that would be ashraf ghani, and the runner-up is c.e.o., chief executive officer - this is a new position. and a council of americans will be formed. the talks late into saturday night - it divided up who would be in charge of what, who will have power to what and who will appoint each ministers. that haseen initialled, we understand, by the two men, and they are supposed to sign it today. afghans will hold their breath until the moment the deal is signed. they have come very close before, and the deals have fallen apart. it looks solid. until the paper is signed by the

two candidates, afghanistan's will really beconcerned that it's not totally final. >> as you said, a lot of tension between the two seeds. >> how much pressure, if i can put it that way, was there to get this deal signed from all of the parties involved? >> they left it until the last moment. today we'll have the election commission announce the results of the run-off, that took place in june. that is how long afghans have been waiting to hear who will be the new president. both candidates allege widespread fraud, each accusing the other, triggering an election audit, a recount and review of all 8 million votes in that election. those announcements expected today as well. we understand that abdullah abdullah asked that a winner be named, and a second place be named and no numbers be

announced. we are not sure if that's what the election commission will decide to do, but that also was a point of contention. the real question is it's taken so long for the two men to come to an agreement on what the unity government should be, will it be viable, can it run or will they cripple each other as they try to introduce new institutions as we have a new kind of second powerful man in the government. that, i think, will be the big question moving forward. >> it will be interesting to see how this plays out. jennifer glasse joining us there from kabul. the yemeni government has reached a peace deal with shia houthi fighters, following days of fighting in which many people were killed. state television building came under attack on saturday, and a curfew imposed in parts of the capital. we have this report. >> reporter: after days of fighting in the capital, shia

houthi fighters and the government reached on agreement. the united nations envoy to yemen who brokered the deal assess the final preparations are under way. >> after intense consultations with all political parties, including the hooties, we reached on agreement to solve the crisis, based on the results of the national dialogue. we are making preparations for the signing. in there form a national government pushing for the process of peaceful change and security and stability of the country. >> the houthis say the deed will be signed within hours. >> there is a good consensus and agreement on numerous points. we hope there'll be a signing of the deal in the coming hours. there's exaggeration and many reports. our protesters were targeted, and our people had to resort to

self-defence. >> over the last few days sanaa witnessed some of the worst fighting in years. plumes of smoke reise from the compound as houthi fighters control the broadcaster. it's one of many sites that houthis have their eyes on, trying to topple the government. the houthi offensive began from the northern hills, where most of the fighting is taking pleas. since friday, the houthis tried to advance from north to south, taking major highways. saturday, the sound of heavy artillery continued, and military jets flew low above the area. heavy armed shia fighters besieged the capital. thousands marched in the streets demanding the resignation of the government. several attempts to find a

peaceful settlement failed. houthis demanded cuts and the forming of a government. the goal is to seize power and rule yemen and backing of iran. yemen is an arab spring country. it's a place where dictatorship has been bloody and uncertain. the government bet on leniency and the peaceful option. cit ecks are accusing it of incompetence of armed groups seeking to destabilize the country. about 60,000 refugees have crossed into turkey in one day. they are trying to escape from i.s.i.l., the islamic state of iraq and levant. they have been massing on the boarder since thursday. i.s.i.l. fighters seized dozens of villagers.

turkey opened several cross eption as i.s.i.l. -- crossings as i.s.i.l. advanced. >> translation: i.s.i.l. terrorized us. we left homes and properties behind, with families and children. we left our jobs because of the cruelty of i.s.i.l. they shelled us. there was deaths, beheading. i.s.i.l. did all of this. hundreds of kurdish men crossed into syria to do battle with i.s.i.l. massoud, a syrian-kurdish journalist says i.s.i.l. is outgunning them. >> many abbing why i.s. is -- ask why is are contradicts the area. i.s. is using heavy weapons. the ppk fighters, 300 fighters enter to syria to support the

ypg, or the kurdish unity who are fighting i.s. in other kurdish areas in syria. so it's very strong clashes between the two sides. they are still more stronger than kurdish unities. >> the ukranian government and pro-russian rebels finalised a ceasefire they agreed to two weeks ago. they signed a deal in belarussian capital. the 9 point memorandum is due to come in effect on sunday. >> ukraine's foreign minister pablo clinton spoke to al jazeera about the importance of maintaining the new ceasefire. >> we have to get law and order to the people of donetsk and luhansk.

they are absolutely fed up on the development of killing people, taking hostages. can you imagine thousands, not just hundreds, but thousands of hostages as a result of matter. it's about freeing from criminal responsibility. only those who have not committed capital crimes. >> the u.s. and europe introduced sanctions against russia for actions against ukraine over a week ago. peterson sharp had this report from russia about how it is fighting back. >> russia is fighting the sanctions war with fruit and vegetables. fruit and vegetable has been banned from the united states. at this exhibition in moscow, they are seeking others to fill

the gap. this belgium worker is frozen out. >> we blame a little our own politicians, which intervened in russian pollittics, where they shouldn't do it, to personal opinion at least. >> what counter-sanctions could russia call on - closing russian air space, bankrupting some smaller carriers, but rush owe would miss out on overfly fees of $300 million. it could cut off gas to europe. gazprom sold gas worth $70 billion last year. it could ban car imports. russia is europe's biggest car market. they could supply cars in other countries uneffected by sanctions. moscow is the financial hub of russia, where the money men confront the challenges of sanctions day by day, and the

future is not looking good. >> i believe that in the medium and long term, the ruble will fall. the russian currency doesn't look strong, the economy is not developing. >> and all the indicators are predicting a rough ride ahead for the russian economy. >> the annual inflation is running at 7.5%. the value of the ruble against the dollar dropped 14%. oil makes up half of russia's export revenues. >> the advice from the finance ministry? don't panic. no signs of high anxiety among the citizens of moscow. >> i don't feel panic, i don't have those. >> i will not lose much. if the food prices don't increase, it's hard to surprise us. >> for ordinary people, the effects of a falling currency are hitting home.

the russian tourists are stranded in turkey. the collapse - due to the count of the ruble left more than 130,000 holiday makers affected. >> russia has been urged to take a new vacation at home. >> still ahead here on al jazeera - when we come back, a cool story from britain. the fridges that can cope with power cuts and saving lives around the world. plus... >> i'm nons nicole johnson, and pakistan. the flooding - we find out the cost to agriculture.

hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. in the coming hours, afghanistan's rival presidential candidates are expected to sign a deal outlining the terms of a unity government. on saturday they agreed to share power, following a standoff over the disputed election results. this agreement has been reached between the yemeni government and shia houthi rebels following days of fighting. the rebels shelled the state information building. a curfew was posed in areas north of sanaa. >> 60,000 kurdish refugees in syria crossed the border to scooep i.s.i.l. fighters. kurds have been gathering on the border since thursday.

>> earlier this month, 45 u.n. peacekeepers were released after being held for two weeks in syria. the troops, from fiji, were captured on the syrian side. andrew thomas talked about why the nation provides the nato with more soldiers than any other country. >> reporter: this woman was talking to her husband when he stood up. >> he said, "something happened, i need you to be strong." >> he and 44 other fijian peacekeepers had been kidnapped from their base by members of the al nusra front. they were held for two weeks before another call came. all 45 had been released. her husband lost weight, but he was free. i shouted and i cried, and then

the tears came out. the neighbours came to my house. they thought something bad had happened. when i told them the good news that he had been released, my shout was lower than theirs. >> the thanksgiving service in suva included many soldiers who returned from similar missions. >> at any one time fiji has between 10-20% of soldiers working as peacekeepers. fiji, a tiny country, the quantity of peacekeepers part of the foreign country. >> in two major areas, we went because nobody else wanted to go. all others were pulling out. it was a gap that needed to be filled. for us to have a voice, we continued to participate on peacekeeping operations. >> reporter: for individual

soldiers there are incentives. these are helping to build a school. all are taking part in the past and will again. >> the main motivation is financial. fijian soldiers make more peacekeeping abroad than training and working at home. >> you can stay in fiji for a normal salary. if you go to a mission, it's double. >> reporter: for fiji, the rewards are attributable. the nations gives the country $1,000 per soldier per month and pays for equipment. tas a tradeoff, money, prestige and influence for me. al jazeera continues to demand the release of three of its journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 267 days,

falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. in his first interview with foreign media, egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi had this to say about their continued imprisonment. >> translation: i have said this before, that if i had been responsible at the time, it would not have gone this far. i would have deported them. now the case is in the hands of the judiciary system. in pakistan flooding devastated punjab province and the vast agricultural injury. it's regarded as the bread basket of the country. they are under water and food prices rising. >> nicole johnson has more. >> it's a terrible year to own a cotton factory. first came the rain, heavy and out of season. it knocked the plants around and damaged the quality of the cotton. then the flood hit, washing away

a third of the crop. taking with it 40% of the profits. >> because of the damage we are getting less raw material. this flood is costing us a fortune. the factory is barely running 12 hours a day, because we don't have enough cotton. >> from the air you see the extent of the damage. farms, factories and villages flooded when the government diverted water to rural areas to protect major cities. >> around 7,000 square kilometres of agricultural land is under water. everything from fruit, vegetables to rice and sugar. fruit prices are going up. the worry is there won't be enough basic supplies to feed people. >> this farmer, a lawyer and politician, says the cost of some food its doubled and tripled. >> from the farms to the market,

the food stuffs are not coming. the crops are destroyed. this will have a demand and supply inpact. in the short one, we feel there'll be a 20 to 25% inflation in the food basket. >> for the farmers, it's a catastrophe. they have nothing, no crops, no home, and are living on irrigation dykes waiting for the water to recede. their landlord says it's the worst flood he has ever seen. >> translation: labourers are in crisis, the families are in crisis. we'll need a huge compensation package from the government. if the government doesn't help we'll live hand to mouth. >> all across the province of punjab, the flood turned farms into lakes. for many, there's nothing they can do.

except see if there's anything worth catching. manila is cleaning up after many filipinos were forced from their home. the tropical storm turned rods into rivers in one of the worst floods in years. five were killed as the equivalent of half a month's rain fell in six hours. exactly a year ago 67 people were killed in kenya when a somali rebel group attacked a shopping mall. to this day questions remained. survivors and those that lost loved ones are trying to come to terms with their traumatic experience. katherine sawyer reports. >> it was astronomical and lethal. by the end of the 4-day westgate

mall it stood. one year later, this woman was getting a prosthetic foot. this is what a hand grenade did. >> i am recovering day by day. it's not been an easy journey. i lost my husband 2012, november 9th, after 14 days of marriage. >> on the rooftop a cooking show was going on when the attackers arrived. most that died were women and children. it was an open space, there was nowhere to hide. this man lost his mother and teenage son, who were at the cooking show. at this section to mark the anniversary, he's trying to understand why they had to die and had doubts about those that mothered them. >> i don't think so. i believe - i don't think in my mind that i don't think the guys - they came to die.

were they killed, not killed. no one nose. police say the gunmen were killed. government information about the siege has been contradictory at best. >> survivors, and those that lost their loved ones are struggling to find closure. a year on, there's no official act of what happened. what people know is what they have been act peace toot by footage from surveillance cameras, and conspiracy theories. >> reporter: different agencies conducted the search, there appeared to be a fall out between the security forces. they cannot afford to slip up. >> the issue of terrorist is a new phenomena, threat, to the continent. i think they can - they must have a programme that they are

going to uplift or build. >> the truth about what really happened inside the mall in those four days may never be known, but for now survivors, some of whom waited for hours to get help in what was a death trap, and those that lost people they loved, want to remember and honour the dead, and hope their names will never be forgotten. >> investigators of the grash crash of an air aljeery jet killing all on board are no closer to finding what caused it. the flight went down near mali. half of the dead were french. air france pilots voted to extend their strike for another week, opposed to the airline's push to develop a low-cost subsidiary which they fear will

undermine their jobs. half of all flight were cancelled on saturday. >> refrigerators don't cope well with power cuts. it's not a question of food going bad. hospitals can lose vaccine and other measures. >> as simon mcgregor-wood reports, a british company came up with a cole solution attracting global interest. >> at a warehouse in wales, ian is making special fridges. they are maintain the perfect temperature, for more than 10 days without power. >> grid power is unreliable for most of the people in the world. to be able to take energy when it's available, and put it into a store, and be able to make that deliver perfect refrigeration, it's absolutely mass if. it has a massive impact. >> water is at its heaviest at 4 degrees celsius.

a sure-feel fridge has power on the top. when power is lost, a natural reaction keeps the water circulating, keeping it at 4 degrees. it's revolutionizing the storage of vaccines and blood supplies across the world. >> they are available in 38 countries, and deploy by big organizati organizations like the world health organization. they can be used for immunizations programme or for disaster relief. this latest consign of solar powered refrigerators is going to the philippines after their terrible typhoon. >> the mission in zimbabwe uses the technology to provide vaccines for newborn children. here, there are power cuts every day. with a failure to vok sinuate. it -- vaccinate, it costs lives.

>> you cannot promise did say come in two days, the situation will be relent if ied -- rectified. that means children will be affected. >> reporter: back in wales they are working to extend the period of powerless from 10 days to over 30. they are in talks with drink companies that want to expand their markets. >> for me, the dream of putting this technology into the homes of people in developing countries, millions and millions of people that can't use a prefridge rater, they can't buy that works. they don't have the electricity. that is exciting for me. >> it's a technology that appears to have limitless applications. humanitarian ones are the priority. the commercial possibilities are generating interest.

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