>> that brings us to the end of this edition of inside story, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. > announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour, i'm darren jordan, from the news center in doha. these are the top stories - afghanistan's election rivals sign a deal to end the dispute over who takes power. more fighting in yemen's capital puts a peace deal with houthi rebels in doubt.

a bombing at egypt's foreign ministry kills a police officer. sierra leone defend the lockdown for ebola, now in its final day. welcome to the programme. afghanistan's two rival presidential candidates signed a power sharing agreement to end a dispute that had gone on for months. abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani accused each other of rigging the voting. the outgoing president hamid karzai welcomed the deal and hear is what he had to say. >> translation: i'd like to congratulate everyone. we pray that afghanistan, with the help of allah, will have

peace, prosperity and happy possess, and that afghanistan witnesses and reaches the prosperity and security and safety. this is how the deal is supposed to work. ashraf ghani will get the top job but concede some powers to his farmer partner. the election loser gets to choose the chief executive for the new role. we understand the two men would choose a new council of ministers between them. jennifer glasse joins us from kabul. the deal comes after months of political stalemate, is it really going to work. >> there's the big questions the the teams, the men, have had so many differences, the political stalemates. negotiations took weeks and weeks of painstaking sessions to

get to this point. the question is now will the two men, will the teams be able to work together. it's a new form of government for afghanistan. the constitution makes the president a strong role. this will dilute that, making two strong men in the government, and afghanistan is waiting and watching to see whether of the form of government will work for it. >> and what about the recount election results. when will be be expected to be announced. what form at will it be in. we expected it in the next hour or so, but we heard that journalists were being called in this evening for results. some delay. we pront sure of the format. abdullah abdullah was asking that no numbers be released. that a winner and a second-place finisher be announced rather than the numbers. because they say the election

audit was not fair, and wasn't done correctly. that has been a big sticking point between the two camps in the final days leading up to the agreement. we are not sure what the election commission will do. it's an independent body on its own. it is responsible for releasing the results. expected this evening. this evening kabul time, a few hours from now. afghans will be watching and waiting to see whether - what the results, and whether they feel they reflected the votes they cast in the run off election in june. >> a final thought. what does the new deal mean for the wider political and security situation, particularly how this plays out with a potential deal with the taliban. >> well, we are not sure what the platform will be. it's been a different summer for afghan security forces, with taliban and other attacks across

the country. security forces are fighting hard. it's the first in the lead for security across the country. the nato force is scheduled to leave by the edge of 2014. the new president wanted a signed security agreement allowing n.a.t.o. and u.s. forces to stay beyond 2014 to support the 350,000 afghan security forces and police across the country. that will be one of the first tasks moving forward, and whether they'll negotiate with the taliban, i don't think we have gotten to that point. it has taken so long to get a political deal on the table. now they need to work on the reforms they make, and the platform going forward. >> thank you. now, there are reports of a huge explosion and smoke rising above a hospital in a yemeni capital sanaa. there has been renewed fighting despite a deal reached by the government and shia rebels on

saturday. >> reporter: the u.n. brokered deal holds the promise of peace. many worry it will not last. in the latest fighting between rebels and government forces, it won't inspire confidence. it comes 24 hours after the united nations announced a breakthrough in the peace process. >> reporter: after intense consultations with all political parties, we reached an agreement to solve the crisis based on results of the dialogue. we are making preparations for the signing. it will form a national document pushing for the process of peaceful change and strengthen national participation, security and stability of the country. >> the houthis said the deal would be signed quickly. >> there's a good consensus and agreement on points. we hope that there'll be a signing of the deal in the coming hours. there was an xang ration.

protesters were targeted, and the state has not done anything, so our people had to resort to self-defence. >> reporter: over the last few days sanaa has seen some of the worst violence in years, with clashes around the state buildings and state television station. the houthis started in the north, surging south, taking strategically important cities, before reaching the capital. in sanaa, supporters joined mass demonstrations demanding an inclusive government and cuts to fuel prices. the real goal of the group is to seize power and rule yemen with the backing of iran. recent fighting has been the biggest challenge to the challenge to democracy. a peace deal may be agreed to, but will it hold. >> al jazeera's hashem ahelbarra returned from sanaa, and joined

us live on set. >> we have an i don't remembered situation where a deal is on the table. it's clear that the fighting in the capital is getting worse. >> there's a reason for this. the houthis need to consolidate the control, from the northern part of the capital up to the presidential palace, that will give them political leverage where they get the time clauses of the deal. they have a deepening rift between the political establishment, and the houthis, they'll overcome this deal. >> one of the terms of the deal is that the houthis are being expected to pull out of some areas, and perhaps give in some of their weapons. talk us through that. >> basically the government is concerned about the influence of the houthis. they want to pull out from the capital. and all the way to their

stronghold province of sadder. there's two new provinces where they have been expanding the reach. it's basically a jolt. if you look at the map, from sadder to the capital, there's one unchallenged leader. this is a man that will shape the future of the country. with this deal, or without the deal, he's positioning himself as the powerfulest man. >> the houthis have been ratcheting up their demands. they want political, economic reforms, but what concessions are they prepared to give. >> the president says that he's willing to cut prices. they would like to ensure this is a government of technocrats. where the houthis have the biggest say they have fuel

political association. the narrative is the following. shi'ites ruled yemen 1300 years. nonstop. >> when toppled, in 2012 - shias became nervous about the future. they have given the shia's hope that they have someone who can fight for their rights and you never know, he may be the next ruler of yemen. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you for the time being. let's go live to the yemeni capital and speak to peter salisbury, who has been monitoring event there for us. peter - reports of more fighting. loud explosions. bring us up to date with what you are hearing and seeing on the ground. >> well, what i'm told now, before we came on air, is that tanks are moving through the city. they were taken by the houthis by the army yesterday when they took control of an area around

the main state-run broadcaster, the main state-run television station in sanaa. i'm told the air force will be brought in to counter them. so the city is on tender hooks. in the presidential palace there's a delegation of politicians awaiting the arrival of another delegation from sadder, from the houthis, the northern heartland, who are yet to arrive. i'm not sure if the aeroplane left sadder, which would take an hour to get from sadder to the presidential palace. many politicians, including the houthis, as they have done, they are stall, and they are bringing the fight further to the capital, and we are likely to see the heavy fighting in the coming hours. >> we've been talking to you all morning. you are there in the capital. what is the atmosphere like there. we know the airport is closed and fighting has driven hundreds

from their homes. how are people living? what is happening there? >> the airport was reopened yesterday on the basis that a deal was struck, and flights were announced as leaving from it again. the situation is changing, some flights are coming in and leaving the capital. in terms of the atmosphere in sanaa, it's tense. but the biggest issue is that no one nose what will happen yet. there was some euphoria around the announcement of a deal yesterday, been they have become too used to announcements of peace deals of different kinds obvious the past three years, that doesn't seem to have led to progress in bringing peace. >> peter salisbury in sanaa, thank you. now to the latest on the refugees fleeing from a group known as i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria. 70,000 syrian kurds crossed from

syria into turkey in 24 hours, many through crossings near san loofah. their trying to scape i.s.i.l. or islamic state of iraq and levant fighters. turkey offered the borders after the fighters closed in on the town. two have been killed in an explosion in the egyptian capital, according to state tv. a senior police officer is among the dead. it took place near the foreign ministry in cairo, wounding six others, six of whom were soldiers. europe's security forces have come under attacks since the ousting of mohamed mursi in july 2013. al jazeera is unable to report from inside egypt because our journalist have been jade. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 267 days. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera is demanding their immediate release.

in his first interview with foreign media since taking office, egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi had this to say about the continued imprisonment. >> >> translation: i have said this before. 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 hand of the judiciary system. still to come on al jazeera - sanctions and counter-sanctions. the russian government fight back with its own set of restrictions. plus... >> i'm in southern punjab, pakistan. the area has been devastated by flooding. coming up we find out what the cost is to agriculture. >> and coming up in sport - frustration for world championship leader nico rosberg, ahead of the singapore grand prix. that is still to come.

now, it's been derided by one riots group as a publicity stunt. sierra leone's nation-wide lockdown against ebola is in its final day. thousands of health workers and volunteers have been going goor to door. the virus killed more than 560 people in sierra leone, and 2600 across the region. doctors are struggling to treat patients because of a lack of medical supplies. volunteers involved in the lockdown say it's been a success. >> we have been working with people, visiting houses. people come and listen about ebola. >> we are still - the desensitisation has to continue, that ebola is real, it kls, and therefore we must take all

protection procedures. you know, from the minister of health. we have to accept that, and make sure we belief, because the reason why the ebola spread in sierra leone is because of denial. well, those testing positive for ebola are taken to a new isolation center an hour from freetown. 120 beds were available in a treatment center close to the city. doctors say it's essential to identify and treat patients early on. >> the isolation units are important. at the moment there are a lot of occasions or suspected cases in the community, who, if they aren't isolated could potentially infect those around them, the family. if we open up theestlation units -- the isolation units, it provide a place to go to be tested, and if possible go on to the treatment centers that are available. >> ukraine government forces and

pro-russian separatists are due to pull back heavy weaponry from the front line of a conference. a deal was agreed on saturday to cement a ceasefire. a deal was made to exchange prisoners. international observers monitored the swap, which is part of the 9-point security plan. diplomatic editor james bays spoke to the foreign minister pavlo klimkin about the likelihood of the deal holding. >> it's about the idea of a security line, or better to say security zone to make the ceasefire sustainable. it's about clear idea, how to stick to the ceasefire. and it's critical because we have it every day, up to 50 cases or breaking of the ceasefire. >> you know, minister, historically, sometimes, ceasefire lines are facts on the

ground and de facto borders. >> no it's my point. it's a real red line for us. not to let the conflict become a frozen conflict. we are not talking about the dividing line or buffer zones. they should be established by agreement or after a security council resolution. >> should we read this in connection with an autonomy law passed this week in kiev. is this going to be the boundary of a new area that will have autonomy, electing its own representatives for the next three years? >> i wouldn't call it autonomy. it's a special status, which should be given to donetsk and luhansk, but just temporary, for the next three years. and the whole idea of the status

is to give the people of donetsk and luhansk, more freedom, but more responsibility. >> in charge of their own security, local police forces, for example. >> it's about characterisation interaction. it's about joint patrolling, because we have to get back law and order to the people in donetsk, because they are absolutely fed up on the developments on killing people, taking hostages. can you imagine thousands, not just hundreds, but thousands of hostages as a result of the conflict. >> you have a new amnesty law. some are saying this is a surrender to the rebels and russia. >> not at all, not in any way, because it's not just about amnesty. it's terminology which is normally used. it's about freeing from criminal

responsibility. only those who have not committed capital crimes, who have not commit any crimes against humanity. >> the u.s. and europe introduced sanctions against europe for its actions. peter sharp has this report on how moscow is fighting back >> reporter: russia is fighting the sanctions war with fruit and vegetables. they have banned fruit and vegetable from united states and europe, where russia was the biggest importer. at this agricultural exhibition, they are seeking others to fill the gap. this belgium exporter is frozen out of the lucrative russian market. >> we blame a little bit our european politicians, which intervene in russian politics, where they shouldn't do it, to

personal opinion at least. >> reporter: what counteranxious sanctions could russia call on. they could ban air space to the smaller airline, bankrupting them. but they would miss out on $300 million overfly fees. they could stop the gas to europe. gazprom sold gas forth $70 billion to them last year. they could ban car sales. russia is europe's biggest car market. but manufacturers could supply cars from other areas. this is where the money men are. the future is not looking good. . >>translation: i believe in the medium and long term the rublele with fall. the economy is not strong and is

not developing. >> reporter: indicators are predicting a rough ride ahead for the russian economy. >> the annual inflation rate is running the 7.5%. the value of the ruble dropped 14%. there's a dip in oil prices, and it makes up more than 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. >> translation: i don't feel panic. i won't lose much. if the food prices don't increase - it's hard to surprise us. >> reporter: for ordinary people the effects of a falling currency are hitting home. the russian tourists stranded in turkey. the collapse of three big tour operators due to the down fall of the ruble left 130 holiday makers affected. russians are urged to take their

new year's vacation at home. >> let's check on the weather with richard. floods and rains moving to taiwan. >> that's right, gone from the philippines. this is the tropical storm. it hasn't reached hurricane status. if we classified in terms of its rain fall, it would be a category 5. vast amounts of water coming out. as it went across northern parts of the philippines, we saw more than 450mm in the space of 48 hours. that's well over a month of rain. as it's gone northwards and gone slowly, we have seen large rainfall totals across southern parts of taiwan, which are, of course, hilly, and, therefore, prone to land slides. these are 24 hour totals. i suspect this time tomorrow i'll be able to put up a bigger total.

the storm system itself is not moving that quickly. that's why we are seeing more rain. sustained winds of 85 k/hr. it the trun dell up the eastern side of taiwan, and by 18 g.m.t. on monday, it will hit the eastern coast of the china. as a weakening feature. it will have significant amounts of rain fall associated with it. there's the chart though sunday. you see the circulation, which is bitter in terms of the wiped. it's not that bad. there's a swathe of rain. and as we move the forecast. the rain moves north, pushing in to the eastern parts of china. we are looking at 400-500mm of rain. we are looking at something like 200mm of rain, and still heavy rain towards the north-west.

dry conditions for the philippines at least. >> thank you, flooding devastated pakistan's punjab province, and the vast industry. the region is regarded as the bread basket. crops are under water and food prices are on the rise. nicole johnson has more. >> reporter: 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 damned the quality of the cotton. then the flood hit, washing away a third of the crop, taking with it 40% of the business's 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 can see the extent of the damage - farms, factories and villages flooded

when the government diverted water to areas to protect major cities. >> around 7,000 square kilometres of agricultural land is under water. everything from fruit and vegetables to rice and sugar. food prices are going up. the worry is there won't be enough basic supplies to feed people. this farmer, who is a lawyer and politician says the cost of some food items has doubled and tripled. >> from the farm to the market, the food stuffs are not coming. the crops are destroyed. this will have a demand and supply impact. in the short run, we feel there'll be a 20-25% inflation in the food basket. >> for farm e it's a catastrophe.

they have nothing. no crops, no home. the landlord says it's the worst flood he has ever seen. >> poor labourers are in crisis. the families are in crisis. we need a huge compensation package from the government. if the government doesn't help, rely be living hand to mounted. >> all across the province. the floods turned farms into licks. there's nothing to do, sent see if there's anything worth catching. time for a short black on al jazeera. when we come back... >> 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.

>> and one year on, kenya remembers the victims of the westgate shopping mall siege. >> in sport, the german bundislega has a surprise leader. that after the black. more on that. stay with us.

welcome back. afghanistan's two rival presidential candidates signed a power sharing deal.

ashraf ghani is the president, abdullah abdullah gets to choose the new chief executive christopher gibson. government and houthi rebels in yemen are fight, despite a peace deal to start sunday. >> the final day of sierra leone's lockdown to curb the spread of ebola. thousands are going door to door to educate residents and find patients, who are being taken to an isolation center near the capital, freetown. exactly a year ago al-shabab attacked a shopping mall in nairobi. 67 died. there's still questions about what happened, and raised questions about the security situation inside kenya. live to katherine sawyer. this was a terrible event that reverberated across kenya. how are people coming to terms

with it one year on? >> people are traumatized. i have been talking to several people who are directly affected by this attack, who lost loved ones. people who survived and are still trying to come to terms with what happened. there's still many questions that have not been answered about what happened here at the westgate mall. people are asking why it took four days to rein in four gunmen, why intelligence reports were not acted upon, and why the military had to blow up part of the building. many questions that have not been answered, and the government is silent on this. here is a story we did. >> reporter: it was as dramatic as lethal. by the end of the four day siege at the westgate mall, there was death, injuries and destruction. the mall stood, but inside it

was in ruins. an i can't remember later this woman is about to get a new prosthetic foot. this is what a hand grenade did to her right leg. >> i'm recovering day by day. it has not been an easy journey since i lost my husband in 2012. after 14 days of marriage. >> at the rooftop, a cooking show was going on when the attackers arrived. most that died were women and children. it was an open space, and there was nowhere to hide. >> they loft require their mother and son, who were watt the cooking show. he's still trying to understand why they had to die, and has doubts about the faith of those that murdered him. >> i don't think so. i feel in my mind that i don't think the guys. they came to die.

were they killed, not killed? no one knows. >> the police say the gunmen were killed. government information about the siege has been contradictory and scanty at best. >> survivors, and those who lost their loved ones at the westgate mall are struggling to find closure, a year on, and there's no official account of exactly what happened, what people know is what they've been able to peace together from footage captured by surveillance cameras in the mall, and conspiracy theories. >> different bodies involved in the operation seemed uncoordinated and there appeared to be a fall out between the police and military. analysts say in the era of terrorism security forces cannot afford to slip up. >> the issue of tourism is a new phenomena, a new threat. so i think they can - they must have a programme why they are

going to uplift or build the security. >> reporter: the truth about what really happened in the mall in those four days may never be known. for now, survivors, some of whom waited for hours, and those that lost people they loved wanted to remember, on our the dead and hope their names will not be forgotten. a security analyst joins us. i was covering that attack last year, and you were blind to what was going on inside the walls of westgate. a year on information is scanty, why do you think the government has been so sketchy with the information that they are giving us? >> well, basically it's because there was no coordination among the different security agencies, and, therefore, the flow of information coming from one

single entity within the security agencies, and that's why we didn't have proper information or updates as it was going on. >> the president promised a commission of inquiry, that was never set up. a report from an inquiry was trashed. people say there could be a cover up. why is there so much sketchy innocence in the incident? >> i don't think there's a cover up, but it's because the agency suggests dealing with the situation are disorganised and now, as we are speaking, i'm not sure that they have put their act together to prevent a similar attack from happening. and that coming up with a public in choiry would expose --

inquiry would expose the faults in the agencies dealing with the issues. >> how would you rate the security of the country a year later? has the government learnt a lesson, has security improvement? >> i hope government has learnt a lesson. it's easy for an intelligence group, they can sneak though, they could carry out a similar attack. the only difference is that the government might respond a little faster, better and in a more coordinated fashion. >> increasingly a stock of an exit strategy from somalia. we know that al-shabab has oven said that the reason why these -- often said that the reason the attacks will happen is until kenya pulls out troops from somalia. is it time to talk about an exit strategy? >> i think the mission in

somalia should have had an exit strategy long time ago. i'll be worried if they don't have an exit strategy at this moment. this is not the time to leave somalia. they need to be there a little longer to address the issues that are going on there. the fact that al-shabab leaders have been killed in the past doesn't mean they've been defeated. it means they've been defeated. the ideology that has been is what really al-shabab, the strength of al-shabab, is not addressed, and unless the idea logical motivation is addressed by a political process, including the people in somalia, in a political process, it will be difficult, and may be there for a long haul. >> thank you for your time this sunday. that was mus afa. i must add that a few people have been arrested. four people are on trial

connected to the westgate mall attack, and were said to have been in communication with the gunmen, the leader of al-shabab, who authorised the attack was killed in a u.s. drone attack. >> katherine sawyer, thank you. more on the top story, the power sharing deal in afghanistan, bringing to an end a long dispute between two rivals. voters went to the polls in april. neither won an outright majority. ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah competed in a second round, taking place in june. preliminary results showed ashraf ghani in the lead. the two candidates accused each other of electoral fraud and pulled out of a u.n.-backed audit. saturday they accepted a unity deal to end the power vacuum. let's talk to a political analyst live from kabul. the political stalemate has run for months.

will it end the political deadlock, do you think? >> first of all, i have to say that it's a good moment for the afghans. at least the two candidates decided they'll form the national unity government, and it's good news. we can see it on the streets in kabul, and the two different media channels, local channels talking with the people. people are expressing their views that they are hope with the situation. likewise, if you go to social media, twitter, facebook, everywhere, the majority are showing confidence. canned baits showed their political maturity, and people are hopeful and optimistic about the future of the government formed. hopefully soon. >> the devil is in the detail. what concessions do you think has been made which both sides to get the deal signed today? >> if we go a few weeks back, we

had strong statements from both camps, where they were accusing each other of fraud. today we see that the tone has changed dramatically within both camps, and they are very much optimistic that they are able to make a government immunity in the sense this work, and make sure they perform in accordance to the expectations of the people, and are firm that they'll do everything to deliver to the people, so that people put their trust with them. the system in particular. the afghan people have to understand the political systems, that they do have their own challenges and problems. over all the confidence of the people is important, by both the candidates and according to what has come out so far.

the powers to the c.e.o., which is a good sign. >> we understand the recount results will be announced later today. but the format is a little different. we will not know what the numbers are. how will that play out? >> i'm not very much sure what results will be announced, because there is a bit of confusion that the team is expecting that there'll be the announcement of the numbers, where is the camp of abdullah is saying they will not announce specific numbers, but say, okay, team is in the first, and abdullah abdullah in the second. we have to see in the next few hours, we'll under that, the results that the election commission will announce. whatever they agowns, i think the major challenge is how the two candidates will form a unity government so the principles

aren't clear. >> let me get a final thought. what does the deal mean for the wider security situation in afghanistan. particularly how it plays out with any deal from the taliban? >> i think there's no doubt that the whole government was not functioning in the proper manner because of the political target that we had in the past few months. there were very much hopes that once the new government will be in place, the president and the c.e.o. and the cabinet be announced there'll be a change in the context of the statements yesterday on the anniversary of professor's birthday. the afghan politicians want to change the stance that hamid karzai had in regard to taliban, let's see and hope for the best. >> thank you for talking to al jazeera. now, earlier this month 45 u.n. peacekeepers were released

after being kidnapped and held for two weeks in syria. the troops from fiji were captured on the south-eastern side of the golan heights by the al qaeda-affiliated al nusra front. we talk to suva about why they provide more soldiers par capita than any other countries. >> reporter: this woman was talking on skype with her husband when he stood up. >> he said something happened, i need you to be strong. that was it. >> reporter: he and 45 other peace keyers had been kidnapped from their base by members of the al nusra front. they were held for two weeks before she got another call. all 45 had been released. her husband lost weight. he was free. >> i shouted and i cried, and the tears came out. the neighbours come into my

house. they thought something bad happened. when i told them the news, that he had been released, my chart was lower than theirs. >> a thanksgiving service in suva included soldiers who returned from similar missions. at any one time fiji has between 10 and 20% of soldiers working as peacekeepers. fiji a tiny country, the peacekeepers part of a foreign policy. >> in two areas that we are deployed to, iraq and syria, we ran because no one else wanted to go. other troops are pulling out. it was a gap that needed to be filled. for us to have a voice, we need to continue to participate on peacekeeping operations. >> for individual soldiers, there are incentives too. these in fiji are helping to build a school. all have taken part in u.n. missions in the past, and will

again. >> the main motivation is financial, with allowances from the united nations on top of salaries, fijian soldiers can make more peacekeeping abroad than training or working at home. >> if we stay in fiji on a normal sal r -- salary, or go fr a mission, it doubles. >> united nations gives countries $1,000 per soldier per month and pays for equipment. it's a tradeoff, money, prestige and influence for men. now, thousands of people growth pope francis as he asked in albania on sunday. he's there to praise the path from a communalist past to where mus limps and christian can

exist. >> it's the first visit to a muslim nation since the crackdown from iraq. these are live pictures from mother teresa square in tarana. later on he'll address other religious leaders at the catholic university. live pictures from the albanian capital. more to come - all the sport. what has this guy so angry? we'll have the details after the break. more than that. stay with us. iranians iranians sh

>> welcome back. time for the sport with sapper. >> thank you. formula 1, lewis hamilton and nico rosberg resume their rivalry at the singapore grand prix. lewis hamilton will be on pole position, narrowly beating nico rosberg in qualifying on saturday. it's hamilton's sixth poll of the season, as he tries to close a 22-point gap between him and his german team-mate. we have more. >> reporter: the night race in singapore. one of the most spectacular on the f1 called. the circuit producing a spectacular and close qualifying session of this and any other season. in terms of who had the recipe for success, the red ball of sebastien vettel was looking good, until he was held up by a toura rosso. he'll start from fourth. he was out performed by his

young australian team-mate daniel riccardo. he was about the battle of mercedes and lewis hamilton, going into the final seconds of the session. lewis hamilton looked to have ruined his chances by locking the brakes on the final lap. despite nico rosberg with the best time, lewis hamilton bettered it by 0.001 of a second. like the 2010 german grand prix. nico rosberg not pleased. >> lewis beat you by 0.007. >> damn it. >> when i think back at the left, it's nothing, you know. and a little here nor there. it's come op, i could have done it. okay. that's the way it is. >> my last lap i locked up into turn one and lost is bit of time. still - managed to pull it back

later in the lap. at that point i thought that i lost everything, 0.2 down, but i kept going. it got better and better. >> lewis hamilton edges out nico rosberg. the gap closed on the german to 13 points. >> football - bayern munich held to a goalless draw. bayern dropping points for a second time this season against a side that avoided relegation last season. the side now fourth in the stable, with eight points from three games. >> senegal's game. check out the strike between a newly promoted team. 73 meter shot.

a 2-0 win. three wins from three games. the third ever season. in spain, barcelona can extend their lead at the top of the la liga when they take on their opponents. they go into the side with plenty of momentum. the catalan giants holding a 100% record. and have won three out of three in the league, not having conceded a goal yet. >> translation: what counts is the present and the reality. we are not as good when we win, as we do now. neither will we be too bad when we lose. we'll be the same. >> rooeld christopher gibson return -- real madrid return to their winning games. correspond christopher gibson -- cristiano ronaldo scored a hat trick. hernandez got a couple.

>> champions atletico squandered a chance to go top of la liga. drawing 2-0. >> italy, two giant of syria came together, ac milan playing host to joostent us. -- juventus. a striker overshadowed. the argentine scoring the only goal. >> four matches in the premier league. chelsea are hoping to extend their lead, taking on manchester city. the blues five ahead of city. starting in great form, winning up four games. city dropped points last weekend. >> it doesn't matter the number of shots we have. doesn't matter the record we had last season against serie.

we report them totally because they serve the report. at the same time, we believe in us, and we want to win. >> arsenal are undefeated and moved into fourth on saturday. they beat aston villa with three goals in four minutes. scoring opened and set up danny welbeck for a goal. the ball in his open net sealing a 3-0 win. >> it was a convincing win where we could. we had welbeck to score and others. that is important as well for us. >> elsewhere last season's runners-up liverpool lost a second league game in a row. west ham downing them 3-1. >> host for the 2019 africa cup of nation - ivory coast will be the venue, and guinea in 2023.

no word on who will host the 2017 edition. original left libya had to pull out -- original host libya had to pull out because of security in the country. >> translation: the competition will take place in 2017. the country chosen will be one that hosted an african cup nation, and one with the negotiationry installations and infrastructure. >> two days after a retirement from tennis, the 2-time champion and high profile athlete. li na speak about her tough decision during a press conference in beijing. >> this is a tough decision to make for me, and harder than playing the grand slam matches. i think it's about the right time to say goodbye to everyone, because my body doesn't allow me to participate in high level tennis matches. >> the pan passivics won by

ivanovic, her fourth title of the year. a winning streak comes to an end, losing to milwaukee. pitcher matt was in trouble. cited for a couple of dangerous throws. me managed to get past the incident, winning 1-0. they were 3.5 games behind, chasing a national league wild car. >> amazing pictures to show you from the latest stop in the world series in spain, where gary hunt was the 2013 title holder. he's been grounded world champion with one event left in the competition. a jump from the bridge giving

him enough points in the series for a fourth world title. the finale takes place in mexico on october 18th. that's it for me. >> thank you very much. >> now, a palestinian artist based in ramallah is making art political. she has used scenes of destruction from the offensive on gaza as a basis for her work, and hopes to bring attention to the flight of her people. here is her story. >> my name is bushrah. i'm a 25-year-old graphics designer. as a palestinian, a human and an arab, i cannot be an observer to the distrucksz of a country and the mass killing of people, especially if it's my homend and people. this requires me to resist. we rest by our culture and art. before working on the pieces, i felt helpless, i couldn't do anything for gaza, when i

started i felt there was someone speaking to me. i melt hope and empowered. anybody who stares at the sky sees shapes in the clouds. you look at the smoke and you spot shapes as well. this is not about me, it's the story of those kill. each piece takes time. i contemplate a lot and think of something new and tell a different story. i think about it for a day sometimes. it takes me a while to gather pictures before executing the idea. the piece i like most is mortars ascending. it was my first and affected me a lot. the scenes on tv at the time were those of killed children. another favourite is mothers and child. smoke and pictures were 100% identical. my message is to show the world what is happening, and hope they convey it correctly. well that's it from me.

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. >> fighting in the yemen capital puts a peace deal with the houthi rebels in doubt. hello. i'm david foster, you're watching al jazeera. also coming up in the next 30 minutes - afghanistan's rival presidential candidates sign a power sharing deal after months of bickering over election results. publicity stunt