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cleared of terrorism charges. all that. >> one beyond the boundaries of women enterprises. >> mission accomplished for india as it joins an elite club of countries, the latest to put a satellite around mars. . >> we are going to start with syria, northern syria actually where the islamic state of iraq on the lavant is advance october border town. isil has sent tanks into the town right on the border with turkey following u.s.-led airstrikes against isil fighters which began opinion monday. while turkey said it could lend military or logistical support to the airstrikes. with stefanie dekker, near kobani. tell us more about this advance.

>> reporter: we have this confirmed yesterday afternoon that following those coalition airstrikes, an isil strong hold and further to the east, there are many isil fighters who had advanced to kobane, a syrian town which is 50 meters down from where we are. we can actually just see it. most of them were based in the south. now, what's happening today, we had news of these airstrikes overnight. turkey has made it clear they were not involved. we haven't had confirmation from centcom yet. we have spoken to the syrian armed group fighting the kurdish group fighting isil. they say no advance has been made by isil on kobane at the moment. they say what they are doing, however, is launched an offensive on another border crossing with turkey around 60 kilometers east from here, an isil stronghold. they are trying to join these

two areas to have a broader sector of land along this area. >> i guess all of the while, people, still thousands of people trying to get over the border. >> reporter: that's right. the number is 140,000 since friday. >> that's a huge number. we are at another opening here, which is, as i said, just 50 meters outside of kobane, around two to 300 people have moved back in today. these airstrikes, most of them didn't seem to give them much importance. they did say, however, most of the men were going back to fight. they say they have been fighting. however, they lack the weapons to be able to really give isil, but the kurds, syrian kurds of this town are very proud and very determined to protect it. there have been nine aid trucks that have crossed during this time organized by the kurds to help the people inside. also, families have been if going back not because they feel more safe on news of these

airstrikes but the situation here is so difficult. so certainly, the situation is very fluid in terms of the fight with isil inside syria but many people saying they have to go back home regardless of the situation. >> thank you, ceph stephanie decker on the turkey/syria border there. so much happening more to do is syria and president obama met leaders of the arab countries, thanked the five nations for their support and says the strikes mark the beginning of efforts to combat sxwil unprecedented effort of this coalition, i think we now have an opportunity to send a very clear message that we are united, that all of us are committed to making sure that we

degrade and ultimately destroy not only sxwil but, also, the kinds of extremist ideologies that would lead to so much blood shed. >> president obama will be speak can to the united nations general assembly later on. we will discuss that and more with ibrahim with us at the brookings doha center. he will undoubtedly say it's the right thing to do. the kind of thing which -- and you and i were talking about this before -- we've heard a lot in the last how many years? over a decade? >> over a decade. the fact that we have been here in the past decade. sxwisil is a sufficient indicat for the problems and challenges that this campaign has been

facing over the use of such a war is going to be different this time. one major thing is a show of trust. this region does not trust any longer and any promises of a quick or a win over isil or al-qaeda or any type of other groups, this there is an issue of war fatigue. the issues are more complicated and causing just more. >> the fact that can isil even rose in the first place shows that all of this hasn't worked.

we saw president obama there talking about all of the sport he's gotten. i want to flip it around. any support for isil? you talk about people don't trust. what about peek in iraq actually. >> yes. >> they might look toward something like isil. >> a great question. it reminds me with the philosophy of george w. bush when he began this whole war saying either with us or against us. people here are not big fans of isil and they are not big fans of the american policies either. when you push people they will say, we are against you. you know, when you push them. >> that's exactly what happened in iraq. >> that's why we are facing at a time as being pour complicated

with isil because that's what's happened with the sunni community when dealing with an americ american-appointed president maz done just raising the sectarian agenda and marginalizing the sunni community and filling the people said you knew what? we are against you. >> that's what empowered isil and that's why we are facing the war. >> airstrikes on syria, how do you think they will end up? president obama is saying they will keep going until they have to -- as long as they have to, we keep going. this is a president who said he wanted to get out of war. it likes this will carry on. how much longer? >> there is nothing we have seen in this war. today, we have a report

civilians have already been killed in syria as a result of the bombings there. this is a major dynamic that most that happened in the past civilians killed in these wars and inviting the relatives and communities to join the other side. this is getting the war more complicated. i have not seen anything innovative, anything different from this war to the previous one to tell us this is going to ends soon or be different or is going to change anything. so, i think we are probably or likely, i should say, going to see some changes, especially in iraq, that you have a certain it extent, the troops on the ground challenge as being addressed by the peshmerga and the iraqi army though the iraqi army when the isil attacked. so at least maybe you can make

an argument there. but this does not solve the problem because any progress you make in iraq, you will push them toward syria and that's where it's plic indicated. >> ibrahim, thank you for that. we will get an idea of it what's happening on the ground. the fight with isil takes its toll toll. sue turtan to tell us about what you see there and what you find, sue. towards the border with syria. i am standing on the tarmac because it is riddled with ieds. to give you some idea of what it's like to a live in a town that has been desnated. this is what you are sighing. virtually no house has been left untouched over the times that

this particular area has been bombed. as the forces of peshmerga with the help of the arab bombardments try to push the isil fighters out. see behind me that the only building that hasn't been turned is the mosque. >> that's the police station completely flattened, as i say, all of the buildings here really flattened as they have been trying to push out isil l. >> that's because of the reason the pesh spresh been trying to poor out isil. a couple of kilometers across this road down this road further alongmerga been trying to poor out isil. a couple of kilometers across this road down this road further alo along. it's been surrounded. they did try to get in there to clear the town of isil fighters as they got in, the fighters blew themselves up, killing over 18 peshmerga fighters. there is a stand-off outside zuma. it's strategically imports for them because they say if they

can clear zuma, which is a town between the mosul lake and the mosul city, itself, if they can clear there, then they can cut off the road lead to go syria. >> that's where the supplies are coming for and what the fighters are coming for and they are getting reinforcements 70 in. they want to take the town of zuma. but we are the only media to come up here because it's been so very dangerous with pockets of isil fighters in places like this. the military general in command of the push for zuma say we are appealing to the americans to launch jet strikes on the town. the they say if tuck, they wanted them to flatten that town and they can move on from that in the hope of pushing towards mosul. >> great stuff live from sue turtan on the ground in northern iraq. we have other things to do with

syria. opposition activists saying the pro-assad sfrorsz used toxic gaskilling at least 7 people. live in beirut to tell us more about this one, zena. yes, northeast of damascus, according to activists, syrian government forces used toxic gas and seven people were killed. among them, rebel fighters and syria government forces who were held captives there. there is a war we have been talking about u.s. air strikes targeting sxwhisil. on the ground, there are many fronts ryan's across the country, government forces backing rebels and rebels really growing increasingly frustrated by these airstrike. actually criticizing the united states of what some are calling double standards you decide toe bomb ut isil and you do not target the government for killing tens of thousands of

people, even the moderate group which actually received sophisticated american weaponry, they condemned the airstrikes and said it will cause civilian casualties. they want more weapons. they believe the airstrikes will only benefit the regime militarily. this is going to be a difficult fight for the united states to win over the syrian people who feel they have been chanting and calling for international support for so many years and finally, that support has come but not to help them fight the regime. live in beirut. still ahead why hundreds of thousands of people live on the riverbed of pakistan's mighty inges. making first, a spacecraft into orbit around mars. how it took it will so much to

separate two teams at the english cup. coming up at the top of the hour. f the hour. . >> military aircraft have lanned in the united arab emirates against isil fighters in iraq. around 400 australian air force have arrived near dubai. the jets are expected to be used in airstrikes although the australian government has yet to commit to taking part in combat. military jets, cargo aircraft, which are expected to deliver humanitarian aid. meanwhile, police shot down a med they were about to question on terrorism charges. they responded after the 18-year-old attacked two officers who are both now recovering in hospital to raise tensions as the government introduces tough counter terrorism laws in marl parlor. more from sydney. >> he was a person of interest for the police. but when abdul hider arrived at

the melbourne police station, he produced a knife. if one hadn't shot him, the government said, hyder would have killed both. this indicates there are people in our community who are capable of very extreme behavior. at a time shows the police will be viglant to protect us. >> the attack comes at a sense 5 time. last week, australian please mounted the biggest ever counter terrorism raid did. on wednesday, the government introduced legislation that would significantly extend its counter terrorism laws making it illegal to advocate terrorism or to travel to declared zones around the world and extending laws that mean suspects can be held without charge. some muslims say the raids, the laws, and the rhetoric surrounding both marginalized them. reb i c

rebecca k has a received abuse. government she thinks is whipping up hysteria. >> a lot of our community are fearful. they are fearful that they might be targeted not only by racist people within the community but, also, by government officials. >> not all muslims agree. >> within these laws, that present a potential terror attack on australian soil, it is beneficial to all of us as australians regardless if we are muslims or non-muslims because if something like this happens, we are we australian muslim community are the first ones to bear the brunt. >> but some lawyers think the laws are a rush ed unnecessary extension of liberal. >> the balance has shifted far to far in favor of security and away from freedom. >> but freedom, australia's government says, includes the freedom not to be attacked.

>> that the melbourne attack was able to happen is from new laws. but others worry about alienating marginalized but trampling on the liberties of all, al jazeera, sydney. >> a jordanian military court has kleshed. him. he was extra decided it last year. efs he was accused of planning an attack on an american school. >> he is now a freeman. he has been acquitted of all charges for lack of evidence. the case we heard about today, he was charged with conspire to go carry out terrorist attacks against jordanians and foreigners during jordian's mil en annual celebrations in 2000. he was found not guilty last june as well. he was also acquitted of charges

for conspiring to carry out terrorist attacks against foreign target did inside jordan in 1998, including the american school. now, before this trial in jordan, he was deported from the u.k. to jordan in july, 2013. he was actually sentenced to life in prison in absentia but he faced a retrial as soon as he arrived in jordan. we are talking about a man who was in the u.k. on political asylum where the government there spent almost a decade trying to ex trad ite him to jordan to face trial because the secret services saw him as a threat because of his jihadist views and some judges described him as a truly dangerous individual. and i think at this time, it's significant because jordan is fully engaged in a war against isil with the global coalition to try to defeat it and is sending fighters to shell isil

targets. it's concerned not only about the borders but about threats from within. an influential cleric and he has openly criticized isil and said they have committed atrocities like beheadings and i think jordan is trying to send a message that those who are not promoting isil, not trying to recruit for isil and are not isil sympathizers are welcome in the country. but those who try to do otherwise, try to promote isil will come under a heavy crackdown by the government. >> the son-in-law of osama bin laden has been sentenced to life in prison by a new york court. he was con i wouldn't have in march for supporting al-qaeda and plotting to kill americans. he was the closest associate of osama bin lad into be tried since 9-11. he denied ever working with the group. former deputy of it china's

planning agency is accused of tacking bribes. he was vice chairman of the energy commission until his arrest in may, 2013. china's president has vowed to purge the ruling communist party of corrupt officials. >> houthi rebels are surrounding the houses of government ministers in sanaa. the u.n. security council is calling on them to hand over thai weapons. the rebels didn't actually agree to leave the capitol. mohammed vow has this report from sanaa. the aftermath of a week of index fighting in sanaa, three days since the takeover by shia houthi rebels. they say they are in charge of everything here their leader has c congratulated the army for its support. >> today, we have a new form of government based upon national participation, competency and integrity. such government will be able to serve the country and its people and the ryalty will change into

something better. this new political form also includes appear significant package of measures on all political security. but it's very clear the yemeni president has signed a comprehensive agreement with the houthis is no longer working in partnership with them. we have there was a conspiracy prepared. many powers crime together, either those who lost their interests in yes, ma'am hen or those pushed by their personal grievances to take revenge on their country rather than on the individual or the opportunistic who take advantage of any disaster. this means there is no prime minister and uncertainty is the order of the day here in sanaa as gunmen beyond the mountains be patrol the states. >> at this time of day, a street like this in the heart of sanaa is usually very crowded. as you can see, it's almost empty and most of the businesses are closed. >> that's because many people decided to stay home as a

precaution measure. the eerie silence of politicians who were forced to leave and whose am it homes were looted by houthi fighters. many are nowhere to be seen but a bloody comeback for those who have part of the army supporting them is still possible as yemen's president points out, country may well be on the brink of total chaos. landslides have killed at least 55 people in northeastern india. those killed were residents where 90 villages were flooded. 150,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. glood flood waters in pakistan are starting to recede did dispersing water across rural areas to protect imagine cities. as nicole johnston reports, there are now hundreds of small

villages in the riverbed that have been flooded. a hard life. he can barrel afford to feed his family, let alone his buffalo and he doesn't own any land. so, he claimed some in a riverbed and lives right here in the path of the largest river, the mighty inges. >> living on the riverbed, we have a lot of land to grow crops. also, we get free fodder for the livestock and the land is free. >> hundreds of thousands of people are living here inside the river in its four-kilometer wide rhine area. >> that's fine when it's dry. when it floods, they either lose everything or are cut off. >> that's what happened this year, floods filled up the river. unfortunately when the water rose, this mud brick home was spared. but some people say it shouldn't

be there in the first place. >> the government needs to settle them at some permanent safer place. so the government should introduce land reforms and should earmark some types of land for these people where they can building their houses and farm as well. >> swheefrn lives in the riverbed has been moved to hire ground. conditions aren't great in the camp but they have electricity, clean water and food, which is more than most flood affected areas in pun jack are getting. >> there is one advantage of living in the path of a flood. getting. >> there is one advantage of living in the path of a flood. the benefit of the floods to us is we get good crops because the flood water brings in a lot of silt even though we are displaced and live in tents. >> people are returning to the riverbed along with their goats. they know it will flood again.

it's left behind this thick black mud and some kids seem just fine with that. nicole johnston, al jazeera, in pakistan. >> we talk about whether it's difficult for our. >> it's all the way across the northern parts of asia, we are seeing the remains of our storm. if we have a look at the satellite picture, with he see the storm grazed past shanghai and gradually disthe i want grated and run north over south korea and across into japan but it joined forces with this weather front here so now, the area that has seen the severe weather is over this huge area. the t this are not so much of a problem at the moment. the amount of rain is certainly given us cause for concern. you see the crowd in there a little bit closer over north and south korea and across the southwestern parts of japan and we have seen some heavy

downpours in the far south of south korea, over 180 millimeters of rain there and further north and in land, we have seen over 60 millimeters as well. >> rain did drop off very dramatically as you headed further north for soeul, we only saw two or three millimeters of rain just a damp day. >> that's severe weather. it did affect us in the southwestern parts of japan. here are the pictures showing very choppy seas there and also some heavy rain that we have been seeing that's given us some flooding. >> system is 'til going to be with us as we head through the day on thursday. many of us in japan, it will be an incredibly wet day. >> thank you for that. more than 7,000 fire fighters are battling wildfires in the u.s. state of california. officials believe the fire was deliberately started in northern california on september 13th threatening thousands of homes and has already destroyed 12 houses and 360 square kilometers of forest.

in the news ahead, one month since the ends of the gaza conflict, struggling to rebuild lives. some colombians who traditionally earthened a living panning for gold are in fear. rory mcilroy says he was in a trans. we will find out who was motivating the europeans ahead the ryder cup with joe in sport a little later.

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stories. reports that isil is advancing on the town of kobane. more tanks on the border with turkey. in other news, opposition activists say pro-assad forces used toxic gaskilling at least 7 people. these pictures show victims struggling to breathe after what they say was a chlorine gas attack. jofrdan has cleared the cleric of planning terror attacks. the court said there wasn't enough evidence to convict him. all right. the united nations general assembly underway in new york. attention will be focused on the world's most pressing problems from confronting isil to combatting the spread of ebola in west africa. dominic kane reports they are troubling this year. >> reporter: one yun meeting to

which the world's leaders are always invited. but the number of crises facing this united nations general assembly is unprecedented. perhaps the most important, the threat posed by the islamic state of iraq in the lavant in control of swaths of land in syria and iraq. president obama will chair a meeting of the security council at the head of state level and will put a resolution on foreign fighters to the vote. then there is the breakdown in relations between russia and the west. in a gleer which the province of crimea was annexed and as tensions continue in the east, ukrainian president post two poroshenko will be in new york. >> but once again, the russian president, vladimir putin will not. the palestinian/israeli con conflict has plagued the u.n. since its inception. this year is no different. the palestinian president,

following this summer's war. where there is agreement is the need to end the ebola outbreak. ban ki-moon asks for a billion dollars to fight the disease and will be convening a summit meet okay thursday. while world readers meet, the latest round of nuclear talks between iran and the international community will also be taking place but a breakthrough, the extended deadline for the negotiations is not until november. dominic kane, al jazeera. >> the world health organization is warning the rate of ebola will surge without control measures. they say new indications could reach 20,000 by november and rise by the thousands every week. the u.s. centers for disease control said it could reach

1.4 million by mid january. the first members of a 165 person cuban medical team to see array leone to help with the fight. they respect the largest foreign million team sentence to assist with the outbreak. the effects of the ebola outbreak have been felt in senegal's mining industry with 10,000 miners living along the border: senegal's government has put restrictions on trade in southern senegal. >> reporter: nearly 2000 kilometers from home, broke and stranded in southern senegal, from guinea, he shares the small hut with dion jones and two others. they all came here to make money digging gold. the ebola outbreak brought it to a halt. >> the police don't want us to go down the mine anymore. they are arresting some of our

friends who went digging. they are making random checks on us. >> the u.n. estimates there are tens of thousands of west african migrants who work in the informal gold mines. many are stranded. authorities fear they could bring the ebola virus into the country. so they have closed off the border and applied strict restrictions to the trade. only registered companies compliant with health safety standards are allowed to continue to operation. but few actually meet these requirements. >> gold miners in this village belief the government is intentionally pushing them out of business, using the ebola outbreak as an excuse to close the mines down. >> dozens of registered company, mostly foreign owned continue to look for gold. the authorities say they will allocate more land to them. ebola as of today has a direct impact on our business. concerns for not just the health

issues but management and the government has made concerted effort and we are working with them to make sure. last year, the government received close to $23 million from terenga gold but receives no revenue from informal mining. some believe authorities are using ebola to chase them away. this year, this, too, will be sold off to a big company. despite the restrictions, they continue to dig. there might be just enough gold to buy a ticket out of here. nicholas hawk, southern senegal. >> thousands have attended at a time fufrnrals of two palestinians shotded by israeli forces. israel accused them of killing three settlers in june. at the time, hundreds of palestinians were detained in the search for them. those mass arrests increased tensions shortly before the seven-week bombing of gaza in july.

a month now actually since israel and palestinians have had a soos fire. they are due to hold talks in cairo to create a more permanent truce. but many doubt these negotiations will be successful. flags flutter. thousands of families used to live in this gaza neighborhood. it's been a month since the truce began. little if nothing has been achieved so far to rebuild the lives of gaza's people: as permanent cease-fire talks begin again, there isn't much hope among people here there is no hope. nothing will improvement life just gets more miserable. >> we understand we had to suffer during the war. but after the war, the suffering has just got worse. >> the palestinian government wants israel to lift its land,

air and sea blockade of gaza. this is the carner crossing, which israel closed in 2007. since the fighting stopped, it is partially opened one of its five boarders with gaza to allow aid and essential food stuffs in. but it's banned rebuilding materials such as cement because it says hamas may use it to rebuild tunnels. the palestinians also want an airport they once had one. >> this is all that remains of the airport here in gaza. it was destroyed by the israelis in 2001. having it rebuilt is one of the key demands being made by the palestinians. it is very unlikely to happen because hamas and the other armed faxes are refusing to disarm. this may look like a dusty cuellar ry but it's the sites where palestinians wants a port. the late palestinian lead ter laid the first stone in the sea here in 1999 and nothing has been done since. fishermen are back on the water

after the war, but israel bans them from fishing furthers earn 10 kilometers. intimidation and arizona by the israeli dmaef continue. this is gaza's border with egypt and since last year's military coup, there have been few people leaving gaza through this crossing. the only palestinians allowed into egypt at raffa must have permits to seavey merge emergency medical treatment, dual citizenship or a work visa for another country. israel scribes hamas as terrorists. hamas says it's a resistance group fighting for index just as others have done throughout history. the people hearsay they are living in the world's largest open prison, a place they say is only when the bombs are falling. charles strafford, al jazeera, gaza. >> we continue to demand the release of our journalists imprisoned in egypt. they have been detained for 270

days falsely accused of aidingly the outlawed muslim brother hood. two with a seven-year sentence, mohammed got an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. the three are appealing their convictions. the egyptian president has spoken to an american journalist, charlie rose. listen to what he said when rose asked him about the three detained al jazeera journalists? >> the al jazeera journalists, i realize you believe it's in the courts, in the judiciary. john kerry spoke to you about this. i have asked this question often: you shouldn't be imprisoning journalists. they are not a threat to the state. and they are in prison in egypt. and you could do something about that. why haven't you?

>> translator: i will again, i will again be honest with you. i wish egypt had not been facing such a situation in egypt. regardless of -- regardless of their indictment or they are innocent or, the best thing was to get them out of the country. but at that time, when they were arrested, i was not responsible for the country at that time. i was only the minister of defense. this is one point. the second point is that formalities are still in process. any state, any state understands that if there is even anything, any violation on the part of the journalist, no country would like to learn this.

countries would not need lengthy debate about having journalists in prison. i hope that it is understood, i wish they hadn't been arrested or even stand in a court. >> 25,000 people in northern mexico have been advised not to use water from the sinora river basin after reports of a toxin spill from a copper mine. it produces 200,000 tons of copper. they say it caused their containment ponds to overflow. >> indingous groups are hurt badly. in some regions it's more profitable than drugs trafficking. a report now from colombia.

>> it mining has been a communal affair as ancestors have done for hundreds of years, men and women of all ages chip away at rocks in search of gold. it's a way to make a modest living but also an activity deeply link today their culture. >> i started when i was five years old, since i knew what mining was. this unites us. we don't want multi-national companies here or illegal groups with excavators and mercury that pollute the river. >> for 20 years, the community has managed to defend their territory for powerful interests and large-scale mining. now, they say they are proving defenselyless against the latest threat. >> half a dozen legal mines scar the river along the valley under control of armed min, bulldozers dig holes day and night. the community says farc rebels and criminal gangs exploit them. leaders receive death threats

for reporting their presence and some had to leave. >> translator: armed groups depend upon this activity now. so anything we say turns us into a target. we live in fear because we don't know what they are capable of and we feel the government is not doing anything about it. >> some say illegal mining out strips drug trafficking as the main source of criminal income in many regions. >> increasing the international price of gold, a source of resources, that this is by nature illegal. they have to rely on violence in the same way they do it with drug trafficking to enforce property rights, to control territories. >> in san antonio, over 2,000 people worked at this legal mine until part of it collapsed killing 14. only then did the police shut it down. >> it's been like a domino effect. they took away the gold, destroyed the environment and

the very fabric of our once agricultural community. we are left with nothing. >> the government says eight out of 10 gold mines in the country are unlicensed to be able to do little about it lead to go more violence and displacement t al jazeera, letoma kalka. >> more ahead this news hour, free speech under threat in south korea where we speak to an artist banned fror being provocative. this confrontation in major league baseball. joe with all of the details in a moment.

>> at the moment, only candidates approved by beijing are actually allowed to run for hong kong's top post. >> in south korea, activists are taking protests against their government to new york to the u.n. general assembly. they are angry about alleged artistic censorship. from seoul, harry faw isset reports. >> perhaps asia's preeminent contemporary art event and no stranger to the provocative and the political founded in 1995 to memorialives the blood y

history. the uprising of 1980 in which more than 200 people are estimated to have decide. commission today make the centerpiece for a special exhibition but when organizers saw the finished 10 millimeter long work with its unflattering depiction of the president stacking are her response to the ferry disaster, they refused to show it and for weeks refused to give it back to the artist. >> i was trying to shed light with the spirit between the links and what type of system is hidden behind the state. i think i fulfilled my duty. >> if his art work was band from a specific gallery, you might think it would be possible for political artits to take his work to the streets but that, too, is fraught with problems. >> he has a history of run-ins over poster arrestt. he has been targeted for at this

okay walls. in a busy square in downtown seoul, it doesn't take him long. a plane clothes officer gives him friendly advice a uniformed items him he should act quickly. >> if neither can shed light on what law he might be babbing. >> this is the worst period since i started to work. freedom of expression is something that means you can go beyond social norms and boundaries. we are entitled to do so. >> that's what artists are. >> today, the law forces us not to go beyond the boundary. this is a really stupid system. >> the legacy defendant author tornado past extends into 27 years as a domeocracy and encourages officials to internal se seen. t it had consequences.

several others withdrew their work in protest. harry faucet, al jazeera, seoul. >> looking here, a controversy coming at the asian games >> absolutely. thec the qatar say the team for photos their open group game against mongolia after players were asked to move their hijab. it prohibits any head wear. they insist they were assured before the games they would be allowed to wear the head scarves and say they have worn them previously in dmeingsz indonesia and china. for that full story, head to the website aljazeera.com/sport. details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter and facebook. >> china continuing dominance of this year's tournament in south korea with the gold medal tally standing at 52.

>> that's more than double the total of the host nation, next best in the table. the south korea ians did manage to get best. china were the favorites for gold but were up staged by the hosts in the final singles match to start celebrations amongst the home team. it's their first gold in the event in 12 years. china had a lot more success on day 4, claiming six golds meldzs, including olympic champion who powered to victory in the men's 40 ohm meter freestyle. an epic encounter in the english league cup. liverpool will play in the third round. a record 30 penaltiesties to died the match. the teams were tied at 2-2. two players missed sending the match into suddenly death. inwhich he hadbly, the next 20 punishmentsties were scored.

it meant liverpool won 14-13. and through to the fourth round. elsewhere, arsenal beaten 2-1 by south hampton at home. the other two premier league clashes, sundayserlands and james e beat everton 4-nil to reach the fourth ground. on loan striker forres scored his first goal for milan in his first start for the club in their 2-2 draw. meanwhile, in germany, normal service was received in the bundesliga. with ball less options and a surprise package of the season so far having been the first ever season in the top flight. >> record topped the table but it now dropped down after the defeat. two goals from gerta and am the champions had a 4-nil win. they go top of the table.

real madrid's christian on med irano scored four times. it was a home side who scored first. >> just serves to wake mad rid up. gareth bales scored the equalizer but then it became the cristiano ronaldo. two, now three points behind leaders barcelona. the world's best goal for error -- golfer rory mcelroy as they defends their ryder cup title. the former manager has 38 trophies gave the europeans a motivational speech. understandway in scotland. he is a huge fan of the fwaurl team and admits he was in a trans listening to ferguson speak. >> you know, he is a very inprational sort of man when he talks. you know, he has a lot of

authority, and the room goes quiet. everyone listens. as i said, it was a great experience for everyone, obviously but especially for me being a big manchester united fan. >> returning to the olympics in 2016 after 112 years away. there has been more concern over the readiness of the golf course in rio. legal challenges disputes over lands ownership and the impact it might have on the ecosystem, dating back almost five years, the international olympic committee are not too worried. >> it's is complicated to organize the game. it's so complex, so difficult that you can never be 100% satisfied until the games are finished. so we are satisfied on the progress that we see today. we are not being playing tomorrow. we know we are going to play. so our path task, the organizing committee task >> the owners of the world club, we are to work together to make

sure that we believe today will happen at the time of the games. >> tensions are high in major league baseball with the regular season to conclude on sunday. >> madison garner struck pigue on the foot with the la dodgers, a confrontation led to both bulls pens entering so the field. the dodgers won 4-2. they will clench the national league west division for a second straight year with victory against the giants on wednesday. hit him on the foot. no big deal, is it? >> must have hurt, though. >> fair enough. thank you, jo. india, the first country to put a spacecraft in mars orbit made an attempt. it entered the planet's orbit after a 300-day journey. scientists marked the progress of the mission from bangalor.

>> history has been created today. time to reach out to the unknown the near impossible. on the edge, all of my fellow indians on this historic occasion. this report on the success of indian how it has inspired yenrations. >> up close and personal with science. jane is helping these children to understand what's going on outer space by seeing hy dro rockets in action here, they are learning about india's ma are.

s orbiter mission that's unfolding. it's the kind of encouragement james said didn't exist 20 years ago. >> when i was a kid, i wanted to become an astronaut but nobody told me how to do that. so i wanted to fill in that gap wheretin i could tell a child what is the right prosto see go through. >> what is that he wants the next yen ration of indians to know. he says india not only needs to invest in local innovation but also a workforce to support the development of its ambitious space program. >> to have the technology demonstration and to have these technologies available, they need to have a younger generation who is actually doing this for us. so in the coming decades, we should have those young generations becoming scientists and technologists. >> that's where we are working with these kids. >> in november last year, india launched its very own mars or

bitter. they built the spacecraft for a fraction of nasa's mars mission. for years, india struggled to access the space technology being developed by western countries. but some observers say that wasn't a bad thing. technology there, floo for millions, home grown space program is a source of pride. the government is demonstrating the government's potential as a major player in the global space club. >> india's low cost mars mission is proof that space exploration doesn't have to be expensive. it could encourage others to explore the universe beyond without the constraint of astrono, ma'amcal budget did. new delhi. the news hour here, thank you for your company.

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