>> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> >> hong kong promise electoral form to keep up the pressure. hello welcome to al jazeera. also on the programme - japanese authorities believe the eruption on mt ontake killed 30 people. u.s. air strikes destroyed i.s.i.l. targets, but fighters continued an assault on the strategic town. a wave of change. teenagers in south africa find refuge from gang violence by

taking to their surfboards. hong kong's leader says he will launch a round of consultations on electoral reforms as pro-democracy protests enter a seventh day. police block activists. students and activists oppose the decision to screen candidates elections in 2017. the politician says electoral reform will be reconsidered, but did not say when. >> even if we decided to start the entire process again. would we have enough time to implement the suffrage in 2017. that's a valid question because at the end of the framework decision within hong kong and the passage of motion by

two-thirds majority, we need to enact or amend legislation and that's time-consuming. we have a state in mind. this state on the calendar is 2017, and not 2018 or 2019. scott heidler joins us from hong kong. the stand off continues between protesters. bridge us up to date on -- bring us up to date on what is happening? >> we are standing on the front line of the bulk of where the protesters gather. we are on this side of where the police are. there are batons around. i don't see shields. what is interesting is the location. that's why they picked this spot. we are at a point where three major arteries come together, multiple lanes a block from where we are, the central government.

this is where the legislators are. that's why the protesters are here, and have been here for the last several days. what is going to be interesting, and that is what we are focused on, and that is what is going to happen in the coming hours. we are 13 hours away from the first business day of the next week. monday morning. that's why there's a concern. in the central part of the city. in the other side of the building is where the central banking district is in hong kong. the stock exchange. it will be a very major issue come monday morning. if the thousands of protesters are here. snarling and preventing people getting to work. essentially the business of hong kong. the leader has now said he'll have further consolidations on electoral reform. what does it mean. >> yes, that is what the protest leaders and the people that have been watching are waiting to

hear. he said they'll start consultations. we covered it extensively when the announcement was made, how the elections will take place in 2017. there'll be a small pool of candidates, and that would by authorities in beijing, the people in hong kong would be able to cast their ballot, but not decide who is on the ballot. that is the main issue. after that week, after the decision was made, was pretty much the beijing official. he left pretty much saying that's the deal. how that's going to reopened, and there'll be further consultations, will the leader move on that, that's a difficult issue for the hong kong government to push with beijing. because there's thousands on the streets, the government had to do something, and that was the first move, saying consultations would begin again. >> scott heidler in hong kong.

thanks. in japan, 30 hikers are feared dead near the peak of an erupting volcano. rescuers found them in cardiac arrest near the summit of mt ontake. the pictures were captured on a mobile phone. japanese police will not confirm the deaths before conducting formal examinations. the rescue workers had been concentrating on the area near the summit of mt ontake, and that's where they found the missing group numbering 30. it is believed that they are all dead, with reports coming out that they had suffered heart and lung failure. as you mentioned that will not be confirmed until official police doctors confirm that after checking those people brought down from the mountain. still believed to be some people on there, assisted by rescue workers, including defense force personnel. ordered to the area by the prime

minister of japan, shinzo abe. coalition air strikes targeted i.s.i.l. fighters surrounding a kurdish town on the border. u.s. central command said an i.s.i.l. building and two tanks were destroyed. kurdish fighters attacked the group on the ground. >> kurds in syria are spread across parts of the north. and in recent weeks fighters overran dozens of villages, they tried to take the town but have been pushed back. >> stefanie dekker reports. >> reporter: the sound of fighter jets in the sky. multiple air strikes on i.s.i.l. positions around the town on saturday morning. this is an ongoing battle and it is not over. as we drive east we come across a crowd of syrian kurdish refugees. dependent on handouts, human desperation caused by the war.

we have been humiliated. there's no water or electricity. there's food, it's not enough. we are so many. we are eight families living in a small house. we can't go back because they are fighting. >> reporter: 10km east, we experience the battle first hand. >> we are told that the kurdish fighters are in charge of that village, and in front of them is the position where i.s.i.l. is holding the other side. it's turned into something of a spectator sport, with many people lining up to watch the action on one. front lines. i.s.i.l. has positions around kobani in the east, south and west. as we return to the town, the earlier hope of the air strikes now gone, this is an i.s.i.l. attack. they are not inside kobani, this is an active front line. it's made hundreds more syrian kurds cross into turkey. >> we don't have enough weapons

to surprise them. nobody help us. >> how we can destroy the tanks, how we can. we are dying here. lots of people. they are dying. >> reporter: kobani is the latest refugee crisis in a war that killed and displaced so many. 3.5 years on, there's no sign that it will end soon. >> meanwhile the syrian observatory for human rights says three refineries were hit. monitoring groups said the coalition strikes hit near the town. it includes many oil fields. i.s.i.l. funds itself by selling oil on the black market. >> a military vehicle has been bombed in the capital. no one has been killed in the explosion. >> security is tight in kabul,

ahead of the inauguration of george christopher gibson, who will -- ashraf ghani, who will replace president karzai. >> the bomb was attached to the underside of a military truck, exploding at the edge of the presidential compound. the gates leading to the main gate of the presidential counter, 24 hours before the inauguration held inside that presidential compound. while it was a small bomb, one person was injured, i am sure it was putting the afghan forces on higher alert. we are expecting it to be shut down as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of ashraf ghani, karzai hands over power. afghanistan seen in its history, it will be an historic day. one of the challenges that

ashraf ghani will face as he moves forward. also a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having a major shortfall, the establishment of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, afghans see it as a historic day, a jubilant day. the government will face many challenges as afghanistan buts the economy on its feet. the security fighting taliban, renewed fighting gaz christopher gibson, a prolonged fight down the south as the security system, the new government takes care of the security situation. a lot of governments ahead. houthi rebels signing a deal. restoring power, but there's little evidence. we have this report from sanaa. >> it's an agreement that is supposed to end the conflict in

yemen. the appendix stipulates that the fighters withdraw from sanaa and other areas, and hand over weapons to the central government. >> translation: we were not attending to have the appendix signed because it's an integral part of the document that you have signed already. this is to allay confusion. >> but the minutes before the signing was full of controversy. party leaders were angry that no houthi took the trouble to attend the ceremony. they were only in the presence of government official. the party leaders made sure to notify the mediator. as we sit here, violations are being exited. >> what are the guarantees, said this one. that the other side will adhere to the agreement. we don't know if this is the same text or it's been modified.

the u.n. envoy was asked to read out the final draft of the appendix. instead he insisted it's the same original text without any modifications. >> they say they have signed the agreement overnight, away from the cameras. the other party leaders signed, but reluctantly, and the number of reservations raised could be more than the number of points in the agreement. >> the state won't destroy its soup rem si. and the law on constitution won't be implemented. the security agreement means the militias should leave the capital. once the houthis took over the city, the army and the state authorities have become invisible. after they withdraw the gunmen, they are expected to become a main player in yemen's future politics. a police officer has been

shot in the u.s. city ferguson, mississippi, the same city where a black teenager was shot. no one has been arrested. the officer was responding to a burglary on saturday when he was shot in the arm. his wound is not considered life threatening. still to come - al jazeera find evidence of sleeper cells used by i.s.i.l. plus... >> nearly 1 million tajiks head to russia. i look at the impact this is having an traditional family

structures. welcome back, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. hong kong's leader said he'd launch a round of consultations on electoral reforms. activists are demanding the right to choose the next leader. china insists on approving the candidates. >> more than 30 hikers and japan are feared dead. rescuers found them in cardiac arrest near the summit. >> late september is autumn in japan, a prop ou loor time for -- popular time for people to go hikic. u.s. central command says an i.s.i.l. building and two tanks were destroyed near kobani, three refineries were also hit. well, the group has been capitalizing on sectarian

divisions controlling a number of sunni areas. that is evident in kirkuk where i.s.i.l. sleeper sells operate with relative impunity. >> in a bloog side kurdish special forces follow up on a tip off that an i.s.i.l. sleeper cell is hiding here. they discover a container, hidden inside, weapons, ammunition and explosives. three men were at the site, moving to kirkuk after fleeing the fighting and boasted to the officers if a they were capitol hill. the men, and the evidence, were handed over to the local iraqi police to be processed and sent to the courts. the kurdish officers had little hope the suspects would be convicted. >> main judges. court told us that their oms are not protected. i.s.i.l. attacks them. they are afraid to put their

families in danger. we counselled some of the judges are arab sunnis, and nationalistic. that's why they released them. >> the sunni arab population has increased enormously over the past few months as over 100,000 have fled the fighting and made kirkuk their new home. it's become a nervous sigh, with security forces founding if difficult to track down those loyal to i.s.i.l., hiding in this community. there are two kinds of sunni arabs, some are in league with i.s.i.l., and some are against them. it's important for us to give updated information to the air strikes. we have good relations with some of the arab tribes and telling them to stay away from i.s.i.l., we don't want to turn them into the enemy. >> the front line is 30km outside the city. >> i've been asked to keep my voice down, because we are close to the i.s.i.l. position.

it's 50 meters away across the river. the problem the fighters have of clearing the area is there are 45 sunni arab villagers living in the villages, they don't want to kill the civilians, civilians are saying we don't want to force i.s.i.l. out of the villages. >> an air strike hit the village, killing four, including two commanders. attacks won't be launched where civilians are living. they cannot weed out i.s.i.l. sleeper cells. only a fully functioning security system can do that. >> meanwhile, russia's foreign ministerize the fight against syria should be made. the meants were made addressing the certainly assembly.

>> from the beginning of the arab spring, russia left it not to extreme its to encounter a threat. we warned i gains the temptation. against others seeking the routine change. >> supporters and opponents of hosni mubarak fought each other. the judge said he needed more time. hosni mubarak and aids were accused of the involvement during the egyptian uprising. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and bad are are falsely accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood.

badr got three years for having a spent bullet in his possession, they are appealing the qubszs. >> sudanese president bashir is ready to form a new government. he is open to a reshuffle that would represent all political parties. the leader said all parties would have yal opportunities in the vote. nearly a million people leave tajikistan to work in russia. their absence is leaving many women at a loss. >> reporter: it's wedding season in turk ebbingize tan, and celebrations are in full swing. that groom returned from russia to get married. once his bride is settled in, he plans to go back. community groups that work with

the family of migrant workers warn of tough times for those left behind. >> reporter: migrant workers and russians go to the big cities and learn new skills. they are far from home. this is a big problem. >> reporter: particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. this woman has been trying to find a husband for three years. with 80%, mostly men, working in russia, mr right is hard to find in the local personal ads. all the good guys are working this russia, there aren't many men, and the ones that are are not well educated and don't raise enough to raise a family. >> reporter: poverty and lack of the jobs means many leave the

country. it challenges the value of this conservative society. most tajik families are aware of the draw backs of having one or more family members working in countries like russia. while many endured the challenges, there's little open destruction. there's root causes of the breakdown of family structures. >> long distance marriages are tough, and increasingly end in divorce. last month, this woman's husband abandoned her with a call from russia. >> translation: it's hard for me. i'm sick and can't afford medical treatment. my husband is not supporting us. i can't feed my children. life will be harder in winter. >> for this pride this is the season of love and ritual. love as a migrant workers wife will not be easy. the group's grandmother prays

that distance doesn't come between the newly married couple. >> spanish government vows to stop the region of catalonia from going ahead with a vote n independence. they signed a decree calling for a referendum. the national government in madrid says any such vote would be illegal. >> and in a democracy one has to resolve the challenges that lies ahead. nobody would be scared of others. this is our compromise. that's what we have been mandated by the great majority of catalans. kat ae lonia wants to spoke. it wants to be heard, it wants to vote. >> catalonia is spain's wealthiest region, accounting for 20% of spain's entire economy. there are 7.5 million catalonians, and it has its own language, which is distinct from

spanish. people in the catalonian capital barcelona have been rallying in support of a referendum. >> translation: i think it's just perfect. i never voted for him. he's behaving perfectly in the process we are going through. it's superb. >> translation: everything is manipulated and organised by the government in madrid. what can we expect. they have appointed those people to decide. that is not a constitutional court. it is constitutional rubbish set up by a rubbish government. >> the investor the worldwide web unveiled a new section in london. tim says his creation needs to be kept free of government interference. phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: from this to this. this was high tech once, and now this. just look how communications have transformed. partly due to this map, sir tim

bernesly. he invented the worldwide web. 25 years since the first web page went live, there's a cake to mark it. this was the first ever web page, which consisted of a load of text telling people what it was. the author is back in london to code again. if only every web developer got this applause. this is a photo onto launch a new exhibition, is festival. and the message behind it is clear. to those that want to sensor the web. keep your hands off. >> and this is why where it's taking place, this is hardly silicon valley. this is the south bank center. beyond the bridge you have the city, the financial district where banking made huge decisions. if you are on that brim you have parliament, where politicians make huge decisions. the whole point is that the web is kept very much in the center,

that neither the political seats of power nor the financial seats of power have influences over what you see. the web is kept as an independent mutual resource. >> when you have countries like china north korea, places that don't want to subscribe to that, how would you get that vision across. >> how do you get it across to a country where it doesn't happen? i hope people realise that the open communities where the culture - the cultures where there is free expression. free - working in a more democratic way, tend to be nicer and more efficient, more economically efficient, and so countries move bit by bit in that direction. >> this is an 8-month-long festival, the idea is that it's crowd sourced and people love and hate online, a snapshot of

what they can change. it may not have an impact. and the organizers say they at least have to try. >> now, a new batch of surfers are hitting the beach in south africa's cape town. 250 teenagers from nearby townships are carving out a refuge from violence, drugs and aids. >> reporter: it's winter and windy in cape town, so a warm up is necessary. after a quick jog, it's time to warm up the spirits. wim is one of the instructures at waves for trains. vulnerable young people were targeted. they may not have the best gear, and some of the suits might not fit. this is the first time someone showed an trm. >> the key is involving in violence. they face the challenges.

they won the challenge. we let them - it's also a chance to teach them to avoid h.i.v. it's a holistic approach to education, and a unique classroom. >> reporter: now that the lesson is over, it's time to put it into practice. >> some dream of being good enough to compete on the world tour or just to catch the next wave. the surf isn't any good. everyone is having fun. he could never afford. it's the way the investment pays off. >> i've been learning to surf. learning life lessons on confidence, how to talk and share if i have a problem. >> the cold is starting to get to everyone. over the dunes. the wetsuit gone, and the salt ticks. it's a rewinder that he's

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