>> announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour, i'm darren jordon from doha. protests continue in hong kong for a 7th day. >> coalition air strikes target i.s.i.l. fighters surrounding a kurdish town in syria. 30 hikers found dead after being found at the peak of an erupting volcano.

>> i'm nick spicer in germany where children of gaza are receiving critical care. welcome to the program, hong kong's lego promised huge talks. pepper spray was used on activists outside the financial center. it's the 7th day of protest. a day to handpick candidates for the 2016 elections. beijing condemns illegal activity undermining the stability. electoral reforms will we reconsidered. but did not say when. >> even if we decided to start the process again, would we have enough time to implement the process in 2017. that is a valid question. because at the end of the

framework decision within hong kong, and the passage of emotion by two-thirds majority of the legislative council, we need to amend the legs laces. that's time consuming. we have a date in mind, and this date is 2017, not 2018 or 2019. the protests began after the chinese government announced that candidates for the chief executive election in 2017 will require approval by a nominating committee. a statement by the central organizers say: protesters plan to paralyze parts of hong kong with a mass sit-in to push their cause. >> i think democracy is the most important values in our life.

so we treasure this kind of values, and we see that the prot scro cole -- protocol addressed by the government is so - the dictator, we have to stand out to fight for this, the democracy. we understand things are getting tense behind you. tell us what is happening there. >> we have been here to two hours. we have reports that around the corridor protesters and police have been face to face, if you will, for the last couple of days in the last 10 minutes. police officers came and piled out of the vans behind the

camera. donned their hats and gas masks. this is different to what we have seen a couple of minutes ago. the protesters are holding umbrellas and have goggles on and face masks the. now they move back. the police hold out the do not cross signs. there's something that has prompted this move by the police. we are not sure if they'll push them back or if there's a movement from the protesters. right now it's gotten a lot more tense than it has been for several hours in this spot. around there has been a couple of confrontations. pepper spray has been used. it hasn't been in this part or section again. we are a lock away from the government headquarters. that's why the protesters are here. it's a lot more tense, and we a seen over the last couple of hours. what will be interesting, and that's why this could be the beginning of a tense night

because we are just hours away from the work week beginning, and that's a big concern for the government in hong kong, a big concern for the business community. we are 11, 10 hours from the beginning of the work week. maybe this is the police posture change, that they are purring the protestors back. when you look at the central part of hong kong, tens of thousands of protesters are here. it will be difficult. very tense, it seems to have calmed down a little bit. it's a stand off, if you will. and they have been using the loud speaker saying back up, back up, and they put the police cordon do not cross signs in in the last couple of minutes. it's tense, but, you know, again, it ebbs and flows. we spoke to protesters, and they told us they respect the police, and the flyers that they have, little pieces of paper demonstrating for peace and

love. it will be interesting how this goes. the leader promises to have talks on electoral reforms. is this a concession, and what does it mean? >> well, we looked into the wording of what hes, the executive director of hong kong. it's not a concession. they said yes, the consultations will continue. that's part of the process put into motion. it's not as though they are changing things because tips of thousands were on the streets. it's part of the election process. what is very interesting is within that, he said that the press in that same statement, period, sunday, that he came out and spoke. he said police have the right to defend this part of the city, and to uphold the law.

not a concession. what is interesting, in the last hour, a gentleman walked through here. martin lee described as the father of the democratic movement. a politician that required. he came and stopped along the intersection, and i asked him are you winning. i said "absolutely you are winning. we need to be careful. the situation is attention. that's a concern of many people. i'm smelling some tear gas and/or pepper spray, not from here. i believe it's coming from that side. things have gotten dense over the last hour. >> thank you. stay safe, we'll come back a little later if things start to develop there. now, in japan, 30 hikers are feared dead near the make of on erupting volcano, rescuers found them in cardiac arrest near the

3,000 metres summit of mt ontake, erupting without warning on saturday. wayne hay reports. >> reporter: when mt ontake roared to life, it caught people by surprise, happening at one of the busiest times on the mountain, with hundreds of climbers enjoying a clear autumn day. >> for a while i heard the pounding of thunder a number of climbers started descending. i thought this must have been serious. one hiker managed to capture the eruption on camera. and he realised he and his group were in trouble, but they were enveloped in an ash crowd as debris rained down on them. it's a popular climbing destination in japan. come were trapped on the mountain overnight.

>> i'm so relieved, i couldn't sleep all night. >> among the rescue workers are defense personnel ordered to the scene by japan's prime minister shinzo abe. they are met by a mountain still spewing ash. the area surrounding the vol cane scro is closed. so far nearby towns have not been evacuated. it's one of 10 active vol cano, and one of 47 under surveillance. the last time the volcano had an eruption was 1979. there was an increase in volcanic quakes , but slowed down prior to seat. so the alert level was raised. the syrian observatory for human rights said three makeshift oil refineries have been hit by the coalition. the monitoring group says the strikes hit the i.s.i.l. controlled town. the era including many oil

fields, fighters fund their operations by selling oil on the black market. >> coalition strikes hit fighters on the town, surrounding it. two tanks were destroyed near the town of kobani, kurds in syria are spread across the north of the i.s.i.l. fighters overran villages around the up to of kobani, they tried to take the town, but have been pushed back. from the turkish side of the border stefanie dekker reports. the sound of fighter jets in the sky above kobani. there were multiple air strikes on i.s.i.l. positions around the down on saturday. this is an ongoing battle and it is not over. as we drive east. dependented on handouts, human desperation caused by the war.

we have been humiliated. there's no water. there's food, but it's not enough. there are so many. we are eight families living in a basic small house, and we can't go back because there are fighting. >> 10km east of kobani, we experienced the battle first hand. we are told that the kurdish fighters are in charge. and right in front of them is a possession where i.s.i.l. is holding the other side, and turned into something of a spectator sport, with many lining up to watch the action on one of the front lines. i.s.i.l. has positions in the south and the west. as we return to the town, the earlier strikes are gone. it's an i.s.i.l. attack. they are not inside, but it remains an effective front line.

>> we don't have enough to supply them and nobody help us. how we can destroy tanks, how we can. we are dying here. they are dying. >> kobani is the latest refugee crisis. three and a half years on, there's no sign that this will end soon. i.s.i.l. has been capitalizing to control many sunni areas. that's evidence in kirkuk, where i.s.i.l. sleeper sells operate with impunity. in a building site to the south of the city, kurdish forces follow up on a tip off, that an i.s.i.l. asleeper sell is hiding. they discover a container under

ground. three men were at the site. they had just moved to kirkuk after fleeing the fighting in the village, and the men and the evidence were handed over to the iraqi police to be processed and sent to the courts, but the kurdish security officers had little hope the suspects would be convicted. many judges of the court told us that their homes were in the south were not prejudiced. all these are too afraid to put the families in danger. some of the judges are arab sunnis and nationalistic, that's why they released them. >> the sunni arab population increased enormously, as over 100,000 fled the fighting and make kirkuk the new home. it's become a nervous city, with security finding it difficult to track down those suspected of

being loyal to i.s.i.l. hiding in this community. >> there are two kinds of sunni arabs. some are in league, some are against them. it's important for us to give correct information so they don't attack the wrong side. we have good relations with some arab tribes and tell them to say 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 arrived to keep my voice down, because we are close to the i.s.i.l. position. it's 50 meters away from across the river. the problem the fighters have is there are 45 sunni arab villages. living in the villages across the way. they don't want to kill the civilians. they can't force i.s.i.l. out of the villages. a coalition air strike hit across a river. two senior i.s.i.l. commanders.

the coalition hub will not launch attacks. they cannot help to weed out i.s.i.l. sleeper cells. only a fully functioning security and judicial system can hope to do that. anti-houthi dismonders took to the -- demonstrators took to the streets of yemen's capital. the agreement was signed and is expected to restore power, but there's little evidence that houthis will withdraw from the capital. >> it's an agreement that is supposed to end a conflict in yemen. the aism -- agreement stipulates that they'll hand back areas under their control, and weapons. >> >> translation: we were not intending to have the document signed. this is not to allay confusion.

>> but the minutes before the signing was full of controversy. party leaders were angry at the fact that no representatives were present. they signed away from the media and in the presence of government officials. party leaders made shire. this man said violations were committed. what are the guarantees. the other side would adhere to the agreement. we don't know if this is the same text or modified. the u.n. envoy was asked to read out the draft of the appendix and insisted it's the same original text. the houthis are asking something of the room, and that is because they signed the disagreement overnight away from the cameras. all the other party leaders

signed. a number of reservations could be more than the number of points in the agreement. >> the state won't restore and it will not be implemented, what is the use of signing. the houthis took over the city last week, the army and state authorities have become invisible. after they withdraw the gunmen, the houthis are expect to become a main player in yemen's future politics. >> mohammed joins us live on the phone. they signed this deal. any sign of the rebels leaving sanaa? >> not at all. not at all. we are now driving in front of the general headquarters of the army, and there has been

confrontation in front of it. i saw the military and houthis talking in a vexed way. and we have heard minutes ago that there were clashes near the presidential palace, and that the road to this military headquarters has been cut. and that is something, and there are barricades in front of the road, the military headquarters. 2 meters away from the place, we were almost stopped by a houthi checkpoint 2 meters away from the headquarters. >> the houthis are everywhere, they have not reduced their preps, and we drove around the northern area of sanaa. where the houses - the top proponents are located, and they are inside the houses, inside the university, inside the military zone headquarters. and nothing has changed up to the moment.

we understand there could be some anti-houthi protests in the capital. what are they planning there? what is happening? >> yes, there were conflicting reports, and the reason why the reports were conflicting is that the organizers are not organised and couldn't do much. they were planning to do to this afternoon at 4 o'clock local time, but then they decided to do it at 9 o'clock in the morning. only about 200 people showed up. it's an indication that the top organizers are unable to shape up in the street. most are being hunted down by the houthis. this actually disrupted the ability to show support. the reports we have are that the president is in favour of the demonstration. he wanted to show the houthis that many people are against the looting, against the savaging of the city, and the way the

houthis have behaved since entering the town, and he wanted to see a large number of yemeni civilians turning out in the streets, showing refusal and rejection of the ways the houthis behaved. it didn't happen for him. >> thank you. >> a lot more to come in the newshour, including.... >> all the dead guys are working in russia. >> why getting married and staying married is hard in tajikistan's society. plus... ..the difficulty of educating young people who escaped conflict, and a dangerous boat journey to come to europe. >> in sport, kenya's runners ensure an historic end to the marathon. more on that. a military vehicle has been bombed in the afghan capital a

day before the new president is due to be sworn in. no one was killed. it was near the presidential palace and several embassies. security is tight in kabul ahead of ashraf ghani, replacing long-time leader hamid karzai. jennifer glasse has more. >> the bombing was a magnetic bomb attached to the underside of a military truck in the center of kabul, exploding at the edge of the compound. just about 24 hours before the inauguration held inside that presidential compound. and while it was a small bomb, one person was injured. i am sure it would be putting african security forces on high alert. we expect it to be shut down tomorrow as dignitaries arrive for the inauguration of ashraf

ghani, as president hamid karzai hands over power. it will be an historic day, a challenge that the new unity government will face, and a difficult economy here. we understand that the government is having a major shortfall, trouble paying the salary of its workers. as ashraf ghani takes power, africans see it as an historic day. they'll face many challenges as they try to put afghanistan's economy and put the security situation fighting the taliban, renewed fighting. prolonged fighting in helmand as the new government tries to take care of the security situation. it's a lot of challenges for the government ahead. a million people, most young men, leave tajikistan to work in russia. they rely heavily on the money

sent home. their absence is leaving many at a loss. it's wedding season in tajikistan. celebrations is if full swing. this young man returned from russia to get married. once highs bride is settled -- his bride is settled, he plans to go back. community groups that work with the families of migrant workers warn of tough times. >> translation: migrant workers learn russia, go to the big cities. this is a big problem. particularly for those looking for the perfect partner. they have been trying to find a husband for three years. with 80% of tajiks, men, between the ages of 18 and 25, working in russia, mr rite is hard to

find. >> all the good guys are working in russia. there are not many men, and the ones that are are not very well educated. and do not earn enough to raise a family. poverty and jobs try to leave the country. not only does it change the dynamics of match making but change the values of this society. most families are well aware of the draw backs of having more than one family relatives working in russia. there's little open discussion about the root causes of the breakdown of family structures. >> long distance marriages are tough, and end in divorce. last month, this woman's husband abandoned her with one call. >> it's hard for me.

i'm sick, and i can't afford medical treatment. my husband is not supporting us. i can't feed my children. life will be harder in winter. >> reporter: for this bride, this is the season of love and ritual. life as a migrant worker's life may not be easy. the groom's grandmother is praying that distance doesn't come between the newly married couple. all over the world there are millions of people not recognised as citizens of any state. they have no protection. the u.n. wants to wipe out statelessness within 10 years. veronica pedrosa reports on the situation facing some in thailand. >> reporter: in the eyes of the law these people do not exist. they are among more than 10 million people who are stateless. as such, they are denied rights

to education, health care and the freedom to travel. at this mobile legal clinic, on the thai border with myanmar, they are getting help. university professors and students are advising them on ways to be recognised by the thailand government. it's a small step to the united nations campaign, launched on sunday to end statelessness in 10 years. this man was once stateless. this woman was born and grew up in thailand and fought for years to get citizenship. now she wants to help others get out of the trap of statelessness. >> everyone has a right to citizenship. every single kid who born - they should have a birth certificate, or any document that prove where they - who they are, where they were born. >> that is easier said than done. the koran people lived in the

area before myanmar and thailand existed and fled war and execution across the border. their statelessness is born out of a clash between their fluid need to survive and the hard politics of nation's stakes. >> it's the middle of the rainy seen, and most of the houses are makeshift, leaving the people upprotected. it's similar to their legal situation. about a third of the households here are not documented. that means that they are totally untrected under the law. >> after getting legal advice at the village community space, she shares what she learnt with the men in her family. she has four children born here as she was, but they can't get the careers and education they want. if they are sick, they can't access health care. they are vulnerable and in some cases they are trafficked. >> if we have education, we'll

know what our rights are, and we can pass it on to other people. >> reporter: norma and millions like her are out to prove that being stateless is far from being hopeless. all right, a check on the weather with everton. how is the weather for the ryder cup going? >> not as bright and beautiful as it has. it doesn't look too bad. let's look at the satellite picture, an area of cloud sitting over scotland. sinking south wards. it's not going to cause rain. there should be some sunshine, a weak weather system, bright but drank wilt. it's fine and dry across the u.k. lovely decent weather. 23 in london. 17 at this time of year. this wind is keeping temperatures up and looking good over the next couple of days.

madrid kitting 22 degrees. rain in spain over the next day or two. heavy bursts and rain into the south-east. turkey with unsettled weather. that weather is kurd si of the large area of live pressure. it's having the effect of squashing the showers out of the way. we go into monday. fine and dry. the weather pushed away by the high. still fine and dry across the u.k. showers coming to the eastern side. through the course of monday and into tuesday. warm, fine and sunny. >> lots more to come on the newshour, indian prime minister narendra modi gets a rap tuesday visit on his trip to the u.s., talking business and investment. plus... ..the waves of change. teenagers in south africa finding refuge gang violence by

taking to the surf boards. more than that, stay with us.

welcome back. a reminder of the top stories. hong kong's leader says it will hold consultations on electoral reforms as pro-democracy protests enter a 7th day. china insists on approving the candidates. 30 hikers in japan are feared dead near the peak of an erupting volcano.

rescuers found them with cardiac arrest near the summit of mt ontake. three oil refineries hit in syria. more reports of air strikes, after strikes targeted fighters surrounding a kurdish town on the syrian northern border. let's get more from stefanie dekker, she is on the turkish-syrian border. bring us up to date on the latest situation in kobani and what is happening with the fighting there? >> kobani is behind me. that's how close it is to the turkish border. this town has been relatively quiet compared to yesterday when we saw four shells hit. activists say it's not safe for civilians. to give you an update, there are battles going on. if you look at the map, this is a target. it's completely surrounded on all sides by i.s.i.l., to the

west, the closest 2km, and the south 12, and the east 10-12 kilometres. the ypg managed to hold them back from the up to for now. you can -- town for now. you see the turkish military here keeping an eye on events. it hasn't stopped people crossing into turkey. the mirp ministry was not allow people to cross back. they have now. many saying they want to help family members that are there, pick up blanket and bring them back. there are so many people that the situation humanitarianly is difficult. >> what is the latest with the coalition airstrikes? what have they been pitting there? >> that's right. they hit 60km south-east. this is a border crossing that i.s.i.l. controls.

what they hit, what we here is a few small-scale oil refineries. this is a civilian who buy the oil from i.s.i.l. re rely heavily, huge amounts of money funding for the group that the coalition wants to target. they have struck the small ones. we are not hearing reports of casualties. civilians will sell the oil back to i.s.i.l. or if youingle it across the border. they are linked. it is a main target strikings. there are strikes in the south and further to the east. oil refineries there. the strikes ongoing, but say none of those around kobani, we had a couple of air strikes

confirmed for the first im hitting what they called a house, a headquarters in this area, and two armed vehicles. all three were a hit. stefanie dekker there on the border. >> thank you. >> the israeli assault killed 2,000 palestinians. mostly civilians. many were wounded, including children. a charity arranged for some to receive treatment in germany. >> reporter: a bad infection swells the bone inside the fractured leg. here, there's a risk of amputation, but a better chance that he'll keep his leg. he's one of 42 palestinian children brought over by a charity in september. >> open fractures. wounds, infection the. and amputations. lots of legs, arms, and most of

them are critically ill children. >> it was a tough journey to europe, two dying on the way. it's difficult for residents of gaza to travel, even in normal times. in 51 days of conflicts, 578 died in gaza, 3,000 were injured. few can hope to receive the treatment available here. the generalan charity is peace village. it worked for years treating children in war zones. the kids eat and play with children from other conflicts. you have to wonder what scars are in the mine. this boy lost the use of hits hands, his family gathered in one room when a bomb hit the building. as they cleared the ruins,

another fell. no fear of that here, however. >> translation: everybody is kind of lovely here, and the volunteers play with us. there's a lot of friends. >> the children will stay here until they are well, and are sent home. a treatment regiment is sent home with them, as it's unlikely they'll come again more than 2,000 pilgrims arrived in mecca for the haj. another million are expected to join them in what is the largest annual gathering of muslim. the haj will begin next week and is the greatest act of worship in the muslim face. >> the english prime minister narendra modi is on a visit to the u.s. to speak business and

inve investment. thousands of indian americans will be at madison square gardens. >> reporter: narendra modi's visit to the united states is reason to celebrate. to that this family is a narendra modi supporter is an understatement. >> he's coming to the united states. we welcome him. we are excited to see him. >> patel's father spent several months in india, campaigning for modi, whose pledge to lift expectations has raised expectations within the american business community, ahead of a meeting with u.s. president obama. >> we need a relationship between the u.s. government and the indian government. not only does it help living in america, it helps living in america. >> reporter: indians make up 1% of the population in the united states, but as a group they are extremely successful. the average household income of

indian americans exceeds that of other americans. many hope better relations? india will elevate their status here. it's a remarkable turn around for the indian prime minister who arrived in new york to cheering crowds. until recently he was barred from setting foot in the u.s. over accusations that he did little to stop riots in the state of gooujer at when he was the chief executive in 2002. rights groups stay 2,000 muslims were killed in the violence. this woman is from the south asian solidarity group and started an online campaign protesting the visit. >> we want people to know it's not just about the group, but they represent an ideology that muslim is part of. this is a muslim nation, and they are coming from the outside, and have been there for thousands of years. >> a new york federal court

summoned narendra modi. the move is symbolic and unlikely to get in the way of business of the two countries. >> i love a debate about how to define the indian middle class, but it's a vast consumer market. that is what has been tempting to a lot of american investors. >> those investors are hoping the indian community is matched in washington. >> hundreds of people in serbia's capital have been protesting against the gay pride parade. >> plus hell back demonstrate or as they push towards the government building. >> serbia's gay pride parade has been cancel. this year's event has taken place this the coming hours.

the spanish government says it will appeal to the country's top court to annul a decree calling for a referendum in catalonia. catalonia includes the city of chad barson. the government says the vote would be illegal. in italy hundreds of young people take great risks, travelling across turbulent waters. some are placed in family homes to integrate the society. they have gone to the sicilian port si. fleeing the familiar for a chance at the better life. the boys arrive the in italy as outsiders. based on a family home. they are learning italian,

determined to do more than just five. 18-year-old momma left senegal. and sees himself as a mentor in the home. crossing the desert. ask in civil war in libya. the first boat sank. that, he said makes the next attempt more frightening. >> translation: in the second trip i was convinced i would never set foot in lampedusa. i was scared. >> all the boys want to call italy home. they are encouraged to continue their own conditions too. >> friday prayers here at the mosque, they are important to the young men. not only so they can continue to carry out normal activities, but so they can talk to other young

men, many of whom are in the same situation. >> this 17-year-old who doesn't want to be identified is one of them. from gambia, he is living in a crowded reception center, and remembers his drip from north africa. >> i don't know how to describe it. it's like journey to death. in the boat, we went too much. it was overloaded. the water is coming up. under italian law, unaccompanied minors stay in italy until they turn 18. many escape from reception centers headed for europe. the boys here say they don't know what the future holds, but surviving the journey and being placed in a small family home means that already they've been luckier than many. another short break. when we come back, redefining

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welcome back. the inventor of the worldwide web unveiled an exhibition in london. tim bernesly says his creation needs to be kept free of

government interference. phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: from this to this. yes, this was high tech once, and now this. look how communications have transformed. partly due to this man. sir tim bernesly. he invented the worldwide web. 25 years since the first web went wide. there's a cake to mark it. it was the first ever web page, consisting of a load of text. now it's author is back in london to code again. if only the web developer got this applause. there's a photo onto launch an, a festival. the message behind it is clear. to those that want to sensor the web. keep your hands off. this is where it's taking place. this is hardly silicon valley, beyond that bridge, you have the

city, that's the financial district, where bangers make huge decisions. on that bridge you a parliament where politicians makes decisions. the web is very much kept as an independent neutral resource. when you have countries like china and north korea, places that subscribe to that, how do you get the vision across. >> how do you get it across in a country that doesn't happen at the moment. bit by bit people realise that the open communities where the cultures, where there is free expression, criticism of the government, free - working in a more democratic way, they tend to be nicer and more efficient, economically efficient. so kind of just moving bit by

bit in that direction. >> this is an 8-month long festival. the idea is that it is crowd sourced. people talk about what they love or head online. a snapshot of what they keep or change. it may not have an impact. but the organizers say they have to try. >> time for the sport now. >> here is robin. we see a new world vehicle in dennis kenyetta the first man to complete a marathon in under 2 hours. shaving 26 seconds set by his compatriot. finishing in 2 hours, 2 minutes and 57 second. second place to another kenyan, faster than last year's best time. previous record holder has been paying tribute to the fellow countryman's performance.

he said: he mentions the focus is on the new york marathon, and the world record will be his again. ethiopia's women were strongest. it took first and second place. leading the sports coverage on the website. check out aljazeera.com. >> another story dominating headlines is the gulf ryder cup. the day's playis under way with scotland and europe in a strong position. the single session leading 10-6, moving within four points following the result between tom watson's squad, matching the greatest comeback. defeating europe. >> german champion, with the unbeaten start.

defeating col own. world cup winner. putting the visitors ahead in the 19th minute. after the break things got worse for the homeside when daniel scored an own goal. bayern extended a lead with 14 points. in contrast to bayern munich, a 2-1 loss against shalta. they managed to pull one back, but not enough to stop falling to the third loss in six games. >> one match in the english premier league on sunday. it's west brom against burnley. top of the table after a win against aston villa. manchester united held on for a 2-1 win, after the captain was

sent off for a dangerous tackle. 2-1 the score. >> chad barson replacing valentia. helping the kata loans reaching the summit. they are in action on sunday. they return to the top of the table would be somewhat of a tall order. they need to beat real sociedad by seven goals. hosting. the southern hemisphere rugby championship title has been decided with a final round to go. the new zealand all blacks with a third strait tackle beating argentina 34-13, the bonus point victory, enough to ensure the world champions are the best team. the all blacks playing springboks on saturday.

>> i'm very pleased with the way we played throughout the tournament. we get to win in many different ways because the win, because of the opposition playing as well as they have. turning attention to the mlb, and oakland missed out on a chance to glinch a wild spot. losing to the oakland texas rangers. donaldson belted home a home run over the fence. spectators blowed up the score to 5-2. couldn't catch texas, the final school year 5-4. meanwhile the minnesota twins completed a 12-3 defeat of the detroit tigers ending their hopes of sealing the american league at home. signing for the visitors with a brilliant home run, four hits.

a brand new batch of surfers are hitting the beach in cape town. 250 teenagers from the nearby up to ships are carving out a refuge from violence, drugs and aids. by riding the waves. the were from cape town. >> reporter: it's winter and wind yi in cape town. a warm-up is necessary. after a jog, it's time to warm up the spirits. this is one of the instruct jurors at waves for change. the organization targets vulnerable young people. they may not have the best gear and some of the wetsuits don't fit. for many, this is the first time someone showed an interest in them. >> the key here is the key to those involved in violence. so now when they are here, they face the challenges of the way, and won the challenge and then we let them free. >> it's a chance to teach them to avoid h.i.v. through safe

sex, a wholistic approach to education in the classroom. now that the lessons are over, it's time to put it into practice, so they hit the water. some dream of one day being good enough to compete on the world tour or just to catch the next wave. the surf isn't any good, but anyone is having fun. they could never afford to pay themselves. the way to change investments pays off by keeping them out of trouble. >> i've been learning to surf and how to talk and share if i have a problem at home. >> the cold is getting to everyone. over the dunes, the wetsuit has gone, it's a reminder that in a small way he's helping people from the neighbourhood with lessons that are valuable in and

out of the water. >> brilliant story. more later. >> thank you. >> south korean men spend more on cosmetics than men from any other country. steals have been growing rapidly since 2005. south korean men are known to be macho. why are things changing. >> this man is careful with his appearance. hardly surprising for the beauty editor of a men's magazine. he is far from alone. south korea is the world's biggest market for the cosmetics. this is more than professional diligence, it's a way of life. >> i have extra products placed wherever i go. in the office, in the car, so there is not an occasion where i don't use them. basic skin care is important. you need to apply moisturizer rite away if your skin is dry.

>> he's one of a growing number of men that makes visits to the dermatologist. today it's a mix of laser therapy and injections to raise and firm the jawline. >> translation: 30-40% of my customers are men. previously they would get simply facial massages or laser. now they are getting antiaging treatments to look younger, healthier and give a better impression. south korean men are the biggest users of male products. spending more than $9 million in one year. >> south korean men have a reputation for being domineering, macho, rough and tough, yet they have taken to cosmetics like no others on the planet. a theory is that me are trying harder for the attention of women, who are less likely to marry according to their parents

wishes. >> previously it was considered a taboo, but now it's a virtue. it's seen as a demonstration of good sense, and as a social and economic symbol. as a consequence, it has created a grooming tribe in society. >> if you look for it you can find male grooming the old-fashioned way. this man has been cutting hair for 45 years. changing taste means the barber shop business is in decline. >> maybe some day we could bring back the masculinity as before. perhaps in five or six years people may come back to the barber shop. >> he has to concentrate on the middle aged for now. and hope that south korea's young men tire of the trend. >> that's it from me. david foster is up next with a full bull tip of news.

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