secure forces fire tear gas as democracy protests in hong kong gather momentum. hello. i am martin dennis. welcome. we are live from doha. also to come, protests in the yemeni capitol as a car bomb targets shiia forces east of sanaa. >> targets in syria come under attack from coalition forces. >> running for their lives, trying to escape the japanese

eruption of a volcano. more than 30 people are believed to have died. riot police have fired at proceedtestors, the protests, they claim are illegal. rob mcbride has been watching the protests unfold. as more reinforcements arrived, tests clear they were out numbered by demonstrators. a crush of people trying to find their way into the occupation site blocked. tempers flared and everyone knew what was coming. you remember bel as went up to block the pepper spray and the pushing started. the umbrella made, apart and then the spray. officers down and hurt both

sides are feeling for restraint. the crowd had moved on. and so had events. from across the highway, more protesters saw the moment. racing across the lanes and urging others on this side to do the same. they met in the middle. the occupation just got bigger. to contain at a time occupation in a certain area. it found now ended up, going to taking over the whole center of the city. >> now, it was the protesters in charge of the traffic, but this was arguable in charge of this city's fate. it's a new day for hong kong. civil disobedience, unprecedented. today, we did something that we are proud of, yeah. the hong kong authorities this day started as a crisis. at the end of it, it still was.

now, one for beijing as well. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong another correspondent there with the people in hong kong is scott heidler. >> well into the night, still tens of thousands of protesters here in the center part of hong kong much this evolved on sunday. it started early in the day. pepper spray was used, a lot of the protesters used umbrellas to repel that and gas masks and protective wear on their eyes. >> continued throughout but something in the late afternoon, we saw for the very first time, the use of tear gas by the police. now, it started first in this area where we are here and pushed protesters down that channel and a lot more came back. around that time very interesting, the father of the democratic movement here in hong kong came and spoke to te protestods before tear gas was

fired. >> when you say you are winning, what do you mean? >> trying to block them, they are calm and peaceful. we have been saying this is a movement of peace and love. . >> then in the early evening, something we hadn't seen before. in most cases, you saw the complication of the protesters being pushed back with tear gas or pepper spray but these bridges here in the central part again of hong kong, we saw something that was very interesting. a lot of the protesters had sat down right in the middle of this walkway and the police with riot gear were coming up, coming up. there was a bit of a stand-off what we had seen around this area where the government complex is, the police unif you recalled this sign that said: police line. do not cross. when that happened a confrontation ended with police backing down. they walked back to the bridgeway. what will be interesting in the coming hours, big financial

industry, what's going to happen what are the pleased going to do and what is monday morning going to look like? >> to yemen. on shi i felt 5689. >> this follows demonstrations against the houthi capitol. rockets landed close to the embassy asl with in sanaa. >> attack has claimed. so what do we know about this group? it is al-qaeda spaijt. the group emerged in the uprising the following. hussein albakata said the government shares responsibility

for the current crisis in the country. >> you have to implement an agreement and you can say the houthi has n't done that or done this. before doing anything in the agreement, keeping some agreement and you will find out. are they going to implement this agreement or not? mohammed vall in sanaa. it seems very much as though the situation in sanaa is actually getting worse by the day. yes. an escalation is taking place. >> has started the very day after the houthi did took over the capitol. so that announcement promising

to wage an endless war against the houthis until they are driven out of sanaa. we have seen the car bomb that targeted one day later and they were killed in that attack. today, another attack against the houthis. a gathering of their fighters in a hospital which they occupied last march. they are using as a headquarters. according to an announcement by kuwait, dozens of houthis have been killed and occurs injured in this attack. replacing the situations in sanla, itself. the situation is tension. we have seen the ht handwriti--

en though there is not a pacific date, people are expecting them to show some goodwill by reducing their existence and their visibility in sanaa today and their activities were not reduced. >> what we seem to witness, mohammed, is a reaction to the houthis. exactly. that's what al-qaeda has been reiterating every day since they took over sanaa. we have seen the harsh reaction of the political opponents of the houthis, met some yesterday and asked them: what's the meaning of this lack of any kind of even political motive? saw this appearance, a couple of hundred in a city of millions turning on you in the streets to support the uprising of 2011.

when you ask them that question, they said, look. the government did not defend the city. the army did not defend the city. and we are political parties who don't have the arms to do that. neff decided to given them a chance to see what they would do. they bear the responsibility for the looting and for the ugly behavior we have seen in the last two days. probably they are betting that the houthis will have a second thought what they are doing and see that they are only going to lose by the kind of behavior in the capital sanaa. >> the latest on the rather depressing situation in yemen today. airstrikes have targeted three oil refiners in syria. this is said to show the reccage

airstrikes are said to be c cutting off a major source for isil. kurdish fighters continue to defend the town of kobane on the border with turkey to the noerth from an isil advance. >> has forced more than 150,000 people to flee into turkey over the last week. stefanie dekker is at the crossing on the border with syria. she sent us this update. >> the syrian kurdish town of kobane lies nestled from us here in turkey. it's a real lilatively quiet da four shells am landed fired by isil. there were injuries reported. in the last few hours, we have heard more military activity, heavy weapons used and a couple of really loud explosions and we

have spoken to sources with the ypg. the kurdish fighters that are protecting this area. them seem to be firing art artful from behind the hill to the west. isil had flakes here two kilometers. at the most, 12 kilometers to the south, also around 10 to 12 to the east. so a fluid battle and humanitarian impact has been enormous. over 150 ,000 people have had to flee into turkey they will tell you it is an incredibly difficult situation for us and they are terrified for these advances. i have to tell you at the moment, the kurdish fighters have been able to keep isil back. >> the palestinian president m c mahmoud abbas, live from new york. mr. ross, thank you for talking

to us. what exactly are you accusing m mahmoud abbas of? >> when you have victims of war crimes, they really have a right to see justice done. a soldier who stole a credit card who got a few months in prison. basically, there is total impunity. the situation -- >> could you explain, first of all, could you explain how much leeway does mr. abbas have in terms of registering with the icc? the icc obviously is signed up to, by states, by full ly fledged states, acknowledged at states. the status of palestine is rather obscure. isn't it? >> at this point, abbas clearly does have the power to sign up.

>> that's been the state of play since the u.n. general assembly recognized palestine as an observer state. so there is no question that he legally could sign up. instead, he has been using the icc, basicallies a fwharning chip saying if the security council doesn't impose the peace, i will sign up or if this doesn't happen, i will sign up. it shouldn't be a beargaining chip. we recognize abbas is under an enormous pressure from the united states, from his european donors, who are threatening to cut off funds if palestine goes forward and embraces the international criminal court. >>, frankly is completely unjustified contact. we have been very -- conduct. we have been very critical of the united states in the western european groups for putting that kind of pressure on ab bats. at the same time, we have been critical of abbas for allowing it to be a political football rather than saying this is a basic right of the people of both israel and palestine and it's going to proceed with it.

>> so if i understand you correctly, then, your fear is that those who have suffered during the last certainly the latest aggression from israel on gaza, the victims of that will never see justice. they will also likely -- there will also likely be petitions for justice against palestinians as well? won't there? >> i think it's fair to say hamas is vulnerable to prosecution because of it's indisk criminal natrat attacks into israel. hamas said it could sentence to palestine joining. so, it's not an impediment. of course, as for the man gas ans victims of israeli war crimes, they have little prospect of seeing justice done within an israel criminal justice system where even though israel has announced four new investigations, it's still the old game of the military investigating the military, which has produce no serious prosecution to date.

>> that's why we need the international criminal court, to resist the western pressure not to sign up and that's why you stud stop treating it like a bargaining chip and start treating it as a basic right of all gazans andis as well. keth eth rocket of human rights watch thank you very much? >> thank you. >> the boys of more than 30 hikers have been found on the slopes after volcanco this suddenly erupted in jam an. a report from mid together i don't, the mount nance area is portsmouth with weekend walkers. >> when the mount record to life, it caught people by surprise. the eruption happened at one of the busiest times on the mountain with hundreds of climbers enjoying a clear autumn day. >> the group coming out for a while, i heard the pounding of thunder and some climbers started descending. they were covered with ash, covered when white. i thought this must be really

serious. he wrelzed he and this his group were in trouble. they referralsed debris rained down on them. some were trapped on the mountain overnight. i am so relieved. i couldn't sleep all night. >> among the rescue workers are defense personnel who were ordered to the scene by japan's prime minister. they are being met by a mountain still spewing ash. the immediate area surrounding the volcano is closed. so far, nearby towns haven't been evacuated. it is 110 active volcanoes and one of 47 under 24 hour surveillance. the last time the volcano had a major eruption was in 1979. there was an increase in volcanic earth quakes earlier

this month but they had slowed down prior to saturday's eruption. the alert level wasn't raised wayne hayes, japan. coming up in the next 15 minutes or so, the most damaging strike in the history of air france is over. find out why in just a little while plus: >> a fighter in a hospital in germany where children injured during the conflict in gaza are receiving critical medi-care. an intimate look... >> ...wait...is that a camera? >> at the real issues facing american teens >> whoa...code red.... >> dreaming big... >> i gotta make it happen... and i'm gonna make it happen... >> choices made.... >> i'm gonna lose anything left that i have of the mexican culture... >> fighting for their future... >> it is imperative that i get into college... it's my last chance to get out of here... >> the incredible journey continues... on the edge of eighteen only on al jazeera america

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al jazeera. riot police in hong kong have fired tear gas at pro-democracy protesters. china's communist party leaders say the protests demandingfree elections are illegal. in yemen, an offshoot of al-qaeda is claiming responsibility of a suicidetac on the houthi fighters. the second after a rocket was fired close to the u.s. embassy. u.s.-led airstrikes have targeted three oil refineries in syria to try to cut off fund to go isil fighters. they control the town close to syria's main oil fields. the indian prime minister modi is just about to start addressing thousands of indian americans at new york's madison square garden. let's listen in.

>> there you see modi triumphantly addressing as many as 18,200. >> that's the capacity of madison square gardens in new york. thousands of people have been facing him pretty much since he arrived on this u.s. tour, this being the first official visit on the united states since becoming prime minister. our correspondent is outside. we will go to him a little bit later. but let's just have a look at the scene there. as i say, it looks to be filled to capacity. many people turning out to welcome him. many american indians took part to get him elected. as i say, our correspondent is

outside he is outside talking to people because many people shihab have gathered outside to protest. some to celebrate, but others not. >> a thousand gathered. they say he should not have been given a visa. he was on a visa band list or a visa back list rather when he last tried to come to, to america. new york's political corporate elitetiously there are as i say about a thousand people out here protesting. one is sati sation sha, from amherst university. why are you protesting? >> i am here because we have to make a stand against the politics and policies dis

turning an anti-minority and proern corporate stanchion have converged in the politics of this leader. >> how do they do that? >> it's well known that modi has presided over the worst attacks against muslims. he was never held to account. on the contrary, he led institutions meant to investigate him covered it up. it's known he presided over them. >> how does that link with his economic policy? he has been feted for his economic policy. >> it's becoming clearer and clearer that industrialists have kind of anointed modi as their man in government. a lot of these memoranda of agreement that have been stalled because of activists push back are going to be pushed through.

villagers will lose their land. environmental devastation is going to increase. one of the most looted places in india is in the state of badras. it became that way under modi's leadership. >> i think clooim change is also an issue that has been brought up here as well. >> absolutely. in the u.n., the indian government basically said they would continue to industrialize it's clear they are saying what corporate india wants to hear. >> thank you for joining me. none of this seems to worry the u.s. government. modi will meet with president obama early this week. back to you. >> shihab, thank you very much. shiab, our correspondent speaking with people who are not so delighted at the presence in new york of modi. from a relatively new leader to

an almost x leader a final speech as president of afghanistan a, karzai leaves as there are daily threats to the stability of the country. >> whenever i heard the sorrows of our people caused by terrorists or international coalition attacks, i would try my best to bring stability. unfortunately, i couldn't achieve my goals today. tomorrow, i will hand over responsibility to the next elected president. i will support the new government which will be led by ghani and the newly appointed executor, abdullah abdullah. i would like to congratulate the whole nation for success and prosperity. >> he became president after the u.s.-led invasion in 2001. his time in office has pretty much been marched by claims of corruption. victoria looks back at his political career.

>> it named him interim leader after the taliban was removed from pour in fo-001. afghans picked him to remain in office three times. first in a 2002 tribal gathering and in two subsequent elections for 13 years, he was a global statesnan afghanistan and became the world's largest recipient as international aid as the country rebuilt itself. as it prospered, millions returned to the country. there was a resurgence in education for the first time since the taliban girls across afghanistan could go to school. women's rights have expanded, both achievements that karzai frequently mentions. >> t.v. programs debate karzai's legacy and while opinions are mixed, the debates are a testament to a thrive free press. >> the media, the freedom of

speech coming trucontributed toe political maturity of the afghan people, especially the young generations. >> it hasn't been an easy tenure. there were a number of attempts on his life most notably in canned har and as a military parade in cobble in 2008. you reached out to try to bring a highless peace counsel closer to the government. it failed. his critics say he didn't enter early into international support and he failed to build a sustainable government. >> he empowered the war lord but did not invest in the after gaen state because he does not believe in the new afghanistan. he does not believe in modern institutions. >> his relationship with the united states and nato is strained by his anger over the killing of civilians.

no sources can ask for foreign planes to carry out operations on our homes and villages. >> he refused to sign a security agreement with the united states leave to go to his success occur. his final year in power saw violence by taliban fighters and record opium poppy cultivation. the afghanistan he leaves beside faces security challenges, the performance of karzai's successor will be a gauge of how after gangs remember him. >> al jazeera. >> at least seven people have been killed by a bomb in northwestern pakistan. the attack happened in hangu district, a camp for people who have been forced to leave their homes. refugees internally displaced people. at least 11 people were wounded. >> flash floods made thousands of people homeless in northeastern indian. center people have been killed. many are missing. farmers are facing huge

financial loss because crops have been washed away. >> in the united states, many residents in arizona have been left without power on saturday ausch heavy rains soaked the normally draw state. saturday's downpour dumped a recordbreaking rain on the state's capitol phoenix leaving many homes and roads flooded heavy storms have been battering the state for the past two weeks. >> al jazeera is continuing to demanned the release of three journalists imprisoned in egypt who have been detained for 274 days. they are wrongly accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. 70sed to scenario years in jail, and mohammed got an extra three years for having a spent bullet on him which he picked up at a protest. they are appealing against their convictions. more than 2 million muslim pilgrims around the world have arrived in mecca for the hage.

another million are expected to join them in what is theed the largest annual gathering of muslims. it begins next week and is viewed as the greatest act you of worship in islam. strikes against i.s.i.l. charges in syria. how the presidentialied an electorate around a new front in the middle east. and in the 2014 campaign broken. >> the oil billionaire koch millions... lesson.