>> announcer: this is al jazeera. a warm welcome from me david foster to this al jazeera newshour. good to have your company. these are some stories we are examining in detail. i.s.i.l. fighters take more territory in anbar province, despite u.s. planes and helicopters pounding them from the air. we are with african units in somalia, where they say they are on the verge of taking al-shabab's stronghold in the south. brazil goes to the polls -

142 million registered to vote in the tightest presidential election in decades. and a crackdown in hong kong for the protesters to leave is hours away. >> the words from the united states is that it has hit a number of i.s.i.l. targets in the last 24 hours, both in iraq and syria. air strikes north-west of raqqa have destroyed a large unit, and further east i.s.i.l. tanks were hit and artillery destroyed. across the border near the iraqi city of pham uma, u.s. planes destroyed two -- fallujah, i.s.i.l. planes destroyed targets. despite the air strikes, the group fought to the nearby town of fallujah.

we explain why that is significant, imran khan. >> this furious exchange of fire shows the battle against i.s.i.l. is not showing down. backed by tanks and heavy weapons, government forces are in the town. this is a strategic town linking anbar with baghdad in the south of the country. holding it against i.s.i.l. fighters means they can reach anbar province. >> translation: we'll never leave the city. this is the homeland that we will not abandon. because there is a conspiracy, we'll fight them, whether they call themselves rebels or armed groups, we are all iraqi, christian, sunnis, shia'as. if they want to talk we should have dialogue. there's a few kilometres twine i.s.i.l. and the troops. they keep up the push to the

city. we are seeing the effect of coalition air strikes on i.s.i.l. bases on the border with syria. it may not be the effect the coalition expected. i.s.i.l. fighters are pushed into the province, taking shelter in towns like haditha and others. what happened after forces and pro-sunni troops surrounded the area, and the fighting is shelling and clashes on the outskirts. the iraqi army have not gone inside for fear of casualties. >> with large numbers of fighters taking up positions in urban areas, it's highlighted how difficult the fight is against people. a fight that will not be over soon. >> a number of strategic battle grounds not far from the iraqi capital is proving hard to find. there are conflicting reports op who holds a town north of

baghdad. pictures of fighting - i.s.i.l. taking part of the town on saturday. the government says it is in control, sending out this video to back up the claim. the syrian town of kobani has been under i.s.i.l. control for weeks. kurd have been forced to hear. a stray missile has been fired from the town into turkey, wounding five. bernard smith is in sewer at, turkey, near the border. >> turkish authorities have evacuated people, because i.s.i.l. fighters have seized a hill, and are shelling the town. stray shells have been pouring on turkey's towns.

as the vehicles leave, military vehicles go into kobani, reinforcing what is already a significant turkish military presence along the boarder. while it happens, the leader of the main syrian kurdish party, he's been in ankara meeting turkish security officials. we don't know the subject of the meeting, but what has to be on the agenda is how the syrian kurds will defend kobani against the forces. the syrian army stepped up a fight to drive opposition troops from a northern city in aleppo. a number of opposition fighters have been killed. this is 2.5kms from aleppo, overlooking the only road

linking the city to supply lines. hundreds of al qaeda-led fighters launched an offensive near north-east lebanon. forces in lebanon confronted the group. 16 fighters said to be aligned with the al nusra front, al qaeda's syrian wing were said to have been killed. there are reports that two hezbollah fighters died. hezbollah sent re-enforcements, we understand, to assal. >> four suspected i.s.i.l. recruiters have been arrested. they are accused of wanting four men. four men confessed that they were part of a cell, with four others at large. they were attributed to a director of security, according to a state-run newspaper. african union forces in somalia say they expect to take over al-shabab's strong hold on

the south coast within a matter of hours. they held a town of ber ou way since 2006. katherine sawyer is travelling from the troops fighting the forces. >> we are at the edge of barrawang. african union forces and somalia troops are preparing to get in. al-shabab has been retreating, they are running, going in boats. i'm joined by a brigadier general, leading the uganda forces. we hear reports that your troops are in control. >> this is definitely the authority over this mission. i like to assure you, that barr ou weigh is sure to be taken. >> do you expect resistance? >> we do so. this is an economic center for

al-shabab, the tactical command quarters. we know there'll bell resistance, especially from the foreign fighters. >> we are told that al-shabab fighters are taking boats, going into sea. we are told that others are melting into the civilian population. how concerning is this to you. since the offensive, al-shabab has been fighting us, through and up through the areas, and this ridge overlacking barawe -- overlooking barawe, we have severe fire power, and the families, and most of the key leadership fled through the waters. the other way around, the al-shabab who are indigenous melted into the population. we have the intelligence and the tack techs dealing with the

situation. >> has the civilian population, the elders, reached out to you. what are they saying? >> we have been in touched with many. specifically a former district commissioner, held in prison for six years by al-shabab. he was released sick days ago. he says al-shabab are there, they are running, and scared to get out. how important is it for your troops and for somalia. how important is it to take barawe. >> the tactical position is great for the people of somalia. it will be a huge achievement. barawe is out to sea. it's a great achievement. a mass grave has been found on the outskirts of the mexican town igwaila, where -- iguala, where 43 students disappeared,

some seen forced into a press van. as adam raney reports, it's unclear if the two incidents are related. >> reporter: this is where a series of mass graves have been unearthed outside the someone of iguala, forensic experts have been called in to exhume the graves. it's expected they'll do d.n.a. tests to see if the bodies exhumed are the 43 student, missing for more than a book. the graves are a few kilometres from the spot where the student are last seen. government officials are unable to firm the story of the bodies. >> it would be irresponsible of me to say it's connected to the student. we can establish the location of the grave. we had human remains. we have to wait to see what the expert finds when it comes to

the genetics. >> reporter: a member of the human rights commission says the bodies were durpt, appearing to be buried recently. the federal government taking over the investigation, which had been in the hands of state officials. >> translation: the mexican state can't permit such an incident to go unpunish. we request all members of state to shed light. >> the bodies were found in an area where other mass graves were found before. it's a poor, violent area of mexico. >> families have been calling on the government to do more. >> after the discovery of the graves were announced there were protests, rock throwing and flipping offer a car, a sign of anger and frustration at

government action in the case. voting is well under way in brazil's presidential election. 142 million people have registered to take part. more than 500,000 voting machine have been distributed, including deep into the amazon jungle. the current president dilma rousseff cast her ballot in porto alegg ra and is looking for a second term, but will have to win more than 50% of the vote to avoid a run off. 11 candidates running for the presidency. it is expected to be between three main contenders, mentally hurt, looking for the second interpret as president. she was handpicked by maria silva, and enjoys support of the workers party, taking her on, maria silva, a popular

environmentalist, a former maid, campaign to the election of the working class brazilian. she took the place of eduardo campos, who died in a plane crash. she dropped to third behind this man, aecio neves. he's probusiness, a social democrat, comes from one of brazil's most powerful political din afties. we are joined live from sao paulo. we mentioned the size of the elect ray. at the end of the day it's tight, the race at the moment, isn't it? >> it is. absolutely. this is an historic election here in brazil. nationwide, there are 14,800 candidates running for varies offices, the biggest election in brazil's modern history, an

election full of twists and turps, and comes -- turns, and comes down to less than two hours before the polls close and we'll get the initial results back. it's been unpredictable, in the last several weeks, dating back to august, when eduardo campos, a one-time candidate died in a plane crash, that threw the campaign into turmoil, and now we are where we are, here on the voting day in brazil. i want to talk more about this. i want to bring in a brazilian journalist. thank you for joining me, has this been the most unpredictable election in recent memory. >> most definitely, since 1989. we don't know if it will end today. it's very exciting. >> and tight down the end, isn't it. >> there is. there are trends. you can see them coming slowly, and maria silva dropping, but too early to call. >> dilma rousseff has overseen

an economy that is in technical recession. she faced massive street protests, the run up to the world cup, and problems - why is she doing well with brazilians? >> in brazilian election, all that matters is jobs and income. income has been hit by inflation, protesters - 74% want change, many believe that she can deliver change. >> the potential has been hammering her on the economy and corruption. she is not tied to corruption, her party has. do you thing the attacks are legitimate. does the potential have a case against her. >> they have a case. it's the same. >> they have cases of their own. there was corruption allegations that were very serious. brazilians are in doubt on which ones they embrace at this point. >> if antoine roussel doesn't

get 50% plus one, she'll go to a run off. what are the two candidates looking to get out, other than the votes. >> she's looking for political survival. she has dropped many points in the polls. they are trying to look conservative enough, equal and transformative enough. two battle ground statements that are important. >> the home state. thank you. appreciate your time here. >> that is one effect here from brazil. there's a lot more. 100 million brazilians take to the polls, they'll decide who will be the next president. we'll start to get results in the next couple of hours. >> thank you very much indeed. >> still to come... ..the european union's poorest country has an election. which way will bulgaria go. searching battlefields in

russia for soldiers' graves, and jules bianchi fighting for his life after a crash at the grand prix. some of the demonstrators in hong kong, we understand, have started pulling back from inner city streets. government is ready for talks with protesters, as long as they end the blockade of offices in a few hours time. adrian brown reports from hong kong. >> reporter: china's government says the pro-democracy protesters are on a road to nowhere. the one road to the central district is blocked. at first students refuse to let this driver through. he's so angry they give in to his demands. now the government is demanding

those blockading the offices, relent. among a deadline for them to leave the area is looming. >> if it's here, they'll stay here. if less, we'll find an evacuation plan and come back. >> reporter: hong kong's chief executive warned the city could be on the brink of tragedy, saying the pressing need it for students to end the blockade so 3,000 still servants can return to work. leaders insist the building is accessible. this woman admits she is torn about whether the action should continue. >> we need to pay for a real democracy, like... >> even if it means people losing their jobs and not providing food for the family, you think it's worth it. it's a big conflict. >> mostly it was calm, time for

some of the students to catch up on missed studies, unsure as to how this will end. as we look at the pictures from hong kong, 20 past two in the morning there, they were saying earlier that a number of protesters appear to have decided they have had enough. are you refusing reports that there may be extra security forces arriving in that area? >> one of the reports we are hearing is the area that the extra security forces are being seen, people on the ground are telling us they have seep, is in one -- have seen, is in one of the main shopping districts. not far from where i am. the main reason they would choose the pleas is because it's smaller, and also one of the areas that isn't the focal

points of the protest. over here, you are not seeing more security. as this has always about the central point of the protest, you are seeing the numbers are dwindling, you are seeing a lot of people leaving, starting the work week. and a lot of people settling in for the evening, going to sleep. >> does the fact that the protest leaders admitted to having a conversation, shall we put it that way with a government official, does that lead you to believe there may be a deal possible in the next few hours? >> it is - i'd like to say it's a move in the right direction, but, again, it doesn't give you much. i mean, what it mainly does highlight is the fact that the two sides are still very, very far apart, and very far away from any compromise or agreement. the student group said "look, we are willing to go forward with

the talks, depending on whether you allow the protest to continue. the government is saying you have an ultimatum, you have to get off the streets. as one protestor puts it, you feel that they are playing chicken. whether the conversations take place, it seems far away from a a resolution. exit polls and it suggests a win for the center right brp party, but it is falling short of a majority. official results not expected until monday. if the polls are right, it will make it tough for g.e. rb to farm a government. tim friend has more. >> reporter: this is the man who must try to form a viable government in bulgaria. once a body guard to a communist

leader and a karate champion, he'll need all his strength and cells to form a coalition. >> translation: this is the point of no return. if we work together and are prepared to make compromises we can have a moral right to make reforms. >> it will not be easy, more than two-thirds of bull garians are pessimistic about the future. they have lost faith in the political class after a success of fragile "eggses -- coalitions. >> the most important thing is for those that enter parliament to work together, so we can get out of this crisis. >> i'm an optimist by nature. pessimism overtakes me. i don't believe the election will change. >> it could take up to three weeks for the president to bring party together to form a workable coalition. the main issues are the economy, fighting organised crime and

corruption, and a festering bank crisis. >> i believe we are at the point where whoever wins the new elections, and whatever coalition forms, they have to - otherwise they are are not going down. the population - i don't think they will have elected that. >> he has been premier before, this time falling short of a majority on a lowest ever turn out. now the trade offs with the smaller parties begin. it appears that support for the far right has fallen away. politics in whitey bulger remains fractured. >> the fear is that as winter approaches here and fuel bills come in, there could be more street protests turning to violence as hard-up families feel the chill of austerity. an estimated 70 million

people were killed during world war ii, and more than a third of the number were lost on the russian front. 4 million soldiers are listed as missing in action. young volunteers are searching old battlefields to give them a proper burial. peter sharp reports from st. petersburg, where some of the worst fighting took place. >> reporter: the horrors of war lie below the surface. in the fires south of st. poerts burg they are known as lenin grad. members of the squad are dragging the remains of fighting 70 years ago. the siege of the city by german forces in 1941 lasted three years. 900 days of terror leaving 700,000 soviet soldiers dead. the diggers filled a museum with what they found beneath the balle field. among the machine-gun and mortars, personal effects. it's a search for victims,

finding the remains of the fallen soviet soldiers, giving them a proper burial, and sometimes, not always, a name. >> we found the medallions, it helps to identify the person and find relatives. you can open the capsule. unfortunately, in this case it is empty, and they wouldn't be able to identify the soldier. >> it's a job ot without risk. volunteers and others have been killed. among the diggers, maria. >> translation: i wanted to pay respect to the people that gave away their lives. i wanted them to be buried properly so they won't remain in pits like these forever. >> occasionally they can give the missing soldiers a name. >> in her apartment. irena took a call from her reconnaissance squadron. they found the body of her

father. her father was a bomber pilot shot down three months into the war. >> translation: i feel proud, unbelievable. i was always proud of my father. he was a pilot. i was a child. he was a hero, and when they called and said the remains were discovered, when i lost hope, it was despiting. it's not just the volunteers from the reconnaissance group, there's another group of men hunting the bodies, stripping the dead to provide the lucrative trade in war memorabilia back in moscow. at a market outside moscow, the paraphernalia of war dug up in forests, foreign beers will pay well for the luted remains. at a military cemetery, they lay

to death the four bodies of men brought up from the ground from the reconnaissance squadron. a moment of quiet satisfaction for the team and consolation for the families of tens of thousands of soldiers, knowing that they will not be forgotten. still ahead on the al jazeera newshour. voters in peru choose a government. why there's a question mark over many of the candidates. plus... ..more on syria's campaign to regain control of the northern city of aleppo. plus tensions high as two of the premier league giants clash. we'll tell you more in sport in about 15 minutes.

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to the islamic state of iraq and levant. they took part of to town north of baghdad. the government says it is back in control. >> leaders of the pro-democracy most in hong kong had a meeting with a government representative. they say differences exist and more talks are needed. some are pulling back from the streets ahead of a deadline and there are reports that extra security has moved into one area of hong kong. millions of voters head to the polls in brazil to choose their next president. dilma rousseff is trying to secure a second term, but needs 50% plus one. back to the story of the mass grave found in mexico, close to where 43 students gathered. adam raney is our man joining us now with more. as i understand it, you are at a place where many of the families of those that went missing

gathered to get some news. >> yes, well i'm on a major highway between the state capital and acapulco, a tourist up to on the coast. behind me what you see is angry students and family members who do not believe these bodies found this time on saturday are the remains of the 42 students. there's little faith in the government. they say they want their own forensic experts hired. they mentioned aramon valdelinares famed for having a strong forensic history. they want outsiders brought in to inspect the remains. they don't believe anything the government is telling them. they'll let the traffic pass they don't want to cause too much of a prosecution. they totally rejected what leaders are telling them. they don't believe anything, but

want outside help to get to the truth. >> help clear up a couple of points. you say they don't believe it's the missing students. had it been said they were? i understood that it was not clear that anyone claimed it was the students, but there was a link made by some people. >> of course, they are not saying it, but they are mistrustful of the momentum building here. you have finally the government getting involved in the day after, and they find the bodies in a mass grave... >> difficulties there with the connection to that part of mexico. we'll be back with adam raney later on. so to peru where millions vote in regional and municipal elections, it's an election with a twist. many candidates accused of crimes, including corruption and drug trafficking. we have a report from lima.

>> translation: this man is running for mayor in a city north of lima. last month more than 40 kilos of cocaine were found in a campaign truck, driven by his brother-in-law. he denies wrongdoing. >> reporter: ... >> the prosecutor's office interrogated me, i'm involved as a witness for person involved. >> reporter: he was interrogated for two weeks. officials say there were many candidates suspected of having links to drug trafficking. public prosecutor says they crossed information with the electoral bodies and found around 350 candidates with criminal records. >> translation: we were

surprised to find nearly half of them have been processed, sentenced or vetted for drug trafficking, amid other creams. >> reporter: the electoral bodies don't have candidates, they asked the law to protect illicit money to finance campaigns. critics say legislators will meet next week, after the elections. >> reporter: this is an academic, investigating drug-trafficking links to politics since 2010. >> translation: we are facing a national scandal. the advance of narco power in peru. the man running for mayor said his party tried to purge it from people linked to drug trafficking. but they need help. >> translation: we need the police and electoral agencies to investigate people who can

infiltrate and harm the order by having links to the activities. the public prosecutor said the congress is dragging her feet. because of that, it is likely some of the people it would like to ban from muning may be mayors -- running may be mayors around the country. the death of haiti's former dictators has been said to deprive victims of an important trial in the country's history. jean-claude duvalier died of a heart attack at the aim of 63. he was known as baby doc when at 19 he took over from his father as haiti's ruler the the court ruled that jean-claude duvalier could be charged with coms against humanity after international law. we have more from port-au-prince. >> reporter: jean-claude duvalier known as baby doc died of a heart attack. he surprised the world upon

returning to haiti in 2011, an ill man. this is someone declared president for life by his father, papa dock, back in 1971. for the preceding 15 years he ruled with an iron fist. human rights groups says 20,000-30,000 were killed, and feared was the tonton macoutes, who tortured and disappeared people. around this time the boat people of haiti were well renowned trying to escape for a better life. >> there were charges against jean-claude duvalier, but he has not been seen since earlier this year in court, perhaps back in february. that has come to a standstill, disturbing news to human rights groups that campaigned long and hard. michelle martelly, the current president said he passed sympathies to the family of jean-claude duvalier, and a

dozen people from the former regime are in the current government. it could suggest complicit sympathy. the other question is what kind of funeral will be held for baby doc. maybe a state funeral that would upset many, not just in haiti, but those that campaigned long and hard. >> the first person in the united states diagnosed with ebola is on life support. the man travelled from liberia to texas in late september. 10 that came into contact have been quarantined. u.s. health officials are looking for a man described as low risk. and nebraska is preparing for the arrival of a u.s. cameraman that caught the virus. centers for disease control spoke on n.b.c.'s "meet the press", and despite the virus

spreading, it was hard to keep up. but he was encouraged by 3,000 troops. >> they are on the ground working effectively with our team and others in the u.s. government. we are seeing a terrific international response. other countries are helping: virus is moving vast. we are seeing signs that the response is more effective. for example, at making sure people are not exposed to patients who died from ebola, getting safe removal from bodies. that is encouraging. this will be a long, hard fight. >> syrian government has been stepping up attempts to drive opposition fighters out of the city of aleppo. it attacked rebel conditions on friday, a down 2.5kms from aleppo, overlooking the only road connecting the supply lines. we have this report. >> reporter: the syrian government is on the move in

aleppo. controlling parts of the city, such as the central prison, and now wants the rebel held countryside. on friday government forces attacked two villages and another, threatening rebel supply lines to the north. several opposition fighters were reported to have been killed. >> translation: regime forces us in several directions. we are preparing to regain areas under opposition control in han derra village. >> it overlooks the only road connecting the city with towns close to the turkish border. whoever controls this area controls the delivery of supplies to the rebels. this is in rebel hands. opposition fighters retook parts of the area, but the government assault did not end here. foreign fighters backed by fighters stormed another district north of aleppo. within a few hours the

government was in charge. the opposition fought back. >> translation: some of the soldiers and mercenaries have been killed and arrested. we are chasing them in areas where they are holed up. >> the fragmented nature of the opposition, fighting on various fronts is pushed further away by government forces coalition air strikes have strengthened the government assault. bashar al-assad's forces know they can't win outright, so are trying to push boundaries as they have in aleppo. human rights watch is calling on the united arab emirates to reveal the whereabouts of 10 libyans and six nationals detained. they are held by the u.a.e. since august and september. a statement released by human rights watch goes:

a critically ill egyptian abbing visit is in hospital -- activist is in hospital from prison after refusing food. he started a hunger strike in august, but relented when he became ill. he has been in detention since last year on charges related to violations of a law banning street protests in egypt. here at al jazeera we demand the release of our three journalist imprisoned in that country. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been behind bars in egypt for 281 address. falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, they are appealing against their convictions. still to come on the

newshour - we see the pope trying to tackle some of the controversial issues facing the catholic church. and more to celebrate for the man they call the joker - farah with that and the rest of sport coming up.

in seoul in south korea, they are trying to bring a bit of extra light into people's eyes. harry fawcett took a drive to see where they are heading.

>> in 700 meters enter the overpass. >> reporter: you don't have to drive far in seoul to come across a common features, repeatedly. this is the city of the overpass. 84 of them to be exact. a legacy of the rapid urban growth starting in the 1960s. now they are being viewed less as time-saving booms, and light-rubbing eye source, and are coming down. like this, an artery in central seoul, now gone. the city government says they served their purpose. and the priority should be on making the city a more pleasant place to live. >> it was a bit of a symbol of the area. i miss it a bit. we have more light, i like that. >> it's more spacious and convenient to walk around now. >> it's far from the first project aimed at making seoul

voib rant and end -- vibrant and engaging and a hardly beautiful city more easy on the road. this was a road in the 1960s, 10 years ago the road was ripped up, cleaned up and restored. >> despite the oasis seoul suffers green space. most estimates puts it at 4-5 square meters. it recommends a minimum of nine square meters and london has a figure of 27. and so rather than tear down the overpass near the city's main railway station, the plan is to turn it into an elevated park at the cost of 76 million. >> by not tearing down the structures and recycling, they hope to make seoul an international city where a lot of people will come to enjoy the views. >> reporter: a bigger bit of recycling will be under way as soldiers pull out of their home in central seoul. it is said to become a public

park, but work will not be completed until 2027. down to the race track with that news and the rest of sport. >> thank you so much. formula 1 drive jules bianchi suffered a head injury during a crash at the japanese grand prix. he spun off the track, colliding with a recovering vehicle assisting another car. officials say the 25-year-old has been under going surgery and will be moved to intensive care. >> reporter: the aftermath of the crash that left formula 1 driver jules bianchi in intensive care with a severe head injury. drivers at the japan grand prix faced difficult weather conditions throughout the race, which ended early, because of the incident. a lap before, a driver suffered a pin. it was while recovery vehicles lived his car that jules bianchi lost control of his car,

travelled across the run-off area and hit the back of a tractor. the 25-year-old frenchman was unconscious as he was taken to hospital. >> a recovery vehicle is not designed to absorb the energy, there's no give or flex. the energy is dissipated into the race car, the driver, which is probably what happened in jules' case. it is an extremely uplucky scenario. >> reporter: jules bianchi in his second here in f1, coming through the ferrari young drivers' programme. competing for an anglo russian team, he scored their first points. there has been no fatality ris since ayrton senna's death, a race weekend that saw roland rats ratzenberger die during qualifying.

this incident is provoking difficult questions. some drivers believe the extreme weather should have seen racing end before jules bianchi's crash happened. >> it was raining so much, tricky cans. >> for now the world of f 1 is hoping for the best, but fearing the worst. >> earlier we spoke to former f1 race mechanic who said it was a diff call on whether to cancel the race due the weather conditions. >> it's one of those things easy to make a judgment afterwards. the difficult thing is the conditions were changing rapidly throughout the grand prix. at various staples it was fine. at the point of the incident it was at the point, a cross-over point between the situation being okay, and it not. we just started to see cars going off. adrian suter went off the lap

before. it's difficult, a difficult thing to judge. what happened in jules' case is there was a lot of water on the track, and the racing cars are not designed to cope with difficult conditions when there's a flooding of the circuit, if you like. jules' car sounds like it aqua planed. lifting the wheels off the floor, meaning that he's a bit of a passenger. when there's a recovery vehicle, the cars are not designed for an impact of that nature, and the barriers around the circuit, the tire barriers are specifically designed for a racing car. they are at the right height. a recovery vehicle like we saw today isn't. it's an unfortunate and unlucky incident. >> moving to football news. in chelsea, they are five clear at the top of the premier league after a 2-1 goal win. it was a bad tempered game, and they extended to the two managers. the opener scored from the

penalty spot. costa hit his ninth goal. 2-0 to chelsea the final score. manchester united are up into the top five for the first time in more that a year after a home victory over-everton. we continue the great start to the career with a goal. the first united strike saw them beating everton 2-1. >> we are not playing good, but we are fourth on the table. what is coming when we are playing well. 90 minutes, because we played very good 45 minutes already, and sometimes 50 or 60. we have to do 90 minutes. elsewhere tottenham beat southampton moving up to six. west ham defeated queen's park rangers. in spain:.

>> ten. >> and novak djokovic - the world number one made short work of his opponent. he dropped two games. it's the fifth time he won the china open. a competition he's never lost a match in. >> while in tokyo, schick ory has been the the competition, and is fifth in the race to qualify for the world team finals. horse racing's prix de l'arc de triomphe has been won for a second consecutive year by a qatar owned horse. it is sponsored by qatar racing, the equestrian club. >> reporter: when it comes to

equestrianism, this has been qatar's first love. endurance riding is one of the most popular sports in the country, and qatar routines win top events. the country's involvement in recent years has undergone a serious expansion. for the past six year the qatar racing and equestrian club sponsored the prix de l'arc de triomphe. the 93-year-old event held in paris is the world's richest turf race. as well as being sponsored by qatar, their stables, based in newmarket in england, are starting to dominate it as well. >> winning is something. having good horses is another thing. that's what we are focussing on. >> reporter: for qatar, such prom innocence, you are showing everyone else how it's done.

>> the main reason we are in here is for the country. all the people in qatar, and hopefully we get what we are focussing on. >> reporter: there could be another factor for qatar success, a doping scandal in the godolphin stables, and is seems the qatar racing owned by the shaib's cousin -- sheikh's cousin, has taken advantage. >> it was ireland, and godolphin, and now the sheikhs really have been bitten by the racing bug, and made huge investments, enormous numbers of horses, and it great for racing and their economy. >> qatar has been described as

horse racing's superpower. there was no better demonstration than on sunday in paris, when the al-shabab owned horse won two years coming. as to whether they'll overtake godolphin for pack to back wins in the arc remains to be seen. >> that is all the sport for now. pope francis has opened a global sin og to look at the catholic church's views to look at issues such as abortion, homosexuality and divorce, vving 200 -- involving some 200 people and laypeople were invited two. >> reporter: a near and a half into his papacy, pope francis is facing a big challenge. he and more than 200 senior bishops, and lay catholics began discussions on controversial

issues affecting the church. >> translation: synagogue asem police are not meant to discuss beautiful and clever ideas, they are to better nurture and attend the lord's vineyard to realise his dream and loving plan. in this way the lord is asking us to care for the family. >> the main topics include the use of contraception, abortion and same text relationships, also up for debate, whether to allow devorsees to take communion. >> i wouldn't agree if the pap decides on allowing divorcees to have holy communion. as jesus christ said, the family is composed of man or wife. one can build a family and have children. >> i believe divorcees should be allowed to. >> pope francis wants bishop to listen to the catholic community, and sent a strong signal. he presided over the wedding of

20 couples in st. peter's basilica. one bride was a mother. some couples lived together. others had been married. over the next year he's sure to meet strong resistance from many cardinals. >> the pope wants the cardinals to grapple with an issue. this is now for them. some stepped up to the plate and begun to engage each other on the issue. as we go forward, this is a 2-part process, this year and next october, 2015. i think we'll see bishops lining up on each side of the issue. >> the initial talks will last two weeks. while some caution that major reforms will not be happening. many catholics take hope from the tone struck. >> you'll see me at the same time tomorrow. it's goodbye from the newshour

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