. >> brazil's president faces a fight to hang on to power. the election goes to a run-off vote. . >> i'm live in doha. also on the programme - african union and somalia troops in a push to capture one. al-shabab's last southern strongholds. protesters in hong kong defy a deadline to leave to allow the civil servants to go back to work. >> could change be on the way for the catholic church. pope francis tells the top bishops to get real on issues

like divorce and remarriage. brazil's presidential election will be decided in iraq later this month. incumbent dilma rousseff got the most votes, but fell short of a majority. 102 million took part in the polls. with all ballots counted, these are the official results. dilma rousseff, seeking a second term, won around 41% of the vote. and faces a run-off with aecio neves, a probusiness social democrat. in third place was maria silva. she was leading at one point, but in the end got 21% of the vote. we have the latest from sao paulo. >> in the end the brazilian people decided they wanted more time to decide who they want to be the next president, as this goes to a run-off between

incumbent dilma rousseff, and aecio neves. dilma rousseff is feeling comfortable in the sense that she came in number one in the polls. she is going to face a big, big challenge, especially on the economy. she's overseeing an economy with negative growth. and aecio neves, considered a business-friendly candidate will be bringing up economic issues over the next several weeks assist we approach the run-off election. that is something that has been a big theme of the campaign. we'll see how well that plays out. as well as maria silva's voters. nearly 23 million voted for her, we'll see where her vote goes - that could be a deciding factor in the election. brazilians will go to the polls on october 26th to vote, and see who they think is best to be the

president for the next four years. the run-off a few weeks away. >> african union backed somali forces entered one of al-shabab's last strongholds in the last of the country. there has been no major fire-fights. the troops have taken over the radio passions. most members have left the area. >> well at one time al-shabab controlled many towns and cities. it's been on the retreat in recent years. they were forced out of mohling in 2011. the next major plough was the loss of the port of kiss myo. al-shabab used to get a cut of the lucrative charcoal trade. they refreed from the town of bidoa after an assaultly i don't think and somalia troops. the main road links to

mogadishu. al-shabab controls most of rural somalia, and transport routes. richard bytes is with the hudson institute in washington d.c. and said al-shabab could launch retaliatory attacks. >> the insurgents, what they normally do is engage in acts of terrorism. if they do well gain a lot of support, capture the troops. then they will engage in a guerilla war, seize territory and establish a government and so on. they have now failed to do this, and are forced back to the terrorism strikes basically hanging out in remote locations, establishing logistic base there is and so on. that means that we could have more incidents such as the kenyan shopping mall, which was a bloodied attack that they

helped to organise. i think the main thing that the government forces need to be concerned with is that in the military victory, they, and the strong community now need to consolidate that by making the political, economic, social reforms to establish a secure government, something that can rely on fewer au forces. i.s.i.l. fighters have taken over part of a hill overlooking the syrian side of kobani on the border with turkey. the pictures show the vaps on the hill -- advance on the hill. thousands of kurds fled after weeks of fighting. bernard smith has more from the town of sewer itch across the border in turkey. >> turkish authorities evacuated residents from the border area, because i.s.i.l. fighters seized a hill from the south. they are shelling the town.

some of the stray shells have been falling on turkey's soil. one family was injured when a shell hit the house. as the vehicles leave, military vehicles go into kobani. there are reinforcements reinforcing a turkish military presence along the border. while that is happening, the leader of the main syrian kurdish part, he has been in ankara meeting turkish security officials. we don't know what happened in that meeting, the subject of the meeting, but what has to be on the agenda is how the kurds will defend kobani from the advancing i.s.i.l. forces. >> opposition fighters in syria have made gains in a strategically important area. they have taken control of alhara hill, from where they can push north into the countryside.

we have this report. opposition fighters are on the offensive. they have stormed o'hara hill after hours of fighting after overcoming efforts to stop them using war planes and missiles. >> we are not terrorists, we are fighting killers, defending ourselves. we reject sectarianism presented by the regime. down with bashar al-assad. >> o'hara hill is important. it's situated between two syrian provinces. the opposition wants to build a corridor to the country side, which is already under its control. >> translation: god willing we will march towards bashar al-assad's presidential ball as. >> the position is taking control of the town alhara, home to a syrian army infantry brigade. the town was a supply route for

forces based in the nearby hills. the opposition says it killed more than 1500 soldiers. it seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition. opposition forces say the next goal is to control the route leading to damascus. that could be difficult. the syrian air force controls the skies, a weapon that is fatal for the position. and on the ground opposition fighters continue to fight government troops and islamic state of iraq and levant. hundreds of al qaeda-linked fighters reportedly launched an offensive in the north-east of lebanon, near the border of syria. hezbollah's forces confronted the group. 16 fighters said to be affiliated with al nusra front were reportedly killed. in hong kong a small number of demonstrators are still on the streets after a deadline for

them to leave the sites. crowd dwindled, allowing civil servants to return to work. they are angry at plans to vet votes, demanding that beijing should hold free elections. doup is in hong kong. ordinarily the site of civil servants going to work wouldn't cause interest. in hong kong it did. it was a significant moment and a turning point. the chief executive, cy leung, who refuses to resign said unless civil servants were able to reach their desks on monday, the police may take unspecified action against the protesters. the numbers dwindle, but the blockades, barricades are in force, not just here, butt out cy leung's office, and at the government complex nearby.

you sense the movement is beginning to lose momentum, there's division within the ranks, leadership is in disarray. and church leaders and politicians are on both sides of the divide. appealing for the students to step back from the brink. they say they have made their point, but it's not worth dying for. the secretary made the astonishing commitment that the hong kong government was unprepared for the process, raising the possibility that the fear among the people, that perhaps the people's liberation army may have to be used to end the turmoil that began 10 days ago. >> still to come - could change be on the way for the catholic church. >> pope francis sells top bishops to get real on issues of marriage and divorce. >> time to shine - zimbabwe's

international film festival, and films shown against the odds. outbreak. >> the death toll from this epidemic could be much higher than anyone knows. >> the search for answers. >> 8000 people are already dead, mr. president. who should answer for those people? >> who brought cholera to haiti? >> so you don't have to explain yourselves? >> no. >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's hard-hitting, >> today, they will be arrested. >> groundbreaking, >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> investigative documentary series. watch the emmy award winning episode: "haiti in a time of cholera". saturday, 7:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america.

welcome back. the top stories - brazil's presidential election will be decided in a run-off vote. incumbent dilma rousseff won 41%. and will face aecio neves, who won 34% of the vote. african union backed somalia forces took a last strong hold of al-shabab. the town of barawe had been

under the control of al-shabab fighters since 2008. in hong kong a small number of demonstrators are on the streets. crowds have noticeably dwindle allowing some to return to work and schools to reopen. mexican authorities recovered 28 bodies from a mass grave. it's where 43 students went missing. it's not clear if the two incidents are related. we have this report from guerrero state, where protesters are commanding answers but do not trust the government having. >> reporter: even the army can't get through. classmates and family members of the missing students took over a highway, blocking traffic in guerrero state. they say the government ignored their pleas for the return of students. rather than engage in that fight, the officer ordered this man back.

a sign that the government doesn't want to escalate a tense situation. minutes later, a burst of action. protesters took over toll booth and ran off workers. they started to collect funds from students. these students and family members say they'll take over highways and toll booths until their demand are met, which is to return the 43 student alive. they don't believe the bodies contain the remains of the students. they feel abandoned by pena yen yetto who has largely ignored the case. >> we call on peno nieto to hand over the students alive. >> reporter: most missing are between 18 and 22, in their first year at a techer's college, they were seen taken

away by police. the mother of one of the missing wouldn't give her name. >> translation: nothing they told us is true. we don't believe it. we know the governor has them. >> reporter: the governor did not respond to our request for an interview. he has not confirmed the bodies from the mass grave are the messing students, but a member of the human rights commissions believes the remains are those of missing youths. federal forensic expert amidst it all are conducting tests. family members accustomed to violence and corruption say they'll only trust independent experts abroad. victims of haiti's former dictator vowed to pursue a posthumous prosecution. jean-claude duvalier died of a heart attack on saturday, aged 63. he was known as baby dock,

taking power from his father at 19. is court ruled in february that jean-claude duvalier could be ruled with crimes against humanity under international law. >> reporter: it was a fascinating rehabilitation in port-au-prince. it's been muted. the news of jean-claude duvalier's death has not made is into the newspapers or the radio satisfactions. it's almost been ignored. when you come to the square where the palace is and talk to people here. many will tell you that life under jean-claude duvalier was better. the economy was healthier. they didn't have freedom because they were scared. but they had food. many were respectful that others had died. they will not speak out. those that are happy are activists. remember, jean-claude duvalier, baby doc, has not been seen in court since february, the case coming to a stand still.

many of its former members are in power here in the government, in michelle martelly's government. we don't know when the funeral will take place, or whether it will be a state funeral. many not reacting as expected. the first person in the u.s. to be diagnosed with ebola is on life support. the fan travelled from liberia to texas in late september. 10 people that came into contact with patients have been quarantined. u.s. officials are looking for an degsal man described as low risk. a hospital is preparing for the arrival of a u.s. cameraman that caught the virus. >> the bottom line is we are stopping ebola in its tracks in dallas, and working through the u.s. to increase the level of tracking for any possible cases

so if other cases come in, they can be isolated, and we are surging the response in africa to stop it at its source. a critically ill egyptian activist has been moved. he stopped his protest a few days ago after his health deteriorated. he is serving a 3-year gaol sentence for violating a law. al jazeera continues to demand the release of journalist. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 282 cause. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. and are appealing their convictions. pope francis opened a meeting of senior clerics, warning them not to impose moral burdens on believers. the meeting talked about changes

in the church, particularly on issues like divorce and remarriage. >> reporter: a year into his pap pappansy, pope francis faces issues. >> translation: synagogue assemblies are not meant to discuss beautiful ideas or discuss who is most intelligent. they are to nurture, to realise a dream. the lord is asking us to care for the family. >> reporter: the main topics are the use of contraception, abortion. also up for debate. whether divorcees can take communion. >> translation: i wouldn't agree

if the grope agrees to allow holy communion. >> i believe divorcees should be allowed to have holy communion. >> pope bishop has sent a strong signal. he presided over the wedding of 20 couples in st. basilica. one bride was a mother, some couples had been living together, others had been married. or the next year, he is sure to meet resistance from cardinals. >> the pope wants the cardinals to grapple with an issue. this is new. some stepped up to the plate already and begun to engage on the issue, as we go forward, it's a 2-part process. this year and next october 2015. i think we'll see bishops lining

up on each side of the issue. >> talks will last two weeks. some cautioned major reforms will not happen, many catholics take hope from the new tops. >> a former karate champion is the front runner. boyko borisov was the prime minister until last year. exit polls suggest his center right g.e.r.b. will be the single largest party. 4 million soldiers that now on the russian front during world war ii are listed as messing in action. some volunteers are searching the battlefields to give then a proper burial. peter sharp reports from st. petersburg where some of the fighting took place. >> reporter: the horrors ever war lies below the service. in this area known as leningrad

members are listening to the tracking devices. the siege in 1941 by german forces lasted three years, 900 days of terror, leaving many thousand soviet soldiers dead. museums have been filled with what has been found. machine guns and mortars, and personal effects. it is not a search fore them, it's a safe for the victims, giving the soldiers a proper burial and sometimes, not always, a name. >> translation: we found the soldier's medallion. it helps to identify the person and find his relatives. you can open the capsule. in this case it's empty. we won't be able to identify it. >> it's a job not without risk, the soldier's ammunition is unstable. volunteers have been killed.

among the diggers, this 17-year-old. >> translation: i wanted to pay respect to people that gave away their lives. i wanted them to be buried properly so they won't remain in pits like this. >> reporter: occasionally they can give the missing soldiers a name. in her apartment last week, they had found the body of her father she had seen when she was four years old. she was shot down in 1941, three months into the war. >> translation: i feel proud, unbelievable. i was proud of my father. he was a hero for me. when they called and said remains were discovered, it was exciting. >> it's not just the volunteers for the recognise sans croup

searching, there was bodies stripping the dead to supply the luke lative trade in war memorabilia in moscow. they are called the black diggers. in the market, the paraphernalia of law. foreign buyers pay well for these luted remains. >> at a military cemetery they lay to rest the bodies of the men laid to ground. a moment of quiet satisfaction for the team, and a consolation for the families, hundreds of thousands of missing soldiers, knowing that they will not be forgotten. becoming a film director in zimbabwe is not always easy. it has not stopped budding hopefuls from telling their stories.

we go to the film festival this harari to see what the film directors have to offer. >> the red carpet and the movie theatre. it's not cannes, but the film festival is a chance for them to show off their work. this is directed by the zimbabwe moscow area. it's about the first black president. his widow came to see the film. for young film-makers, it's a chance to learn. >> i get to meet people from different countries, different film-makers, engaging and talking about film. it's how we wait all year. >> 67 films from 32 countries will be shape during the festival. films about love, hope, revenge

and politics. there are issues that the artist are reluctant. it is sometimes dangerous to do. film-makers hope that will change one day. some are trying to push the boundaries and tell the story of zimbabwe's ups and downs. >> we need to get the political environment to know that my criticising doesn't mean i hate you, but i love you. it is because we want the best for our country. being best is being self-critical. >> film-makers get no government funding. there's a renewed sense of excitement in the industry much what is a festival without home-grown music to celebrate that. formula 1 driver jules bianchi has undergone surgery

after suffering a head injury during a crash at the japanese grand prix. the frenchman spun off the trashing, colliding with a recovery vehicle. richard carr reports. >> the aftermath of a crash that left the driver in intensive care with a head injury. drivers at the japan grand prix faced diconditions which ended -- difficult conditions which ended. a lap before the crash, the agent suffered a spin. it was while recovery vehicles were lifting that officials say jules bianchi lost control of his car, travelled across a run-off area and hit the back of a tractor. he was unconscious when taken to hospital. >> a recovery vehicle is not designed to absorb that vehicle, so the energy is dissipated back

into the race car and the driver, which is probably what happened in jules' case. it's an extremely unlucky scenario. jules bianchi in his f1, came through the ferrari young drivers programme. now competing for an anning low-russian -- anning low-russian team, he scored their first points. there has been no fatalities since ayrton senna's death, a weekend that saw roland ratzenberger die. much has been done to improve car and circuit safety. this incident is provoking difficult questions. some drivers believe the severe whether in suz uko should have meant the end to the race. >> we hope that jules bianchi is okay. >> the world of f1 is left hoping for the best, fearing for

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