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first person infected with the disease outside of west africa. and a new view of the old land mark, how a glass floor is helping tourists see paris in a completely different way. ♪ fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant are engaged in continuing battles for the syrian town of kobani. the attacks intensified on tuesday as isil forces shelled the center of the city. kurdish fighters say they are fighting forces to the east and south of the town. al jazeera's correspondent is on the turkish side of the border and joins unon the telephone. you were very close to kobani. the air strikes seem to have

stepped up. tell us what they have accomplished or whether the isil fighters are adapting their strategy militarily. >> first the air strikes have effect on war inside the kobani right now, we can also observe the situation start to kind of change after bomb -- a bomb attack. that's why we -- we -- there is a huge massive change in war conditions, but there is effect, because 23rd day it's been -- it's been 23 days, of isil forces trying to get kobani, and all 23 days it was heavily shelling going on, heavily shelling that happened, and it was so hard to kind of respond back with the kind of not equal weapons. that's why the air strikes kind

of managing balance among the two forces. and i spoke today inside kobani, there's some ypg fighters, and they said the air strike important effect to stop these isil attacks, by there's no huge effect on kind of -- we can [ inaudible ] kobani from isil forces. >> these ypg fighters that you were talking to, what do they need? >> the main thing they were asking since beginning since we were in touch with these people, they were basically demanding heavy weapons. theying don't have like heavy weapons any kind of tanks these kind of things they have [ inaudible ] and some -- some anti-craft -- anti-craft weapons, but these are not

enough to kind of respond to isil forces. because isil forces coming in really massive -- with the massive forces especially [ inaudible ] there is the controlled by isil, we know that isil fighters have joined this fight since yesterday they include numbers of the fighters. also we can see -- we cannot understand from the clashes and situations from inside, yeah. >> all right. thank you very much. joining us from orfa in turkey. turkish police have used tear gas against kurdish demonstrators near the syrian border. they want force help trying to defend the border. there have been ongoing protests since the isil advance began.

bernard smith joins now. let me ask you about the turkish government. how far is turkey willing to go to protect kobani, protect the civilians in kobani? >> reporter: well, again, we already know and turkish prime minister has said this last week that they will do everything they can to try to stop ka banny -- kobani. but erdwan says he believes kobani is going to fall to isil forces. and he has always seen a general terrorist threat. he also believes the regime of bashar al-assad is a threat. so although turkey wants to see some sort of offensive in syria,

it's not going to go it alone. and the prime minister has said that. we need some sort of international operation, i.e., in syria, to help remove assad and push isil back not just from kobani, but from the rest of syria. the problem he has is the u.s. particularly is not going after assad. it's interest is in isil, so it's by no means certain that he is going to get this international backing to have some sort of ground operation in syria. >> and the turkish officials, bernard, keeping a close eye on these protests almost daily we hear that are taking place on the border by the kurds. >> reporter: well, it's a an indication of the frustration

the kurds feel. there were protests in other cities. there were protests in istanbul last night. an indication of the powerlessness that the kurds feel. they blame turkey for allowing isil to become as powerful as it has become, and now they believe that turkey should be helping them to force isil back. but of course turkey doesn't want to give the kurds so much help that the weapons they give them could then be used against turkey in the future. >> thank you very much bernard. as you have heard there have been a number of coalition air strikes against isil forces in kobani, syria, but they are also happening in iraq. six countries, including jordan and baja rain are providing the military assistance or taking

part in the actual air strikes that are going on. and there are 13 countries, turkey providing humanitarian aid, but there are 16 countries that are helping to provide both, and they include the united states, the u.k., as well as three gulf countries. those air strikes have intensified in iraq, and iraqi ground troops have pushed into isil-held territory. but in some parts it is not having the desired effect. imran khan reports on one such ghost town. >> reporter: battle damaged and brittle. this town is just south of kirkuk city. a week ago the iraqi army and kurdish forces swept in here.

clashes lasted for days, but isil was defeated, leaving likely unarmed residents to pretext the little that is left. so it is now a ghost town, due to isil's practice of booby trapping before they leave. >> translator: only the main roads are safe, while almost all of the houses and schools have been wired by tnt and explosives and could blow up any time. >> reporter: the iraqi army and peshmerga has to leave to fight other battles with isil. the situation here is an situation of the challenges that iraq faces. it doesn't have the kind of troop numbers to leave behind once it defeats isil fighters, and that has residents worried. they fear isil fighters will simply return.

>> translator: now we only have a handful of families remaining to defend it. we are hearing that there are huge congregations by isil in a nearby village and we are afraid they will reattack us. >> reporter: for now residents try to secure things as best as possible, and wonder if anyone will come back to the town, and if they do, whether they will be protected from any potential isil threat. the european union is demanding answers from spain after a spanish nurse became the first person to contract ebola outside of aftricafrica. marianna haan reports. >> reporter: the nurse had been treating two ebola patients at this hospital in madrid. one of the sick men was a spanish priest who was an aid worker in liberia. in august the 75 year old became

the first european to die from the ebola outbreak, the second priest was to die days later. they had contracted the virus in west africa, and been brought to spain for treatment. spanish authorities are now investigating how the nurse contracted the virus, given the precautions taken at the hospital, and the fact that she had had limited contact with the patients. >> translator: once detected as the ebola virus we immediately put into action a series of protocols. we're working together to give the best care to the patients, and provide security for our citizens. >> reporter: the nurse had reportedly been given the all clear and mixed freely with family and friends for two weeks, even taking an overseas holiday before being diagnosed. but a doctor says it's highly unlikely the virus would have

spread as she was not displaying symptoms. >> we know you only become infectious when you are ill. particularly when you get into the hemorrhagic phase. not just when the virus quietly grows in the person not producing any symptoms. so if you have social contact with someone who is incubating the disease, the likelihood of catching it is extremely low, it's probably zero. >> reporter: this facility has been opening at full capacity since it opened in late center field. as quickly as staff discharge patients, they say more keep arriving. the virus has killed almost 3.5 thousand people in west africa, and infected more than 7,000. sobering statistics for a virus that currently has no known cure.

paul brennan is covering our story for us from madrid. tell us about the condition of the nurse and then the other three other people that have been quarantined. >> yes, that's right. the spanish nurse as far as the authorities here are saying is in stable condition. does have a fever, but hasn't developed the further symptoms, the more grave symptoms of hemorrhagic bleeding and that kind of thing. so at the moment it appears that her condition is stable. as far as the three other patients who have now been hospitalized in the past couple of hours, one of them is the original nurse's husband, who is described at being at high risk, clearly because of his close proximity to the original patient. another is a nursing colleague from the hospital, and the third

new suspect case that has been hospitalized is a man who we're told has returned recently from abroad, returned here to spain from abroad, so now a total of four people hospitalized, but there are now around 30 people who's conditions are being very closely monitored. because although this nurse first says she started feeling ill around september 30th, she didn't actually present herself to a hospital with a full fever until some five days later, so authorities are working very hard to trace who it was she was in contact with, during those five days, and work out what level of risk those people face. >> and the authorities must also be very concerned about not letting the people of spain panic now one person has been infected with ebola in their country. >> reporter: it -- it is -- well, it's proving an uphill struggle to be perfectly

honest. their insistence to push out the message again and again that it needs direct contact with bodily fluids. apparently ebola cannot be transmitted through a cough or sneeze. they are repeating that message over and over again on radio and television, but there is a mixture of concern and disbelief among some medical officials. and deep-seeded fears as well, because if all protocols were followed, then really this nurse should not have fallen ill, certainly not with direct contact with either of the two missionaries she treated. it is marginally she might have contracted it elsewhere, but that is highly unlikely. so something has fallen down at this hospital, and there is a race against time to find out what that shortcoming that was,

and work out what that risk means to the rest of the population. >> the w.h.o. european director has come out and said that europe is still at low risk, and western europe is quote best prepared in the world to respond to ebola cases. but paul brennan, thank you very much for the time being. paul reporting from madrid. now the president of sierra leone is urging more help from the international community to combat ebola. he presented 46 ebola survivors with certificates of health to prove they are disease free. >> translator: we should be mindful that ebola is still around. we need at least a thousand more treatment centers in the whole country. what we are doing is our responsibility, and as a government it is our responsibility to do this. but we need partners who want to help us to come as soon as possible. we needed them yesterday.

they should not wait another day. they should get here tomorrow. you are in the al jazeera news hour. we'll take a look at the symbols of protest used in hong kong. plus -- i'm daniel lack in northern alberta, canada's oil rich tar sands may be loathed by environmentalists, but i'll report on how they are an opportunity for indigenous people here. and we'll find out about the causes of a crash that left an f1 driver fighting for his life. ♪ but first, kenya's president is on his way to the international criminal court in the hague where he is charged with crimes against humanity. he is due to attend a pretrial

hearing on wednesday. he denies organizing mass killings following elections years ago. >> reporter: he is the first sitting head of state in the world to sit before the international criminal court. >> i'm here to address you as representatives of the people -- >> reporter: the president arrived at parliament to tell politicians whether he would at tend his next court appearance in the hague. nearly seven years earlier, a disputed election in kenya was followed by ethnic violence. over a thousand people were killed. prosecutors at the icc say politicians were behind it. he told members of parliament that he shouldn't standing trial as a head of state, but he would still comply with the court. >> i will shortly issue the legal document necessary to appoint the deputy president as acting president while i at tend

the stated conference at the hague in the netherlands. >> reporter: his attendance there will be closely watched by people like these. he says he will never forget the way his two wives and nine children were burned alive. he escaped and buried them here in western kenya. he was attacked at the same time. his scars are another painful reminder. >> translator: i am waiting for the truth so everyone can know where the family died. even if i died tomorrow, my family and my clan will still want to know. >> reporter: the icc's chief prosecutor visited the area two years ago. she blamed the president and his government for refusing to cooperate. and the victim's lawyer also agrees. >> it is significant that we have not seen a great deal of willingness from the president to allow the truth to emerge. >> reporter: here at parliament if he said he was refusing to go to the hague, he might have

risked facing an international arrest warrant, however, the prosecutor has already said she currently doesn't have enough evidence to make an conviction because many key witnesses have withdrawn their statements. without enough evidence there is possibility the case will have to be terminated. so bernard and thousands more who's lives were destroyed wonder if they will ever see justice. simon mcgregor wood has this latest >> reporter: tuesday's proceedings here, the status hearing that was concluded here at the icc was a largely technical procedure, but beneath the surface, there was a crackle of tension and animosity, mainly between the prosecution and

kenya's attorney general, the country's senior officer. it is the prosecution's assertion and has been for some months now that the kenyan government has not done enough to cooperate with the court, to cooperate in particular with the prosecution. the prosecution wants a lot of stuff to help build evidence in its case against the president. it needs his telephone mobile phone records, his tax return, his bank statement, and the prosecution says the kenyan government is not doing enough to provide those records. far from it, says the kenyan government. the kenyan's government position is that it is doing everything it can considering the legal constraints upon it. tuesday, of course, despite the occasional dramas in the court

that i described is really the warmup act. wednesday is the big day, that is the day that the president appears before this court. he understand dozens of kenyan mp's, his supporters are also attending that session here on wednesday. we expect a very noisy reception when he arrives tomorrow to be questioned by the prosecution for the first time. the prosecution will admit it lacks evidence at the moment, and unless it gets the stuff that it needs to build a case, there is an outside possibility this week, that it may have to drop the case. we will find that out during what promises to be a very dramatic day in court on wednesday. just to bring you some breaking news we are hearing here at al jazeera from teams on the ground in yemen, and we understand that the political parties in yemen have now agreed to appoint a new prime minister for the country. so we're working on getting you

the information on that story, and we'll have more updates for you throughout the al jazeera news hour on yemen. meanwhile it is the last day of this man's trial at the icc in the hague. the former bosnian serb leader is accused of orchestrates crimes against humanity in the 1990s. he has denied all charges. three researchers from universities from japan and the u.s. having jointly won the nobel prize for physics. north and south korea briefly exchanged fire near the border. a top ranking official made a surprise visit to the south in an attempt to improve relations

>> the informationster of myanmar says many political prisoners have now been freed. students who have been protesting in hong kong have agreed to hold formal talks with the government. the students insist the meetings will be called off if attempts to clear barricades or remove protesters from the streets. >> reporter: eventually this colorful display of support for the so-called umbrella movement will be removed. but it hasn't stopped people from adding messages calling for change. the sticky notes began appearing after the protests began ten days ago, and more keep being added. some now hope the wall becomes a permanent feature. >> we can keep this.

i hope the next generation can know it. we have this in the hong kong history. >> these are the voices from hong kong people. >> reporter: so you would like this wall to stay? >> yes, of course, it's part of us. >> reporter: and this is part of it as well, umbrella man, the movement's new mascot. the students have divided hong kong and those are mostly generational. >> i'm so sad. they do these things with all their hear its, but they have all been brainwashed. >> reporter: he is a retired civil servant and he has a message. do you know what democracy is, scrawls. >> reporter: this woman feels the same. >> translator: hong kong is my second home. and i love hong kong. i don't want my home turning into such a mess. this is not the way to fight for

democracy. >> reporter: after ten days of protest the priority for some is rest. numbers at the protest sites continue to dwindle, but the condition of the talks between student leaders and government officials is that the barricades and protesters remain. they now have the ability to mobilize thousands of supporters at short notice. adrian brown, al jazeera, hong kong. to astronauts have conducted a space walk on the international space station. the first such repairs in more than a year. an american and a german ventured outside to move a broken pump. space walks have been cut back after an italian astronaut nearly drowned with a flooded helmet. let's get a check on the weather with everton. because there's news of yet another tropical storm heading

towards mexico. >> yes, that's right. this is the 18th main storm of the hurricane season, compared that to five in the atlantic. take a look at this, little area of cloud just off of the baja peninsula. that is what remains of our storm at the moment. it is in a weakening phase, as i said. that shouldn't cause too much of a problem. sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour. so that's not what we're too worried about. it's the amount of rainfall that will make its way into the area in the next couple of days. so we do see some flash flooding. some parts could see as much as maybe 200 millimeters of rain or more in the next few hours. and then it will make its way north and push up into arizona,

heavy rain coming in here then. arizona just a couple of weeks ago had its wettest september day. elsewhere across the state, we have very heavy rain north of the border, and snow for central canada. thank you for that. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, as bolivia gears up for a presidential election, we find out if people are ready for a change in the current political landscape. and could the washington nationals do enough to stay alive in their playoff series. andy will be here with that story a little later. ♪

♪ hello again, you are with the al jazeera news hour. here are the top stories. the battle for the syrian town of kobani is intensifying. fighters from isil are shelling the town center. earlier u.s.-lead air strikes hit isil positions in kobani. the european union is demanding answers from spain after a spanish nurse became the first person to contract ebola outside of africa. kenya's president is on his way to the international criminal court where he is charged with crimes against humanity. he is facing trial for his alleged role in the mass killings following disputed elections seven years ago let's return to our top story in the battle against

isil. it has been more than two months since the u.s.-lead coalition began targeting the group in iraq. the iraqi government is still to persuade the sunni armed factions and tribes to fight against isil. >> reporter: sunni muslims have been demanding more rights in iraq for a long time. months before isil took control of the sunni heartland, people there were already fighting back against the state. this man was one of the protest heards in mosul, a vocal opponent of what protesters called iraq's sectarian army. he now lives in the kurdish city of immigration reform bill in northern iraq, he says the iraqi government, and the u.s.-lead

coalition won't be able to win the fight against isil unless they have the support of sunnis like him. >> translator: the people of mosul prefer isil over shia militias linked to iran. people are afraid if these militias enter the city they will carry out massacres. so they won't fight isil. >> reporter: like him, many in the sunni opposition say the security forces are dominated by shias, and the shia's militias are believed to be supported by iran. sunni opposition leaders say they won't take up arms against isil until their demands are met. they want a new army that is loyal to the nation and not a certain sect or individuals, but that will require time, so in the interim, they want the government to approve a plan to create the national guard.

the idea is for a national guard to take the iraqi army off of the streets. each province would have its own force, and this man believes that that is the only way to convince sunnis to fight isil. he is a member of iraq's salvation front. one of many groups that has taken up arms against the government. >> translator: the u.s. doesn't understand, shia militias kill sunnis. so they won't fight isil unless they feel like they can protect themselves from these militias. >> reporter: in the opposition say isil is their end -- enemy,

but they won't take up arms against it unless they have a better alternative. >> there is a risk that is perhaps rooted in pre-2003 history. there is a fundamental absence of trust in iraqi security forces, particularly given that the iraqi security forces are now aided by shia militias, and these areas are right to fear these militias. i will add one thing that if we are talking about armed groups, it does need to be pointed out, that no matter how legitimate sunni grievances are, a lot of these armed groups are not interested particularly in reform, and their objective is the overthrow of the post 2003 order. this makes it very difficult for the government to reach out to

them. but there is something that iraqi governments and the united states and others -- there is something there for them to work with, as is evidenced by several sunni towns fighting fierce battles and resisting the islamic state. the israeli army has been shelling an area in southern lebanon in retaliation to an attack in the occupied area. at least three israeli soldiers were wounded in an earlier explosion. the area was annexed in 1981. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlaws muslim brotherhood, and are appealing against their convictions. bolivia will elect its new president this weekend, with the incumbent hoping to win a third term in office. the polls are currently in his

favor, but his opponents say his attempt to retain power is unconstitutional. >> reporter: this family has lived in this brand new apartment complex since they were forced from their home by massive landslide a year ago. the apartment is free of charge courtesy of the president. his social policies have ensured votes from millions of the poor. >> translator: there is still much poverty here. i hope he wins again, so he can continue to solve the country's problems. >> reporter: but those same policies have irked the opposition which says he is in essence buying votes through populous measures. recents moving to seek a third term in office puts his opponents even more on edge. >> translator: we oppose any

pretense to allow an indefinite reelection. the constitution allows two consecutive periods, and this is a violation of the constitution, by the person who should be protecting it the most. >> reporter: but polls show him with a comfortable lead over any of his opponents. >> translator: his only enemy is himself. he is practically alone in this playing field, has been able to co-op practically all of the political power in the country. >> reporter: but free housing, a new public transportation system, free medical care for women, and expectant mothers all cost money. and bolivia has not diversified its economy enough to ensure the cash needed for the future. he has been in power since 2006 and has brought sweeping changes. however, it is not clear whether those changes will sustain enough to allow him to remain in

office as long as he wants to. the president of mexico is promising to hunt down those responsible for the disappearance of 43 students who have been missing for more than a week, and it's unclear whether their linked to the discovery a mass grave in that area. >> reporter: some of the parents of the missing 43 students say their prayers at the school where the young people studied. they want one thing, their children back alive. despite that being increasingly unlikely. while parents prayed, the president tried to show he is in control of the situation he is largely ignored for several days. >> translator: i have instructed members of the cabinet so we clear up the events that have

taken place. we must find the truth and ensure that law is applied to all of those responsible. >> reporter: the parents want results more than promises. >> translator: it's his duty as this country's president to get our children back to us alive, as soon as possible. we're desperate. >> reporter: this is the teacher's college where the 43 students, mainly children of poor rural farmers were studying. they follow a leftist tradition seeped in activism. they had taken over buses and were asking for donations to travel to mexico city to honor a march of mexico's worst mass cure. it was a typical fund-raising push for them. aggressive but not violent. it is not clear why they were attacked on september 26th, the night they were last seen. were they in the wrong place at the wrong time? did their political activities

upset someone? these are still unanswerable questions. >> translator: they say protesting is a crime. but our children aren't criminals. the real criminals are free and in the government. >> reporter: what we do know is that 28 bodies have been unearthed from mass graves discovered in the town where the students were last seen. federal experts are analyzing the remains, but the parents don't trust the government to tell the truth. they are putting their faith in argentine experts who are here to conduct tests as they wait days perhaps weeks for the result, they'll keep praying for that one thing. well, we're getting reports that a new prime minister has been picked in yemen. for more on this, let's join mohammed on the the phone from sana'a with more of what you know of this news mohammed.

>> yes, in the last 30 minutes the news was broken by a michele bachmann -- by a member of the presidential advisory board. what is known about this man is he is from the south, and he is a young university professor, and known to be very close to the president. we have seen more than two weeks of wrangling over the prime minister, because both sides have been taking part in the picking of this process. remember, the houthis are in charge of most of the government institutions, so it was a very risky situation for yemen. this might be a glimmer of hope

for the possibility of this agreement that has been signed two weeks ago to be implemented, but we understand that houthis -- this man was not the primary choice for the houthis, and the understanding is they were not very happy with him, but the president was insisting that now that the houthis are in control of the institutions, and after all that happened he didn't actually give away the last card he has to appoint a man of his choice. >> mohammed thank you very much. well the death of haiti's former leader has left many of his victims feeling cheated, and they hoped for justice when baby doc as he was known returned from exile. but many are now wondering in they will ever be able to put the past behind them. >> reporter: for raymond a visit

to port of prince's largest jail is a emotional memory. he says these scars are from severe beatings he received at the hands of the feared militia. he was arrested 17 times, but tells us he feels lucky that he wasn't executed like others. during his 15-year rule, tens of thousands were tortured and killed. and for him it is almost too much to be back here. >> translator: while i'm talking to you, it's like i'm reliving my whole story, and that's when i get emotional. all my life i have been afraid of this area because it makes me remember the pain of when i was

in jail. >> reporter: this statute symbolizes haiti's hopes for lasting peace, and he remains optimistic that those in the regime will be brought to justice. but the legal system here moves incredibly slowly, but human rights groups say they will continue the fight. his death has left many feeling cheated. the died a free man, but the case against him and his government may still go on. >> there were so many people waiting for the regime, and then they will continue to prosecute those people. >> reporter: the victims of the regime, these are trying times. haiti still has plenty of his supporters, and justice for those who suffered may be a long way off. still ahead on al jazeera, we'll meet the west india

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♪ in canada, oil sand reserves lie at the heart of a dispute between indigenous people and oil companies in northern alberta, while some groups are fighting expansion of mining in the area, there are communities who depend on it for their jobs and businesses. daniel lack reports on the community's delicate balance between profit and tradition.

>> reporter: with 75 trucks and 170 workers, birch mountain enterprises is part of an experimental operation. three men own the company and have watched it grow quickly since they bought their first truck five years ago. >> it has provided a lot for the town. it has been well worth it. we're working with the oil sands rather than against it. and i think we'll maintain hopefully a 20% growth rate for the next five years. >> reporter: big oil companies contract out a lot of business to firms based here. and an annual oil industry trade show, information about jobs and business opportunities is shared with residents of fort mcchi, the local economy is thriving. >> in community almost everyone

is employed. and basically anybody who wants to work is working. >> reporter: few of canada's first nations can boast this level of development. high incomes, $700 million with oil companies keep the town growing. this is a community that takes full advantage of its position, but still looks at the oil industry with a certain wariness. upstream on the river and on all sides, digging is happening. recently they used threats of legal action to stop expansion of a mining project to protect traditional hunting and fishing land. it's a tricky constant balancing act. >> we want to get the benefits, but the main objective, first of all is to protect the environment, and to protect our

traditional way of living. >> reporter: surrounded by canada's biggest source of greenhouse gases and other pollutants attaining those goals while keeping the economy going is the challenge that lies ahead. time for the sports news. >> officials at the grand prix circuit say bad luck was to blame for the crash involving the f1 driver. he remains in critical but stable condition. japanese race organizers said they did all they could to do protect the drivers. the frenchman spun out in wet conditions. >> translator: officials raised double yellow flags after the accident, which means drivers have to slow down to a speed where they can immediately stop, but unfortunately his car aqua

plained right at the time, and ran into the accident site. as he was coming and the road was wet, but not heavy enough to halt the race. >> tuesday the family arriving in japan to talk to the doctors treating him. they said further medical updates will only be released with the family's permission. one of the leading officials in european football says the continent's top leagues may struggle to deal with the date change for the 2022 world cup. they have even suggested that year's winter olympics might have to be rescheduled to avoid a clash. while qatar's organizers insist they will have the required cooling equipment in place, fifa has yet to finalize when the tournament will take place. >> i think the position fifa is

they would move it if they could. and their ideal would be november, december, 2022. there is a european position which says that if and when has to be taken into consideration, then for the european game it is probably better january, february, because we have about 60, 65% of the leagues which are already facing a winter break, so the impact on the european games would be minimal. and the italian is to make his return to football. he was fired by chelsea in 2012 just weeks after guiding them to victory in the european champions league. seven countries have been short listed to host the 2017 africa cup of nations. libya was due to stage the event

but had to pull out for safety and security reasons. all of these are in the running. of those bidding only kenya and zimbabwe have never hosted the tournament before. a final choice will be made early next year. in baseball the washington nationals have avoided elimination with a win over the san francisco giants. the nationals capitalized on a rare throwing error by bumgartn bumgartner. and then a solo home run secured the win. pakistan could soon be playing international cricket matches in qatar. they have been unable to play games at home since 2009 due to

security issues. some great players of the past have already made it to qatar. >> reporter: the star power of these men certainly hasn't been with age, the cricketers were in doha for a world match, taking on an asian team. >> qatar is another place to play cricket, since a lot of us, and also europeans, also there are a lot of people working here. so i think if you start playing here, there will be lots of people who love it. >> that's one of the things when we started playing cricket and realized most of the commonwealth countries played the game. and now it's in dubai and on to

qatar. for me that's improvement. and as long as they remain inclusive, i think it's wonderful. >> reporter: he may be 45 years old, but brian showed he had lost none of his touch. the rest of the world side posted an impressive 161 for 6. the match enjoyed by a near capacity crowd at the west end cricket stadium. organizers said it won't be the last time that international cricket come tosca tar. >> we had a good strong meeting. for next year we have a couple of tournaments we're going to work with them. like a super league of pakistan, and also the second home of pakistan team in qatar for next year. >> reporter: the asian 11 got off to a good start. but the dismissal of the captain

swung the match firmly in the rest of the world's favor. two big blows towards the end got the asian 11 close, but the rest of the world team hung on for the victory. the game played in front of a vocal not quite capacity crowd here, proved the organizers saying this is a possibility for cricket. >> plenty more on our website, you can check that out, aljazeera.com/sport. that's it for me now. >> all right. thank you very much, andy. well, it's one of the world's most instantly recognizable and visited landmarks. the eiffel tower has been enchanting tourists since construction started in 1887. the tower's latest edition is providing a previously unseen view of the capitol.

but you will need head for heights. >> reporter: when first integrated back in 1889, the eiffel tower was criticized for its design. many thought it ruined the skyline of paris. but over the years it has become the most visited paid monument in the world. nearly 7 million tourists in 2013 alone. but none experienced it like this. [ laughter ] >> reporter: it's the latest edition of the tower. so here i am 57 meters above ground. people look absolutely tiny. i can barely look down there. all i can think of is how strong is this glass, and actually i just want to get off. i was not the only one feeling that way. >> oh. okay. >> reporter: how does it feel to be standing on that? >> very crazy. oh. okay. oh, and my body says oh, no,

don't do this. oh. okay. it's not natural to stand here. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the first level is the largest floor of the eiffel tower, but it was also the least visited one. the flooring is made of solid glass and the safety barriers are inclined outwards to add to the dizziness, or rush, depending on who you are of walking on air. >> it's like i'm flying like a little bird. >> reporter: and you are not scared at all. all of us grownups are scared. >> why? i'm not scared. i think it's fun. >> reporter: and that's just what the architects hope everyone will see it as. for our viewers in the united states, back to your regular programming on al jazeera america, for the rest of our international viewers, i'm

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