it's just a matter of just - like the billy joel song. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the newshour live from doha. these are the main stories we'll be looking at this hour - more heavy fighting around the town of kobane, as syrian kurds battle i.s.i.l. forces. kenya's president appears at an international criminal court to deny charges against humanity. europe on alert - concern for public health after a

spanish nurse contracts the ebola virus. the u.s.-led international coalition resumed air strikes against the islamic state of iraq and levant. the syrian town, kobane, near the border with turkey has been besieged by the armed group for for days. this is the scene. kurdish fighters say they have pushed back i.s.i.l. fighters to the edge of the town, to the edge of the town kobane on the south and east sides. threats go to this report. [ explosion ] >> reporter: from across the border in turkey it's clear the battle for kobane is more intense than it has ever been. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant have been battling to capture the town for days. they managed to enter kobane, it is under the control of kurdish

fighters. that may not be for long. many are warning that i.s.i.l. will overpower the kurds, unless they are given support, which no country has been willing to give. it's the refusal to help militarily that has helped many kurds across turkey. on tuesday, and the early hours of wednesday, hundreds took to the streets to demand that angar owe send in an -- ankara send in an army to prevent the fall to i.s.i.l. the protests turned deadly. with several killed. in the southern city, claims that police used live amun i suggest, authorities attempted to storm a police station. earlier on tuesday president recep tayyip erdogan admitted a ground operation was needed to defend kobane, but insisted that turkey would not go it alone. >> translation: the problem with i.s.i.l. cannot be solved by air

strikes, we wanted a no-fly zone, a secure zone parallel, and training of moderate syrian rebels. >> reporter: there are some free syrian army groups fighting alongside the kurds. the video was posted online by a group. recep tayyip erdogan wants the kurds to join with the f.s.a. to join in the fight against f.s.a. and i.s.i.l. as far as the kurd are concerned, the fight must be fought. let's go to our correspondent bernard smith, joining us live from the border. coalition air strikes have resume. what is happening in kobane? >> we have been able to - excuse me, we have been able to confirm with syrian kurdish fighters in

kobane, warn u.s. air strikes this morning on an i.s.i.l. position in kobane, and those in addition to u.s. air strikes on tuesday, and the kurdish fighters tell us that those air strikes have made a difference, have enabled the fighters, the kurdish fighters to push i.s.i.l. towards the edges of the town to the areas that i.s.i.l. fighters had breached on monday evening. so the kurdish fighters feel they are back on the offensive. these are determined and motivated fighters, the kurdish fighters. i.s.i.l. has not had to come up against this sort of fight. other parts of syria they swept through, and iraq, the sort of people they encountered, soldiers with other soldiers with no motivation or desire to fight. i.s.i.l., along with the u.s. coalition air strikes are coming up hard against a push back. >> there has been fighting on

the ground too, for the past few days. can kurdish forces alone - they are alone on the ground - stop kobane from falling to i.s.i.s.? >> what the kurdish fighters have been saying all along, particularly as the fighting intensified over the last few days is that they need more weapons, and want the turkish fighters to let more through the border to bolster their ranks. turkey has not let fighters through the border, and the syrian kurds who came over for hospital treatment, they are not allowed to go back and fight, and fighters trying to go back have to find ways to smuggle off a border that is strengthened. so they say they need more weapons. for the time being the air strikes are helping keeping i.s.i.l. at bay. >> thank you for that update.

that's our correspondent bernard smith, joining us from the turkey-syrian border. >> we are hearing reports that i.s.i.l. fighters downed a helicopter belonging to the iraqi government. let's get the latest from our correspondent imran khan, in the iraqi capital baghdad. what more can you tell us? >> well, security sources here have confirmed in this was an iraqi army helicopter, the second that i.s.i.l. downed within a 10 day period. it was a russian made helicopter, likely to be a 3-crew team, a pilot, co-pilot and a gunner. to give you geography of the area, it was shot down near a large oil refinery. that is half under the control of the iraqi army, and half under the control of i.s.i.l., and the main town, which is a few kilometres away, baiji is under the control of i.s.i.l.

fighters. what we know is i.s.i.l. fighters captured the air defense systems during the initial push. they have been using those to devastating effect. within baiji, this is the second helicopter they have downed within a 10 day period. this is a blow to the iraqi army. they were trying to go in to the oil refinery to secure that. they faced a fierce fight there. the air defense systems that were captured from the army are being used. i.s.i.l. know how to use them. they have the knowledge from former iraqi soldiers who joined in. >> thank you, that's imran khan joining us from baghdad. i.s.i.l. has been gaining ground from anbar, in the west, despite u.s.-led coalition air strikes. the fighting caused a humanitarian crisis, with half a million people displaced.

many moved north, and from there zeina khodr sent this report. >> reporter: it's been almost a year since this family lived a life in exile. the people of anbar have been caught up in violence. some of these children were not born when the majority of their province was a battle ground between al qaeda and u.s. forces. their grandmother remembers the fight. she describes the latest violence as the worst she has seen. >> i.s.i.l. and the iraqi army destroyed ramadi, we have no home to return to. what is the reason for this. we have seen many years of conflict since 2003. never before has it been this bad. the iraqi security forces are at war with the islamic state of iraq and levant, which took control of much of the sunni heartland in june. months before the advance, i.s.i.l. seized parts of the

cities of ramadi and fallujah. according to the united nations as many as 500,000 people have been displaced by the fighting in anbar. up to 7,000 families live in the kurdish region in northern iraq. >> these men are among them. they say their lives have changed since january. now they have lost more hope. i.s.i.l. managed to take more territory in anbar, despite the u.s.-led coalition air strikes. >> there is no other solution for anbar, unless the people of the area rise up against i.s.i.l. we need ground forces and the army is weak. >> these people may call i.s.i.l. terrorists, and they are angry at the undis crime nate air campaign that -- indiscriminate air campaign. >> translation: we want more rights for the sunnis, we have then and officers that served in the former iraqi army, why are they not part of the security

forces. this is part of the solution. >> reporter: it's a desperate reality for the people. anbar saw 10 months of shelling, air strikes and street battles, the security situation is worsening by the day. meanwhile in the german city of hamburg, 14 were injured in overnight scuffles between kurdish professors and members of the caliphate group. they were protesting i.s.i.l., leading to a standoff. 22 people were arrested. kenya's president is appearing at the international criminal court in the hague to face charges of instigating crimes against humanity. uhuru kenyatta is the first serving head of state to stand trial at the i.c.c., and the charges relate to the killing of at least 1,000 people after the disputed election of 2007. let's go to simon mcgregor-wood, who is live for us outside the court in the hague.

what has been happening there today? what has been said in court? >> the first session got underway at local time amid chaotic scenes, lots of jubilant supporters choreographed into singing and dancing, body guards forcing a way through the coward, and to business, where the prosecution made it clear that what it wants from the session is what it is calling an exceptional indefinite adjournment. the prosecution admits that it does not have the evidence necessary to stand up to the charges against him. they don't have evidence to go to trial, but accused the kenyan government and mr uhuru kenyatta as the president of trying to withhold the evidence that the prosecutor wants, namely the phone records, bank statements and uhuru kenyatta's tax returns. in court the prosecution made a detailed and insistent case that

justice would only be served if the case remanned open, and indefinitely opened until such time as the kenyan government, in the words of the prosecution decides to cooperate with the court. the prosecution's line has always been that the kenyan government is withholding the evidence without which the prosecution doesn't have a case. >> the kenyan government not the only witness. witnesses are refusing to testify and some are taking their statements back. it's been a battle to get uhuru kenyatta here. >> yes, it has. he's taken an early decision on wednesday, by the way, not to say anything at all in court. his defense lawyer made it clear. as the session opened, mr uhuru kenyatta would not say a word in his defense or in answer to the questions from the judge or the prosecution. the lawyers are dealing with that on uhuru kenyatta's behalf. the prosecution is complaining

it had a good number of witnesses willing to testify. they thought he had funned and orchestrated violence in 2007, and a number of those the prosecution say have been withdrawn or intimidated. the background to this case is very acrimonious. uhuru kenyatta campaigned to become president. using his status as the accused, to accuse the court of a post-colonial plot of bias against africa. that is rumbling beneath the surface of the proceedings, there's resentment from uhuru kenyatta and dozens of supporters who are packing the public galleries that, this is an unfair trial, they feel there's no evidence and the prosecution has dropped the case, and that is what the prosecution is fighting for at the moment, to keep the case alive. >> uhuru kenyatta saying the court only prosecuted africans.

simon mcgregor-wood joining us from the hague in the netherlands. thank you. coming up in this newshour - more civilians killed as the indian and pakistani army fire at each other in kashmir. mexico deploys hundreds of troops as new links emerge in the case of 43 missing students, and in sport find out which legend has a problem with an athlete who could be about to win one of sport's top prizes. houthi rebels in yemen rejected the domination, suggested by the president as a disagreement reports a peace deal brokered by the nations could be jeopardised. >> this is the man chosen to head a new government. he was met last week when he was head of the president's office.

on tuesday afternoon, the president issued decree 61, appointing mubarak to the post of prime minister. he is 46 years old and has a doctorate degree in business administration. he is an independent sunni from the south, reportedly communicating well with western diplomats, and is close to the president. last year he served as secretary-general of the national dialogue conference after the removal of the president. supporters say because he is nonpartisan, young and energetic, he could be the best link between the various conflicting parties. they hope he'll be able to unite and spark the political community. his opponents describe him as someone who lacks political experience, and who therefore is not up to the task. two groups have announced the hotel rejection of his appointment. houthi rebels condemned the

decision, saying it's against their terms of the agreement. they also accuse foreign governments of interference. >> of course, the appointment contradicts the principal of the national partnership agreement and the reconciliation, and we rejected naming him because he doesn't have the televisions needed. >> the houthi rejection carries wait. the second opponent is a former president. a man who holds tremendous sway within the military and political stshed. for this reason some are worried that what my look like the first step in the implementation of a peace agreement may lead to a new conflict. >> let's speak to the editor-in-chief of the yemen "post", joining us from sanaa.

good to have you with us. has there been a fallout from the president announcing a new prime minister without consulting the houthis on this? >> the houthis informed the president three days ago that hosni mubarak would be a red line, they would never accept him for any high post in government due to many accusations and many - also, many claims they have of him being involved in corruption, et cetera. without details. what i'm trying to say is the houthis, and the g.p. c parties and islam are not with him. they chose to disclose the person to him. this person is - the closest person, and not to the yemeni factions. why has the yemeni president unilaterally announced the new prime minister without consulting the houthis, who essentially controlled the

capital sanaa. why has he done this? >> it's not always the houthis. he did not consult many of the factions, for a main reason. he's pushed by the axis of failure. it's by three people, mubarak himself, the u.n. envoy to yemen, and the president's son jalal. these three are the reason for the president's failure, and pushing the wrongs forward. the islam party barely accepted him as the next prime minister because of pressure by the international countries. the g.p. c rejected him, the socialist party. it doesn't make sense for a president to choose his own chief of staff to be the next prime minister, where as he's calling it a coalition or an alliance prime minister that will deal with the factions in

the country. >> interesting to see what happens. we'll have to leave it there, with the editor-in-chief. joining us from sanaa. thank you for your time. let's return to the appearance of uhuru kenyatta at the international criminal court. malcolm webb has joined us live. malcolm, how is uhuru kenyatta's appearance at the i.c.c. viewed as being in kenya? >> i should correct you there, we are in koorey town. across kenya, there's different rehabilitations in different places. there's a lot of opposition for the trial. here there's some people we have been speaking to that said in late january 2008 they were caught up in the violence. let me show you where we were. in the road it follows the electricity lines behind me. people say the armed gang

approached down this road, came here, and another gang in coordination came up the other way and killed dozens of people on the ground behind me. they say that the armed gangs were organised and the i.c.c. offices of the prosecutor says president uhuru kenyatta, before he was president, was paid, for mobilizing the gangs in this town and other towns. he denies it. people here were victims of that, feel worried that justice won't be done. it seemed that the prosecution doesn't have enough evidence to proceed. >> while ken is at the i.c.c., he leaves his ex-rival also wanted by the i.c.c., to run the country. >> yes, that's right. that very much correlates with the arguments that uhuru

kenyatta's aids andal lies have been forwarding in recent years. they have been saying that the i.c.c. trial is an affront on kenya's sovereignty, an attack condemn okay rahsy, because uhuru kenyatta is an elected leader. as a way of playing to that, some say the way he's handed over power, so he says he can be an individual who is ken on trial, and not democratically elected leader of kenya who is standing trial there. he announced this in parliament on monday towards parliament air yaps. there was a good reaction looking for a political class, and that was an interesting point to observe. across the political elite, there's not much support for the i.c.c. a lot of human rights activists say that's because many people at that time, people in government and opposition were

involved in the political violence. as much as they compete and fight with each other, it's this kind of accountability that they have not seen. >> that's correspondent malcolm webb joining us live from kenya. the all clear has been given to two hospital patients in spain suspected of having the ebola virus. three are under going checks. spanish health care workers have been protesting against the outbreak in spain. a spanish nurse is the first person to contract the violence in africa. spain's prime minister is urging calm. >> translation: what i'm asking you is to let the professionals do their work, trust the professionals. the spanish health system is one of the best in the world. what they are telling me is contagion is not easy. direct contact with an infected person in an advance stage is necessary. we need to be careful but remain

calm. we'll keep you informed with news. let's go to paul brennan, our correspondent in madrid. he is joining us live. what is the latest on the condition of those patients? >> well, the latest as they say is two tested negative for ebola. that's the initial test. a fifth person, a nurse who worked here at - who works at the hospital has been admitted to hospital. so that's five people who are quarantined effectively at the hospital behind me. nonetheless the spread of the disease appears to have been halted for the time being, because the monitoring of another 50-plus people, more than 20 that have had contact, plus another 30 staff at the hospital. none of them are showing symptoms of ebola at the moment. it has been incubation period.

for the moment it appears the contagion has been contained at the moment. >> how reassured - europe even, from what the prime minister had to say here, how reassured? >> yes, that's the problem, isn't it. the hospital authorities and president insist that every precaution has been taken, will be taken, is being taken. there's not a lot of trust, frankly, among the hospital staff who say that, for example, the suits that they were issued in order to treat these two christian missionaries who were repatriated to spain from liberia and sierra leone with the ebola - that they were not up to level 4 standard as would be required in, perhaps, other countries. they were only level 2 standard the the other thing is that hoy,

when he spoke to parliament, insisted let the health professionals do their job. people are scared, there's not a lot of trust. we don't know how this nurse, who treated the second missionary, contracted the disease. there's no obvious tear in her suit, for example. if all the precautions were being observed, how could she be infected. without an answer, it leaves open call kinds of speculation and possibilities, and that is creating the fear in madrid. >> that is the correspondent joining us from madrid. >> let's have the weather with richard. cyclone developing in the bay of bengal. >> that's right. it's not exciting. tropical cyclone 3 b. and it's a category 1 storm. it will continue to develop, moving its way across the bay of bengal. i can show you the track that

it's likely to take. we are expecting it to go across southern parts of odisha, and northern parts of anchor pradesh. we are talking about zero g.m.t. on sunday. saturday afternoon, that's when it will start to have an impact. we have seen the heaviest rain across parts of southern india, 50mm across. but as this storm comes across, it will give heavy rain, in port blare, in the undead men islands, they had 200mm of rain. it gives you an idea of the potential. the bay of bengal between 30 and 32. you can see as we get towards friday, it's off the coast. as it moves inland it will be a potent storm. largely dry conditions across northern india and pakistan. to the levant - a cold front doesn't look much on the

satellite. i had to go back and check through the rainfall records. it seems as though it gave severe weather conditions as it went through parts of iran, along the southern part of the caspian sea. torrential rain, clear and fine weather returning across this region. >> now, the last lunar eclps of the year turned the moon red for countries around the pacific ring. >> lunar eclipses attract lots of interest from astronomers. to our correspondent, andrew thomas, joining us from sydney. >> well as you say, lunar eclipses are more common than solar, they are rare, and 200 people have come to sydney's observatory to look at what is going on in the sky. here in sydney it's a bit cloudy, we are not seeing much. there's a live feed from the

west coast of the united states where it's dark and the lunar eclipse is visible. what happened is the earth got in the way, between the sun and the moon. it casts a chateau over the moon. in the last hour or so the moon has gone into the dark. in the last five minutes, a strange thing happened, it reappeared, but reappeared red. with me is sara reeves, an astronomer at sydney observatory. why the red colour that we are seeing? >> what we are seeing, as you said, is the moon in shadow, and all that's lit up is the light from the sunrises and sun sets around the other. >> the late diffuses around the earth. how does that work? >> the blue light scatters, and you are left with the red colour, which you see for a sun rise and sun set. that makes it appear a red colour. >> these lunar eclipses are more

common than solar eclipses. give me an idea of how frequently they happen. >> we have an eclipse twice per year. not all will be the kind of eclipse that comes tonight. we have an eclipse tonight, about 30% of the eclipses. others are where the moon is partially in shadow. >> it's a speck tack u sight. >> it is. >> as sara said, there'll be more lunar it's not dark where you are, there'll be more chances to see a spectacle of the skies into 2015. >> looking forward to it. that's our correspondent. andrew thomas joining us from sydney. >> still ahead we look at the impact that the protests in hong kong had. and in sport, find out who is

getting the sinking feeling in baseball's major league play-offs.

. >> good to have you with us, these are the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s.-led coalition resumed air strikes against i.s.i.l. conditions in kobane. they have been forced to pull out of the western side of the town. the hearing against kenya's president has begun at the international criminal court in

the hague. uhuru kenyatta is charged with crimes against humanity for allegedly financing and instigating mass killings following kenya's dispute elections seven years ago. and the all clear has been given to two hospital patients in spain, suspected of having the ebola virus. the three are under going checks. spanish health care workers have been protesting against the handling of the campaign. >> two are dead in fighting against indian and pakistani soldiers, one of the worst violations over the disputed kashmir region. 18 are injured. thousands have been forced to flee their homes. we have this report. >> this man is the latest victim in a conflict that lasted more than 65 years, his village was one of dozens caught up in the fighting. tens of thousands in kashmir left their homes to escape the

violence. india accused pakistan of shelling 40 border posts and 25 villages since monday. the pakistan military said india fired first, and the two sides tried accusations, while the situation on the border is tense. >> translation: we are scared. the shelling was going on throughout the night. there were nine blasts. the rooftops of our houses are damaged children are so afraid we've had to move them to other places. the firing was coming from all sides. some cattle died. some injured in the gun fire have wound on the hands and legs. 30 were injured during the night. >> this fighting is one. worst flare ups since the 2003 ceasefire deal between the neighbours. the villages chant "down with pakistan", people in the indian-administered part of the kashmir are afraid of more

violence. >> translation: pakistan has been firing for many days. we can't sleep at night. people are leaving their houses. the farmers, who have no other way to make a living have been badly effected. >> reporter: control of kashmir has been split between india and pakistan since 1947 when it split from britain. they fought wars, and thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed. kashmirees living on both sides want a lasting peace. to achieve that is a problem no one has been pability solve -- able to solve. for more, we talk to a journalist from new delhi, and author, i might add. good to have you with us on al jazeera. firstly, what has led to the latest round of violence - where is this coming from? >> it's difficult to tell.

but there was a firing about a week ago which actually did start from pakistan, for reasons that are hard to tell. it didn't cause a death toll. that may have caused this kind of tit for tat firing to take place. last monday, day before yesterday was bad. it was unusual. it was the heaviest. >> why do we see the clashes along the line of control, the recurring clashes. it seems that every time the two countries seem to take a step forward in terms of relations with each other, both new leaders attended the inauguration. there's more fighting along the border. >> i think the causes are rooted in internal developments in both countries. for one thing, both countries have weak governments at the

moment. preoccupied by other things. pakistan, the government has been under attack, nawaz sharif, by two poppualist movements, the ca quadris and imran khan. and in india there's a government that has not yet had the experience and the contact which other governments have over time. these are the internal problems here. secondly, in india there's an election coming in kashmir. and the rulers for the first time ever in its distance as a single party, they are keen to win the elections. and i have a fear that it's letting things happen, because it feels that well, okay, these things are happening.

we are not starting yet, we are not going to stop it either, and it plays into our hands. >> the leader said, the narendra modi leader said at the united nations recently in his address that pakistan needs to do more to confront border control. do you think that this might be a reaction from pakistan to narendra modi's comments? >> no, i wouldn't say that. i think that it's sometimes possible for a shell to land in the wrong place and happen to be there at that time. i wouldn't take the number of deaths as an indicator as a jump. the big jump as 1st or 2nd october, when there was heavy bombardment from the other side. the last one year has not been

good. 61 were killed last year, against 17, which is not bad for those at peace. 61, and 200 ceasefire violations was too much. the reasons go back a long way. basically it's the weakening of the two governments, ppp government was facing on election there was a new government and the congress government was on the way out. >> thank you for that. journalist and author joining us from new dellie, thank you for your insight. >> a suicide bomber killed five people in afghanistan. a government spokesman said the attacker wounded a former police chief and 18 others. it happened in lashkar gar in the southern helmand province. dozens of protesters fought with the israeli police outside

the al-aqsa mosque. they say the police blocked them from entering for morning prayers. the philippines launched a protection campaign against polio. the country has not had any cases of the disease for 20 years, but the world health organisation recently declared a global emergency, and the philippines is on alert. we have this report. >> reporter: a difficult experience for any child, but health experts say it's worth the short-time parn, compared to -- pain, compared to the life-long suffering that polio can cause. these are the first babies to beimmunized against polio as part of a campaign. health officials plan to vak sign out more than 2 million babies over the next 12 months. my mother convinced me to go to

the medical center for the baby's health. there's a tendency that babies that don't are polio injections will not walk. >> reporter: polio crippled hundreds of thousands each year. it's infectious and spreads through contact. the development of vaccines and an effort to eradicate the disease saw cases drop to fewer than 1,000. in may the world health organisation declared a global emergency, fearing the spread of polio from countries like afghanistan and pakistan. >> the philippines has been polio free since the year 2000. the world health organisation declared the philippines a high risk country because we are highly might atry. we have 2000 islands. we have - this surveillance is very difficult. it's not just about the risk of infection across borders. experts say it's about changing

attitudes within the philippines too, and improving education and care, especially in poor areas. the philippines is the first country in the region to use the inactivated vaccine or i perform p, said to be more effective than the oral vaccine. a generation is asked to be convicted from the violence. a temporary discomfort to avoid suffering from the past. protesters are occupying main roads of the business district, but many are frustrated at the inconvenience and the loss of income for business, and the west bank says the disruption hurt the economy. the parliament reports. >> rush hour traffic squeezed into one lane, making the morning commute more painful, and adding to the frustrations of the general public. this is what it's been like in

the main business district for more than a week, as protesters refuse to remove the barricades. for these two mainlanders who moved here a few years ago, it's a wonder that the authorities would tolerate the scenario. >> why this problem severe, it is now social problem. the social problem influences many parts of the business, the society. they discussed high protesters who ignored the orders to clear the road. it's inconceivable in mainland china. proving that one country-two-system policy is fully assessed. >> i'm surprised. it's been going on for so long. i'm not surprised because hong kong has been enjoying the freedom, the law, for more than 100 years. the demonstrations for democracy

gained momentum after police fired tear gas on september 28th to break them up. people shielded themselves with umbrellas. beijing was quick to point the finger. >> international media used the term umbrella revolution, to the chinese revolution is sensitive, implies a regime change. >> their mainlanders showed bold support for the movement and social media. the facebook page states that members are scared of speaking out, but they are more afraid of allowing hong kong to lose its voice. >> we requested an interview with the mainland students here at the protest. she emailed me back saying it's a sensitive topic. people on the mainland were arrested for speaking with foreign media about it. she feared that it would be tracked down if we hid her

identity. >> doctors no longer expect a crackdown, the concern is falling numbers, and the growing animosity of public opinion. hundreds of mexican police officers have been deployed in gurr airio after the disappearance of 43 students. they went missing after scuffles. questions are raised on links between the mayor and violent drug cartels. adam raney reports from iguala. >> reporter: a year and a half ago an activist was shot, kitted, dumped in a -- killed, duxed in a pit in iguala, the same town where 43 students went missing. sophia, his partner in life and activism has evidence implicating the mayor in the killing. she had a complaint to have him

stripped of the immunity. an uphill battle in a town where drug cartels are filled freely. the state government says they could control things. the situation got out of hands. there are hot spots that many paid attention to. >> reporter: she filed the document for a year ago. a former congressman tried to convince powerful people on the president's cabinet to vet the mayor. >> translation: i personally told the attorney-general that the mayor had been accused of killing the man, and told the attorney secretary germ too, but they did nothing. >> the attorney general told al jazeera it was the state, not the federal authorities with jurisdiction, but he would like into the case if more evidence was provided. now the mayor is a fugitive. he fled before investigators could question him about the

missing students who were last seen before the night they were attacked by gunmen and corrupt police. >> authorities suspected the mayor had connections with the drug cartel. dispute accusations of murder and links to crime, state and federal officials never moved to have him stripped of immunity so he could be investigated and tried. >> his role in the case of the missing students may never be known. what is clear in the case is people in iguala live in fear of a police force that works hand in hand with criminals. this is the scene now in iguala, hundreds of federal forces have been deployed to find the students and those responsible for the disappearance. on the ground it looks like a public relations move to show the government is acting forcefully after largely ignoring the cas for a more than a week. with dozens of students missing, perhaps kid, the government is under pressure to show it is

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the anti-immigration u.k. independence party is on the verge of having the first mp in the british parliament, a by-election in eastern england caused by the defection of an mp from david cameron's

conservative party to ukip. lawrence lee reports from clapton on the support for ukip's policies. >> clapton, an hour east of london, derided as being a dump. it's slightly faded around the edges. it is a well-kept place and deeply traditional. lots of old people, barely a brown face to be seen. outside the kebab shop, ukip has parked its anti-immigration tanks on the establishment lawn. >> i really want to see something done about human rights. >> there's too many human rights. >> i do. it's terrible some of the things that go on and they get away with. >> they have to short the immigrant problem out. >> reporter: there's too many immigrants. >> too many immigrants, yes, coming in. we are a small island, we can't cope with what we have got.

>> reporter: there's not many around here i must say. >> there is a few. >> reporter: not many. that's polish shop. >> i'm not just talking about poland, i'm talking about all the immigrants. there's too many. >> reporter: this much know about ukip, a self-styled anecdote to traditional politics. but anything else... ..what do you think about ukip's policies in general? >> very good. >> reporter: which in particular? >> well... >> reporter: can you name three, do you think is this. >> yes. >> reporter: come on then. >> may brain's gone at the moment. >> reporter: oh dear. >> at the end of the day labor and conservative had their run, give ukip a chance. >> reporter: it doesn't bother you that much that you don't know about their policies. >> yes, it does. i'll look into it more. many other ukip voters pe tray

the same areas of the party, which tells the story about the collapse in trust of westminster politicians. it wasn't long ago that the prime minister downwards describes ukip as fruit cake and looms. now other parties have almost written off their own chances of doing good. what does it say that so many will vote for a party, even know they don't say anything about the parties. >> do you think people her, or anywhere else know what ukip's policies are. >> i think they do. talk to some of them. i don't know how long you have been in clapton. stop and ask people about change. >> reporter: change certainly is what many people up and down the u.k. are demanding. if ukip claims to represent a growing body of opinion, it's

not clear how well formed that opinion is. it's time for sport, here is andy. >> thank you so much. in the last hour the head of football's european club association has warned of the consequences of changing the dates for the 2022 world cup. he said clubs will expect compensation if it clashes with their domestic seasons. he pointed out that more than three-quarters of the players at this year's world cup came from the european clubs. qatar's high summer temperatures led many to question the viability of the events held in june and july. the hosts insist they'll have the required cooling technology in place. >> if we have a change from summer to november or january, then there'll be, how far, affecting our business, our calendar. that can't be paid. the bill can't be paid by the clubs. we are not ready to pay a bill. it has to be cleared by

f.i.f.a., and everyone who is strongly involved in wishing to change the date, but they need the goodwill of the clubs. otherwise we are not ready, and - to talk and to discuss. >> now, one of running's respected figures has a big problem with justin gatlin nominated for world athlete of the year. seb co-is unhappy that someone with gatlin's doping history should be shortlisted. it was at a time when it was claimed that some drugs can benefit athletes. gatlin saw two bans and this year saw him run the fastest 100 metres and 200m times by someone in their 30s. >> what would you say if i said to you i feel comfortable about, you know, somebody who is nominated to, you know, win one of the biggest prizes in sport. the only thing i would say is that he is entitled to be

competing. i'm not comfortable about it. i think you would be surprised if i sat here and was sanguine about that. but, no, i personally have big problems with that. >> formula 1's top man bernie eccleston has defended the decision to race the japanese grand prix in rain. jules bianchi is critical but stable after crashing out at the soouz uka circuit. his family are in japan, where the doctors are assessing his injuries. the rain was getting heavier at the time of the crash. the chief edel ston said racing in bad weather is part of the sport. >> if i was going to know when this so-called storm was going to happen, it would have been easier. as nobody knew or would know in the future when these things happen or not happen. maybe it will never happen again

this that part of the world. who nose. it was unfortunate. i think honestly. we were a little lucky that it was not as bad as anticipated. we race in the rain all the time. >> baseball, the san francisco giants set up a rematch of the 2012 national league championship series before edging past the washington nationals. bryce harper's nationals levelled the store, the kayakers outside the stadium desperate to get their hands on history. but the giant went ahead. scoring off a wild pitch to give san francisco a 3-2 winning margin. they'll face the cardinals on saturday. >> we are ready. we come out and are ready to fight every day. we are leading, we like the approach to the game. we come every day. we expect to compete and be in every ball game with a chance to win.

play-off time now, it's a time when we have to come together. cardinals went through thanks to this 3-run home run from maf adams. dodgers pitching. cardinals with a 3-2 win, opening at home against the giants. >> englands run scorer shows a counsel of bullying, petersen was dropped saying he was bad for unity. he said the bowlers ruled by fear, and the coach andy flower ignored his concerns. many of those accused rejected pitter son's version of offense. >> it was a bad thing making the players feel badly. when you have players proud to play for england, scared to catch a ball, they'd been

intimidated and they were shouted at and screamed at. come on. that, to me, is a no go. australia had beaten pakistan in the first of three one-day internationals played in the united arab emirates. steve smith hitting 100 to help australia to score 255. australia will be hosting the world cup. pakistan won the trophy in 1992. they won't do it again for this form, all out for 162. more later, but that is the sport for now. >> thank you very much. now, we'll leave you with pictures of the lunar eclipse, which turned the moon red for countries around the pacific rem. the lunar eclipse is more frequent than solar, but attracts interest from astronomers. that's the newshour. we'll be back with a full news bulletin in a few minutes.

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