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witness the last lunar eclipse of the year. ♪ hello, the u.s.-lead international coalition has resumed their strikes against the islamic state in the syrian town which is near the border with turkey has been besieged by the armed group for days. this is the seen right now towards kobani. within the last half hour it has been confirmed that the u.s. and the uae both conducts air strikes. we're crossing over to the border where bernard smith is there to talk about the fight in kobani. what effects are the air strikes as well as the kurds on the ground having on isil? >> reporter: the u.s. central

command has confirmed at least six air strikes in and around kobani on isil positions as you mentioned. we believe according to syrian kurdish fighters in kobani that those air strikes have helped them seize the initiative and push back isil forces back towards the edge of the town, back towards the sort of defenses that isil forces breached on monday night. isil forces say they are managing to push them back. of course they still want weapons, that's the sort of help they are looking for. but so far they have pushed them back, and those air strikes are making a difference. >> and isil continuing to fire on kurdish positions in that town. what exactly do the kurds want in terms of help from the turkish government and what has the turkish government been

saying about that help? >> reporter: yes, isil fighters are coming up against very determined opposition, the kurds determined and motivated to defend their town, a little bit of a different scenario for isil fighters than other parts of syria and iraq where they have swept through against demoral e demoralized fighters. but the kurder fighters say they still want more weapons, and they want the turkish government to deliver more weapons, and they want them to allow the fighters to move across the border wheen syria and turkey. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: most of the syrian kurds involved in the fight for kobani had other normal lives. before they took up arms to

defend their town. jem was a musician. he is across the border now getting a shrapnel wound treated. >> translator: i didn't wanted to fight and kill people. but i understanding that isil was coming, and we only had two choices kill or be killed. >> reporter: john has seening friends and relatives killed as fighters pushed through to kobani town. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: despite their desperate circumstances, he like other kurder fighters is suspicious of the turkish go's motives. >> translator: with are not going to let the turkish army enter kobani. we would fight them. we have sacrificed our martyrs we won't surrender our victory.

>> reporter: he has been trying to get back to kobani. but the turkish government won't let him return. >> translator: my mother is all alone in kobani. i told her i will help you, and she said my son, do not come back home. i told her i would prefer to die in kobani. it's my wish to die there. >> reporter: john tells me he has dreams of a family, a house, and a vegetable garden if life ever returns to normal. the fight is also taking place in iraq. there the armed group have downed a helicopter belonging to the iraqi government. let's get more on that from imran khan. >> reporter: well, i can tell you the iraqi security forces have confirmed that the

helicopter was downed by isil fighters. it's the second one that has been downed in the last ten days. the first was downed using surface to air missiles. this one was shot down using a shoulder-fired missile. now what we're hearing is that there was clashing going on at an oil refinery, one of iraq's largest, that is partly in control of the iraqi army, and partly in control of isil. there have been clashes around the oil refinery for weeks now, where the iraqi army have been trying to take it over. also there is a command and control center a few kilometers away that belongs to isil. so isil have the capability of bringing down these helicopters. the hospitals have been quite devastating in their attacks

against isil, but they are now fighting back. this is one of the few items that they thought would give them superiority over isil. >> imran thank you. isil has been graining ground in the western iraqi province of ambar. and the u.s. is now saying a half of million people have now been displaced. >> reporter: it has been almost a year since this family has beenlying a life in exile. yet again the people here have been caught up in violence. some of these children were not even born when the majority of their province was battleground between al-qaeda and u.s. forces backed by local tribes. their grandmother does remember that fight. but she describes the latest violence as the worst she has

ever seen. >> translator: isil and the iraqi army have destroyed our home. what is the reason for all of this? we have seen many years of conflict since 2003, but never before has it been this bad. >> reporter: the iraqi security forces are at war with the islamic state of iraq and the levant. but months before that advance, isil had already seized parts of the cities. as many as 500,000 people have been displaced by the fighting in ambar, up to 7,000 families now live in the kurdish region in northern iraq. these men are among them. they say their lives have changed since january, but now they have lost even more hope. isil has managed to take more territory in ambar. >> translator: there is no other solution for anbar, unless the

people of the area rise up against isil. you need ground forces to fight them and the army is weak. >> reporter: these people are also angry at what they call the army's indiscriminate air campaign that has killed many civilians, this doesn't help the government win over a community that has long felt ignored. >> translator: we want more right for the sunnis. we have many men who served in the iraqi army. why aren't they part of the security forces? this is part of the solution. >> reporter: anbar has already seen ten months of shelling, air strikes and street battles, and the security situation is only worsening by the day. . in the german city of hamburg 14 people were injured. the kurds were stages protests against isil which lead to a standingoff between the groups.

22 people were arrested. kenya's president has appeared at the international criminal court in the hague to face charges of i ins -- instigating crimes against humanity. the charges relate to the killing of at least a thousand people after the disputed election of 2007. simon mcgregor wood is live for us at the hague. let's cross over to him and find out what happened at the court. >> reporter: the prosecution started the day with the request of the court to deliver an indefinite adjournment, allowing -- it opens, the government of kenya -- to provide some of the evidence that the prosecution insists is being withheld from it, and without which it doesn't have sufficient evidence to prosecute the case.

the judges ended the hearing about an hour or two ago, mr. kenyatta left with his supporters. i'm joined by the legal rep senttive of the victims. we musn't forget the victims over a thousand of them. i wonder after all of that exhaustive technical debate, whether the victims are being forgotten in this case. >> that has been a concern out there. i rep sent 20,000 victims, their plight certainly seems to have been gotten by the government of kenya itself, which has provided next to nothing compensation for the victims, and there has been virtually no prosecutions for anyone, except for a handful of

low-level perpetrators. has been no accountability for the people of mid-level and high level of responsibility in kenya. >> reporter: so they are not getting justice at home, so the justice here is all that more important. >> absolutely right. in started with three accuses. the police chief, charges were not confirmed against him, the second man charges were dropped against him a year and a half ago, the third accused is mr. kenyatta, and as you said this case is undergoing serious uner certainty. and we support that the abscess of critical evidence in this case, lies with the government of kenya, under the leadership of mr. kenyatta >> reporter: since 2013,

effectively, mr. kenyatta is the government of kenya, and he could compel the various branches of government to deliver this information. why is that not happening? >> the argument we have made is it is not happening because he doesn't want it to happen. he is the single most powerful person in kenya. the constitution of kenya gives him enormous powers. this is not some kind of president who is there for ceremonial purposes, he is very much the government of kenya. if he wanted this critical day to be delivered to the icc, i'm sure it would happen very quickly indeed. >> reporter: thank you very much for your time. so doreen back to you, before i go, just one mention on the process from here on, the judges -- the three judges on the panel have not committed to

giving their verdict on this -- on this procedure or matter with any deadline, on previous occasions it has taken between three and six weeks, and then we'll know whether this case will be dropped or the judges will proceed to the prosecution demand to keep it open as long as necessary. >> simon thank you very much. we're going to find out the reaction now from kenya and speak to malcolm webb. tell us how people there are viewing this case in the hague. >> reporter: you know, mixed reactions to the trial across kenya. certainly amongst kenyatta's supporters, a lot of them believe he is not guilty, and shouldn't be standing trial anyway simply because he is president. amongst the ruling party and the opposition, there is not much support for the icc, activists say because no one among the

elite wants to see this kind of political accountability, because so many were involved in the violence back in 2007. but we have been speaking to people that witnessed killings that happened right there. they say armed gangs came down this road, another group came this way in an organized fashion, and they hacked many people to death for the support of the opposition. many of these people do not want to go on camera. they alledge killings and threats, and fewer and fewer people seem to be willing to openly talk about these things here in kenya. >> all right. malcolm thank you very much. you are with the al jazeera news hour, and coming up nomination rejected, find out why the man chosen to be yemen's new prime minister will not be

leading the government. plus we look at what impact the process in hong kong have had on people on china. and there may be a date change for qatar's 2022 world cup. ♪ but first, al-qaeda fighters are being blamed for gun and grenade attacks in southern yemen. nine people were killed when gunmen opened fire. >> reporter: houthi rebels in yemen have rejected the nomination for prime minister suggested by the president. as memo hamed reports, it could jeopardize the piece deal. >> reporter: this is the man chosen by the yemeni president to become prime minister.

on tuesday afternoon, the president issued decree 61, appointing him 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 who communicates well and is very close to the president. last year he served as secretary general of the national dialogue conference. his supporters say because he is non-partisan, young and energetic, he could be the best link between the conflicting parties in the country. they hope he will be able to unite yemen. but his opponents describe him as someone who lacks political experience and therefore he is not up to the task. the houthi rebels condemn the decision saying it's against the

materials of the recent peace agreement, because other parties did not consent, and they also accuse foreign governments of interference. >> translator: of course the appointment contradicts the principle of the national partnership agreement, and the reconciliation that all of us recently agreed to. he does haven't the qualifications needed for this phase. >> reporter: the houthi rejection carries weight, they have consequences. the second opponent is the former president. a man who still holds try sway. for this reason some are worried that this may lead to a new conflict. well the all-clear has been given to two hospital patients in spain who were suspected of having the ebola virus. another three are still

undergoing checks. a spanish nurse became the first person to contract the virus outside of west africa. spain's prime is earning calm. >> translator: what i'm asking you is to let the professionals do their work, to trust the professionals. the spanish health system is one of the best in the world. what they are telling me is that con tajen is not necessary. we need to be careful but remain calm. we will keep you informed. >> let's cross over to paul brennan in madrid. paul what do we know about the seasons of the people undergoing checks? >> reporter: that's right. the numbers are slightly contradictory. we have also been told six people are also in hospital,

that includes the original nurse who has been confirmed of being infected with ebola. there's that nurse, her husband, and four other people, one is an engineer who returned from working in nigeria. and another three women, two nurses and one auxiliary nurse. it is important to say that what we have heard in the last hour here at the hospital is that all of them, apart from the nurse have so far proved negative, so that their quarantine here is looking more and more like just a presuggestion. the first tests have proved negative apart of the husband who is still designated as high risk, and the second tests will take place within the next 72 hours, so it's looking increasingly likely that they will all be given the all-clear. another piece of interesting news to come out in the last

half hour, they have been questioning this initial case to determine how she became infected with ebola. and now she is telling them -- just recalling the circumstances of her treatment of the missionary that she may have touched her face with her surgical glove while she was in the process of disrobing from the protective robes that she wore inside the treatment room. that's apparently what she has told the hospital authorities. and if that's the case, that pushes the scenario forward in how it was that this virus managed to bypass the protective protocols that have been in place here to protect the staff. >> interest paul, and what can you tell us about the protests of the healthcare workers. what exactly are they unhappy

about? and we heard the prime minister there, urging calm -- telling people to remain calm, but what measures are being put in place to contain it, not only in spain but also the rest of europe. >> yeah, there's a huge amount of distrust frankly of authority here in spain. the hospital workers are not happy with the hospital authorities. of course, it comes against the backdrop of austerity and hospital cuts. the hospital here was effectively moth balled a year ago, and brought out of retirement so to speak to treat his missionaries. so some of the hospital workers are complaining that in their opinion the protective clothing was less stringent than they believe would have be used in other countries away from spain. there have been protests at the address of the nurse and her husband, because of the family

pet. such is the anxiety of the authorities to try to control the pet, but they are going to euthanize the family dog, and there have been animal lovers gathered and there have been scuffles of police, as they tried to prevent authorities from extricating the family pet to be put down later in the day. >> okay. paul thank you very much. the official is the second member of the mission to contract ebola. the first person died on september 25th. the world's worst outbreak of ebola has already killed more than 3,400 people. let's get a check on the weather with richard and specifically, typhoons return in the pacific. >> that's right. we're looking at a supertyphoon.

this storm is the most powerful anywhere on earth during the course of 2014. but the good news is that this quite spectacular system is not going to cause the same problems that we saw with the previous supertyphoon. it's very reminiscent of the storm we saw last week. it did the same thing, turned away towards the east, and gave a lot of heavy rain across japan, but nothing more than that. we have gusts up to 325 kmph, but by the time it makes landfall, the winds will have eased down to 120 with gusts up to 150. the main concern will be the amount of rainfall we get across japan, because a lot has fallen

in recent days and the area will be prone to landslides. but things already quiet across much of the southern islands, and you can just see the leading edge of the rain starting to come up from the south. we'll keep you posted on those developments. across to the other side of the pacific, we did have hurricane simon, which was impacting across the baja of california. now it's nothing more than a tropical depression. going across the far north of mexico and into arizona. they could get very heavy rain across arizona. >> richard thank you. protesters are still occupying main roads of hong kong's business district, and now many people are frustrated at the inconvenience and loss of income for their businesses. and the world bank say it has

hurt hong kong's financial community. >> reporter: adding to the frustrations of the general public, this is what it has been like in the main business district for more than a week as protesters refuse to remove the barricades. for these two mainlandser, it's a wonder why the authorities would tolerate this. >> now it has become a very serious social problem. this social problem influence many parts of the business, the society. >> reporter: they discuss how protesters have ignored the government's orders to remove the barricades. it's inconceivable in mainingland china. >> i'm surprised, because it has been going on for so long, and everyone's life has been

affected. i'm not surprised because hong kong has been enjoying this freedom for more than 100 years. >> reporter: the demonstrations for democracy gained momentum after police fired tear gas and pepper spray on september 28th to try to break them up. people shielded themselves with umbrellas. beijing was quick to point the finger at foreign media for heating up the protest. >> this is something that is extremely sensitive, and implies a regime change. >> reporter: there are mainlanders who have shown bold support for the protesters and social media. we requested an interview with the mainland students i met here, but she emailed me back,

saying it is a very sensitive topic, and she knows people on the mainland who have been arrested for speaking about it. she also fears she would be tracked down even if we hid her identity. the protesters here no longer expect a crackdown, their biggest concern is the falling numbers on the roads they occupy, and the growing an mosstive of public opinion. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour, more civilians are killed as the indian and pakistani armies fire at each other in kashmir. and new links emerge in the case of 43 missing students in mexico. and find out why this olympic legend has a big problem with the athlete who could be about to win one of the sport's top prizes. ♪

♪ hello again. you are with the al jazeera news hour. here are the top stories. the u.s.-lead coalition air strikes have resumed against isil positions in the northern syrian town of kobani. the strikes have so far forced them to pull out of the western side of kobani. let's bring in a manager of the turkey project. thanks for being with us on the al jazeera news hour. so it seems for the time being that turkey is not really willing to get into this fight,

unless it says the aim is broadened out to target assad, and more support is given to the rebels. how likely is the u.s.-lead coalition to meet turkey's demands? >> i think it's highly unlikely that the united states and turkish european partners will receive the demands to broaden the campaign, and to establish a no-fly zone in northern syria, and create a buffer zone on the syrian side of the border. so these demands are highly unlikely to be met. >> why is the establishment of a no-fly zone so important for turkey? >> turkey's primary aim is to bring the united states forces into syria and to broaden the campaign to remove the assad leadership in damascus. so turkey's demands are focused

around greater u.s. involvement in syria to ensure regime change in syria. >> and the kurdish question as well is a big one for turkey. the >> the kurdish question is absolutely critical. the kurdish fighters in northern syria, that they are now defending the border town of kobani. are linked to the party in turkey who have been fighting the turkish state for the last 30 years. so this has added sensitivity regarding turkey's position vis-a-vis kobani. >> it is possible that the turks see the kurds as a bigger threat than isil? the kurds have also threatened to cut off any peace talks with the government if they do not help kobani. >> i think it is extremely

sensitive, given the fact that turkey has been fighting the party since 1984, so it's an extremely sensitive issue. plus for turkey the primary aim is to dislodge the assad leadership in damascus, because it's the main cause of -- of uncertainty and sectarian divisions in syria. >> how long can turkey afford to hold out, though? is it just waiting and seeing right now what happens? what is its strategy? >> i think that turkey is trying to extract the maximum concessions it can from the united states, by leveraging its support of the hastily assembled u.s.-lead coalition. but i think at the end it looks highly unlikely the united states will accede the turkish demands and turkey will have to come to some akme

akment -- accommodations. >> thank you very much. two more people have died in fighting between indian and pakistani soldiers. it is one of the worst violatioviolatio violations of the 2003 ceasefire in the kashmir region. victoria has this report. >> reporter: this man is the latest victim in a conflict that has lasted more than 65 years. his village was one of dozens caught up in the fighting. tens of thousands of people in kashmir have left their homes to escape the violence. india has accused pakistan of shelling 40 border posts and 25 villages since monday. pakistan saying india fired first. the situation on the border remains tense.

>> translator: we are scared. the shelling was going on throughout the night. is there were at least nine blasts. the roof tops are damaged and the children are so afraid that we have had to move them to other places. >> translator: the fire was coming from all sides, some cattle also died. some people were wounded, around 30 people were injured during the night. >> reporter: this fighting is one of the worst flairups since the 2003 ceasefire between the neighbors. these villagers chant down with pakistan. these people say they are afraid of more violence and are evacuating their homes. >> translator: pakistan has been firing for many days now. we can't sleep at night. the farmers who have no other way to make a living have been bad badly affected. >> reporter: control has been

split since they gained independence. thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed. kashmirians living on both sides want a lasting peace. but that is a problem that no one has been able to solve. african stan has executed five men over a gang rape. a court convicted the so-called five for that attack in august. but human rights groups are critical. jennifer glasse reports from kaboul. >> reporter: the five men were hanged at the prison on the outskirts of kaboul in very swift retribution after an attack in late august when the men were accused of robbing and gang raping a number of women. the trials were very, very quick, very, very swift, and human rights organizations accuse them of being ripe with

irregulariti irregularities. the accused men were paraded before the trials. president karzai called for the death penalty. the first trial lasted only a few hours, the second not much longer than that. the five men being put to death, one of the last things that hamid karzai did before he left office was to sign the death war rent. human rights activists called for president karzai to stay the execution so they could have the judgment looked at again. that did not happen. many afghans, though, are welcoming this swift justice. they say it will serve as a deterrent for any further kind of attacks of this kind. rape of course has a terrible

taboo here in afghanistan, and the afghan people were outraged when this crime came to light. a suicide bomber has killed at least five people in afghanistan. a government spokesman said the attack wounded a former policeman and 18 others. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and are appealing against their convictions. dozens of protesters have fought with israeli police outside of the mosque compound in jerusalem. protesters are demanding access to the mosque. they say the police blocked them from entering for morning prayers. the philippines has launched a major protection campaign against polio.

the world health organization recently declared a global emergency, and the philippines is now on alert. here is our report. >> reporter: a difficult experience for any child, but health experts say it's worth the short-term pain, compared to the life-long suffering that polio can cause. these are the first babies to be immunized against polio as part of an aggressive campaign being rolled out across the philippines. health officials plan to vaccinate 2 million babies over the next 12 months. >> translator: my mother convinced me to go to the medical center for the baby's health. >> reporter: polio once paralyzed and crippled hundreds of thousands of children each year. it's highly infection and spreads through contact with tainted food and water.

the global efforts to eradicate the disease saw cases drop each year. but fearing the spread of risk of polio from high-risk countries has now risen. >> the world health organization has declared the philippines a high-risk country, because we are highly migratory, we have 7,100 islands. and this makes surveillance very difficult. >> reporter: but 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 ipv vaccine which is said to be

more effective than the oral vaccine. it's a temporary discomfort, they say, to avoid a return to the suffering of the past. a magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit southwest china. it struck the province on tuesday evening. thousands had to run from their homes as buildings collapsed. three scientists have won this year's nobel prize for chemistry. the u.s. and german chemist helped build an ultra powerful device to study human tissue. hundreds of mexican police officers have deployed in the state after the disappearance of 43 students that went missing last week after disputes with

police. adam rainy reports. >> reporter: a year and a half ago, leftist activist arturo was shot, killed, and dumped in a pit in the same town where 43 students went missing a week and a half ago. his partner says she has evidence implicating the town's mayor in the killing. she filed a complaint against him. >> translator: the state government said it could control things, but as you can see now, the situation got out of hand. it's a dangerous hot spot that no one ever paid attention to. >> reporter: she filed the docking meant over a year ago, but no one from the state government ever responded. a form congressman also tried to convince some of the most

powerful people in the president's cabinet to investigate the mayor. >> translator: i told the attorney general that the mayor had been accused of killing the man, and they did nothing. >> reporter: the attorney general told al jazeera it was the state and not federal authorities who had jurisdiction, but he would look into the case, if he had more evidence. now the mayor is a fugitive. he fled before investigators could question him about the missing students. authorities had long suspected the mayor had connections with the leading drug cartel, but despite accusations of murder and alleged links to organized crime, state and federal officials never moved to have him stripped of his immunity so he could be investigated and tried. his role in the missing student may never be known. but the people here live in fear

of a police force that seems to work hand in hand with criminals. this is the scene now. hundreds of federal forces have been deployed here to find the students and those responsible for their disappearance. on the ground it looks more like a public relations move to show the government is acting forcefully after largely ignoring the case for more than a week. the government is now under pressure to at least show it is taking action. adam rainy, al jazeera, mexico. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour -- >> they have got to get this immigrant problem out. >> we're in the british town where the first mp is likely to be elected. and in sport, find out who -- [ audio difficulties ] . ♪

♪ well one of the biggest challenges to main stream british politics for generations comes in the form of the u.k. independence party, and it could be about to get its first member of parliament just seven months before the whole country votes in a general election. lawrence lee reports. >> reporter: an hour and a half east of london, divided in the middle classes as being a dump. it's slightly faded around the edges, it's a well kept area. lots of old people.

barely a brown face to be seen. yet the careenian restaurants, they have parked their anti-immigration tanks on the lawn. >> i want to see something done about all of these human rights. >> reporter: you think there's too many human rights? >> yeah, i do. >> they have got to sort this immigrant problem out, once and for all. >> reporter: there are too many immigrants. >> yes. we're a small island, we can't cope with what we have got. >> reporter: there's not many here. i must say. >> no. well, there is a few. >> reporter: well, not many. there is a polish shop over there. >> i'm talking about all immigrants. there's just too many. >> reporter: many people seem to know about the self styled antic

dote to traditional politics. >> reporter: what do you think about the policies? >> very good. >> reporter: which ones in particular? >> um -- >> reporter: can you name three, do you think? >> reporter: yes. >> go on then. >> um -- my brain has gone numb. >> reporter: oh, dear. >> i think the labor and conservative have had their run. give them a chance. >> reporter: so it doesn't bother you much that you don't know everything about their policies? >> oh, yeah, i'm going to look more into it. >> reporter: many others would confess the same ignorance of the policies. it wasn't very long ago that everyone from the prime minister downwards was describing them as fruit cakes and loons, and yet now they are so far ahead in the

poll now that their own party has written off the chance of doing any good. and what does it say about british politics that so many will vote for a party and no so little about its policies. >> i have talked to some of them. i don't know how long you have been here. but stop and ask some people about change. >> reporter: change certainly is what many people up and down the u.k. are demanding, but from ukit does represent a growing body of opinion, it's not clear how well-formed that opinion is. now to the sports news. >> the head of football's european association has warned of changing the date for the 2022 world cup. they say clubs will expect

compensation if it clashes with their other seasons. more than three-quarters of the players came from european nations. qatar's high temperatures has raised questions of whether the world cup could be held at the normal time. >> if have a change in the calendar, that will affect the clubs. and the bill can't be paid. and that has to be clear to fifa and everybody that they can't change the date, otherwise we are not ready to talk and to discuss. >> one of runnings most respected figures says he has a big problem with justin gatlin being nominated for world athlete of the year. he is unhappy with someone with

gatlin's doping history should be short listed. researchers claim that some drugs can benefit athletes after they expire. this year the american ran the fastest-ever 100 meter, and 200 meter times by someone in their 30s. >> what would you say if i say i feel comfortable about someone 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 competes. i think you would be surprised if i did sit here and i was sanguine about that. but personally have big problems with that. >> bernie has defended the decision to race in heavy rain. the driver remains critical but

stable after crashing in the circuit. the french driver's family are now in japan where doctors are continuing to assess the injuries. the rain was getting heavier, but racing in bad weather, he says is part of the sport. >> if i was going to know when this so-called storm was going to happen, it would be easy, but as nobody knew, and nobody will know in the future when these things are going to happen or not happen. maybe it will never happen again in that part of the world. who knows. it was unfortunate. i think honestly we are a little bit lucky that it wasn't as bad as anticipated. we race in the rain all the time. the giants have set up a rematch of the 2012 series. the solo home run leveled the

scores at 2-2. and desperate there to get their hands on possible piece of history. the giants went ahead, this wild pitch gave san francisco a 3-2 win. they will face the carnals on saturday. >> we are gritty and are grinding. we are lead by hunter pence and his style of play. definitely it's our approach to this game. we come every day expecting to compete and have a chance to win every ball game. this is definitely a time where we have got to come together. >> the cardinals won thanks to this 3-run homer. this pitch gave the cardinals a 3-2 win, and they will open at home against the giants. >> we fought to the very end,

and you can't ask for more out of my teammates. the way they played defense. the way we scored runs. the first two guys i got on before him, you know, that's -- you know, the way we play. we're going to play the very last out, and, you know, it was a heck of a game and a lot of fun, i know that. in the last few minutes nedel has gone out of the competition knew to a medical injury. australian open champion is still struggling to find any sort of late-season form. knocked out here. another high-profile loser. the u.s. open final list looking to the american. now england's highest ever run scorer in international

kicket claims there was a cult of bullying within the squad. kevin peterson was dropped earlier this year. but he says the players are ruled by fear. many accused including the former leader have rejected peterson's version of events. >> it was a bad thing. it made players feel really horrendous in think dressing room. when you have guy proud to play for england, but scared to field the ball because they -- they have been intimidated and they are going to get shouted at and screamed at? come on now that to me is just an ogre. industrialia has beaten pakistan in the first of three matches. australia scored 255. australia hosting the world cup early next year, pakistan won

the trophy there in 1992, but are not going to repeat that if they continue with this sort of form. more on that story and plenty of other sports on our website, check them out, aljazeera.com. okay. more for me later. thank you, andy. the last total lunar eclipse of the year has turned the moon red as you can see. the event was visible around the pacific rim. it still attracted the have thes of astronomers and andrew thomas in sydney reports. >> reporter: about 200 people gathered here. scientists, astronomers, and people who just want to gaze at the sky. what happens is that the earth gets in the way between the sun and the moon, so it casts a shadow over the moon. over the first hour or so, the

moon became more and more of a sliver, but when it reappeared it was a gorgeous deep red color. sarah is an astronomer here. why the red color? >> yes, as you said the moon is now in the earth's shadow, so instead of being lit up by the sunlight, it is being lit up by the sunrises and sunsets for the parts all around the world that are not quite in darkness now. so it's being lit up by the red light and giving it that spectacular color that we saw. >> reporter: sarah thanks very much. a spectacular site and one you can see if it happens to be dark where you are when it takes place. but if it isn't dark where you are, don't worry, there are moore coming up in 2013. for our viewers in the united states, it's back to your regular programming, and for the rest of our international

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