the president of the world bank issues a dire warning on eeb ebola, saying the future of africa could be at stake. ♪ hello and welcome to al jazeera, i'm live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, the u.s. carries out more air strikes against isil positions in kobani, while kurdish forces fight house to house for the town. yemen's bloodiest day in over two years that leaves 56 people killed in bombings.

and the nobel prize in lizture is awarded to a french author. the president of the world bank has warned that the spread of ebola is threatening the future of africa. he met with leaders from three african nations worst hit by the outbreak, the talks also included the united nations and the international monetary fund. >> ladies and gentlemen, unless we quickly contain and stop the ebola epidemic, nothing less than the future of noting only west africa, but perhaps even africa is at stake. the condition of a spanish nurse infected with ebola has reportedly worsened. she is currently being treated at a hospital in madrid. let's go straight to paul

brennan live in madrid, a rather worrying turn of events. what is the latest? >> reporter: well for the last couple of days it appears she had stabilized. she was taking the phone calls inside the isolation room. but what we have been told is that her condition has deteriorated. her brother was called to the hospital here. left a short time afterwards visibly upset, saying his sister was being incubated. and doctors admit that her condition has taken a turn for the worse, although theying won't go into any further details quoting patient confidentiali confidentiality. however, the situation of one person here in madrid doesn't reflect the whole problem.

west africa is the source of the current ebola health alert but the impact of it is truly global. now reaching australia, too. a 57-year-old red cross volunteer who returned from sierra leone on tuesday has become the latest suspected ebola case. she has confined herself to her apartment, and health authorities insist there is no cause for alarm. >> she has a plat meat, but hasn't been unwell at all until this morning. ebola virus is very difficult to transmit. it's not like the flu or measles, it's not transmitted through the air, you need to be exposed to secretions. vomit, diarrhea, blood. she doesn't have any of those conditions, so therefore her

risk of infecting someone else is very, very low. >> the world health organization says it has now 8033 cases reported. >> it has the capacity to go anywhere in the world and cause illness anywhere in the world. that's why it is really important that the whole world comes behind the infected countries, and helps them as quickly as possible. >> reporter: tackling the disease at though source is a top priority. this group is among a small army offing volunteers and specialists training to be deployed into west africa. president obama has pledged more than 3,000 troops to help build ebola treatment centers and other facilities, but it's nurses like these who will real with ebola face-to-face. >> i think with proper care we can get mortality rate down to

maybe 30%. i'm not over there to carry body bags. i'm over there to give them the best shot possible. >> reporter: in spain with the first case of an ebola infection outside of west africa has now been confirmed, the nurse in question remains in an isolation room. the hospital treating her was only recently reopened. >> translator: we demonstrating because from the beginning of this crisis the situation happened because everything was poorly planned. you can't improvise, you can't dismantle a hospital and then want it to be cutting gej. i work in emergency. i want to treat patients, but i want the gear, the courses, information. >> reporter: and that's a reoccurring theme, frankly, the sprain being put on the medical

facilities by this incurable disease. here in madrid we'll being told that some of the nurses inside the hospital have actually quit because they don't trust the protocols that have been put in place. they would give up their jobs than put their lives at risk, they believe in treating the people inside here. it is a desperate situation. and it appears that the nurse may have infected herself inned a vert wantly while removing her suit. the union rep senttives very angry that the hospital chiefs are putting the blame on the nurse herself rather than accepting responsibility for what they say are much wider shortcomings. yemen has seen its bloodiest day in two years. at least 56 people have been

kilned in a series of attacks across the country. 47 people died in a suicide bombing. two other attacks targeted army bases. >> reporter: this is the attack caught on a camera. protesters were on their way to join an anti government rally when the bomb exploded near a houthi security check point. it happened in the capitol, in the square. dozens of people were killed and injured. they were gathering at a rally to protest against the appointment of a new prime minister. >> translator: we demonstrated for legitimate demands, and we hold [ inaudible ] responsible for this bombing. >> reporter: this is the man at the center of the controversy. he was chosen by the president to form a new government of

national unity. hours of the announcement was made, houthi leader said the appointment was dictated by the us. >> translator: moments after the president met with the u.s. ambassador, he appointed mubarak. this is dangerous. who gave western embassy the right to impose their will on us. >> reporter: the suicide bombing was followed two more attacks. there has been no claim of responsibility, but this area has recently become an al-qaeda strong hold. the political crisis in yemen raises fears of more chaos and instability. the minority houthis who control the capitol insist they will only pull out once a government where they have equal say is formed. but the sunnis remain skeptical.

they say the houthis want to overthrow the president and seize full power. the u.s. and its allies are continuing to launch air strike against the islamic state of iraq and the levant and syria. isil is reportedly captured districts inside kobani, a town next to the turkish border, but kurdish forces say they have pushed isil back and regained territory. and the people defending the town are now engaged in street battles. >> reporter: it's been another day of coalition air strikes, less so than we have seen in the last few days. we just heard another boom in the background. we were a little closer to the town earlier on, and heard what

was intensive street battles. we're told isil made some advances on thursday particularly in the east and south, and we're talking street by street, because this is now being fought, really, inside the city. of course the kurdish fighters do have a small advantage in the sense that they are used to this town and know it well. now on the diplomaticing front we also have action here in turkey. we have the u.s. putting pressure on the form of general allen. he wants more from turkey. we also have the nato secretary general here, so a clear message that they want turkey to do more. kurds in turkey are angry that the government isn't doing more to help the people in kobani. protesters have blocked roads. police used tear gas to disburse the crowds.

31 people died on wednesday during similar protests. is israel says pakistan will pay a high price if it continues to fire shelling. it began just under a week about 20,000 people have left their homes in indian administered kashmir. let's take a look at the disputed region. pakistan administered kashmir is here, right next to it is indianed as ministers kashmir, and the trouble is here on the border. nicole johnston sent this update. >> reporter: it's still a tension situation on the border, and every day the number of people being killed is increasing, particularly civilians. the defense ministry has released a statement.

it says it doesn't want a confrontation with india. and pakistan's security council is meeting on friday, a high level meeting of the top brass of the military, as well as others. but for people living in the border area, it's a difficult situation they are in. in pakistan, at least 40,000 people have fled from their villages, and pakistan's military says it will continue to retaliate, but its response is measured, and it says it is targeting mortar positions inside of india, not villages. plenty more coming up on al jazeera, including why the daily trip to work in china starts off with a cough and a wheeze. and 25 years ago protesters stood up to germany's communist rulers. ♪

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♪ress in the new democracy, you are watching al jazeera. let's recap the headlines now. the world bank president has warned that the threat of ebola is threatening the future of africa. he has met leaders from three west african nations worst hit by the outbreak. at least 60 people have been killed in yemen. in the capitol 47 people died in a suicide bombing. kurdish forces are battling to push fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant out of kobani. u.s.-lead air strikes are

targeting isil positions near the syrian border town. germany's president is honoring the 25th anniversary of the demonstrations that helped bring about the fall of the berlin wall. one of the biggest protests was on october 9th, 1989, when thens of thousands of people took to the streets. they were calling for freedom and democracy. nick schifrin is in germany for us. so nick how are people marking this event? who has turned out for the party? >> reporter: well, the president of germany is in the nicklas church in the center of this city with dignitaries from other countries, the president of the czech republican, slow vak republic, as well as two former american secretaries of state.

but the event is about a gathering for the monday peace prayers. they gathered 8,000 people in the church, then called karl marks, and numbered around 70 thousand when they all had gathered. they walked past rows of secret police members as well as riot police members, not knowing what would happen next. and this was about making fear, moving into the camp of the government nine days after the demonstrations began, the president resigned, month after the entire government re signed. >> do people in germany feel like things turned out the way

they hoped? >> reporter: i think there's massive hope and euphoria, and i think it's safe to say in any kind of event of this magnitude, there is a bit of disappointment that follows, and there was good reason for the disappointment. there was high unemployment here, a lot of the factories just weren't productive, so those jobs were killed. a lot of young meme who wanted to have good prospect moves west, leaving some villages almost emptied of any working-age individual, but overall, with over a trillion dollars spent, massive transfer payments, it has been a success, should you consider that it happened peacefully unlike many revolutions that have happened around the world, the people are most proud that they managed to bring about the change dispute the change that might have

happened afterwards. sa saying no to violence. >> all right. thanks so much, nick schifrin there. the international committee of the red cross say many people have been killed. it's the worst violence since the united nations took over peace keeping. it's the last day for governments to sign a u.n. convention aimed at reducing mercury. it considers mercury to be one of the top ten chemicals of public health concern. 10 to 15 million people rely on mercury for extracting gold, exposure affects the central

nervous system and can cause brain damage and can result in kidney and respiratory failure and even death. barely visible to the naked eye, a small nugget of gold. there might be more. and in the excitement, these two have forgotten about the last 12 hours spend digging and crushing rock. >> translator: even if it's exsuhs -- exhausting we have to keep looking for more. >> reporter: in this pouch is mercury. unaware of the risks, they manipulate it with their bare hands. exposure to mercury damages the nervous system. it can cause permanent brain, heart, and kidney damage. here it is used in abundance.

if that doesn't work they use cyanide. >> translator: the poisoning is a slow process, but eventually it will take a serious toll on these young men's health. outweighing the economic benefits. >> reporter: a gold rush is sweeping through the area. here young farmers have given up tending their fields. many children stopped going to school. >> translator: when i grow up, i'll be stronger. i'll be able to dig deeper and faster. >> reporter: he might already be sick. the longer he is exposed to the dangerous chemicals, the quicker his health will deteriorate. gold miners have been using the chemicals to extract gold. but biggest difference is now much more is being released into

the environment. it seeps into the earth, affecting the soil. >> translator: ever since they started mining five years ago, the harvests are getting smaller. it changed the way my millet grows. it's quality is getting worse. >> reporter: little is done to protect these villagers and this earth. gold is bringing unexpected wealth. despite the risks, they say they will keep doing this for as long as they can. nicklas hawk, al jazeera, zula. thousands of people have lined the streets of nairobi to welcome home president uhuru kenyatta. he has been in the hague appearing before the international criminal court. he is accused of instigating violence after disputed

elections in 2007. since the government of myanmar agreed to end the practice of using underage soldiers a few years ago, it has returned many boys to their families. but the young boys are still being recruited into the military. >> reporter: this woman was worried when her eldest son, a then 15, didn't come home from school one day. >> translator: i have heard stories of sons joining the military. to me my son is just a kid, he is just a student. >> reporter: she secured his release. her son, now 16, says he ran away to be with friends, and only joined the army because he was offered $300 to do so. he says the army major who recruited him knew he was

underage. >> translator: in the application form, i was asked to give a fake name for myself and also my parents. >> reporter: the myanmar government acknowledges the problem, and in 2012 agreed to end the practice. recruitment of underage soldiers happens in places like train stations or even temples. the teenagers are often offered a financial incentive to join. armed ethnic groups who have been fighting the government for more autonomy are also known to recruit children. no one knows just how many there are in the ethnic armies and in the military. but the government has handed back over 360ing underaged soldiers to their families. a government spokesman told al jazeera, the minister of defense took legal action against about

270 people in the military, for recruiting underage soldiers. a sign of the government's commitment in tackling the problem. this boy realizes he may not even be alive had he been sent to fight on the front line. china has issued the first air pollution alert for central and northern parts of the country. a lot of people are returning to work after holiday. robert mcbride reports from beijing. >> reporter: back to work and back to the smog. it's a scene that is depressivingly familiar. the first badly polluted day of autumn, with only a winter of more pollution to look forward. preparations are well underway at the conference which will host the apex summit.

normally a chance for the host nation to show off the best it has to offer, china is hoping it won't be remembered for its smog. it includes a convention center, hotel, and vip villas. it is being constructed to the highest green standards, ironically. but on a day like today you can't see much of it through the haze. officials are working are local industries to cut down on pollution ahead of the gathering, but only offers a brief respite. for people like this woman, a little too little too late. she made the decision to leave after worsening conditions for nine years. for her son checking the pollution level had become too much of a habit. >> he wakes up and the first

thing he does is check the app on pollution to see if he has to stay inside. and i can't stand it anymore. the last two years it has got really, really bad. and i think it's time to go. >> reporter: for most people, though, leaving is not an option. this year's nobel prize for literature has been awarded to an author who explored life under nazi occupation. >> and the nobel prize is awarded to the french author for the art of memory, with which he has evoked the most ungraspable human destinies and uncovered the live world of the occupation. >> reporter: his body of work includes around 30 books. his books include night rounds, ring roads, a novel, and

military stay. the oldest person to win the nobel prize was doris in 2007. her legacy still lives in zimbabwe. al jazeera spoke to one librarian who leaves her donation of personal books will give a huge boost to the community. >> to me the library is a people's university. it's all encompassing. anyone can just come in to look for information that is always available. zimbabwe has a good region culture can reflect on the 98% literacy rate, with the economic situation that has been prevailing for the past years.

libraries have not been in a position to release their collection, so that is sort of drivening away from the library. a public library is like a university library, it doesn't receive any donations. we have been promised the collection as a special collection, and the library receiving that collection will actually bring publicity to the library because many people would be interested in having access to those books. there is no way we can run away from reading, because it is true reading that the world is growing. and finally, argueologists have discovered seat of human bones in france that are more

than 200,000 years old. finds of this type are rare in western europe, with only 12 oversights yielding significant archaeological remains. the specimens wering found buried along the skeletons of a number of different animals. ♪ are failed drug war policies to blame for more complaints against the mexican police? and is the u.s. turning ab blind eye to the fight? ♪