>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ welcome to the news hour, i'm darren jordan. from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, these are the top stories. inside isil we have an exclusive military tactic of the armed group as it advances across iraq. and more violence in kobani as the month long battle between isil and syrian kurds continues.

hong kong police promise to investigate after a video emerges of a protester being beaten by officers. and the drone attack at the football. we'll have the reaction between the game that came to a violent end. ♪ welcome to the program. they have made fast gains across syria and iraq, and established a ruthless reputation for murdering hostages. isil has forced people to flee in fear for their lives and norsed the international community to form a military coalition to fight it. now al jazeera has obtained exclusive pictures that show the military tactics of this organization. let's go to imran khan who is live in bagdad.

bring us up to date with the latest fighting with isil in anbar province. >> reporter: across the province they have taken more town including one that was abandoned by iraqi officers to launch their attack on isil inside the town. they retreated, and called it a tactical withdrawal, in the last 24 hours, isil fighters are putting much more pressure on the main supply line between the north and south of the province. what we are picking up is only the propaganda videos that isil put out themselves, but for the first time we're able to see how well-trained and well-disciplined they are as a fighting group. let's take a look. this is a previously unseen look inside an isil assault.

on sunday the group hoisted their bullet ridden flag outside of a village in northern iraq. the iraqi army sent in helicopters that dropped bombs on the group. isil fight back using anti-aircraft guns. the assault begins at midday and isil fighters are confident. they chant god is great and isil remains have, isil expands, the unofficial slogan of the group. but as the iraqi army pushes forward they change tactics. and stand their ground. they are in effect using u.s.-made weaponry and armor against iraqi forces. this isn't an amateur army. isil is well equipped and use tacticings that will be familiar

to armies the world over including make full use of the terrain. as it gets darker the iraqi army seems to have beaten back the group, and it retreats back to villages it controls. this is typical of isil take control of the town or village, or take safe haven. surrender isn't an option. the role of australia in the fight against isil remains unclear. let's go back now to imran khan in bagdad. imran in terms of the politics there have been growing calls for some ground troops to be deployed to take on isil. >> that's right. particularly from anbar province which is one of the main front lines for the battle against isil. politicians there have been very

vocal saying there needs to be international boots on the ground. they are also calling for close air support aircraft to go in with iraqi army troops to try to clear the area afterwards. the australia forces that tony abbott was talking about are the kinds of forces that will be crucial if you do put ground troops in somewhere like anbar province, because they are able to call in air strikes a lot quicker, they are able to use the tick -- tactics and communications equipment they have and work closely in conjunction with the americans. but they are very clear no boots on the ground in iraq. they have the advisors that are in a training and intelligence gathering role, but so far nobody is looking at putting any

more troops into iraq, and that's really what many sunnis are calling for, now. they are saying the air strikes simply aren't working and we need these troops. >> thank you. there has been more fighting in the town of kobani on the turkey syrian border. over the past two days more than 20 air strikes were carried out. just days ago john kerry said preventing the fall of the town was not part of the long-term goal. turkey's prime minister said his country won't be responsible if kobani falls to isil. >> translator: the fall of kobani would make us very sad. but where were they when [ inaudible ] was falling, mosul was falling? >> reporter: let's go live now to bernard smith on the turkey, syria border. brings up to date on the latest from kobani, what has been

happening on the ground? >> reporter: darren what has been fascinating today is what has not happened. in the three weeks or so that my colleagues have been reporting, it has been to the background noise of gun and fire and occasional artillery fire. there have been some air strikes we think about five, and it seems that those air strikes have really made a difference because what we're hearing is that there hasn't been the street-to-street fighting that we have been seeing in the past nine or ten days in the center of kobani, so there seems to be a real change in fortune. and just to emphasize that, you may hear it, are the kurds from kobani who have been watching what has been going on in their town, and they are newly enthusiastic about the hopes

that maybe the tide is turning. >> and what have the kurd kurder -- kurdish fighters been telling you? >> reporter: well, last week they were desperate, and when they were telling us of their desperate circumstances, but this afternoon when there was an air strike that we saw hit towards the center of the town. we phoned up, asked what that was all about, and the kurdish fighters said the air strike had taken out a building full of isil fighters, and as consequence, the kurder fighters were able to regain 500 meters of the town uncontested by isil fighters. so the air strikes the kurdish fighters are telling us on the ground making a significant difference in the last 24 hours. thank you. a second care worker in the

u.s. has tested positive for the ebola virus. she was immediately isolated in dallas. she and the other infect nurse had been treating thomas duncan who died from ebola last week. meanwhile the u.n. is urging countries to give help now or pay more later. there may soon be 10,000 cases of ebola every week in west africa. >> it is running faster than us and winning the race. >> reporter: experts issue warning saying the virus is increasing its reach geographically and in numbers. >> we ether stop ebola now, or face an entirely unprecedented situation for which we don't have a plan. >> reporter: right now there are 1,000 new cases of ebola being registered each week in west

africa, but the world health organization has warned that will likely increase five t months. and an even more concerning statistic, while the virus was thought to be killing half of those who contracted it, the w.h.o. says victims now only have a 30% chance of survival. those who's countries it has affected the most have called for a united approach to stop the outbreak. >> above all, what we require is a sense of hope, a sense that the united nations and the community of nations that we represent, will not abandon the fight, will not fail us, and will not relent until the scourge has been removed. >> reporter: but even with the aid that has been coming in, it's feared it still may not be enough. >> we either bring all of the possible resources and people that we can muster and make them available to the affected

countries so that the outbreak is tackled assen getticly as possible now, or we wait and we see the situation reach the point that w.h.o. have suggested it can with as many as 10,000 cases a week, and then we will be facing a much, much tougher battle. >> reporter: almost 4,500 people have now died since the outbreak was discovered at the start of the year, but the real number could be much higher. the fight against ebola is regularly described as a race against time, but it's a race many are now saying we are losing. the best hope may be stopping it in its tracks, but finding that ever-elusive cure or vaccine. hong kong's government is investigating a video which appears to show police beating

up a protester. but has our correspondent reports, there is doubt about the effectiveness of the protests. >> reporter: the barriers are closing in. in recent days the temporary gates at this intersection has been subtly moving towards the center. police are calling this area is high-risk zone because residents and business openers are angry over the closure of the main thoroughfare. so far most of the protesters campaign sparked for demand for free elections in 2017 has involved obstructing major arteries of the business district. while getting worldwide attention, many are now questioning how effective the movement really is. >> i think this protest movement has taken a turn for the worse, because some chinese officials are now labeling this as a revolution, not a protest.

now a revolution needs to be put down, and i think on this point of fact, we should all take attention. >> reporter: beijing is watching the scenes here very closely but has repeatedly said it is ultimately the hong kong government's responsibility. as police continue to systematically retake ground from protest sites, it's becoming more difficult to predict how the protesters will react. police are now facing accusations of using excess i force after breaking up a spontaneous protest. reports say there were at least 20 -- 2000 protesters at the height of the dem nation. this foot sooij from a local tv station. it has prompted police to investigation accusations of

police brutality. they are accused of handcuffing and beating up a man. >> you don't know if you can trust the police. they are supposed to protect the people, but they are doing something else. >> reporter: while the protesters try to hold their ground, it's becoming clearer that has their numbers get smaller, the rift with the government is getting bigger >> a lot more still to come here on al jazeera, rising anger in mexico three weeks after the disappearance of dozens of students. and spreading the gospel, there's big money in politics. and in sport we're hear from the reigning african footballer of the year as his team looks to qualify in the continent's most important event. in that is also to come. ♪ now serbia and albania's national football teams are waiting to hear what may happen

next after their players and fans fought each other. the game had to be abandoned after a remote controlled drone flew an albanian flag over the pitch. >> reporter: this was the moment sports and politics clashed over the football pitch. a drone flown over serbian players during a euro 2016 qualifying match between the rivals. a serbian player grabs the banner, albanian players rush to protect it. the players brawling, while supporters invaded the pitch. at the stadium, a uefa official called it regretful but wasn't taking sides. >> you have all seen what happened, and i cannot comment on who is to blame or what to blame or what happens. i'll report that and bring it to uefa and they'll decide what

will happen further. thank you very much. >> reporter: there is no love lost between these two nationalities who have been at war on and off the pitch. serbian fans leaving the stadium on the streets of belgrade, and albanian supporters like these in kosovo's capitol. >> translator: probably the consequences of the war in kosovo lead to this situation today. what they did to us there in kosovo. i believe it's the root cause of this, and it's not going to end well. >> translator: they show themselves how historically true they are, a criminal nation. this was a football match, and they turned it into a war arena. >> reporter: the albanian team reportedly returned home to a hero's welcome. where politics and sport

intersect, in this case it is politics that appears to have won. al jazeera's correspondent joins me live now from belgrade. we know that serbia and albania have a history of tu turn -- turbulent history. so is there likely to be any political fallout from this incident? >> reporter: there is a history between these two nations, and i can go back and quote things that happened in the late 19th century, and early 20th sentry. the latest was the 2008 declaration when albania was among the first to reck independence. so there is a number of reasons why those two nations have very strained relations in history, but interesting enough, there is a planned visit of albanian

prime minister at the end of this month to serbia, maybe for all european nations that is just a normal thing, but this is a particularly strange visit and interesting, because it is first visit in five decades of one albanian high-ranking if i recall to belgrade. last visit was in 1946. so everybody were looking at that visit as very important in trying to [ inaudible ] down some relations between -- very frozen relations between serbia and albania. but the stadium behind me, albanian prime minister's brother was arrested by serbian police for allegedly masterminding that incident. nobody so far came forward to claim or deny that. accord to the e.u. they are trying to tone down the incident, and everybody just

want to -- this visit actually to happen, but there is another thing -- another interesting spinoff by some analysts who are saying that this incident could be related to tomorrow's visit to belgrade to serbia, that this incident was allegedly scheduled to steal putin's thunder, but nevertheless there were so many strained relations between the two nations, and it is interesting to see what will happen in 2015 when a rematch is going to be played when serbian fans will not be allowed to attend to that match just the same way as albanian football fan supporters were not allowed to be present here in belgrade. >> okay. thank you. and we'll have more in that story in the sport later in this news hour. russian's president has signed off a new law which limits the foreign ownership of russia's mass media.

it is the latest move to increase control of online and traditional media. >> reporter: this is printed in russia, britain in russian. these journalists are russians, but the business paper is published by a finish group which owns the russian group of numerous magazines, and by 2017, they and other foreign-owned titles will have to find new russian owners or shut up shop. >> translator: when you are using their brand it's not just an issue of shares, it's the license issue. we're all using brands that aren't ours. if the law is adopted in its current form it means all licenses and agreements will be annulled. >> reporter: president putin just signed in a law which raced through parliament with overwhelming approval. it restricts foreign ownership of media in russia to 20%.

that's a necessary move at a time when the russian government feels it is involved in an information war with the west. >> translator: every country in a moment of stress realizes if you own information, you own the world. if you own mass media, internet, newspapers, magazines, information agencies at the moment, you can start changing minds and promote your ideas and people will start believing it. >> reporter: it's not the only recent move designed to exert more control over the information russians are exposed to. google, facebook and twitter have been told to register with russia's communication watchdog, and this means moving servers into russia by january. if they complete those servingers will be accessible by russia security services, but if they don't, they could be blocked. russia started bringing independent tv stations back understate influence more than a

decade ago. but with the surge intentions caused by the ukrainian crisis, russia's government now seems increasingly motivated to regulate any information platform it sees as a threat. in the united states, apple and facebook with offering to cover the cost of freezing eggs of its female employees, but it's doubt whether the offer for fertility treatment is the best way to empower women in the workplace. you have got things to do, goals to accomplish, and you may not have found the right partner yet -- >> reporter: fertility centers are encouraging women to freeze their eggs. >> you are literally stop time and preserve your fertility for when you are ready. >> reporter: but the procedure is rarely covered by insurance and it's expense if, an average of $20,000 for two rounds of treatment. now facebook is helping its

female employees, potentially covering most of that cost, and apple is making a similar offer starting in january. a company spokeswoman told al jazeera: >> it takes some of the financial burden off so then the woman can -- it's almost like a no-brainer decision to do this, and then feel great about having that sort of insurance policy to pursue a family later on when they are ready. >> reporter: it's an unusual perk, and may help facebook and apple attract more women. women far outnumber women on their text -- tech teams. but critics say by paying for egg freezing, am and facebook are encouraging women to focus on work. >> on one hand it is supporting women to have a family that is also sending people a message

that our work is the main priority that we should be focusing on. >> reporter: they say it would be better for companies to offer other ways for women to find a balance between work and personal life. roxana saberi, al jazeera. all right. let's get a check on the global weather with richard now. and you have two hurricanes threatening different parts of the globe. >> that's right. and in areas where we don't normally see hurricanes. the first has left the northern portion of the lesser an tillies and drifting towards the north. the main area of concern is bermuda, but as a post tropical storm it will give bad weather all the way up towards new foundland. this is like rolling a pea down a bowling alley. will it hit or will it not?

these are relatively small, so it could go by bermuda, but if it makes landfall we'll see sustained winds of 180 kph, about 1400 gmt on friday. we'll keep you posted. meanwhile hawaii is being threatened by this next system which is now hurricane hannah. and hannah is expected to track right across -- now at the moment, it looks as though it is going to go just -- only just to the south of the big island. so if you look at what we're expecting in terms of impact, around 12 gmt on saturday. sustained winds of about 135 kph. so it would hit as a full-blown hurricane. hawaii is one of those island groups which is very lucky, surface pressure patterns usually conspire to keep hurricanes away. hopefully this will be the case, but it does look as though it is

going to run in very close to the islands. >> thank you. the midterm elections take place in the united states within a month. television channels are showing wall-to-wall political advertising. now a group of nuns is fighting back. they have taken to the streets to let ordinary people know that their voice still matters. >> reporter: it's just after sunrise and sister and her fellow nuns are heading to a political rally in lexington, kentucky. they organized this bus tour to tell apathetic voters that their opinions still matter. >> there's a lot of negativity and horror and fear. >> reporter: res -- residents have been bombarded by the flow

of advertising paid for by rich americans. the koch brothers are paying for the ads. and the liberals and conservatives are spending tens of millions of dollars to influence the election's outcome. according to data filed with the u.s. federal election commission, a liberal group calling it's a patriot majority is doing its best to swear the vote. >> cutting social security medicare -- >> reporter: one expert says almost untraceable election spending is roughly eight times greater than four years ago. >> a small number of wealthy elites are having an incredible influence on the process, and not only do they change the

nature of the debate in an election, they define what is discussed. >> reporter: and because it is 100% legal, voters say they feel they no longer have a voice in u.s. politics. >> i think the corporations are trying to take over and control us. >> as poor of a state as kentucky is, we could sure use that place someplace else. >> reporter: so the sisters are setting up registration drives to inspire voters to vote. and say they are shedding a light on issues that are important to the working class, like raising the middle wage. >> we're talking about poverty in our nation, the needs of those who are most left out, and the holy spirit is using it all to hopefully wake us up as nation. >> reporter: she says america's working and middle class can counter the dark money in u.s. politics if they vote.

kimberley hallcut, al jazeera, lexington, kentucky. still ahead, we'll going to mozambique where the ruling party faced a tough test in the national elections. and we'll take you on what could be the most dangerous taxicab ride. and sport coming up later in the program. stay with us. ♪

♪ welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. there has been yet more fighting

in the town of kobani on the turkey, syria border. u.s.-lead air strikes continued on wednesday, and over the past ten days more than 20 air strikes have been carried out. the world health organization is warning there could soon be up to 10,000 new cases of ebola every week in west africa. the warning came as the u.n. discussed the growing crisis. hong kong's government investigating a video which appears to show policemen beating up a protester. now isil is taking over many key roads in iraq. the only major highway that remains open to traffic that connects bagdad to the kurdish region in the north is a dangerous road. and travelers are afraid to be harassed by shia armed groups. >> reporter: this man is a taxi driver who spends his time on

the road between bagdad and erbil. the capitol of the kurdish region in the north. if we could find another job, he could, because the fighting in iraq has made it a dangerous journey. >> translator: we get scared because at anytime they can reach the road, stop the traffic and kill us. >> reporter: their flag is clearly visible from the highway. the islamic state of iraq and the levant is in a position to cut off a vital lifeline. when isil pushed into much of the sunni heartland in june, they took control of many routes connecting, bagdad to northern cities. this highway is the only road that is not under their control. >> reporter: but isil is not the only threat. it is a 375-kilometer drive south to the capitol. further down the highway there

is another force on the ground. they are fighters belonging to shia armed groups. the drivers who have encountered them say they act with impunity. >> translator: the shia militias do whatever they want. they make problems for the drivers, especially the kurds. they blame them for the way the kurdistan government treats arabs in their territory. >> reporter: many taxicab drivers tell similar stories. this man has no choice but to take the risky journey. her children are in bagdad, because as arabs they need residency visas to enter the kurdish region. >> translator: this there should be no difference between aranswer and kurds. i have no choice but to go back and forth. >> reporter: shias in the south and the kurds in the north can no longer travel to the isil-controlled cities, and

while there may still be a road that links the north to the south, it seems this country has already been divided. israeli police force says three officers have been wounded in clashes with palestinian protesters in jerusalem. there have been protests for days against restricted access to the mosque. israeli police were trying to clear the site to prepare for a jewish holiday. it sits in east jerusalem, land which is illegally occupied by israel. >> translator: there should be a mass uprising to support jerusalem. it is the responsibility of all arabs and muslims around the world. we call upon all international institutions, the european union, the united states, muslim

and arab states to stop these violations. separatistses in northern yemen have set an ultimatum. they want the civiler is represents to leave before the end of november. meanwhile they have taken over parts of a mayor port city. >> reporter: yemen's south successionist movement gains momentum. the thousands gathering in the port city of aiden, gave government troops until the end of november to leave the south. the government is willing to give the south greater autonomy, but people here are determined to break away from the north. >> translator: helping us establish an independent state is crucial for regional security and stability. >> reporter: the mainly sunnis of the south merged with the north in 1990, following a

power-sharing deal. now people say the unification was a big mistake. they accuse the ruling class, which is mainly shia of abusing power. this protest camp in aiden is a sign of how determined southerns are to fight for their rights. here people are worried about the shia houthi's latest military expansion. >> translator: why does a group send fighters to occupy cities under the pretext of restoring stability? the houthis are taking part in a plot backed by the former president to overthrow the government. >> reporter: yemen's ongoing political crisis fuels more concerns among the international community. >> my government believes that the best future for yemen is to remain a united nation behind the president.

and we urge all countries in the region to work to strongly support the president to deliver the peace plan, which is designed to answer the legitimate concerns of various communities. >> reporter: in the capitol sana'a, hundreds of protesters took to the streets. they are critical of both the houthis and the government. >> translator: the president is powerless. he can do nothing with the presence of militias in the streets. >> reporter: with the rebels expanding north, and sunni separatists calling for independence, hoping for reconciliation are fading. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. they have now been becontained for 291 days. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and are appealing

against their convictions. people are voting in mozambique's fifth general election since the end of the civil war in 1992. the ruling power is expected to maintain power. tania page joins us live from the capitol. this looks like it is going to be a fiercely contested election. how is the vote going so far then? >> reporter: well from what we're seeing it has been going well in the short while after the phones opened i spoke to the african union chief observer, she said all reports she was getting was it was quite smooth. in about an hour's time we're expecting an update from the election commission and they will give us a broader picture. much of the area is very remote, so there is more opportunity for manipulation. the governing party is tipped to

win. he is the favorite, but he is facing a resurgent opposition, and then there is the wild-card that is very popular in the urban areas and with young people. and that will be a very important vote, that young vote. what will be critical, of course, is the final numbers. whoever wins needs at least 51% in order to avoid a -- runoff. they don't want to face a united opposition vote. >> mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world, yet has billions of dollars of national resources. what do ordinary people want from these elections? >> reporter: the potential here is extraordinary. it could for example, be the world's third biggest exporter of liquified natural gas, and people here want the same thing that they want? all parts of the world.

they want to be able to feed themselves, and their families, good opportunities to go to good school, and run businesses as well. they are not unique in that. but what they see in their country so far from this billions of dollars of oil and gas revenue that there is a perception that only a few people aligned with the governing party have benefited so far, and i think people will eventually run out of patience with that. >> thank you. students in mexico are calling for a 48-hour national strike over the disappearance of 43 missing students. rachel levin has this report. >> reporter: pain and resignation are written in their faces. it has been two weeks since we first met these families who's children disappeared at the hands of local police in guerrero mexico.

gone are the defiant cries for justice. instead parentslize this walked in silence. the daily emotional roller coaster has left them exhausted. these families say this is the only thing they can do while they continue to look for answers. their protests have become a part of life in this community. >> translator: has changed since this began. all of these marches, but we don't have any news about the investigations. we don't know anything. >> reporter: as they walked for hours in the heat, they weren't informed of a crucial development announced by the government in whom they have lost faith. >> translator: i can tell you in the first mass graves we found, the very first ones, we already have results, and i can confirm that there are no matches to the dna that the families of the

missing people gave us. >> reporter: jaime and his wife believe their 20-year-old son is alive and the government know where he is. they still haven't told his younger siblings that he is missing. >> translator: sometimes it feels like it is a nightmare, but then i realize this is really happening. my son is gone, and i wonder is he suffering? what are they doing to him. >> reporter: in the town many were heartened by the attorney general's announcement, but it was also a sobering reminder that there are many more missing than the 43 students. >> translator: there are so many killed. who knows who they are. even here in the city we find severed heads and bodies along our high waist. we have reached the limit. it's unbearable. >> reporter: for the families a moment of relief, but no more than that. stuck in a cycle of waiting,

marching, and praying until they finally have an answer. >> reporter: rachel he venn, al jazeera mexico. still to come, sweet potatoes leaving a bitter taste. and in sport, hundreds of albanian fans took to the streets after their match against circumstancia was abandoned. we'll have more after the break. stay with us.

♪ welcome back. now in libya, a militia loyal to

a renegade army general has begun an assault on benghazi. witnesses say tanks and jets are targeting the rival militia in control of the city. >> reporter: eastern libya is bracing for a serious escalation of violence. the former general said he is about to launch an offensive to in his words liberate benghazi. >> translator: they are now fully prepared to achieve their goal, namely to liberate the city of benghazi. it has sacrificed and the lives of martyr are falling victims to the terrorists bullets. >> reporter: the opponents advocate a form of political islam have promised to counter his attack. the group's special brigades released a video in response to

his threats. >> translator: we warn of any assault against the household of the re lugsary fighters. the response will be in the same manner. you are nothing but agents to america. and you will meet the same fate your collaborates have seen. >> reporter: they drove forces from the bane bases in benghazi, killing several fighters. they have seized large amounts of weapons. on wednesday they called for an armed uprising in benghazi urging young people to fight the militia. rivalries have deeply split libya which has fallen into uprising since gaudify was toppled.

and things got worse after several groups opposed the newly elected parliament. israel's recent seven week bombardment of gaza killed and injured thousands of palestinians. and farmers say crops are rotting in the fields. >> reporter: it's a bitter harvest for these sweet potato farmers. most of their crop has rotted in the ground. all they can do now is try to salvage whatever they can. there was once hope here. earlier this year, the israeli government agreed to allow the export of sweet potatoes from the gaza strip to european markets. so this man planted his fields following e.u. guidelines. he hoped to make record profits from the crop, but knows that won't happen now. >> translator: we tried to keep them in good condition so we could export them.

but because of the war, we couldn't harvest on time. the whole season is lost. >> reporter: despite the challenges facing farmers across gaza, about 30,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes have been exported. israel said it will allow flowers, and spices to shipped out as well, but hasn't said when. >> reporter: much of the farmland was badly destroyed during israel's 50-day bombardment, resulting in $550 million in losses. losses farmers say will take years to recover from. in agricultural zones across gaza there are scenes like this. farm land chewed up by tanks, and greenhouses destroyed. but the farming sector struggled even before this conflict.

since 2007, israel has blockaded gaza strangling its economy. >> translator: we want to send products for exported, but it keeps the crossings closed. we need our borders opened. >> reporter: and that's what people here are working towards. last month the two main palestinian factions, fattah and hamas, reached an agreement that turned control of gaza over to a unity government. palestinian officials say the deal would allow the palestinian authority to take control of the border crossings of the gaza strip. but until those crossings are opened, and these farmlands are repaired, most farmers here don't seem very hopeful about the future. time for sport now. >> darren thank you so much. uefa is openingisciplinary

cases against the serbian and albanian football teams. a remote controlled drone carrying the albanian flag was flown over the pitch during the first- -- first half. fighting broke out. >> translator: we cannot come p -- comprehend what has happened. we wanted to continue the team, and we wanted to play. after speaking with uefa, the albanian team said they were not physically or mentally able to carry on. >> the albanian football team has returned home to a hero's welcome. around 3,000 fans gathered to greet the players. they say what happened in belgrade wasn't the squad's

fault. >> translator: i don't think it was suppose [ inaudible ] that's the game of football. we didn't harm or do damage to the game. we respected all of the rules required by the game. all of these footballers love this game and want to represent their country. >> let's get more from lee wellings. lee has there been any further reaction from uefa? >> well, it was inevitable that uefa would press for charges for both football associations. what will happen now is there will be a few days to look into this. and time for both associations to appeal. their chances of appealing successfully will appear limited. but when it gets to the phase of when they will be punished, if you go back to serbia, they were playing england and there was a similar level of violence, though this wasn't political. players were involved and fans

were involved and the punishment was just over a hundred thousand dollars. this is what can sometimes happen. it's difficult to actually set the punishment. would a match be played against closed doors. for instance serbia has a match coming up in november. and then you have got to think about this european qualifying campaign. there is also a match to be played in albania against serbia. and they would need to look to move that as well. but it's very likely there will be punishment for the players and the associations. >> you say this isn't the first time something like this has happened. uefa do have difficulty separating nations where there are tensions. >> yeah, it's really difficult. they have pointed out that this is a really difficult situation for uefa.

yes, they have kept apart gibraltar and spain, and [ inaudible ] who have been kept apart, it's really difficult for uefa. how far do they go keeping teams apart? it's very difficult to get these 54 nations organized. uefa say there is no conflict officially between serbia and albania, neither of the two associations or governments said they were worried, but anecdotally people were very worried. it's a difficult one for uefa, one they will have to keep a close eye on. >> okay. we'll catch up with you later. let's have a look at the results from those other qualifiers.

ivory coast captain, yaya toure has asked his country's fans to be patient as a new generation of players look to establish themselves. they are getting ready to play the democratic republic of congo in the latest qualifier. right now they are second in group d which would be good enough to see them reach morocco despite the retirement of key players. frn the supporters should understand we're a team which is being built. we all know they were important players, my brother, and the other two. i think these were like pillars of the national team. it's not easy to replace them. so we need a little time. >> reporter: malawi lost 2-0 on

saturday. they last qualified for the cup of nations in 2010 and in that tournament they did manage to beat algeria. >> for me playing against algeria, i don't need to get anymore motivation. playing algeria is something i can't ask for more. i just need to go there and perform. to golf, martin has an early lead in the grand slam in mer b bu -- bermuda. current world number 1 rory mcelroy is three shots under. the event resumes on wednesday. the kansas royalses took the

lead in the 2nd inning, but that didn't last long. third baseman then made a brilliant catch in the dugout to shut down the orioles. the royals going on to win 2-1. >> we have been playing good defense, scoring timely runs, and doing the little things that have gotten us to this point, and there's still some plays that i'm sitting back and i'm like wow, i don't know how they got there. but it's almost like you sxpt -- expect them to make those plays. the giants have taken a 2-1 lead over the cardinals. 5-4 was the final score there. surfing now and any penultimate stop is underway in portugal. the 11-time champion, kelly slater has won the first round.

the american can claim his 12th title if he wins the event. standing in his way is gabriel medinah who is trying to become the first brazilian with the surfing crown. >> all right. farah thank you very much a european spacecraft currently orbiting, has sent an extrordanaire photo back to earth. it is currently about 16 kilometers away. and since august has been sending a series of images back as it slowly gets closer. next month the mission plans to try to land on the commit's surface. getting on board will help the understanding of the origins of the solar system.

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