>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour, i'm david foster. good to have your company. these are some of the stories we're covering in detail in the next 60 minutes. the red crescent demands a ceasefire in benghazi as fighting traps thousands in libya's second biggest city. confrontations in yemen leave at least ten people dead. the u.s. president resisting pressure for a west africa

travel ban as more countries ban people coming from ebola-infected nations. and inside north korea, a look at whether or not farming reforms will end starvation. ♪ libya's red crescent is calling for a ceasefire in benghazi so that families trapped by fighting can be moved out. soldiers who are loyal to a renegade general have launch an offense nif that city. the general has said that he will run for president if libyans demand it. he has been involved in politics since the 1960s, once fighting gaudify in 1969. he was a close ally and rose through the ranks to become the head of the military, but he was

captured during the 1987 conflict with neighboring chad. he went into exile in the u.s. and spent the next 20 years trying to topple gadhafi. he returned to libya in 2011 during the uprising and fight alongside some of the groups that are now his rivals. with the background to the events in benghazi and libya as a whole, here is victoria. >> reporter: benghazi is caught up in a chaotic struggle for control between forces loyal to libyan's government and an alliance of rival militia groups. people supporting the renegade general have set up check points.

libya is now under the control of two opposing governments. this the area south of tripoli these are just some of the families who have left their homes to escape the fighting. >> translator: they shelled our house in the middle of the night. my son was injured but when we got him to hospital, the doctors said they couldn't do anything for him, and he died. >> reporter: the town's university has been turned into temporary shelter, but there's no school here so the children make the most of what little they have. >> translator: our country is in a state of war, and the schools are closed. we had to leave our homes and come live here. >> translator: because of the fighting we have missed lots of lessons which is sad. >> reporter: the fighting has killed hundreds of people and forced hundreds more to leave their homes. it's a pattern being repeated

across the country. violence and rivalry deeply split libya following the uprising that topple the former leader. the rival groups now vying for power show no sign of reconciliation, so people in libya continue to face chaos and violence. in yemen fighting between houthi rebels on one side and respected al-qaeda-linked gunmen on the other have left at least 16 dead. last week, the group vowed to confront houthis to defend sunnis. well in terms of government forces the major general has pledged to secure the city and prevent the entry of any gunmen there. >> translator: no one can enter by force. by the power of my office under the constitution, my patriotic

responsibility and ethical duty is to secure the city. it is our duty to provide the security to citizens under these circumstances, where the strong devours the weak. >> government forces, al-qaeda fighters, houthi fighters, all it looks as though destined to clash at some point. it's a terrible mess in yemen. >> reporter: it is, david, and all indications seem to suggest that it will only get worse. now let me give you an update on the fighting that took place in the city to the north of that city at least eight people have been killed in the fighting between tribal fighters as well as houthi fighters. we understand six from the houthi rebels were killed and

two from the tribal fighters. of course the city fell to houthi control on wednesday, and tribal leaders in response formed own fighting force and vowing to rid the province of houthis. it is very significant development, and also we heard the warning from the general there also backed by strong tribal leaders and it is a predominantly sunni province, and is the biggest in terms of population with 2.2 million people, so things seem to be heading towards more violence, david. >> given that the houthi rebels came into sana'a pretty much as they pleased and they reached this agreement with the

government, are the government forces really anything to be reckoned with now? i mean there doesn't appear to be much central control. >> no, they seem to be disappearing from all of their bases, and you cannot even see them in the capitol. it's very interesting to hear the president was quoted just before the fall of sana'a late last month that he cannot order his military commanders, because simply they do not obey his orders. this is a strong conviction in the capitol and many parts that there is some sort of an alliance between the houthis from the one hand, and with the former president with the other. now the former president still enjoys huge influence over strong tribes as well as military commanders, and that's why we believe it was very easy

for the houthis to come and take the capitol and move as they pleased. they even took the city which had yemen's second-largest port, david. >> thank you very much indeed. the united states's coalition partners have hit positions belonging to the islamic state of iraq and the levant in and around the syrian border town kobani. there have been 53 air strikes since monday. kurder fighters do say the strikes are helping them to push isil back. let's go to bernard smith. have you any idea what is really happening in and around kobani, bernard? >> reporter: well, david there has been a few more air strikes since those 53 in the last couple of hours or so, rereckon

about five or six, and that's because isil forces -- there is another explosion -- have been fighting just near the border. kurdish fighters believe isil want to get controlled of the boarder to get their injured fighters into turkey for treatment. turkey giving hospital treatment to anyone who needs it. in response to those mortar attacks, some more air strikes havement come in. in all they have made a difference. the kurdish fighters tell us that, but they still reckon isil fighters still have about 35% east of the town. >> i want to refer to that artillery round we heard going off behind you. give us an idea where that is coming from in terms of turkish territory. >> reporter: well that one is just over -- that's just over

the border, really. so it's that area where isil forces want to try to get -- excuse me -- control of the border posts. so very close to turkish territory, not in it, but close enough. close enough for us to feel it here anyway. >> inside kobani itself, some of the fighters say the air strikes have helped push isil back to certain positions. but air strikes are only good as long as they continue, so the concern must be that if the coalition decides that enough is enough there, and moves on to a different place, that isil could return. >> reporter: that's exactly it, and the u.s. defense department spokesman said as much, air strikes won't be enough on their own to save kobani, and the kurdish fighters in the town say

they need more weapons to be allowed through. the reason why there has been more air strikes we understand from the americans in the last couple of days, or one of the reasons is there have been more isil fighters coming in. the more the kurds have resisted and defended this town, the more fighters that have come in, and the americans say that has given them frankly more targets to hit. but this small town is part of a grand picture, it's not strategically important for the u.s. their targets are more in iraq. so kobani has been benefiting from air strikes because more isil fighters have been here. and we understand bad weather in iraq has freed up more plain plane -- planes to be used over here. >> interest, perhaps, as long as the camera are there too, bernard. thank you very much. in iraq, shelling of a

mosque has killed nine people. 14 others were hurt during the attack in tikrit. isil took control of the city in june, and iraqi security forces north of the city have begun an operation against the group to regain parts of tikrit. all of this violence has forced thousands of people understandably out of their homes, and one of the front lines, now has surprisingly become a lifeline for those looking for safety. >> reporter: they cross enemy lines. for some of these people it is not matter of choice. on any day, thousands make this journey. this road has become a lifeline for those two live in the areas under the control of the islamic state of iraq and the levant. it is the only official route to reach the kurdish-controlled north. >> translator: we decided to come here and stay until the

situation improves. but to reach here, it took us seven hours and we drove on dirt roads, but no one stopped us from leaving. >> reporter: this border is also a front line. isil positions and kurdish forces are less than a kilometer apart. security is tight here to prevent isil from infiltrating the region. people can only cross on foot, but the traffic is not only one way. these people live in territory controlled by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. that is why many of them are just too scared to speak, because as you can see, they return home. some don't want to leave their homes and livelihoods, others can't aafford to way for accommodations in the north, and there are many who cross just to buy hutch-needed goods, an indication of how difficult it is to find basic supplies in

isil-controlled territories. this is what we were told by some who decided to find refuge elsewhere. >> translator: there a knows water or electricity. life has stopped. >> reporter: people are clearly tired. each person has a story to tell. this man says life in mosul was like living in darkness. isil detains people and steal from them, he says. now that he is on the other side, he says he feels he can now breathe. zana hoda, al jazeera. back to syria, the conflict overall, the one that has been lasting more than three years now, it continues. local coordination committees saying more than 70 people were killed on thursday. here is florence. >> reporter: panic, chaos, and confusion, as this neighborhood

comes under attack from a government jet. the wounded are quickly helped to safety. in another suburb, buildings are left to burn while people run for cover, as yet another air strike targets the city. these are scenes that people of syria have become familiar with. what started as an uprising against the government has long descended into civil war. it is estimated the number of people killed in the conflict has exceeded 200,000. but opposition fighters remain determined. >> translator: [ inaudible ] it was a surprise to them, the whole military command was in confusion. we had the advantage and dealt a blow to them in their own base. >> reporter: east of damascus, fighters use urban guerrilla tactics to inflict damage on syrian forces.

using a tunnel they had dug, they attacked government positions and fought for two days before retreating. for these victories, as they can be considered as such, are rare. in aleppo city in the north, fighters hold their ground while government troops inch closer. >> translator: font a few meters separate us. we attack and then retreat. the fighting is almost non-stop there dusk to dawn every day. >> reporter: the fighters say they have to defend this position, because it overlooks a supply route used by the regime. more to come on the al jazeera news hour, including -- >> rarely have so many been imprisoned beaten up, intimated or murdered. >> freedom on behalf of the j l jailed al jazeera journalist,

peter greste. and election win by the ruling party may be due to fraud. and jo will be here to tell you why the west indies cricket team have had their tour canceled while they were in the middle of one of their matches. ♪ reports are reaching us that two german hostages being held in the philippines have been released. the fighters had said they would kill one of the hostages if their demands were not met. this news has come via harry fawcett in that region in the southern philippines. and harry what have you learned? >> reporter: we have to be cautious because it is only coming from the other side, we have had no confirmation from the philippine government or

philippine military. but we were in the radio station here in the city, which has been the main point of contact out there this hostage situation. we had information that they would be taking a statement there this evening, and we were there while that statement came through on a mobile phone by a man who has been the main spokesman throughout, and we did say that the two german hostages had been turned over to philippine government officials. of course they have been demanding a number of things in return for their release, including a ransom of some $5.6 million. he was asked if he was today in amount and according to them they got the ransom they were

asking for. again, we have no notification from the german government or the philippine government. the former ambassador of germany to afghanistan was here, and the german foreign ministry says he was here on the ground. >> these two haven't featured in many headlines, but six months ago they were taken. were they are on a sailing trip or something? >> yes, they are on a yacht, sailing, and they were taken -- not clear whether they were taken by the fighters or handed over from some other group that took them from their yacht. very little publicity about this initially. but since july when they publicly allied themselves with isil in the middle east, their case has been becoming more

prominent, especially of course when the group that has been holding them, so that they would kill mr. oconic by a beheading this friday. initially that deadline was put back by two hours. suggesting that there was some negotiations going on in the background. the new deadline came and go with no news from the group or the government or military. and now we have this late in the day this announcement from the group. one thing we did see with our own eyes when we were overlooking the airport, we saw a private charter jet heading off southwards towards the island where all of this has been happening, and our source on the island said he also saw a

private jet arrive there. so a very conclusive statement that they having handed these hostages over. >> we'll leave it there, harry. thank you very much indeed. a keynote address on behalf of jailed al jazeera journalist, peter greste, has been read out in london. they have now been being hind bars in egypt for 293 days. jonah hull reports from london. >> reporter: as journalists gathered at london's front line club for an awards ceremony to recognize the work of freelancers worldwide one member was notably absent. peter greste is serving a prison term along with colleagues, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed, given a lengthy sentence in egypt.

in a keynote address compiled by peter's family and delivered by a co-defendant, he reflects on the increasing dangers for journalists in conflicts defined more and more by ideology. >> journalists are no longer on the front lines. we are the front lines. in this wider conflict there is no such thing as a neutral independent reporter. if you cross the lines in pursuit of a fundamental principals of balance or fairness or accuracy, you effectively join the enemy. >> reporter: greste believes his incarceration serves as a reminder of the importance of a free press. >> if you look at the saturdayist saturdayistic -- statistics of the last 20 years, i think journalism now is very severely

threatened. editors and news organizations are no longer wondering if they can take some risks. >> reporter: peter greste's family put this conversation based on visits. he and his fellow prisoners are very controlled in what they are allowed to say. the men are not free to speak their minds. a campaign around the world has sought to build pressure for their release. their predicament is one close to the hearts of many journalists, sometimes at risk, simply for doing their jobs. the human rights group, freedom house is calling on the u.s. to help secure the release of the american egyptian activist and other demonstrators imprisoned in egypt. he is accused of spreading false

information during a sit-in last year. he has been on hunger strike since january. his brother says he has lost 80 kilograms and has sent back to jail from hospital. this is a statement from freedom house: mozambique and the opposition party is demanding a new vote be held following elections. the results show the election for the ruling party won. the opposition is claiming fraud. african election monitors

endorse wednesday's vote is largely peaceful and free. we go to the other side of the world -- well the other side of the atlantic to be more precise. >> yes, thank you very much david. we're very worried about this hurricane that is currently about 350 kilometers to the south of bermuda. it is making its way north though. and the island is already being lashed with winds and rain. you can see the heavy waves, the strong seas starting to push in. people have been battening down the hatches. as we go through the next five or six hours, that's when we expect the eye of the storm to make its way in. and life-threatening storm surge is what we are worried about. by the time it passes just to the west of bermuda, we are expecting it to be the equivalent of a category 3 storm

system. very damaging storm coming through here. violent winds and very heavy rain to go through. that rain will intensify and set in, and by the end of the day some parts could see 150 millimeters of rain. it will move through quickly though. so that is good news. brighter skies on saturday, it will brush the eastern side of canada, and may see it making an impact on the u.k. david. thank you very much indeed. still to come on the news hour. mexico's 43 missing students are just the beginning. in the area where they disappeared new graves are being discovered almost daily. apple's iphone, perhaps it has priced itself out of the market. also the san francisco giants walk off with a place in the world series.

we'll go to that and the rest of the sport with jo in about 15 minutes. ♪

♪ you are with us for the al jazeera news hour. i'm david foster, it's time go through the global headlines. libya's president calling for a ceasefire in benghazi so people can leave the city. a renegade general has launched an offensive to take back the city. al-qaeda fighters have ram bushed a houthi check point,

killing 16 people. two german hostages being held by an armed group in the philippines have reportedly been released. the group had said they would kill one of the hostages earlier if their demandser weren't met. three caribbean countries have begun restricting entry to people traveling from guinea, sierra leone, and liberia because of ebola. the u.s. president says a travel ban could do more harm than goods. >> reporter: this is the hospital where people are treated with ebola. the united states's property

-- president says a ban could do more harm than good. >> people do not readily disclose their information. they may essential i will break up their trip so they can hide the fact that they have been to one of these countries where there is a disease in place. >> reporter: in west africa itself the number killed by the disease is now above 4.5 thousand. liberia has been one of the hardest hit countries. 80% of the population live in poverty. the government spends $102 per person per year on health. but there are less than 50 doctors in the country. and they are having to cope with thousands of ebola patients. >> we have treated over 2,600 people who have been either infected by the virus or have been in contact -- most of them

have been in contact with people. >> reporter: the u.n. has renewed an urgent appeal for countries to donate more money. but on the front line against the disease, aid agencies say that money alone is not the answer. >> we need more people to come to work here. we don't need money. we need people. we don't need head, we need arms and legs. >> reporter: but health workers are among the most at-risk people in this outbreak as shown in the case of the u.s. nurse who become infected after treating a patient who went on to die from ebola. police in hong kong are trying to break up crowds at a gather near a protest site that earlier had been raided. thousands of people are near the site in an offshoot of the main financial area. pepper spray was used.

the protesters are very much against beijing's decision to screen candidates in hong kong's 2017 election. what is it -- it's half past 9:00, i think in hong kong at the moment. are we seeing an awful lot of trouble in the streets at the moment, or is it just isolated? >> it's quite violent clashes right now. again, thousands of people have gathered at the central site and another site. the violent clashes were pretty much from the riot police moving in trying to clear a large group of people. it's a very busy area in the central business area. the students and protesters resisted that movement to clear them, and as a result, the police pulled out pepper spray, batons, they removed tents.

the traffic was blocked. the police all week have said that if protesters try to reoccupy those sites and block traffic, they will move in, they will use force, and they will arrest people. >> one moment it's an enormous protest, the next moment there's hardly anybody there, then they come back, then they go, then they come back. >> reporter: it really all seems to be happening at nighttime and it's just when the momentum gathers again. the police moved in to remove barricades. and here it is mainly students. on the other side, there's a high amount of tension. it has been described as an area of high tension and high risk, and we saw that tonight. and using the pepper spray will

certainly gather momentum from the student side. they have reissued a statement saying they want all students and protesters to protect and maintain these sites. and that has resulted in clashes once again. >> thank you very much indeed, sarah clark live in hong kong. russian's president say his meeting with ukraine was positive. the two leaders met over the faltering ceasefire in ukraine, and their dispute over gas supplies. in a statement the kremlin described the talks as difficult, and full of misunderstandings. several other leaders were there from the european union. the talks are expected to continue after a summit meeting. at least 14 people are dead after ab -- a ventilation shaft

collapsed in south korea. they had been catching a concert just south of the capitol seoul. 11 people were seriously hurt. the united nations is estimating that a third of all people in north korea don't have enough to ate despite steady improvements that is in the supply of food which has come about since the country's famine in the 1990s. the government says it will increase food production. teresa has travelled to north korea and was given rare access to speak to farmers. >> reporter: this is a farm located inside the city. it is portrayed as a typical common farm. >> translator: the leader came here six times.

now our dear leader provides us with necessary fertilizers, and he said we should try to be more scientific. our dear leader said if we produce more than ten tons we'll be rewarded. >> translator: he says now he is able to sell the produce he grows in his garden. >> translator: thanks to our dear leader our country show great government in the rural area. we now have electricity and all farming is conducted with machines. >> reporter: the landscape is beautiful here, but there is not much we can see. we are not allowed to film the workers. they say it is because they are dirty. but we're not sure what is going on. and a man screamed to this old lady to get out. the world food program says that hunger and malnutrition are common here, especially among

mothers and children. international humanitarian agencies say that overall food production has improved but is still lower than ideal. >> translator: compared to previous years, the production has increased significantly. north korea needs 5.4 million tons of food to feed its people. they produce around 5 million. this is to fill full the minimum standard. >> reporter: it's difficult know what conditions are like in other parts of the country. people here are used to living in hardship. this model farm is not the exception, but he still insists things are better than before. i told you just a few minutes ago that we have had reports that two german hostages held in the philippines for six months may well have been released. we heard from harry fawcett on the phone.

harry you are now in front of a camera. i wonder if you have anything new to say or if you just care to go over the points that you made earlier? >> reporter: a little bit of both, actually. the main news here in the city this evening is that the radio station which has been the main voice, really for the fighters, they have been contacting this radio station throughout this hostage situation. we went there just under an hour ago to hear a live statement from the spokesman saying that they had released the two german hostag hostages, two holiday makers who had been taken from a yacht in april. and the male of the couple, had been threatened with beheading by an afternoon deadline here on friday. that didn't happen he has along with his companion been

repieced, and they say the full ransom amount of $5.6 million has been paid to them. that's what they were demanding among other conditions as well. there's no confirmation of that yet from the philippine government or philippine military. but we have had some kind of comment from the presidential spokesman saying that he would be -- that this information needed to be verified, not yet scotching it in any terms. and as well as that, we're hearing from the island that there is activity going on in the main military base there, that there are two helicopters on stand by. in the past when hostages have been released they are first taken to that base for debriefing. but various pieces seem to be coming together that suggest there is at least a resolution that will be announced soon.

>> okay. we'll talk to you later on, thank you. harry fawcett in the southern fill mean -- philippines. the trial of two leaders who face charges over killings of ethnic vietnamese. china and south korea have denounced a ritual offering to the controversial war shrine that honors millions of people killed in war. some countries including china say it symbolized militarism, and honors war criminals. brazil's police say a suspected serial killer has

confessed to killing 39 people in the last three years. his targets were mostly women, but also gays and cross-gender people. he was arrested on tuesday. officials in northern mexico are looking into the kidnapping and possible killing of a female blogger who spoke out against the drug cartels. she was taken by a gunman on thursday, a twitter account associated with her name has been hacked and suspended after pictures of the women and warnings were sent out. other social media users have been killed in mexico after commenting on the cartels. mexico still, the mayor in guerrero state has been stripped of his powers. he is now a suspect in the case of the 43 missing students. he fled the city shortly after they all disappeared last month.

the country's president says finding the students is a top priority. >> reporter: it has become a daily ritual, searching for the missing in the hills surrounding the mexican town where 43 students went missing at the hands of local police. yet though more this community of police hope to find the young men. the more their stumble upon hidden graves of many others. they have unearthed at least nine sites with human remains just in the last week. this man says it has been an open secret for years that gang members bury their victims here. >> translator: before nobody wanted trouble. they were too afraid to come here, because the gangs controlled this area, and when the police came for the bodies they would seal off of the area and not let anyone pass. >> reporter: the picturesque

town was once famous as the birthplace of the mexican flag. but now it's name is synonymous with violence, corruption and death. the government's response is to try to show it is in control, not the drug gangs. since the local police was disbanded there are now nearly 900 federal police officers here. but despite the increased security, people here tell us it won't be enough to stop people from disappearing. everyone we spoke to said they live in fear and know someone who has disappeared. they don't know who will be next. the state of guerrero has one of the highest numbers of murders and missing in the country. holding back her tears, she tells me it has been two and a half years since her husband was last seen. her daughter still try cries out

for him at night. >> translator: we thought he would be back the next day or call, and if we told the police we were worried he would be killed. >> reporter: many of those who's relatives are missing won't speak out for fear. she said she had to. she shares the agony of the student's parents. >> translator: it's going to be hard to change anything because there isn't a difference between the government and organized crime. we don't know who is good and who is bad. >> reporter: for now the search goes on for the students and all of the missing. even if they are found, the battle to restore the town's faith will be even harder. still to come in this news hour. we have india on the line. the apple iphone six is now on sale, but it could be ringing

itself out of the market. and we'll tell you about rugby's first ever own trial. i'm intrigued by that one. i hope you are too. ♪ .

♪ jo, i am all ears. there is a lot of interesting sport around. >> absolutely. and we're going to start with theest indies cricket team. they are headed home to india after a sudden stop to their match. the team took to the field on

friday's fourth one-day international, but the west india board decided to cancel the tour in the middle of the match. for more on this, i'm joined by the editor of wisdom india. can you tell us more about what has happened here. >> what has actually happened is that -- the players touring right now are at odds with the west indies cricket board and with their own association -- >> i'm sorry about that, we seem to be having some technical issues there. we'll move on to south africa who say they are reluctant to step in for next year's african cup of nations because of fears

over ebola. this time they say the risk of the virus and the unplanned staging costs are major concerns. january's tournament is due to be staged in morocco, but officials there have voted for it to be postponed because of risk of ebola. the south africans say they haven't officially been asked to step in. the head of fifa's ethics committee says publishing in to the world cup bidding process simply will not be possible. the man who leads the ethics committee says fifa is legally bound to protect the rights of those mentions in the report. instead he is promising to publish a summary in mid-november. the san francisco giants have progressed through to baseball's world series.

they are now set to meet the kansas city royals. sarah coates reports. >> reporter: going into the final game of their seven-match series leading the cardinals 3-1, the giants had one more job to do. and sending a runner home, it triggered a huge response from the giants. putting the home side in front. a single home run from matt adams, and another from tony cruz showed the cardinals were out to cause serious damage. but it didn't stay that way for long. hammering this one out into the crowd to tie the game. then at the bottom of the 9th, the 3-run homer gave the giants

a 6-3 victory. >> i don't remember touching third. i don't remember touching home. the last thing i remember -- next thing i remember was being thrown down with my jersey ripped off, and finally -- i was just so out of breath from yelling and screaming, i had to have guys help me stand back up to finish celebrating. >> i couldn't be happy for him and everybody. i couldn't be prouder of these guys. they just don't stop fighting. and we know we have a lot of work ahead of us, but to get to this point, it's time to celebrate. >> reporter: it's made for a mouth watering matchup with the kansas city royals in the world series. two wild-card teams that will meet at this level for only the second time in mlb history. game one gets underway tuesday in kansas city. now the 2018 russia world

cup bid is one of those in the spotlight of a fifa investigation, but organizers are focusing on getting ready for the tournament in four year's time. fifa have been making their first inspections of the venues. this will be the arena in st. petersburg. the inspectors think the stadium will be completed on time. >> walking on the inside, it's just a personal observation, but it seems like it will be a great stadium in which to play a football match in terms of atmosphere, in terms of crowd being close to the pitch, in terms of the players being able to feel the crowd, because it's such a steep stadium, the pitch is very close to the stands. i think it will be a wonderful place to play football. the india superleague is only a week old, but 70,000 were

in attendance with the first match. it's the visitors who took the lead. the home side pressed for an equallizer. they scored in the 92nd minute to give them a 2-0 win. in the nhl the canadiens domination over the boston bruins continued. the canadiens upset boston early in the year. montreal had a 4-3 advantage late in the second period. the last time the two teammates, lucic threatened to kill one of his opponents. and the gesture he made to the crowd during the penalty is now being analyzed by the nhl.

then the second score of the night gave any canadians the win. sagan scored a power play goal with 2.9 seconds remaining for a 3-2 win over the penguins. it was the second goal in less than 3 minutes for dallas. the new york rangers snapped a three-game losing streak when they hosted the carolina hurricanes. rick nash scored the only goal. lindquist stopped 49 shots in overtime. tennis now, and the top seed through to the quarter finalists in the vienna open. he is chasing a place in the world tour finals in london. he is currently ninth and he

next play croatia's player. andy murray is also through to the final eight. he beat his opponent in straight sets. murray is ranked tenth in the finals. he'll face germany's player in the next round. a [ inaudible ] goal is one of the most humiliating play in cricket, but now rugby has seen the same. the sydney stars were advancing to the try line with a rays player stole the goal and planted it back for a teammate to take. the ref couldn't see the play so referred it back to the tv official. the players and fans were left stunned. incredible. that is all of the sport for now. >> stunned and dribbling.

jo thank you very much indeed. indian cricket. indian football. indian phones. the apple iphone is now in sale of in that country. but as reported from new delhi, the price may be putting a lot of people off. >> reporter: for most of his day, he is glued to his smartphone. there's no much to do, he says. facebook, snap chat, music and movies. it's hours of fun that this travel agent says he can no longer live without. so you would think he would be excited about the new iphone six coming to india. >> translator: i don't want to buy an iphone because it's really expensive. i can afford this phone that i bought for only 10,000 rupees. whatever i can do on an iphone i

can do on this phone too. >> reporter: with an average annual income of $1,100, many here say that $870 price tag for the iphone six is too expensive. >> [ inaudible ] that's the number one thing which to look at. because of the price you see that google android, their [ inaudible ] to provide high-quality devices at an affordable price. >> reporter: the overwhelming majority of consumers here are opting for devices that cost around 100 to $200. the profit margins may be low, but google appears to be more interested in the millions of new customers it is securing for its internet services. this analyst believes companies will have to be more innovative to attract the next wave of smartphone users in india.

>> they are not comfortable typing in english, and a lot of them can't even read english, so the next phase of growth will come from smartphones that are tailor made for india. they come with regional languages. >> reporter: just 12% of people here are using smartphones, so the potential for growth is huge. it is expected that the number of smartphones sold in india this year will be double last year. but it's consumers who will ultimate benefit with cheaper phones and more features. that's pretty much it from the news hour team. time to remind you of one of our top stories this hour. two hostages held in the philippines, we understand have been released. we'll get more on that in a couple of minutes.

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