announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes - kurdish forces thwart an assault by i.s.i.l. fighters to cut off the boarder with turkey. its leader tells al jazeera they need weapons. >> everywhere should know that i.s.i.s. is a danger for everywhere. >> [ explosion ] . >> and yemen tears itself apart, iran offers public support for houthi rebels.

sanctions - what sanctions. an exclusive look at how north korea is defying the u.n. >> and sport - the beijing marathon goes ahead despite heavy smog, with participants forced to run in face masks. >> welcome to this newshour, we start in syria, with the battle for kobane. kurdish forces fought off an assault by i.s.i.l. faces on the border crossing, with which it could have cut off supply lines if it succeeded. these are the latest pictures. u.s.-led air strikes helped the fighters hold the up to. the leaders of the kurds told al jazeera, they need help from the international community. zeina khodr reports.

>> this man is in charge of a self-declared kurdish region in north-eastern syria, he is under pressure. the democratic union party, pyd, is at war with the islamic state of iraq and levant. he has been appealing to the world for weapons, first the pyd is asked to make concessions. one is giving up power to other syrian kurdish factions that are allied to tuckey. without political conditions, this is - doesn't mean help. it means something else. we don't like somebody - i mean, we don't like to share and change the project we have, to change the administration we have, because we would like share, not changing or collapsing.

moscow is in the hopes for meetings organised by the kurdish government which itself is at war with i.s.i.l. they are political rivals, so far there is no common ground. his opponents want him to meet certain conditions if the pyd wants to be part of the international coalition against i.s.i.l. conditions demanded by washington. >> they can't be the only fighting force on the ground. there needs to be a joint command and work with the syrian opposition and ept their times with the syrian regime. turkey should not be the enemy. >> the pyd has been at war with i.s.i.l., along the kurdish border. it could be defeated and lose more territory in nowhere syria. the fate of millions of kurds could depend on a political deal

between rival factions, tied to competing powers. what is clear is the pyd will have to make concessions before the weapons it wants starts to pour in. >> bernard smith is the reporter near kobane on the turkey border with syria. the air strikes continued as they have done for some time, the town in an i.s.i.l. condition. >> what is the latest in terms of ground either side that may be ground or lost. >> it's a lot quieter than at this time yesterday. sunday, there has been more mortars sent over. this is by i.s.i.l. fighters trying to gain control of the border area. a couple of mortars landed on the turkish side. we have not heard gunfire or seep air strikes. quieter than it has been in the

past. what it enabled the syrian kurds to do is retake ground that was occupied by the fighters. there was heavy, heavy fighting last night. street to street, building to building. some of the heaviest there has been in recent address. there's something of a stalemate. despite the fighting. the grouped that syrian kurd took back a couple of days ago, they are in a similar position. janet yellen control 30% of the south and east of kobane. syrian kurds have the rest of it. they have not been able to wrest the grouped back. the air strikes are not enough. the kurds will say that they need heavier, bigger weapons. they will not come from turkey, and men questions about why

turkey is not involving itself in the fight more with kobane. >> an example of that is recep tayyip erdogan, the turkish president reminding reporters on a trip back from afghanistan that he considers the fighters, the kurdish fighters in the town to be terrorists. he sees them assal lied to the kurdistan workers party, perform kch k, that is where turkey is not going to allow heavier weapons through. it's only interested in taking a further role if, as part of the attack against i.s.i.l., there's a campaign to remove bashar al-assad. the u.s. shows no interest in getting involved in that u turkey is standing firm. it will provide humanitarian assistance. there's 280,000 refugees from kobane alone. it has down a lot of help those

people. >> for the moment. we'll leave it there. you'll follow. >> the war is taking a tall on smilions. hundreds of orphans live. homes is an area. the. >> the arab league delegation asked in the iraqi capital. the foreign affairs commirns greeted the -- minister greeted the group after the plane touched down after a spate of suicide bombings. the government is trying to calm fears of many of the residents as imran khan reports. in marketplaces, 31 suicide bombers have truck.

many are worried that the politicians are not doing enough to protect the people. >> omar says the short walk to his shop is dangerous. >> translation: we are living in fear. we shut by midday, i think a bomber will attack. it's too risky after midday. >> reporter: he is angry at the government. >> translation: enough conferences and meetings, i hope the government will change things, nothing challenged for us. for us iraqis, it's violence and death. there's no hope. >> the ministry is on the offensive. it is ready to face challenges. shia held rallies. >> they made many nervous.

they are afraid it could be up the cause of bloodshed. >> sectarian tension is an issue. deal with it is the only way to have a lasting piece. deal with that is a problem. i.s.i.l. fighter are on three sides of the city. the capital has been in their sight, and with each village and up to. they get closer, making people here nor nervous. >> more to come on this newshour, including... >> i'm in ghana, i'll report from a liberian refugee camp where people are grieving silently for people they have

lost to ebola a step towards saint hood for a poem, but a step back for pope francis after his plans to welcome gays are objected to by victims. >> they were insensitive, sexist and racist at the assault. >> serena williams hits back at comments made by a russian official. all the details in sport. . >> thousands gathered in rome for the beautification of pope john paul vi, would died in 1978. celebrations are overshadowed by a row over homosexuality, welcoming gays into the church. >> translation: the church says people with homosexual

tendensies should not be discriminated against, but marriage is only possible between one man and a woman. things are such. we want repeat it a million times, but they do not change. >> claudia lavanga is live at vatican city for us. i think we can join her who is in vatican city for us. can you hear me? first of all, on monday, they have come up with reports that stated homosexuals will be welcome in the catholic surgeon. something that was ground

braking, and specially compared to the large whimming used in the past, through homosexuals. that changed on thursday, when the english trapslation changed from poiming to providing for homosexuals within the catholic church and community. a change came along when the final report was published. in it welcoming or providing for - suddenly disappeared and what it saidway homosexuals should be reported and not discriminated against. that's not a change of heart. meeting halfway the liberals who want to open the church. including homosexuals and traditionalists who wanted to stick with the dogma. this was laying the ground works

for another bigger synagogue of bishops that will take place next year. >> it focuses the position of the pope, does it not. he loicks to have a conversation with -- likes to have a conversation with all those that he likes to talk to. this decision itself shot himself in the book. it brings everywhere on board that maybe feels alienated. >> certainly the pope asked for the bishops to come here at the sin odd to have an opening discussion he wanted everyone to say open reply what he thought. in that matter. this was a win for him. people spoke out.

those in favour, and those against. he is going to look back at what was discussed in the meeting and bring it, and he has one year to convince the conserve ties compressing the preoccupation to professionals. couples that live together before. he has one year to convince traditionalists. his thinking or hope that the church opens up to everyone. and everybody is the right way to go for the commvern. >> thank you for bringing us up to speed on that, and from vatican city. >> liberia's president made a plea to fight ebola.

more than 4,500 died. all in west africa. there are signs that the gra itty is pushing adversaries to wish together. fidel castro says they are ready to cooperate with the united states, and send many doctors to help, and maps to send medical staff to liberia and guinea. >> more than 1,000 experts are mowing to discuss the spread of the violence. good to have you with us nadim baba in the capital. >> absolutely right. between now and wednesday, there'll be a range of people. medical experts, some politicians from the german government. and the next few hours we hope to hear from the prime minister.

they'll have in mind that the appeal you were referring to buy the liberian president. on sunday they have written a letter to the world. all countries have to do what they can. the fight requires a commitment from every nation whether it's with emergency funds and supplies or clinical expertise. it is not lacking here. i am sure the people from the clinics and laboratories will tell the politicians to hurry up and act. germany is a country that has come in for criticism, accused of being too slow to deliver field hospitals. in the last few days they have said it's increasing the funds available from around 20 million to 30 million, a huge boost trying to match countries like

japan and the u.s. were pledging. the voices in the field, doctors without borders, they are saying that the money has been pledged. but this forum, summit will be a chance for them to pressure the politicians. >> we'll follow that over the next four days. >> now, the virus has killed 4,500 in west africa. >> we spoke to ghanaian refugees. >> reporter: jefferson spent time in this camp, after spending time in the ivory coast as a teenager. he managed to go to school. and had plans to return to liberia. ebola changed all of that. >> after we went through the 14 years of civil war, trying to

recover from everything that we lost. on the discussion. these - this disease came up again. he doesn't know when he'll go home. he started his college here. his family is on his mind. he lost cows vips to the disease and -- cousins to the disease and is afraid for his life. unlike jefferson. many are staying silent. so many have been touched by ebola. the stigma is not something people want to talk about. the only non-governmental organization is running out of funds. they are close together. it is a challenge. it's a place where the fear -

the fear. it will spread like wild bushfire. many people move out and come back. >> the borders are closed. >> yes. >> the settlement is soon to be dismaptled. liberians are being repatriated, some want to say on as refugees. jefferson wants to go back, praying that ghana will be stable and raise the funds to fulfil his dreams. opening the college back home. >> ov -- moving to the arabian peninsula. where the president has been meeting in sanaa. yemen's ambassador to the united nations returned back from new york. in what could be an important intervenge, iran gave public

backing to the houthi rebels. spokesman for the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei said: pash . >> he is the former advisor, and joins me from london. nice to have you on the programme, sir. the new prime minister ashed. he's speaking to the president. if you were in his position or vizle him with the country in turmoil, what advice would you give him, in terms of finding out what the main priorities are for him to deal with? >> his first main priority is to inform the government as soap as possible, and to have competened, you know members of the government built on

worthiness and capital people who could help him in going through the dangerous waurds which is passed through. the other thing is to stake to the point that everybody should report all he stipulation, especially a record of partnership and peace. prior to that, the outcomes of the national dialogue that is towards strength thing the law and order, and keeping the country united because now it's really on the verge of disipt grayings. >> if that is the case, is he a type of man that can reach out to the groups. can he bring them to the table.

>> i think he can on the condition that our global partners and regional partners show support and put their foot down, and though they mean what they say, especially to the former centers of power, which has been playing the game of trying to take yemen down, a slide towards anarchy. where they could keep their interests and mipd the country from the corruption practices. they have taken the county for the past 20 years. many suggesting that yemen has been a playground for larger regional players playing out how they would like to see yemen controlled. what do you make of iran's statements on monday, about in. about their support for the

houthis? >> i think iran feels rather cornered with what is happening up in syria, and the rep ever kugss of that. they would like to see themselves as if they are going to score a victory a defeat in the north. that's why they'd like this pasking in glory that their own supporters in yexen will compensate them for. they are going to lose up in syria and iraq and lebanon. >> crucial days ahead. for the moment, thank you for joining us from our london studio. >> let's look at what the weather has in stall for us. it's been a dramatic time for central america and the caribbean stuff. >> we've been hit by a tropical storm. it's disintegrating. it sounds like it's good news, dropping all the water that it

sucked up from the pacific. you can see the area of cloud towards the west of the that's where it's been for a good couple of days. that system is disipt grating. for many of us we'll see heavy downpours. there has been flooding, and land sides, and this will make matters worse. as we head through the next couple of days, the rains will continue, heavy along the sworn parts, where we'll see the worst of the flooding. it stretches to the north. many of uts in the reege -- us in the region will see heavy downpours. it is not the some tomorrow. we were hearing about the storm over ber muda. the storm edging past the eastern parts of canada. powerful system. it's not going to make land fall in the east. the weather at the moment is the

worse that we are going to get. it is edging to the north-east and will give us violent winds when it hits scotland on monday, into tuesday. >> thank you very much. now, there has been more confrontations between police and demonstrators in hong kong, there were further clabs in mongkok. demonstrators angry over the refusal to allow free and fair elections, only candidates vetted by beijing will be allowed to stand. soldiers from north and south korea fired at each other, reportedly occurring after several north korean troops approached the demarcation line inside the heavily fortified zone. leader kim jong un has been photographed using a cane whilst expecting drills. he made a public this year. his absence fuelling speculation about his health.

>> staying into the area, a rare and exclusive report inside north korea. the country has been targeted by sanctions on bank, travel and trade because of its nuclear programme. as teresa bo reports, it has not stopped the north korean elite enjoying the highlight. >> reporter: a new water park in pyongyang is for people here the symbol of prosperity. swimming pools. 12 different types of saunas, for the government here, places like this an act of defiance. >> places or luxury goods cannot be traded. some materials are imported. most of the things we did it ourselves. some say it's for the high class, but it's a pace for normal families and citizens. >> in the last year, m part of

lory goods soared in spite of sanks. most of them are wide by seep in the capital pyongyang. where it's not difficult to spot wipe and cars. at the equestrian center outside the city. more and more people are coming to learn to ride. these horses are banned un the u.n. sanctions. the government is finding all sorts of ways to bring them into the country. >> the definition varies from one country to another, in this case it is clear. sanctions in both last year are aimed at hurting the leadership class, and not the majority that does not have easy access. this is the first time this map brought his children to the equestrian center for a ride. he works in if a government

ministry. >> translation: with all the newly built facilities and the parks, we can feel we are having a happy life and civilized and cultured life thanks to the care and love of our great marr sham kim jong un. >> many have been larmg about horses for a -- learning about horses for a while. why do they want him to think they don't want them to bring horses. no. while workers may not be able to speak about politics, it's clear that his place of work is a political statement, and na the leadership of this government will continue to press on with its defiance of u.s. sanctions. >> there are many sanctions, but there is a thing when our party and leader decides, we do. >> reporter: nobody here has any doubt about that. since coming to office

three years ago, calder cup saw the capital get new buildings and entertainment facilities. whether the transformation extends further, remains to be seen. still ahead on this newshour - the canine hair helping veterans after they return home from conflict. >> and the spotlight is on mexico's state, for all of the right reasons as the red carpet is rolled out for the morrellia film festival. >> i'm andy richardson in dubai. find out if erbil could be the first time from iraq to win an asian cup title.

welcome back. these are the headlines - kurdish fighters are calling for more weapons in the fight against islamic state of iraq and levant. there has been heavy fighting around the town with i.s.i.l. fighters attempting access to the border. yemen's president and the newly appointed prime minister have been meeting in the capital sanaa. he was given the top job after houthi rebels rejected the appointment of another candidate. >> ebola killed more than 4,500 people in west africa. in berlin, more than 1,000

health experts are meeting to discuss ways to stop the spread of the disease. the u.s. and several of its european allies are calling for an end to the fighting in libya. a general who has the backing is trying to drive them out of bepi benghazi. a difficult time for people in tripoli. what is the latest on the fight in benghazi? >> the latest information about the fighting in benghazi, there's ongoing skirmishes between forces allied to the down of libya operation, around khan youni [s] and the change of fire. there's squirmishes going on between the two sides, around

the air base. the latest information point out that no side works out a major drive, and the forces have not been able to halt the advance. the forces loyal have attempted to make on the last few days, but around the two towns - major battles. heavy fighters loyal. and the forces of zintan, and the tribal militias trying to take the advance and trying to take control of the towns. a heavy change of artillery fire. without gapes to the two sides. the forces loyal to libya operations managed over the last few days, and the toll or the number of dead on both front

seems to address day by day, so far according to medical sources of 161 dead people. maybe 150 injured. >> because of a complicated area, it was agreed there's no military solution. talking is the only alternative. in reality, is there a possibility in the future and how long to get to that poip. >> a few days ago we received the united nations screrm ban ki-moon. and a number of those grrk secretary-general ban ki-moon. and a nom of those based in tob -- and those -- tobruk, and those elected. this was a lull in the fighting. soon after the united nations dell gaying, and the other --

delegation, and the other ministers and high profile delegates left libya. there is deep, deep untrust between the parties. as far as i know, there are a number of mps from both sides trying to find a solution, and the biggest or the most important day that earn is awaiting is the ruling of linian constitutional court on sessions held in tobruk no one nose the future. >> we'll leave it. thank you. >> medical and security sources in egypt say six security force perm have been killed by a roadside bomb in the sinai

peninsula. the bomb exploded as part of a security patrol al jazeera demand the release of its journalists in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been in prison now for 295 days. they are falsely accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, and are appealing against their convictions one of the legacies of the u.s. war in iraq and afghanistan is the high survival rate of troops injured in combat. they are having to deal with physical and psychological injuries requiring more than treatment. rosalind jordan has this report. >> reporter: once upon a time this man didn't need guidance climbing stairs, before his convoy hid a roadside bomb in iraq in 2006. >> i remember thinking it was

like a big monster had a hold of the humvee and was slamming it up and down the road. i woke up in hospital. >> pearce relies on his service dog to get him through it day. >> if i have a nightmare, he gets up and throws his paws over the top of me and pull me in and nuzzle me to make me up. >> gunner joined pearce's family in 2013, courtesy of america's vet dogs. >> the organization breeds, trains and matches the dogs to veterans. private donations cover expenses, not cheap at $55,000 per dog. >> we did not anticipate the amount of need, and the breath of the problems that we'd be involved in solving. problems such as helping men and women learn to live without

sight or lim. the effect of traumatic brain injury. america's vet dogs can only dream of helping those that may benefit. u.s. government officials show 52,000 troops were injured. and 23,000 have been diagnose with post-traumatic stress disorder. since 2002. >> the puppies are training to be service dogs for veterans that are disabled, and another important mission. that is destroying the veterans self-confidence. >> the relationship i have with him is probably far better than i have with any of the frends i've got. >> an improved quality of life after war-time injury, thanks to a set of helping paws.

>> returning to the top story, and the fight against the islamic state of iraq and levant. and the influence over syria. the director of the dim loam assy platform - welcome to al jazeera. the world's eyes are focused on kobane. the u.s. doesn't want to be distracted by this particular conflict in this area. it's a wider picture to be looked at it's a symbolic site. >> symbolic is the right word. the reason the world's eyes are on kobane, it's one of the few place it is can be reported from. most of the conflict are too dangerous for journalists of any hue. >> it's symbolic.

americans have been successful about lowering expectations, and the meth suggest that i.s.i.l. is on the back food and they are losing hundreds of fighters and an attempt to capture the town has come and gone. do they go for it, rling if they don't, the symbolism of the u.s. strategy, which is two weeks of bombing has a turn around, or do they lick their wounds and focus on baghdad and a push towards aleppo. >> they'll be aped later -- answered later. they've been criticized for not doing enough, could to do more? >> of course. turkey has over 1.6 million syrian refugees. they are doing a huge amount when it comes to the consequences, in terms of 1.6 million refugees it's hosting. the army is on the border and has the green light to do more.

there has to be a kid pro quo as to what the price is. they are talking about no fly jones and a buffer zone. it's an issue they'd rather deal with. >> two points we'll raise - the relationship with the kurd has never been one that has been resolved. that's why the problem lies. little will change. ankara gets on well. the issue is in the syrian conflict, the group links to the p.k.k. which had a long-standing insurgency, that kept be forgotten. we should have to factor in turkey's open history. it's interesting the news coming out suggesting a block to the kurdish groups. this is a sensitive issue, ones that the americans will be running the channel through, whether to act in military

incursions into syria, or allowing them to use air bases in the country. >> it's a fast-moving situation. >> thank you for joining us. rescue workers say hope of finding survivors in one of nepal's worst mountain disasters are fading. militants have been asked to join the search. 39 people have decide in last week's avalanche. it caused blizzard conditions. >> there are fears of an environmental disaster off canada's pacific coast. a russian container ship is adrift after a cable linking it to a toe ship snapped. it was heading home from the u.s. state of washington ston when it lost power. >> central america. in mexico the 12th morelia film

festival is under way. adam raney has more. >> reporter: it's showtime. demand is high. welcome to morelia's international film festival, taking place in a jewel of a city. it's a heritage sight, in the heart of a state battered by drug violence. the head of the festival said mexico is not just a bloody landscape. >> mexico has 3,000 years of history. it is important. it makes sense to make a film festival world class. >> some of the films deal with violence and impunity. one is a documentary that follows mothers of the missing across mexico and the u.s. as they search for clues as to their children's whereabouts.

the director opened the festival with "birdman", and it's a chance to find another side of the country. >> norm news can distort the reality and the perception of the people. it can be destroyed by imaging represented. in one estate or country mexico is a complex country, but its people have a taste for life's simple pleasures, and want to take advantage of what the festival has to offer, like seeing a film upped the stars. -- under the stars. still to come - we following a close encounter as a comet travels on a near-miss route to mars. chaos at the australian motogp. some of the top riders crash out. joe with all the action coming up in sport. stay with us.

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it's a close encounter occurring once every billion years, in the coming hour a comet will brush past mars so close that dusts from the tail could change his atmosphere. >> reporter: named after the observatory in australia that spotted it, it is coming into r near our solar system. it has been travelling to the

sun for a million years, slowly gathering a trail of dust and gas. it will swing by mars, 132,000 kilometres from the planet. >> at the time of the close encounter with mars, it will almost be the closest to the sun. when they do that they release material - dust, solid particles, water, hydrogen, and all the particles will interact with the atmosphere of mars, that will be interesting. . >> reporter: that will be recorded by no fewer than five spacecraft. three orbiters. and two n.a.s.a. rovers have been prepared. >> it will look at same, rotation and the bright innocence, it will study the compost suggests, and look at the atmosphere of mars, looking

at the intersection. >> the spacecraft are trying to understand how external forces affect the martian atmosphere. those gases are believed to have been eroded by solar winds, energy from the sun. leaving a thin coat of carbon. it could shed light on how it occurs and pose a threat to the spacecraft. >> the dust may be a hazard. we studied and modelled extensively. we believe that mars getting close to the table, all the spacecraft will be on the opposite side of the planet. >> they believe the dust and gas could cause auroras. they'll be in a position to record this.

it's information that will better prepare for the next close encounter. >> we'll keep an eye on that. >> now for support. >> 30,000 runners have taken part informant beijing marra none despite smog reaching dangerous levels. many wore face masks. the pollution was 13 times the level considered south by the world health organization standards. it was thought it would be too difficult. >> translation: running in this smog i felt i couldn't sweat. the body was sticky and moist. >> we spoke to one of the runners about his experience. >> i, like a few other friends signed up for the debating

marathon. we discovered they were forecasting bad smog. a lot of people turned up in a mask. more than anything, just to see what would happen, whether they'd announce to take care because of the pollution, how many would turn up. there wasn't much. we got going. it was reasonably comfortable, nowhere near as numberable as running in nice air without a mask. i took it off to have a drink of water, had a look at what happened, this is the mask here. you can see this is the filter. this was pristine white this morning, and it's now pretty grey. i thought what was the point and gave up on to tennis, serena williams hit back at comment made by the head of the russian tennis federation, describing

her and her sister as the williams brothers, he has been banned by the tennis association and fined 25,000. >> well, i think the w ta did a great job of taking initiative and immediately taking action to his comments. i thought his comments were ipp sensitive, extremely sexist as well as racist at the same time. and felt they were, in a way bullying. >> i'm glad that many people stood up, including the wta. it was very inappropriate, especially in his position, and all the responsibilities that he has, not just in sport, but being part of the olympic committee, it was really irresponsible on his sigh english premier league club liverpool made a stuttering start and a return following an international break isn't looking promise something. they played second from bottom.

and it's goalless in the second saturday saw the iraqi football team erbil miss out on history. they have a chance to become the first side from their country to win an asian club title. we have this report from dubai. >> a last team meeting before the players took part in an important game. erbil in with a chance of becoming the first iraqi side to win an asian club title. the final should have been clayed at erbil's home ground, against kuwait, in northern iran. security concerns meant the game was moved to dubai, and what would have been a sell out was witnessed by a handful of fans. on a sweltering noight it looked like -- night it looked like one team would decide it. it went to penalties, serbian

born swus striker upset, a victory ensuring the trophy stayed in kuwaiti hands for a third straight year. for erbil. it was something to progress, but it was in little moments after a defeat. iraq's long wait for a title goes on. >> translation: i was desperate to win the cup, because of the situation in iraq and kurdistan. i wanted to take the title and make the people happy. sorry. >> reporter: instability in iraq meant the domestic league season were short, and erbil were unable to play any home fixture at their own stadium. a run to a time like that would indicate a bright future for a team, but there's only unsermenty for all of -- uncertainty for all of iraq's footballers. >> teams from all over the world spent months getting ready.

as marianna sanchez reports, it's been a life-challenging experience. >> these are the last few hours training has been tough. these young athletes say they are ready for the next kick-off for the world cup that begins in chile on monday. >> translation: i'm so nervous, this is the first time i'll play at the world cup, and go abroad. we have great expectations, and have worked hard with a good attitude we'll prevail to the end. they never dreamed they could play a part in a tournament. this boy has down syndrome but is one of a few to represent in the competition, homeless teenagers or kids discriminated against. >> we saw kids with problems. in 2012 we wept to the world cup in mexico one was a gang member,

another from a dangerous neighbourhood. >> but they are motivated. the pur ooufian team scored big, winning the world cup beating whales. more than 60 countries participated. most players don't have resources. it will take the team a 3-day bus trip to reach chilly. his mother says that she will encourage him to do anything to continue, because it has been a life-changing experience. >> she's not insecure, more disciplined. he gets things down. he's more mature, his character has changed. >> athletes can only participate once, and they are not the best players, they are selected from among those that showed

discipline. it's a one-time chance to play at an international tournament. many may have won the life challenge of building the foundation for a better life valentino rossi one the australian motogp for a sixth time, with world champion marquez crashing out. he won a second crown last week, but lost cop of his honda with 10 laps remaining in phil i'med imed. coch low also grasped out. he claimed a first win at the track. >> come back on the first position. it is one of the best and the more important track and beautiful track of the season, after 10 years from my last victory. >> the search for a replacement

rugby coach for use's national team has begup. ewan mckenzie quit, leaving the wallabies without a coach when they are due to leave friday for a european four. for more, check out the website aljazeera.com/sport the world's best cliff divers have been crowned. the divers throw themselves from a platform 20 feet up, surrounded by jungle canopy into a sink hole. the women's champion described it has the best ever location. >> excellent. another half hour of news on the other side of the commercial break. thank you for your time and company.

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