. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. a warm welcome from me david foster to this al jazeera newshour. these are some of the stories we are studying in the course of the nest 60 minutes. reinforcements in the battle for kobane iraqi kurdish forces and weapons joining the fight against i.s.i.l. in syria the death of zambia's president leaves people guessing who the next leader will be. >> calls for a nation-wide strike in bangladesh as the

leader of an opposition party is sentenced to death. and... >> engines normal. >>..a flight rocket explodes on the way to the international space station >> reporter: kurdish forces who are battling to hold off i.s.i.l. in the syrian border up to of kobane are getting reinforcements. a kurdish force has made its way through turkey on its way to the syrian town. the syrian town is across the border from turkey, and used to be home to thousands of people. a fraction of the number is in the city, the majority armed and

fighting. air strikes in kobane are continuing. support coming from other sources too. 35 syrian opposition fighters cross to kobane. another 35 are waiting to enter. bernard smith our correspondent - adding up the free syrian army fighters, and the peshawar. we talking less than 200 fighters. i imagine it's symbolic that we are going there, and it's the weaponry that is important. >> yes, it's the syrian kurds in kobane. what they need is heavy weapons, holding i.s.i.l. back. of course the u.s. coalition air strikes - without the air strikes, the situation in kobane will be very different indeed. the air strikes will stop them taking control of the border

crossing which is behind me, managing to stop me taking control of further parts of the town. >> it's pretty much a territorial stalemate as fighting continues on the east or the south. >> quiet on the eastern front. there has been an air strike in the last half hour. >> in terms of the peshawar, these are iraqi forces. that is no problem for turkey which has had its disagreements in the past. the turkish government has a relationship, but the iraqi peshawar are coming from there. turkey happy for them, to come through. it will allow 150 to 200. that's how many are coming. turkey sees them differently. views them differently from the

kurd fighting in kobane, and sees them as having separatist ideals, looking for autonomy within syria, syria kurdistan, it doesn't view the iraqi peshawar in the same way, that's why it gave in and allowed a number through. it's the heavy weapon that the syria kurds are wanting to hang their hats on. >> thank you very much the president of zambia died, leaving no clear successor. michael sata passed away on tuesday in a hospital in london where he was receiving treatments. >> now a story on his life and legacy. >> reporter: the phrase if at first you don't succeed, try and try again. this describes the late

president sata. he lost attempts three times, on the fourth he won, defeating a party that had been in power for 20 years. while he was in the opposition, he criticized china's investments in zambia, accusing the chinese of mistreating workers. he turned down a stance. promising that he would grow the economy. there are signs of development. many people are poor. >> the quality of the life of the people has improved. the infrastructure or the development in the country, has it improved. i don't think, but there are some infrastructure that has been put in - the economy has

grown, but not grown to a very high level. you don't here people talking of zambia being the place to invest, the place with the highest. >> reporter: tolerance for political opposition was questionable. protests were often not allowed to take place. the administration cracked town on homosexuality. michael sata showed signs of ageing when elected in 2011. there were concerns about his health, which was a closely kept secret. he fulfilled his dream of becoming zambia's president. he had supporters, and also enemies. in a country that experienced highs and lows. sata managed to keem zambia relatively stable. >> what then for zambia and its

leadership. >> michael satay left no aegs as to who should succeed him. edgar lunga, but according to the vice president, the vp should afume softs, guy scott. but the parents had to be born in zambia, and scott's parents were born in the u.k. the the supreme court ruled that this is not necessarily the case. so, a cabinet meeting will address which of the two men will take office before an election. i had a chance to talk to the african analyst who believes it's time for zambia to usher in a new generation of leaders. >> in september he went to the parliament to speak and say he was not dying.

everyone knew he was almost a dead man walking. can you elect a person who has lost the capacity to run the country. cameroons and others, they are 40, 50 years old. these are 70, 80 years old. they want to be in power. you need people with the capacity to win. in order to usher in africa in a new age, and i think and hope that that is the zambian case, that they'll elect someone who is higher. you have people and top zambian financiers who understand the issues of the day. they should be looking at people who can gave a chance to zambia, because the country - most important societies in the world, copper, and you name it. zambia is a rich country, it is weak in terms of human

resources. we hope that the democratic process ushered in in 1991 will yield to a process that will lead to a selection of a qualified person who can transpond the country at a moment where everyone is looking at zambia as someone where ordinary people can benefit. >> a court in bangladesh sentenced the leader of an opposition party to death for war crimes. the most senior figure from jemaah islam levi is the most south-eastern person to receive a sentence. his supporters called for a shutdown to protest. >> reporter: as head of the main religious party, this is one of the highest profile men to be tried on war crime charges dated back to 1971. he's the 10th person to be

sentenced which has been criticized for lack the fair legal process. many believe the trials are long overdue. >> it is necessary for justice. heinous crime. authored. a crime is humidity. you can't escape the feeling. >> this is a national monument. in a war for independence. the war was marked by atrocities against bangladesh civilians. researchers estimate between 300,000 and 500,000 died. the bangladeshi government puts it at 3 million. >> supporters of the war crime trials say they are a long overdue way of bringing justice to those that committed atrocities during the in dependent struggle. critics say the trials are flawed, and politically

motivated. >> reporter: guilty verdict against other leaders sparked protests. the defense lawyer said his client didn't get another trial. >> in every country. it was an exception, it trial divided the nation and talked to the nation. every time a defendant - it is given to the defendant. many have been killed by security forces. so it appears that this time is not going to solve the problem. >> reporter: several more will be on trial, poking at the wounds that have never heeled. david bergmann a reporter from "new age", in dhaka. good to have you with us, you have reported many times over

the last year or two. in sentencing him to death, are they likely to reopen divisions or is it possible that any protests can be suppressed, contained in bangladesh. >> it was already on a death sentence for another case, for less offensive relating to arms smuggling. it's a code word, a death sentence if convicted for war crimes. clearly they are opposing a sentence. it remains unclear whether or not there'll be significant violence as a result of the judgment. >> how polarized is the success about this. i think in order to consider the - in order to look at the issues relating to this case, you have to decide which prison you are looking at. if you are looking through the

prism of nor justice. it would be seen appropriate that a conviction was imposed in this case. what is he the header of the student wing, and in 1971 that party was involved in collaborating, known for atrocities. whether you look through the case of prison of fair trials. clearly there are concerns that many noted about the trial. he was only allowed four defense witnesses when the prosecution were allowed over 20. there were examples of some of the witness, at least one, that came forward to say he was blind, defense acclaimed there's more witnesses than that. it depends how you look at the case. it should be said if you look at the fair trial prism.

it's not a popular prism of to look at this case through and most assume that he is guilty of some offenses he is charged for. >> is this effectively silencing the opposition, there are those that suggest that the trials are politically motivated even though hideous crimes were committed, and the argument was brought up roughly 12 months ago when another islamist leader was excited for his part in the war of independence. >> it's inappropriate to consider the trials as political. there were atrocities in 1981, and allegations that members of the army were involved. there has been an overwhelming demand in the country for trials of this kind. you can't call the political

trials. they are taking place within the political context. there's no question that the issue is relating to politics. >> thank you once again for shedding light on the event in bangladesh. appreciate your time. >> still to come - we go to a refugee camp in northern new south wales. thousands are preparing for a harsh winter. >> tackling ebola - the liberian president appeals for help. >> in sport. could ghana take the world series to a deciding game 7. stay with us if you can. india's government has given the supreme court there a list of

people believed to have illegal bank accounts. the funds are referred to as black money and are often hidden abroad to avoid local taxes. more than 600 names are on the list, in the ruling party, promising to bring back all the money abroad in campaign elections earlier this year. joining us now live from new delhi. what's the significance of this? >> well, it's an issue that conservative governments in india tried to deal with. the b.j.p. party made it an election. they had promised to bring black money back to india. that deadline lapsed. in some quarters the fact that they are trying to push this forward, that they are making an issue of it is significant enough. you are looking at corruption

deep-rooted in indian politics, and the fact that the debate is ongoing, and at some level action is taken that is seen as significant. i don't imagine the list of names is fully public yet. but there is a lot of rumours of with we hooking at important people, those involved in the indian establishment. >> this is important when we discuss this topic. more than 600 names, account holders, foreign bank account have been listed. we don't know who. the government made the submission in a sealed envelope. the question is are we looking at high earners. high profile people or people working abroad and putting money in bank acts, who have perhaps gotten caught up in questions and investigations that the government and others have been leading. the question going forward, when

you look at the names and the secret list, is will it be assisted between the people that may potentially be doing wrong things, or are ordinary workers caught up. it's anyone's guess, and it's unclear as to if or when the list will be made public by the court. >> thank you very much in sri lanka, 10 people have died after a mud slide buried workers homes on a tea plantation. the disaster management center said 300 are feared missing as well. in the state in ova province, rescue workers are trying their best to dig people out of uva province. first, the weather - is it to blame, will it continue? >> there's no end to the rain in the forecast. we have gone from the summer rain to the north-easterly mitchell johnson.

looking at the satellite. see how the clouds are lined up from north-east to south-west. southern india and sri lanka sou the end to their monsoon. 10 days sees the rain ending the the weak are monsoon - it's drier, because the wind is coming in from the land. they are coming across the bay of bengal and drift south wards and west wards, towards sri lanka and southern parts of india. that's why we see the rain as we go through the last 10 days. sri lanka has seen a terrific amount of rainfall. the highest i have seen is around 141mm of rain in 24 hours. normally we see 250mm of rain in the desire month of october. over half the monthly rain fall

coming down. little wonder we have seen mudslides here. we have problems coming into the north-west of india, we have one through the next couple of days. this massive cloud. it's our tropical cyclone which is making its way towards iraq. we are expecting land fall around late friday with wind of 85km per hour. it's a beast of a system. it was the category 400, strong winds, in excess of 210 k/hr. thank flyit is in the process of weakening and will weaken further as it takes its way up the nearby coast of india. there's rain in the far north-west of india. south-eastern parts of pakistan, wet whether and heavily rain continuing across southern parts of india. there'll be further showers for

a good part of sri lanka. >> thank you very much n.a.s.a. and the company that owns a rocket that blew up in the u.s. on tuesday say they have started an investigation. the spacecraft was built by a private company, part of a trend to commercialised space industry. as rob reynolds reports, the incident is raising questions over safety. >> engines at 108%. >> the fiery destruction of the rocket at lift offs is not only a blow to the owner orbital science corporation, but raises questions of private space flight companies seeking to capitalize on the u.s. space programme to make travel a profit-taking business. >> with limited budgets, n.a.s.a. has to be choosey on the missions that it has to fund and explore. and this is a cost effective way for launch vehicles to provide

the needed we supply and prove to the space station. so it allows n.a.s.a. to do the great eexploration to the moon and beyond. >> the u.s. space agency n.a.s.a. contracted with two private corporations to run supplies to the international space station. orbital sciences contract worth 1.9 billion called for eight space trips, but two were completed before tuesday's accident. it's unclear whether additional flights will be delayed or cancelled. a second company, spacex has a 1.6 million n.a.s.a. contract, and is preparing for its fourth unmanned supply mission to the space station. the u.s. retired the space shuttle fleet in the 2011 and relied on private spacecraft for supply missions and russian

rockets. >> it's a demack ratisation of space, a space renaissance. it starts on the ground. not too distant future. other countries are involved, including blue origin, and virgin galactic. reference is under way, mining of minerals from after i said and precision manufacturing on a weightless environment of space. >> after that explosion. russia launched a cargoship called the progress 57. we see it going off from the cosmo drome in kazakhstan. former soviet republic joining us live from moscow.

we saw the u.s. one distinct grate. doesn't look like there were any problems in kazakhstan. no, the russians will be quite proud of that. it is en route at the moment to the international space station and it will be arriving there some time this afternoon, it has a cargo of food, water, science equipment and that sort of thing. similar cargo to the rocket in america was carrying. we will have to see, we can't call the russian mission successful until it docks. until the space station has all that stuff. >> there is a cold war. we have seen russia and u.s.a. collaborating. i wonder how much as changed or whether it is entirely

independent of events that have brought a for example between the two nations? >> well, the international space station is pretty much the only area of scientific corporation remaining. russia, the crisis in ukraine caused a rift. essentially everything else has been ganned. this explosion comes with a lot of twists. will its force, the united states, rely more on russian technology and russian expertise to keep the international space station. we don't know yet. it is impossible not to happen. the russian space agency said it will undertake any missions that n.a.s.a. asked it to under take.

there is another space industry is not reliable so there has been some six failures of the proton rocket system. since 2012. that's not a very good safety record. a lot of the twist that was used in the rocket that blew up in america, where it came from. some of it from ukraine, some of it from russia, rocket systems sold in the united states, to keep the space programme going. what this really does is highlight the deathing problems that the united states is having at the moment. in outsourcing its space programme. private companies at the moment which don't have the technology to be able to do what is being asked of them.

thank you. they had enough food to last some time. those on board the space station that was american and russian. rory challands in washington. thank you still ahead - safety concerns as somali refugees return home after leaving camps in kenya. disappointment with the european union. while albanians are going back from greece to italy, and soccer's pitched battle heading to court.

this is al jazeera. you are watching the newshour with me. these are the global headlines. a convoy carrying kurdish fighters from iraq and weaponry made its way through turkey, on its way to the syrian town of kobane over the border. over 150 peshawar expected to join 35 syrian opposition fighters already there. zambian president michael sata died in london, where he'd been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness. there'll be an emergency cabinet meeting. a court in bangladesh sentenced the leader of an opposition party to death for war crimes. the most senior figure from jemaah islamiyah, for charges dating back to the war of independence in 1971. supporters called for a 3-day

nation wide shut down. that is the fight against i.s.i.l. the coalition says defeating the group will take a long time. the u.s. is considering setting up three trade areas. >> we suspect that it can be built into a force that can hold its own, and dash, and the nusra elements and defend itself against the regime. we want the free syrian elements to defend itself and the individuals, that's the intent. we are building a free syrian army that can be supportive of the mod raid syrian opposition, and as we talk about the political outcome in syria, one that does not include bashar

al-assad, but the moderate syrian opposition becomes not only a prem incident voice, but the prominent voice, but the pre-eminent. something that we hope to see within the moderate syrian opposition. we hope to see the capabilities of the free syrian army, as it deals with dash and other elements in the battle space, which will be the regime elements. that it becomes so capable that in the process of the unfolding mr political dialogue, which will solve the. translation: di of the civil war, that the free syrian army will be the pre-eminent vows. there'll be fighting in syria we can't predict. there'll be a lot of fighting against dash, and we can

anticipate operations controlling themselves and the territory and people against nusra and the regime. we have to expect that. >> as we introduced the senior visiting fellow at the middle east center, that's at the london school of economics, general allen denning referring to dash. another word for i.s.i.l. for those who called themselves the islamic state. slightly derogatory in their mind at least. i want to talk about what john allen was saying about the bigger picture - training them up so they can take on the bashar al-assad regime. training them up so they can take on i.s.i.l. that will be a heck of a job to be getting a group at that level, won't it?

>> in my opinion it will prolong the war, instead of finding a way to recon sil the different parties, the united states arming and training more people. this will prolong the war, more than, and it will be more heavy than it is now. >> can this be done to train these people to defeat i.s.i.l.? >> well they are training them to defeat not i.s.i.l. i think i.s.i.l. cannot be defeated. the only way they can defeat i.s.i.l. is regional cooperation, including the syrian army. this way the war will go on and on and on. >> let's talk about what is happening in and around kobane. the top story that we have reported on in this move hour.

by arming the peshawar, the iraqi kurdish forces, that mud yes the water. it is, because they took the armament. it is less than what i.s.i.s. has in their hands after defeating the iraqi army, and seizing armaments from the syrian army. if you heard the news, and the pictures. it is mainly a large force. 4-wheel drive cars, with armourmm, midsize machine-guns. and 200 people, peshawar are armed with light machine-guns.

and others. i don't think that the armaments are marching to what i.s.i.s. has. >> what is the reality of kobane, not in terms of who is going to win or lose, but why so much international attention in terms of the iraqi peshawar getting the weapons, in terms of the free syrian army going in there, is it because the cameras are on the town on the turkey syrian border or does it mean something else? >> well, in my opinion it means something to i.s.i.l., because it is on the border with turkey, and this will keep the flow of fighters from turkey into syria, supporting out the supporters of i.s.i.l. for the kurds, it's something else, they have to defend their

places. they have seen that i.s.i.l. dealt with them. they killed the population, they slaughtered them, and they have done the same in iraqi khazakhstan. for the kurdish region, they have shown it over other parties, the forces are merely symbolic. it's not a match to what i.s.i.l. has, and it will not determine the future of kobane, because the people in kobane are not the ones to determine the future of this area i appreciate your same. talking to us, a professor from the london school of economics. good to have you on the programme. >> ebola, and the situation appears to be stabilizing in some parts of west africa. but the president of liberia, one of the worst affected countries says the international

community must come together to beat him. president obama sending his u.n. ambassador to the region in a show of support. >> liberia is seeing progress in the fight against ebola. that's the message. >> we are beginning to see results. we are seeing safe burials occur at a hire percentage than occurred in the early months of this crisis. now with the deployment of one mobile lab, it is possible to get information in five days. >> reporter: there's a fearsome countries are prioritising protecting their own borders. australia stopped issuing visas. guinea, sierra leone, and

liberia. >> the international community continued to see this has a global threat. exclusion, restriction - it's not the appropriate response to this. >> reporter: the u.s. president called for a change in attitude at health. and long quarantines have been imposed on health workers. if we don't have robust international response in west africa then we are endangering ourselves here or at home. in toward to do that, we have to make sure those workers that are dedicated and able to go there in a tough job - a boost to their message, a second u.s. nurse has been cured. amber vinson was inflicted while

dealing for a patient. health workers in west africa are at risk. 244 have died. there is a need for 5,000 more. switzerland will trial two more vaccines. if they are safe, they can be mass produced in the first few months of next year. >> the united nations human rights commissioner is calling attention to about 340,000 refugees who have escaped conflict and famine. as malcolm webb reports. people are divided on whether or not to return to their homeland. >> when tens of thousands died of hunger in somalia. fatima says her young children would have died if they hadn't left. she lived here in the refugee

camp. the famine is over, she want to go home. >> i want to go back to somalia so i can do business. there's restriction of movement so i can't make money. i can't afford clothes and somehows for my kids -- shoes for my kids. >> the first refugees came in 1991, and the camps have grown since. there are over 300,000 people living here. it's a sprawling town. here in the market people buy and sell anything. football shirts, european teams, sandals made in india. people have not only rebuilt their businesses, they have rebuilt their lives. >> in 1992, this map fled somalia. he learnt to make shirts as a teenager. like most here, he thinks it's not safe enough to go home. >> in my opinion, somalia is

still very bad. life is 50/50. if you decide to go back, you may be killed, you may not. you can't live like that. >> the u.n. provides food and basic smpss. 3,000 -- services. 3,000 signed up. >> a key issue that is impeding the return is the official closure and we have been discussing this with the kenyan government, to allow an open border. >> reporter: the kenyan government closed the border. it's porous, and much of somalia is not safe as many as 100,000 kenyans have been holding a rally in budapest, protesting a tax.

government wants to charge. simon mcgregor-wood will show that the proposed law undermines democracy. >> from the square outside the finance ministry, thousands took to the streets. here to protest against attacks on their use of the internet. the demonstration coordinated on facebook. >> the government says it's a way of raising cash. demonstrators say it's unfair and political. it's a protest - more like a freedom march in my opinion. >> they have introduced so many taxes. everyone has a feeling that it is the end of the internet, it will kill internet. >> the plan was to charge for every gigabyte used, then a flat rate charge. these protesters say no.

>> hungary is struggling under debt. the government of viktor orban introduced new taxes, none as unpopular as this. many of the protesters accused the government of corruption, trying to weaken the government and trying to weaken press freedom. finding dissenting voices is harder. the internet tax will erode access to opposition voices. >> translation: now we see young people who up to now stayed away from politics. because of the tax, took to the streets and expressed opposition to the government. prime minister victor oban is accused of becoming authoritarian, and admits to afghanistan hungry to a democracy. he is close.

the u.s. and e.u. partners expressed displeasure. >> it's too early to say whether this protest will grow into something bigger. this latest measure touched a nerve. it's not clear if the protesters have the stomach for a bigger fight when amended under the european continent, many albanians left their country and tried a new life in greece and italy. the economic problems have gone the other way, and the flow of albanians is going back to albania. we sent john stiropolous to talk to some of them and find out why they have done it in srn albania >> reporter: running a grocery store to this man and his family is a shock. he's invested quart of of a million, his luf-time savings,

after 23 years away, he feels out of place. >> psychologically, it's not okay. the people i work with loved me. they have given me the keyed to the business. if they told me to go back, we wouldn't wait for the morning. >> his daughters were born in greece and have never known albania. >> we thought it would be like greece. i liked the idea, but he regretted it. >> around 200,000 albanians, that came back from the crisis, the children don't speak albanian, many enrolled in greek schools. they bring back skills and entrepreneurships, creating 70,000 new jobs. despite the pains, they have a

tradition of immigration. they have 19,000 permits. before the crisis, albanians would send home millions, they have fallen by half, as the returning diaf ra made investments at home instead. the center right government ran on a promise of bringing albania into the european union. it bussed in opponents, who he believed gave it 10 seats in parms. >> it made the political system more sophisticated. the goods it delivered and the propaganda it can generate. it represents the major turn out. of the government, previous

elections. it was partly app attribute of the new voters. >> reporter: the crisis may have nearly cost creek the e.u. membership. >> reporter: there are hundreds of egyptians who life in northern sinai. houses will be destroyed to they can create a buffer zone. egypt wants that to stop weapons and attackers getting into the area. looets hear more from marianna. >> reporter: they have been leaving with whatever they can carry, abandoning lives and livelihoods. they are some of the hundreds of people who live within 300 meters of the crossing, along egypt's border with the gaza strip. it is to become the buffer zone, a strip to protect the egypt

border, and to keep attackers and weapons out. the buffer zone will expand to 500m along the 14km border. and include water-filled trenches to stop people digging tunnels. more than 680 homes will be destroyed to create it. >> around 600 houses have been evacuated. some families are refusing to leave. saying it's better for them to die in their homes. the army threatened to destroy the houses even if the families have not left. >> the decision to force people out of the area follows an escalation in the fighting in sinai over the last year -- three years. egypt declared a state of

emergency. hamas, which controls the gaza strip has been accused of supporting fighters angered by the removal of egyptian president mohamed mursi. it's something that hamas denied. no one has said that they are behind friday adds -- friday's attack. similar attacks have been claimed in the last year, as retribution and a crackdown of supporters. egyptian officials are discussing examination with the hundreds of people forced to give up their homes, staying is not an option. anyone there when the deadline expired has been threatened with the rest. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of three journalists who have been detained in egypt for 305 days.

peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, something that they and al jazeera reject. >> still ahead on the newshour, why africa's football champions may not get the chance to defend their title.

time for the sport. >> thank you. baseball's world series is heading to a deciding game 7, the kansas city royals beating

the giants 10-0. the season will come down to a single game, to be played on wednesday. >> reporter: before game 6 there was a moment to remember, the st. louis cardinal's player, who died in a car accident on sunday. back in kansas city, the royals needed to bin to keep the world series win arrive. they did it in style. a michael double and noorie ioki. >> that forced the san francisco giants to pull him from the game in the second innings. it did not do much better. the american league championship. he hit a 2-run single. to put the royals 4-0 up. another two runs added to the

home team. billy butler added a double, making it seven runs in the second inning for the royals, a high amount scored in its franchise history. san francisco missed the chance to get back in for the third. the bases were loaded. kansas city added another two runs by the time a run was scored in the 7th. the royals taking the game 10-0. >> when this thing started i hoped he could play seven. we feel good about the chances. it is exciting. it is. good for baseball. two teams going at it. or the best thing.

>> it's official. african football champions raced against time. they are unhappy with government interference. the nigeria won the african title. it could be banned from qualifying. the federation voted in a new board. f.i.f.a. has given the nig earians until friday to reverse the decision. dozens of female players are suing f.i.f.a. and the soccer association. they want to reveal the tournament from being played on artificial turf: >> reporter: football is popular in the land of ice hockey, and nearly half of all players are

female. good reasons for canada to host next year's f.i.f.a. women's world cup. plans to play op artificial turf raised angry protests. >> it's harder to cut the ball, get under the ball, and every aspect of the game is less. so just place it on turfing is really just sending a signal that girls and women don't matter. >> what began on social media, with top players tweeting pictures of injuries is a lawsuit. since the men's world cup is never played on artificial turf, the players allege sex discrimination under canadian human rights law. >> it's the fact that it recognises the dignity of every person, and that's the base under which the code says every

person has a right to be treated equally, including sex. >> the 2011 women's world cup in germany, played on grass was watched by big grouds. f.i.f.a. and the canadian soccer association, codefendants say they have no plans to change playing surfaces. >> when canada submitted a bid to host f.i.f.a. 2015. it was part of the bid. it was decided that this was acceptable. >> an f.i.f.a. official touring said there's no plan b. and canadian soccer officials say the venues are world class. men play on artificial tournament, so there's no sex discrimination. the case will be fought in court. >> studies indicate that injuries are not more likely on artificial circumstances, grass and turf are similar. as a study by this sport

researcher found, players do not believe that. they believe artificial turf will create more injuries and change the game. >> we think it's important that future studies take into account players opinions. they can tell researchers a lot of what to loo for. -- what to look for. >> women's ski jumpers were only allowed into the winter olympics after fighting a ban on health grounds, for decades. women challenging next year's world cup say they will not boycott the games if they lose, but are determined to have their day in court. >> more sport from me later. that's it for now thank you very much. that's it from me and the newshour. thank you for watching.

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