you. >> welcome to al jazeera in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. new military leaders call for calm as protests once again hit the capitol. at least 21 migrants are dead after their boat capsizes off the coast of istanbul. now libya's highest court weigh in on a controversial case of the forced sterilization of h.i.v. women. >> the cup of nations will go

ahead in january but no word whether morocco will be hosting the continental show piece amid ebola fears. that and more sports are coming up in about 45 minutes. >> so we begin in burkina faso where the there is a new transitional government. the military has tightened it's grip after seating fire on friday when the president was forced to resign. soldiers fired shots into the air to disperse protesters who were demanding a return to civilian rule. let's go back to its capitol, how are people reacting to colonel zida, the man in charge right now, who said he'll hand over power to the leader of a transitional government once it's formed?

>> some opposition parties are actually saying that they want nothing to do with colonel zida. they say he should be in charge and they want him to leave. they say they're skeptical. they're not sure that he'll keep his word. and they say it should not matter right now. rather focus on forming this transitional government. setting it up quickly. and then we can focus on other things. so opinions are divided in the countries. it's relatively calm in the capitol, but everyone knows that there could be more protests if the second group is not happy. dominick cane reports on what happened on sunday. >> a crowd marchs on state tv. they've come to hear an opposition leader why she should

be the next leader but they won't get inside the building. this gunfire is directed over the heads of protesters. fired by a group of soldiers. in the confusion state tv is taken off air for several hours. the military action continues as armed jeeps parole th patrol the streets. but burkina faso's leaders say that their aims are democratic. >> we have asked to be given space to work towards getting our country back on track. power does not interest us. the transition body will be put in place with all components to be adopted by broad con centos. >> the army took charge last week following days of unrest after president blase.

combaore wanted to extend his rule of 27 years. >> the government falls to them and should under no circumstances be confiscated by the military. >> the armed forces insist they want a consensual government to be obtained. >> what needs to happen to allow this transformational government, and how long will the process take? >> again, it's a question that a lot of people here are asking. they're not sure how long the processes takes. what needs to happy people will need to sit down and come to some kind of agreement on the way forward. once that is done they'll need

to hammer out who leads the government, and other people who will be involved, how to be inclusive as possible. all of those issues needs to be ironed out. at the moment there are series of talks going on in the capitol. in a few minutes the leader of the opposition will give a press conference. on sunday they made it clear to the military that they don't want the military to be in charge of this transitional government. they want to know how the talks went, what the plan forward is. and they want religious leaders to talk about what their plan is as an army and how they plan to be part of this facilitation process. for the average person on the street, they know the talks need to take place. they're concerned if a group is not happy with what comes out of the talks, what is the result? will resee the process? will the country move forward and prepare for elections.

>> thanks. live in ouagadougou. a boat carrying migrants has capsized off the coast of turkey. it was on its way to romanian when it sank. 21 people died. six people were rescued. 16 are still missing, including 11 children and five women. now turkey has become a hub of undocumented migrants in search of a better life in europe. >> a friend of ours, a fisherm fisherman, saw bodies in the sea. as he was reporting it to coast guard officials we heard it on the radio while we were preparing to cast a net. so we immediately sailed to the area three oh four miles up the coast. we saw the bodies floating in the water. >> now to northeastern nigeria where a suicide-bomber blew himself up. people were marking the

religious occasion of ashuar. that's whe is celebration of the grandson of the prophet mohamme mohammed. in iraq a market was targeted as they prepare for the ceremony. we have reports that there are fears of further attacks. >> already violence has struck the capitol. on sunday a parked minivan exploded on the street in baghdad. tents have been set up to greet muslims who will arrive on monday night. for ashoura. >> two men got out of the van and came here to drink some tea and eat some biscuits. they left saying they were going to do some shopping, and then the van exploded.

>> reporter: visitors to the holy city is the focus for the commemoration reached record levels with 15 million visiting, according to local authorities. across baghdad preparations are under way. despite the danger from attack many are ready to brave whatever may come. >> those isil rats are trying to infest us, just like al-qaeda did. this is a symbol of peace for all humanity. i'm not scared to be here at all. >> reporter: his words are common here, that nothing will stop people from coming to show their love. there are fears that there will be attacks across iraq. ashoura is commemorated from monday night into tuesday morning, and this street will be packed full of the faithful. the government said that there is an unprecedented presence and

ashoura will pass. >> but already leaders words seem hollow. food and drink is important and is given away for free, but politics also play as part and slogans are displayed in pride. this year it's not just the old enemies but new ones like isil. al jazeera, baghdad. >> back to yemen where two tribesmen have been killed in two drone attacks. it comes at a time when there is outrage in yemen following the death of a politician on sunday. mohammed's family said that he was gunned down by someone on a motorbike. >> reporter: he was an important political figure in yemen. a liberal politician, a writer,

a professor, and human rights activist. many considered him as someone who could mediate between the difficult political parties. his murder has triggered widespread condemnation. some of his university colleague have spoken. >> this ugly crime comes as a part of the university, and it represents a target to the stability of this country. >> reporter: he said in a statement, the assassination aims at hindering efforts to rid the country of the current crisis to create chaos and unrest. >> they have denounced the killing and blamed the authorities for failing to provide security. on monday houthiys sent tens of

their fighters in the western province. they set up check points in a number of important roads. on saturday an al-qaeda attack killed 20 yemeni soldiers. and with the fighting continuing in different parts of the country, they could deepen divisions and worsen. the president has vowed to find the perpetrators and hold them accountable. they say this could bring further unrest. >> still to come, a court in bangladesh upholds the death sentence fo for a top politician, who has been sentenced to death for war crimes. getting young americans interested in the upcoming elections. and it's a race that stops a nation. the fanfare of the melbourne cup. find out why australian race something facing one of its

deadliest times. >> the head of libya's self declared government. the rival parliament of abdullah is no longer valid. the two governments are aspiring for control of the country. one in the east it has been given support by countries around the world. but a second one in tripoli said that it has the right to run the country. there has been renewed violence in the city of bengahzi. for more we go to tripoli. >> reporter: the fights are still going on in central bengahzi. especially in districts where you could sa say a guerrilla fight is going on using grenades and weapons. as you know this fight is going on between forces loyal t to

renegade general haftar. and th they are now exchanging fire with revolutionaries. this fights has been going on for other five months. now when the republican gate general haftar launched his campaign called operation dignity, i have to mention that human catastrophe or the human suffering inside of densely populated districts, civilians had to leave their houses. hundreds of families have been displaced because of the fights that have been going on inside the densely populated area. >> fighting for control of the syrian town of kobane continues.

the islamic state in iraq and the levant has been trying to capture the town now for more than six weeks. on friday 100 peshmerga kurdish forces from iraq join the fight. we have more now from the turkey-syria border. >> reporter: the sounds of coalition aircraft above kobane continues, as the battle seems to intensify for control of this town. for several hours on monday there appears to have been battles on the southwestern side of the town after kurdish coalition forces belonging to the peshmerga forces and the local syrian forces opened up another frontier of the southwest of kobane trying to pile the pressure on isil fighters. mortars were fired and shells fired by the peshmerga forces as the ypg marched on the ground.

on the eastern side there are now sounds of explosions coming from there as well as there appears to be tempo in this battle conditions. but the battle has gone on now for over a month. it is a small town, and questions are being asked as to why it is taking so long to capture such a small town. >> back to the incident we told you about in turkey. at the beginning of the program where a boat carrying undocumented migrants has capsized off the coast of istanbul or near istanbul. live now to bernard smith, who is there. what more can you tell us about this? >> adrian, we now know that there were 43 people on that vessel, 42 migrants and a smuggler, according to the coast guard. 20 people have--bodies have been pulled from the water. six survivors, and unfortunately, there are still 17 missing. 11 of those children five women and one man.

they're still out searching, but i have to say that the bolt capsized at dawn. it's nonow night is falling and it's very cold. chances of surviving the icy waters of the black sea are very slim, indeed. they were heading towards romania. from the black sea you could head to romania or bulgaria. the european union countries people try to get to. it's not the most common route. migrants go towards the mediterranean and greece and italy, but this is another way to do it going to istanbul. it seems that they were in a very small boat. one of the fishermen was quoted as saying that a boat for eight people to take them on pleasure cruises around istanbul. but it was packed with 43 people. >> turkey is more of a hup for undocumented my grants. what are the turkish authorities

doing about in? how do they feel about this flow of people through turkey? >> well, it is, i mean, they suspect they're from afghanistan, syrians. they would have come through afghanistan, iran and over to the border. it's a perilous and dangerous journey. we know that turkey is coping with more than 1.5 million refugees from the syrian conflict, but there are many more people who use turkey as a bridge to seek asylum in the european union. turkey has very long borders. can't police them all. can't police them constantly and it's quite easy for people to get through and make that journey. people are prepared to pay thousands of dollars to smugglers, and most people who are smuggled make it. and more than 150,000 migrants

made it to europe from africa and the middle east in the last ten months. but unfortunately there are several thousand who don't make it, and it looks like most of the people on that boat today adrian, didn't make it. >> many thanks. live in istanbul. >> funerals are being held in pakistan after suicide-bombing killed 55 people, and injured dozens more. stop and search checks across to india where the attack happened. we have more with kamala hyda. >> reporter: people are taking to the streets to pay their final respects. dozens of people were killed when a suicide-bomber struck a popular border ceremony. among the dead are several children. >> one was my elder brother. the wife of my younger brother was also killed. my brother-in-law was killed, so was my nephew. we just received the news that

another nephew has just died in hospital. six have died. five others are receiving treatment. >> we lost five family members in the blast. they went to see the flag changing ceremony. these oppressors are not muslim. they're infidels. they do not deserve to live in this world. >> the colorful parade takes place every day. it draws hundreds of people. often more on weekends. the attacker struck shortly after the flags were lowered. already there is speculation that the attack was a reaction to the tribal areas. splinter areas of taliban pakistan took responsibility for the attack. security across pakistan, not just because of the bombing, but also to prevent attacks on minority shia muslims.

taking part in religious processions. the heavy presence of police and military has not stopped these funerals from going ahead. the final tribute to those in one of the worst attacks in months. >> demeanor straighters say those responsible for killing more than 3,000 people haven't been punished. the violence has followed the assassination o. sikh bodyguards. it's spokesma spokesmen say they want investigations into the case reopened. >> we're here to protest against the massacre. we're here to occasion in these united nations against the

indian state for not delivering justice. there is no justice, and it is a far gone conclusion that justice will be given because it was sponsored by the state itself. >> a conservative party is calling for a countrywide strike to begin on wednesday, a day earlier than originally planned. a few hours ago one of its members lost the appeal against the death sentence. the assistant secretary general of the islamic party. found guilty of genocide and torturing civilians during the 1971 war of indians with pakistan. the party's leader has also been sentenced to death in recent days for similar crimes. we have more now from daughte daka. >> reporter: last year it took

quite a bit of time, all this process to take place. the critics on the other hand are saying this is nothing more than a political strategy. the government is trying to undermine the opposition movement, who are demanding a general election, an inclusive general election because they're not happy with the last general election which was not inclusive. they have not been on the street unlike last year. there have been very few protests, calling for general strikes across the country, which has not been that effective. it might an strategy not to have been in the government security forces have been heavy handed, and do not want to be marginalized. we have to see how soon this sentence will be carried out by the government, which could possibly create unrest, but that is something that we'll see down the road. >> seven mexican soldiers have been charged with 22 suspected gang members in june of this year.

the group was killed in a shootout with soldiers near the town southwest of mexico city. but witnesses and evidence collected from the scene contradicted the official version of the incident. the disappearance and suspected killing of 43 students in mexico has focused attention once again on security. well, a law and human rights professor at mexico city, he said the arrests are significant, that may distract the public from bigger issues at hand. >> what is new about this case is it's actually the first time that soldiers have been charged with these kinds of crimes. you have seven who have been charged, three of them with homicide, one of them with cover up, and several of them with having damaged the evidence at the scene of the crime with having manipulated the evidence. the key thing is this, this response to the current human rights crisis in mexico, which

is spinning out of control, related to the disappearance of the 43 students in the state of guerrero. so what is happening in this case cannot be separated from the broader contest. i think we're seeing a belated step in the right direction. hopefully it indicates a firmer commitment. but that firmer commitment has not been demonstrated thus far. i think what we have to say is that this is essentially a maneuver to distract attention from the continuing crisis regarding the 43 students where the government has demonstrated utter impotence and inability to resolve the case as we come to the 40th day since the students' disappearance. >> egypt continues its operation against armed groups in the sigh nine peninsula after attacks killed 31 soldiers.

egyptians who have been forced from their homes near the border with gaza say that they're the ones under siege. >> with apache helicopters in the air and tanks on the ground, egypt is continuing to show with military might in the hopes of combating what it calls terro terrorism. sources say air raids destroy stock piles of weapons, killed two fighters and injured three south of raffah. this shows after coordinated attacks killed 31 soldiers in sinai last month, but the military's mission to create a buffer zone near the border with gaza and destroy the network of tunnels has left hundreds homeless. activists say that the government is wiping a village off the map. >> it is a massacre of the humanity, a massacre of memories, it is a genocide. >> neighborhoods too close to the border now look like a war

zone. a handful of people appear to be left after bulldozers reduced block after block to republic. but they say television seen here was very different. smoke from the destruction of homes filled the screen with no buildings or people visible. the government is blocking access to journalists making it impossible for people to get a full picture of what's going on. >> all activists are targeted. anyone carrying a camera is targeted. no one is allowed to speak of what is going on on facebook or on the social media network. >> reporter: government officials say that 638 people have been forced to hastily pack what they could into trucks and leave their homes. they're supposed to be compensated. to add to the uncertainty of being displaced sources tell al jazeera, banks in the sinai will not cash government checks because they don't have the

proper stamps or signatures. a small group of people protesting outside of new york holding signs calling egypt a police state. back in egypt the head of the national council on human rights has given his approval to the military action in raffah. after meeting with president fattah al sisi, saying sacrifices need to be made for national security. al jazeera. >> among the stories still to come here on al jazeera, eyes in the sky. mysterious drones fly over france's nuclear plants. who controls them, and where are they coming from. >> why these protesters in the u.s. want the nfl to change the name of one of its teams. we'll tell you how pakistan's cricketers pick it's biggest test win. we have details in sport.

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burkina faso is in talks to put new government in place. boat has capsized off the coast of turkey. 21 undocumented migrants has died. the search continues for 16 people who are still missing. security has been tightened across the iraqi capitol ahead of ashoura. car bombs have killed 54 people over the past two days. the conflict in iraq and syria has disrupted the education of millions of people. hundreds of thousands of families have been displaced in the first part of a series on education in crisis-hit countries. charles stratford reports now from northern iraq. this 16-year-old student stopped studying here. his school has become a place of

refuge for families who have fled fighting from their country in neighboring syria. there are more than 400 schools like this in the northern iraqi kurdish region. >> i wish all these people could go "g" back to their homes. i feel terribly sorry for their families, but i miss school. i want to complete my studies so i can go to university. >> desks have been piled up in the central court yard to make space in the classrooms where families can sleep. internally displaced children who climb on them are not receiving an education either. >> cutting their education is like cutting them from life. the situation is very difficult. it is terrible that my children cannot go to school. this is part of our suffering. there are around 50 families staying in the school, and they came here around 3 months ago. the cruel irony here the only

children getting any education in this part of northern iraq are actually staying in the camps. this is a camp where 30,000 syrian refugees are living here. this is one of five schools for refugees in the camp. children between 6 and 16 years old study here. >> they need to finish with examlesexam exam, and they missed the school year. it's gone. >> reporter: the government is struggle to go whether more camps so the schools can be opened again. >> if we finish the six camps which we have we'll have more than 20,000 units. which is very good. we can evacuate the schools. >> reporter: millions of children across both countries continue to have their studies disrupted or stopped all together. and they have little chance of a

decent education at all. al jazeera, northern iraq. >> russia's foreign ministry said that rebel leaders in eastern ukraine has been given a mandate to negotiate with kiev after elections on sunday which confirmed alexander zacharchenko as leader. >> this vote has confirmed that alexander zacharchenk so, the new leader of the donetsk people republic. one-third of the 3 million registered voters went to the polling station on sunday. most of them said this was basically a mandate that they

had given to zach akharchenko. he has told them that this was a necessary step towards legitimacy. he said that he would kick start the economy. certainly this is one of the main priorities for these people who are standing in a queue just to get food for one day. now they haven't been paid salaries or pensions in a month. the economy is at a standstill, and they're hoping that mr. mr. zakharchenko will come through with his words sooner than later. >> the main thing is for enterprises to get money so there is work for the people. >> he also said that the vote would allow revolutionaries that started this up rising here in the east to become legitimate

leaders but recognition is a huge issue, so far only moscow indicated that it would recognize the results of these elections. and then there are all these challenges that were here before the election. they are here after the election. and they can only become bigger if he does not tackle them immediately. >> let's get the view on russia. we're in moscow. >> russia respects the choice of the people of the southeast of you train. those were the comments made by the deputy foreign minister here. he said that the leaders of luhansk and donetsk now have a mandate with which they can negotiate the authorities in kiev. russia sees these elections as an act of legitimatization.

but russia is the only country who recognizing these elections. the e.u. does not. the u.s. does not. this race more questions than they answer. what happens next? does this turn into a frozen conflict, like we see in other areas, or just a fighting start again because many people in the southeast of ukraine are seeing increased military activity there. and what happens to the minsk protocols. the e. usaid that these elections are a violation of these protocols, and there is a suspension that more sanctions are on the way. >> there is the midterm elections in the u.s. let's look at what is at stake. both branches of congress are up for grabs. all 4 435 seats in the house

will be contested as well as a third of the senate seats. the democrats have a ten-seat majority there right now. they've got that through 53 seats of their own plus two independents who have joined them. republicans have 45. now that means that the republican party needs to win six more seats than they already have in order to take control of the senate. remember republicans already control the house of representatives, so if they get a majority in both houses it's going to make life very difficult for president barack obama in his two remaining years in office. well, young voters played a decisive role in obama's election victory in 2008. in midterm polls many younger people typically don't bother to vote. we have reports now from new orleans on efforts to try to get them to the polling station.

[♪ singing ] >> at the new israel baptist church, the pastor preaches about the importance of the ballot box. >> we encourage people to get out and vote. it's serious. >> like many church leaders he's focused on inspiring young people to get involved in politics, but he's acutely aware that it can be an uphill battle. >> i think voting is one of the most important thing that there is. because voters who were not allowed to vote at all, and had a desire to. now here we have an opportunity to vote, but some people don't want to vote. ♪ rock the vote ♪ carry it out for what >> national campaigns are aimed at changing that. even star-studded videos may have limited affect.

>> a 25-year-old musician who moved to new orleans more than a year ago. he has had plenty of chances to register to vote. while he is aware of the midterm elections they have not piqued his interest. he does not feel like anything is at stake for him. >> it's like someone who is going to be elected, and he was saying, oh, if i get elected i'm going to make street musicians' lives amazing. well, he yeah, it's time to vote for this guy because it directly affects my life. but right now i don't see that. >> despite that louisiana has one of the highest rates of young voters in the u.s. academics say that midterm elections simply don't hold the same appeal as presidential elections. >> if we're not really seeing results from the two parties, and it's not a big election, and there is not a presidential race on the ballot, sometimes they just feel like it's not worth their time to come out and vote. >> the so-called millennial

generation has a powerful voice in louisiana, but many are increasingly shunning midterm voting. >> reporter: there has been a loss of 10s of thousands of young voices who in elections this chose could make all the difference. al jazeera, new orleans, louisiana. >> breaking news for you out of libya. we made you aware earlier in the news hour of the fighting the ongoing fighting in the eastern city of bengahzi. reports saying that libyan navy vessel, which is docked at the port in bengahzi, has been hit by rockets. those rockets belonging to militias involved in the fighting in that city. there are reports of the smoke rising from the area. the army had earlier moved heavy guns there to attack those

fighters in the city. there are reports that the navy ship could be sinking. we can't confirm that at the moment. we'll bring you much more on that developing story out of bengahzi as when we get it here on al jazeera. now libya's highest court has ruled that the government forcebly sterilized women with hiv. the court up held a 2012 judgment that found health workers coerced hiv positive mothers to sign sterilization forms. rights groups say they did not fully understand what they were signing. we go to joha johannesburg, thank you for being with us. what is the significance of this high-court ruling in libya namibia. >> yes, there have been three

hiv-positive women who were forced of sterilization. why it's important is not that it's going to impact not only women in nambia, who have been sterilized without their consent, but we're getting reports from other him in other african countries who are saying the same thing. they're hiv positive and they're being forced-- >> the three women concerned, there may have been many more women who have been forcebly sterilized? >> in na namibia, there have been documented cases of women who were sterilized without their consent. there have been documented cases in kenya and swaziland and others where women are being sterilized without their

consent. this is by no means a localized problem. >> what happens now that this high court ruling has been made? will these women be compensated? >> so the supreme court said that they should decide how of these women should get. it's not just these three women. we think that the government of nambiba need to step up and investigate into other flames. and provide redress to those women in the instance these women have been forced to be sterilized. they need to take active steps to address what has happened to these women. >> what will governments elsewhere in africa? >> i mean, again, they need to

do the exact same thing. one of the most moatible things that has happened in the last year is that the african commission on human rights and the continental body has issued a resolution that is saying that we need to stop sterilizing hiv-positive women. they need to take steps not only to find out how pervasive these problemthis problem is in these countries, but they need to know what it means to take their consent, and actually address the issue of sterilization for these women. >> good to talk to you. many thanks for bogey with us. france has been battled by mysterious drones flying over son-in-law of its nuclear power plants. no one knows where the drones are coming from or who is controlling them. tim friend investigates. >> reporter: it's illegal to fly

a drone within five kilometers of a nuclear plant, but drones have been spotted hovering over nuclear power station like this on. no one has claimed responsibility for the flights. often at night. a leading nuclear safety expert, whose advised the french government, told al jazeera there was genuine cause for alarm. >> yes, there is absolutely no doubt that one can easily paint a scenario that would be a complete catastrophe because these small engines are big enough to carry small quantities of explosive materials. >> well, this is a piece of equipment that you could buy in a high street shop for $700. but it's baffled the authorities here in france, and critics say that it's an example of state security not being able to keep

pace with potential new threats. >> the flights have been going on for a month. drones have been spotted on more than 15 occasions at widespread locations. france has 58 reactors, the world's most nuclear-dependent country. the government is playing down the risk saying the plants can with stand earthquakes and plane crashes. >> for the moment we do not know who is behind this. we don't take this matter slightly, though, but we're not overdramatizing it either. today there is no risk to the power station. >> the environmental lobby group greenpeace, which has staged protests at nuclear plants in france has denied involvement in the mysterious drone flights. their timing suggests a coordinated effort involving more than one person. whoever it is, if they're caught, they face a $93,000 fine. tim friend, al jazeera, france.

>> all right, just ahead here on the news hour. the new york knicks carmelo anthony joins an exclusive nba club. we'll have all the details in just a few moments.

>> one of the biggest names in american football is facing increasing pressure to make a change. thousands of native americans and their supporters have protested against the arrive of the washington redskins team for a match in minnesota. we have reports from minneapolis.

>> reporter: they came in traditional clothes bearing incense, chants dating back centuries and a simple plea. [ chanting change the name ] >> reporter: that name, the washington redskins has represented football in the nation's capitol. >> i don't think it's not doing anything to change any the way we feel. >> if they change they have to buy new gear. >> you want them to keep it. >> i want them to keep it. >> i agree with them. i don't think that this is right. >> there are a lot of other names that are--they come from hurtful terms and derogatory, but it's a football name. it's not a big name. >> reporter: but this is native american country, the name minnesota means land of clear blue water in the dakota language, and the arena is the university of minnesota stadium filling in while the vikings build an in one. supporters came in by the

thousands to tell the redskins to come up with a new name or go home. >> the name is offensive, and the fact that it's played here is offensive. >> they're not welcomed here in our home. because it is demeaning. dehumanizing and it has a terrible history to this land. >> reporter: there are other professional sports teams that evoke american names. the indians, braves, the chicago blackhawks to name a few. but native americans say none of them invokes a der rogue tore term for the color of their skin. that's why these protests will go on whenever the washington redskins play here. >> i, like you, my brothers and sisters, representing all the tribes across the country. i'm not. you are not a mascot. >> with massive protests growing

the redskins might come to dread each return to the land of their mascot. john hedron, al jazeera, minnesota. >> time now for sport. here is robin. >> the confederation of african football say that it will go ahead in january and february but it will be another week before we know for sure that morocco will host the tournament. morocco has asked for the date to be moved amidst ebola fears. it was decided that it will not be postponed. the final decision will be played at an executive meeting november 11th. morocco said that it was nervous to hold the tournament amid the disease. they may decide whether or not to hold the tournament.

australia suffered the worst test series defeat in history at the hands of pakistan, and abu dhabi having been set a huge target. >> reporter: it was always going to be a tall order to win the game as australia needed to smash the record run chase to reach their 603 run target. they could salvage a draw if they put on a battle in defensive display starting the day on 103 for four. steve smith continued where he left off reaching his 50 after the first six over. they pushed when they lost mitchell mars to the spin before lunch. but two balls after the break they lost smith just three runs short of his fifth run century. australia resistence was in doubt. with the next ball mitchell

johnson was bald without scoring. australia found themselves on 238-8 on the brink. after took starts, grabbed his fifth of the inning. australia's last five wickets tumbling for eight runs to see the 356-run victory in the 2-0 series whitewash. it was pakistan's first win over australia in 20 years, and their biggest ever win by runs. richard nic nicholson, al jazeera. >> the u.s. knicks against the charlotte hornets. about just a 1.23 left on the clock anthony's jump shot put the knicks in the lead. they held on with a game-finishing win.

the knicks winning their second game of the new season. to australia, a pause for the race that stops a nation. the melbourne cup is the year's biggest horse race in a country that has more racehorses than any other. this is a major review why so many jockeys are killed on australia's tracks. >> australians call the melbourne cup the race that stops the nation. we have a taste of what's to come. >> i just want to see it. i don't follow the horses, but i just want to go. >> this year the race is taking place under a crowd. it's been a bad spell for australian racing. four jockeys have been killed in the last year. two, both women, have died in the last month. an investigation is underway into riding safety. >> we're building a metrics of every catastrophic incident in the last two years. every aspect of it, weather conditions, traffic conditions, jockey profile.

treatment of horses, what is being used. trying to decisive any similarity between the accidents. >> sam highland's career as a jockey ended after one fall too many. >> i fractured of the c-1 in my peculiar, the t-7 in my back and a serious concussion, and i had soldier to my shoulder. the doctors suggested it would not be a good idea to come back riding after that. >> but highland does not want to see racing threatened by overregulation. some accidents he thinks are inevitable. some people make a decision to ride but three jockeys died when horses collapsed of heart attack or breaking a leg mid race. more than 100 horses has decide in races in australia. this billboard went up recently and campaigners used the parade to protest. >> in australia, 125 horses have been killed on track in the past

12 months. and we caand a horse had a cannot race cannot return a profit for its owner and it's killed for dog food. >> the protests, though, won't stop the melbourne cup. it is one of the year's most important sporting fixtures. >> this may be a sporting event that melbourne is known internationally. but safety concerns aside there is little sign that enthusiasming is waning. >> that's sport. >> many thanks, indeed. that will do it just about do it for this news hour. thank you for watching. another full bulletin of news straight ahead on al jazeera. i'll see you again. bye for now.

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