the life and crimes of doris payne police in mexico arrest fugitive mayor and his wife over the disappearance of 43 students. hello i'm sami zeidan in doha, always coming up, thousands of people flee boko haram after a string of attacks across nigeria. americans vote in midterm elections, which will determine the fate of the remaining two years of barack obama's presidency. and zero tolerance, israel

says palestinian stone throwers could face 20 years in jail. ♪ first to mexico where a fugitive mayor and his wife have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 43 students. the pair had been on the run since the students went missing near the town in september. adam rainy joins us from there. adam what is the story? how were they captured? >> reporter: well, police clearly had a tip and they went to this apartment in the southern part of mexico city and arrested both the mayor and his wife around 4:00 a.m. they have been taken into custody for investigations into organized crime. they are probably giving some

sort of deposition at this time, and we are expecting a news conference in the next hour or so. we don't know if there were anyone else with them, or if they had any weapons in the apartment. >> what will happen to them next now? are they going to face charges? >> reporter: well, they are going to probably face charges depending on the testimony they give. they are the prime suspects for orchestrating this attack. for weeks it was said that it was the mayor that gave the order to local police that lead to the attack on these students. and their subsequent disappearance. what parents are hoping is that he is going to be able to give some sort of evidence that points to these students being alive. that's really what the parents are hoping for, and if the

government would deliver that to them, it would turn what has been a media nightmare for the government into a dream. >> all right. thank you. in iraq fights for islamic state of iraq and the levant are inching every closer to erbil. they have been battling kurdish soldiers 50 kilometers away. charles stratford joins live from erbil. how nervous are people about the approach of isil there? >> certainly as you say, this is very close to erbil, those clashes started last night. there were also coalition air strikes there. this is the closest that the front line actually gets to erbil. we're hearing reports that those clashes are sporadic and

ongoing. the iraqi defense minister has been busy. last night he was meeting with peshmerga forces here, about setting up a volunteer military force here. the peshmerga are still deliberating on whether to september that. and the governor of erbil has been here to discuss how to launch an offensive to retake mosul. it is isil's strong hold, and very close to the dam. we hear there are already around 5,000 volunteers that escaped mosul that are ready to be part of a potential force to take that offensive on in mosul, and there is beginnings of

discussions as to whether those 2,000 kurdish volunteers, being also involved on that push towards this major isil strong hold. so certainly some very interesti interesting diplomatic developments here today. >> indeed. thank you very much. syrian fighters say they have seized u.s.-made weapons in rival groups. al jazeera has obtained exclusive video from inside a city in western syria. it was one of the cities where anti-government protests were held at the start of the conflict more than three years ago. now opposition groups are trying to recapture it from opposition forces. >> reporter: this amateur video shows the city within reach of

opposition fighters. it's in the province in western syria and is under control of the syrian army. opposition fighters tell al jazeera this is the closest they have come to the city since the syrian war began. the gain resulted in a battle in which the opposition says it killed 30 syrian soldiers, including a senior officer. they also say they seized a tank and a significant amount of ammunition. >> translator: we under the leadership of [ inaudible ] and in cooperation with lines of islam brigade managed to cease the area. >> reporter: opposition fighters seized control of a barricade of a highway connecting homes to the north. they hope to now ultimately take control of the city.

it was one of the first cities in the country where people protested against president bashar al-assad at the start of the syrian war more than three years ago, hundreds of people have since been killed as they tried to escape the fighting in the city. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera. at least 49 people have been killed in yemen in the last 48 hours. the dead include houthi rebels who have been battling in the town. u.s. drone strikes have also believed to have targeted fighters in the region. zambia's acting president has reinstated the ruling party's secretary general after people rioted. hundreds of people have been protesting against his dismissal that happens days after the death of the president. police fired tear gas into crowds overnight. he is widely expected to become the new leader.

a string of attacks in nigeria is raising fears over the government's ability to provide security. thousands of people are leaving their homes and if i recalls are warning of a humanitarian crisis. >> reporter: the mood here is that of fear and anxiety. this particular camp a week ago was home to 3,000 refugees who fled the violence unleashed by boko haram. in three days officials here say the number has more than doubled. now they have more than 7,000 people registered here, and as we came into the camp, there are more waiting to be registered at the gate. it tells you how desperate the situation is. there is little information coming as we speak because telephone connectivity to that part of the state has been cut off. but the military authorities are saying that an air and ground

offensive has been launched to try to take baxter back -- bac territories taken by boko haram. refugees are coming in from different parts of the state from outlying villages who are afraid that the fighting may spread to their own villages. four african heads of state are due to arrive in burkina faso capitol. the u.n. and the african union are threatening sanctions if the army doesn't give control of the transitional government and appoint a new leader. the military took over on friday when protests forced the president to resign. malcolm webb has more. the current military ruler has promised a quick hand over

to a transitional authority that he says will be constitutional. riots is likely to hit the streets again if power is handed over to soldiers. meanwhile, political opposition are also calling for a swift handover. just a short while ago, isaac met with kings and queens of the various ethnic groups there burkina faso to try to win hearts and minds there. those are influential figures if civilian rule doesn't come back promptly, those people can call people to go back to the streets again. polls are opening across the u.s. where voters are casting their ballots in the midterm

elections. republicans are looking to take control of the house and senate. that outcome could decide what president obama can accomplish in his final two years both at home and abroad. mike hannah reports from washington. ♪ >> reporter: there's no u.s. ambassador in sierra leone to report on the fight against ebola. nor in turkey, which is on the front line of the war the u.s. has declared against isil fighters. and no u.s. representative in baja rain which posts the u.s. fleet. u.s. ambassadorial posts sit vacant around the world. the reason? republicans in the senate are intentionally blocking hearings. along with president obama's suggestions for judges, cabineter is tears -- even the

secretary of health. it is likely to be a renewed majority in the house, the republicans could have the power to effectively shut down the president's attempts to exercise crucial areas of foreign and domestic policy during his last two years in office. the current iran policy could be cripples. the concept of dialogue and negotiation swept away, if the new leader allows sanctions to be taken on the floor. >> the president made it clear that he opposes additional sanctions. why don't we let congress speak? let congress have a voice. >> reporter: and a republican led armed services committee would demand more policies in syria and iraq.

>> the president said if syria crossed the red line, we would have to respond, and obviously we didn't. >> reporter: despite the fact that so many generations of soldiers have been killed abroad, foreign policy seldom becomes part of the u.s. election debate. but in this autumn of discontent, foreign policy has been made a central domestic issue. mike hannah, al jazeera, washington. still to come, on al jazeera -- >> reporter: i'm in india as the world economic forum takes place in new delhi, i'm taking a look at the attempt to revive the economic sector. and the debate over italy's coliseum. ♪

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♪ress in the new democracy, welcome back. let's recap the headlines here on al jazeera now. a fugitive major and his wife have been arrested in mexico over the disappearance of 43 students. the pair had been on the run since the students went missing near the town of iguala in september. polls are opening across the u.s. where voters are casting their ballots in the midterm elections. republicans are looking to increase their control in the house and take control of the senate too. al jazeera has obtained exclusive video from western syria, where opposition groups are trying to capture the tow . an egyptian armed group have

warn allegiance to isil. that's according to a statement from the group reported by reuters news agency. this -- it is active in the sinai peninsula. 30 egyptian soldiers were killed last month in the area. al jazeera continues to demand the mediate release of its journalists who have now been detained in egypt for 311 days. peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, a charge they deny. they are appealing their prison sentences. the leader of one of the two competing parliaments in libya is calling for new elections. he and his allies are based in the capitol of tripoli. fighting continues in the country at least 13 people have died in recent violence between

fighters who call themselves the army and [ inaudible ] grouped. the groups are fighting for control of territory from eastern benghazi to the western mountains. the israeli government has changed his criminal code to make stone throwing punishable by up to 20 years in prison. it's the latest step in the so-called zero tolerance policy. >> reporter: mohammed is a palestinian student from east jerusalem and he has just come out of jail. like many of his friends, he took part in protests after the killing of an arab youth in jerusalem in july. the was jailed for three months for throwing rocks at police officers. >> translator: i'm at ease with what i did. i did nothing wrong. i was expressing my rejection of the violence and crimes committed by the israeli

occupation against our people and children. the least one can do is throw stones. >> reporter: the israeli police have arrested more than a thousand palestinians and charged 300 in connection with protests. there has been angry by visits by israeli activists tries to pray at the temple mount. and the minority has attacked jerusalem's rail system as well as public buses. now the israeli government wants to bring in jail sentences of up to 10 years for throwing stones at vehicles, and up to 20 years for throwing stones at people. >> after several weeks of constant disturbances by people who are part of the communities and have taken the law into their own hands, it's time to crack down and prevent those incidence from taking place. >> the police are also relying

on the measures like these check points to palestinian districts. but the underlying tensions haven't gone away, and it might not take much to trigger further violence. a growing cause of friction is israeli activists moving into palestinian neighborhoods. >> in the absence of a strategy, facing and challenging the israeli atrocities, it is left for the youth of jerusalem. in the daytime they work in israel. but in the night they come to close the roads, burning tires, throwing stones, and challenging israelis with national pride. >> reporter: the increased security measures are clearly having an effect. but these restrictions could end up creating more resentment. millions of shia muslims across the world are commemorating the death of the profit mohammed's grandson. he was killed in battle 1300

years ago. people also turned out in large numbers? lebanon following a call from the leader of hezbollah. stephanie decker has more from beirut. >> reporter: this has been marked by the tightest security ever. thousands turned up here to commemorate the death of the grandson of the profit mohammed, and what was significant here, this is an area controlled by hezbollah is the extreme security measures taken. you have security check points every couple of meters, men on the roof tops taking care that nothing is happening. hezbollah is fighting hysteria on behalf of bashar al-assad. this is an incredibly sectarian society already. we also heard there the secretary general of hezbollah who appeared by a video link.

his message to his people was that their fight in syria is against extremists. that, his message clear, saying they will stay in syria just to protect the borders here. ukraine's president has called an urgent meeting of his security chiefs after sunday's disputed election in rebel-held areas in the east. he was inaugurated as prime minister of the so-called donetsk people's republic. they say they have been given a mandate from the people proving their legitimacy. a major operation by the pakistani army has displaced more than 800,000 people. many have sought refuge in a town, but after no end in sight of the fighting, people are growing increasingly desperate.

kamal looks at how the conflict is effecting children. >> reporter: when the pakistani military launched a major offense in the middle of june, most of the schools in the area were closed. the children were on their summer holidays, and over 800,000 people from the area were forced to flee for the safety in other towns. it was a priority to reenroll all of these children back into the schools so that they do not miss out on their studies. now according to the education officer up to 55% of the students have now reenrolled. there are no statistics available for other cities where they may have gone. but the priority is to absorb these children into the

education system so they don't miss out on their studies. the other important thing will be to put in more resources so they can be supplied with books and uniforms and to ensure that these people are able to continue with their education, which is going to be [ inaudible ] and for the future of these children. business leaders are meeting in new delhi for the world economic forum. the indian government is using the summit to promote a new scheme that it hopes will revive the struggling manufacturing sector. >> reporter: like a good garment, economies work best when the feel and fit are right. for more than 30 years, this man and his family have operated a garment production and export business on the outskirts of new delhi. over the years profits have improved, but the prospect of doing business hasn't. >> translator: it's easier to do business elsewhere.

producers are moving out of india, and setting up production in countries like bangladesh. i'm a small player, so it's harder for me to move my business. >> reporter: he earns around $4 million dollars a year making clothing for some of the world's biggest labels, but a large part of that is spent on production costs. factory workers earn an average of $200 a month. workers in bangladesh learn half of that. the government wants to improve conditions. it says a better business environment will stimulate growth and create millions of jobs. the prime minister has announced the make in india campaign, to help local businesses and young people like this 22-year-old.

while the name of the campaign has itself become a talking point, what it promises to do could set him up for life. >> translator: i'm learning how to weld and this skill guarantees me a job. once i finish this course, i want to be able to support my family. >> reporter: make in india is the government's pitch to the world, states like this have welcomed foreign firms to set up manufacturing facilities in special economic zones have been successful, but it may be sometime yet before this global call to action translates into an industrial boom in india. >> 25% share of manufacturing by 2022, we do believe that that is achievable. >> reporter: this family is busy taking orders for next summer, and they are hoping in years to come, the international client

list expands. 13 people are still unaccounted for after a boat sank off of the coast of turkey on monday. at least 24 migrants from afghanistan and syria died. it's believed the overcrowded boat capsized. six others were pulled from the cold waters of the black sea. more than a thousand people have died making similar journeys this year. now italy's calcium was once the arena for battles and entertainment. now it's one of the most visited landmarks in the world. a new proposal could see tourists stand where gladiators once fought. >> reporter: once upon a time, this was the scene of epic battles, bloody entertainment, and gladiatorial combat.

today it's nothing more than a photo tunetive. the cultural minister championed the idea of replacing the coliseum's floor, a century after it was taken off. the idea was floated by an italian archeologist who wrote in a magazine that the calci calcium -- call see -- see um could be returned to a theater. >> what do they see now? they see a hole instead of the floor. so let's rebuild the floor and let's lift the coliseum again like it was before. >> reporter: tourists have some of their own ideas.

>> a [ inaudible ] of course. that would be fun. >> yeah, if they could have that, that would be really cool. but maybe something else. like a music show or something. could be nice. >> maybe oprah or something like that would be nice, perhaps? >> reporter: modern day gladiators say they support the plan as long as they don't have to go back to fighting lions. >> translator: it's a good idea, because the coliseum would go back to what it used to be. >> reporter: the tweet may remain wishful things, but if it is turned once again in to a fully functioning amphitheater almost a thousand years after it was built, this would go back to being the greatest arena in the world. in a rare display of openness, the embassy in london has opened its doors to the public.

it is featuring pieces from four artists. the north korean ambassador says the event will help contribute to better understanding between his country and britain. you can get more if you head over to our website, aljazeera.com. that's aljazeera.com.