the captain of a capsized south korean ferry gets 36 years for abandoning ship and leading hundreds to die. ♪ ♪ hole, i am ca mall here to doha with the world news from al jazerra. the fight for bay gee. as they try to re at that tick from isil. saying good by their leader, zambians are laying their president to rest. anger on the streets as protesters demands answers about the 43 missing students.

so in south korea a court has handed down a verdict for the captain and crew of the ferry that sank bank in april. the captain was sentence today 36 years in prison, the court did acquit him of murder instead finding him guilty of homicide and negligence, his vessel was caring hundreds of school children when it capsized of the southern coast, more than 300 people died most of them teenagers, rob mcbride was in the city and court when that verdict was handed down. >> reporter: a sense of surprise at the judge. and dismay amongst the relatives at what they say as the leniency of the sentences. in particular, when if comes to the treatment of the skipper, who was observed leaving, being rescued from the ferry. one of the first to get off the ferry even as most of the passengers aboard were below

decks. many being told to stay there and most of them, of course, being children. he was not found guilty of homicide, that for many of the relativeses is unbelievable he was found guilt only of negligence, given 36 years, the chief engineer was found guilty of murder for apparently abandoning some injured crew mates given 30 years. for the rest of the crew, who were on trial 30 members in all, given custodial sentences of between 5 and 20 years. which as far as the relatives are concerned was just too lenient. nobody was given the death penalty, which is only symbolic here, but would have been for the relatives at least a very important symbol. one relative leaving the courthouse said that the league system had failed the victims. and he apologized to the memories of the children, saying although the legal system had failed, he would insure that the investigation, which is about to get underway, would not fail them. and that would discover what had caused this tragedy.

also on try here in this court case has been the safety standards generally in south korea. this case has shaken the country, it's true to say it's shaken confidence in the government here. and a number of pieces of legislation have been put in place, reorganizing search and rescue organizations for example, and also more importantly, paving the way for this full investigation, which will now be conducted in to exactly what caused this tragedy, as the crewmen here begin their long-terms in prison, so south korean begins a long-term of introspect and investigation. still in the region the chinese president says the global economic recovery is unstable, he was speaking to world leaders at the a.p. ex summit being held near beijing, the president obama was also attending. they should speed up trade in order to push growth.

to iraq. the military is trying to take back territory held byize the fight nurse that jinx i beiji, they have beefighters in strate. isil captured the facility in june. they have been using dez perhaps tactic to his hold onto control. imran kahn with this exclusive report. >> reporter: when isil fight back, this is what happens. another few meters closer and our cameraman would have been caught in a blast of this captured humvee that was turned in to a car bomb. iraqi forces say the battle for beiji will be decisive. >> translator: we are now at the central neighborhoods of the city of beiji. these parts of the city are adjacent to the so-called checkpoint which is considered in turn to be strategically valuable because it controls the supporting lifeline of isil. stretching all the way from beiji city up to tikrit city.

today we have managed cut isil's supporting lifeline. >> reporter: but that confidence is in stark contrast to how deadline isil fighters can be. this is now the reality of the fight for beiji city center. eye reich are rack i forces and isil fighters are not at a stalemate but it's close, isil are using increasingly desperate tactics including suicide bombers, car bombs and snipers. now, we have seen these type of tactics before. isil fighters rarely, if ever, surrender. for them it's a fight to the death. now beiji city is strategically very porn. it's a territory that they are going to want to hold onto. and that means that this fight will be much tougher than say others where the isil fighters gave up that territory easy because it was on the border of the places that they controlled. beiji is very central to them and they are going to want to hold onto it. beiji oil refinery is only 15-kilometers from here. the facility is partly

controlled by isil and partly by iraqi forces, just like the city itself. taking them both back could be the iraqi security fors toughest fight yet. imran can, al jazerra, baghdad. two israelis have been killed in separate knife attacks in the latest unrest in the occupied west bank, tension is running high since the end of the 50 day gaza war. and there are fears this violence could deepen hostilities further, a report from west giroux legal. >> reporter: this security camera footage captured the moment a palestinian mangan his apparent knife attack. three israelis waiting at a bus stop outside an illegal settlement in the occupied west bank were the targets. one woman died of her injuries and, two men suffered serious wounds. an israeli guard shot the suspected attacker at the scene but he survived. they have identified him as a 30-year-old from had he been ron and is reportedly affiliated with the group islamic jihad.

>> we praise these me rockies actions it's against the israel i crimes against our people in jerusalem. >> reporter: the attack follows the stabbing of an israeli soldier in tel aviv earlier on monday, the 20-year-old later died of his injuries in hospital. he was a resident in the occupied west bank, he is currently in police custody. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has prom issued a harsh response to the relents violence. >> translator: i have directed by government to deploy all the tools at our disposal including new laws demolishing terrorist homes and other mesh i.we will not tolerate this disturbance. >> reporter: for several weeks now there have been near daily frosts in occupied east jerusalem off. saturday the unrest spread on other palestinian towns after us rally police killed a

palestinian teen ager who allegedly assaulted them. however much of the attention is over the access toal e to the aa compound. they have restricted pal tip general access to the mosque while far right us rally groups have tried to enter its compound and led to a wave of violence of pay stun vinnies against israelis and a crack you down of security forces. most observers agree the situation in israel and occupied palestinian territories remain extremely tense. but what is less clear is where it will all lead. some are suggesting we are seeing the start of a third palestinian up rising, but others are quick to dismiss this review, saying the palestinian leadership doesn't support this. at least for now. al jazerra, west jerusalem? ray law that forces human rights groups this egypt to register with the government has come in to effect. the rights groups themselves say

it will criminalize their work and restrict the activities and tpupgd of thactivity andfunding. egypt government denies it and says many groups are operating unregistered. still withy jim. al jazerra continues to demand the immediate release of our journal i haves who have been detained for 318 days, they are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood and are appealing against their prison sentences. libyan forces loyal to the remember jade general say they have retaken parts of be bengha. the eastern city has been controlled by powerful militias, it has been de dee tour or 80ing since the top of the muammar qaddafi. >> reporter: a missile launches from a military jet from the skies above benghazi. this is what it's like on the streets of the city. constant bombardment. a mosque severely damage the in the neighborhood of the city.

sources in benghazi have told al jazerra the aircraft belongs to the renegade military general. supported by the libyan army his forces are battle to go recapture benghazi from militias. in the western mountains of libya. forces backed while have pushed back fight nurse the town. the assault upon the operation dignity a campaign he launched in main to crush the various ma litsch united states in the country, he blames them for the rise in bombings and assassinations in eastern libya since the revolution three years ago. runs of people have been killed in the violence. the divisions in the country is so big that there are now two parliament. one in triply allied with the rebels and one year the egyptian border it's this government that is recognized internationally. but a thursday they declared the

parliament illegal. >> translator: we draw the attention of regional players to refrain from intervening in our domestic affairs, we warn them the consequences will be dire as the entire region will plunge in to conflicts beyond their power. >> reporter: lib a i can't is operating without any real leadership and the only groups that appears to have any kind of power are the militias. for now, it seems there is no sign of an end to the chaos. al jazerra, libya. the funeral of the zambian president michael sat a is being held as we are taking these live pictures from the capita there. heads of state from all over africa are in attendance, some arrived early in fact to see him lying in state. the 77-year-old leader died last week in a london hospital while undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness tania page is there and sends thus report. behind me you can see some of the thousands of zambians many have come from all over this

vast country to want to be here today to pay their last respects for a man affectionally at nickname the king cobra for his sharp, sometimes venomous tongue it was that, his frankness and straight talk that go people loved about him. they keep saying to me that he was a man of action, he had the common touch and that tongue of his made him more accessible to people. they saw him as being sort of less i've politician if you like. separate heads of state inside the funeral but this is for the people of sa zambia as they look back, celebrate and remember the life of michael sat and all that he did for them. in the news ahead on al jazerra. they are finally allowed to investigate a dutch team scouring the remains of mh17. that plus. ♪ ♪ >> starting the face of argentina's street musicians are they creating street music or

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♪ ♪ we are back with the headlines for you on al jazerra. south korea's prosecutor says he will appeal the verdicts handed down to crew members of the ferry that sank back in april of the captain got 36 years in jail but was acquitted of murder. 300 people, mostly school children, died when the ship capsized. the iraqi military is trying to take back territory held by isil fighters trying to break a siege of iraq's biggest oil refinery.

isil captured the city in june. the funeral of michael sata. heads of state of there. after he died in london undergoing treatment for an undisclosed ill 1234-7bs in india, eight women have died and 30 others are in critical condition after undergoing sterilization surgery to stop them from having more children, it was at a government health camp. the program was meant to promote pop place control in the country. let's talk to our correspondent in new del lee delhi. anymore details? >> reporter: so far we know about 80 women went to the camp over the weekend. as you said it was part of the ongoing campaign that's usually held between october and february. but allegations are surfacing that all 80 of these surgeries took place in a five hour period and the accusation is that these surgeries were rushed in order

to meet the government target numbers. it was just a identify days later probably yesterday, that most of the women started complaining of fever and pain and were admitted to the government hospitals in the area. now, so far as you said eight women have died. and more are coming forward, the number has actually jumped from 15 to 30 in the last few hours, complaining of a lot of pain and are now in critical condition. >> target numbers, sterilization camps -- sorry, the way you are describing it, it sounds quite peculiar. are these common centers and camps? >> reporter: family planning is quite common in india. the population here 1.2 billion is growing at 1.2% a year. and with that, the government has had lots of family planning centers around the country. and this varies, can be anything from giving out contraceptives to performing sterilization surgeries on women and men.

and even in a city like new delhi you see signs from private clinics offering abortions to people. the main concern of the government is that its statistics show in the next 15 years india's population is set to overtake china. having these kind of camps are necessary in the government's minds. and many of these women who were affected were even offered money. twenty-two dollars roughly equivalent, to take part in the surgery with the added incentive that it will help them and their families in the future. >> quite extraordinary. thank you for that update from new delhi. now, at least 50 people have been killed in a road accident in pakistan. a passenger bus and a truck collided in the south eastern part of the country. most of the dead and injured are women and children. police say the bus tried to overtake another vehicle and hit the on coming truck. russian president vladimir putin says he favors speeding up

the crash investigation of malaysia airlines flight mh17. he made those comments on the sidelines of the apex summit in china. a dutch team has now returned to the site where the plane went down. it crashed near rebel-held territory while flying over eastern ukraine back in july. investigators and forensic scientist have his been unable to access the site. meanwhile families of 298 passengers on board took time to reflect on the disaster that really did touch the netherlands. simon mcgregor wood was in amsterdam for that. >> reporter: this was a highly emotional ceremony of remembrance. the dutch king and queen were there as were politicians and diplomats. but most importantly, 1600 relatives mourning their lost loved ones, including several who spoke of their grief. she lost her mother and told the audience her heart is breaking. there was a candle for each of the 298 people on board. every name was read out and

remembered. prime minister mark router said they will never be forgotten. >> translator: with every fiber of our being, we want these 298 people to get their due. not only today, at this national ceremony, where we pay our respects and honor their memory, but also in the future. >> reporter: monday's ceremony may have provided emotional support to the relatives, but so many questions remain unanswered for them. a proper investigation in to what happened to mh17 still hasn't started. nine bodies remain unaccounted for. no crash wreckage has yet been recovered. and justice for those who died, that seems as far away as ever. dutch investigators were to have started collecting evidence at the crash site on monday. but were, again, postponed because of fighting close by. for robert, he lost his brother, the ceremony itself was a huge

help. >> it's not ending this day, but this day symbolizes all of the warmth of the dutch community. and it goes right to my heart. and it tell us me a lot in grieve big my family. >> monday's ceremony showed the relatives their country grieves with them. but for those who need to know what happened, and who want justice, it seems they might have to wait a very long time. simon mcgregor wood, al jazerra, amsterdam. protests have erupted once again in mexico over the 43 missing students feared to have been murdered of their disappearance has become a rallying point for mexicans demanding an end to drugs violence and government corruption. as adam raney now reports. >> reporter: protesters in acapulco the latest of nearly daily demonstrations across

mexico. confrontations followed. blood was spilled. some protesters are getting more brazen and pr provoking authoris like these these in acapulco. in cabrero state. angry demonstrators have repeatedly fire bombed cars and taxed government buildings. some protesters had even attacked some of the most sacred symbols of national power. here at the national palace where president enrique peña nieto a hand of. of protesters tried to break the door down. and set fire. it shows an enraged nation, one calling fought justice. one tired of the fact that 30,000 people have gone missing in a raging drug ward. daniel moreno. >> translator: the people are asking if a major change, what they are going to achieve is difficult to say.

every time people speak out the political class tries to shrink the movement and divide public opinion. >> reporter: today he says is different, perhaps this has awakened the public. they are still seeking justice in a country where that eludes so many. adam raney, al jazerra, mexico city. the head of the african union says time is running out for burkina faso's transition to civilian rule. african leaders have been holding urgent talks more than a week after the army seized control of the west african country. they are urging the military toy hand overpower and to appoint an interim leader. burkina faso's long-time president was forced to resign after angry protests against his plan to extend his rule. this report. >> reporter: far away from the diplomatic wranglers, they think

about the pros and cons of military rule. >> translator: i want a civilian. i don't trust the military. but the new lead irrelevant should be someone that improves our lives. >> reporter: but ultimately, the decision on who will lead the interim government will be made by a few. each with their ona genera own . army officials make a joke, perhaps their way of diffusing the tension. civil society groups have given the him a document suggesting what the proposed government should look like. >> translator: i have just received the proposal and will lead through it later and give you my thoughts. >> reporter: he is under pressure to hand power to a civilian. last week told the african union he would not be rushed in to stepping down the meeting with the a.u. president ended with promises to find a solution to the political crisis. but seat a still hasn't made his

intentions clear. >> translator: this document for the transfer of four a civilian was drawn up by many people. let's wait and-y what the army will do most people hope a slings is found soon. people here have been told that the interim government will be made up of a sill vinnies and the army but it's not yet clear what role the military will play and lieutenant colonel zita will be part that have government. neighboring countries disagree on imposing sanction on his burkina faso. >> we believe the deadline is possible for all to agree and con come to an consensus to avoid any sanction which any unof us doesn't want. >> reporter: if lieutenant certainly zita's plan is to indeed stay in power this, could buy him more time. al jazerra. a number of new cases of ebola in se sierra leone has jup

dramatically they show 111 new cases the highly daily rate defense august, our diplomatic editor james bays has been speaking to the head of the united nation is ebola response mission. >> the facts on the ground suggest no one should be complacent now. we are seeing big increases in some areas like liberia, sarah leon, guinea, we are still in a major crisis right now with ebola in west africa. >> reporter: how concerned are you about the situation in sierra leone right now? >> sierra recipients loan is very worrying, free town, port loco, this very remote area that have been the single chief come out of 149 with no ebola cases now is seeing a dramatic spike. i am worried about all three countries. i am worried about any case

where we are seeing this increase in cases in parts of sierra leone. >> reporter: you have been asking since your mission was set up for money and resource, do you still need more? >> owe definitely need more, we need trained personnel particularly those that can manage the facilities. the clinical care is straightforward. what is difficult is running an ebola treatment facility in a way that provides good medical care for the patients and keeps the the health care workers safe. we need experts is and expand our response across a broad geographic area. street art in argentina is part of the city's cultural heritage, some artists want a law to protect their rights to perform because they feel harassed by the government. daniel reports from boo within us or us. >> reporter: street music makes up part of the rich cultural

tapestry. on the underground train network and above ground whatever people garth he should many make a living playing in public places. but life on the street is governed by a code. a code say the artist that his leaves them vulnerable. >> translator: the idea is to get together to help the new artists coming along, for example in my case i play solo with a guitar and i have had some uncomfortable experiences when i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: so now they are organizing to promote a law in the city government that would regulate where and under what conditions they would play. the artists say without the protection of the law they are being harassed and their creatively stifled by the very authority that is supposed to be protecting them and that's not

the tune that they want to hear. that harassment can take the form of instruments being confiscated or heavy fines and bribes being played. street music is classified as audio pollution and insults say the musician and part of a campaign to get them off the streets. >> translator: the city government has a market ideology. they believe that cultural is merchandise. but i believe it's our right to play on the street. >> reporter: this sign reads street music is not a crime. and it's part of a campaign backed by both nation and international musicians. a law is being formulated by a city council working committee. although no one from there would meet our request for an interview. meanwhile, the music plays on. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: a finally a lava flow that's

been threatening houses for weeks on law all's big island has inched closer to a town, one house caught fire after a trail of lava broke way from the main flow, residents of about 50 home that his life in the projected path have for you been preparing to leave that area. >> president obama is in china navigating a battles adding. onact. we're talking trade on "inside story." >> i'm lee shah fletcher. world powers are meeting at the asia pacific