>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello welcome to the news hour live from doha, i'm martine dennis. coming up in the next 60 minutes, executions, amputations, and public beatings, the u.n. paints a bleak picture of life in syria under isil control. note the particular violations committed against syria's women, children, and minority communities.

[ explosion ] meanwhile iraqi forces make progress against isil, forcing them from the oil town of beiji. flying into political storm, the russian president, vladimir putin arrives for the g-20 summit, against a backdrop of conflict in ukraine, and warnings of a new cold war. and i have all of the day's sport, including, ecuadoral guinea will host the african cup of nations. u.n. investigators say the islamic state of iraq and the levant, isil is committing war crimes on a huge scale across syria. their report paints a bleak picture of life in isil-controlled areas.

executions, amputations, and lashings in public places are pretty much a regular occurrence. mutilated bodies have been put on public display, and left people, of course particularly the children, completely terrorized traumatized. and the u.n. says they are targeting the children to try to foster a new generation of recruit. and girls are being forced into marriage with isil fighters. we are joined by one of the authors of the report from geneva. thank you for talking to us here at al jazeera, it sounds that the acrosties that you have managed to document have even taken you by surprise. we knew the situation was bad under isil in parts of syria. >> well, the document itself is called rule of terror.

>> okay. i'm afraid we have seemed to have lost that interview. we will try to go back to him as soon as we can, of course, we will. but in the meantime let's go to neighboring iraq where the forces there say they are retaken the town of beiji. the army is pushing to take back the nearby oil refinery. they have been trying to break a five-month siege by isil on the country's biggest oil refinery. let's go live to imran khan in bagdad. >> reporter: the latest offensive took them 20 days to get from tikrit where isil fighters still have a position into the town of beiji itself. beiji is the command and control center, and 15 kilometers away from the oil refinery, partly in control of isil fighters, and partly in control by the iraqi

army. it has been monitored quite heavily because it shows new tactics being used by the iraqi army using weaponry they have received from the americans and an operation mounted by special forces and police. it has been successful. the iraqi army now control at least 80% of the surrounding area of beiji. they control the town itself. but there are fighters in the neighboring countryside. right now with all of the day's event, i'll bring you up to date. it might not look like much, but this small act of iraqi pride sends out a loud message. this is the town council building that isil captured and used as a base. in some ways this military operation has been a blueprint of future battles with enhanced cooperation between iraqi fighting units. >> translator: we are proud of the collective effort and the

perfect combination of security apparatuses, for this battle in particular, which includes rapid deployment force and federal police force and the rest of the army formations. >> reporter: with such team work, newer and more sophisticated weaponry has been put to use. here members arm an american-made missile battery. a quick calculation, and isil positions in the north come under fire. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the iraqi army are still facing stiff resistance from isil fighters, and their confidence has been boosted by an audio recording released on thursday by their leading. he says that no amount of american-made weaponry or coalition air strikes will be able to defeet the group. those words ring hollow here as the iraqi army pat roles wind through the streets.

in other two provinces, however, isil is still a formidable enemy. and it's still an occupying force. but with gains being slowly made and with the help of coalition air strikes, many iraqis are hoping that soon iraqi armor like this will be driving through all of the territory that isil has taken since june. >> what we're seeing now is the battle developed at the beiji oil refinery. but they still have a very large presence up in mosul, and in anbar province, and that will be the real test of the iraqi forces. the americans have said there are contingency plans, maybe that they need front line fighting forces to help them break the siege, with al-qaeda, which leads into syria, which is a big problem, because they are able to cross that border into

syria. >> imran khan live for us in bagdad. thank you. all right let's go back now to our conversation with one of the authors of the report that the u.n. has put together on the situation in syria under -- in the areas that are under isil control. and you have managed to build up a fairly comprehensive picture of what life is like for civilians under isil control. tell us about some of the things that struck you most. >> i'm one of the commissioners [ inaudible ] the paper itself takes the title rule of terror, and that is what it illustrates in terms of what happens in syria under the control of isil. we document people's voices directly through their sufferings, attacks on civilians by the extremist group.

the plight of women. the unfortunate circumstances facing children, as well as combatants who are killed off -- massacred by the extremist group. so all of these things come true, and i think what should be highlighted also is that the violations covered by this commission of the united nations is the coverage of all groups, even though this paper is primarily on isis. we have chosen to do this, because we wanted to reflect the victim's voices directly as well as to provide a value added in terms of accountability and responsibility of the isis leaders. >> we think of isis, isil, or islamic state whatever you want to call them, pretty much as extreme violent extremists. but have you been able to

identify individuals who happens at some point in the future could be held accountable for their actions? >> well, the [ inaudible ] council has already identified some, because there are two u.n. resolutions directly on isis operations and related groups in iraq and syria, resolution 21-70 and 21-78. our job is to document the violations as well as ultimately to do a list of perpetrators, and we have done four lists so far, and in future may do some more. that list could cover many, many groups including isis as well. what this paper does is to highlight very much the details of what they have been doing in recent times. >> and to what end is the purpose of this documentation that you are undertaking? as you say this is the fourth

such documentation. what will happen to all of this information? >> well, number one is this is a record -- is a historical record of violations by this group. number 2 is that this paper is being aired in geneva, as well as being shared in new york, so we hope it will have impact at the top-most level of the united nations in terms of the security council as well as through the various countries that are concerned with this issue, together with the various fighters, protagonists in syria itself. so it -- it endeavors to highlight the issue of account nlty and the need for a variety of ways and means of making these people responsible, including possible referral to the international criminal court. >> and how confident are you that those individuals who have been identified and those who have yet to be identified will eventually face justice?

>> the issue of justice, very often has to wait for a lodge period before it is fully realized, and yet the historical record is very important, and that's what we do in terms of documenting violations, particularly through the testimonies -- direct testimonies of the witnesses and victims, and this document that we have presented today documents at least 300 recent vic rims directly in terms of what they have been through under this horrible situation, under this rule of terror. >> i have to say thank you very much indeed, and a big apology for naming you wrongly. that was one of the authors of this report, thank you very much indeed. >> thank you. >> thank you. now the british prime minister david cameron says he intends to introduce new laws to defer -- deter u.k. citizens for

joining isil. >> we will shortly introduce our own counter terrorism bill in the united kingdom. new powers for the police at ports to seize passports, and to stop british nationals from returning to the u.k. unless they do so on our terms. new rules for airlines that don't comply with our no-fly list, or security screening measures, there landing in the u.k. this man says the british government is amending existing laws to try to reflect the current situation. >> the government has been trying to consider what new counter terrorism measures it could implement to try to prevent people from joining groups fighting in iraq and syria. i think the question of taking away people's passports or

physically removing the object from them is something we have seen has had some success in the past as well. but foreign ministerially what we're seeing is the government taking the existing counter terrorism architecture and tweaking it a bit to reflect the current picture. let's go to yemen now where the shia houthi rebels are making more military gains this time in rada'. that's an al-qaeda strong hold. security has deteriorated ever since the houthi fighters seized the capitol in september, and forced the prime minister to resign. let's go live now to our correspondent who is there in the yemeni capitol. and we're hearing more and more about the different access of conflict within yemen. are we any closer to seeing how this is going to pan out? we're hearing houthis are fighting against al-qaeda, and

sunni tribesmen are in enforce, and what of the government in sana'a? >> we're going to continue to see more clashes in the country for different reasons, when the houthis took over the capitol in september, they started expanding moving south of s sana'a. they say they are fighting because of the presence of al-qaeda. sunni tribesmen on the other hand say the houthis are trying to move to those areas to spread radical shia ideology. both sides, the tribesmen and the houthis have been massing hundreds of fighters in the last few days in rada'. but the latest report we're getting is the houthis are now in control of two significant areas. it is where al-qaeda's strong hold in the past. and the houthis insist they will

continue fighting in those areas until al-qaeda is defeated. the government doesn't really have that much authority across any country. the -- the army has been divided along sectarian lines. it has been completely undermined. we're waiting to see whether any new president and government will be able to dispatch the army to those areas to put an end to the sectarian violence. >> thank you. now the u.s. president, barack obama has urged myanmar leaders to continue their democratic reforms. he was speaking in talks with the opposition leader. the leader said the transition to democracy has hit what she described as a bumpy patch. president obama said although change is sometimes hard, more reforms are needed. >> it's clear how much hard work remains to be done, and many difficult choices still lie ahead. the process for reform is by no

means complete or irreversible. for many has not come fast enough or spread far enough. people need to feel safe in their homes, and not be subject to arbitrary harassment by authorities. >> our reform process is going through -- let us say a bumpy -- a bumpy patch. but this bumpy patch is something we can negotiate with commitment and the help and understanding of our friends from all over the world. so let us not exaggerate the differences and difficulties, but at the same time, let us not exaggerate the rosy picture either. world leaders are gathering in australia for the g20 summit this week. the russian president and the german chancellor have arrived. but other issues like the crisis

in ukraine are competing for attention. >> reporter: it's not easy being russian in australia at the moment. there were 38 people from australia on board malaysian airlines flight 17 when it was shot down over ukraine in july, most trail januaries blame russia. >> there is the perception that somebody in russia is right now sitting drinking wad ka and laughing of this. no one is laughing of this. antagonism towards russia is threatening to overshadow the meeting. australian prime minister said he would aggressively confront putin when he got the chance. russia has responded by moving its navy into waters near australia. it's own show of assertiveness. >> russia is being much more assertive than it has been for a very long time. i think there's a heavy

responsibility on russia to come clean and return. this man lost both of his parents on board mh17. >> right now there is an opportunity for world leaders to put pressure on russia to behave more responsibly. >> reporter: it is economic policy that will dominate the meeting. the countries represented make up 85% of the world's domestic product. they want to focus on how to increase growth by 2 percentage points over the next five years, encouraging infrastructure development, freer trade and preventing big companies from shunting profits around the world to avoid tax. they have been critic in the past to not delivering tangible outcomes. there will be no single issue that will distract from the task of jobs and growth. >> reporter: many are disappointed that climate will

no feature in the talks, though following the agreement between u.s. and china to cut greenhouse emissions, it will inevitably come up anyway. everything is discussed without solid outcomes on anything. australia's government is determined that that won't happen. that this meeting stay focuses on economics and initiatives to kick start the word's economy. there's a lot more to come here on the al jazeera news hour, including food shortages in nepal raise fears of familiar bin. now it appears that scotland prefers independence. so could another referendum be on the horizon. and syria face an uphill battle in their crucial euro 2016 qualifier. ♪

now the latest growth figures for the euro zone have provided some relief for its leaders. germany has just avoided entering into recession, and france has performed better than expected in the third quarter of the year. as nick spicer reports there are calls on the european central bank to do more to ensure a return to stronger growth. >> reporter: europe's largest economy is growing again, but just barely. with july to september growth measured at 0.1% in germany. still that's enough to avoid a recession. the second biggest economy, france, was a bigger surprise with the first increase this year. it's all relatively good news. >> but realizing that even in france which is said to be like lagging with reforms and such, even there, the recovery is -- is bound to -- to set in with moderate rates, but then

[ inaudible ] investment might be justified. >> reporter: germany and the euro zone face a tragic climate. there are the european sanctions against russia over yus yushg -- ukraine, and that hurts the ability to make investments. and france and italy have been reluctant to implement reforms they agreed to during the euro zone crisis. there is increasing talk that the central bank might buy up government bonds. but many german mp's are opposed. >> translator: what is important is that we don't leave it to the ecb alone. i see this now as a political task. the e.u. government and the european commission now need to

address this through investment. >> reporter: angela mer call is unlikely to lend support to anymore softening of austerity policies across europe. nick spicer, al jazeera, berlin. the scottish national party has apping pointed a new leader after narrowly failing to win a referendum for independence f m from -- >> reporter: these volunteers are coming to where the party is holding its annual conference. >> 58% of people are in favor of another referendum within five

years, and 66%, massive two-thirds of people are in favor of another referendum within ten years. so any talk of the september referendum being the settled will of the people of scotland is clearly nonsense. >> reporter: they voted no to independence by some distance, yet now many of the so-called sighing lent majority admit they might have got it wrong. >> the 55%, i think there's a propersian of them that are now questioning immediately after the referendum whether they made the right decision. i probably was one of them. >> 81% of the rest of the u.k. would really love scotland to stay in the united kingdom. >> reporter: in any days before the referendum, the no to independence campaign was offering solemn wows to give scotland more powers. yet within hours of the vote

results, the prime minister was talking about more powers for engineer. the word you hear all the time is betrayalal. there have been all kinds of bickering, and almost no sense that politicians want to attend to scotland's future in the way they promised to before the vote. the yet result of that is opinion .polls suggesting that if there was another referendum now, then scotland would vote for independence. the growing english nationalism frightens people like this furniture importer. if the u.k. voted to leave the european union, he would want another chance to leave the u.k. what is your bet that there might be another referendum here? >> would say 2018. >> reporter: in september the english media pleaded with the

scotts not to leave. by november scotland isn't even a story. more and more scotts it seems are intent on getting their revenge. now about a thousand protesters have rallied in front of the mexican embassy in chile over the disappearance of 43ing students in mexico. in an act of solidarity with anti-government protests in mexico, they are demanding the students be returned alive. the students went missing six weeks ago in guerrero state. the mexican government has accused gang members of killing them and burning their bodies. the people in northwestern nepal have been suffering food shortages since the '70s. many blame this on the destruction of their traditional way of life. [ singing ]

>> reporter: the song they are singing is about being poor and hungry. these people in the village in the north westernern district are desperate. more than 3,000 people live here. >> we don't have enough land. we can grow enough food to last only three months a year. then we have to bring in flour and rice. my son has gone and it will take him 15 days to come back. we don't have anymore land than this. this is all of the buckwheat we got from sharecropping. >> reporter: this entire district is dependant on food aid. people here complain that rice isn't always available to buy. rice has to be flown in here, and is heavily subsidized. people in the district has been dependant on food aid since 1972. >> translator: if the shortfall of grains was provided by the state that would have been better, but here local

production gets decreased. >> reporter: they wait from the early hours in the morning to buy race. people say before the feminine they had rice. >> in the old days we were poor, we supply food for them. >> reporter: people here have no choice but to wait in these queues, and when the planes don't bring in the rice, their songs of hunger echo through the mountains. still to come on the news hour from discrimination to high office, indonesia's chinese population are once again making their voices heard and in sport found about the grizzlies and the kings. reaction from the nba coming up

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headlines here at al jazeera. u.n. investigate fors say the islamic state of iraq and the levant, isil, is committing war crimes on a huge scale across syria. the report says executions, amputations, and lashings in this public spacings are a regular occurrence. iraqi government forces say they have driven isil out of the strategic town of beiji. the army is pushing to take back the nearby oil refinery. it has been under a five-month siege by isil fighters. the russian president, vladimir putin, is among the g20 leaders gather in brisbane australia for the summit this weekend. the economy is topping the agenda, but the ongoing crisis in ukraine is likely to dominate proceedings. ecuadoral guinea has been selected to host the african cup of nation football tournament.

they were selected when morocco pulled out siting fears over ebola. let's talk to an african analyst and exert indeed on ecuadoral guinea. ecuadoral guinea is just a stone's throw from the ebola-affected area, but they don't seem to have the same concerns as morocco. >> no, i think the selection -- i think it was probably a fairly short list that they could have picked from. i think a lot of other countries did have concerns about ebola and the technical issues of putting on such a big event on such short notice. i think it's a massive task for ecuadoral guinea. >> they were host two years ago,

and have hosted other big international conferences of late? >> yes, i think it was one of the poorest countries in africa, discovered oil 20 years ago, and now has become one of the richest countries. last summer it held the african union summit, and as you say it co-hosted the -- the same event a couple of years ago. this will be a challenge to hold all of the event with only one medium-sized stadium, three small stadiums and such a short period of time the tv rights accommodation, and all of that paraphernalia that comes with hosting such a big event. >> you and i remember when so little was known about ecuadoral guinea. and yet it has gone through a whole series of scandals, relating to -- corruption, and

now it seems to be gaining international respectability would you say? >> i think it has been a difficult transition because it was so isolated, not only because of poverty, but the only spanish-speaking country in africa. the arrival of oil has been a tremendous challenge, and that has taken a very long time for the elite to adapt to, and for the country to adapt to. they have had issued of corruption, and i think it is partly because of that the president has looked to raise the profile of the country, and probably one of the reasons why he was so keen to step in and host this event. >> are there going to have to be incredibly well organized, aren't they? they have got to these this

stadium and everything that goes with holding a football competition like this -- they have got to get it ready within just two months. do you think they can manage that? this >> well, other countries said it wasn't possible. so it is going to be a major task. it does help if you consider when it is really quite a small country, and the transportation within the country has improved quite a lot. i think one of the issues the last time they held a competition, was very low crowds and that might also help. two neighboring countries are looking good to qualify, and if they qualify that could lead to a large impact for people to come and watch the games. >> thank you very much for that. very interesting chat with you. now the world bank has given guinea -- that's guinea

[ inaudible ] 60 vehicles to help fight ebola. the land cruisers were purchased with funds from unicef. guinea is one of the hardest-hit countries from the ebola outbreak. an agreement has been reached over burkina faso's new government. but there's no word on who will be the new leader. har'em has more are from the capitol. >> reporter: the agreement is significant. it means the lieutenant colonel has agreed to step down and hand over power to saiflian. but there's no time frame yet. a committee is going to be set up and that committee will choose the person who will lead this country. until that happens it scenes sitta is still the man in charge. it may not be easy to pick the name of the man who leads this country. the activists are saying now

politicians are in these meetings, they all have different agendas and interests. people are waiting for the announcement. they have been told it could be as early as monday or later than that. people want a name announced soon, and hopefully they can start preparing the interim government and move forward towards election in november next year. there have been violent confrontations in the occupieds we bank between palestinians and the israeli police. police have fired tear gas and stun guns at protesters throwing stones. this comes as israel lifted age restrictions on praying at the al-aqsa mosque. >> reporter: well, you can see israeli security forces trying to disperse the crowd. they are faring tear gas and have been using stun grenades as

well. let me show you, again, this is of course a scene that has been going on here for the better part of a few hours, again, as israeli security forces confront the protesters. you can see it is a pretty volatile situation as they try to disperse these crowds. these crowds aren't huge, they only number in the dozens, but again, it's enough to warrant this kind of response. now in the background of all of this, of course, is concessions made by the israeli government to allow people to pray at the al-aqsa mosque. many had hoped that that would calm the unrest, but as we can see it really hasn't done much. so again, a very volatile situation as palestinian protesters confront israeli security forces. israeli security forces who again are firing tear gas canisters, using stun grenades

and really everything else at their disposal to try to push back these crowds. but, really, it is just quite a site to see to see these two sides just battle with each other here at the check point. the check point, of course, place which has seen frequent confrontations between israeli security forces and palestinians, and yet here we are again. younger muslims are now being allowed into jerusalem's holiest site. stephanie decker has more from the area. >> reporter: friday prayers have finished and there is a steady stream of people leaving the old city. this is damascus gate in jerusalem. you can see everything is back to normal here. there is a market. crowds. israel -- lifted the age

restriction on men who can pray. you can see a couple of forces up there looking down, but really nothing like we have seen before here. and certainly when things are tense in this area. israeli clearly keen to show a message in response to the meeting in jordan to try to de-escalate the situation. people here will tell you they are incredibly frustrated not only because of the violations that have been happening at al-aqsa, but the whole bigger picture of the occupation of palestinian land. many tell you things like this will flair up again and again, unless there is a real resolve to the situation, which is a two-state solution. but at the moment the peace process certainly not looking like it is on the table. al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three

journalists detained in egypt for 3212 days. peter greste, mohammed fahmy, and baher mohamed are wrongly accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. mohammed fahmy and peter greste were each sentenced to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was given an additional three years for having a spent bullet on him, which he picked up at a protest. now the afghan president is on his first official visit to pakistan since taking office. he appears to be aiming for a reset of the relationship that has been often tense under his predecessor. the president is due to meet the prime minister in islamabad. indonesia's governor has chinese decent. in that has angered some groups

who have been protesting against him. >> reporter: a hawk as he is called has become a symbol of hope for indonesia's ethnic chinese for decades they were banned from politics. now he is set to govern indonesia's capitol. >> translator: this makes us very proud of course. in 1998, a situation for chinese and indonesians was so bad, now there has been a huge change in the country as a result of reforms. >> reporter: but for some the rise of chinese indonesian politicians is still unacceptable. >> translator: the people don't want to be governed by crazy person. he is betraying the people here. >> reporter: he was known for his outspoken blunt leadership

style is undeterred. >> translator: if i had been afraid, i would have not have entered politics. the only fear i know is not being able to improve the lives of poor people in my city. that troubles me a lot more. if i die, at least i die while fighting. >> reporter: chinese indonesians have come a long way after waves of violence against them. there has been a big change in the attitude towards the chinese indonesians. thomas is a victim of the 1998 riots. now he has become a campaigner for the rights of chinese indonesians. >> translator: for us, 1998 was an eye opener. we realized we are also indonesians. we are born here. we live here, and we will die

here. >> reporter: despite the rise of chinese indonesian politicians, many our doubt the country's highest office is in reach any time soon, even though he has already expressed his ambition to run for president in the next election. still to come, we take a closer look at those e cigarettes. are they just another way to get you hooked? and in sport, the cash-strapped formula 1 team that is back on the start line, thanks to its fans. ♪

e cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular, partly because of stricter regulations about smoking and also because of the social sigma. how safe are they, though, these new electronic equivalents. health experts are meeting in the british capitol to sde ba bait -- debate the issue. >> reporter: fashionable once now a forbidden vice for hundreds of millions of people. usually you can see this sign accompanied by two words, no smoking. but what about vaping? that's what happens when you use these things. the idea is fairly simple, these contain nicotine but not the toxins you would get with traditional cigarettes. you don't breathe out smoke, you breathe out a vapor.

which in theory means is safer. but there are lots of unknowns. >> you know that feeling you get >> reporter: on monday thissed a v -- ed a ver tiesment. even exhaling is allowed. they are banned in some hospitals, some aircraft, and some restaurants, no this one though. this conundrum is far from crystal clear. >> if it doesn't offend anybody else, we won't get involved. on a saturday lunch shift where we may have a lot of children, the managers may say please use that outside. but we leave it to the managers rather than having a hard policy on this. mike is a writer and loves nothing more than smoking while he works.

but he only takes in half of the amount these days. he vaps as well. >> they can't possibly be as bad as the amount of chemicals you are getting from smoking a cigarette. they can't be as bad for you. and anything that helps you cut down, i think is a good thing. >> reporter: on thursday health experts met in london to debate the future of e cigarettes. normal cigarettes are worse for you, but that mean these are necessarily safe? that is the big question. and it may be decades before anyone can answer it. time for the sports news, now. >> to thank you very much martine. as you have been hearing ecuadoral guinea has been named as the host of the 2015 african cup of nations.

the oil-rich nation replaces morocco who was stripped after asking for the tournament to be delayed because of the fear of ebola. well located in west central africa, it is a spanish-speaking nation of about 620,000 people. they co-hosted the 2012 africa cup of nations, but this will be the first time they will host by themselves. two years ago, matches were held in the capitol. they will be allowed to play in the tournament, even though they were disqualified in the preliminary stages for fielding an ineligible player. joining me now is african football journalist from nigeria. first of all why do you think caf chose ecuadoral guinea?

was this a surprise? >> well, they were the only country who actually available for caf. caf were stranded. they needed a new host. they were desperate, and according to ecuadoral guinea officials, caf approaches them and they are the country that actually said they are ready to host this tournament. >> so you are saying they are ready. so how confident are you that they will be able to stage this tournament at very short notice. >> i think it is going to be very tough. you mentioned the two cities that co-hosted with guinea -- with gabon, i beg your pardon. they have the stadium and utilities and everything. african football fans haven't heard of these cities before, and that might -- i mean, really make life difficult for not just

journalists, players, officials as well as traveling fans. the african cup of nations chose the players and officials as well. they have to take into account fans traveling from different places to come down there. do they have the hotels ready? i don't think so. they need to start planning. we don't know much about the organizer. it's coming very soon. i think in the next couple of weeks, we'll see how the african countries want to pull out of the eighth wonder of the world on this very short notice. >> what about them taking part in this tournament. i mentioned they had been disqualified and now they are taking part. how come? >> i think they automatically qualify as host. morocco [ inaudible ] many

ecuadoral guinea have been giving a lifeline by hosting as well as participating. it's [ inaudible ] country that actually played -- that actually -- i mean, fielded ineligible players qualifying to play at a tournament of this magnitude. it's a big [ inaudible ] for african football and a big show for caf. you can't continue doing this. ecuadoral guinea are not eligible to participate in this tournament, but they are here now because of caf. >> okay. african football journalist, thank you very much for joining us. euro 2016 qualifiers return to action this weekend. serbia hosts denmark on friday and they will be facing an uphill battle after being docked 3ing points for a pitch invasion last month.

serbia are second from the bottom of group i. they were held to 1-1 draw in armenia. which means after two matches they sit with only one point in the group. the match will be played behind closed doors after serbia was handed a two game ban. >> reporter: serbia is going to play a very important match for its qualifying campaign for the euro 2016 this evening against denmark. but in front of the empty standings because of what happened at the game against albania in the last qualifying game here, when incident occurred while a drone was flying over the stadium carrying a flag of albania. after that they issued penalties against serbia and albania

national football associations, saying that albania is going to lose that game. and albania lost that game 3-0. but serbia didn't get any points for the match because of the fact that about ten fans ran into the pitch during that incident. and also after that, uefa decided that serbia is going to play every other home game in this qualifying campaign until the end in front of empty standings. even a serbian player said that now they have to play in front of empty stands because of damn fools who did what they did. also in the past two weeks i was able to see on various sports occasions here and in serbia some big and smaller sports occasions that really security on those games has tightened after what happened on the match against albania, and nobody

wanted to give any chance to -- any new incident in serbian sports events, so police was very, very determined to prevent everything. and finally the cash strapped formula 1 team has announced it will race at the final grand prix of the season. fans donated more than $3 million to get the team to abu dhabi next week. thank you very much indeed. now the cuban government has announced -- in fact it announced last year that it will withdraw one of the two currency widely used on the island. despite those efforts, though, it is still in circulation. daniel reports. >> reporter: the cooke will go says the cuban government.

it wants just the one currency. but it is proving to beeasier today than done. the cooke was created in 1994 in response to the economy being flooded by dollars sent by cuban exile dollars from the united states. >> translator: the state had no control over the amount circulating in the economy, so they created the cooke. >> reporter: tourists trade keel dales exclusively with cooks. it has created a two-tier economy. this is the peso that most cubans currently earn. this is the convertible dollar that is worth a little more than 1 usd. i'm going to go into this market and see how these work.

these people will take either currency. >> translator: i don't care what currency we have, but we should only have one, but also the wages need to go up, because what we earn is not enough. people resort to stealing. there's no alternative. >> translator: i don't have the luxury of families sending me money from abroad. >> reporter: whatever change they make it will be the same as people still have to buy at the market. >> reporter: the cuban economy has long been a choir peg in a round hole. a centrally controlled system, operating in a market-controlled world. then there's the u.s. trade embargo to contend with, but one way or another it has adapted and survived with one currency or two. we have a lot more to come here at al jazeera, so don't go away. ♪

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