>> hello, welcome to the news hour. i'm martine dennis. we're live in doha. these are our top stories. [music] >> pledging allegiance to isil, an armed group in the peninsula claims responsibility for recent attacks. >> meeting the neighbors. the afghan president meets pakistan's president to improve

relations between their two countries. putin is shunned at g-20 summit. and cleaning up shanty towns to create the picture perfect postcard. >> we start in egypt where the armed group that killed 30 egyptian soldiers in the sinai peninsula last month is now released a video which is pledging allegiance toils. now they say threatened to carry out further attacks unless the government's military campaign in the sigh nine peninsula ends. they have this report now. [ background music ] [ explosions ] >> showcasing what it billed as it's latest tr triumph.

it is set to show the attacks on the egyptian army last month that killed at least 30 soldiers. the video shows the group's fighters killing some of the soldiers, shooting them in the back of the head. the familiarage is accompanied by a seven-minute long messag message. >> despite what we've inflicted on you in this attack, we tell you that this war has yet to begin. >> the group claims it has taken up arms in response to the egyptian army's campaign to forcebly transfer people from the sinai. the military is trying to create a buffer zone near it's border with the gaza strip and israel. thousands of families have had

their families demolished. many remain homeless. president fattah al sisi claims that it is needed. but attacks against the army and other actual violence has only increased. the message in the footage makes no reference to muslim brotherhood, they continue to communicate their dissent on a daily basis. this week under the banner, return to your barracks, a demand that the army withdraw from politics. they say that the security situation in egypt has deteriorated because the military has abandoned it's primary responsible in favor of ruling the country. in realize of this video is only

likely to raise further questions about egypt's volatile security situation. al jazeera. >> we can talk now to a middle east specialist at the university of washington in seattle. thank you for joining us on set in doha. first of all tell us about the significance of this new video from this group that has now claimed responsibility that perhaps the worst attack on egyptian military for decades? >> well, the significance of this is that this is direct evidence that the isil or isis is actually extending into the egyptian territory. it's claiming the responsibility for attacking military targets. >> but these are home grown--this is a home-grown insurgency. these are not foreigners coming in. >> i disagree. what we're witnessing in the entire region is way beyond

egypt itself. we have now a proxy war within egypt to the extension of islamic state in i syria, iraq, and now levant. not just the islamic state. in order to expand it's creating sides from within the countries they are in. that's the making of the group. it's localizing it's outreach by tying itself to elements. but it's very important to understand that these elements are not representative of the egyptian population. i just came back from field work in egypt, and i have spent three months investigating civil-military relations. that's my area of research. i was surprised from the general video of the international media that the egyptians are actually finding themselves reacting to

their militarization of islamic politics that is exported to them, coming from iraq-- >> did you go to the sinai peninsula. >> i have not gone to the sinai peninsula, but i was in other areas where friends were doing field work all over sinai. so their report is that this face of egypt, sinai, has turned into a zone, and it's a zone of homegrown grievances about economics. >> they claim to be neglected economically and developmentally, and therefore they feel marginalized. >> and someone comes in and taps in to that, and it's an alliance that is regional. let's go to isil, isis or i.s. this is crucial. this is a resistence movement

that is coming from iraq and syria to turn iraq that used to be an arab, and then after the war in iraq it became an iranian zone, that reaction to that development created isil. >> what do you make of the claims by certain human rights groups within egypt that what we're seeing is an up rising in the insurgency, in the sinai peninsula ass a consequence of heavy handedness by the military and the government in cairo, and furthermore, just exacerbating the age-old resentment, if you like, that they say have come about as a consequence-- >> i think there is a flaw in this logic. the support of the egyptian people to the military is uncanny. i came with the hypothesis that the egyptians are not supporting the military. i go in the field, and what i

find there is a militarization within society as in the actions of the militarization of the islamic politics that is being invaded--invading judgment or exported to egypt. isis is there. but once isis comes to sinai, then you find a society that is nationalistic and supporting its army, and supporting the territory. so what you have is a copilate compilateed evidence, and i think it's expected. the egyptian army and egyptian people are--it's amazing, they're invoking the terrorism of the 90's all over again.

>> it sounds as if your' conflating as espoused by isis, isil, or i.s. with the egyptian, with the homegrown egyptian brand of politics. >> that's it exactly. >> which has been outlawed-- >> i think that's what exactly is happening. people watching the phenomena in the region. it's a international phenomenon, isis. it is a phenomenon that is taking place away from egypt. now that is being exported to the egyptian territory. and weaving with grievances within. i will tell you something. development or lack of development is a phenomenon in egypt. meaning the south is underdeveloped. any peripheral in the west of egypt, the sinai. it's an equal opportunity of under development in a sense.

but invocation of sinai in picker of being marginalized are members of the kurdish, and it's a virtual dynamic. that is happening that leads people to join. >> this group is particularly laying a lot of blame on the door step of the government because of what they cite is the heavy-handed military approach. you've blown up our houses. you have forcebly removed us from the houses. >> talking about people about the removal of people. 86% of those who were asked to leave and demanded to leave for security reasons were accepting of that. so they were accepting, but they were all for the compensation that they require. if the government comes and says

move at you had house i'm going to build a bridge here. i better be compensated. that's the premise of 86% of those, 1,500 individuals that were approached to move so that they create a buffer in rafa, and those people have every right to demand compensation from the government. >> you're talking about $42 was offered as compensation. >> yes. >> but i would love to talk to you for longer. i'm afraid we've run out of time. thank you for taking the time to talk with us here on al jazeera. >> now al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalist who is have now been in jail in egypt for 322 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are wrongly accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. the u.s. military chief general

martin dempsey has landed in iraq for his first trip to baghdad since the u.s. started it's campaign of airstrikes against isil. last week president obama authorized another 1500 troops to join the fighting almost doubling the u.s. presence there. and syria'sal news have a front has been accused of seizing territory were so-called moderate groups in a power grab. with you al nusra as it's own side to the story. al nusra front has been a powerful player in the syrian civil war for a long time now as al-qaeda's affiliated syria. it is now the dominant group in the northwestern province of idlib. earlier this month it seized territory and weapons from rebels forces in the area and that raised concerns. that the al nusra front's new strategy is to become the

unrivaled leader among opposition forces. but the group's leadership denied that it's takeover was a power grab. instead we were told this was a war against corrupt rebel leaders who use weapons against people. >> just look at what is happening within syria. we fight along other regimes. unified groups like jamal marouff. >> he is a controversial figure who has been accused of corruption in the past. al nusra front also targeted movement. >> al nusra seems more worried about american-backed rebels and the american-led international coalition, and will it continue to confront rebel groups with whom it has been working? that's difficult to say.

>> it's a critical time. the u.s. insists that these airstrikes the feeling could not be more different because both groups share the same territory. the fighters who belong to al nusra front do feel threatened. their group feels threatened as a terrorist organization by the u.s. and their vision is not accepted by all. >> what we're planning we don't want to be the only rulers. >> there are no indications that the u.s.-led coalition plans to i had been it's campaign at least for now. but al nusra front feels it has been targeted. but what is clear is that the group managed to get rid of potential enemies on the ground. al jazeera. >> now french police say the algerian president now is on his

way home. the 77-year-old leader was admitted to hospital on thursday. and underwent medical tests. he was reelected to a fourth term in airplane. he suffer admi suffered a mini stroke last year. >> pakistan and afghanistan have accused each other of harboring rebel fighters. we have now more now from the pakistan capitol. >> the meeting appears to have gone very well. ashraf ghani said that 30 years of miss trust has been removed in three days of talk. and they assured that it was in pakistan's wider strategic interest to see a peaceful

afghanistan. afghanistan wants to use pakistan as a conduit for building communication link to central asia. something that the president said that he wants to connect south asia with central asia to afghanistan. the president was assured by the military's leadership that pakistan will cooperate and even train the new afghan army. so much improvement as far as relationship between islamabad and kabul is concerned. however, there are challenges. security challenges. and of course the most important one will be how effectively the unity government is able to do its business and whether it is able to control an insurgency in many of its provinces. >> still to come here at al jazeera will america's president back up plan which would stop millions of undocumented immigrants from being deported. plus, we take you to one of the hottest places on the globe where a lack of rain is forcing

farmers and herders from their land. and in sports will england's luck run out? we'll look at the 2016 qualifier. >> now china is showcasing it's latest arsenal of military hardware at an airshow. 130 planes have been shown off on the ground and in the air. but the main focus of the event is it's new stealth fighter. adrian brown reports. >> reporter: china's government says it wants to ease regional tensions. this airshow, though, offers a glimpse of military hardware now at beijing's disposal should it ever be drawn into conflict with neighboring countries. president xi jinping says that innovation is essential to economic growth and that include

defense technology. these are mock missiles used in training exercises. the manufacturing said that there has been strong interest from pakistan and russia. and another country is also curious. >> americans. >> americans, too? >> i'm not sure if they're interested to buy our product, maybe they're interested that we have such product. >> reporter: and there was a lot of interest in this, the debut of china's new stealth fighter, the j-31, the pentagon says it nearly mimics technology used in f-31 and f-35 planes. apart from the united states no one spends more on defense than china. and if this continues that gap will narrow.

this is how one table listed spenders in 2013. with china's defense budget rising by 8%. >> china should spend more on its military. the chinese fighter planes are not as good as the russian ones. >> yes, indeed china has spent a lot on defense but they haven't spent it in the right place like on better jet engines. >> russia has a big presence here. sanctions imposed on moscow over its sanctions in ukraine and crimea mean the airshow is one of the few international events where manufacturers can exhibit. few russians we approached wanted to talk. once these firms could look forward to defense shows in europe and the united states. not now. >> this is not possible.

>> china is still an important customer for russian arms, but this show has offered glimpses of some of china's homegrown defense technology that is slowly transforming the world's biggest military. adrian brown, al jazeera, in southern china. >> all right, let's talk to the former secretary of defense in east asia, a senior fellow now at the atlantic council. he joins us live from washington, d.c. thank you very much for talking with us on al jazeera. what did you make of it? were you impressed? >> i was impressed by the continued progress by the chinese military. this new airplane is definitely a step forward. the fact that it was debuted at the same time the president obama wase was visiting asia. is a signal. but i would point out there are

limits. these planes that the chinese are debuting still use russian engines for the most important part of the airplane. they're still under powered and they still have a ways to go before they catch up, but it's a big step forward and it's a symbol of china's growing weight. >> does it overall show an increase in china's military capability. >> it's a step forward. it's not a major step forward. as you pointed out a lot of technology there is imitative of others. it brings china a step closer of being able to be a major military power, but it's anywhere near the league of the united states as of yet. >> but it seems very much as though china is intent on increasing it's spending on the military, and that's something, of course, that will send shudders around the region, not least those countries that have territorial disputes with china. >> yes, you're correct. the increase in chinese military

spending, the way they're demonstrating it in this airshow, they're sending a message. now earlier today in australia president obama said no country should be engaged in bullying smaller neighbors. that kind of bullying is something that countries in south and southeast asia are starting to feel from china. there's a bit of reaction to that. so there is a down side to this very aggressive display of power that the chinese are putting forward leading to some resentment among neighbors and fears that in turn is driving some of them closer to washington. >> what role in chinese-military thinking is soft power? that gaining increasing currency in other parts of the world where you use diplomacy much more and where you try to win hearts and minds. does that have a great deal of currency within beijing? >> i think it has a great deal of currenty in beijing with top civilian leaders.

however, they were focused on the hard power, the technology, the weapons, the military capabilities but at the top leadership in china the president, they're very aware of soft power, and they're working on that as aggressively as they are on military power. >> i see, thank you very much. very interesting to talk to you. thank you. >> thank you. >> now vladimir putin has come under intense pressure in the g-20 summit in australia. he was forced to eat lunch on his own as he was shunned from other world leaders who was criticizing his stance in the ukraine. we have reports from brisbane. >> the focus of his speech was expected to be the united states' strategic pivot towards asia with a nod to the g-20's economic talks to come. but unexpectedly one of president obama's main themes was the environment. >> as we focus on our economy we cannot forget the need to lead on the global fight against

climate change. [applause] >> more than six minutes of the president's speech was devoted to climate change in what looked like a direct rebuke to australia's prime minister, who made it clear he did plot want climate change discussed at the g-20. but if tony abbott was stunned, president vladimir putin was isolated all but ignored by other leaders at lunch. the obligatory and shake between host and guest was more firm than friendly. few people were protesting against putin, but there were calls for climate change and higher taxes on banks. but it is economic growth that will dominate the main g-20 talks, and they could effect people like engineer jose sánchez. he left his native spain when it's economy started going backwards. for three years he has been

working on a cross brisbane road tunnel. >> after three or four years of very hard work, to be able to drive your family through the tunnel, and to be able to say well, i cooperated in doing some of this, it's very wit rewarding for us. >> the economic activity that the tunnel should generate should pay for its cost many times over. this is the source of scheme they want to see more of. the aim is to increase global economic growth 2% more than currently projected over the next five years and pushing big infrastructure schemes is one way they think they can achieve it. australia asked each g-20 member to bring their own solid proposals for growth to brisbane. >> yes our world can grow, and yes our world can deliver the jobs our people want. this conference is about how we will deliver.

>> official talk only began late afternoon brisbane time by the same time on sunday the aim was to have a firm action plan to boost the world's economy. andrew thomas, brisbane. >> ukraine is accusing russia of sending weapons and soldiers into donetsk and luhansk. moscow has denied any involvement, but the deployment is threatening a fragile truce, which was struck back in september. we have the latest now from do donetsk. >> it leaves a lot of questions of how is that going to be implemented. not only will it take a lot of money to move these places geographically, what will happen to the staff. it's a time when ukraine is going through a very difficult

economic time. it is one of the worst performing currencies at the moment. this conflict has taken a lot of money out of ukraine. ukraine still putting a lot of money into the military to protect itself from further advancements by the pro-russian rebels. so we'll have to wait and see. now in terms of what's happening here in the east there has been violence continuing throughout the last week intensifying in certain moments. there has been intense fighting around the north of donetsk in the airports. there has been fighting in other towns. six people were killed. six civilians and 20 injured in the town. we've also seen military activity here in the form of military columns around the donetsk region. they have seen russian military

crossings from russia into ukraine, so tensions have certainly been increasing here. >> thousands of people in georgia have been protesting against the planned russian deal of separatists. they believe the agreement with bolster russia's annexation plan of the black sea region. three students who had been leading street protests were turned away at hong kong airport. the protesters are ranger at china's plan to control which candidates stand in the 2017 election as hong kong's chief executive. still to come, anti-europe and anti-immigration, will the popularity of the independence party change the future of the u.k.? and can color coats of paint

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>> hello again. these are the top stories here at al jazeera. the armed group that killed 30 egyptian soldiers in the sinai peninsula last month has released a video pledging allegiance to isil, and they have threatened to carry out further attacks unless the military campaign in sinai ends. pakistan's prime minister has pledge support to hold peace talks with the taliban. ashraf ghani has met with prime minister sharif in islamabad to improve a relationship that has been marked by deep distrust. egyptiarussian continues to deny it's involved in a recent escalation of military movement.

>> to burkina faso, the military reached an agreement with opposition parties and civil groups on a transitional government. the army is under the leadership of colonel zida, who is to remain in power until a civilian government is chosen. we have the latest. >> some people hearsay they only believe that the army will lea leave when it actually happens. >> the suspension of the constitution of june 2, 1991, has been lifted from today, november 15th, to allow the process to put in place a civilian transition. this is the original constitution of june 2, 1991.

>> people are now talking about what is next. when will a civilian be named leader of a country. some say it could be next week. some say it could take longer than that. >> i want a civilian president but i'm in no hurry. they must take their time so they choose the right person. >> we pray that next week we'll have a civilian leader. >> people have been told they have until sunday 12:00 p.m. local time to basically give their list of names to people they think should lead this country. now their names are on the list, but some people are saying that the catholic archbishop could be a neutral leader what would govern for the one year interim

government. >> frequent drought means there is not enough water to grow food nor to feed the animals. in the secretary part of our "feeding the world "series, nick hark has this report from the burkina faso-niger border. >> no rain again. >> i used to grown millet, corn and vegetables enough to get buy. now look at this soil. how do you expect me to live on this? >> nothing is growing any more. so moussa has quit farming. he's not the only one. one after another villages are emptying out. once a thriving farming village near the border of niger, most have left now. >> we moved the location of the

village twice to find a better climate, but people still find it too difficult to live here. some were herders and others farmers, they all left because they could not continue their activities. >> extreme weather conditions and frequent droughts mean there is not enough water to fee grow food and feed animals, and temperatures continue to rise. during the summer seasons temperatures rise to 50 degrees celsius. this is one of the hottest places on earth. the united nations predict that the temperatures are set to rise even further. here it's a matter of time before the desert completely takes over the land. the u.n. predicted a three-degree rise by 2050. and people could suffer from severe food shortage as a result. >> it is not enough to overcome

the challenge of what we're seeing now. they cannot afford to say so they come in to the cities. >> the assets of the burkina faso assets is growing back at the village the rains have come, but it's too late. people are already on the move. nicholas hark, al jazeera, at the burkina faso-niger border. >> the united nations independence party look set to win it's second seat in parliament next week and it's success pushes the u.k. closer to leaving the european union. but while it is increasingly popular in england it has virtually no backing in scotland. in the second of the report from the fallout from the scottish referendum, we look at the twins

of england and scotland on the u.k.'s future. >> this is southeast of london. much of it looks like it did in 1850 but many people here think that jolly 'ol england has had it. that's why it looks like they will win their second season of parliament here. it's all about foreigners, even if there are hardly in rochester. >> you think immigrants want to come here and work? >> maybe some of them, but a lot of them are freeloaders. you try to get into australia you have to have a certain amount of money in your bank. you have to have a sponsor. they're choosey about who comes in to their country. here they're not choosey at all. >> i don't think i'm racist, but i think we're-- >> swamped. you think britain is swamped. >> the more it goes on the more of a swamp it will. when i look at footage of how it

used to be i get nostalgic. a lot of them come because the attractions are that they can scoop money from our benefit system. in the words of kennedy, what did he say? john f kennedy. don't ask what the country can do for me, what can i do for my country. that's the issue. >> youkip claims to be everywhere, but that's not true. scotland by contrast they have almost no supporters. all the opinion polls suggest that in england ukip could win dozens of seats at next year's elections. anthe scottish nationalists

want more immigration just as ukip wants much less. that's why the debate over the u.k.'s place inside the european union with the freedom of movement that that allows is such a critical issue. because the scottish nationalists are terrified that ukip's success will lead to scotland being bounced out of the european union. so much that they pleaded to be exempted from any future referendum. no one is listening, not even ukip, whose proposal is based on local democracy. >> they have decided to stay within the british union. and it's our country that makes the decision whether we should be in the european union. >> how ironic the scottish nationalists were told they could never join europe as an independent country. now they could be forced out against their international will by the english ukip.

>> now you may remember, of course, the gaza war. gaza was bombarded with rockets from israel during a 50-day conflict that took place earlier this year. about four months ago. more than 2,000 people were killed. 5,011 were children. now the norwegian doctor was there working in the hospitals treating the sick and the dying. during tim his time there he witnessed great suffering and was outspoken with what he considered to be going on. >> this is a genocide. i hope that someone is being held accountable for it. it's really gone so far now that they think they can do whatever with whoever, and they don't consider palestinians even humans according to how they treat them now. >> dr. mads gilbert has tried to go back in to gaza to continue his work, but the israeli government decided he was no

longer welcomed in gaza, and he has been banned for life. we can talk with dr. mads gilbert. you women a very familiar face to those of us who were glued to our television screens. what kind of lasting impression did those scenes, those harrowing scenes have on you? >> well, the last time in gaza was my fourth. and it was the same. it was hugely suffering civilian population, lots of children being killed and injured, but it was also the bravery and the palestinian healthcare workers and the palestinian population

trying to support each other in an impressive way. it was extremely bad, but also the dignity of the palestinian people, i think that gaza-- >> dr. gilbert, i have to hurry you along wasser because we don't have a huge amount of time, but the israeli authorities said that you're banned for life and they're citing security concerns. do you know what they're referring to. >> absolutely not. i have never violated israeli law. i have israeli travel documents and i've never been arrested. i've never done anything but my medical work. i have criticized the israeli attacks from a medical point of view and humanitarian point of view. i think the security risk post is the realities on the grouped, the affects of the israeli siege and answer slot. that's what they fear, not me. >> have you considered a lower profile during the onslaught of gaza because obviously your high

profile means you're such a familiar face, and they've been more disposed to allowing you back in if they weren't familiar with your comments? >> first of all, why should the occupier israel define who has the right and decide who can allowed to go in gaza. they themselves say they're not occupying gaza. number two, as a medical doctor i have a mandate like all doctors to ask the question how can we prevent this. and the answer so that is simple. it is to lift the siege, stop the bombing, and provide human rights to the palestinian people in the west bank in gaza and i cannot be a medical doctor only treating symptoms. i have to treat the root causes, and that's the israeli occupation of palestine. i would b need to speak up.

>> we have a lot more to come in al jazeera. including cash hand outs to thailand compensating rubber farmers, but is it enough to keep the industry and it's workers alive? >> and i'm in wales inside of the car of a rally driver who is having to race one landed. --one-handed

>> now in urban areas around the world it's often referred to as beautification, the idea of cleaning up and making a neighborhood a better place to

live. andy gallagher reports where one such project begins in port-au-prince in haiti. >> it looks like an artist's can vest with pastels blues reds and yellows. the projects called beauty versus poverty was inspired by a haitian artist famed for his dasse dazzleing cities in the sky look. but a closer look of this community of 40,000 barely has electricity. most of these wires are illegally tapped into the grid and fresh water has to be trucked up the hill. they say it takes 30 minutes each day to get drinkable water. >> life is miserable here. we have nothing. there is not enough water. i have to walk a long way. otherwise you need money to

bring it. >> this man tells us they should stick to inside the houses and not just paint the outside. >> to the problems of not having running water, electricity or sewage, many of these buildings are built on the edge of extreme ravines which means that during the rainy season the area is deadly and it's built on a secondary fault. the haitian government said that this is an ongoing project that will steadily improve life here. despite the dangers, construction work is underway and some say that these newly-painted homes build pride. >> when you're looking at the house from far away you can see how pretty it looks, and i like that. you want to invite people in your home. >> critics say it's no coincidence that they overlook

the five-star hotels and restaurant. the authorities say that this colorful neighborhood is about improving lives and not just makeup for misery. port-au-prince, haiti. >> let's catch up with sports now. here is sana. >> thank you very much. we start with the latest from the world number one djokovic has just beaten nishikori. he took the opening set 6-1, but nishikori came back. and roger in a tel nadal will play later on.

it could be a big night for captain wayne rooney who is expected to win his 100th cap. the 29-year-old who began his international career in 2003 sits six goals off bobby charleston's all-time scoring record of 49 goals. >> it's a great honor to play for england, and i hope to do it for a lot more years. i think the ultimate goal is to win trophies and it's certainly worth doing. and to join the players who have reached that is a great honor for me and something i'm extremely proud of. >> nine qualifiers on saturday defending spain who is second in group c, second from the bottom against bel belarus isa.

on friday, losing 3-1 to denmark as the qualifying campaign continues to go down hill. serbia is punished by violent scenes in the previous qualifier with albania which had to be abandoned. they cam back from a goal to take the 3-1 win. we have two of those goals. so the days have seven points while serbia only has one and applying more pressure on their dutch coach. >> if you want to blame somebody, you have to blame me because i put the players on the pitch. so in that way your final question was if i have to think about my resignation so i will think about it. >> following a shock 1-0 defeat to faro islands. the champions are now bottom of the group with one point from four matches. the chances of reaching you're

owe 2016 areuro euro 2016 are virtually over. nigeria taking on congo at the moment. they have four points and need to win the two remaining games to secure a ticket to defend their title. in group d cameroon can qualify if they deet the democratic republic of congo. and south africa beat sudan, 2-1. in the nba the phoenix suns blew a 14-point lead to lose to the visiting charlotte hornets on friday. things looked good for attention in the first quarter. soring a game high 22 points, but the hornets came in front and charlotte with the 103-95

win. the top drivers are competing in the last race of the season. rally, but one competitor a former star of formula one has restrictions on his body after a crash in 2011. he'll be relying on one hand. lee wellings reports. >> reporter: hurdling like rockets at high speed. but polish driver kubica drivers despite a disadvantage, effectively he's driving one handed. robert was a formula one star but suffered injuries in a crash three years ago while driving in a rally offseason. >> it is difficult to talk about. it was quite complicated and complex. i suffer multiple injuries, so

my right side of the body was damaged. it was more surviving and trying to survive. it was not easy, and there was no guarantee i would even have functionality in my arm. >> medical work on robert still has not finished. he faces more jug this winter. but such has been his progress in the rally he was champion in the last season. high points in the highest level leading for two stages at the monte carlo rally, but there have been plenty of crashes, and he admits he's finding it tough. >> i'm lacking experience, so this year, let's say from performance point of view, i think it's been very good, but unfortunately from consistency point of view and mistakes, it has been quite difficult season, and not good. >> robert said his british-based team are currently competing in the final race of the season,

but how does he drive with so much expected of his left hand? >> on the left-hand side you can see that he has a baddel. you pull the baddel close to you and... down to go down again. only robert is allowed this because of his weaker arms. the other thing that is different is the hand brake. all the other drivers have a hand brake that you pull from the wheel. but for robert it comes forward. >> his achievements in rally has given the sport a surge in his native poland, and he was the first pole to drive in formula one. a rising star of that sport and it's still in his heart. >> for now it's quite far, and i will like to come in if i'm sure

i can drive as i was able to drive before that. >> which ever wrote he takes, his determination make him an unique star of motor sport. al jazeera, wales. >> boxing your heavyweight championship to face his toughest challenge when he takes on bulgaria's fighter in hamburg. he enters the match undefeated in 20 fights and says his time is up. but the ukrainian remates the overwhelming favorite heading into the bought with 62 wins and only three defeats. klitschko has not been beaten in ten years. >> this is my 18th year as a professional boxer. it all started here in hamburg. this is where i fought my first fight. now i'll be fighting in front of

a hamburg audience again. i know the fans are enthusiastic about the sport, and i know they'll support me. i'm looking forward to that. >> there is more on our website. check out al jazeera.com/sport. is a we've got blogs and video clips from correspondents around the world. that's all the sport from me. andy richardson will have more for you later on. now back to martine. >> thank you. and now before i leave you this half hour let's have a look at these amazing pictures. this is lava from mount kilauea, the most active volcano in the world. it threatens a small town on hawai'i's big island. so far only one home has been destroyed, and several others have been completely emptied out. it has been erupting for 31 years. lots more to come. don't go away.

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