>> people of greece head to the polls in an election that could change everything from the bailout, austerity and even membership of the euro. is welcome to the program live from the headquarters here in doha. i'm david foster. also, in the next 30 minutes india's prime minister breaking with protocol to greet president obama on the tarmac. >> i'm andrew thomas.

a most talked about art gallery in australia. if you think that is strange a madonna montage and a machine that defecates. the man behind the museum. >> well, starting in greece, where voting's underway in a snap general election that could change the direction of the country sharply. left wing syriza party says it will end austerity if it wins. a country in flux for next few years. let's hear from barnaby phillips. >> it's a tour of athens by foot but these people haven't come to see ancient ruins but instead

modern buildings in derelict condition. unemployed and worried he'll soon lose his apartment. >> not only the people in the street in the bins or in the paper box to sleep. i am homeless also because i own very many rents to of my house so i live in fear that every day they knock ton door and say go out. >> some parts of ancient athens doesn't tell the whole story of the greek crisis. many young entrepreneurs have been busy sitting is up new business -- setting up new businesses. and or the them the crisis is a

luxury. >> at the height of the crisis it hasn't been easy to borrow money but at least rents are cheap and they hope customers from these lean years will stick with them when better times return. >> the young generation and of course ourselves have to be optimistic. we have to be optimistic because on our idea, give it energy and help it grow. >> outside the finance ministry, another group of women fighting to make a living but there's much less optimism. these office cleaners have been laid off since 2013. they tell me that the economy is getting worse despite what the official statistics say. by a depressed industrial area we find communists campaigning for votes.

not many greeks are convinced by them. but they describe why greeks are going into the elections desperate for change. barnaby phillips, athens. >> i suggest this could change everything with regard to greece greece's relationship with europe. what is it proposing the it wins this election? >> yes syriza's reaction is that it will go up against europe, that they need to renegotiate the deal. there was talk about stepping back from the euro, they've pulled back from that. but which way do you go? do you stay with the austerity measures or do you pull back from them and demand there is some sort of negotiation? one group of people that has been hit the hardest are the

youth. as many as 50% of them are unemployed sergio runs a college and really you do talk to a lot of young people and you get an idea of what they're saying. are they engaged with this election? >> they have to. they have to and they are being engaged because they are looking into their future. they have to find solutions into it. they have to do away with the state as being a major employer. they have to make a transition into the private sector yet in conflict they are looking at the ideas that they are stuck in the past which is very unfortunate. >> what is the most important thing for young people? i'm guessing because of unemployment, it is jobs at the moment. >> definite jobs. and vision. nobody has offered them a vision into the future of what the future is going to be for greece or for themselves at the bottom line. >> which of the parties is

looking to be the most popular for the younger population, is it syriza or the more radical proposition? >> unfortunately has touched upon them by their campaign and what they have said in the last couple of months. unfortunately, i say because it's doing away with europe and it's doing away with the future of the world. which is collaboration european economic unification and things like that. you cannot live a way with them. >> bit of a sound problem there but that was sue turton. excuse me. reporting from athens. see if i can continue at least. india's prime minister once banned from the united states, was given the u.s. president a very warm welcome in new del

high. big hug for barack obama the only president to visit india twice since narendra modi's election in may. give us the gist of the most important liddy dutt. >> absolutely, how to boost business on both sides. perhaps in the joint statements later this afternoon are the environment, perhaps some policies on that, energy which is a really, really big issue. india's got to find more ways to generate it. and taxation will be a big ticket item. we are also perhaps expecting a deal on energy, details to come out about that but perhaps we might hear more on how the indian government might be looking to help american

technology companies to do business given its contentious nuclear liability as well. those are the big ticket items. let's give you some context. in 2010, barack obama agreed deals up to $10 billion which is to generate many jobs in the united states. and the new leaders narendra modi and barack obama if that was 2010 certainly will be the figures to watch later this afternoon. >> gives an idea of the discussions between the two leaders, there will be between security of asia and perhaps the wider region. >> absolutely. well put india in context you are looking at it as a leadership role where america is counting on india to perhaps provide more of leadership when it comes to development when it comes to providing safety and security across the region.

one country that will certainly be a talking point is pakistan. from observers on the one hand the indian authorities are well aware the united states condemns the potential or alleged involvement of the pakistani state in cross border conflicts that involve india. but you are giving pakistan billions of dollars of aid that will be a talking point, it will be interesting how both leaders phrase the strategies that they might be talking on as they talk to the press. >> to be a bit of a tourist but a change to the u.s. president's itinerary, his tour itinerary? >> yes absolutely. taj mahal has been caught from the schedule. we believe president barack obama is cutting short that tuesday engagement to head to saudi arabia givens events

there. it's the second time around that the taj mahal has not been on his itinerary but unfortunately that side, cultural side of the program has been cut a little short. >> liddy thank you very much. in the explosions at a gas station near kabul's military airport, trying to enter downtown kabul when it blew up. japan's prime minister says the killing of a japanese hospital contaminating by i.s.i.l. is, quote outrageous and unforgivable. had aruna yukawa has been credible. another hostage kenji goto.

a failed suicide bomber being held currently in jordan. harry fawcett has more from tokyo. >> the message from japanese government, one of the two japanese nationals held hostage by i.s.i.l without explicitly saying they have definitive proof. the prime minister said unfortunately, japan could not but say that the credibility of this video was high. a couple of hours later his chief cabinet secretary who has been leading the japanese public pronouncements and statements on this since it began unfolding on tuesday, excess japan has no basis to deny the murder of haruna yukawa, still image of

him holding up a photograph of a dead body of haruna yukawa, there was a video image of speaking acknowledge condemned the action he ever shinnzo abe or the inaction. and the death of a female suicide bomber and being held since then, if she were released so would mr. goto be. so far no reaction from the japanese government, shinzo abe saying the reaction is still forthcoming.

>> latest on that plus. ukraine's president says he will punish pro-russian rebels after a rocket kills 30 people in the eastern city of mariupul.

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austerity measures if it wins. barack obama is in india. prime minister narendra modi breaks protocol and hugging him as he gets off the plane. after the apparent killing of a japanese hostage shinnzo abe is demanding the release of the other hostage kenji goto. election after 48% of the vote main arrival accusing the municipal election of manipulating the results. let's go our live shot there. haru matasa, is inside the stadium. some celebrations but the main opposition candidate says this is a bit of a sham, mixed

feelings one could say. >> reporter: it's exactly that. main opposition leader since the results were announced police say there were some skirmishes overnight. in the stadium as you can hear it is a festive move mood. everyone who is important has arrived. other heads of state as well so people are really excited about it. will be sworn in soon. sixth president of zambia, david. >> what about the fact that we'll see another election, sata's death meant this is an earlier election. still have to have one in 2016. what is the new president hoping to achieve, what is he saying he is going to try and do? >> well, that's what a lots of people are saying. he's only going to be in power

for 18 months give or take. when you speak to the supporters in the stadium. they are saying what can he really do in 18 moist? he is saying just sit back and watch, i will deliver. he says he will carry on the policies creating jobs et cetera but the reality for the people on the ground, diplomats and analysts, they will have a really tough time convincing the people he is the right man for the job. he has to at least do something or appear to be willing to do something so people can vote for him again in 2016 when zambians go back to vote. >> thank you haru. the recent resignation of the yemeni president abd mansur

hadi. >> people were injured unclear whether they were injured in the gun shots or the panic. the red sea town has been under control of the rebel groups since october there were no gun shots in the capital sanaa as tens of thousands of people marched against houthi takeover of their city. >> translator: we are protesting to overthrow the militia and keep them out of the capital sanaa. >> they don't want want president abd mansur hadi to resign. but he said he could not stay in office. they would boycott an emergency session called for sunday, another sign of how fragmented

this country is. the southern block is here, centered around a secessionist movement but smoldering for decades. major demonstrations against rebels. but there are many others who support the rebel group. on friday thousands of them marched in support of the houthis and their plans to transition to a new leadership. so far efforts to bring together all of these factions have failed. >> translator: there were many mistakes that happened in the crisis. actions in the cousin increased the violence. they put the political process under serious threat. our goal now is to reach a political solution that will get differing views closeer to one another to reconcile the differences in yemen. >> these differences are often settled at the end of a gun. a battle broke out in a small

village in central yemen killing several people. this kind of fighting has been going on for months. long before president hadi resigned. ending the current political crisis will only be the first step in bringing long lasting stability to yemen. >> presidents of ukraine says he will punish those responsible for the rocket attack in mariupul. charles stratton reports. >> this amateur video shows residential apartments, their windows blown out across the road from another building in flames. a woman's body lies amidst the rubble. a body of a man close by. ukrainian soldiers patrol the street. >> translator: there's a lot

of damage to residential buildings and the market. you can see the bodies lying over there. >> ukrainian military says pro-russian rebels launched attack on the port city of mariupul. it lies on the azof sea and is a major city between russia and russian annexed crimea. alexander torcli-nof says vladimir putin was responsible. putin has blamed the upsurge in violence on what he says as those who issue criminal orders. days after the military withdrew from donetsk airport after months of fighting. the separatists took control of this military post 30 kilometers outside of donetsk on thursday and they have continued to

launch attacks from the northern areas of the city. there had been no warning. said he had had enough of putting some sort of truce and threatening what he described as a multipronged attack outside donetsk that would take in that area including mariupul city. we hear from national journalists attending the ceremonial in commemoration for those killed in a bus attack earlier that week, zakashenko says the battle for mariupul has begun. charles stratton, al jazeera donetsk. 2011 revolution when former president hosne mubarak was toppled from power. plowrngmourning period for saudi

arabia's king abdullah. >> translator: in order to fulfill the demands of the revolution freedom and social justice there must be a revolution inside us that shall push us forward in all fields. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of our colleagues in jail in egypt for 393 days. mohamed fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were unjustly imprisoned and a court of appeal has ordered a retrial later this month. the president of nicholas maduro march was a rare show of unity among opposition parties as our latin american editor lucia newman reports. >> reporter: it was called the march of the pots and pans. a fitting way to protest against

the chronic shortages that force millions of venezuelans, to stand in queues for everything from milk and diapers to meat and vitamins. we can't allow venezuela to turn into another cuba. >> reporter: yet given venezuela's acute economic and political crisis and the socialist president nicholas maduro's plummeting popularity rating the turnout was lack luster. opposition leaders had hoped that mounting discontent would bring out a large number of these people, low income venezuelans. who had grown tired of queues

double digit inflation and increasing crime. proand antigovernment municipalities of caracas to gather and march from here but at the last minute decided dependence it as usual. preferring the protest from their comfort zone. in part, to avoid confronting the national guard deployed by the government to block roads and prevent what it says was an unauthorized demonstration in this part of town. leaders of the fragmented opposition did their best to present a united front. >> translator: to step aside so that venezuela can begin process of uniting so we can start to rebuild our nation. >> reporter: but the disappointing turnout indicates more than just protest fatigue. >> people are waiting for them to provide some leadership, waiting for them to say something substantive. they have to come forward with some actual solutions before people are actually going to

follow them. >> at stake is the outcome of crucial legislative elections which must be called before the year's end. lucia newman, al jazeera caracas. >> a professional gambler appears to have beaten the odds with his idea in australia. four years ago he opened an unusual art museum in the country's smallest state tasmania. and the results come up trumps. wonderful exhibition for himself. >> it has a fat car egyptian antiquities. a machine who is fed and hours later, defecates. the story of old and new art is even more incredible than what is in it.

this a room with books without words. >> called untitled, which is the right name for six thousand blank books. >> david walsh is a professional gambler who studied gambling markets for more than 30 years. big disciplined bets have won him tens of millions of dollars more than he has ever lost. >> the odds of the event are more likely than the payoff, in the long run you'll win. >> with his fortunate walsh built and stopped an art museum. it's proved a hit. in four years it's become the biggest paid for attraction in tasmania. many take quirky boats to the museum which has been built underground like a layer. >> i bought a museum to teach myself about museums. not necessarily entertain anyone

else. >> but entertain he has. >> it opens your mind. >> they're overwhelming. a lot to take in yet kind of strange. >> the art here is flush but so too is its presentation. none of the artwork has a plaque telling you what it's called who it's by or what it's meant to mean. instead for guidance you get this. it's called the o similar to a smartphone it knows where you are in the museum and offers material to read about what's around. visitors interact and are later e-mailed a personalized record of their visit. once it will soon pay its way. it is already helping tasmania's economy. in ho bart, hotels and restaurants are booming. >> visitors say they came to tasmania because of it, and in economic terms we need to make that $75 million into the

economy had mona not existed. >> yet another example that has paid off. alexander thomas, al jazeera ho bart. >> take a trip to aljazeera.com. that is aljazeera.com.