where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello, welcome to the al jazeera newshour, i'm jane dutton in doha. coming up, 30 dead more trapped by an explosion in eastern ukraine. iran has proved time and again that it cannot be trusted. >> the farmer responds to binyamin netanyahu's

accuratelyial address. edward snowden wants to return home to the u.s. no one claims enough votes for victory in the african union's elections a rescue mission in mines in eastern ukraine where there has been a huge explosion. it happened at a coal mine in the city of donetsk. 30 are dead dozens trapped below ground. let's speak to john hendren. what happened. how many people are trapped on the ground. the report we have it 30 or dead. 70 people are trapped under the ground. the ukranian member of parliament said 32.

we know there were about 200 peel working in that mine is the 7am when it exploded. it's one of the oldest and best-known mines in ukraine, and appears the coal is used for the benefit of the ukranian republic. people who are in control of this part of the country, that may explain why we are getting a bit of an information lag. only confirming one dead and 14 injured. this is in line with history of this. this is the third time in recent years that we have had a major blast in november 2007, killing 88 people, and another killing 20 people. in one of those cases there are criminal charges filed. this is where it happened before.

we should emphasise we have no idea what happened or why. it could be hours before we find the final numbers or cause the explosion. we know that emergency workers are waiting to go in so they could prevent noxious gas that is in the mine. >> let's leave it there. still to find out what caused the explosion at the mine in ukraine. >> speaking before the u.s. congress binyamin netanyahu warned that an agreement between world powers and iran will not prevent iran from making nuclear weapons, it paves the way for getting a bomb. he said the deadline is a countdown to a nuclear nightmare. white house correspondent patty culhane reports from washington. >> this was unprecedented. a leader of a foreign county addressing u.s. congress to criticize the foreign policy of

their own president. iraqi president binyamin netanyahu was here at the invitation aft opposition party, and over the objection of president obama. here to talk about iran and its negotiations in the nuclear programme. >> the deal has two maiming yore concessions, one leaving iran with a vast nuclear programme, and, two lifting the restrictions on the programme in about a decade. that's why this deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it pays iran's path to the bomb. claims disputed and the president pushed back. >> the prime minister didn't offer alternatives. binyamin netanyahu invoked images of i.s.i.l. north korea, asking congress to intervene, stop negotiating until iran stops threatening to annihilate

israel. more than 50 members of congress boycotted the speech. what you were witnessing today was an old concept. if you can make the people afraid, you can make them do anything. he is a rejectionist. there is no agreement that this administration could achieve with iran that would be good enough for him. >> despite the claims that this was not political or partisan that is how it's seen in the u.s. a controversial speech that drew protests for and against the capital. political analysts say this visit was an attempt to give a boost as it heads into an election. it ail yepates some members of congress. it's not clear that congrass can do anything to stop a deal. the deal doesn't have to be done

as a treaty. the president could do this as an executive agreement. >> in the end. it could be that the prime minister get his speech but the president will have the final say. patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >> meanwhile u.s. and iranian negotiations are meeting in switzerland on a third day, in a bid to reach agreement over the programme. the aim of the talks is to persuade iran to limit the program in exchange for relief from sanctions. iran has rejected president obama's demands that it frees activities for 10 years. they are trying to reach a framework agreement. the deadline set by world powers. we are joined from montro. no one thought it would be easy how difficult are the talks proving to be? >> well you have got to bear in

mind that the statements made in public do not necessarily reflect the knew appsed discussions going on behind closed doors. the states heard from the iranians are as categorical in the rejections of the american proposals, as indeed were the objections we heard from the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu. in public the semiofficial iranian newsagency is iran was making exceptional and illogical demand and john kerry's being unexceptional and threatening. a lot of public posturing is part of the negotiating strategy, and what is said in public doesn't reflect what is going on in the talks venue, and the fact that they are talking, as long as the talking is going on that in itself the

americans point to as bean point of view. what happens between now and then? what are the obstacles. >> clearly there are a number of obstacles. the iranians are complaining about the demands. on the other side critics, israelis are saying the freeze is meaningless. clearly the talking will go on but it is going on in different capitals with different enter-lockettures and different levels in a few hours they'll be on the phone to saudi arabia there, as well there are concerns, concerns similar although different to the israeli concerns but the saudis and other powers in the gulf are concerned about anything that the iranions might give them extra power or could improve or enhance influence in the region they are concerned.

they don't like the idea of iran to be a power to counter the saudi influence. every individual player has their own personal agenda often domestic agenda. we hear what the americans are trying to do is get through an agreement, that will accommodate different people's concerns. it's a difficult task but as i said, the fact that the talking is continuing the americans would see that as being a pi sign we'll leave it on that note, thank you in iraq talks have begun between the visiting minister and turkish defence minister coming as they fight to win back the area. they have retain an oil field, 20km east of tikrit. let's bring in jane arraf from

the capital baghdad. how significantar the talks between abadi and the turkish defence minister. >> the main talks are with the iraqi counterpart, the defense minister and that is what has taken place a short while ago. the two went into meetings at the defence ministry, after the turkish landed and there's a lot to discuss here. the turks are keen to make support, they have come under a lot of criticism. at first they had documents held captive by i.s.i.l. now the criticism is that they are allowing i.s.i.l. recruits to go through al jazeera and enter-syria and iraq. on the turkish side they are committed to the fight, sending aid and discussing training of

soldiers with the u.s. to fight here and in syria. it is a complicated relationship given the turkish history through the ottoman empire. it's not welcome in all quarters 14 syrian soldiers have been killed in the gas field. sources close to i.s.i.l. say they were killed when its fighters attacked them trying to withdraw from a battle to retake control of the area. >> the u.n. special envoy to yemen is in talks with the ambassador. jamal oftened in the city on wednesday morning and is expected to meet with the president. he's trying to mediate an end to the political crisis in the country. >> reporter: i warned the security council that radical

operatives are working towards undermining negotiations. i informed the counciling that any party is pushing the country to a long-term conflict. >> any more idea about how he will negotiate a settlement in the country? >> yes. he has used some of the strongest words since the houthi coup in sanaa. when he mentioned the disappointment at the fact that houthis refused to comply by a decision, giving a deadline that ended on monday to withdraw forces from the government institutions and allow a smooth processing of the political situation in yemen leading to a solution. he has briefed the u.n. about

the latest developments and it's clear that the u.n. is coming back strongly to oppose the houthi actions, and to show support to the legitimacy of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and asked him about moving of the talks, and we have been tasked with the alternative place, and has been refused an offer, and a demand to removed talks. he's working on this point and will announce the choice of place very soon. abd-rabbu mansour hadi is - it's shuttle diplomacy, between sanaa, trying to norro down the gap between president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and the houthis, and the allies loyalists. the main point they are discussing or trying to reach an agreement on are the proposal to appoint a presidential council made up of a few people under

the presidency of president hardy, and agree on the legislative structure of the - that will pave the way for a new constitution and elections in yemen. there's no progress in these points, and the parties are saying that the first thing that should be done is the houthis should withdrewaw from the government institutions accept the talks should be moved to another place, but there is a stalemate until this moment about these points still to come in the newshour. vast wealth side by side poverty reported by niger's delta region and why some of china's political elite have been banned from this year's communist party gathering all the action from the cricket world cup, as pakistan looks to get their campaign back

on track. a lawyer for fugitive edward snowden says the american whistleblower wants to return to the u.s. the former spy agency contractsors been in russia since 2013, granted asylum after leaking details of the u.s. government's surveillance programme. washington says edward snowden has to face criminal charges if he returns, rory challands is in moscow. why is he saying it now, what happened. >> the remarks came from anatoni, who is edward snowden's lawyer, has been since he's been in russia. he was at a book launch a book he has written about his experiences with edward snowden

and made comments we haven't heard before and about negotiations we haven't heard. we claften to them now. -- can listen to them now. >> of course i won't keep the secret. we are doing everything possible to sort the issue. >> if he gets his way, what does this mean. there's a possibility that if it goes back he will face charges. >> yes, of course he will face charges. i think edward snowden is perfectly aware of that. what his lawyer said on tuesday was that he is prepared to go back to the united states and face the inevitable charges, as long as he can be quarantined free and impartial trial. the united states says that well that's enshrined in the constitution of the country, and there's no way that he wouldn't

be given a free and fair trial. the lawyer is talking about the challenges that edward snowden has faced in russia itself because, of course he came having never been to the country before he didn't speak the language he learnt russian and has settled in well. clearly he hasn't settled in quite well enough and will want to stay forever and ever and ever. >> let's get more on the top story, the rescues mission underway, but, look, i - yes. at a mine in eastern ukraine. there has been an explosion. we'll go to john hendren. he's is there with the latest tell us what you know about what happened now. jane, the latest number he had was about 30 people appear to have been killed here. there are dozens dropped underground. that was after a blast occurred

underground. we don't know what prompted the glass, this is a mine that is a kilometre deep. somewhere between 45 and 70 people trapped under there according to various reports. this is something in which 200 people were working underground at the time of the blast, 7 o'clock local time this morning, and over the various hours since then, a few people have emerged. a minor came out sighing he had seen five bodies it's unknown how many more were underground. the search effort goes on. it is a mine with a nasty history when it comes to explosions 100 were killed in a blast. in 2002 others were killed in a blast. there were criminal charges filed against two people.

at this time we don't know what happened. it could be hours before we find out the people are in there alive. and how many had been killed. >> indonesia transferred 11 convicted drug smugglers to an island where they'll be executed by a firing squad. most are foreigners and the australian prime minister is revolted by it. australia has been trying to prevent this. it's a sign the executions are imminent. a significant set back for many supporters including australia senior politicians. we think the two australians deserve to be punished. that is our position. right now, millions of australians are feeling sick in their guts at the prospects of execution. >> the men's families applied

pressure trying to coerce indonesia into showing mercy. >> everyone makes mistakes. they don't deserve to dial. >> over the last few years andrew chan and sukumaran n have been on tv showing they have changed for the better. they were caught running a drug gang called the bali mine. others have had their death sentence revoked. but not the two ring leaders. >> we are not trigger happy. we do it for a reason. y- the main reason is that president joko widodo says drug affect many people's lives. this is the second time a group of people are being put to death since he came to power. sit grens from france -- citizens from france and brazil are on the island.

joining them national from the philippines. with chan and sukumaran's transfer, we know it could be a matter of days unhas threatened to impose sanctions if a peace deal isn't agreed. on tuesday, the security council adopted a resolution to force the president and his rival to stick to a ceasefire deal. if they fail to do so they'll face on arm embargo. they are currently meeting in ethiopia, and are expected to reach an agreement by thursday. kenya's president has burnt 15 tonnes of elephant ivory as part of the efforts to curb poaching. the ivory has a black market value of 30 million, the largest consign. to be destroyed. elephants could be wiped out in the next few years.

>> there has been no clear winner in lesotho's elections, an announcement revealing how many seats each has won, parties will look to enter "suggestses, and the -- coalitions. we are joint live from the capital of lesotho. what are you hearing about that? negotiations are under way? >> look all we know is that there are rumours, all sorts of things flying around. what we don't know is what negotiators are happening in the backhand. this is an mmp system. what we know so far is that the encum bant prime minister has parted the office. he has won four constatensies, his closest rival, his democratic congress party, won 37. that sounds like one has more than the other. but it doesn't work like that.

so we now have to find out who is negotiating with whom what it means. the smaller parties may end up being king makers in a way, because they are negotiating for high portfolios in order to train off in a coalition. coalitions have a bit of a rocky history in lesotho. in 2012 when they came to photo, that was the first coalition government. it was hoped that would be the solution for all the problems. it wasn't that's what led up to the alleged attempted coup in august, and why we are here two years earlier than expected at elections again. >> obviously there's a lot of trading under way. we don't know the final numbers are. those who have been voting what do they think they are voting for, how secure do they feel in a country.

this is the thing. people were hoping with this election there might be a clearer winner a bigger majority. that has not happened. we might not have that coalition system. it's not what happened. we have gotten close results here. there was only 4,000 votes. there's not much in it. so people are going to be back at square one. we have another coalition government and there are fears that the african union warned before we came to the election that things were tense politically and between the security i forces. in the background what we have is security that save yours the incumbent prime minister and his party, whereas the army fave ours another party. what you have is rivalries, tensions and it brings about contention in the country.

so far elections have been peaceful. there's no sign at the moment that there'll be protests or violence. we don't know what will happen with results, or what will be announced at the other end. >> emergency crews in south africa are battling to contain wildfires. thousands of kilometres of vegetation will be destroyed at the table mountain national park in cape town. we have this report. >> battling the latest frond in the wildfires, firefighters working into wednesday morning, trying to get it under control. residents living near the area are terrified. >> everybody was outside the doors and crying and screaming. this one and lat side. it's terrible. >> strong winds have been fanning the flames. helicopters helped with the springwater where fire trucks

can't reach. poor visibility halted the operations on tuesday. >> it's difficult to say which area we would contain. we'll try our best. people think if the flames are out, the fire is out. the flames would be out. we have to have people on the ground. >> thousands of acres have been engulfed by the flames. it's one of 14 fires we are battling to get under control. cape town officials admit resources are stretched. there's fears that the changing windows could put them at rick. it's hoped that the forecast for the next few days would bring relief. o let's get the weather with everton, talking to relieved friends there, that there's rain.

how long will that go on what happened. >> i'm not sure there'll be rain temperatures will fall. there's showers around at the moment temperatures will make a difference. tuesday is the hottest day in record. let's look at the satellite. you can see what is going on. here is the satellite, the cloud, the rain making the way across cape towneesing eat ward. we'll see helpful weather. temperatures will drop. take a look at this temperature, cape town 42. really really hot weather across the region and a little further northwards in robin island. down towards the swouth. it got up to 39.3 ertion. it's the hottest day since 1917. here comes the relief through

the next couple of days. it's a long way over to the east. another 95mm of rain coming here in 24 hours. it's set to kill as well as in mozambique. here we go. temperatures in cape down 20 degrees cooler today than tomorrow. >> still to come. one of men accused of the 2013 boston marathon bombing occurs. in sport - why two super bowl champions donate their brains to medical research. jo will be hear with more of that.

hello again. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. rescue officials are under way. there has been a huge explosion. according to reports 30 are dead and dozens trapped below the ground. happening in the city of donetsk. a speech by israeli prime minister urging congress to block a deal. >> there has been no clear winners in lesotho's elections, aannouncement will show how many seats, the out come of that is

will determine who will form the new government. imtiaz tyab has been gaining domestic rehabilitation to binyamin netanyahu's speech in west jerusalem. >> the israeli media started to dissent the speech nearly the second he stopped speaking of the the speech and the context surrounding the speech has polarized the media landscape in israel. that is significant. normally when an israeli prime minister addresses a joint meeting of congress, it's almost universally praised. israelis don't like it they are a small country, and small organization, they are given a large platform and global attention. the reason the speech is

polarizing is many here don't see the threat seen. that is that iran poses a nuclear threat if a nuclear deal is signed with tehran. security is important. if they go to the polls, notably the economy, and the housing crisis here in israel which is essentially the fact that housing is expensive. these are issues that most israelis want to discuss, he wants to discuss iran and security that is scene as somebody who is good when it comes to presenting israel's security concerns but is less good at dealing with issues like the economy and housing which is important to most israelis, as binyamin netanyahu wakes up he is not singing the universal praise that he's used to given

he has address congress before. this time he's refusing criticism. >> let's talk to the palestinian writer and analyst. he joins us from london. thank you for joining us. we were getting response from israelis and it seems to be divided. what is your response as a palestinian? >> thank you for having me. >> first of all, i won't call what happened in congress a speech. it was a performance. and what a performance it was. mr binyamin netanyahu used it to show how close iran is to a nuclear bomb. yesterday he had props that he kept flipping. he had two elderly gentlemen fighting in his corner that he produces. it was a performance. if you notice from the

beginning, when he came to the podium the speaker of the house drew his attention that his tie was not strait. that was the only straight thing. he's a masterful performer, what do you make of the way he dealt with the u.s. and the recession there. well he came to an audience that was compliant and receptive. he is the master puppet ear. the puppets - they are terrified out of their wits that iran is a danger to international security and to the americans. the message there is that if you don't do what israel wants you to do you would lose your job. there was big money sitting in the audience namely adel sop, who is the cam bling magnate from los angeles, who is willing

to put $100 billion in this race much the american congress is bout and paid for by the israeli lobby in america. >> if i may jump in here quickly, i'll pick up on your point. he's a master puppet ear. it doesn't goed well for the palestinians. the policies are a greater threat to israel security than iran's. nothing he says are good for the palestinians. nothing that congress does or says is good for the palestinians. if i may give you a couple of examples, and how sold the congress is. there's congress called - they were there to speak out.

in it he illustrates that any member of congress if there's something to discuss, they do not vote for, each if they ab stain, they are counted as against, and that's the end of their political career. another gentlemen wrote a book a couple of years ago called the king's council. mr o'connell was the head of the c.i.a. satisfaction in cairo, tasked to clear king hossain in jordan. he said emphatically that binyamin netanyahu will not entertain any peace deal with the palestinians. let's leave it on those words. >> the trial of the alleged boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev is said to be late on wednesday. it's taken more that two months

to put together a jury the attack killed three people and wounded hundreds of others. >> 21-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev looks different from the police picture that went around the world. he's been sitting in federal court watching the processes. it was expected to take three weeks, the weather is an issue finding impartial jurors another. now he'll go on trial, pleading not guilty to 20 charges. he and his elder brother are accused of detonating two bombs. >> looked like an i.e.d. from afghanistan. there was a guy lying there with his leg blown off. a foot blown off. there was a manhunt for those responsible. three days after the explosion, the brothers were identified as person of interest what followed was a gun battle. with the shooting of a

university police officer. dzhokhar tsarnaev is accused of that murder. tamerlan tsarnaev died in that shoot-out. dzhokhar tsarnaev was captured in a boat sitting in someone's backyard. >> there are so many unanswered questions. among them - why did young men who grew up and studied here as part of our communities and country resort to such violence. reasons are explained in a note taking responsibility for the bombings. it was retribution against action in iraq and afghanistan of the the u.s. attorney-general attorney general eric holder authorised seeking the death penalty identify. it will be claimed dzhokhar tsarnaev was influenced by his brother, who said he was dom nearing and without him, there wouldn't have been a bombing.

dzhokhar tsarnaev is facing being the first person executed since 2003. even if found guilty it could be many years and appeals before it's carried out. >> details of the capture of the mexico's wanted drug lord have been emerging. samanda had a 2 million bounty on his head and was arrested on friday. this is how samanda before his capture would want to be remembered as a kind heart king pin handing out money. gomez gave piadora money for a regular handout. i think that yes, people liked them because they helped him. unlike other mexican cartel

leaders, gomez worked hard. presenting the cartel the knight templar as a defacto society. >> we are a necessary evil and fortunately or fortunately, we are here because the gang would come in. gomez made a radical change this teacher worked with him for several years and considers him a friend. >> as a teacher he would have the love of the kids recently. he had charisma. >> gomes and his cartel found themselves with a code of conduct, creating medieval accessories. the marketing campaign couldn't disguise the fact by regularly subjecting the local population to extortion, kidnapping or murder. >> in 2013 desperate citizens

became vigilantes this man took up arms after being kidnapped by the knight templar. >> we are scared of him because of killings if you didn't obey him you turned the next step. >> when federal forces arrived, the year-long man hunt began. >> he spent short periods of time in the gave when he wasn't running between the hiding places including a series of luxury houses and the shacks in the hills much. >> the new home is a luxury prison, and despite his intermittent act of kindness he will be remembered as a violent and ruthless criminal more than 900 people have been rescued by the coast guard in the last 24 hours. seven operations were launched in that time 50 miles off the coast of libya, 10 died when one

of the boats rescued capsized. >> the niger delta is where almost all oil is come from. jonathan goodluck is from there. when elected many hoped there would be a way out. but little has changed. >> reporter: for hundreds of years people used the creeks of the oil rich niger delta for transport. they support a system we'll visit a village we visited eight years ago. in 2006 the only way to get there was by boat. the community was poor and wanted the nigerian government to develop the village. we have not seen it in eight years. nothing has changed. nearly 60,000 people is poor. >> we are angry. we cannot deal on top.

years of oil spills caused by the companies and illegal tapping by unemployed young people polluted many. the united nations said the oil spills in the niger delta will cost $1 billion, taking 30 years to clean up. the water is a dark colour. it's filthy and smells of oil. people that live here say the pollution is killing fish. eva has been fishing since she was a boy. often they don't catch enough for the family to eat and sell. >> suffering. village elders are tired of asking the government for help. tired of acting oil companies to give jobs to young people.

>> i will not hide it from you. they have started to do it for themselves. let us manufacture that's why you see pollution here and there. the next generation do what we do. the main concern is which team will win the match. parents worry about poverty and crime, what needs to be looked forward to to improve lives here. >> more than 2,000 members of a top advisory body is meeting in beijing. an anticorruption campaign is dominating the political event. it's the most important annual gathering, a number of faces will be absent. 36 delegates and political

advisors are under investigation. one of them is a former aid to china's president. many wonder who will be next. so far more than 100,000 low and high ranking officials across the country have been implicated. on monday 14 generals were added to the list. the president's anticorruption campaign is expected to be a dominant theme. it's a campaign that appears to be far from over. >> the party is never a haven for a corrupt official. there was a support, a series of investigations. some analysts believe the campaign is a guise to stop political rivals. she focused on two things mainly consolidating power.

advocating power. fighting corruption and using it as a political weapon to intimidate. >> the drive to save money hit the government's car fleet. more than 3,000 have been auctioned, more set go under the hammer. >> still to come in the newshour soft power. a ware collection of artwork in north korea. that's on display in south korea.

jo is here with the sport. >> thank you. pakistan's cricket world cup campaign is on track after suffering two losses at the tournament. they stumped the yem repairs. they came -- united arab emirates. they came close to scoring a century. pakistan reaching 339/6 from 50 overs. the u.a.e. making 203 for eight. pakistan winning by 129 runs to boost chances of progressing to the quarterfinals. >> the tournament is open. we have - we are keen to do well against the south africans, of course. the victory will give us a boost. at least positive thinking towards the next two games. >> in perth co-hosts australia recorded a huge ginnings against afghanistan, reaching 417 for 6. david warner making 178.

their opponents beginning the run chase. >> head injuries and concussion have been an issue in american football over the past two years. two staff announced they'll donate their brains to scientific research after their death. steve and stephanie are two super bowl tampions. -- champions, rice retired, a wide refuser with the seattle sea hawks. the pair hope a commitment might convince others to support injuries. the nfl is close to a deal to comment concession victims. >> you'll never totally eradicate brain injuries from life in general and the game of football. when you look at what roger goodell implemented in the league to make it safe it's

encouraging. it's encouraging for me but i'm not going to let my son play until these at least 16. >> blatter arrives in paraguay for the 56th conquest of the south american confederation. they are attending, hoping to give respective campaigns a boost. that is why the candidates there, dutch president. the man in the helicopter is another. the prince ali hussain. and louis is another candidate. the election takes place on may the 29th. >> to matters on the pitch. boris dortmund had a nightmare but enjoyed themselves. they take on the second leg of the champion's league knockout tie. they trailed 2-1 but are through to the quarter files of

the german cup. last season the runners up over in the n.b.a. atlanta sit top of the standings after cooling from 18 points down to beat houston 104 to 96. cleveland - cavaliers beat the seltition. cordell james -- celtics. lebron james scored 27 moving into the career scoring list 27th pleas. habs win lynn dan will believe his campaign for a sixth all england title on wednesday. after a three year's absence, then he'll make the return the chinese center is building up to defend. all england is the m.e.r.s. in the super series competition. the grand final will be in

control in december. >> winning this competition is my personnel goal. this dream is difficult to achieve. there was a lot of super series events. everyone performed well. i will try my best to reform. >> in the half of the potion a 13-man code is a way of life. papua new guinea is the only country in the world where league is the national sport. and the popularity is used to make a dense. violence against women, paul revesby reports from port moresby. >> it doesn't get much sweeter for schoolkids to see the teacher making a display of themselves. it could help to tacking a problem. it's down to the power of the league.

png is the only country in the world where the 13 man version is the national sport. until then it was dominated by male pride. fights on and off the pitch. boys in port moresby learnt skills while they were still toddlers. from no team six years ago, they are 64, the national side will play its first match. the woman that fought to make the change believes ruggy league will get respect. the women are inferior to men. rugby league is a huge weapon. it tells you that it has been broken. >> the elite competition has

recruited local women. >> they reflect themselves see themselves as doing well. things like that. they should be able to respect them. it's how we see hour. how people treat us. former nrl player will have a bigger say in running the sport. i think it will change and the passion from female papua new guinea will show through rugby league organisations and programs. using the national obsession with rugby league to give women for conflict and respect is a start in tackling it. it's so nice to see sport doing something good. thank you. a rare exhibition of north

korean art is going on in display for south korea. the pointers are part of a dealer's connection. it's drawing the attention of art lovers. healthy happy faces gaze out from the canvases. the pictures tell a story of abundance and contentment. some evoke another time and place. could this be france. they are according to the title of the show the hidden treasures of north korea, 147 paintings getting an outing in the south. part of a collection of 2,500 brought in north korea over several years by a dutch art dealer. he said it was a mixture of official and private transactions. >> yes of course part of that money is going to benefit the government over there. it's not my concern.

>> in another gallery in seoul, different pointings, the lampooning is the work of a north korean defector who painted propaganda slogans who painted the country of their birth. >> reporter: when i lived in the north, i found paintings impressive. since coming here i realised there would be no freedom. in all the paintings people are smiling. it's a tool of propaganda. there are restrictions on art in the south. it had to be removed from the exhibition. the seen security services. a sign on a bus in a painting could provoke sanctions in south korea, north korea might seem far-fetched. people are governed bit the

security law. the use over recent years are the failed prosecution of photographer, in what it called ironic re-tweeting. but for its proponents it's a vital tool. >> communist ideology is a scope designed to grab power. it's a meticulously graphed grand slam. no offending text in any works shown and for the organizers before the financial investment not politics. but for a man living in a real north korea, the beauty brings back darker memories. >> that's it for this newshour. so for me jane dutton and the team thank you for watching. nick sharp will be here in the next couple of minutes with a full bulletin of news.

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