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return home to the u.s. and we'll look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea. ♪ we begin this news hour in ukraine, where the prime minister is accusing pro-russian separatists of obstructing a rescue mission at a mine following a deadly explosion. at least 30 miners are missing neared dead after the blast in the rebel-held area of donetsk. >> translator: i gave instructions to send six brigades, each composed of ten people, but the russian terrorists did not give an opportunity to the ukrainian mine rescue brigades to get to the site and to help to pull out people and save the lives of the people. >> let's peek to john hendren now who is on the line from

outside of the mine in donetsk. john, we heard the ukrainian prime minister accusing the separatists of denying rescue workers access to the mine. what is the latest on the rescue mission? what are you seeing? have the rescue workers been able to access the mine? >> reporter: they have been. 198 people have been evacuated out of the mine out of an estimated 230 who were inside the mine when it blew up at about 6:00 local time in the morning, according to the local government anyway. there were 15 among the 198 who were injured. but that leaves 32 people unaccounted for. and that's where we get this figure of 30 presumed dead. we have been hold by minors who have come out of the shaft that they did pass the bodies of dead

miners as they came out. the accusation is a very serious accusation. because he is saying that the people who had the greatest expertise these 60 people with experience in mine rescue were denied entry to the mine. that means that crucial time might have been lost at least in the prime minister's views. and some of the people in the mine had horrific burns. there was one man, i believe we had a video cape of and this is what he had to say. >> translator: there was a bang and it through me so far i flew for three or four meters. the heat rose and here are the consequences, and then the temperature became a little lower and we slowly started crawling out. >> it's horrific what these people have gone through, john. what is the latest information

on the accident itself? do we know what caused the explosion? >> reporter: the separatists government here they say there was nothing involved with the conflict that would have caused it. they said there was no shelling nearby; that what they believe happened was there was a methane gas overload which is a pretty common cause of explosions like this. that is the believed cause, and what has happened in a couple of previous inincidents when there have been explosions in this very mine. but they'll have to determine what exactly happened here. >> john thank you very much for the update. that was al jazeera's john hendren on the line there from eastern ukraine. and staying in ukraine, a number of bomb attacks in recent months are raising concerns that

russian-backed pro vaker tos are rising problems on the fronts. other areas have been targeted by what is characterized as a terrorist campaign to destabilize the region. >> reporter: in the east of ukraine, showing support for the government in kiev can be fatal. [ explosion ] >> reporter: this was february 22nd. the roadside device killed four people including a police officer, a pro-russian bombing campaign which has been targeting activists since september had turned deadly. there was another rally on sunday. but security and anxiety levels are very high. >> translator: putin's russia only 40 kilometers from us. we know that. so when people come to our rallies, they know that it's potentially dangerous. everyone knows.

>> reporter: the campaign of terror is clearly having an effect. turnout has been markedly down in correct weeks. the bombing campaign has escalated. this police video shows a car in the southern city of mariupol discovered to be packed with explosion is and authorities say russia is behind it all. >> translator: we have confession testimony saying who recruited them where they were trained, and it was on the territory of the russian federation. it was representatives of the secure -- russia security services. >> reporter: this is a complex city lead by a prokiev administration, but there is a significant proportion of pro-russian sympathizers here. more than 700 russia terror

suspects have been arrested here alone. in january 14th people were wounded by a bomb blast outside of this district courthouse. the intended victims were activists from the right-sector group, but the casualties also included civilians, the intention to spread fear. >> they are trying to kill us but we don't think it would be like here in such a place, in such a thing. >> reporter: the hundreds of arrests so far seem to have done little to reassure the public. >> translator: we adapt, we learn, but the fate of israel and the united states awaits us those countries which live under continuous threat of terrorism. and this threat will continue while vladimir putin remains the president of russia. >> reporter: that would mean more bomb attacks like this one are inevitable.

iraq's defense minister is holding talks with his turkish counterpart in baghdad, discussing how to defeat isil as the iraqi army and allied fighters try to much the armed groupt of tikrit. the iraqi military says it forces are advancing on four fronts. they have retainen the oil field about 20 meters east of tikrit. we are talking with a military and political analyst. general good to have you on al jazeera again. how well prepared are the iraqi forces this time to face isil? are they better prepared this time around? >> yes, this is the biggest battle for years after the liberation of [ inaudible ] which took long time now is the turn of [ inaudible ], a

district. the importance of this battle came from the strategic importance of tikrit. tikrit is a cross road it -- four directions for example. it will be open, if retaken, it will open the road to mosul, offensive expected next -- in the coming spring. also tikrit has symbolic meaning, you know, it's the hometown of saddam hussein. also tikrit has to have, you know, for isil a supported environment, which has been minimized, you know. and the last time why? because isil did not you know -- did kill hundred of sunni from the [ inaudible ] tribe, you know, and now, you know aljabori for this reason i think the prime minister could

within few months you know, re -- reconstruct, you know, five division or four division from the army. now there is two division prepared on this last offensive. we do estimate the number of soldiers 35, you know fighters including 25 soldiers from two division plus security forces plus [ inaudible ] plus militia shia all -- and also sunni. >> so more allies but we heard iraqi officials, general chavez say they will fight on their own timetable with or without american help. and are the americans involved in and again, my initial question, are they better equipped and better prepared to take on isil? >> of course.

of course. i don't down one second that there is no coordination with the americans, but the americans are not involved in this battle. the americans are watching. the americans are happy, and we heard general dempsey talking about this battle and trying to claim that if it will success to fight fight isis it is very good, and the air force -- i do as a mill stair, understand why the american air force is not involved. i think iraqi did not maybe ask this american, they don't want to be involved in it. so now the american -- the iraqi air force is making their support for the land forces. >> what about the iranians how prominent of a role are they playing in this operation? >> very important. very important. the general is there, and they did not deny their support, but they tried to show that only

they are participating by sending experts and monitors and, you know, some military support, but i think iranians also are fighting inside or are leading or guiding the -- some shia militia who are fighting together with the sunni tribes as we said. it's a test now, if it would succeed, i think it will open as we said the road to mosul. the main target is tikrit now. the objective is to liberate the district you know, and kick out isis to anbar, maybe for a third -- a third step. >> okay. we're going to do -- >> now [ inaudible ] mosul in spring. >> thank you so much general for speaking to us. retired army general joining us

live from beirut. iraqi state television says fighters from isil have set fire to an oil pipeline east of tikrit but reports also say isil was forced to retreat from the area. isil fighters in syria have reportedly killed 14 syrian soldiers in a gas field east of homs. forces close to isil say the solders were killed while trying to withdraw from a battle in the area. still ahead on the al jazeera news hour -- >> have you made any progress today sir? >> nuclear negotiations wrap up in geneva. plus facing an uncertain future. and coming up in sport, australia give afghanistan a reality check at the cricket world cup, those details later

in the program. ♪ first, the lawyer for fugitive edward snowden says the american whistleblower wants to return home to the u.s. the former spy agency contractor has been in russia since 2013. he was granted asylum there. washington says snowden will have to face criminal charges if he returns. rory challands joins us live from moscow. why does snowden want to go back home now? >> reporter: well as far as we can tell it is genuinely because he just wants to go home. i think he has had enough. we have heard from his lawyer as you said he was speaking at a book launch on tuesday, a book he has written about his time working with edward snowden, and he gave some fascinating incite

into what is going on at the moment behind the scenes legal talks to get edward snowden back from russia to the u.s. let's listen to what he had to say. >> translator: i won't keep a secret snowden wants to return home. we are doing everything possible to resolve the issue. there is a group of u.s. lawyers, a group of german lawyers, and i'm dealing with it on the russian side. >> reporter: so lawyers talking about how to get edward snowden home. but we have heard from his lawyer here in russia saying something about the challenges that edward snowden has been subjected to since he has been in russia. because remember he came here not really wanting to end up for any length of time in russia, but this is where he has stayed ever since. 2013 was when he arrived.

he arrived with no money, he didn't speak the language but he has settle in fairly well but obviously not comfortable enough to want to stay and there are serious dangers for him if he goes back to the united states. it is inconceivable that if he went back he wouldn't end up facing some sort of while for the whistleblowering and the leaks he has been basically providing since he left the united states. so clearly there is a difficult decision that edward snowden has made here to stay in russia as essentially a free man, but in exile, or go back to the united states and face the music, but do so under his own terms. >> rory challands in moscow. thank you. russia's president has called for an end to quote shameful political killings after the murder of boris nemtsov on friday. the opposition politician and fierce critic of vladimir putin

was buried on tuesday after being gunned down near the kremlin. >> translator: the most serious attention should be paid to high-profile crimes including the ones with political sub text. russia should be avoid at least of the kind of tragedies we have seen. the audacious murder of boris nemtsov right in the center of the capitol. u.s. and iranian officials have wrapped up three days of negotiations over tehran's nuclear program. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been holding talks with his iranian counterpart. this comes a day after the speech by benjamin netenyahu where he urged the u.s. congress to block any potential deal. let's go live to jacky rowland who is in switzerland where those talks have been taking place. jacky how have the negotiations

progressed? >> reporter: very slowly i would say, foley. when you hear both the very short remark made by the iranian foreign minister and the remarks made by the u.s. secretary of state, it's quite clear that any progress is slow and small. the minister said in reply to a question about any progress had been made he said yes, we have but a lot remains. and secretary kerry said that big gaps remain. so a lot of work remains, significant gaps remain. it's quite clear there's still a long way to go before those two positions come together. the secretary of state did give a few more details about exactly what they were up to. he said any deal would have to stand up to world scrutiny. he said it was important to get what he called the right deal

not any deal for the sake of it but the right deal. a deal he said that would have clear verification measures; that there would be an ability to investigate, to have access without any notice and also as well to increase what is known as the break-out time which is actually the length of time that it would theoretically take the iranians to actually have enough highly enriched uranium to create a bomb. but he seemed to be nodding to the speech by benjamin netenyahu and saying as well that he hadn't heard anyone else come up with any other viable suggestions of how to deal with this issue, apart from the negotiation process which is still going on. >> right. what is next then jacky, because the deadline is at the end of the month, i believe, in

a couple of weeks. what happens now? >> reporter: well on thursday they will continue to have talks at a lower level. these p5-plus-1, so we're talking not about foreign ministers, but senior bureaucrats from the five permanent members of the u.n. security council plus the germans. this is the group that has been very much behind drafting the language trying to reach a deal, so they will be continuing to work away at a lower level. and john kerry has said he will have another meeting with his iranian counterpart on march 15th. so as i said very slow progress but the talks are still continuing and the americans would point to that as something positive in itself. >> jacky thank you very much indeed. and as jackry mentioned the israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu in his speech to congress, the u.s. congress yesterday said that any deal

with iran could pave the way to tehran acquiring nuclear weapons. al jazeera's correspondent has been gauging domestic reaction in israel to his speech. >> reporter: the israeli media began dissecting the content nearly the second after he stopped speaking. but what is interesting here is the fact that the speech and the context surrounding the speech has really polarized the media landscape here in israel. that in itself is very significant, because normally when an israeli prime minister addresses a joint meeting of congress it's almost universally praised. israelis like it when the leader of their country, which is a relatively small country, with a relatively small population is given such a large platform and given global attention. but the reason this speak has become so polarizing, is because

many people here in israel don't see the threat that mr. netenyahu sees which is that iran poses an imminent threat if a nuclear deal is signed with tehran. most israelis one could argue, while security is important to them as they go to the polls, are thinking about other issues most notably the economy and the housing crisis here in israel which is essentially that housing here is extremely expensive. these are issues that most israelis want the prime minister to discuss, he is trying to discuss iran and indeed security. that's significant for him, because he is widely seen as somebody who is very good when it comes to presenting israeli's security concerns but is less good at dealing with issues like the economy and housing which is important to most israelis. so he is not seeing that universal praise that he is

perhaps used to. this time he's receiving an awful lot of criticism at home. we want to take you now to libya, where the head of the u.n. support mission in libya is briefing the u.n. security council on the situation in libya. let's listen in to what he has to say. >> of their country's national unity, and territorial integrity are real and imminent. as difficult as the past few years may have been to their country, the libyan people have not given under hopes and aspirations for a modern libyan democratic state based on the rule of law and respect for human rights. tomorrow's meeting in morocco is an important opportunity to honor the sacrifices that libya libya's people have made in

their quest for a life of dignity and respect. and for a country that favored the interest of future generations. difficult decisions and compromises will be needed but libya's leaders must be rest assured that as they make these decisions, the united nations and the international community will be their partner in this difficult journey ahead. thank you very much. [ speaking foreign. ] >> okay. that was the head of the u.n. support mission in libya, briefing the u.n. security council via teleconference from libya, saying that the road ahead to restoring stability in libya is going to be a very

challenging one, and calling on all parties to pursue talks. now the refugee crisis in lebanon is deepening. the u.n. saying it is being forced to move temporary shelter. many face an uncertain future. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: this northern lebanon. this building may not seem like much, but it's home for these syrian refugees. the united nations says it was always supposed to be a short-term situation. but the u.n. can't afford to continue housing these families. >> translator: we were shocked after we heard that the u.n. will turn us out of the center which will be a big problem for us. most familiar -- families don't have houses. we're looking for a solution. >> reporter: the u.n. says the

solution is cheaper housing, but it admits sheltering millions of people is not going to be easy. when the numbers of syrian refugees were much less collective shelters were one way we were able to respond to an immediate shelter need. right now less than 2% of the refugee population are living in shelters. >> reporter: there is anger and a deep sense of disappointment. that the world isn't doing more to stop the fighting destroying their country. >> translator: we appeal to the free world, and the arab world to return us to our country, which is the best solution for a us. we cannot standing more of this. we are losing hope. we want to return home because the most important solution for us is better than food drink, heating, and housing. >> reporter: these people have fled war and poverty. they have safety here. now they risk losing this basic shelter, and their hopes of a

better life. the u.n. special envoy to yemen is holding talks with the ambassadors of qatar and saudi arabia. he is expected to meet with president hadi trying to immediate an end to the political crisis in the country. >> translator: i want a security council that radical operatives affiliated to many sides work together for ongoing negotiations. and no one side will be able to dominate by the use of force, and any party believing in military might is diluted and is pushing though country into long term conflict like that in libya or syria. almost 1,000 people have been rescued by the italian coast guard in the last 24 hours.

a court in india has banned a british documentary in which one of the men convicted of gang raping and murdering ab student blaming his victim. the december 2012 gang rape of a young student on a moving bus sparked protests across india. the girl died 13 days of the attack of severe internal injuries. a turkish airlines plane had skidded off of the runway during heavy fog. there were no serious injuries. the people on board have been tweeting pictures. the plane circled for half an hour before it tried to land. still ahead on al jazeera, a diplomatic roush breaks out over the execution of 11 drug

smugglers. and one of chile's most active volcanos erupts. i'm paul rees in pappa new guinea where a sport dominated by men is being used to tackle violence against women. >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live...

>> at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. >> as the amount of drugs grew guns came in. >> murder rate was sky-high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day. i liked it. it's hard to believe that a friend would set you up. people don't get federal life sentences and beat them. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> the cia admitted it. >> "freeway - crack in the system". only on al jazeera america.

♪ welcome back. you are watching the news hour on al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories. the ukrainian prime minister is accusing pro-russian separatists of holding up the rescue of minors following a deadly explosion. in iraq talks are underway between the iraqi and turkish defense ministers. and u.s. and iranian officials have wrapped up three days of negotiations over tehran's nuclear program. it comes after israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu, urged the u.s. congress to block any potential deal. indonesia has transferred 11

convicted drug smugglers to an island where they will be executed. most are foreigners. our correspondent has this report. >> reporter: the silence, says it all. families of the two men are heading to indonesia to say their good-byes. they have the most powerful man in australia on their side but even he can't get indonesia to budge. >> when i spoke to the president last week i made it absolutely crystal clear what australia's position was, is and always will be. we abhor drug crime, but we abhor the death penalty. >> reporter: indonesia's president has said that drugs kill up to 50 young people every day in his country, and that's why the death row prisoners,

mostly foreigners have been moved to the island where they will be shot to death. these two have had the most media attention, partly because of a moving campaign by their parents. >> everybody makes mistake. they did something stupid. they don't deserve to die. >> reporter: arrested in their 20s, they are now in their 30s, and they were caught trying to smuggle heroin from indonesia. a country with some of the toughest drug laws in the world. >> we do it for a very big reason. >> reporter: and a president that has made combatting trugs central to his leadership. he says traffickers are destroying his country's future. this will be the second round of execution since he took office. indonesia prisoners are among the latest group. so are nationals from france brazil the philippines and

nigeria. like these two, hopes for a second chance for the others are also fading fast. while indonesia's president has told al jazeera that the executions will not happen this week, but insists they will be carried out soon. >> translator: i as the president have to follow the constitution, which still allows executions, and their verdicts have already been decided by the court. >> reporter: but you are also a person. i'm sure you have feelings about this. >> translator: if you come to the drug rehabilitation centers you will see the effect drugs have on these people. 4.5 million have to be rehabilitated because of drug distribution, which we are now trying to stop. don't just look at those people who sell drugs, you also have to look at their victims.

4.5 million of them. >> reporter: but executing them is a very harsh measure. there's no turning back the clock. mistakes can be made. the indonesian justice system is notoriously corrupt. can't there be another punishment for them than just to execute them? >> translator: i'm still convinced that the justice system in indonesia, if you look at drug crime, is still valid and is based on facts and evidence. that's when i rejected their clemency, i also looked at their cases. how many drugs they were carrying, how many kilos they distributed. this is what i looked at. >> reporter: you looked at all of the individual cases? >> yeah. >> reporter: did you also look at how the people have changed since they have been in prison for a long time. for example, the two australian men are said to be better now. they are doing good work in prison? >> translator: i think the

decision was already taken by the court. we can't discriminate between people from different countries. one more time i'm looking at our national interest and i see 4.5 million people who's lives are in ruin and who need to be rehabilitated. that's what i see. >> and you can see the full interview with the indonesian president on talk to al jazeera. now we want to take you back to the u.n. security council where libya's deputy ambassador to the u.n. is addressing the security council about the situation in his country. let's listen in to what he has to say. >> translator: we have reached a stage where it is no longer possible to overlook the terrorist actions in libya against citizens -- civilians against the legitimate

authorities, the state institutions and economic facilities. i say here very clearly that the silence of the international community in the face of the terrorist organizations overtaking the cities of [ inaudible ] and benghazi has encouraged those organizations and their allies to take over the capitol, tripoli. the silence in the face of the destruction by these organizations of the international airport in tripoli, and taking over of the state institutions, and the expulsion of the legitimate government from these institutions has encouraged the militias to continue the war in order to take over the oil resources of the country, especially after the libyan army has succeeded in expelling those militias from most cities and halted their progress in the

western mountains. ladies and gentlemen, terrorism is not merely an ideology it is primarily actions. the definition of terrorism in the arab convention on -- anti-terrorism includes any action that causes harm to the environment, and i repeat it includes any action that causes harm to the environment or to a public or private facility or property or the occupation or overtaking them or exposing any of the national resources to danger. this is the definition of terrorism in the arab convention on counter terrorism. this is what lead the libyan house of representatives to classify the alliance of the dawn of libya as terrorists

militias. i do not think that there is anybody who denies that that definition applies perfectly to that coalition. this applied after they have burned the tripoli airport, and the houses of [ inaudible ] of tripoli, the houses of government officials, and the overtaking of state institutions in the capitol against the oil crescent, therefore the house of representatives was not wrong at all, despite the objection by some members of this council. ladies and gentlemen, the libyan people feels that the international community has failed them because of the absence of sufficient support for the house -- for the elected house of representatives, and the government it produced and because of the silence by

certain countries that support the militias that seek to defeat and remove that house of representatives, the parliament and which encourage the militias to continue their occupation of the capitol and the state institutions. in fact there are those who are changing fact and overlooking crimes in order to reinforce the existing situation. a representative of a permanent member of this council was not ashamed -- i repeat -- was not a shamed to claim that one militia was the only one that was combatting terrorism in libya. i challenge him and his government if in fact what he said was the opinion of his government, i challenge him to convince those militias merely

to announce their disengagement and disassociation with [ inaudible ] or to describe [ inaudible ] as a terrorist organization, as this council has done. >> that is the libyan deputy ambassador to the united nations addressing the security council about the situation in his country. he called on the international community to act more. deplored the silence of the international community after he said what were rebels taking over major cities including benghazi and he said it is impossible to no longer look over the terrorist actions in libya. earlier we heard from the head of the u.n. support mission in libya who called on all parties in the country to continue

talks. well inside libya itself an attack on an oil field by fighters affiliated to isil has destroyed all equipment at the site. according to the oil minister there were no casualties from the attack but the field was set alight. in the united states the trial of the alleged boston bomber has begun. he is accused of planting bombs at the finish line of the boston marathon two years ago. three people were killed and hundreds others injured. he places 30 counts of using a weapon of mass destruction and could face the death penalty if found guilty. staying in the united states an investigation have found that the police and the court system in ferguson missouri routinely discriminated

against african americans. the report found that most of the incidents where the police use force involved african americans. let's go to mexico now where security council have captured the leader of a drug cartel of one of the most violent drug cartels in mexico. he was arrested in a predawn raid in the northern city. his detention comes just days after the arrest of the leader of another drug gang the knights knights templet. let's go live to adam raney. >> reporter: clearly they had intelligence where this man was operating in the northern state. it has increasingly been an area that attracted a lot of crime.

officials are pointing to his capture and the capture of oh gomez who was caught earlier this week as proof that this war against cartels is working. we spoke with the drug enforcement administration's chief of operations on monday in washington, d.c., and he told me that the strategy of taking down these leaders is the most effective strategy because the people that fill their jobs later don't have the context, aren't as well trained, and perhaps don't know the lay of the land as well. but on the ground in these communities many don't see much success, because someone else replace these people. the criminal organizations keep acting with impunity and people kin to be killed by these organizations. it's unclear whether overtime the attack on these kingpins will lead to a successful of reduction in crime in mexico.

>> adam thank you very much indeed. stay with us still ahead on the news hour a soft power. we took a look at a rare collection of artwork from north korea that is on display in the south. and in sport we'll have all of the action as pakistan look to get their cricket campaign back on track.

♪ welcome back. a rare exhibition of north korean art is on display in south korea. the paintings are a part of a

dutch art dealer's collection. but as harry fawcett reports it's not just drawing the attention of art lovers. >> reporter: healthy happy faces gaze out from the canvases. some evoke another time and place. could this be fantasy la france. 147 paintings getting a rare outing here in the south. part of a collection of 2.5 thousand bought in cash in north korea over several years by this dutch art dealer. >> yeah of course part of that money are going to -- to benefit the -- the government over there. again, really not -- not my concern. >> reporter: in another galley in seoul some very different

paintings. this is the work of a north korean defector who painted propaganda slogans until he escaped the country of his birth. he invited him to view this new exhibition. >> translator: when i lived in the north i found paintings like this impressive. but since i came here i realized there is no freedom of art in painting. it's a tool oppropaganda. >> reporter: there are some restrictions on art in the south too. this painting had to be removed. the south korean security services which reads, in service of the people people written in a north korean way. the idea that a sign fight seem farfetched but people are governed by the national security law. it's use over recent years such as in the failed prosecution of

this photographer for what he called ironic retweeting of north korean propaganda has come under criticism. >> translator: communist ideology is a scheme to grab power. it's a grand scam. and there are many south koreans prone to easy scams. >> reporter: no texts in the any of the works being shown. but for a man who has lived inside the real north korea, the brightness and beauty of the one depicted here brings back darker mem ris. harry fawcett, al jazeera. >> now here is jo. >> thank you. we start at the cricket world cup where australia have beaten afghanistan in perth. as sarah coates reports it's a victory that will keep the

co-host in the competition. >> reporter: back on australian soil after a painful loss against new zealand, ah -- awesies were out for revenge. the knock of 95 was outstanding, as the pair put on the stand of 260. then glenn maxwell's contribute of 88 off of just 38 bowls, the aussies most a formidable 217 for 6. afghanistan gave it their all. but the aussie bowlers were just too good. as they moved through their order to have them all out for 142. a 275-run win. [ cheers and applause ] >> it's nice to turn our form around after new zealand, especially the battle -- i

thought the boys played really well to make 400. our highest score ever. that's really satisfying and pleasing after we way the batted against new zealand. pakistan's cricket world cup campaign is back on track after suffering two consecutive losses. they dumped the united arab emirates. they reached 359 for 6 on their 50 overs. the uae could onto make 308. >> the tournament is still very open, and we have came to do well against the south africans of course. this victory will definitely give us a boost, at least a

positive thinking towards the two next games. the western sydney wanderings have tripped up on their road to defending their title. the coach was relegated to the stands because of an unpitched scrap the last time these two met. with him on the sidelines the wanderers struggled. gula scored a hat trick to lead the team to victory. the brisbane raw were up against uro red. it was brisbane who grabbed the points early on with a goal. they held on for a 1-0 win. and ura had a player sent off in the second half. head injuries and concussion have been a major issue in american football in the last two years. now two nfl stars have announced they will donate their brains to scientific research after they

are dead. they are both former super bowl champions, rice on the left retired at the age of just 27 because of concerns over the long-term effect of suffering blows to the head. weatherford is a punter with the new york giants. the nfl is close to agreeing to a deal to compensation concussion victims. >> you are never going to -- you know totally eradicate brain injuries from life in general and especially from the game of football, but when you look at what roger goodell implemented into the national football league to make it safer, is encouraging to me. >> over in the nba, atlantic continue to sit top of the standings after coming from 18 points down to beat houston. in cleveland the cavaliers cruised to a win over the boston

celtics. lebron james scored 27 points to move into first place on the nba scoring list. as the cavs won 110-78. the sport of rugby league has long played second place to his big brother. papua new guinea is the only country in the world where league is a national sport. and now it is being used to fight violence against women. >> reporter: it doesn't get much sweeter for school kids than to see their teachers making a display of themselves. but these teachers are learning skills that could help tackle a big problem for women in the pacific. it's all down to the power of rugby league. this is the only country in the world where the 13-man version of the sport is the national

sport. fights often break out on and off the pitch. boys in the capitol learn skills while they are still toddlers. but girls and women are playing catchup. from no team six years ago, there are now 64. and the national side will play its first match this year. they believe rugby league gets women respect. >> we have diversion languages and cultures but women are inferior to men. rugby league has a huge drive. it is a huge weapon. it tells them that there is a barrier that has been broken. >> reporter: the elite australian competition has a fanatical following, and has recruited local women to spread the game's positive influence in schools. >> if ladies respect themselves and see that they can do what

guys are doing, and things like that guys can be able to respect women. >> reporter: former player mark says the women will have a bigger say in running the sport as well as running it. >> i think that's going to change over the years, and i think that passion from females will be shown through rugby league organizations and programs. >> reporter: domestic violence is a chronic problem here. but using the national obsession with rugby league is at least a start in tackling it. i'm sure there will be a few amazing rugby players coming out of papua new guinea in the coming years. >> yeah. thanks for that jo. more coming up we'll have the latest on the discussions at

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