>> announcer: this is al jazeera. hello from al jazeera ease headquarters in doha. this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. aid begins to arrive in some remote areas in nepal, four days after a devastating earthquake. first in line to the thrown saudi arabia's king names his nephew as the new crown prince in a major reshuffle. nigeria's military says it has rescued nearly 300 women and girls from boko haram. and suffocated by smog in

seoul, dirty air and government policy prove to be a toxic combination in south korea. ♪ we begin this news hour in nepal where aid and rescue teams are beginning to arrive in some remote areas of the country, four days after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake. the death toll is now past 5,000, with more than 10,000 others injured. some of the wounded are being air lifted to the capitol or other safe areas to be treated. people are in ur kent need of shelter especially because of the unpredictable weather. search operations are underway but hope of fining more survivors are dwindling. nepal's prime minister has visited the injured in hospital and toured some of the areas

devastated by the earthquake and he is being blamed for what is seen as the government's slow response to the disaster. [ shouting ] >> there have been scuffles in kathmandu as protesters demanding urgent help from the government face off with police. these people say they are desperate to leave the capitol, but the buses they were promised never turned up. let's speak to faiz jamil who yoins us live from kathmandu, not only is there little hope of fining more people who have survived the earthquake but the people who have made it are increasingly frustrated. >> reporter: that's true because they are not receiving any help here in the capitol. even when they are getting aid there are so many countries willing to donate it is not reaching here. we have talked days about the problem with the single runway. now a lot of people want to leave the capitol.

they hadn't before because there weren't buses available, and they were worried about after shocks. we went to the main bus station here today in kathmandu, and the people said they are worried about diseases. and since they are not getting help here there's no reason for them to stay. >> if aid is not reaching kathmandu, faiz what about the more remote areas near the epicenter of the earthquake? >> reporter: those areas are still largely unknown how big the devastation is there. we have heard some reports as you mentioned close to the epicenter, people have been able to make their way out, but these are very few and far between. the information coming from there is still very minimal, and it might take days perhaps weeks before we know. and that's one of the reasons why the prime minister and the

government have been saying the death toll would be much higher. the nepal government began three days of official mourning and admitted that they did initially turn down some requests when the quake first happened. and now that are asking for more aid, anyone with trauma experience to come into the country. >> faiz thank you very much for the update. well thousands of people are being forced to camp outdoors in nepal. they either have no homes left or are too scared of the after shocks. >> reporter: open and exposed, it's the safest place for many thousands across the capitol and the rest of nepal. while the threat of more after shocks remain no one is taking any chances. ten generations of this family have lived in this area for

decades, 24 of them have been living here since saturday's quake. with only the clothes they were wearing and a few personal possessions, this is now their life. >> translator: i have to build this myself and borrow money doing it. no one has come to help us. no fresh water. no heat no toilets. this makes me angry. >> reporter: his wife is more direct. >> translator: no one from the government has come to see how we are coping in this pathetic condition. just across the road people have diarrhea we have all helpless. >> reporter: like many preparing the daily meal is a delicate task. fuel and cooking oil is scarce. there is little money coming in and they can't go to work. water is scarce. not all areas of the capitol and the outlying districts are recorrected. saturday's quake damaged major utility infrastructure which also included gas supplies electricity and the mobile and

land-line telephone network, and it was only on tuesday when some of that was partially reconnected. those that rur vooifed are queueing for tent sheeting. the police are distributing it. it's not enough but every family will find a way to use it. >> the first thing is the tent. at least they must get -- they should get shelter. because of that the government is arranging -- getting delayed -- it's already late. people are suffering. children are here old men are here and people are getting sick. because of that we are [ inaudible ] ourselves. >> reporter: while the public are grateful for anything the authorities can provide, there is growing disquiet that more needs to be done and done soon before it spills over into anger. >> we are responsible to provide them the required help from are -- required to them. so these are our responsibility.

and we are doing our best but in some places we cannot done on time. that's why the people are 3w78 3w78 -- becoming some kind of angriness. >> reporter: the government will be under huge pressure from the public to make sure they distribute fairly what the international community has delivered. in sowed rab, the king says has announced a major government shakeup. he has named a new crown prince his nephew 55-year-old mohamed bin nayef. let's take a closer look. the kingdom of saudi arabia was founded by the king in 1932. there was a succession of kings, one of the most cent changes came in january when the king died. the reins passed to his half

brother. but now the crown prince has been replaced be the king's nephew mohamed bin nayef. king salmon's son is now the deputy crown prince. they were chosen among hundreds of princes who were potentially in line for the thrown. >> reporter: this is saudi arabia's new crown prince. prince mohamed bin nayef replaces his uncle in a major reshuffle. nayef is also minister of interior and chairman of the council for political and security affairs, a body that makes decisions or threats facing the kingdom. the new crown prince has built strong ties with the u.s. when he was in charge of the fight against al-qaeda. but this is the man who is likely to play a crucial role in the future of the oil-rich kingdom. the king's son has been

appointed as new deputy crown prince. mohammed serves as minister of defense and chief of the royal court. shakeups in this saudi arabia are closely monitored by the world. the country is the world's biggest oil producer. >> previously there was questions about the succession about the issue of the first generation becoming very old, all of them being in their 70s and their 80s. now we have a second generation mostly fairly young in their r50 their -- 50s. >> reporter: saudi's new leaders face mounting challenges like the growing instability in neighboring yemen. the saudi government has recently launched air strikes against the houthi rebels. it accuses iran of using the houthis to destabilize the region. and this is the man to seek

international support for saudi foreign minister. saudi ambassador to the united states of america has been appointed minister of foreign affairs, which was lead for four decades by the prince. >> in the past we were patient. we were -- today we lost our patience. things are happening too fast for our taste, and believe that a strong government should take action timely and strongly and send the right messages to people that saudi arabia is going to deal with every threat. >> reporter: saudi arabia is an important player in the middle east. it provides significant support for the syrian opposition. sunnis in iraq and lebanon, and saudi political sway spreads across the arab world. in 2001, they were behind an arab league initiative offering

peace with israel in exchange for a pull out from the areas controlled in 1967. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. for more on this story let's speak to the editor of the middle east eye, a website that focuses on middle east news and analysis. the way the succession went before in saudi arabia is it went from brother to brother. how significant is this recent reshuffle? are we seeing now the new generation coming into power? >> absolutely. what we're seeing is -- is -- is a generational shift, a complete -- almost complete clearout of all of the people that the predecessor king abdullah put in power. there is still the prince as the minister in charge of the national guard. there are informed rumors that

the national guard could itself be subsumed once again into the defense ministry which of course is held by salmon's son. all of the others are out including the foreign minister who stayed as the world's longest foreign minister. >> yeah and it's also the second time in the kingdom's history they are given the foreign ministers post to a non-royal. what does that say? >> well in this particular case it suggests that he wants to keep his contacts with the u.s. administration extremely warm. and the importance of that appointment is the former ambassador contract with the u.s. administration. he is also by the way a liberal. and that's important in the overall makeup of the

administration. >> foreign policy prize what changes are we likely to see? people talk about saudi arabia flexing its muscles in yemen. does this reshuffle play into that? >> it does indeed. i mean there are several things at play here. i mean the central big drama is the push-back against iranian-backed militias not only in yemen, but in syria and iraq. and in syria, we're seeing it has a marked effect the new salmon doctrine is having its effect, and we're seeing groups who use today fight each other, are now fighting alongside each other, and they are winning territory. and yemen is a much more complicated case. i think the winners of this reshuffle of turkey and qatar, and the losers will be the united arab emirates and egypt.

two of the connections of -- that are being pushed out were very closely involved with the relations between riyadh and sisi's egypt. mocrin was the man who was also -- the man who saw the egyptian ambassador when sisi protested about the leaked report in which he denigrated his gulf partners. the crown prince of abu dhabi has tried to see salmon three times. and he shelters saleh's son in abu dhabi. so he is on the opposite side

really of the conflict in yemen. >> so very interesting as far as foreign policy wise. what about internally? are we going to see any changes? you mentioned the foreign minister being more liberal, what about internally within the kingdom itself? are we going to see any changes? are we going to see it become more liberal? >> well that is the key question. certainly all power is now being seized by salmon. he has the opportunity to shape the kingdom in his fashion. the one positive thing that abdullah did was sent out tens of thousands of saudis for higher education abroad. they have now come back and if you are being optimistic there is a real chance for saudi arabia to move towards greater transparency greater distribution of wealth and to make democratic moves. will that happen?

i can't say. there is a challenge and opportunity there, because the power has passed to a new generation. >> david thank you so much for your incite. there's much more ahead on the al jazeera news hour. [ shouting ] >> why being a journalist in bah rundy is becoming an increasingly risky business. plus we are live in washington where japan's prime minister is preparing to make an address to a joint meeting of congress. >> baltimore get off of the streets! kids stay home! you don't have no right to do what you are doing! >> and a warning from one of the city's biggest stars. details in sports. ♪

first in yemen the saad di, lead coalition has launched air strikes targeting houthi positions in aden. activists up loaded these pictures showing smoke rising from positions that were hit. the strikes took place in the districts of iron mountain. the saudi-lead coalition has bombed a runway to stop an iranian plain from landing. the humanitarian situation is becoming more december ter rate in yemen. people in the south face a growing shortage of drinking water, food medicine and medical staff. now on to africa and in togo, the main opposition party has rejected official

presidential election results which saw the incumbent reelected to a third term. there was controversy even before these election results were announced. >> reporter: that's right. and the controversy surrounds how long should a president remain in power. the president was going for a third term in office and this is something that has been debated across africa. in this west african block there were only two countries without presidential term limits and that is gambia and togo. so he was entitled to run for a third term but that has been the reason there has been so much focus on this election. on wednesday night the head of the election commission announced that the president who was in the lead and that he had 58%, versus 34% for the main

opposition leader. >> so what is the opposition's next move now? they say they are rejecting the election results. what are they going to do? and what is going to happen? >> reporter: that's right. well, we have just come from the opposition party headquarters and there's a lot of emotion, and passion there. the opposition leader called for his supporters to mobilize in great numbers to protest, because he talked about this being a -- a takeover and a crime against national sovereignty. so these are very very strong words. and even on wednesday night, we saw actually that the president of ghana came to togo and also the president of ivory coast. they both came here to discuss with the parties to try to see how they could find a way forward. and what came out of this press conference is that according to the opposition the president had asked that all of the results be checked thoroughly

before any announcement was made. so there was great anger when the results were announced somewhat by surprise as far as the opposition was concerned. >> thank you very much indeed for that. now nigeria is trying to identify nearly 300 women and girls rescued during an operation against boko haram. they were found in the arm's groups strong hold. this has raised hopes the group may include schoolgirls who were kidnapped from chibok last year. >> reporter: we have spoken dreblly to the military spokesperson who says the identities of the 200 women and girls who were rescued is still being ascertained. he explained it's an incredible remote and difficult area in which to get information from. you can only access many parts of it from the air, and this process of screening and profiling these individuals to figure out who they are and

where they come from is still going on. the issue of whether any of them are from the chibok school the school from which over 200 girls were kidnapped from last year is a possibility. potentially, some of them could be from the school. in general, this rescue is a huge morale boost for the nigerian forces and for many people they are hoping the fact that these individuals have been rescued could possibly lead to other individuals who have been kidnapped, being repatriated to their homes and many are hoping that this really is a signal that the last strong hold is about to be taken back under the control of the nigerian military. in burundi, access to media

is being blocked. the media says they are also being targeted. the protests began four days ago after the president announced he would be running for a third term. malcolm webb all rights. >> reporter: covering these protests comes with its risks. this man sells the videos he films to tv stations and international press agencies but on monday the government closed the country's most popular radio, and turned off transmitters of all independent stations outside of the capitol. now journalists are increasingly worried about their ability to do their work. >> translator: this is a sign that the government is turning its back on the free press. there are now only media created by the ruling party now. >> reporter: the radio stations are crucial at a time like this. people in the city depend on them to know where the police and protesters have been clashing and across the whole

country people depend on it. it's the main form of mass come communication here in burundi. it's normal to see people glued to portable radio sets when the news is on. on sunday when government officials first came to these headquarters to try to close it a crowd gathered to object. the government officials left. but the next day, security agents closed it. the government says its live broadcasts from protests were threatening the public safety. this independent radio is still on air, but only in the capitol. management here are worried it may be next. the news room has been the height of activity since protests started on sunday but journalists say they have been threatened by armed members of the ruling party's youth wing when covering demonstrations.

>> some people from the ruling party are determined to silence everybody who now can fight for the voice to say no to the third term of the president. and the people of independent media. >> reporter: both journalists and audiences here are used to a greater level of press freedom than in some countries in the region. like many this man is defiant. >> translator: if the police beat me i do not care. for sure i will stay on the ground to cover what is happening for the world to see. that is what inspires me to do the job. >> reporter: but the political tension shows no sign of easing and many are worried about what may happen to burundi's press. we take you now to washington where the japanese prime minister is addressing a joint meeting of congress. he is the first japanese prime minister to do so since 1961.

kimberly kimberly halkett is live on capitol hill for us. >> reporter: it's a significant speech for a number of reasons, historical reasons, really. not only is he the first japanese leader to address this joint meeting of congress -- of course his grandfather did speak to the house of representatives in the past but what is even more significant about this speech is where he is making it. at the very same podium where in 1941, president franklin delano roosevelt came to congress to declare war on japan following the attack on pearl harbor inside of the united states. so it underscores how much of a shift there has been in the japanese united states relationship in the decades following world war ii. another historical significant

is the fact that this speech is taking place on the 70th anniversary, the year of the end of world war ii. so there is a lot of significance in all of this many that will be patched on by the prime and many watching to see how he characterized japan's actions during world war ii, whether he will apologize or focus on moving forward. >> trade high on the agenda in his talks with barack obama yesterday. what is he hoping to get out of this visit from washington? >> reporter: what he is hoping to -- to get out of all of this is the fact -- sorry it's very busy here so there are people coming and going, if you saw a gentlemen walking through there. the case that is being made for this is that there is a very big trade deal attractive to both japan and the united states. it's a 12-nation trade deal

known as the trans-pacific partnership. and it puts in to agreement 40% of the world economy. this would try to level the playing field combat some of the rising economic influence of china, but it's really controversial here in the united states and japan. you know there are many democrats here in capitol hill feel that this could steal american jobs and send them overseas. so he'll be making a case in support of that. >> kimberly thank you very much. stay with us on this al jazeera news hour. coming up after the break, a high price to pay. we speak to a mother in ethiopia who's son went missing after trying to get smuggled into europe. plus these refugees from the vietnam war have given rise to new communities across the world. and boring? us? chelsea used their heads to rid

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welcome back. a reminder of our top stories. aid and rescue teams are beginning to rife in some remote areas of nepal. workers from the u.n. food agency say people are in current need of shelter. saudi arabia's king has named his nephew 55 year old, mohamed bin nayef as crown prince. and for the first time in the country's history a non-royal will be foreign minister. and the nigerian military says they have rescued over 200 girls and women held by boko haram. now to iraq fighting has forced thousands of people to flee and head to the capitol, baghdad from where imran khan now reports. >> reporter: from the outside,

it looks like a makeshift prison camp rather than a place of refuge for those fleeing violence in anbar province. perhaps for good reason. the authorities in baghdad have set up several camps like these to house what are officially known as idp's or internally displaced person. effectively refugees within their own country, and some are scared. they are heard reports of residents being killed in baghdad. eight in the last few days alone. it's unclear where the murders were a criminal act or a hate crime, and authorities say they are investigating, but that's of little relief here. >> translator: after leaving ramadi two weeks ago, we found our way to a shia neighborhood, we kept getting harassed by young men. then our neighborhoods told us to leave for our own safety. after a few days we did, and now we are living in this camp with nothing, and we are scared.

>> reporter: this doctor is in charge of the camp. she says security is paramount. >> translator: we spoke to the authorities after hearing about such incidents, and we have raised the security by building a fence. young men who fled and now live here also help with security. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: iraq for a long time has had tensions between its sunni and shia communities. many say it has gotten worse, particularly in anbar province. some in authority here fear its fighters might pretend to the refugee refugees. many anbar residents haven't been placed in camps like this. many have been turned away for not having the right identification and that has lead to a lot of resentment. rumors of killing is adding to

the sectarian tension. many remember the sectarian violence from 2006 to 2008 and wonder if iraq might return to those days. in syria, at least sick people were killed in a number of others injured in a military air strike on a suburb in idlib. several houses were demolished in the acts. activists also say there were a number of attacks that injured several people. while the army of conquest has made big gains in recent days. joining us for more on this let's speak to a retired lebanese army general and military and political analyst. good to have you again on the program. tell us about the significance of idlib province and where we're seeing this new rebel alliance making so many big gains there.

>> first of all we have to say that surprise is very important element in the battle. when idlib was taken by the insurgebt, al-nusra and its allies, the syrian army was preparing a large counter offensive against al-nusra. they took advantage. they had been prepared. they took advantage of the time and the bad weather. they made a break through, and they [ inaudible ] the syrians were surprised, really were not prepared. nusra had been working very proficiently on three axis and using double tactics, one of the guerrilla war fair with suicide bombing et cetera and the other like a tactical army they had

tanks and artillery, and also is very surprised the number of missiles like [ inaudible ] for example, and some [ inaudible ]. the syrian army of course has been defeated. now it's very important in the tactical point of view but personally i don't think that syria army will give up because this is the gate of [ inaudible ] and we always said that the priorities for the syrian regime the capitol, damascus latakia, and the road between them. the capitol is under threat and the army sends a lot of, you know units now to protect latatia. >> yeah, you were talking about the army and what you think the next move is going to be and you said they won't be up easily.

it is significant we're seeing this group coming together trying to defeat assad's forces. as a result of the advances that the rebels have made what sort of changes are we going to see on the government's side as far as tactics? >> yeah i don't think there is a dramatic change we have to expect, but the syrian army is -- you know is fighting on different fronts. now they have to prepare and to see if they have enough forces and they will use their air force as you said you know, to the maximum, because in the days you know, that weather was bed, the air forcemen did not achieve its mission. now i expect the syrian army to send forces to latatia, already started in the mountain

[ inaudible ] and some mountains between latatia, and the countryside also. it sent forces to [ inaudible ] you remember [ inaudible ] last year when it has been invaded it was very important and dangerous front on the border of turkey. now latkia is in my opinion a red line. now the capitol and latakia is under threat and the road between them also is under threat. it is up to the syrian command to reorganize their forces and to see, because time is running out, and they don't have any you know -- any advantage left left -- left to al-nusra and its allies to go and make a break through inside. and it's very important. and now i think for the first

time they did succeed, the insurgent to have united command, and have command and control, also it's one of the reasons which helped them to have success on the battlefield. >> general very good to get your thoughts on this. thank you for joining us. now russia's gas client gazprom has reported a loss in profits for 2014. gazprom blames the 86% plunge on the weak ruble and a fraught relationship with ukraine's gas operator. last year gazprom had to write off $650 million in debt from ukraine's gas operator. what is the explanation for this huge drop in profits? >> reporter: well considering that the company's revenues actually up 6.4% for 2014 the problem is not that gazprom

can't sell enough gas. the problem really has been the falling ruble. the falling ruble has helped a lot of exporters in russia because it has meant their costs in the ruble have become cheaper, and the products that they can sell overseas in dollars and your rows are more expensive, they can bring more money home. but gazprom has a lot of debt as well and that debt is in dollars. so it's debt has become considerably more expensive. and also the amount of profit that it has had to write off because of its spat with ukraine. >> so how serious is this then rory, and is gazprom then in big trouble? >> reporter: well, when they released their information, the share price hardly budged so the people who paid a lot of money to watch these sorts of things weren't that shocked.

but gazprom does face a significant issue, and the issue is this it's main customer, europe is trying to wiggle out from its grasp. and the e.u. opened up what will be a lengthy anti-trust legal battle. what will probably happen in the outcome of that is gazprom will be forced to change its operating procedures within europe and that will allow european countries to negotiate much much more flexible contracts with gazprom. so that is the kind of thing that is going to be happening long term. and if that does happen then it will make gazprom's dominance within europe much weaker and that will make it a much less valuable geopolitical tool for the kremlin to use. >> rory challands thank you. the european commission says it was a mistake to let italy's

search and rescue operations to be phased out last year. so far this year nearly 40,000 migrants have fled from war and poverty to try to get to italy. this is the route taken by many migrants. they arrive in the ethiopian capitol, cross the border into sudan, and stop off in cartooun. and then it is from here that most try to reach the sea to reach the italian island of lampedusa. here it's a migrant's relative to raises thousands of dollars to pay smugglers. al jazeera spoke to one family who's son is trying to make it to germany. >> reporter: this woman lost his

son two and a half weeks ago. he was trying to get to europe. she is worried sick and just wants him back home. >> translator: if he is alive, i just want him to get in touch. if someone has seen him, please tell him to come back to us. >> reporter: the elder bother and girlfriend helped him raise the 4,500 dollar smuggling fee. his plan was to go to germany where he has friend. >> i cried a little bit. he can't listen to me. >> reporter: this person who lives in another neighborhood is desperate to leave. he does not want us to reveal his identity. his family does not know he has been planning the journey for a year now, and has so far saved a thousand dollars. >> there are job opportunities

in england. some of my neighbors are there, and they send money home. i want to do the same. >> reporter: posing as new clients we called the smuggling broker here in the capitol. >> he just told us that we will be taken to the border of sudan [ inaudible ] on specific days at midnight to pick up migrants. he'll then connect us with brokers who are going to help us get to europe. $4,000 is always that he'll take. but it's not that simple. people spend months living rough on the road. many died tried to cross the sea. perhaps one reason why a captain is not part of the package. >> translator: once your boat is build, one be will trained on

how to save. and we'll give them a map on how to get there. >> reporter: here the mom continues to pray for her child's safety. the worst part is not knowing where he is or whether he is in trouble. stay with us coming up next an australian daredevil attempts to land a piece of history. jo will have the sport. do stay with us.

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sense that a big part of the problem lies closer to home. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: seoul often has to endure periods of peak pollution. but in february it was 50 times the recommended safe level. when it is that bad, the source of the problem is clear, dust blown in. the dust can trigger heart problems and strokes. since 2012, the average daily air quality has been getting steadily worse. and soul's metropolitan government accepts that as much as 70% of the problem is home grown. >> translator: when you look at what is generated in seoul, it's mainly floating dust disturbed by human activity or vehicular emissions. >> reporter: the city has a plan to convert more buss from diesel to natural gas to restrict

certain areas of seoul to electric or hybrid cars only. but coal-fired power stations are on the increase. this one went from four to six furnaces, soon it will be eight. 13 new plants are to be built in the next six years. it's part of the decision by the government to expand coal-fired energy production. green peace recentedly took its message to the walls of the plant, saying south korea should be reducing not expanding its reliance on coal. >> translator: korea is going to the other way. even while the number of premature deaths linked to pollution is rising. >> reporter: south korea is pledging to reduce its carbon emissions by 30% by 2020. >> translator: another of the

ministries main objectives is to smooth the supply of electricity. we are trying to minimize the use of coal-fired stations and demand they reduce the number of pollutants emitted even if it's more expensive. >> reporter: for all of the efforts local and cross-border, to tackle the problem, seoul-its may have to get used to living with the problem for a time to come. >> now here is jo. >> reporter: thank you. every game of major league baseball in history has been opened to its fans. but that is about to change in baltimore. the orioles first two games of the series have been postponed because of protest violence. it's not just baseball that has been effected by the

rioting, retired nfl player ray lewis is a much-loved if controversial player and took to his youtube pages to urge rioters to stop. >> baltimore get off of the streets! kids stay home! you don't have no right to do what you are doing to this city! too many hard-working people built this city! we put this city on our back! we with you! we know what is going on! we know there was wrong done! we know we're not getting the right justice! we know all of these answers! but rioting in our streets is dead wrong! >> it is on rare occasions that represents outside of the ballpark have impacted on baseball's schedule. the mlb postponed all games in 1968 due to martin luther king's

funeral. in 1989 the world series between the athletics and san francisco giants were put on hold for 12 days after an earthquake struck the bay area. and in 2001 the league shut down the games after the september 11th attacks on the world trade center center. the spurs are one round away of reaching the next rounding of the playoffs. they won game 5, 111-107 on tuesday. the houston rockets, though already through. after they beat the mavericks, 103-94 to clench their series in 5 games. houston reaching the second round of the playoffs for the first time in six years. the national football league makes a profit of around $327 million every year but because of a rule brought in the 1940s, they haven't had to pay

any tax until now. the league announced it would start paying taxes on tuesday. that will amount to around $10 million a year. but the move remains a controversial one because it means the league will no longer have to file yearly tax returns that publicly discloses how much it plays its executives. robin has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn calf muscle. he picked up the injury in the last four of the german cup on tuesday. ending their hopes of a possible travel. and [ inaudible ] broke his jaw and nose in the same game. before his injury he gave munich the lead in the semifinals. but the visitors equalized after the break through, with patrick

scoring. it was 1-1 after 90 minutes. munich missed all four of their spot kicks, and then they got a chance of winning a trophy before ending the season. teams and fans going to the 2018 world cup in russia could be housed in the volatile region of check nia according to organizers. a suicide bomber killed five officers, and two months later a gun battle with separatists left 20 dead. the region was also the site of two world wars in the '90s. >> translator: we have offered a great choice of cities and it's up to fifa to choose. chelsea are flying high with

a 10-point lead but they have been labeled boring of fans of rival arsenal. one player has done his best to rid the team of that label. they played head tennis and celebrated as though they won the title, and they are just two wins from doing so. just three days to go before the fight between floyd may weather, jr. and manny pacquiao, things are getting tense between the two boxers. the marching band and dancing girls were on hand. as mayweather marked the start of fight week at the mgm grand. but his filipino opponent and team snubbed the event. holding a public rally at

another hotel. pacquiao says he has never felt better before a fight. >> what i feel right now, my confidence is different than the other fights that i have had. i mean i have no nervous -- maybe the people get nervous, but, you know, what i feel excited, you know, i feel this is it. i have to prove something that every time that i'm under -- i mean i like that because my killer instinct my -- my focus is there. this is -- this is what i want. >> you know, everybody that is in this arena is the money chain. [ cheers and applause ] >> i mean it's really not all about just making money. it's about giving back and, you know we are always trying to make a difference. you know, we don't just -- we make a lot -- of course i make a lot of money, but i also like to give back to america's cities of

course first. an australian daredevil has claimed a piece of history. he became the first person to land a triple back flip on a motocross bike. he managed three full revolutions in midair at a sports park in the united states. his 90 kilo moto bike traveled at 97 kilometers an hour, landing safely to the congratulations of his friends and his fans. absolutely incredible. well there's more sport on our website for all of the latest check out aljazeera.com/sport. we have got blogs and videos from our correspondents around the world. >> jo thank you very much. that's it for this news hour. thank for watching. my colleague david foster is next from london.

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