>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello from doha everyone. this is the news hour on al jazeera. celebrations in burundi as a senior general says the president has been dismissed. the united nations calls for peace talks on yemen as a ceasefire appears to hold. more than 40 people killed by gunmen in a bus attack in the pakistani city. and we find out why students in asia have a better chance of success than those in sub

saharan africa. a senior army official in burundi says president pierre nkurunziza has been removed. however, that statement was immediately dismissed as quote, a joke by the president's advisor. >> reporter: people in burundi's capitol are celebrating. they have heard that the military has removed president pierre nkurunziza. the state broadcaster has been surrounded by soldiers. violent scuffles have continued in the capitol since april. and in the skirmishes dozens have been killed and hundreds

injured. the president's recent bid for office has caused the widespread unrest. and condemnation from african neighbors and world powers. the eac is trying to find a solution. the president is in tanzania when a former intelligence chief made the announcement. he was sacked in february but is still a powerful senior leader. he said the is committed to democracy and will form a transitional government to restore stability. >> i think many people may not be this executed about a the possibility of a coup. i think observers are quite cautious about being

enthusiastic about such a move. a coup is not a constitutional way to replace a president. moreover once you have a military coup we need to ask ourselves how long will it take to have transfer to civilian government. >> reporter: the military has played a neutral role in the recent unrest it has been popular with protesters. but a coup could mean fewer on the streets, but does not bode well for a country still recovering from war. >> reporter: dozens and dozens of soldiers on foot came into the city center along with many many hundreds of cheering protesters. the military officer now says he has taken control of the country. here in independence square for the last couple of hours there, there have been many many hundreds of cheering protesters waving branches and cheering

every time they see military vehicles going past. the army are very popular here. they are seen as being neutral and being a benevolent force in their goal of trying to stop the president from running for a third term. and they say a benevolent force in their goal of trying to reinstate the role of the constitution and the 2005 peace deal that ended the civil war. but it is still yet to seen if they will get the free and fair elections. start in late april when burundi's ruling party nominated the president to stand for a third term. protesters challenged that bid, because the constitution only allows the president to serve two terms. but the constitutional court validated his candidacy. some judges left the country

because they said they faced death threats because of that. he said he would run for a third term. more than 50,000 burundiese are said to have fled the country because of the unrest. thank you for your time. this was always going to happen wasn't .it? or something like this was going to happen. exacerbated by the fact he is in tanzania at the moment. he took that risk and the military stepped in. >> that's true. it's not a complete surprise. there was a big division in the ruling party already. and this general, when he was head of national intelligence service warned the president about the possible division and unrest that him running again would provoke. so indeed it is not a surprise. >> he is talking tough, he is

saying that this is a fantasy coup it's a joke and people will be dealt with. but the fact is something is happening, and it would be very difficult for him to return would it not? >> yeah yeah i agree. of course what else could he say. but for example, the main radio could broadcast again or even just what is up is now available, i think show that the coup is ongoing, so of course too early to say what is going to happen. but it seems to be a coup indeed yeah. >> although it is a victory for the meme isn't it? even though they didn't gotten the democratic result that they probably wanted it is still a result i guess. >> well people have to be careful. the urban youths the educated youth, i'm sure are very happy. and [ inaudible ] remain quite popular in the countryside. one has to be careful what is

going to be the reaction of the countryside. generally [ inaudible ] is in power, he was instrumental in rebuilding after the civil war. but the president, i think is still quite popular in the countryside. >> and the army's role is very popular. it is seen as a success story, because it has managed to stay out of politic, and remain neutral. it does this which the people like, but they still have to be careful. >> no, exactly. i mean i think that the army in burundi is a success story, they have acted as a buffer between the police and the population. i think what was in your report actually, to what extent is the coup just really happening. to what extent the military going to be good and quick enough to give back power to

civilians. >> very interesting talking to you. we thank you for your thoughts. >> thank you very much. the iraqi military says isil deputy leader has been killed. he is reported to have been killed in a coalition air strike west of mosul. apparently he was holding a meeting with other isil leaders at the time of the strike. more from zana hoda now. first of all is this confirmed? and how significant is it if it is? >> well kamal like you mentioned, the information you have from the iraqi defense ministry. what they are saying is it happened in the mosul area not far from territory isil controls in syria. so the only confirmation we have is from the iraqi defense min i have. how significant? well definitely with a blow to the group. what we understand is that he was the second in command and he

was just recently appointed because according to reports and rumors that are unconfirmed of course, but we're hearing more and more reports of the isil leader being wounded, and that he is in unable to move from iraq to syria, unable to run day-to-day affairs, so that's why he was appointed. there are other nominees and could be other successors but we understand this man has a long history, especially with al-qaeda. he fought in afghanistan, but we also understand he was a high ranking member of al-qaeda in iraq. so definitely a blow. whether this is a strategic blow it's difficult to say. isil is still on the offensive in iraq and syria. but the group is far from defeated. a five-day truce in yemen

seems to be holding for now, despite reports of houthi shelling in some areas. saudi arabia proposed the ceasefire to let humanitarian aid in. but a truce is a long way off. more from natasha ghoneim. >> reporter: blaring horns instead of gunfire. people walking and shopping instead of fighters in the streets. in the old city of sana'a it was a run to ordinary life on the first day of the ceasefire. but not everyone was feeling optimistic. >> translator: the yemeni people will never agree to a truce with the houthis. they will use force to confront them, because they can only be stop bed force. >> reporter: the truce is an attempt to help ease the suffering of yemenese after weeks of conflict. it is hoped the halt in fighting will allow aid agencies to deliver food and medicine.

iran has sent a naval ship. but the iranian military has said it won't allow saudi forces to inspect the ship. and witnesses say the houthis are continuing to shell neighborhoods. >> the houthis are divided. this there is a group of louthy fighters that very much would like to accept the ceasefire and move along, but then there is another group that is probably under the influence of the iranian government that is not necessarily happy with the terms of the ceasefire. >> reporter: the u.n. special envoy to yemen landed in the country on tuesday night. he says the ceasefire must be unconditional, and safe passage must be given. >> translator: we came convinced that there is no solution except a political one. yemen has no choice but to have all of the different sides sit at the table to find a solution. >> human right's watch is demanding that the hue this stop

recruiting child soldiers. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera. now, barack obama is due to meet arab leaders in washington right about now. we're going to talk to our correspondent outside of the white house. what is this all about, alan? >> reporter: well, there's a lot to talk about in the middle east at the moment, stlnt? the continuing talks with iran and what that means, and the ongoing operation saudi-lead coalition in yemen, and the ongoing battle against isis in iraq and syria. it's hard to believe all of these people will get together and not raise some of the issues that need to be discussed. there is going to be a big focus on what the iranian nuclear deal means. there is some speculation because there are only two leaders coming to this mini

summit here in washington that this is a snub to barack obama. but the people who are coming are those who deal with the key issues on a day-to-day basis. the saudi foreign minister and the saudi defense minister. the king himself has decided to stay in riyadh because he is dealing with the ongoing operation in yemen. obviously there is some upset in the gulf cooperation council in the way iran seems to have been brought into the fold in discussions. they will talk about how they can improve their security. that could well mean more arm sales to the countries but they can't go so far that they would exceed to what they sell to israel. because israel has to have the advantage against countries that could seek to do it damage. >> thank you for that preview. alan fisher.

still ahead on this news hour. fear grips nepal once again. dozens die in a major aftershock. europe lays out its latest proposal to deal with migrants. and in sport a court in spain will decide whether a suspension of football nationwide can go ahead. jo will have the details. ♪ we're looking at syria now, intense fighting in the mountains near the border with lebanon. and in aleppo at least 50 people have been killed in bombings by syrian military jets. >> reporter: hezbollah is pushing on three fronts in the mountain range. the armed group wants to secure a swift victory. it has mobilized thousands of fighters and heavy weapons. wednesday's fighting set to be one of the most intense over the

last two weeks. hezbollah announced it's now in control of mountain tops and areas, all of which are inside syria near the border with lebanon. if that's true it means the group would surround and cut off opposition rebels of a coalition which includes al-nusra front fighters who are allied with al-qaeda. but the rebels are hitting back on multiple fronts. they are fighting isil in the area, while battling hezbollah fighters. rebels say they have repelled a number of attacks, and retook areas they had lost in recent days making news of the rugged terrain to launch attacks. hezbollah has held funerals for at least 18 of its fighters including commanders who had been killed in recent fighting. opposition forces suggest the number of casualties is much

higher. the fight is going to be hard for both sides and could be costly. hezbollah leaders are clear that the fight is to protect president bashar al-assad's regime. the armed group also fears if a assad falls, it will mean the end of hezbollah's power in lebanon and the region. the last 24 hours have been bloody. the government is struggling to end the siege of its forces in northern syria. the town fell to the rebels over two weeks ago. fighters managed to take parts of a hospital where over 200 soldiers and some senior officers are staying in fortified bunkers. the area and the rest of idlib are considered crucial to the regime. it's a strong hold for president assad, further north activists say there was a massacre. government jets dropped barrel bombs near a bus station on

tuesday, dozens were killed. >> translator: there are no fighters here. civilians were killed. >> reporter: the united nations says more than 220,000 people have been killed in syria since the war started four years ago, and many more will likely die as the battles continue. a group linked to the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus. gunmen on motorcycles killed at least 43 people. the victims belonged to the community which is a branch of shia islam. this report from our correspondent. >> reporter: this bus was packed with commuters when gunmen stopped it and opened in indiscriminate fire. dozens were killed mostly shias who are a minority sub sect of shia islam. investigators believe it was a planned attack. >> translator: from what we have

examined so far, they fired inside the bus and not from outside the bus. >> reporter: a splinter group of the pakistani taliban says it carried out the attack. the armed group has previously said it is behind several mayor attacks including a suicide bombing on the indian pakistani border last year and targeting an pakistani intelligence agency compound in 2013. it has pledged allegiance to isil. >> translator: when we went inside we saw bodies laying everywhere. the drive fled the scene. >> reporter: the bus is run to ferry people to and from work. it's not the first time shia muslims have come under attack in pakistan. but this is a rare attack in this community. >> translator: this is an attempt to spread chaos and t an

attempt to make people fight with each other. those communities are having targeted who have never been controversial. >> reporter: despite this assault, police say the number of attacks have gone down in pakistan's largest city. but with several armed groups still profiting in the area it is likely going to take much longer to bring an end to the violence. the relief effort in nepal has been slowed down after a major aftershock. 76 people are confirmed to have been killed. it happened almost three weeks after the major earthquake which killed more than 8,000 people. >> reporter: this was once a picturesque town now a pile of rubble. when the earthquake struck many buildings came down killing ten people. those buildings that didn't come down had been propped like

this, but yesterday's earthquake brought many of those crumbling down. we met this gentlemen over here. >> translator: there was a crack in my house, and yesterday's quake brought it down. nobody dared to come anywhere near here. there were experts examining houses and they all ran away as well. >> reporter: we're going to see where most of the people are staying. by yesterday afternoon, he was telling me that they were all ready to resume their normal lives, the fear had gone but yesterday's quake has instilled the fear back again. everybody has been staying outside, nobody wants to go back to their houses even to reclaim their stuff, and everybody is saying that this is where they are going to stay for a little while again. the united nations estimates 60,000 people have crossed the mediterranean sea from north africa this year and nearly

2,000 have died on the way. so the european union has adopted a new set of proposals to help address the issue. jonah hull has more. >> reporter: well this is a very brood, very ambitious strategy to try to deal with the migrant crisis in the mediterranean across all of its points from the very beginning, root causes in home countries to possible military measures to disrupt the smuggling networks in transsit countries like libya, through to enhanced rescue efforts in the mediterranean, and enhanced processing efforts in europe to decide where people should go next. nay are trying to put in place an e.u. wide quota system where countries in the e.u. would be compelled to take ally sum seekers on an balanced basis. but that is meeting some resistance. notably from countries like britain, but britain is not

alone in suggesting that instead these people should be sent back if it's deemed they are economic migrants rather than political refugee refugees. britain, ireland and denmark have arrangements that entitle them to opt out of deals like this. there are many countries with right-wing parties and problems with immigration, they simply won't like the idea of increases in immigration, and how will they be compelled to take people in if they are, as i say three country that cannot be compelled to do so. plenty of questions that still hang over this plan. at the same time thai and malaysian officials have met to discuss another growing migrant crisis. this one in southeast asia. thousands of rohingya and bangladeshi migrants have arrived in the last three days

and thousands more are feared abandoned at sea. >> reporter: stopping and searching for perpetrators and victims of human trafficking. this point operation has squeezed the business of human trafficking and people smuggling. in november this anti-human trafficking check point is emblematic of the crackdown. they are trying to stop traffickers of using thailand has a crossing point. thailand has proposed camps be built for the migrants. crackdown on traffickers is the main agenda at this annual meeting between the thai and malaysian police. >> translator: our continuing point operations with malaysian police are carried out according to international legal obligations and humanitarian

principals. >> reporter: and what about the people at the heart of the crisis? thai muslim community leaders say authorities only allow them to bring food. they want conditions to improve for their fellow muslims who are escaping persecution. >> translator: thai laws don't help them. we hope the problem of human trafficking can be solved in the best way, they should try to give them their liberties and rights. >> reporter: but at least they survived. mass graves show the extent of the trafficker's brutality. if they escape they are kept in another form of detention. their futures deeply unsouthern. >> translator: the thai muslim community here and in bangkok want to know why the government doesn't .want to protect them. they don't want to give them freedom, because they are concerned about the fleeing rohingya. >> reporter: what is happening here is being mirrored across the region.

indonesia and play -- malaysia say that turn back the refugees. it is feared up to 60 people may have been killed in a factory fire in the philippines. it happened in manila. many bodies are still inside the factory. our correspondent has the latest. >> reporter: the grim task of recovering bodies might not even start any time soon because according to the local government, they are still assessing the security of that building. the bureau of fire protection says at least 28 people have already been killed on the second floor, 28 of those bodies are still unrecovered. at the moment the owner of the factory, unable to give the total number of his workers, but the assessment is at least 60

people were trapped on the second floor definitely no survivors. earlier today the president has already ordered local government the burrow of fire protection to determine and find out, to thoroughly investigate what happened and prosecute those who are believed to have been negligent and responsible for the tragedy. still plenty ahead on this news hour. india's prime minister is heading to china to drum up economic ties. we look at some ingenious inventions in the running for a prestigious prize in africa. and from sport we'll hear from the olympic champion at the start of the international athletic condition. ♪

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challenging his bid to run for a third term. a top official of isil has been killed in an air strike near mosul. the five-day ceasefire seems to be holding in yemen. gerald tan has a look at the man of the center of the controversy in burundi. >> reporter: pierre nkurunziza inherited a struggling country when he took the presidency in 2005. burundi was emerging from civil war. a former rebel himself, he has forged a path of national reconciliation. he appointed members from both

ethnic groups including women to serve in his cabinet. he was praised for policies that encouraged economic recovery but in 2010, violence marred his presidential campaign. all of his opponents boycotted the race and he took more than 91% of votes. since then opposition leaders have accused the president of suppressing the media and limiting political expression. then last month he announced he would run for a third therm in office. his critics took to the streets, saying that would violate the two-term limit enshrined in the constitution. last week a constitutional court ruled in favor of the precedent. it said he could serve one more term because he was selected by parliament and not by popular vote for his first term. nkurunziza felt vindicated.

>> translator: good governance respect for the law, principals of dialogue and consultation respect for democracy and promotion of human rights must serve as the locomotive. i take the ruling in its entirety and i am committed to respect it. if reelected, will this be my final term. >> reporter: but the military's intent on making sure that does not happen. with nkurunziza in tanzania for talks on ending the crisis at home soldiers have surrounded the state broadcaster, and an army general says the president has been sacked all elements pointing to a military coup leaving pierre's nkurunziza's political future uncertain. gerald tan, al jazeera. south korea's intelligence services say north korea's

defense minister has been executed. it is believed to be the latest in a series of senior officials to be executed this year. as harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: was this moment north korea's defense minister sealed his fate. he dozed off during this military meeting in april, and he was executed days later. he was pictured earlier this year with the supreme leader it is say was killed for treason and failing to carry out his instructions. south korea officials are describing it in terms of consolidation rather than crisis. >> this creates a fearful atmosphere. >> reporter: the suddenness of his fall is also leading some to question the stability of the

leadership. south korea's intelligence agency says 15 other officials have been executed since the start of this year. >> there has to be better systemic ways to ensure the order of the system. so this quick removal, the way it was carried out, seams to indicate only the weakness of the system not the strength at all. >> reporter: the uncle was publicly hue -- humiliated before his execution, but this was not the same. he was shot in front of a crowd of hundreds. last week the u.s.-based organization in north korea released this satellite image showing what it believes was a similar killing in november. anti-aircraft guns aimed at targets just 30 meters away. north korea has already worried the south in recent days by

showing off its ability to launch a ballistic missile undetectably from a submarine. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. india's prime minister is traveling to china for a three-day visit. he is due to arrive on thursday before traveling to mongolia and south korea. it is meant to strengthen financial trade. however, a border dispute over an eastern section of the himalayans could threaten that relationship. >> reporter: on the surface these two vast neighbors appear to be close friends. they have long historical ties as well as a deepening commercial ones as well but this is a relationship that has always been overshadowed by a number of unresolved territorial

disputes that in 1962 actually lead to war. and then there is the problematic issue of the exile of the dalai lama who lives just across the border inside northern india. china's official media has called on the indian government to in its words stop supporting the dalai lama. and then there is the complex issue of pakistan. in recent months beijing has been moving closer to islamabad, the president was there last month offering some $48 billion in investment. it's all part of china's strategy to increase its influence in south asia. i think the prime minister's strategy during his visit will be to speak directly to the chinese people via social media, having just signed up to china's equivalent of twitter. and there are other indications that these two leaders want to

reset their relationship. mr. modi will be visiting a province which is the birthplace of the president's father and then just last month india become a founding member of the china-lead asian infrastructure investment bank. also president xi will want to talk to the prime minister about his other big pet project right now, reviving the ancient trade route between china and europe and he'll be hoping for india's participation. >> reporter: since the prime minister came to power last year india has more actively tried to counter china's influence. and it has done that with ties between malaysia and nepal. and the billion dollars develop plans for pakistan as well as throwing support behind the united states and japan over their concerns over a growing

territorial dispute in the region. they are trying to become a growing manufacturing and export hub. this trip to china by the prime minister is about putting india on the global map and presenting it as a respected and important player in global politics and business. a major train accident in the u.s. city of philadelphia has killed at least six people and injured dozens. >> reporter: daybreak and police keeping people far away from the wreckage so investigators can search for clues. residents waking up to horrific headlines. an amtrak train from washington, d.c. to new york derailed minutes after pulling out of the station in philadelphia. all six passenger cars and the engine ran off of the tracks. they crashed into each other, and flipped on their sides.

>> it felt like the brakes were hit hard and our car started going over to the right. >> you saw it go like that. you could feel it off of the tracks. and we just rolled and rolled. and next thing i knew we were pushing out the emergency exit. i was outside, and there were people screaming and bleeding and we helped them out, and they are okay now. >> reporter: 233 were on board. some walked away but more than a hundred were rushed to hospitals. hundreds of police officers firefighters and emergency workers rushed to the site. investigators are still trying to find out what went wrong. >> i have been down on the tracks on the scene with my staff. it is an absolute disastrous

mess, i have never seen anything like that in my life. >> reporter: it was traveling one of the busiest routes in the entire united states. every day there are dozens of trains between washington, d.c. and new york that transport on average 11 million passengers every year. rail service remains partially suspended until investigators find answers on what caused the crash and how to prevent it from happening again. the french president has pledged to pay back what he calls a moral debt to haiti. andy gallagher has our report. >> reporter: this is only the second time a sitting french president has have itsed-- visited haiti. despite the warm welcome from haiti's president, the

relationship between their two nations is uneasy at best. for many the presence of a french leader is a painful reminder of a harsh colonial past. the slaves lead a successful revolt against france in 1904. >> translator: if haiti is in misery today that's because of france. that's why we're demanding france to compensate us for all of the damage that has been caused. >> translator: if he wants to visit haiti he has to come with restitution. we fought them for our independence, and they forced us to pay them to recognize it. >> reporter: but like generations of french leaders before him, he only spoke of a moral debt and not financial compensation. he talked about investment in haiti's future. >> translator: france today wants to help in the development

of haiti. we believe in haiti, because you have considerable opportunity. mr. president, you already mentioned you have such a young generation because you also have an impatient generation demanding and wanting to work for the future. >> reporter: but civil rights lawyer who previously worked for haitian president says france's obligation is clear. >> france does owe something to haiti given the circumstances that the haitian people see themselves in. they should have clean water, infrastructure. these are the kinds of things that the french can help right away. >> reporter: haiti was still paying off its so-called independence debt to france in 1947 and this visit has opened up old wounds. reparations are unlikely leaving many to ask whether haiti can rebuild relations without compensation.

you might remember we were speaking to our correspondent at the white house a little bit earlier. he was previewing a meeting between arab leaders and president barack obama. >> build on the ceasefire that has been established to restore a process for an inclusive legitimate government inside of yemen. and it will also give us a chance to discuss some of the broader issues that will be the topic of the gcc/u.s. summit tomorrow. >> let's move to other news. asia countries have topped a list which ranks education levels right around the world. the report based on mathematics and science test scores. it's the first report to examine the quality of education on a global scale. here is the top part of it all.

things like top quality teachers are some of the reasons why those countries scored so well. a and then the other end of the scale. 76 countries were examined but large parts of africa were left out of the report because of a lack of data. in chad the international monetary fund is going to cut more than a billion dollars from its debt burden so the country can better fund its education. >> reporter: in this village classroom, students are eager to learn, and take pride in every achievement. chad is one of the poorest countries in the world, and with children often sent to work just getting here is a victory. but the odds are still against them. here seats are made of stones

stationary is scarce and desks are out of the question. >> translator: now we have 88 registered students the problem we are facing is parents do not understand what we are doing. some don't even buy chalk. >> reporter: students in rural areas are worst offer, where just one in ten will finish primary school. those in the capitol are slightly better off. there are more than 100 children in this class, which is not out of the ordinary for under resourced teachers it's an impossible rash -- ratio. >> translator: there is not enough fundings to build classrooms. >> reporter: more money it is hoped will raise the expectations for those who pass through these doors. >> still i head in sport, real madrid play in the final of the

champions league. jo will have details in a moment. ♪

♪ welcome back. the largest ice shelves is in danger of collapsing. that would mean a serious impact on the rise of global sea levels. the ice shelf is melting above and below the surface in one of the fastest-warming regions on earth. nick clark explains. >> for years there has been intense scientific debate about

what is causing the thinning of the ice shelves. this is one right here. it covers a huge area. it is the size of a small country and contains vast quantities of fresh water ice. scientists have been unable to determine whether it's warming air temperaturesor warming ocean currents that are making it vulnerable to collapse. turns out it is both. researchers found that ice was being lost above and below the service and they are now predicting the shall f could collapse within a century. >> we found that the ice shelf is losing ice from below, and it is losing air from the snow due to atmospheric warming. >> two neighbors ice shelves collapsed in 1994 and 2002 and

this lead to the glaciers behind speeding up. >> larson sea is bigger and if were to be lost in the next few decades then it would actually add to the projections of sea level rise and the rate of sea level rise by 2100. we expect that sea level rise around the world will be something in excess of 50 centimeters higher. >> that means scientists will be able to make more accurate predictions of what effect the breakup will have on global sea levels. jo is here to talk about sport. sport in court as it were in

spain. >> sport in court. the spanish court is expected to rule soon. it's over a new tv right's law that could see a greater share of revenue amongst all clubs. the spanish government wants rights for all games sold as one package. the player's union is keen for the strike to go ahead. but the league is opposing it. >> translator: a strike could be declared legal tomorrow and they may say there is no problem if a strike is called but the clubs that want to play and the right to work must be respected, and they must cancel the suspension of the competition. to allow the clubs that want to play to play and have been told that some do. lee wellings says that any strike could be damaging for for -- spanish football. >> reporter: the court has decided that thursday will be when the judge announces whether

the suspension can be stopped, and we're running out of time because there are matches due to be paid from saturday, one more round of matches, then the spanish cup final, and then the season stops. they have got to find a way to stop this strike from happening quickly, otherwise we'll have the bizarre situation of barcelona being awarded the title. no one wants that to happen. and that's what the spanish league has been trying to do. he is a lawyer by trade so he knows the way to try to get this stopped, but we'll see whether the judge agrees with him or the spanish football federation gets their way and what would be a really damaging suspension goes away. real madrid is up against

juventus trailing 2-1. >> reporter: the pressure is all on real madrid. juventus have the advantage. they are also able to rest many of their players at the weekend. paul was coming back from a long spell off with injury. he is the talk of the competition. not good time for real madrid this man booed off of the field by his fans. it makes the prospect of winning tough now. criticizing the fielders for not giving bell enough of the ball. and [ inaudible ] has told everyone to get together even the fans to support real madrid and for the players to show the intensity they were lacking in the first leg. >> [ inaudible ] will play barcelona in the final. munich scored the opener.

but they fought back and salvaged a 3-2 victory, but it's barca who goes through. >> translator: the result is marvellous. we are very happy. we also can't wait for then of the reason because we need a victory to show we are winners in both legs. on friday doha will host the diamond league. the current world olympic champion will be one of the star attractions as he runs in the 3,000 meters. earlier i spoke to him as he prepares to make his debut in doha. >> it's going to be my first race. so it's quite exciting but it's all about the world championship in august but i still want to test myself. >> you are better known for

running the 5,000 and 10,000 meters there. but you are running 3,000 meters here in doha what preparations do you have to make to change to a shorter distance both in terms of preparation and race tactics. >> it's all about working on speed. doha has one of the best fields in the world. and hopefully we'll compete here 3,000 meters and back again in portland oregon where we'll compete in the 10,000 meters. >> you can see our full interview there as he looks ahead to that opening event in the diamond league on our website. for all of the latest check out aljazeera.com/sport. and that's all of the sport for now. >> thank you. finally a competition celebrating leading african innovators has turned out some amazing projects. our technology editor has been

taking a look at some of the finalists. >> reporter: from this early warning fire detector to this environmentally friendly hydrogen fuelled mini cab. the ten finalists in this year's innovation prize for africa reflects some of the best examples of ingenuity from across the continent. and there is a alternative to antibiotic for animals. all evidence of a growing wave of africans. 65% of africans are below the age of 35. no surprise that education projects are all among the final

lists. this mobile phone fund-raising app. >> in kenya and africa we rely on our extended family when it comes to times of need. it is a platform that is designed to allow you to do the activity in a more efficient and transparent manner. >> reporter: teachers say the app helps promote transparency and trust. >> they know more about where we are. so i would prefer using the app than the old -- the old way, because it's very fast and i user friendly. >> do you want to ensure that your child will have a future in this technology-driven age. >> reporter: this is a tool to help children explore science and engineering. by playing with the electronic

circuits kids can learn by experimenting experimenting. >> while the child is playing this game, he basically works up a record for himself. and if you are a technology company and you want to know who to give a [ inaudible ] to you will go with that data. because you want to capture the natural engineers, the little problem solvers, the curious ones. >> one of the ten finalists will walk away with the $100,000 first prize. and $25,000 will be awarded to two others. the african innovation foundation hopes the awards will give the particular projects a boost and help promote transformation africa wide. >> that is your news hour here on al jazeera. i'm handing it over to london now.

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