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to be associated with such atrocities only on al jazeera america >> hello there, welcome to the news hour. here in doha. here coming up in the next 60 minutes. iraqi security forces fighting isil fight a battle with heavy losses on both sides. reconciliation where ethnic and religious divisions remain 20 years after civil war. and a different view of one of the city's most recognizable
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landmarks. >> we have sports with serena williams playing right now. the latest coming up. meanwhile, the main line up has not been decided with djokovic's first career grand slam. >> first two iraq where there has been heavy fighting between isil and iraqi security forces. most of the violence is happening in anbar. security forces backed by the air u.s. coalition forces have been driving explosives. hanibayah air base where they
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have tried to push the group back. >> the attack on al habbaniyah air base. this is filmed by isil fighters. their advance from ramadi is not slowing down. the mounting losses here suggest they're right. at least 22 people have been killed. most of them iraqi soldiers and militias who have fled ramadi. the u.s. who have been carrying out airstrikes say answer though the strategy won't change. and so the plan continues to the west of samara, it's entering what they call the second face backed by u.s. airstrikes, they continue to regain control of pockets of terrain. >> we reach the most strategically pocket of terrorist. we've seized total control of
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the air we're standing in. we have secured the area and provided a security for the residents. we'll back it up with army jet fighters. it was a surprise to the terrorists that we managed to accomplish the mission in a few hours. >> the task now includes patrol in this plan area that borders anbar province. iraq's bid to consolidate power is key before the focus is on ramadi. in many ways the current battle for anbar province is one for control of its roads and smaller towns and villages. now they've had some success in taking back their roads in smaller towns and villages. they're using those towns and villages as a staging post as a battle to retake ramadi. they've got two border
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crossings, and they're using those to great affect for reinforcement. that's giving the iraqi security forces a serious challenge. >> afghan security forces are trying to retake the northeast district of a taliban fighters launched a major assault. they're said to have attacked police headquarters. nicole johnston has more from central afghanistan. >> the afghan government has started it's campaign to try and retake control of the district. special forces have been dropped in by helicopters from kabul and reinforcements of security forces sent in to the district as well. it's not the first time that they've managed to take control of the district but they usually can't hold it.
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we're seeing the shift of the taliban from the south of the country to the north. we've seen heavy fighting as well. >> to the war in yemen saudi arabia is said to have shot down at rocket fired into the kingdom. this comes just hours after three saudi soldiers and a border guard are said to be in the attack. we have the details. >> this is what houthi ally described at the outpost on the southern border. saudi arabia's military has said it has forced the attack. soldiers allied to ousted
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president ali abdullah saleh for weeks have been involved. on saturday saudi arabia said its air defensive shot down. they believed the target was a large air base. >> the houthis are surprisingly--we didn't expect the saudi envision in yemen but the houthies would invade 60-70 kilometers into the area, and this is a serious issue. >> the saudi-led coalition began in yemen saying it anticipated an territorial threat. since march saudi airstrikes have been hitting houthi positions in sawed saada and the capital sanaa.
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many say their homes are being hit by heavy weapons. but there are hopes of bringing all sides to a settlement amid intense fighting. those representative of exile president abd rabbuh mansur hadi will send representatives to the meeting. >> this shows that the bombings of the yemeni people will not solve the problems. there needs to be negotiation between the involved parties. >> for now all yemenis can do is hope for an end to the fighting. al jazeera. >> in syria the coalition of rebel groups including
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al-qaeda-linked al nusra front is on an assault. they said they'll take over the only of bashar al-assad. >> in aleppo fighter jets are trying to wipe out fighter groups. nothing is being spared, not even aleppo's hospitals. >> with no help and no equipment, these syrians in northern aleppo dig to find survivors. they're picking through the republic after an airstrike on friday that killed at least three people. while civilians face bombardment on the air. on the dodge ground they dodge between isil fighters and rebel-area sections. the latest fighters on both sides were killed in the aleppo countryside. the province has become a focal point.
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all operating in it and all vying for control. inside this makeshift hospital in aleppo the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there is space. on tables and on floor. many work for fear and with the constant fear they are the next target. >> hospitals in aleppo are suffering from a shortage of medical supplies and appliances which we need to treat civilians. needless to say the working crews are not getting paid. >> field hospitals are under more pressure as the city's main hospitals are in ruins. this used to be one of the four largest hospitals in aleppo. now it's reduceed to rubble. supplies are destroyed in what locals say was a barrel bomb attack. >> this hospital was really significant as it provides most of the medical specialists.
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over the past year and a half there have been 11-barrel bombs. three other hospital notice city came under similar attacks. >> with no form of protection and no health system the syrian people makeshift hospitals are the only help they can get. >> an egyptian appeals group has thrown out the decision to put hamas on the terrorist list. hamas is an off shoot to egypt's outlawed muslim brotherhood. cairo accuses the group of helping fighters to carry out attacks in the sinai peninsula. hamas said this could be a step forward to reconcile
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reconciliation. >> this could open a grade for hamas and egyptian authorities. i hope that we can move forward in order to to--all the time this was not helping. it was a call that hamas is innocent. i think this would open to deal with hamas differently and to understand that hamas is not walking into egypt and again this opens the channels between hamas and egyptian authorities. this may help to push reconciliations between egyptian and palestinians and i expect something positive may happen.
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>> most investigation noose israeli are accused of violence against palestinians do not result in a conviction. that's according to an israeli human rights groups. 85% of all cases are closed because police fail to investigate crimes properly. we have reports from the occupied west bank. >> he says he lives in near constant agony. just over a year ago he was attacked by a group of men who he says are israeli citizens who live in an illegal settlement not far from his home in the occupied west bank. he shows me the x-rays taken after extensive surgery after 14 trackture toss his leg and two to his arms. >> settlers tried to throw stones at us. we tried to run away but i fell. that's when they beat me with a metal rod. no one has been arrested or charged for assaulting me.
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>> according to human rights groups 85% of police investigations are closed because israeli investigators fail to find suspects or enough evidence to lay charge. the cases that are investigated only 7% ever lead to an indictment. and only a third of those ever lead to a full or partial conviction. >> the organization behind the research she says the reason crimes against palestinians by israeli citizens who live in illegal sentiments routinely go unpunished is because son security officials appear to condone it. >> it all starts from above. there is no will from some command tours see these perpetrators, who are outlaws should be punished. they serve the country by expanding israel's control over the territory. >> according to the u.n. office for the coordination of
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humanitarian affairs in 2014 there were 399 assaults. al jazeera requested an interview with israeli police officials to comment on the findings of the latest report, but they declined. some are not surprised police officials are not willing to talk about the fact that settlers are rarely punished for the attack of palestinians or the frequency of the violence occurs. after a year of constant pain, he's certain that his attackers will never be brought to justice. >> plenty more to come on this news hour. in turkey, the last-ditch request for support. and football fans take over.
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build. >> leader of the rome catholic church pope francis has held mass for thousands of worshipers in in in sarajevo. he has asked them to leave their troubled past behind them. >> pope francis arrived at the stadium to a roar of approval. catholics across the balkans joining in what has been billed for peace and harmony with serb neighbors.
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>> war means children, women and the elderly in refugee camps. it means forced displacement of peoples. it means destroyed houses, streets and factories. it means above all countless shattered lives. you know this well having experienced it well how much separate, how much destruction how much pain. >> in the beautiful town, they have had good reason to reflect on this pay pal visit. during the war it he was put during the military camp and forced to dig trenches for their soldiers in the hills around the town as they attacked the muslim majority here. yet his marriage to his croate, catholic wife did not fail. it's the love story that would make the pope's heart burst with
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joy. >> we get strength from staying together during the war. today we live happily together despite our ethnic differences. >> all the people from bosnia are thrilled with the pope coming to visit. his message of peace is going to make things much better. >> now president of the local association for the hundreds of survivors of the war camps. the only one in bosnia which caters to victims from all ethnic groups yet look at the condition of it. they have not received a penny from any political party. >> the old ethnic division holds many back. there is still segregation inside parts of the education system and some serbs and croates want greater autonomy but aside that many bosnians say they're ready for less
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segregation. the question is if their leaders have caught up with them. >> there will be more of this next month when former u.s. president clinton comes here to mark the 20th anniversary of the massacre. in places like this, you never would know there ever was a war. and children born will be able to build. but it won't be easy. >> it's the final day of campaigning head of turkey's parliamentary election. seeking a fourth term in office. they >> there are now more than 2 million syrian refugees living in turkey. camps like this have become symbolic of the devastating war
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raging on, but these images are a stock reminder of the war effect of the war here in turkey. to date it has cost $10 million to host them. critics say that it's support to refuse to do business with the bashar al-assad regime has only hurt. both governments have held a joint cabinet meeting and agreed to scrap restrictions. the onethey have all but cut off ties with tel aviv for the war on. the professor of international
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relations. he's critical of turkey's foreign policy. >> turkey is not the medium power. turkey could not take this behavior. you cannot take party for one side and try to change the situation in one country. >> he moved from foreign minister last year to become prime minister. he rejected the accusation that party interests are at the heart of party diplomacy. >> based on certain venues rather than interests venues like democracy venues like human dignity. >> they have not only helped to define over the past decades but it's bid to become a major power has won turkey a lot of support but also a great deal of
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criticism. >> they say that the criticism is unwarranted. >> many actors they blame turkey and turkish leadership for changing its foreign policy orientation, but this is not the case. when we look at the regional environment in which turkey is located, we see that the other side of the relationship, other actors were changed dramatically. >> there is no doubt that turkey's role on the world stage has grown since the baath party has come to power, which is why interest in these elections extends far beyond these borders. >> analyst who specializes in turkish politics in the think tank. we're live from london. let's keep looking at this foreign policy issue first of all. there have been a very clear line on syria and it's role in the region. what do turks think about that?
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is foreign policy a key election issue? >> foreign policy is not an election issue for the average turkish voter. it's on the state of economy bread and butter issues. foreign policy including syria is at the bottom of list of priorities. >> it is a crucial one that could dictate it's future. what is your read? >> it looks clear that president erdogan are likely to lose votes. the estimation is that they will achieve national vote somewhere between 40% to 43%. the crucial new--the crucial barometer will be whether the pro-kurdish democratic party crosses the 10% threshold or not to secure reputation in parliament. if they do, then the ruling
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party will likely be a minority government or only will have a small majority in parliament. >> why are they losing popularity? >> the reason is because the state of the economy, turks have become increasingly anxious about the economy and unemployment is over 11%, a five-year high. consumer sentiment is declining. the turkish lira has declined 40% against the u.s. dollar over the last two years. all of these factors are making turks now reassess their support support. >> are there be a free and fair election? >> there are concerns that these elections may meet with irregularities. for example the local elections that took place in march of last year there was some
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irregularities or perceptions of irregularities in ankara and istanbul and there is a fear there may an repetition of this in this election. >> thank you. we'll stay here on al jazeera. war disrupted their education now there is an effort to get thousands of children in south sudan back in the classroom, but that's proving to be a challenge. and we go to the president of new zealand to make sure that inmates don't come back. >> i'm andy richardson at the women's world cup in canada where organizers are opening boots rather than men in suits can grab the headlines.
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hello again, top stories here on al jazeera. heavy fighting in iraq's anbar province.
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22 iraqi soldiers and shia militias have been killed after isil attacks. afghan security forces are trying to retake control of the northeast yamgan district. they launched a major assault. pope francis in sarajevo urging to leave a troubled past behind them. the g-7 summit begins on seven. pictures of angry confrontations between demonstrators and police. protesters are demanding action on climate change and plan to disrupt the talks of world leaders. >> nestled in the mountains of
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bavaria, it is a retreat for germany's wealthiest. but for the next few days had "t" will host seven the world's richest countries. protected by police and military personnel, the g-7 will discuss several of the world's flash points. mostly the conflict in ukraine. in recent weeks the fighting has intensified particularly near donetsk. this site is the second such that russia has been excluded from. the g-7 group says that the that russia's role in ukraine makes talks impossible. and others say that excluding russia is a significant error. >> the situation is getting from bad to worse. the russians seem to have started just these days a new affront, a really serious offensive. i really mean the russians. it's not the donetsk people,.
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nothing would have happened there without the pushing of the kremlin. >> the continuing threat of the islamic state is also high on the g-7 agenda. the group has advanced further into iraq in recent months. the u.s. president barack obama is hoping to hold a series of bilateral meetings about isil on the fringes of the site. >> there is no joint strategy to deal with isil apart from the military campaign that may be either right or wrong. politically what strategy do we have for syria? >> as host of the g-7 summit the german chancellor is hoping to find agreement with other leaders on issues such as climate change and ebola. but some campaign groups say this represents a missed opportunity. the ngo world vision said that lowering infant mortality should be a high priority.
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>> we've got an opportunity to get to zero on preventable deaths for children and end hunger. this is a real possibility not just a pipe dream. g-7 leaders can put it on the table, strong commitment with what they're going to do to make that happen. that's what we're hoping to see this week. >> there are thousands of protesters who promise to disrupt the proceedings as much as they can. the authorities have put on a show of force to try to prevent them that with the hope of agreement with the issues is what the g-7 summit is remembered for. >> japanese prime minister has made a stop in ukraine on his way to that g-summit in germany. prime minister shinzo abe met with president poroshenko. italians operator of a
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cruise ship that capsized 396 people have apologized as the country's deadliest boat di sarajevoter in disaster. 14 people survived. no. malaysia 19 bodies >> in malaysia an earthquake hit killing seven people eight still missing. leaders who took up arms
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against drug cartels are fighting for a see in congress in michoacan. >> battling the groups knights templar cartel took over swaths of mexico. he rose to prominence with his sam sombrero and gun. >> they are a bunch of crooks to lie to everyone. >> an outsider infiltrating the authorities who recently locked him up in jail after a shootout in which his son and ten others died. >> i've talked to vigilante groups and said to them that we need to attack from both sides. we need to get into the
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politician circle as well, that might make it easier to get what we want. >> with the farmers' up rising petering out more and other leaders see this as the movement for politics. especially plosion of micoacan has exploded into rural police force. but the problems that provoked the vigilantes still remain, crime, murder and sense of neglect. planning to swap the consulting room for a congressional run. she's close to the vigilante movement. her brother was one of the leaders until he was put in jail. she said she's continuing her brother's struggle by challenging the government in its own arena. >> i want what we live through the bloodshed the widows and orphans with no income because their relatives are in prison to act as a base for change and to
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help us decide what we want for ourselves. not to killing our armed up rising but through reasoning work and mutual help. >> the killing has continued throughout the elections. and vigilantes turned candidate are proved targets for local gangs. last month one was shot dead and in the morning of our interview they abruptly called off the campaign stop after being warned of a planned ambush. instead he used the time to greet supporters in his home village who asked him to keep his word and not end up like the politicians that he's planning to run against. >> india and bangladesh has sealed an historic land pack that allow stateless citizens to choose their nationality. they signed the deal during a state visit to daka.
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the two nation also scalp territory those along the border and where people can choose where they want to live. south korea has detected nine more cases of mers. the did he see disease has killed four people in south korea. in my nigeria say that many them suffer from mental illness psychiatric treatments are expensive and many patients have no choice but to turn to traditional healers.
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>> she was hearing voices telling her to harm herself. her family handcuffed here and brought her here to a traditional doctor just outside of abuja. she believes that she's demonized. she's using herbs, leaves and other national ingredients to treat her. >> when people come and they tell me that they have a problem with their head, i pray and god tells me the cause of the problem. god shows me these are the issues in the person's life. through that i know what kind of herbs and leaves to give them. when i give them such herbs god relieves them of the problem. >> most niger nigerians suffering from depression, anxiety or schizophrenia go to traditional healers because there is no help for 90% in conventional hospitals. some get referred here but it's a
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long way to travel for people who live in rural areas and expensive to get here. >> less than 10% of people who have mental health is using nigeria ever get to see medical personnel, i'm talking in terms whether they get to see a nurse a doctor, a psychologist not even an ike psychiatrist. >> there are 20 million people suffering from various types of mental illnesses. to try and close the treatment gap doctors in niger nigeria are starting a trial next month. they believe the trial will help improve the services of traditional doctors. >> they believe in them so they go to them. at the same time, we need to try and improve what to do.
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we cannot say that we're going to wait for when that will be enough psychiatrists. enough social workers. >> during the trial conventional doctors, nurses, community health workers will help patients into tradition fell facilities. if successful it will be rolled out in as many places as possible. but there are worries that this program may be too expensive. abu j nigeria. >> in the second part of our series of how countries are deal dealing with mental health issues we look how it's looked at in hong kong. that's at 10:00 gmt here on al jazeera. the country's first back to learning campaign, a $42 million initiative to try to get some 400,000 children who left school to go back. but in the report they're up against the odds.
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>> students from across the town come together for a celebration. and a call to action. marching through the streets of the provincial capital they're carving out a new part of south sudan. >> as long as there is peace i feel that education will prosper and grow better. but of course in the security in the country education will fall apart. >> western he he equatorial state has seen violence in recent weeks although officials say that the attacks are random. they say education will be key to peace. >> we have plans to get children back to school in western
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equatorial indeed, in every state in the whole country to total 400,000. so far we've reached 80,000, and reopened more than 100 schools but we still have some way to go. >> and the odds they know are stacked against them. ten years ago a girl here would more likely to die in childbirth than to finish primary school. schools remain under resourced and under staffed due to a lack of funding. scenes like these have been few and far between for this young country. the civil war ended with indians in the north violence broke out in 2015 2015. those hearsay the right to education must endure. these students hold the hope of a more stable future. al jazeera. >> plenty more still ahead this
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al jazeera news hour including all the sports. the 37-year drought with the biggest surprises in u.s. sport could end on saturday. robin will be here.
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>> a new state of the art prison in new zealand is about to welcome it's first inmate. the main goal is to prevent re reoffending, and even trade work. >> there are no prisoners here yet but when they arrive the main purpose of this facility is to insure that they never come
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back. but it's not about scaring inmates straight. it's about providing opportunities. >> what we must remember that the main aid here is to get these men into employment. we know that jobs are the best passport out of hardship. >> things are a little different here. the guards aren't called guards at all. they're reintegration officers drawn from the community. inside the houseing blocks blocks. >> here the inmates have access to computers in their cells. no internet, but these are used to study and plan their day. they also have telephones that will be loaded with pre-approved numbers so they can keep in touch with families members on the outside. >> when they're not in their cells almost 1,000 male inmates will have access to training and ultimately paid employment while they serve their sentence.
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friends encouraged him to set up his training purpose. he went to jail for driving offenses and said he wished he had been given the tools to better himself while inside. >> a lot of issues that people don't realize what options are available out there for them. we sort of just get stuck in the cycle, and we sort of are looking for a way out. it's just know knowing who to turn to and who to ask. >> the groups call forgive calling for changes. >> in order for private organization to be in the business of prison, you need to have prisons. there is a conflicting priority.
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>> there has been criticism that the facility will be too soft, and when the door closes it's fear that this is a prison where people lose their freedom. >> time now for all the sport and here is robin. >> we're going to start at the french open where the last few minutes serena williams has lifted the women's trophy. serena williams will beat lucie safarova. djokovic will stay on course for a career grand lamb. the french open is the only one he has never won. >> i think i'll be fine for the
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finals and whatever i have rest in me, i'll put--whatever i have left in me, i'll put out on the court tomorrow, and hopefully it can be enough. >> you know, physically i felt like i was doing really well yesterday. you know, i don't know how nowak was feeling but physically i was right there. >> fans are taking over the city of berlin in the final between barcelona and juventus. we have more from the german capital. >> yes, thank you very much. we're getting ever closer to the champions league final of 2015 and what has been a warm, muggy day here in berlin, well into the 30's, and them storms are expected later that will be a
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disappointment. . there are no injury concerns to worry about. it will be the same starting 11 for about a barca. they're very relaxed in their open training session yesterday. the exact opposite of juventus to be fair. they were very physical and intense in their approach. they have big concerns as well. juve are huge underdogs in this course but history has taught us that anything can happen at the climax of this wonderful competition. >> argentina's national team with a vested interest in berlin.
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the friendly against bolivia will be delayed. >> there is global expectation about this championships league match, and we're not strangers to this situation. we'll see how time goes to see if we can see it on tv and see if we can delay our match against bolivia to see if we can watch it. >> the biggest fifa world cup in history. 24 countries will play in more than 50 games of the sport is showcased like never before. ogers hoping that the chaos at the top of the fifa organization does not undermine their efforts. >> with the record number of teams taking part, tickets sold and tv viewers set to watch this world cup should be nothing other than a positive story for the women's game. hosts canada just one country taking big strides forward in
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football's highest level. >> whether we're role model to a young child we get notes from mothers who are going through things who said you pulled me through this or even fathers who said you not only inspire my daughter but you're inspiring me to be the best version of myself. >> but the fifa corruption scandal say that it's men in suits rather than women in boots who are the focus. the head of canadian football forced to deny paying bribes to win the rights to host this tournament. >> when we bid for this world cup, we did not engage in any i am proprieties to engage it. we put in our bed and quite frankly, you know, we weren't the only country that in the end bid. even before this latest crisis sepp blatter has done much to alienate himself from the women's game. when three women were elected to the fifa team.
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he said ladies, speak now. you're always speaking at home. speak here. for many of those working in a game. at a grassroots level ignoring most of what sepp blatter says has become the best tactic. >> i think people ridicule him to be honest. i think people see it as ridiculous. especially in those great women's footballing countries who promote the game and are doing great things for the game. >> fifa funding has helped the women's game grow beyond it's traditional strongholds in the united states and europe. thailand one of no less than eight countries making their tournament debut in canada, and the next fifa president will be under pressure to insure women's football is central to his plans. >> it's got to be for the good of soccer, men and women working together to develop it. everybody is interested.
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all the countries involved are taking--making efforts to work on the women's program as well as the men's program. >> 50,000 fans will fill this stadium for the opening game all involved hoping the quality of football rather than the lack of quality control at the top of fifa can start to grab local attention. >> baseball spectator is ill after being hit with a bat. she and her husband were sitting at fenway park for a game between boston red sox and oakland athletics. the bat truck part of the woman. and her injuries are life threatening. it's been 37 years since a horse won the triple crown this racing in the united states. but that drought could end on saturday. american pharaoh has already won the kentucky derby and preakness stakes and the three-year-old
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has won 11 times previously. >> he looks great. i feel confident when we lead him up there as long as he breaks well, the gate, the gate is going to be very important. this track is deep. it can be a little loose. >> finally the dramatic events of the involving fifa would be enough to merit a movie. and it is hitting cinemas in the united states this weekend. as allen fisher reports there are interesting reveals. >> the football association. >> fifa. >> it's a movie that's been around for years but with interesting timing it gets it's u.s. opening this weekend. the passion tells the story of fifa's world's football governing body funded with
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$60 million from the organization it has gathered horrible reviews. from the u.k. "the guardian" called it like stalinist propaganda. the new york post described it as tedious amateurist and hilariously ill timed. it's about administrators and sports deals and not the usual fair of sporting movies. but after the events of the last two weeks with corruption charges with those at the top of fifa and the resignation of sepp blatter some of the script lines take on additional significance. >> blatter he's apparently good at finding money. >> you have everything. but you know, the slightest error and you're out. >> i don't know where the money has gone. i mean, i have my suspicions. >> united passions has only cinema releases here in the united states. it's only on in 11 cities and only in a handful of screens.
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and in washington, d.c. it's sharing a screen and the smallest one at that. it was said that it fills the theater with laughter, which is unfortunate because it was not meant to be a comedy. >> it's a ludicrous movie and agrandizing to begin with. it happens to come out in theaters the same week that sepp blatter, playedly played by tim roth resigns and a handful of executives are taken out from their hotels in handcuffs in switzerland. >> the movie will be available on demand. for a small fee people will be able to watch it at home as long as the files are not corrupted. >> remember, you're making history.
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>> after reviews like that. my goodness. >> thank you everybody. >> goodbye robin. a new culture in new york is providing a different view of the landmark. >> hello, my name is thomas, i'm from england but based in los angeles. i'm a sculpture. this is my first really big public project and it has always fascinated at the. me. in a weird way it started the ideas. i knew that the eyes would give some views of the city, but for me that's been the real pleasure in it. what is interesting about the pentagon it's a structure but it's not even. you always have one of the masks
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being in the visual plane of the other. they're always reacting to each other. by doing a pentagon it opened up the space. i think it's really important component of life. this gives you the opportunity to really address the public with this. it's not selling anything. it's not trying to show you a meant style you're meant to--a lifestyle you're meant to have. the first group to come in were kids and they insentencicly intrinsically understood it. that's like a blessing. >> stay with us here on al jazeera. that's me from me in doha. we have a full bulletin of news to bring to you. that's the website www.aljazeera.com.
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>> battles between isil fighters and the iraqi army as fighting intensifies in anbar province. heavy casualtyities on both sides. >> this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. scuffles break down in southern germany. a special report from nigeria on the millions suffering mental health problems and why they're

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