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like this. >> we meet the female marine scaling the heights for gender equality. we begin in turkey where polls have opened for parliamentary elections. 56.6 million people are eligibility to vote and they'll be choosing candidates for 550 available seats in parliament. the election is proving a challenge for ruling party. turkish nationalism and religious identity, won at least 330 seats. high ares are wages and the chp has to win at least 260 seats to

create a single party government and the reputation of the party of the kurds targeting young urban and secular is voters. jamal el shael what chance is it that they will get the 10% they want? >> well, jane, it's going to be very interesting indeed, first time that the kurds are contesting under a party. previously that got them about 30 mps but they need to get that 10% in order to get any seats at all. it will, have maybe 70 or 80

mfs, something unprecedented in turkish history or if they fall below 5% that means they have zero mps. they have a very charismatic leaders, salah hadeen. or if the hd pfertion passes that 10% threshold that will take away seats from the ak party and impossible to get the supermajority to push forward with a constitutional change so. very interesting to find out indeed jane. >> so the elections as you have correctly pointed out seem to be moving on from debate of the presidential many system to the

ak party how others are doing talk us through that. >> reporter: there are several other issues, at the top of them is the constitutional party 1982 constitution which was drawn up after the military control of the government, or put forward the changes to a referendum even if they were to get that supermajority. under the ak party even though turkey has seen huge growth, the average income per person has tripled under their rule but over the past 12 or 20 months, the slightly increasing unemployment and there is request whether the ak party

would have, rejooufer nation or, the ak party said they had many more plans indeed. obviously, general policies from foreign policy, some role in the minds of voters but the fact is those bread and butter issues the daily life issues like the economy are what is-are what is on people's minds. that's why these issues are significant. it is important to point out that higher than other established democracies as eunt kingdom. we have to wait and see jane. >> journey to saturday alone there were 15 rescue missions to save nearly three and a half

thousand people. as hoda abdel hamid reports this could mean surge in summer missions. >> we do know that the migrants were found in nine different wooden fishing boats and you have people on top and below deck next to the engine and there were others found in six rubber dinghies and those are the ones that are more at risk of capsizing or drowning. they are being brought back to southern italy. immigrants arrived in lampedusa earlier and pale rfertionmo palermo in southern italy. some of them end up on mainland

italy. some more ships are heading towards that area of the southern mediterranean an area that is under an eu mission called the triton mission. there could be more rescue missions on the hours or days to come. it is on the weekend when there is an uptick. when i was in libya when the libyan weekend that starts thursday throughout sunday morning there are less people on the streets and it's much easier for traffickers to transport the larger number of migrants from the empty beaches where they transparent from. if we compare this year to last year, there is an estimated 1 million waiting in libya to make this crossing. so certainly these arrivals are

an indication that it could be a very busy summer for these ships that are patrolling the mediterranean. >> two day g7 summit, latest gearing up of fighting in ukraine, and for the second year in a row the annual summit is secluding russia. russia's absence is heralding the greater all ul pulled out against russia's annexation in crimea. dominic kane, without russia there you wonder what can be achieved on that hot topic of ukraine.

>> reporter: that's right jane. a picture post card of the alps. clearly one person will not vladimir putin the president of russia as you say his country was excluded from the g-8 and the meaningful negotiations with russia were impossible. vladimir putin did an interview with the italian enough where he stressed russia was in no danger members of nato who have borders joining onto russia are so concerned about the situation that they are looking at permanent nato soldier presence on their territory. as far as ukraine is concerned i

spoke from the leading political coordinator mr. michael stormer he set that the absence of russia from the summit was a serious strategic error. gives you a sense of how many view the absence of vladimir putin and russia from this summit. >> if you look at all the other issues laid out by angela merkel chem there are a lot of things to get through a lot of pressing issues. it seems as though there is a call to look out for the less fortunate countries a call for more corporate responsibility. >> well, mrs. merkel has been very clear that she wants to see some sort of progress in the fight against ebola and many thousands are still suffering

from it. some sort of progress for countries like bangladesh for the rights of garment workers and the fabric production industry. she has made reference to the recent fire that claimed the lives of many hundreds of people and keen to see progress insofar as that is concerned. the rights of women entreched and supported. so you get a sense that the german hosts are looking for some sort of eman's pa tri e emancipatary situation. >> thank you dominic kane. standoff against the president

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>> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> you're watching al jazeera a reminder of our top stories. polls have opened in turkey, for parliamentary elections candidates for 550 seats in parliament. the u.k.'s warning that half a million people are waiting in libya to try omake the journey to make the journey to italy alone. leaders from the world's seven

richest nations are arriving for a meeting fighting in ukraine and the debt crisis in greece are to be the top items ever conversation. russia has been secluded since it annexed crimea. third rocket attack from gaza in the past three weeks. still battling for control of a mountainous northeastern district, in yamgan district during a large scale attack on saturday. part of the taliban's annual

campaign when the snow melts. at least two offices taking off for treatment in the southern city of oaxaca. 40,000 federal police soldiers and marines in trouble there to try to keep the peace. the lower house of congress nine state governorships are up for grabs in these elections. it is a first time voters will be able to provide a de facto referendum on the president's rule enrique pena nieto. what's at stake for the mexican president. >> president enrique pena nieto so far people have seen little of prosperity.

despite reforms of sectors of reform and telecommunications, poverty remains deep rooted, corruption scandals have made pena nieto the most unpopular president in 20 years. against this back drown mid term election east referendum of sorts on the president. for the first time independent candidates have been able to run. >> the electoral sense a message that the society's fed up with corruption. it would do wonders for the economy. >> reporter: mexico has its success stories for sure. in rich nueva leone states, business leaders here say the country's never met its full

potential and they hope that after this election some consensus can be reached that will push the economy forward. this plant's owner says reforms are not snuff. >> we need to make sure some of the reforms that have been passed in the past year really become a value. and we need to make sure we implement them and create value out of those reforms. it is not enough to just change the law but how does that law actually get implemented. >> ruling pri party winning the most seats in congress. still, its independent jaime rodriguez. >> aren't going to decide whether pena nieto stays or falls. but they are going to give some kind of pointers in what we can expect for second half of his term. >> and campaigning has

predictably not been without violence. several candidates have been killed dozens of others have attacked and there is movement led by ballot burning teachers. if the government is not able to hold the elections in certain parts of the country it would be considered as a failure. adam rainey. >> hurricane blanca is headed towards california's baja peninsula. hurricane rated category 4 but was down graded on wednesday. packing winds of 200 miles an hour. and make landfall on monday near a small fishing village. activists have taken to the streets in rio de rio de janeiro

accusing authorities of much of the sewage and refuse is swept into the city's beaches. hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of missouri middle east respiratory syndrome. total number of people infected with the virus to 64. caroline malone reports. >> many have begun wearing masks. >> we should not go near place wrest mers patients have been. also is the virus airborne and is it contractible? >> no understanding that it can be transported through air but

through moisture. one man was diagnosed on may 20. >> i urge the cooperation of the government by further spread of mers. >> mers can cause a fever die reand in the worst cases knew moan ya andpneumonia and diarrhea. the virus was traced back to people in jordan but it's thought to have originally come from bats and camels. it's believed to have crossed the middle east, in small numbers in europe. the world health organization

says there's no evidence the disease can pass easily between people but it is sending a team to the area to help spread the disease. >> chinese ferry capsized last week rescuers paused to remember those who died when the eastern star sank on the yangtze river on monday. 14 survived and 11 are still missing. most of the passengers were elderly people traveling to chong king. allow the media to operate freely. protests and unrest began in april when pierre be nkurunziza announced woe seek a third term in office.

haru mutasa reports. >> we don't know if we will be arrested shot and killed. >> other opposition workers are working out in the open, they say they will do this until nkurunziza gives up his plan to run for a third term, a violation of the constitution. burundi has been relatively peaceful since the civil war ended ten years ago. this situation is not like civil war where ethnicity played a huge role in the violence. now this crisis is political and some people think it can be resolved through dialogue. and it's not too laid for nkurunziza. trying to give the government an opportunity to talk. he was president before

nkurunziza came into power in 2005. he believes if there's going to be peace nkurunziza must step aside. >> let's hope that the subregister, all of burundins will makeburundiansenough pressure to stop. if this is not done, and if they don't accept i can assure you that -- no, i'm afraid that we are assisting burundi to another war. >> opposition members say they are being systematically targeted by the opposition party. the ruling party says that is not true. >> we saw many, many cases of people who have been attacked by

some members of opposition. >> reporter: elections scheduled for this month have been postponed despite a security crack down and several arrests, those against nkurunziza uh nkurunziza say they will stay in the streets until he resigns. haru mutasa, al jazeera. >> all branches of the military are under orders to open up units currently restricted to men by the end of the year. be kristin saloomey visited to see the gender experiment in action. >> reporter: it's a long way to the top but scaling a rock cliff is all in a day's work for 22-year-old corporal jacqueline dean. she's part of an experiment in gender integration. 600 marines male and female

train side by side for combat roles never before open for women. >> absolutely thrilling i love to do things like this. >> reporter: she admits it won't be easy. >> the hardest part, when we arrived, to see a group of men who have never even seen a female marine. >> i was carrying close to body weight for five pounds, 75 pounds, for six miles so your body never gets the chance to recover. >> grueling environment desert, ocean and now the mountains. at these altitudes breathing can be hard so even the most basic task breathing can be difficult.

the information collected will be used to set gender neutral standards to qualify for jobs like marine tank gunner. >> what we are trying to ascertain, to what level they are able to perform the task. what type of person thrives in this environment what do they look like from a physical standpoint, what is their height weight and lean body mass. >> military referring to unit cohesion in this group they have earned a grudging respect. >> little bit smaller what am i here to do, keep pushing on. >> results will be presented to the commandant of marines this summer. the women will push on to prove they are not only willing but

able to serve. kristin saloomey, al jazeera bridge port, california. southern pakistan is braving a heat wave, killing at least 15 pilgrims. security has been stepped up. al jazeera spok to one spoke to one pilgrim and asked him to describe his journey. >> translator: my fame is shaed, i have been coming here for the past 20 years for spiritual inspiration. >> reporter: the people who are coming here should refrain from drugs and restrict themselves to prayers and follow the teaching of the sufi saint. i frequently visit other shrines like in peshawar, but i haven't

found a true and real essence in the devoteees over these places. i never beg or ask anyone for anything. because a true mullan never begs ah la is the allah is the true provider. women are not permitted to visit shrines. these sufi saints did not have followers. those who come here with a pure purpose always take away presence from here. but those who come for just presence go back without anything. they won't feel anything unless

they seek true solace. >> just incredible. we have a full bulletin of news upcoming. in the meantime, the lead story at the moment is turkey. urkey. >> this is techknow, a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wild fire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. tonight: trash. it's everywhere. >> what's the out put of this facility?