a grim reality - the number of displaced people around the world reaches 60 million, and the misty upham warps the situation is not likely to improve you're watching al jazeera from our headquarters in doha. also coming up. >> it hurt me. it hurt a lot of people hearing from the victim's family, a man suspected of a deadly church shooting in south carolina appears in court at least 84 killed in india

after drinking tainted alcohol. plus he's one of afghanistan's powerful people. he is taking matters into his own hands to secure his province. the united nations is warning that we are entering a dangerous new era. almost 60 million people were forced to leave their homes to escape war and persecution by the end of last year. the u.n. says there are 19.5 million worldwide, another 38.2 million are displaced within their own country. 1.8 million people are seeking asylum. there has been a huge rise in the number of people forced from their homes. syria's war is the world's single largest driver of displacement with 7.6 million internally displaced people, and more than 3.8 million refugees.

. >> turkey's open door policy for displaced syrians made it the biggest refugee hup. nearly 2 million crossed the border into turkey and are spending ramadan separated from family members left behind in the fighting. >> ramadan in turkey is nice, in syria it is different. my parents don't have food and live in poverty? a. >> translation: we are far away from our homeland, we are sad. our relatives are too far. it hurts being separated from them one of asia's richest countries, malaysia has welcomed thousands. some are coming from syria. this report from kuala lumpur reporting on how starting a new life in a foreign land can be tough. >> reporter: a room in a shared apartment is home. this is a syrian refugee arriving here over a year ago from damascus. the professor taught english literature in a number of

the capital's prestigious universities before the troubles began and families and friends were killed. >> i saw the last day, the day of judgment in damascus. that was before i left syria. i saw people. i saw the faces of people. i saw the death. i saw that. >> abdul has many health issues. when he feels well, his love of teaching brings him here. the teachers and the children are all refugees. the adult volunteers teach 130 students from the age of six to 17. more children would like to come. there's no room, and a long waiting list. malaysia is a signatory on un convention on the rights of the child. this country does not give free access to state schools for refugee children. this is one of the issues that those helping the refugees would like the government

would focus on. >> the malaysian government moved the responsibility to u.n.h.c.r. it is in charge of doing the refugee status determination process, and once the process is finished, they'll provide some services, support to refugees. >> al jazeera approached the malaysian authorities and u.n.h.c.r. to comment on the status of refugees. they declined our request for an interview. there are 150,000 legally registered refugees in malaysia. 90% come from myanmar, and less than 1% from syria. legal or not, refugees cannot work in this country. they find it difficult to rent property for their family, and rely on charity for food and clothes. the thought of returning home never enters his mind. never enters his mind.c >> what do you expect. of course i feel - i can't put

it in words. i feel so bad. how things turned out in that country, in damascus. mark the c.e.o. of oxfam says more needs to be done to address the xef nalating crisis. when you see the burden faced by the individuals. many whom have been met in syria. and by the host countries in the neighbouring areas. you realise the scale of the challenge, and the importance of striving for political solutions and greater humanitarian. the first is step up humanitarian assistance, because

we are meeting a small share of those needs of the community. the second is we have to recognise with the scale of the crisis more of the developed nations of the world have to do more to take some of the refugees in greater numbers than they are doing. giving money is important, but giving money is not enough when you have so many closed borders. rebel groups i.s.i.l. and the government are battling for control of the province pictures showing fighting between rebels and government forces near aleppo city. >> there has been a car bomb blast in the yemeni capital. at least one person has been killed, and seven injured. that blast took place near a mosque frequented by houthis, it comes a day after peace talks collapsed. both blaming others. the talks broke up without them meeting in the same room.

saudi arabia played a role in preventing the talks from succeeding. >> reporter: i would like to add that the influence of saudi arabia was obvious. when the yemeni political parties were sitting at a roundtable and comprehensive political settlement was around the corner. the role of suede influence was clear. after the dialogue stalled, they boosted efforts by waging attacks. before the talks broke down they were accused of not taking negotiations seriously. unfortunately, the houthis don't comply with anything. they went to the united nations they have not numerated their representative. they were not engaged with any

consolidation at all. they are just sitting in the houthis, announcing every day and hour a new announcement. >> the u.s. justice department is treating the shooting of in my opinion people in a church for black worshippers as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. dylann roof, the gunman that confessed to the tillings had his first court appearance and heard moving testimonies from the victim's family. >> reporter: appearing by video link and flanked by armed guards, in is dylann roof's

first appearance in court, suspected of killing nine people from the emanuel a.m.e. church in charleston in what is known as a hate crime. as the victims addressed him directly, dylann roof showed no emotion. >> i forgive you. have mercy on your soul. you hurt me. you hurt a lot of people. may god forgive you. and i forgive you. >> reporter: the family members offered deeply emotional statements before dylann roof was led away. it's a testament to this community that those who spoke in court offered forgiveness. despite the loss of those close to them. the department of justice says they'll investigate whether this was an act of domestic terror. saying in a statement. this is what happened here, was designed to inflict terror on the community. if that was the intent, it hasn't worked. mother emanuel is the site of a city determined to heel together. >> this hateful person came to this community with some crazy idea he would be able to divide, and all he did was make us more united and love each other even more. >> reporter: the case against dylann roof is complex.

he faces a raft of charges, including the murders of nine innocent people, and for that he could face the death penalty. >> we want him to have the death penalty, it's the worse case i and the country has seen in a long time. we will fight in, and fight this as hard as we can. charleston is a city in shock. one determined not to take the actions of one man come between them in india, the death toll from drinking tainted alcohol by slum, has climbed to 84. another 31 people are being treated in hospitals after drinking the toxic brew on wednesday night. police arrested five men over the past two days crossing over to faysal to tell us what the latest update on the story is whether the death toll is expected to rise. >> it is expected to rise as there's about more than two

dozen people in hospital right now. they started to show up on wednesday morning. some people have showed up today, and many symptoms treating them at home and they are improved. they are afraid to come forward. and the police themselves have also suspended eight of their own officers allegedly for negligence for allowing the sale and production of the bootleg liquor to happen under their noses. how common are the cases for people trying the boot leg liquor. >> unfortunately, it's common. it happens all over the country. in mumbai itself we are stay of 87, the deadliest incident to happen, back in 2004. all over the country regularly. there are incidents of three people, six people, 12 people dying from bootleg liquor. the biggest lure is its price.

this is the poor people minimal marginal and it's cheaper than domestically produced liquor. sometimes as cheap as $0.25. it can't be controlled easily because the ingredients are available. there's a corruption angle to it sometimes officials and police themselves are paid off to look the other way, or taking the drinking as well. >> thank you very much for that update from new delhi. >> reporter: also in mumbai two days of rain brought the capital to a standstill. most impassable due to flooding triggering traffic jams. many vaded through waist-deep water. many interest struck in strains or stranded in stations. more rain is expected next week still ahead on al jazeera. dominicans who can't find work

they see us hatians as enemies, and treat us like trash. >> we talk to hatians where thousands face deportation. plus... >> under the governance orthodox christianity like all russia's language was suppressed. no more. conservative states are gathering strength. i'll be back later to explain why some are not happy about this.

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jazeera - a car bomb exploded in sanaa, happening near a mosque frequent the by yemenis. several were injured. this came after several collapsed. the u.n.'s department says it's treating the shooting as a hate crime and possible act of terrorism. dylann roof showed no emotion as he appeared in court and heard the relative of a victim. in india, call for drinking tated alcohol in a slum -- tainted alcohol in a slum climbed to 34. 31 people have been arrested at least eight police officers have been killed in somali. it happened during a raid on a town west of the capital mogadishu. the group al-shabab claimed responsibility for that attack. thousands of protesters of

honduras are demanding the president step down over a corruption scandal, accusing the president of illegally taking $90 million from the public health system. hernandez denied wrongdoing. the so-called honduran capital protest has been going on for four weeks. >> reporter: fears that the dom can republic is about to report hundreds of thousands from haiti are being downplayed. the plan to register undocumented immigrants is closed. human rights group say the law is prejudiced. the haitian communities say discrimination is a problem that lasted for decades. >> reporter: little haiti, where many settled in the capital. this person came 20 years ago to

study. i asked why to men hatians settled in the dominican republic. rather than settle in haiti. >> we came for the university and work. there's nothing there. violence and instability. >> reporter: this is the pastor's wife at the haitian baptist church here. she ministered for nearly 30 years in the community, but still feels like an outsider. >> translation: dominicans that can't find work, they see us as enemies - they treat us like trash. >> reporter: despite the fact that many of haitian descent were born here. this 58-year-old lived in the dominican republic since he was 10. the team met him on the haitian the team met him on the haitian side of the border after he was deported on thursday. >> i have nothing left. my life has collapsed.

the next chapter of my life will be determined by the authorities. on friday, the foreign minister rather than focussing on deportations praised the registrations of nearly 290,000 people. what we have seen on a massive level is the regularization of migrants. we did this in the dominican republic on a scale and level never seen in this hemisphere. the department of the migration modified school buses like these, parked at places across the country, ready to take thousands of people over the border. despite having spaces for these people, there's no major deportation order. more than 200,000 by some estimates are still at risk of deportation. the international organization for migration is pushing the country to extend the deadline. so more people can register to stay in the country. the local chief says regardless, nasty deportations are likely.

>> it's much more complicated to go in and removing a huge population, contributing to the economy. but the threat remains every day individuals are being deported. others fear a massive round-up would rather make before they are forced to. to the u.s. tropical storm bill - three have been killed. missouri and oklahoma were among the hardest-hit areas. the national weather service said the storm is heading north-east towards west virginia. duration in sega say no new m.e.r.s. cases have been reported for the first time in 16 days, suggesting the infection rate of the middle eastern respiratory syndrome has sloaned. 26 have died. 66 have been infected. the focus is to ensure it doesn't spread further in the 11

burrow's monitored. we have a report from the governor leading the fight against the taliban in his province. >> this is the governor of this province. some call him the king of the north. walking through his photo gallery, you can see why. he started out fighting. against the soviet occupation 35 years ago. when the taliban was defeated, he trimmed his beard and became a politician. people travel from all over afghanistan to meet him. these tribal elders and businessman are hopeful this governor rather than the government in kabul will solve their problems.

>> if you are committed to go to the central government and take the time, it will be more than weeks or months to wait. to take the time with the president and other shows in -- officers in kabul. >> reporter: right now the biggest issue in afghanistan's north is security, they believe the north is being destabilized to create a route for weapons and fighters from groups like the taliban and the international movement of uzbekistan to attack central asia and south china. >> translation: a new geography of war is created, new tactics. it's an obvious change, a dangerous war. we tried to be secure. there are threats in the new movements aimed at central asia and south china the governor has taken the security of the province into his own hands. he went with afghan security forces into the district to clear out the taliban. this has fortified the most important capital in the north,

to a certain extent in may, taliban fighters dressed in police uniform stormed the attorney-general office. 18 people were killed. it happened 500 meters from the governor's office. >> yes, we are worried. that's why i put on a military uniform and went to the front line and we started sending forces to clear the taliban. >> reporter: the war with the taliban has crossed the border, many are worried there could be dark days ahead. the threat of arrest in south africa earlier this week for sudan's president raises questions about stability back home. president basheer is the only head of state wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in darfur. he is facing other challenges,

as reported. >> reporter: he's been in power for 26 years, and won another term in office. the strong man leading sudan has been a controversial figure throughout his tenure. when he came to power, he called it a revolution, one that saw the overthrow of a democratically elected government. he's seen as the only man in charge. his party says it's ready for when he goes. >> translation: we are not a one-man party, we prove we have all the means when it comes to people. the president has always been nominated for the job much he's not after us. he hasn't left since coming to power. his falling out with the allies and using the army to retain his authority. analysts think those are the reasons for keeping him in power.

>> the group that took over in 1989 were mixed. you had the politicians that split, and the army that stayed as one since. santa barbara uses both to run things. things he's been able to handle so far, is facing accusations of war crimes in darfur and wanted by the i.c.c. in 2009. the rest of the region has been experiencing the arab spring, they have faced political unrest, which is perhaps why they think sharing power is better for the country. >> it's a hopeless case. despite our defenses we consider him a symbol of the up country. this is why we should sit and talk about problems, and find solutions. >> it's not clear whether the problems can be obvious. no matter how basheer ends his

presidency, his legacy, the nation is divided. >> despite having a career defined by war. he has promoted himself as safe and stable. opponents don't think so. are they ready to fill a power vacuum. dismoo the orthodox church in russia is wielding power over spiritual culture and political live. it's a partner with vladimir putin against western liberalism and geochal ticks. rory challands reports from

moscow. orthodoxy is seen as fundamental. it is mutual. the vladimir putin era has been called a miracle. >> they need each other. the church gives to vladimir putin additional - additional authority. additional groups. because they participate in political life. under the patronage, the church's influence strengthened hard power. using the law, orthodox leaders had an opera production banned for desecrating symbols. the theatre's were fired. the journey hit the cinemas. it's a collaboration between the

ministry of culture, and tells the story of a spiritual conversion. it's a vast and controlial statue taking place in the workshop. a powerful church sponsored symbol of the unity of the state. prince vladimir combined two sides. on one he was a same time and on the other hand he was a prince. two lives, spiritual life and a governmental military life. so a statute to a collector of lands who happened to be christians on the rocky shores. built during the leadership of a man who collected crimea and handed it to russian rule. they thanked the church for boosting patriotism. a sign they are returning russia to an age-old model with they

work together. >> it's impossible to divide russian christianity. phone what was the first. the basis of russian civilisation was orthodox. >> nearly two centuries ago russia was defined as a country built on three core principles. outabbing rahsy. russia today is different to the russia of the 1830s. echos remain. they seem to be getting louder. more than a tonne of confiscated ivory has been crushed in new york's time square. the public watched as it was turned to dust. emphasising the need to end the illegal trade. thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory

if you find flying stressful, this would be what you need. passengers were put through a number of exercises to relax, stretch and calm their minds. sunday will be the first ever yoga day. >> more on that story and other top stories on the website aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, the actor. wendell pierce >> the first line of my obituary will be, wendell pierce who's known for playing bunk moreland, the detective on the wire, dies today at 110. >> he's best known perhaps for his role in the hbo crime drama the wire