tens of thousands rally outside the greek parliament in support of a no vote on a proposed debt deal hello there, welcome to this half hour of news coming to you from al jazeera's headquarters. also ahead - a porto rico faces 72 billion debt crisis. the white house says don't expect a bail out. murder in cairo. egypt's state prosecutor is killed in a bomb attack.

also ahead ... >> i'm in seoul. i'll tell you how comic book magazines changed from this to this sporting a new industry creating thousands of jobs and earning south korea millions of dollars. and chile, hut -- hit the roof in the semifinals of the copa america. >> the greek prime minister called on leaders not to kill democracy. thousands rallied. greece confirmed that it will not repay $1.6 billion euros due by tuesday to the international monetary fund. in five days times greeks will vote on whether to accept a cutback in return tore a new

bailout. banks are shut and for ordinary greeks, access to cash is limited. barnaby phillips has more from athens. this petrol saying on the edge of athens is closed. as we drove around the city we saw a third of stations closed. the result of panicked buying. without the free flow of cash the greek economy could grind to a halt. >> there's no shortage of petrol, there's plenty in the country. petrol stations need to pay up front in cash now that the banks are closed. >> for now, the banks are shut. the confusion on the streets outside. some could take the limit of 60 euros from the machines others were not so lucky. most vulnerable the pensioners many of whom do not have bank

cards. antonios 82 waits outside the bank to collect his pension, with friends. he heard a report it would open at midday. it didn't. he waited an hour, then gave up. so there are a lot of questions for the greek finance minister. he was not answering them on his way into work. instead, we heard accusations of betrayal from the european commission in brussels. >> translation: egotism, tactical game, populous games, and after the efforts of my ministers and others involved in the process i feel a little betrayed because due consideration is not given to personal efforts, and efforts of others. who are numerous and mates a sustain said effort. >> in germany angela merkel does not want to go down history as the leader who presided over the break-up of the eurozone.

>> translation: if the euro fails, europe fails. we have to fight for our principles. we could forget them for a second but in the mid to long term we'd suffer damage. we'd suffer because we would not be a key player in the world. that's why we have to call for compromises and principles in europe - again and again. >> at dusk thousands of government supporters came to central athens. they say the greek for no a simply world, but it ipp vehicles memories of facism in the 1940s. it res on eight with defiance. >> these say if anyone has been betrayed it's the greek people. they see no economic recovery in site. the consequences of defying europe could be catastrophic. these people are prepared to

take that risk. >> in theory there's time for a last-minute deal between the government and its creditors. in practice there's such bad feeling that the chances of compromise are fast slipping away. the u.s. sovereignty of porto rico is facing a $72 billion debt crisis. the white house says it will not make it out. by wednesday porto rico needs to make repayments. and the territory wants to defer that. some former i.m.f. officials issued a report saying the territory needs to put in place austerity measures to get its fingerprints back in state. andy gallagher has the latest from the capital. >> the governor was explaining to the nation the dire straits this island is in saying basically it's not about

politics but mathematics, we owe $72 billion, and don't have the ability to pay. the reality of that for the people in peurto rico is cuts over the next few years, if not longer. you are talking about those working the public sector having holidays cut in half pensions frozen and all the other measures throughout the island that exacerbate a bad situation. remember the economy has been in stagnation for eight years and unemployment at 15%. let's listen to a small segment of what of governor said when addressing the nation. >> reporter: the inmerited debt is so big it bars us accessing the financial markets and our economy does not generate enough revenue to repay our obligations. if we increase revenues and cut costs, the magnitude is such

that we would not resolve anything given the weight of the debt. >> the governor is saying we inherited that. the poost administrations kicked this down the road and we are facing a crunching. we have to do something about this. >> japanese bullet train made an emergency stop after a passenger tried to set himself alight. two people are reported to be in cardiac arrest after smoak was detected on the train. it was bound for osacka from tokyo. we'll bring you details as we get them egypt's public prosecutor has been killed in a bomb attack on his car in cairo. over the past two beers. barakat led a crackdown on dissenting voices. during his vach mass death sentences and trials increased. >> reporter: hash am barakat's convoy as targetting as it

passed a military academy. authorities believe the bomb was set off by remote control. people say the area is significant. >> no suspected person can get in or out of this area. it's almost a military barracks. so either there is a serious breach in the security which is totally or most lily to bediscarded or there is suspicious - something suspicious about the crime itself. >> it was a controversial figure with some seeing him as an architect of egypt's clampdown on political dissent. he sent thousands of supporters for trial, and oversaw the acquittal of a former prisoner. in a statement the muslim brotherhood said:

pro-democracy advocates are worried about what the attack means for egypt's future. >> we see increases in violence fringe groups in the '90s and in syria and iraq. the situation is worrying. the democratic process has been blocked and the restart to violence more justified in the face of repress from these groups. >> this is the most senior official to be killed when the military ousted former president mursi two years ago. transitions faced challenges but the rights activists said the grip on all sections of society may feed more violent attacks. an egyptian court, moment

says it will reveal the verdict against three al jazeera journalists at the end of jewel. mansour bahrami and scott fardy are accused of -- mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are accused of helping the banned muslim brotherhood. peter greste has been tried in absentia, even though he was released and spent 400 days behind bars. al jazeera rejects the charges. amnesty international accuses egypt of gaoling young activists in a crackdown of dissent. thousands of young people have been gaoled in the past two years in connection with protests. egypt's foreign minister denies the government is targetting youth activists. >> reporter: burundians voted for a new parliament. the poll boycotted by the opposition and voter tonne out was low. many are against the president's bid for a third term. we have this report from the

capital. byrned's president makes an entrance before voting in parliamentary elections. accompanied by his wife and children. he looks shaky on two wheels. he is defiant. he votes in his rural home town. where he is popular. >> i'm satisfied with today. the people are exercising democratic rights to vote. burundi has come along. >> there was a big turnout in some rural areas. the capital, and opposition stronghold were tense. a grenade was thrown into a polling station on monday. police began to check everyone entering polling stations. but the numbers are not that big. many say they are scared each if they support the ruling party. >> they are using other ways.

they need to make sure it's safe to leave your house. >> most opposition parties boycotted, saying it's been difficult for them to campaign. >> unfortunately, any time that he's challenging. he resorts to violence killing people. they say these are rebels kill them shoot them. people have been killed. >> ruling party officials deny the allegations saying they can't understand why some people want to postpone the vote. >> the african union found something it doesn't do. it won't recognise nice the elections and disipt send observers. it could imply leaders are trying to distance themselves. >> elections will happen since

july 15th, despite a limit of two terms, and weeks of protest over running in a third term. his peep are bracing themselves for a contentious battle. coming up on the program - a possible new front in syria's war as kurdish forces are accused of ethnic cleansing. also coming up an exhibition dedicated to the latest works of jackson pollock opens in the u.k.

hello again, welcome back. the headlines - thousands rally in athens in support of the greek prime minister alexis tsipras, confirming that greece will not repay 1.6 billion euros due to the i.m.f. on tuesday. sunday, greeks will vote on whether to accept painful cutbacks for a new bailout porto rico's governor says he'll ask creditors to defer millions in payments due by wednesday. authorities say it will not be act meet obligations on a 72 billion debt a japanese bullet train made an emergency stop after a paner tried to set himself alight. two people are reported to be in cardiac arrest after smoke was detected on the train. >> u.s. secretary of state john

kerry says it's too earlier i, too soon to tell if a nuclear deal with iran is possible. he is awaiting the return of the iranie foreign minister who went back to tehran for consultation with leaders. he's expected to return. tuesday is the deadline for an agreement between iran and the six world powers. they've been meeting in vienna, casing are that the death line will be suspended. diplomatic editor james bays has more. >> the u.s. officials described the atmosphere of the talks as like a roller-coaster. the last few hours have been low termo compared with frantic hours earlier, because many of the foreign powers have left, mainly because the iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif is in tehran. there are not many meetings in some way, this could be the most important day, because he is speaking to the leadership in

tehran including the supreme leader and the president. i asked an expert to covered the process, what he thinks is going on in tehran. >> an explanation is that the requirements of a deal acceptable for the p5+1 was pushing against the red lines of the supreme leader of iran and he had to go back for consultations to see if there was flexibility that iran could show. the second possibility was there was a proposal from the p5+1 that they didn't have instructions for and have to go back for consultation, and a third that is overlapping is the fact that both iranians might feel compelled to have close consultations with the leader so they alone don't accept accountability - failure or success. >> everyone agrees that the talks will go on past the

deadline which was supposed to be on tuesday. tuesday will be an important day with the arrival of the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the return of foreign minister mohammad javad zarif at least 28 people have been killed in the yemeni capital sap sanaa of a car bomb exploded. fighters carried out the attack. sanaa is controlled by houthi rebels rebels tunisia said it arrested a group of suspects linked to friday's attack that killed 38 tourists in soousz. these are the latest pictures to emerge, showing the attack. the gunmen can be seen running along the water's 'em, his weapon visible by the time he crosses the beach. more people were killed. growing tensions between kurds and arabs are threatening

to create a wore in syria's borders. the main force, the y.p.g. is accused of ethnic cleansing. we have this report from the turkish syrian boarder. >> across turkish border towns many arabs are choosing to live in these conditions rather than return. this unfinished building is home to 12 families they are scared to reveal their identities. they came when kurdish syrian forces launched an offensive against islamic state of iraq and levant. i.s.i.l. has been forced out of the surrounding towns. these people are afraid of the new authority on the ground. >> we don't trust the kurds, we are afraid of them. we hard reports that they are arresting arabs, they'll kill us we are sunni arabs and they want their own state. >> it is a feeling shared by

many arabs that feel intimidated by the y.p.g. the main fighting force. many do not want to speak on camera but tell you that the kurds burnt and looted homes to prevent them returning. the yp g listed many of them as i.s.i.l. collaborators. more than 20,000 people fled during the fighting. 2,000 have returned since kurdish forces captured the town this month. the syrian national coalition, the main opposition in exile is accusing the y.p.g. of violations against ethnic ar ons and demands the united nations sends an investigation mission to the area. >> reporter: they are hoping this will happen. and this doctor says he has evidence showing y.p.g. violations against arabs dating back to 2014, and says the

british force has seen populated villages raised and wants to present his findings to a human rights organization. >> we looking at arabs as i.s.i.l. supporters. that's their excuse. the y.p.g. acts like a serial regime their allies and they are supported by the u.s. coalition. >> concerns are growing over the gapes made by kurds. the y.p.g. denied the accusations, forcing arabs from their homes as a plan to create a state. perceptions are as dangerous. the ethnic tensions lead to another conflict in syria's war. french police detained two executives from uber for questioning. paris is cracking down on the unlicensed taxi service and filed a complaint against on friday. they've been accused of not

paying the same taxes as other taxi companies. a former commission chairman of a new york taxi commission says some of uber's business practices are dangerous. >> the reality is like in america, they are looking for a double standard to be implemented this their favour - less regulation not good criminal background checks less thorough insurance. and it's happening all over the u.s. i think the european response better than the u.s. response to companies like uber. uber black is licensed. the pop service was banned in belgium and the netherlands, which is using people taking cars out of their driveways, people with no licence criteria you or i getting behind the wheel of a car. that is dangerous.

we have seen that it's dangerous it the united states and abroad. we saw sexual predators involved in at all times. taxi cab drives and lime seen drivers are professionals. they are trained and undergo background vetting, and the cars are expected. quite frankly, there has been a lot of lawlessness in the united states. i'm grate of that europe and the various ministers, and the government is starting to crack down. i think it's long overdue. but i think protests in a civil way are the best remedy now, comic books are part of growing up for many children around the world. south koreans have a long and creative history with cartoons, and now are taking it to another

level, by transforming paper comics into internet web tunes. >> reporter: his hobby is his main income. for this man drawing was a bit of fun while he was a music journalist. now his sketches are not just in print, but seen by the internet in a commercially growing market. >> intervention of daily life is about interesting matters in our daily life. it's things that happen around us. sometimes they could be interesting, other times not. depending on your perspective and from which angle you view it. comic sales have been falling for a while. the arrive of new technology invigorated the industry. >> there was a time before the internet when this was the only way to get your weekly cartoon fix. while flicking through the pages has not lost its appeal a different type of page is turned now, at the touch of a button.

visitors to a museum in sole see how cartoons in print develop. basic web tunes began as scans, and put on the net. now the original stories formatted for the laptop tablet and smartphone are the rage. all around the world, worth a quarter of a billion. >> the world is adapting to digital environments. the government saw an opportunity to support more entrepreneurialship by making in roads into international markets. it takes time to translate the cartoons. we are funding that. web tunes are transitioning and being developed into life action regional tv dramas like this one. >> i will continue for as long as there are readers that like my work. cartoons are a lot of effort. i may not be able to keep up

with demand. long turn i thought about become ag writer or a novelist. >> kim hopes some of his knew characters will become global favourites for years to come. >> chile advance to the time of the copa america football tournament, defeating peru 2-1 in the semifinals. peru was down to 10 men after a player was sent off for this challenge. chile went one up thanks to vargas an a sanchez cross came back off the post. it was shown to be marginally offside. they equalized when a defender turned across his own net. chile was back on touch, vargas striking again. chile plays the winners of argentina and paraguay. a new show devoted to the later works of the american

artist jackson pollock opens on use in the youse, representing a different stage of his style, shortly before his death. we have this report from a gallery in liverpool. >> reporter: summer time number 9 a. typical of jackson pollock, the paint splashed dripped, poured on to the canvas channelling the artist's unconscious. pollock was a pioneer, a friendly of throwing -- frenzy of thoing point. as an abstract his paintings are worth millions. they are fragile. the lattice dried and contracted. tiger is insured for $140 million. >> there's life or art before jackson poll abbing and after. if you have one of those works in your collection it's a center fewingal point where the

collection can develop and grow. a lot of the roads in modern art lead back to jackson pollock. >> looking to innovate he gave up on the paintings and moved on. it's the later less-known works that the show highlights. >> there are only 37 black-pouring painting, and tait liverpool managed to amags 27 of them. they are almost exclusively black, and not popular. >> the black porings were made with sticks and syringes used for beasting food. the style is there, the uprepeatable gesture. as pollock's alcoholism worsened, his painting showed. portrait in a dream was considered the last great work. a departure from previous. colour is re-introduced and the artist synonymous with abstract

expressionism brings back a figure. because he died so young, 44 with if you works, they are highly valued. organizers say it's unlikely so many will be gathered in one place again don't forget you can check out the website aljazeera.com. >> it's friday afternoon in the rio grande valley in texas. >> abortion is one of the most common medical procedures for women around the world. >> two friends are reading a manual on how to give yourself an abortion. >> and then i asked you for sure like how pregnant you are. >> for sure right now, i'm seven weeks. >> that's good because once you get to 12 weeks, it's like riskier.