doha. have a good morning, and thanks for watching. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ ♪ welcome to the news hour live from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. coming up in the program, the muslim brotherhood calls for an uprising in egypt after security forces killed 13 of its members. beaten abused and used as soldiers. fears grow for a future generation of children in syria. british oil giant bp agrees to pay almost $19 billion for

the 2010 mexico oil spill. and the display of defiance we meet the women risking arrest to promote gay rights in china. ♪ first to egypt where the muslim brotherhood is calling for a revolt. security forces killed 13 muslim brotherhood leaders in a cairo apartment on wednesday. the victims families say they were unarmed and were killed after being arrested. omar reports. >> reporter: as the dead were taken from this morgue in cairo, the families say their loved ones were killed in cold blood. they say they had been taken in to custody earlier in the day. >> translator: they fingerprinted them when they were alive. they were arrested alive, and got killed later. they were hit in the head chest, and side with multiple

bullets. >> reporter: the egyptian government says tlaerds were killed during the raid because they were fugitives plotting terror attacks. the muslim brotherhood denies the accusation. >> translator: i blame the killing on sisi and everyone who authorized and supported him. i hope they taste the same by losing their loved ones. >> reporter: since the military coup that toppled morsi two years ago, the muslim brotherhood became the state's main enemy. thousands of leaders, members, and supporters have been killed arrested jailed and sentenced to death, including mohammed morsi. the government's intolerance is getting even harder. after the killing of egypt's top public prosecutor in a car bomb attack on monday the egyptian cabinet approved new laws to face what sisi calls terrorism.

various anti-coup and opposition parties are blaming sisi for the escalating violence. some opposition figures warned against pushing egypt towards civil war. one of egypt's biggest security threats is in the sinai, a place the prime minister has said is in a state of war, groups such as province of sigh nigh has sworn allegiance to isil carried out a devastating attack on wednesday, where more than 100 people were reportedly killed. the egyptian military has an on going operation in sinai. it has demolished hundreds of homes on the border with gaza.

this has added to claims from many residents that they are margelized and treated as second-class citizens, but it appears the government's pollty is only getting tighter across the country. >> let's take a closer look at the security measured proposed by agencysisi. the new law gives prosecutors the right to wiretap and record private conversations. it mandates the death penalty for anyone who leads, funds, or runs a terrorist organization. and finally, it absolves the security forces from legal repercussions for violence used while putting the law into practice now. i'm joined now by a journalist

who is a former foreign correspondent of the egyptian newspaper, thank you for coming in. now what is the message, do you think, that is being sent out here by president sisi by introducing these very stringent laws? >> i believe by making up all of these changes in the law, both the -- the penal and the criminal law, and the inaugural law, procedural law, i mean i believe he is sending more than just one message to many parties, but the most important message that i actually care for, is that it's a message of a man who lost hope. he lost hope. he's a hopeless person. >> in what way? >> he is trying desperately, desperately, to grab to power,

all of the powers which i think, i believe will be his fatal mistake. he should have yielded some of that absolute power that he was so keen to hang on to -- to and let go with that -- the -- the parliamentary elections and also to start rebuilding the institutions, the state institutions rather than just abolishing all of these institutions in all of the states and grab the absolute power in his hand. now when he has taken such a step, i look at them as a desperate person. >> i want to take you up on that particular point now. mubarak the former egyptian president had similar laws that many found repressive. now that he is no longer in power, do you see egyptians rising up against sisi with the introduction of these very very

stringent laws? >> allow me first to have reservation over that analogy that you just made between mubarak laws and sisi's laws or potential laws. mubarak never had such draconian laws in his over 30-year term long term so it's -- it's unfair to compare what we had during mubarak, or under mubarak -- >> he silenced his opponents though with these laws. >> definitely but not with such draconian laws. egypt has never seen laws like that in our modern times. but the question -- >> do you see egyptians rising up now as they see these laws

may be too stringent for them. >> i believe the revolt has been in the making for the last four years. even before sisi was voted into office. it is escalating now with all of these draconian laws just about to come out, and i believe it's all -- mostly it's all because of the -- the military -- attacks to the military. we're going to have another revolt which is not going to be similar to the january 25th, 2011 revolt at all. so -- i don't know whether we -- we should say we're we're grateful -- we should be grateful to the military or we should be ungrateful but what i believe in that dictatorships throughout history and all over the world were never the staff that spins the history of any

nation it's the nation that finally spins its destiny. >> thank you so much for speaking with us. egypt has launched strikes against fighters in the sinai peninsula, killing at least 23 of them. the sinai peninsula has been the scene of intense fighting over the past couple of days after armed groups launched a coordinated attack on security services. the syrian observatory for human rights says more than 5,000 people were killed in syria last month. this is the second highest monthly toll since the fighting began. it said a third of the victims were civilians, many were killed in air strikes. dara is reported to be the latest target of strikes, and dozens have been killed in residential areas. growing evidence that children are sexually abused

tortured and even recruited to fight in syria. the u.n. admits the actual number is much higher but it has verified 271 documented cases of child recruitment, 142 were recruited by the rebel free syrian army. isil has drafted at least 69 children. kurdish people's protection units, are said to have enrolled 24. and 25 underage fighters have joined the al-qaeda links al-nusra front. the syria government is also arresting and torturing children. some people may find the images in this report disturbing. >> reporter: this girl just lost her parents when a barrel bomb hit their house in aleppo. she is among the 40 million children affected by the war in syria. the united states says many more like her are not only facing death, but also abuse and

exploitation. out of the 38 children detained by authorities nearly half of them were subjected to torture. and the number could be much higher. it is also documented allegations of sexual violence against children. and some believe children are targeted on purpose. >> most of the times they are targeted -- on one hand of course because they are very vulnerable but on the other hand it is really to fragment and destroy the society that has been the focus of the conflict. >> reporter: children are freak wentingly arrested at check points and at schools, like this boy who was picked up for a profreedom song on his mobile he is questioned and beaten repeatedly. activists say this is a common practice in protested areas. the u.n. accuses the government of recruiting children and also

using them as human shields. isil is believed to have child soldiers, some as young as eight years old, it has abducted or imprisoned nearly 500 and uses them as suicide bombers and informants. hundreds of boys are indoctrine nated. rights groups say it is in violation of interinternational humanitarian law. syrian children have also been taken. many are calling for ur gekt steps to stop the long-term damage to millions of children before it becomes a regional threat. >> if the youngest grow up in this violence, then the danger is that this violence will spread out in many different contexts. if we don't act very quickly, those children cannot have a healthy life and they cannot become healthy adults both

psychologically, and physically. so it's really urgent. >> reporter: but there's nothing urgent about the syrian conflict, now in its fifth year where thousands of children continue to bury their parents and lose their families. the giant energy company bp has agreed to pay the largest single environmental settlement in u.s. history. almost $19 billion will be paid for the damage caused by the gulf of mexico oil spill five years ago. compensation to fishermen and others who lost their livelihoods will be spread over the next 18 years. andy we know that this has been a long drawn out case settlement is certainly very significant. >> reporter: it is significant. i think throughout this protracted legal proceeding the obama administration has always

wanted to spending a strong message that this kind of environmental disaster won't be tolerated. when the deep water horizon rig exploded five years ago, an estimated 3 million barrels of oil was spilled into the gulf of mexico affecting five states in that region. and this means that essentially that $18.7 billion fine will be mrit up between the states. louisiana over the next 18 to 20 years will receive something like half a billion dollars a year to help in the recovery effort and of course during that entire time and for 87 days that oil was spilling unabated, it affected businesses and communities across that entire region. i spent most of the summer down there, during that oil spill, and i can tell you many of the businesses there saw 50% reductions in what money they were making so they were deeply affected. of course this isn't necessarily the end for bp.

they have been fined $18.7 billion right now. but many individuals opted out of the federal case and went down the individual line. but interestingly upon the news bp shares and this is important for the investors in the company, the shares jumped almost 5%. presumably because the market thinks that's the end of the case. bp themgss say they can manage to make these payments but there will still be other people going after this company. >> andy as we are talking to you, of course we're looking at pictures of how terrifying the environmental impact was from the accident what has been the reaction from those who were affected by the oil spill? >> reporter: well i flew over the deep water horizon rig as it was on fire. it was a frightening site and i

can tell you from spending much time in those affects states during that summer people were extremely angry and upset, but there was a large amount of people who depend on the oil industry for their employment. remember tens of thousands of jobs depend upon that. but a couple of years ago, they did reopen deep water drilling to companies like bp they have resumed operations there with a promise that safety is parra mount, because the investigation showed a lot of mistakes were made. >> andy thank you. andy gallagher, speaking to us from miami. still to come here on the news hour europe's leaders say there will be no more negotiations on the greek

bailout plan until sunday's referendum vote is over. still no sign of a break through at nuclear talks. and it doesn't take andy murray long to win his second-round match at wimbleton. we'll have more on that later in the hour. ♪ world food program says badly needed aid is not getting through to southern yemen because of fighting in aden. the united nations has raised its emergency level to the highest possible. 21 million people urgently need help. most of them are children. mohammed jam june reports. >> reporter: as adults run for their lives, scattering from the fighting in an effort to survive, a child lying in the street is carried away. this is aden now.

one part junk yard. one part graveyard. one of yemen's most beautiful cities is ravaged by war. itself people in desperate need of help but the aid isn't getting in. >> in addition to the insecurities and the constant fighting that is happening on the ground we have attempted more than two or three times to send big ships, carrying fuel and food to the port of aden but they -- they -- the security situation in the port area itself have forced these ships to back off and return to international waters. >> reporter: while houthi fighters and supporters of president hatty exchange bullets and blame, medicine and food is in short supply. >> we know there are sounds of

bullets and, you know, fire shots, and, you know it is in the end the decision of the captain of the ship whether it is safe enough for the ship to dock. >> reporter: unicef the world food program, doctors without borders, the world health organization, and many more all are calling for a ceasefire. >> we appeal to all parties on the ground to allow this aid to pass to the people of yemen. many are very insecure and hungry. >> reporter: yemen has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world. nearly 1 million children are severely malnourished. the fighting has only made their hunger worse. the situation is beyond dire. last week the u.n. warned of a possible famine in yemen. this week they have declared a

level three humanitarian emergency, the highest possible level. despite the pleas, more and more lifelines dry up every day. and things seem to change only for the worse. the international community is still waiting for a deal on iran's nuclear program. iran's foreign minister says negotiations have reached a delicate stage and lots of work still needs to be done. james bayes is in vienna. >> reporter: meetings continue here in vienna with foreign ministers arriving to join the u.s. secretary of state and the iranian foreign minister. mohammed mohammed saw reef is here he said you have to be hopeful. other foreign ministers are arriving the french foreign minister, and the german foreign minister, all very much taking the same line saying there has

been progress but no break through. and also the arrival of the chinese foreign minister who happens gave a little bit more away when i asked him this question. foreign minister can you get a deal before the 7th, do you think? >> translator: i think there is high possibility, but still i need to consult with my colleagues. >> reporter: meanwhile important developments also taking place in tehran where the head of the international atomic energy agency has been meeting senior iranian officials. they are key in this. if there is a deal done in vienna, they are the organization that will have to police it and there is still controversy of where they will be allowed to inspect. will they for example, be allowed to go to military sites. european finance ministers have rejected talks on a new

bailout deal with greece. jonah hull is in athens with a look at how people are coping. >> reporter: gasping for air. greece is being strangled by a standoff by international lenders, leaving banks to close. in this economy no one is giving credit. cash is king and it has never been so scarce. there are lots of people here the fish seller explains but few are dying. they can't afford to. >> translator: what do they want? why have they closed the banks? they shouldn't have closed, because we're in europe. without greece there is no europe. >> reporter: day by day the news isn't good from bad to worse to truly terrifying. the headline here talking about the possibility of depositor haircuts losing between 25 and 50% of the money you hold in a bank. even the newspaper is getting smaller. there's an apology on the

editorial page here that they are running out of paper to print it on. could this be the answer to greece's problems? it's the country's first bitcoin machine. the vertical currency is being seen by some as a safe haven for the money. out of the banks, and beyond the reach of the country's creditors. >> translator: it's something very new in greece but i believe because it exists in transactions all around the world that it is something stable and i believe it may catch on here. >> reporter: there may be less paper for newspapers but there's paper for posters, no to more austerity, yes, to a future free of bank queues. the choice seems clear, but the politics are not. at a bus stop there are angry words. the politicians are all corrupt,

fascists shouts another. >> translator: i'm desperate. i have had enough. they are all dirty, all of them. >> reporter: particular anger is aimed at the politiciansover the euro zone the architects of austerity. the message on sunday for germany's finance minister could well be no more. a court in france has rejected the suspension from the national front party of its founder. he took the far right party to court along with his daughter who is party leader. marie le pen ordered the suspension after her father said the holocaust is just a detail of history. police in burundi are storming them tos of opposition supporters. the opposition says the police are using the raids as an excuse to silence criticsover the president. results are still coming in after monday's parliamentary election, which was boycotted by

the opposition and condemned internationally. haru maatta sa has more. >> reporter: bereaved family members say police came looking for an opposition activist who lives here. they say police started shooting at them so they fired back in defense. witnesses don't want to be seen talking to journalists. they say the police are lying. >> translator: the police were firing from outside the gate. one of them jumped over the gate and opened it for the others to get in. then they started firing at everyone. >> translator: there has been so much death and misery since the president announced he is running for an unconstitutional third term two months ago. >> reporter: you can see the bullet holes. we're told when the shooting started man and two children ran inside and they closed the door

grenades were thrown inside and exploded. everyone was killed. u.n. human rights officials have promised to investigate what happened here. the police say some of the more militant opposition supporters are being armed. >> translator: we have civilians who have weapons. so far we have collected eight [ inaudible ] 300 bullets, and 15 grenade made for attack. >> reporter: opposition leaders deny this. protests against the president have largely died down because of a heavy security crackdown, but the number of people being killed keeps rising. human rights workers fear that reports are true burundi could be entering a new grim phase of the crisis. still to come here on the news hour isil issues a threat against hamas in gaza we'll be there live. also ahead, empty

air -- airports and vacant hotels fears that tunisia will lose millions of tourist dollars. and we look at a phone application that is helping the blind navigate hiking trails. in sports a basketball star is going on the golfing green. robin will be here with the details later in sport.

>> we've got the final agreement within our sites. >> many who think that the united states should not be sitting down with iran at all. >> there is possibilities of a conflict all around the region.

♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder now of our top stories. the muslim brotherhood is calling for an all-out revolt against egypt's government. 13 brotherhood members were killed by security forces on wednesday. their families say they were unarmed. the growing evidence that children are sexually abused tortured and even recruited to fight in syria. the u.n. has verified 271 documented cases, but believes the actual number is much

higher. an energy company bp has agreed to pay the largest single environmental settlement in u.s. history. almost $19 billion will be paid for the damage called in the gulf of mexico by a massive oil spill five years ago. an appeals court in afghanistan has quashed the death sentences given to four men after the mob murder of a young woman. she was stoned to death and her body run over by a car and set on fire after she was fally accused of burning a copy of the quran. jennifer glasse has more. >> reporter: the quashing of those death sentencing turning them in to continuous imprisonment which means up to 20 years in jail and the freeing of one man, came from a special security court behind closed doors. basically in secret. no one knew what was happening.

now i spoke to two women who were on that investigation commission, and one of them a member of parliament, and she said what do you expect from this corrupt court system. and that is really what this is all about. people saying how can the afghans have any trust in this justice system when things like this happen. female activists say they are going to talk to the supreme court and try to understand exactly how this secret court ruled, what they did in these very separate rulings. the first case in may four were sentenced to death, now we see a very, very different verdict and people want to know exactly what law that verdict was based on. the victim's family saying they were very unhappy with this verdict. they weren't thrilled with the first one in may. but afghans watched that first trial very closely, and it was

televised televised, it did bring policemen into the court and to try to hold them accountable for their actions. now a lot of concern about what this means for the justice system, and what has been a very very public trial. there has always been a culture of impunity here especially when it comes to women's rights and this is another example of that. isil is promising to end hamas control in the gaza strip. the group posted a video condemning hamas for cracking down on supporters in gaza. this follows accusations that hamas is help isil fighters in neighboring sinai. our correspondent is in rafa. it's strange that israel would accuse hamas of colluding with isil when isil is condemning

hamas. >> reporter: yes, this underscores the challenges facing hamas. you have israel's head saying it colludes with groups that are linked to isil in the sinai, which is just over my shoulder in egypt, but you also have hah -- or rather isil saying hamas that they will end, and i quote, hamas's tyranny here in the gaza strip. now this threat if you will from isil doesn't come as much of a surprise because over the past several months hamas has been cracking down very heavily on groups which claim some connection with the islamic state of iraq and the levant. that crackdown, of course has resulted in this threat by isil but again, it really just comes at a very problematic time with hamas, it is dealing with a number of issues inside the gaza strip, but this threat from isil

and pressure from israel is really making things that much more difficult for hamas. >> and you are near the site of recent fighting. what is the situation on the ground now? >> well over the past several hours, that we have been here we have heard tank shelling in the distance and we have also heard from various eyewitnesses that the egyptian military has carried out air strikes. i'm just going to step out of frame so my cameraman can zoom in. what you are looking at there is egypt. i'm in gaza that is egypt. in that area where you see those low-lying buildings, that is where a number of the tanks, shellings have been taking place. in fact we have seen a number of tank -- tanks rolling by. this is described as a security

buffer. but months ago what would have been there was an egyptian neighborhood. the president ordered this neighborhood to be razed to the ground to create this buffer zone arguably to ensure that the kind of violence that we saw just 24 hours ago, or just a bit more than 24 hours ago, just over my shoulder in egypt from happening, but that of course hasn't happened and the situation just over my shoulder in egypt remains extremely tense. >> thank you so much for that update. tunisian police have arrested eight people suspected in the involvement of the attack on tourists last week. 38 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a beach resort. hundredsover police are now patrolling popular tourist areas. tourism makes up 7% of its gross domestic product, and is a major

source of employment. in the year before the 2011 revolution, 7 million people visited the country. that number fell to just 3 million a year later. before friday's attack the sector was starting to flourish. this year, it is expected to lose about 550 million. our correspondent has more from the capitol, tunis. >> reporter: more policemen and socials are expected to patrol tunisia's beaches. their task is to prevent attacks on tourists like the one that killed 38 people in the coastal city of sues. but hotel owners and travel age engineers are already seeing what could be the long-term impact of the attack. tourists have canceled their holiday plans, and those already in the country are cutting their stay short.

>> translator: tourism will face a crisis following the tack on thoetel. in cease alone, tourism creates 20,000 job opportunities. now they will suffer. >> reporter: the prime minister visited the island while tunisia's top tourist destinations. his top priority now is to win tourists' trust, he has ordered the army to join the police in securing the hotels and beaches. tourism generates almost $2 billion a year. >> the immediate impact will be strong. already after the bardo attack we saw a decline in tourism entries, tourists coming in tourist receipts by about 20%. we would reckon that another 30% decline is likely. all together for the whole year in terms of revenues you could

see minus 50%. so it's a big shock to the industry, no doubt about it. >> reporter: that's about $1 billion in losses. tunisia is a poor country, but it's rich in cultural site and natural beauty. it relies heavily on its tourists. tunisians have been campaigning to ensure tourists that their country is safe. but after the recent attack, and here in tunis, that's becoming a difficult task. the u.s. isn't planning to hand over its naval base at guantanamo bay in cuba. the cuban government insists the oldest u.s. base outside of the united states must be returned to re -- must be returned if relations are to be normalized. now closing the guantanamo bay detention camp was one of barack obama's presidential election promises. cuba and the united states have agreed to reopen embassies in

havana and washington as relations continue to improve. as the island opens up politically and economically, business leaders are courting cuba like never before. however, investment is still risky business. >> reporter: it is still called the hershey train, the train that goes to and from the town named in 1916 after its founder, milton hershey. he built a town for his workers around a giant sugar refinery and a train took the sugar to the nearby ports to be sent off to the u.s. to make his famous chocolate bars. this 88-year-old remembers as a child he only spoke english. his family has come to hershey from jamaica to cut cane when

sugar was king. >> translator: now it's all over. they have closed the refinery, and when they did that the town was finished. >> reporter: hershey is indeed a shadow of its former self. the refinery once cuba's largest is now being dismantles. but all of that could change with the renewal of diplomatic ties between the u.s. and cuba. cuba has suddenly become a magnet for dignitaries and investor investors. in the last month, it has been a non-stop pilgrimage from the french president and head of the russian parliament to european foreign ministers all accompanied by business executives eager to position themselves in cuba before the americans move in.

>> translator: because the empire has blessed us in the name of the father the son, and the holy ghost, when the united states announced in december that it wanted good relations with cuba it took away the fear that so many leaders had about doing business with cuba. >> reporter: but while the level of interest is unprecedented, moving towards normal economic ties, it is not enough. >> they still have a country that is subject to an embargo. and that elevates the level of compliance and risk. so when you do that cost-benefit analysis cuba is not quite there yet. >> reporter: and it's not just american companies that are cautious. the help burton act that was passed 19 years ago, still sang showns even foreign companies that do business with cuba and the u.s. still there's consensus that it's only a matter of time

before these remanents of the cold war, like so many other things in cuba become a thing of the past and eventually melt away. lucia newman al jazeera, hershey cuba. two women in china have risked arrests by holding an informal marriage ceremony. say they were motivated by last week's supreme court ruling to validate gay marriage. >> reporter: in many countries two girls in wedding dresses wouldn't normally turn heads, but in china, it amounts to an open display of defiance. this was a publicity stunt inspired by last week's u.s. supreme court ruling. such unions are yet to be legalized here. but the couple exchanged vows and put on wedding rings. [ cheers ] >> reporter: it was a celebration rather than a ceremony. the setting was the back room of

a beijing restaurant. such events have happened before but the two brides say the timing of this ceremony made it significant. >> in china, all of the people celebrate the supreme court in the u.s. yeah. they celebrate that gay marriage is legal in the u.s. but in china, what is going on? nothing. >> reporter: lee was expecting trouble today, but there were no police to be seen. earlier this year she spent a month in detention for her activism on behalf of women's rights. china's government regards the campaign for same-sex marriage as just another unwanted foreign influence, which is why it's just passed a law which many fear could lead to a renewed clamp down in cyberspace. china remains a difficult place to be gay, stigma and discrimination continue, but attitudes among the young are changing fast so could gay

marriage one day happen in china. >> maybe several years later, yeah. maybe 30 years later, 50 years later, who knows. >> reporter: but you'll keep trying? >> keep trying yes. >> reporter: this was not an historic day, but another milestone in the campaign for gay rights in china. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. >> reporter: still to come here on al jazeera, japan are back in the women's world cup final after a slice of luck against england in edmonton, details coming up in sports.

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people living in remote areas of bangladesh now have access to medical help all thanks to the government's building new clinics. but most of them are sitting empty because the doctors aren't showing up. our correspondent explains. >> reporter: the clinics are built, the medicine has been delivered, the patients are waiting. but the doctors refuse to arrive. in the village, patients have to make due with an assistant. there's supposed to be a government after pointed doctor here but she didn't come today, or the day before or the day before that. >> translator: you'll be able to find her on emergency assignment at the district hospital. >> reporter: but villagers here say the assignment is a ruse to

keep the doctor from having to show up. >> translator: they say the doctor is needed for someone else, and we have no choice but to accept it. but the hospital has enough doctors. she's not needed there. >> translator: so we went to see if the doctor really was on emergency duty. only to find an empty office. she's not here either. her colleagues say she is on holiday today. we called and sent her a message, but were unable to reach her. >> translator: the problem is that the district hospital has asked for a few of our doctors, so in order for us to function, we need village doctors on emergency assignment. >> reporter: al jazeera contacted the health ministry several times, but did not receive a response. it's a chain of dereliction of duty. those posted to the villages try to escape to the capitol of the

sub district. its doctors try to go to the district capitol, and it's doctors leave. no doctor who spent years going through medical school wants to end up in places like this. this if you can believe it is meant to be the sleeping quarters of the resident doctor. it's completely abandoned, and people from the neighborhood have completely filled it up with their trash. the clink has barely any equipment. the assistant here can't even check blood pressure. the pharmacists haven't showed up to work either. it's enough to drive patients to despair. unfortunately for villagers at the bottom of the chain, it's a pretty typical state of affairs. time for sports now, here is

robin. >> thank you very much. the latest tennis news and seven-time champion roger federer has just won his second-round match. the swiss star taking it in straight sets on center court. next up nadal takes on dustin brown. andy murray has booked his place in round three. he needed less than an hour and a half to beat his opponent in court number 1. the women's defending champion drew a fairly easy round. 6-2, 6-6 love settled in just 57 minutes. a bid for a third whimableton title. the third title still on check. and also through to the third

round, the dane was a straight set winner of her czech republic opponent. beating he 22 year old 7-1, 7-6. >> i never look at the bookings. i have no clue what they are saying. for all i care they could say i'm supposed to lose yesterday. so i don't really know. i put pressure on myself to do well, and in the end of the day, i -- i just love being out there. it's a plus for me and a bonus, because it means i can get another chance out there. >> reporter: there has been one surprise in the women's draw 8 seed, has been knocked out. the russian beaten 6-2 7-5. the women's world cup champion japan are back in the final of this year's tournament in

canada. they needed a slice of luck as richard par now reports. >> reporter: england had never got this far to women's world cup before. but they were facing a japanese team that are the reigning champions. japan given a penalty, when claire raferty nudged into her opponent. and japan knocked in the resulting kick. england then got a penalty of their own. the captain tumbled over in a crowded box. the country's most capped player williams fired in the equalizer. in the second half tony dougan came close, but hit the crossbar. the game appeared to be heading to extra time. but england defender turned the ball into her own net.

japan into the final with a 2-1 victory. >> every single member of my group is devastated. when that ball went over the line, we were devastated. but our first call is look after your own. laura is one of us we got around here we console her, we have a cry, and tell her how proud we are of her. >> translator: however we played today, the fact is we're going to the final and i would like to congratulate the players for that. we should really cherish this moment. >> reporter: only the united states now stand in japan's way of retaining their title. on sunday there will be a rematch of the final four years ago. it has been 16 years since the

americans lifted the trophy. >> we got to hang out with friends and family and celebrate with them and then had to pack up and get ready for, you know, the travel day today. so there wasn't much sleep last night to be honest. it's hard to sleep after games because you are just on that adrenalin high so -- but thankfully we have a couple of days, and we can catch up on sleep and relax and get ready for sunday. >> tiger woods will resume efforts to turn around his golf game. you might remember him shooting his worse-ever wound at the memorial last month. wood's this world number 220 these days. he is now preparing for the match in north carolina. >> i have gone through stretches like this before. if you look at what i did through -- you know the end of

'97, all of '98 it wasn't very good. trying to take cuts but eventually '99 turned out okay and so did 2000. there have already been struggles at the green bay classic. this is shaquille o'neal trying to tea off. eventually nailing it on the third attempt. well done. i never thought he was going to get there, actually. that's your sport, thanks for watching. >> robin thanks so much. now mobile phone apps are being used in all sorts of ways, including to help people who can't see explore the great outdoors. successful tests have been completed in the mountains of northeast france as care line malone reports. >> reporter: a phone app is helping these visually impaired

hikers navigate the trail on their own. they can walk up and downhills, a new and exciting experience. >> translator: i have never done anything like this. it's a completely different experience than just hill walking, and it's really -- the sensations are amazing. >> reporter: five people tested out the app, named after the french word for hiking. it is one of a number of phone apps on the market to help hikers follow trails. they use gps which bounces signals off of satellites in space to navigate on earth. but it also uses something called a navigation system often used on an aircraft. it uses motion sensors and works out g force taking gravity in to

account. volunteers from the french hiking federation mapped obstacles on this route beforehand. some of the blind walkers needed help. the technology is going some way to giving them autonomy. >> translator: ultimately the goal is for them to use a cane and the app just helps guide them in the right direction. >> reporter: this man achieved a world first last month in a 26-kilometer trail run alongside athletes who can see normally. the next step is to figure out how to make the app work even without gps. stay with us here on al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of

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