pe cod and officials say it was probably beached as it went out. thanks for watching. i'm morgan radford. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour. i'm laura kyle. coming up in the next 60 minutes, a lifeline for greek banks, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. the ecb agrees to increase emergency funding. celebrations in aden after houthi fighters are pushed out. members of yemen's exiled government begin to return. more protests in japan over

a controversial security law that will remove restrictions on the military. and picture perfect, the planet pluto as it has never been seen before. ♪ we begin with latest developments on the greek debt crisis. euro zone finance ministers have given them the green light for former talks on a boilout to begin. and they have agreed to give greece a short-term loan so it can pay its bills. greek banks are also being given a lifeline. the ecb raising emergency funding for banks by $978 million. >> now things have changed now. we had a series of news with the approval of the bridge financing

package, with the vote, the various votes, in various parliaments to begin with in the greek parliament which have now restored the conditions for a raise in the ela. >> let's go to simon mcgregor-wood live for us in at thens. he was talking about raising ela, that's the emergency liquidity assistance. how does that help greece? >> reporter: well, it gives the greek banks a little bit more cash basically, to continue operating under these treejsly difficult circumstances. the greek banks have been closed for almost three weeks now. ordinary greeks have been limited to withdrawing just 60 euros a day. every day there's this dreary routine for these people to queue up outside of the atm's and banking business more broadly has ceased to function

here. with this announcement it is sweetening the bitter pill if you would like for mr. sif ares who pushed through this package of laws last night at great political cost to himself. it is a little bit of relief a little bit of reward from the european creditors, if you would like to allow a little bit more money into the system. we are even hearing humors that some banks may reopen as soon as monday. so it's a little bit of breathing space. we're by no means out of the woods yet. one of the things he did say that was encouraging for the greeks as well i think, was that he spoke very confident about the greek government paying back a 3.3 billion interest payment on a european central bank loan which falls due on monday. that would suggest the experts say that this bridging finance of about 7 billion euros that the greeks desperately need in the next few days is pretty much going to be confirmed, probably

tomorrow. again, the connection that mr. tsipras can make to a very skeptical greek government we take these decisions and they are connected to a situation being made slightly easier. >> the greeks have had to pay quite a big price haven't they? the vote in parliament has left the syriza party in disarray. what is it going to do next? >> reporter: well he's going to have to confront this growing rebellion within his own party about a quarter of the parliamentary representation almost 40 mp's failed to support the measures. many voted against it some chose not to be there, a few abstained. it's a collective of different left-wing factions and it's the more extreme ones that are

causing the trouble. but the difficult decisions did not stop last night. they continue. next week he has to push through more laws conditions again, set by the e.u. creditors if this big bailout deal is going to come off. so he has to reshuffle his cabinet and strengthen his government, and even sources close to his office, the interior minister talking to greek media, suggesting that at some point in the autumn he is probably going to have to call a snap election to try to refresh his mandate for these policies so he has a lot of political troubles ahead, but i think he is probably breathing a small sigh of relief this afternoon. >> indeed. now to yemen's port city of aden now, where some members of the country's exile government are returning. rebel houthi forces have been

pushed out of the city. natasha ghoneim has the details. >> reporter: the sounds of cheering, fireworks and gunshots in aden as people celebrated the biggest defeat of the houthis in the city since the conflict began. members of exiled president hadi's cabinet are returning to the southern port city for the first time since fighting forced them to leave. >> translator: we will announce within the coming few days that we have secured the entire city of aden and return home. as to the three ministers returning to aden this is part of a plan to ensure gradual return of all members of the yemeni government to the city where the government will be based as we work towards liberating the rest of the country. >> reporter: they had been attempting to run the government from aden after houthi rebels drove them out of the capitol, sana'a last september. but they were forced to flee aden several months ago, as the country slipped furtherer into conflict. this week, government forces

retook the international airport in aden. >> translator: congratulations to the people of aden. >> reporter: but in the city of ta'izz, people were offering condolences instead. hospitals were filled with the dead and injured, after shelling in a residential area. forces say, eight civilians and at least 46 houthi and rebel militia fighters were killed. yemenese were supposed to see a lull in fighting and get access to much-needed aid. the u.n.-brokered a truce last friday to give humanitarian sees safe a passage to dangerous areas, but it fell apart almost right after it began. >> the needs are water, health food nutrition, pretty much everything that you could imagine. we really so a humanitarian catastrophe at the moment. >> reporter: 21 of yemen's 24 million people need help. people say they can't continue

to wait. natasha ghoneim, al jazeera. israel has launched an air strike on the gaza strip. it says it was targeting hamas facilities. a rocket was fired from gaza southern israel. an armed group linked to the islamic state of iraq and the levant has fired a rocket at an egypt ran naval ship. the boat caught fire but there were no casualties. japan's prime minister hopes to push through controversial legislation that could see troops sent abroad for the first time since world war ii. opposition mp's walked out in protest, and thousands of demonstrators gathered outside. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: for a second day running protesters descended on the japanese parliament. the majority of voters are against the security legislation which will loosen the restrictions on how the country

can use its military. >> translator: i'm a teacher, and i don't want to send my students or my own child to war. i'm here to oppose the bill. >> translator: the government is not listening to the voice of the public not even to the academics. they only listen to what is convenient to them. >> reporter: for a second day oning abe's ruling coalition was demonstrating its power. the bills has been forced through to a full vote in the lower house, the opposition walked out before the vote. the prime minister this is another step towards what he calls normalizing japan's post-war status in a neighborhood changed by china's rise. >> translator: the security situation surrounding japan is increasingly severe. these bills are necessary to protect japanese people's lives and prevent a war before it breaks out. >> reporter: japan's cabinet reinterpreted the passivist constitution a year ago,

allowing for so-called self-defense. but this legislation is needed before that can happen. it's also designed to make it easier for japanese troops to coordinate with their u.s. counterparts in asia and enable their deployment to a conflict far from home. >> abe is going to take a very large hit politically in terms of these bills. it's so much the role the japanese forces will play there's a brood agreement that the current situation of an asymmetric relationship is not in japan's interest. it's the method he has gone through this by subverting the constitutional order and subverting the way the japanese governments in the past have interpreted the constitution. >> reporter: this is also abfulfilling his long-held ambition to give japan a more muscular presence in the world.

at home though with mounting opposition to the bills, he is already paying a political price. harry fawcett, al jazeera. mush more still to come here on the al jazeera anies hour, including counting the cost of climate change senegal's farmers struggling through drought could get financial help. plus -- >> i'm charles stratford reporting from eastern ukraine where people are struggling to rebuild their lives, and suffering increasing economic hardship. and jordan begins his campaign for a third straight major as the campaign gets underway at st. andrews. ♪ kenya's government says a senior al-shabab commander has been killed in a u.s. drone strike in somalia. the attack happened in the

southwestern town. the drone targeted the commander, and several other individuals traveling with him. the kenyan government says it believes up to 30 al-shabab fighters were killed in the strike. burundi's rival political factions are meeting to try to bring an end to months of political unrest. elections are due next week and the president is running for a third term defying a two-term limit. it's igs decision has triggered months of violent protests and more than is 50,000 people have fled to the border. with less than a week to go before controversial presidential elections in burundi, the u.n. refugee agency says that more than 700 people are fleeing the country each day. this is the border entry point into tanzania nia. a family waits to be registered by u.n. workers. the scenes in burundi today have

brought back terrible memories. >> translator: life in burundi is really very bad. there is no future there. no one has peace. i don't have peace. on one side relatives are being killed, i look to the other side, and neighbors are being killed. some are being burnt in their houses. >> translator: when i heard of what is happening, i thought back to what happened in the war of 1993 when i lost seven children and my husband. and i said we should flee fast before it comes to claim the lives of the rest of my children. that's why we decided to come. >> reporter: in the distance behind them lie the burundi hills, more than 160,000 people have fled months of violence and intimidation as the president prepares to stand for an unconstitutional third consecutive term. it has set rival political factions against one another, in a dreadful echo of past civil war. >> translator: they arrested me

and asked me who are you going to vote for? i said i couldn't vote because i can't walk. they started beating me. one of them started asking where is a hammer so we can beat him with it? one said let's just get rid of him. >> reporter: the refugees here will live at this camp. mass shelters will house up to 200 people at a time. the large influx means they will likely stay in these conditions far longer than the one or two days for which they are designed. but they will be fed, the dhirn will be schooled as more and more arrive it is a kind of normal, a long way from home. jonah hull al jazeera. developing nations have developed behands for a global tax authority after pressure from the united states and britain. the plans are being discussed at a u.n. summit in ethiopia. poorer countries lose around $100 billion every year because

companies don't pay their fair share. the executive director of oxfam international says richer countries have prevented poorer ones from obtaining the resources they need to fight poverty. >> through one of the many legal tricks that can be used to avoid paying taxes, companies cheat developing countries of $100 billion a year. that's through one of the tricks that ships money through to tax havens. an additional $138 billion is lost to developing countries through unhealthy tax competition where countries are competing to give tax holidays tax breaks to companies to get away without paying their fair share. so it was so important that for developing countries to have the resources they need to achieve

sustainable development goals that these loopholes for tax avoidance are closed, and they can only be closed where all governments sit together and table their issue, and this is what the rich countries have denied them. but developing countries have been strong in putting up a fight and this issue will not go away. it will be taken on and in not a long time to come, all countries will sit together to share the global tax system i have no doubt. now the big issue facing developing nations is climate change. senegal is particularly vulnerable because of drought. but now a new scheme could see people access money from a climate change insurance fund. >> reporter: a bad omen. a sign that the worst is yet to come. the animal died starving

collapsing in the heat before it could reach the shade. almost a year without a drop of rain. he hasn't experienced a drought like this in his lifetime. there's not enough food or water. >> translator: dying of starvation is a violent death, no one should experience this not even our animals. now at least there are spared from hunger. >> reporter: the united nations believes more than 20 million people mostly children don't have enough to eat. with temperatures as high as 47 degrees celsius, pastures have turned to desert. it's getting hotter here. 2 degrees higher than the same time last year and so a sense of a looming catastrophe hangs over the land. villagers and their animals are on the move searching for better climates. this intense drought with a slight rise in temperature is

causing the sahara desert to expand, and people are having to travel even further to feed their animals. for the authority this is a phenomenon triggered by man kind caused by our collective pollution into the atmosphere. in 2014 alone humans released 32 gigtons of carbon dioxide in the air. this recently pollution is causing this severe drought. so they have taken up climate change insurance after the african union created arc. a private fund offering protection against climate change's natural disasters. arc calculates claims based on rainfalls and other things. aid agencies are often too slow to help. arc is handed out immediately. the money is used to distribute

cash for food and feed the weakest imagine because the milk they provide is their only asset. but even with arc's help there is no enough to feed all of the animals. so the day ends like it started, hungry uncertain, and wondering which one of these animals will survive tomorrow. nicklas hawk al jazeera, northern senegal. a massive manhunt is underway in mexico for escaped gunman guzman. a prison video has been released showing him leaving through the hole in the shower of his cell. >> reporter: this is where many of mexico's more dangerous or high profile criminals are locked up and none are more

notorious than el chapo who was captured and taken here by the mexican government in february of 2014. cell number 20 was home to the world's most wanted drug lord. for 16 months until last saturday evening, in which he sat down on the bed of his cell and put on his shoes. he then got up and went into this area which is one of the only areas in this cell where the cameras can't see him. and he then knelt down and kept going lower and lower until he actually disappeared into this hole, which then goes down into a tunnel which extends for 1.5 kilometers. it's worth noting that this prison is a huge maze and we passed through so many corridors and security doors just to get to this cell that it's impossible to know where he was. and that makes it even more amazing and suspicious that the rescue team new exactly where

the tunnel had to come up. and behind me is the building where el chapo eventually emerged after going 1.5 kilometers in its underground tunnel, a luxury tunnel with ventilation, electric lighting and even a motorbike that could have whisked him out to freedom. there's now an all out-manhunt to try to capture him. a group of migrants rescued off of the coast of libya have arrived at the italian port. they were picked up in separate operations on wednesday traveling in nine dingies and four wooding fishing boats. ukraine's parliament has approved a draft law to give more autonomy to two eastern regions. it's the first step towards meeting the demands of pro-russian separatists.

but people in the east are still facing daily bombardment. and as charles stratford reports, they are also struggling to cope with an economic blockade. >> reporter: the line of cars stretching for kilometers down this road. ukrainian authorities have tightened the blockade around the self declared donetsk people's republic. >> translator: every time they make a new law you feel humiliated. it's easier to travel to a foreign country than your own land. >> reporter: all ukrainian banks closed around a year ago. the authorities have opened their own bank where people can pay their utility bills and tax. the elderly wait to collect their pensions which they receive in russian rubles. the equivalent of around $50 a month. >> translator: of course it's a small amount but it's better than nothing. our stiet is young, it cannot give to us a [ inaudible ].

we wait for a better future. >> reporter: we just want peace she says before she walks away. little money people have goes a lot less far than it used to before this crisis. ukraine's economic blockade has doubled the prices of basic foods. many people rely on goods smuggles from russia. russia has supplied more than 30 aid convoys into the region since the conflict began. >> translator: the aid we get is everything for us. i live alone. i couldn't survive without it. >> reporter: businesses are having to close down too. this sweet factory used to employ thousands of people. it was forced to stop production because it can't get the raw materials it needs. both sides blame each other for the daily violations of a ceasefire agreement signed in february. this neighborhood has suffered some of the worst damage since

the fighting started. ukraine's blockade is being blamed for the increasing economic hardship people are facing here meanwhile the struggle to find a solution to this conflict goes on. charles stratford, al jazeera, donetsk, eastern ukraine. nasa's fastest unmanned spacecraft is sending back the clearest pictures we have seen yet of pluto, and the images are astonishing. scientists revealing mountains as high as the rockies and kas apples six times deeper than the grand canyon. >> reporter: this is pluto as never seen before. nasa's new horizon's spacecraft sailed past the planet on tuesday capping a reconnaissance of the solar system that began 50 years ago. the nuclear power probed was watched by scientists outside of baltimore as it passed between

the orbitz of pluto and its primary moon sharon. so fasten your seat belts new horizons has arrived. >> yesterday america's space program took another historic leap for human kind. today the new horizon's team is bringing what was previously a blurred point of light into focus. >> reporter: pluto is the last major unexplored body in the solar system and already nasa officials say they have learned something new. >> pluto is a little bit larger than we anticipated. we now have good measurements of its diameter and its raid douse. it's radius is 1185 kilometers plus or minus 10. return new horizons spent more than eight hours looking back at

pluto. sending back images took another four and a half hours the time it takes radio signals to travel the nearly 5 billion kilometers back to earth. the new images show the planetoid contains massive mountains of ice. >> the bedrock that makes those mountains must be made of water ice. >> reporter: it will take about 16 months to transmit back all of the images and measurements taken. pluto was dpoeted to the status of a dwarf planet. other objects are believed to be remnants of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago. do stay with us on this news hour. still ahead. cobbled together on a shoe string budget. we meet the man behind

afghanistan's first solar powered car. i'm in rural maine where instead of just locking people up isn't it better for society to have offenders meet and talk to their victims, to understand why what they did was wrong? and for a third straight year there's a familiar name on top of the [ inaudible ] sport team list. robin will have all of those details later. ♪

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hoping for the best. >> my father died because of the neglect. >> are they betraying your trust? >> it's a for-profit business. ♪ hello again, you are watching the al jazeera news hour i'm laura kyle. here is a reminder of our top stories. financial support will increase for greece to keep greece afloat. in yemen three government ministers have returned from exile in saudi arabia. they have been able to enter the port city of aden after houthi forces were pushed out. and japan's prime minister

has pushed through controversial legislation that could see troops abroad since world war ii. in iraq at least 15 isil fighters have been killed by security forces in anbar province. iraqi forces are trying to push the group out of the province which is the country's largest. imran khan takes a look at the tactics being used in this latest operation. >> reporter: the iraqi security forces are calling this the operation to liberate anbar province. while that is ongoing, those threes from the violence are suffering. one of the bridges linking anbar to baghdad has been closed and at least five has died as a result of heat exhaustion. little help have been available to those fleeing but authorities say the bridge will open on sunday. in baghdad an official holiday has been declared but even those who aren't escaping the violence are suffering. >> translator: after sunrise we come here to cool off due to the high temperature.

it is too high and there is not electricity. we feel hot at our homes. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the operation involves 11,000 iraqi soldiers and has been running since monday. the u.s.-lead coalition has also stepped up its air strikes and hit isil targets near the city of fallujah. >> translator: what we're doing is sending troops to take key roads and break up safe houses used by isil. this time if we need to we can change strategy easily. the coalition are involved as are the iraqi air force and we successes every day. >> reporter: so far the push has been to take certain roads and villages in preparation of asults on the cities of fallujah and ramadi. take those from isil and the hope of the iraqis is that the rest of the province will follow. not all agree. >> translator: they have announced many operations

before, but this time they say it's different. the iraqi security forces will cut supply lines and set up barriers. in the past they would liberate a town but capitalize on the gain and have to withdrawal. all across baghdad you'll see posters like these. they wish for the iraqi security forces to have victory over isil forces. every operation that has been mounted against them in previous times, they have managed to learn from and that's crucial when it comes to developing their tactics against iraqi security forces. however, they are insisting that this operation will be definitive and isil will be defeated. [ inaudible ] foreign secretary has defended the nuclear deal with iran at a press conference this jerusalem. they safe tough opaccusation from prime minister benjamin netenyahu who has been calling the deal fundamentally flawed.

barack obama has also been defending the deal. he says the agreement makes his country and the world more secure. >> but the bottom line is this. this nuclear deal meets the national security interests of the united states and our allies. it prevents the most serious threat iran obtaining a nuclear weapon which would only make the other problems that iran may cause even worse. that's why the alternative, no limits on iron's nuclear program, an iran that's closer to a nuclear weapon the risk of a region alarms race and greater risk of war, all of that would endanger our security. >> reporter: this could pave the way to reestablish diplomatic

ties, but getting the two sides to agree on other issues would prove difficult. >> reporter: street celebrations in tehran. but does it mean the u.s. is going to work with the iranian leadership on issues such as isil and the syrian civil war. the iranian foreign minister seemed to indicate perhaps. >> it shows that in our globalized world, diplomacy has a much better chance of achieving results that coercion and pressure. >> reporter: the building behind me is the old iranian embassy here in washington. it has been closed since 1980 when the u.s. and iran broke off diplomatic relations. now under the vienna convenings washington is obligated to maintain the building, but don't expect it to be open for business any time soon. the u.s. has long accused iran

of stirring up trouble across the middle east. it supports his bow hah and hamas. but there's now talk that the u.s. might be able to use the moment to help end syria's civil war. >> we need to see whether or not the iranians are willing to play ball to correct this situation. to date we have not -- we have not done that. we have placed our emphasis entirely on the nuclear issue. we have set aside all of these other things. now it's time to pivot and pivot very rapidly. and removing assad could provide isil a recruiting tool. but it runs the risks of intentionsing tensions between the u.s. and saudi arabia, which views iran has a rival. however, time is running out for the obama administration. with just 18 months before it

leaves office. it has a landmark deal with iran, but it's likely to be years before the country is inisn't ittively regarded by the u.s. as a friend and not as a potential foe. rosiland jordan, al jazeera, the state department. it's exactly 70 years since the united states detonated the first-ever nuclear bomb over japan in 1945. the first tests were carried out in the state of new mexico and those tests have left a damaging legacy. >> reporter: the wide open planes of southern new mexico are more famed for their natural beauty these days but almost 70 years ago this was a place that changed the course of human history. july 16th, 1945, the u.s. successfully tested its first atomic bomb here. >> and boom. and that thing exploded kind of in that direction. and i mean to tell ya that

thing -- all you could see was the dust you know? getting bigger and bigger and went up a over the mountain. >> reporter: henry was 11 years old when the bomb was detonated. and his family received no warning. he is still in remission from mouth cancer and says the aftermath of the test has devastated the entire community. >> from here to [ inaudible ] there has been more people died of cancer just gobs and gobs of people you know. whole families. >> reporter: 69 years ago this was a poor town and remains that way today. when people fell ill few had the means to seek treatment, and others have spent everything on doctor's bills. >> we didn't have much but we had what we needed and we lived simply and happily, and everything changed overnight. >> reporter: but the national cancer institute are now carrying out a study into the effects of the atomic bomb blast

that may provide some answers. >> we'll do the best we can to answer these questions with the time that we have but we don't want to sacrifice the quality of what we're doing, and i think everyone understands that. >> reporter: when you talk to those who claim to have been about -- affected financial compensation isn't a top priority all most want is the acknowledgment of what happened and an apology. andy gallagher, al jazeera, new mexico. barack obama will be the first sitting u.s. present to visit a federal prison when he tours oklahoma's facility on thursday. it's part of a push to improve the justice system. and as our correspondent reports from maine some states are

looking into alternative programs to deal with offenders. >> reporter: as the second whitest state in the u.s. maine is not renown for its ethnic diversity, but here a program is underway rooted in global indigenous cultures. it asks fundamental questions about the nature and purpose of criminal justice in the u.s. prisoners are being released early so they can learn from their crimes. >> it hurts the family. it hurts the surroundings such as the community. >> the key is talking within a circle. >> there are five keystone questions that we think about. what happened? many what were folks thinking or feelings at the time? what have they thinking or feeling related to it since it has taken place? who has been affected and in what ways have they been affected? and what needs to be done to make things as right as possible. >> reporter: juvenile offenders

can escape incarceration all together if their victim is prepared to seek redress through restorative justice. like charlotte a gallery owner who chose to confront the two boys who robbed her, to make them understand why what they did was wrong, instead of having their lives potentially ruined by jail time. >> i just had the feeling that they -- that the kids who had done that had never really felt connected with -- with the community. >> reporter: restorative justice began to catch on in the u.s. as incarceration levels reached records. in some states modern u.s. law enforcement is looking to aboriginal tradition. >> it was in their best interest to bring them to the center and say you have really messed up and we have got to figure out a way for you to learn from your

misbehavior and return to being a functional member of our community. >> reporter: this boy would still be locked up in a juvenile facility had it not been for maine's restorative justice program. he broke into and vandalized a house when he was 12 years old. he has since worked for the home owners and paid them restitution. >> the first meeting was really emotional, because he was telling us how much damage we caused. >> reporter: he is returning to school soon. and those like him who make amends this way are less likely to re-offend, and almost all of those offended against feel justice has been served. still to come here on this program, one of the most controversial figure theres the world of cycling makes a run to the tour de france. details in a moment.

>> global sales are believed to be worth $15 billion a year. the company is also one of the largest providers of cloud computing. amazon home delivery service now extended to fresh groceries in some places rewrote the book on distribution, and it could do it again. it is exploring the idea of delivering parcels using drones. if e-books aren't quite your thing, do consider traveling to bare necessary aries. it has more bookstores than any country in the world. >> reporter: once upon a time this was a theater, then it become a cinema for the last 15 years it has been a book shop a cultural setting. defying the advance of modern technology and what some story

tellers will say is a worldwide decline in readers and reading. >> translator: after harry potter, there was antic injection which has inspired more people to read. people who before maybe didn't even pick up a newspaper. >> reporter: the passion for books is also met at the annual book fair the largest in the spanish-speaking world. and with hundreds of stores like these scattered around the city. >> translator: i'm from a generation familiar with this format, with paper. but i don't say that this is all there is. i don't value one and not the other. >> reporter: the reasons why are as complex and intrigue as a short story by this man. they include the difficulties and high cost of obtaining new technology, a postal system that many don't trust, and the exception on bookses of a sales tax.

books, book shops, and writers are a part of this landscape. living by the idea that a good book is a good book no matter the format. there are also new writers ensuring that the next generation of argentines is captivated by the written world. >> it has been a culture here. and i think it's a social activity that people want to share. people want to be part of that as well. >> reporter: books are still being written, published and sold with the public proud of its heritage open to new ways of reading, but still enamored with the rustle of paper and smell of ink on the page. >> now time for sport. >> we'll start with the golf and the opening championship is underway in scotland with

dustin johnson sitting at the top of the leader board, but all eyes on jordan as he chases his third victory of 2015. australia's top order batsmen are building a solid lead on the second day of their ashes test. chris rogers also on his way to triple figures. australia 249-1 and trail the host 1-0 in the five-test series. and the one-day international series between sri lanka and pakistan. they came up just 17 balls. he was having an absolute field day, and helped set up the home team rather nicely. sri lanka reached the target of 288 with 11 balls to spare. it's 1-1 in the series. fifa official being held in

custody in switzerland has been exdieted to the united states where a senate inquiry is underway. they are looking into whether the top-ranking football officials were involved in bribery. the former president jack warner and jeffery webb are among the officials indicted by u.s. prosecutors on charges of fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. >> the fact of the matter is what has been revealed so far is a mafia-style crime syndicate in charge of this sport. my only hesitation in using that term is it's almost insulting to the mafia, because they never

would have been so blatant, overt and arrogant >> americans are still trying to track down four cubans who defected and traveled to the united states on saturday just a few kilometers from the u.s. the four left the team and headed to the border before the regatta even began. the defection of cuban athletes have become fairly common. at the 1990 pan american games this man was one to seek asylum. two weeks ago two members of the cuban national football team

defected while the team was competing. another two have reportedly followed. cuba minus those defectors at the world cup have pulled off one of the biggest surprises. michael with the only goal of the game here. it's amazing considering they had 8 goals in the first two group games. now the cubans will face the united states in the knockout round. trinidad and mexico played out an 8 of goal thriller. all of the final scores here trinidad took the top seed. mexico now plays costa rica in the second quarter final. manchester united is have been showing off in the united states. the former munich man.

there's also the defender. a united spending spree during this summer is believed to be around the $120 million mark. >> i'm very happy, because in my opinion, very good players. that's why manchester united has bought them. and i'm very happy that they are already before the tour because we can prepare now in the tour already all of the team elements, what i have to implement with new players. and [ inaudible ] manchester united team have just been named the fifth most valuable sports team in the world. real madrid topped the list. the total value fell 5% versus

last year due to a drop in the euro versus the u.s. dollar. the nfl's dallas cowboys second with $3.2 billion, up plea places from last year. there are two number 2s on our graphic, because there's a tie for second place the new york yankees also estimated to be worth $3.2 billion. barcelona in fourth. >> i think the biggest surprise this year is the increase in nba and major league baseball teams, both being fuelled by huge sums of money coming into the sport both on the national and local level. there were ten nba and mlb teams combined last year. this year we have 22 basketball and baseball teams made the top 50. barcelona fourth in the list as the moment but they do have some legal worries as well. they are in the midst of a court

battle [ inaudible ] investment companies that own a 40% stake in this transfer deal two years ago are taking legal action. barcelona accused of using a complicated payment system to deliberately hide the value of the transfer. just bringing you up to speed on cycling. [ inaudible ] has just won stage 12 of the tour dee france. froome was upset at the line of questioning, making him the overwhelming favorite to win the tour for a second time. following allegations of doping by lance armstrong, he want scientists to confirm his

success is due to his own talents. go to aljazeera.com/sport for more details. that's it for now. raul has more for you later from london. >> this is a great story we have coming up. an engineer in afghanistan building the country's first solar powered car. his ambition is to have the car mass produced. jennifer glasse has the story. >> reporter: he had a dream, to use something kabul has plenty of sunshine. so he started building his country's first solar car. >> two problem in afghanistan, one problem is environment, and another problem is we haven't oil mine and -- >> gasoline. >> gas yes.

>> reporter: a professional engineer he knew what he wanted to build, but the materials and the money weren't always available. >> fiberglass really expensive. i haven't money. >> reporter: to finance the project he sold his own car, and when that money ran out, he looked for donations. a friend he met online gave him a thousand dollars to finish it. it took a year and a half and $5,000 to produce his dream car. >> reporter: and this is the only one in afghanistan? >> yes, this is the only one in afghanistan. first solar energy car. this is -- uses electricity from solar, and when -- when there's clouding or night or rainy, we can use electricity, and good charge. >> reporter: he used what parts he could find at the local market like motorcycle wheels

and welded the car together as best he could. this is certainly a basic model. there's no room for storage, no air bags and not a lot of maneuverability. driving in kabul is challenging and aggressive. he only takes his car on the road on weekends. armed with a phone number of the head of the traffic police in case he is stopped. summer driving has brought a new problem, the brake fluid gets too hot, and he has his first accident. despite the difficulties he is hoping some day to produce the cars here. so far there have been no interested investors. he said he got a free education in afghanistan, and he would like to give something back to his country. maybe not quite ready for mass production. good effort, though. do stay with us here on al

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