>> hello welcome to the news hour from doha. coming up this hour, at least 28 people are killed in turkey near the border with syria. around 100 others are injured. >> united nations security council is meeting to endorse the nuclear deal between iran and world powers. we'll be live from new york. >> restarting the cuba friendship, after more than half a century flan are raised and

embassies reopened. >> in sport seth blatter names the date when his successor for fifa president will be reelected. change won't be happening quickly with an election scheduled for next february. >> at least 28 people have been killed in a large explosion in turkey. around 100 have been wounded. it happened at a cultural center just north of the border with syria. it's not known what caused the blast, but the turkish interior ministry called it a terrorist attack that targeted kurdish volunteers deading to nearby kobane for relief work. home to a refugee camp housing 35,000 syrian refugees fleeing the war. a foreign correspondent has been based in turkey for over 20 years is also the author of

turkey, what everyone needs to know and joins me now from london. good to have you with us. on this attack, it is now thought to be an isil linked attack targeting youth workers who came to help rebuild the syrian city of kobane, just over the border there. what do you make of it? >> well, that it is a very important place just across the border from kobane. co wane was a pinch point, a place that the kurdish fighters fought isis to keep their hands on it, it was a very emotional battle in kobane, attracting a huge number of volunteers. it's a very sort of emotional plays for kurds in turkey, and of course, it was in front of this youth club. this cultural center that the explosion took place with people attending the youth club where people who had come from around turkey, kurds presumably volunteering their service for

their brethren across the border. it's very much a sort of attack at the heart of the empathy that turks feel for kurdish turks feel for their brethren across the border. >> if this turns out to be an isil linked attack, turkey's in direct confrontation with isil in the past, but it has been under a lot of pressure from nato to take a more proactive response. do you think that their view on this the turkish view is changing? >> this maybe, one con only speculate, but may be the reason behind the attack. not only was turkey taking a slightly neutral stance as many certainly turkish kurds accuse their own government of taking a proactive stance in favor of isis particularly at the time of the siege of kobane, the turkish government seemed to have the attitude that the enemy of my enemy the enemy of assad was my friend and therefore

they really sat on their hands during the entire siege of kobane, causing a great deal of frustration for the kurds inside turkey itself. as you say laterally the turkish government appears to be more responsive to nato demands that they do something about isis, one of those things that they can do is allow for drone attacks from turkish airportses on the turkish side of the border around it may be as in reaction to this, more sympathetic stance that turkey is taking that this terrible incident has occurred, but of course, we can't actually know that yet. >> indeed, interesting stuff there, thank you very much for speaking with us. talking to us live from london. >> there's also been a blast in the kirk issue town of kobane on the syrian side of the border. that happens minutes after the explosion in turkey. three kurdish fighters have been killed and 15 wounded in that explosion as a weapons depot.

a kurd issue official said it's not an isil attack. >> now the u.n. security council is meeting to discuss the iran nuclear deal, vote to go endorse the landmark agreement between tehran and world powers. the five permanent members of the council along with germany have agreed to lift economic sanctions against. in exchange, tehran has vowed to curb its nuclear program. starting right now let's listen in to what they are saying. >> i invite the representatives of germany, and the islamic republic of iran to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. in accordance with rule 39 of the council's provisional rules of procedure, i invite his excellency, head of the

delegation of the european union to the united nations to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item two of the agenda. members of the council have before them document s/2015/547, the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the council's prior consultations. the council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. i would like to thank all council members for co sponsoring the draft resolution, which is now a presidential text. i shall put the draft resolution

to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in document s/2015/547 please raise their hand. the result of the voting is as follows, the draft resolution received 15 votes in favor. the draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2231, 2015. i now give the floor to those members of the council who wish a make statements after the vote. i give the floor to the

representative of the united states. >> thank you mr. president. today, we have adopted the u.n. supreme court council resolution in joining the comprehensive action agreed to six days ago in vienna. by now many are familiar with the basic tenants of the deal, which if implemented would cut off all pathways to fissile material for a nuclear weapon while putting in place verifying iran's compliance. it will cut the number of iran's centrifuges by two thirds and prevent iran from reducing weapons grade plutonium. going from a quantity that could produce 10 nuclear weapons to a fraction of what is needed for a

single nuclear weapon, the deal will quadruple ires breakout time, the time needed to produce enough weapons great uranium for one nuclear weapon from two to three months to one year. it will require iran and all states to comply with nuclear restrictions. ninety days from today when our respective capitals and legislatures have had a chance to carefully review the deal's provisions. the commitments should take effect. sanctions relief will begin only when iran verifiably completes the initial steps necessary to bring its nuclear program in line with the deal. little important today to step back from the jcpoa to its larger lessons about enforcing global norms the essential role of diplomacy the need for on going vigilance, and the

absolute necessity of the unity of this council lessons that have implications both for ensuring implementation of the deal and tackling other crisis that confront us today. this year, we mark 70 years since the founding of the united nations, which the second secretary general famously said was not created to bring us to heaven, but to save us from hell. in the wake of the devastating loss of life in the second world war and the i am measurable suffering it caused, representatives from nations around the world came together with an aim to save succeeding generations from the to your scourge of war. the first lesson we can learn from how this deal was secured is that it is not enough to agree to global norms such as that against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. this council all the countries

of the united nations must take steps to enforce the norms. the united nationles security council put in place one of the toughest sanctions regime in its history, complimented by robust sanctions imposed by the united, several other countries and european union. faced with iran's on going non-tom prance, sanctions were tight end in 2008, 2000 between helping lay the groundwork for the talks that would give rise to the jcpoa. the second lesson is one most eloquently articulated more than 50 years by president january f. kennedy and echoed last week by president obama let us never negotiate out of fear, but never let us fear to negotiate. given the devastating human toll of war, we have a responsibility to test diplomacy. in 2010, when then u.s. ambassador to the united nations

susan rice spoke in this chamber after the council strengthened sanctions on iran, she cited the ways in which iran violated commitments and obligations under prior security council resolutions. she also said "the united states reaffirms four commitment to engage in robust principled diplomacy. we will remain ready with diplomacy for iran and it's leader." when an incredible opening emerged for gork, that is exactly what the united states and other members of the p5 plus one, united kingdom russia, france germany china and e.u. did. there were many occasion of grueling negotiations when any party could have walked away. the distances just seemed do great. the history between us searing and the resulting mistrust defining, but the united states and our partners knew that we

had a responsibility to try to overcome these obstacles and resolve the crisis peacefully. one only has to spend a week in the security council any week, and hear accounts of the bloodshed and heartbreak in yemen, syria south sudan darfur mali, libya or any other conflict part of the world to be reminded of the consequences of war. sometimes as both the u.n. charter and history make clear the use of force is required, but we all have a responsibility to work aggressively in diplomatic channels to try to secure or objectives peacefully. this nuclear deal doesn't change our profound concern about human rights violations committed by the iranian government or by the instability iran fuels beyond its nuclear program for reports from terrorist proxies to other destabilizing activities in the region, that is why the united will continue to invest in the security of our allies in the

region and maintain our own sanctions related to iran's support for terrorism it's ballistic missiles program and it's human rights violations. this deal will in no way diminish the united states outrage over the unjust detection of u.s. citizens by the government of iran. let me use this occasion to call on ron to immediately release all unjustly detained americans in prison for religious beliefs falsely accused of espionage and a washington post correspondent who just a year ago was covering the nuclear negotiations. i call on iran to locate robert levinson missing from iran since 2007. no family should endure the anguish these families feel and we will not rest until they are home where they belong.

denying iran nuclear weapons president obama pointed out that is precisely why we are taking this step, because iran armed with a nuclear weapon would be far more destabilizing and dangerous to our friends and to the world. while this deal does not address many of our profound concerns, if implemented it would make the world safer and more secure. yet while reaching this deal matters, our work is far from finished. in the months and even years ahead, the international community must apply the same rigor to insuring compliance as we did to drafting and negotiating it. this is my third point. implementation is everything. that is precisely why so many verification measures are built built into the deal. access will be granted when need where needed, including

220047 containment of declared nuclear facilities. it will have access to the supply chain for mining and milling to fuel manufacturing to nuclear reactors to pent fuel if that if the terms of the deal are not followed, all sanctions suspended can be snapped back into place and in the united states or any other participant believe that is iran is violating its commitments, we can trigger a process in the security council that will rein state the u.n. sanctions. the fourth and final lesson we can learn from the process that led us here today is that when our nations truly unite to confront global crisis -- calls on us to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security. in the 21 century, it is now an action i don't mean that our

nations can do more to advance peace, justice and human dignity working together than any single country can achieve on its own. indeed, only when we act as united nations can we address the world's most in tractable problems. although we don't see this unity enough here in the u.n., the countries of the united nations did largely unite on this cause and it was the persistent multi-lateral pressure that came out of this unity, combined with the openness to seeking a diplomatic solution that gave the p5 plus one and e.u. negotiators the leverage they needed to get the deal that would advance our collective security. let me conclude. ultimately the only proper measure of this deal and all of the tireless efforts that went into it will be its implementation. this deem gives iran an opportunity to prove to the world that it intends to pursue a nuclear program solely for

peaceful purposes. if iran abused by the commitments that it agreed to in this deal as it does throughout the period of the negotiations, if it builds upon the mutual respect and diligence that its negotiators demonstrate in lausanne and vienna and a willingness to respect the international standards upon which our collective security rests, then it will find the international community and the united states willing to provide a path out of isolation and toward greater engagement. we hope iran's government will choose that path. not only because it will make the united states its allies and the world more secure, though it will but also because it will more fully empower the iranian people, who's potential all of us should wish to see unlocked. just think for one moment how much more effective this council would be if we were to bring the same approach to tackling other threats to international peace

and security today. rigorous enforcement, a willingness to be relentless in our poor suit of tough principled diplomacy a commitment to resolutions and full implementation and a willingness to overcome division to strengthen our collective security. if we did all this, just think what we might be able to achieve the suffering in syria today. just think of what progress the united nations could make were we bring the same will to advancing the rights of the world's most vulnerable people as we have to cutting off iran's pathways to a nuclear weapon. how many girls more worldwide would be in classrooms, how many more war records and dick at that times word wide would be behind bars? it is humbling to imagine how much more we could achieve. it should motivate us to do far more. thank you. >> i think the representative of

the united states for the statement. i give the floor to the rip from china. >> so, we've been listening to the u.n. security council unanimously voting to endorse the iran nuclear deal, and samantha power there the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. talking about how the deal will work, talking about iranian centrifuges cut by two thirds and the fact that iran won't be able to produce weapons grade uranium and saying that if implemented, this deal will make the world a safer and more secure place. plenty of other ambassadors to the u.n. will be speaking, and we will be dipping in and out of those, but let's go to our you correspondents who are all in various locations. we'll bring you the reaction from israel and brussels where european leaders have been gathering.

first let's go to our diplomatic editor james bays at the u.n. headquarters in new york. james, you know, as expected, this deal endorsed, but samantha power making it very clear just how hard various powers worked to get this deal and the fact that the negotiations went right up to and beyond the wire on this. >> absolutely. grueling negotiations is how she described what is going on in vienna until a week ago until six days ago. exactly a week ago, they were still facing severe problems. there were sticking points, and the security council resolution is an important part of the overall deal and it was this veras illusion that they passed and in the end was the sticking point and sticking points about the future of the arms embargo on iran and the future of the restrictions on ballistic missiles owned by iran. those were sticking points near the end of the negotiations.

this is a very unusual u.n. resolution because normally they're negotiated around the table in narc. this one was negotiated in vienna in effect by the permanent members of the u.n. security council the five permanent members joined by germany negotiating with ran and the other 10 members back in new york had absolutely nothing to do with it. they have voted for it and it is in itself a very unusual piece of international law that they've come up with. one of the key things in there is something they're calling snap back. what that means i guess that the five or six previous u.n. supreme court council resolutions that put all those strong sanctions on iran, those resolutions go away for now but if iran doesn't comply, then there's this snap back mechanism, which means all of those sanctions can come back into place. the way we understand this works is that if any of the countries involved, any of the countries negotiating with iran think there is a problem then they have to raise it to a joint commission that's being set up.

then at that point there are 30 days for action to be taken. it worked the other way around from the way it normally works. if the u.n. security council then passes a resolution, then they can -- then basically, the sanctions do not go into place but otherwise if one council members complains then the sanctions automatically snap back. that is supposed to be the pressure on iran to make sure it doesn't cheat on this deal. >> there is one wrinkle. i don't know how big a wrinkle this is, the fact that some in washington very unhappy to the security council is voting on this before the u.s. congress has reviewed it, because, of course, some of the sanctions have been congressionally approved. what's going to happen with that? they are also reviewing this deal, aren't they? >> i think in many ways, the most controversial part of this

is the views on capitol hill of this resolution. remember, congress has a 60 day review period to look at the iran deal, but in fact, the iran deal right now when you saw those hands go up, has become binding international law so really not much congress can do about this. it's worth me telling you that before the talks went to the final stage in vienna, i spoke to quite a few diplomatics intimately involved in these negotiations. they all said to me well, the security council resolution will come at the end of that 60 days. so the fact that it's come now before congress has even really started looking at this, this is one of the concessions that were made by the country's negotiating with iran, by the p5 plus one. this is one of the things they have to give to iran and it's not going to make people happy on capitol hill, i'm sure. >> we'll have more on up later on. let's go to west jerusalem for us. samantha power there saying that this deal will make the world safer and more secure.

that is not the view of the israeli prime, is it? >> certainly not the israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been perhaps the fiercest and most vocal and public critic of this deal that was reached between iran and global powers. what's interesting is in the backdrop of this vote at the united nations is the visit here to israel by the u.s. secretary of defense. mr. ashton carter has said that he is very aware that he is not going to be able to change the views shared here in israel that this was a bad deal that was inked between iran and these global powers, however he did say he came here to deepen ties, military ties with israel. now what that means some speculate could mean that the u.s. is going to give israel a

significantly larger amount of military cash and weapons that it currently receivers. it currently receives around $3 billion worth of military support from the united states. what's interesting about that is that the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu has already criticized the suggestion that the u.s. will give israel more arms or more weapons or more cash for its own defense because if mr. obama in his own words has described this deal reached with iran as a good deal, how good can it be if israel needs billions in more weapons and aid. the position here in israel firm that this was a bad deal and their very angry about it, but it's becoming increasing by clear that there's very little they can do about it. >> thanks for that. let's go live to brussels. the e.u. has already endorsed

the nuclear deal, as i understand it. >> actually, they've been waiting for that vote from the u.n. security council and now will deciding on the wording of a final text within the next couple of hours. this morning the uae's foreign policy chief who presided over some of the agreement basically was incredibly pleads. she said this is proof that diplomacy can work. she said while it isn't a deal built on trust, it is a deal that could lead to trust believe. already, there are plans for a procession of high ranking officials to visit tehran. the french foreign minister is going to visit soon. the uk's foreign secretary says that he hopes that the u.k. and iran will open their respective embassies by the end of the year and she hopes to see the first e.u. mission in iran by 2016, so high hopes here from the e.u. on a new era of international

relations with iran. >> thank you very much indeed for that. reporting live from brussels there. the french ambassador to the u.n. currently speaking at the security council there in new york. just to recap the security council hannan musty approved the deal with iran, which cuts iranian centrifuges by two thirds, stops it bruising weapons grade uranium and puts legally binding constraints on iran's development of the nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. in exchange, sanctions relief will be brought on iran, but only of course when it brings in its first verifiable steps to curbing its nuclear program. we are expecting the russian ambassador to the u.n. to speak. there he is. let's listen in.

>> i share a fundamental shift in the consideration by the security council of the situation related to the iranian nuclear program with a view to once an for all resolving this issue. we turn not simply a page, but a whole chapter in the work of the council by creating a new reality. we expect that all countries will quickly adapt to the new conditions and will contribute to successful implementation of the agreement. the security council and the international community it represents has supported a clear choice to resolve this situation pertaining to the iranian nuclear program through political and diplomatic means on the base of international law, first and mother most on the base of the npt. a choice has been confirmed in favor of mutual respect stability and cooperation. we are happy that the base for the decision has been a gradual

approach and one based on reciprocity, which our country has consistently supported throughout negotiations. today the security council has confirmed the in alienable right of iran to develop a peaceful nuclear program including to enrich uranium with control by the iaea. it guarantees the removal of the burden of sanctions on iran through a clear and transparent mechanism, which will be made operational by concrete steps based on confidence in iran and guarding its nuclear program and its verification by the iaea. the jcpoa has confirmed in a resolution, it contains reliable filters will guarantee that all disputes and agreements that could arise in the course of the implementation of the jcpoa will be subject to collective consideration and in the framework of the joint commission and with the

participation of the p5 plus one and the e.u., the security council remains an issue. during negotiations, we knew that the plan of action would be subject to approval by security council, hence we focus specific attention on ensuring the prerogatives of this body as laid out in the charter to respect the role of members including not permanent members in taking decisions that are essential to implementing the agreement and we're grateful to the iaea for its readiness to ensure monitoring and verification of iranian obligations. we hope that the agreement will help other countries in the middle east and persian gulf to refrain from destabilizing moves and ensure that the region does not enter a new arms race. good positive conditions are being created to create a zone in the middle east free of

weapons of mass destruction and to find common approaches among country of the middle east to deal with regional security issues including ensuring that their collective efforts are faced against the terrorist threat. in a statement following the conclusion of the negotiations, president putin underscored that russia will do everything it can to ensure that the vienna agreements become fully operational to strengthen international security, regional security and mobilizing broad coalitions in the region to counter act the terrorist threat. mr. president would like to note that all the negotiating teams have all participating countries deserve the highest praise, we'd like to in particular commend austria and switzerland who ensure optimal conditions for ensuring success. we would like to prays our friends from kazakhstan. reaching the agreement

surrounding the iranian nuclear program demonstrates that where there's a political will, when based on realism and respect for legitimate mutual interests of the international community. the most complex tasks can be resolved. trust has been built up, which will be very useful in the course of implementing the agreement. we hope that this invaluable experience and joint efforts will be unburdened by ideology california congratulations based on geopolitical interests and used to resolve other crisis situations. russia will be ready to do this. thank you. >> i thank the rip of the russian federation. >> the ambassador from russia speaking there saying this demonstrates where there is a political will, the most complex

task can be resolved. we are expecting to hear from various other ambassadors including the iranian ambassador to the u.s. and e.u. ambassador. we'll take some of that in as we can. let's go to james bays, who's live for us outside the u.n. headquarters there. james, obviously a lot of talk about sanctions on iran being raised. you were telling us earlier about the snap back, how they will all come back into place if iran doesn't live up to its end of the deal. what is the time table for sanctions on iran to be lifted? >> there is quite a detailed time table that kicks into action now that this has been ratified by the security council, to decode. the ambassador toll r.b.i. talked about the joint comprehensive plan of action. that is what they came up with

in vienna six days ago called finalization day. now we have the u.n. security vote. october 18 is adoption day when all sides then tart to prepare to adopt this, then finally implementation day which is when then the sanctions are lifted is the day that the iaea. which is the part of the u.n. that deals with nuclear matters in effect the police force for this deal decides that iran that done what it's supposed to do, decommission centrifuges and change many parts of its nuclear program so that the international community is convinced that nuclear program can only be used for civilian use, which is the whole point of this deal, iran taking measures to prove that it only wants nuclear power and the sanctions these crippling sanctions which

were contained in six previous u.n. security council resolutions, will be lifted. all of it now effectively the whole time table the whole resolution i guess now binding international law. >> james thanks very much indeed for that. james bays reporting there on the u.n. security council resolution endorsing that iran deal. >> ok. let's get some other news now. u.s. forces in afghanistan are investigating what appears to be a mistaken attack, which killed at least seven afghan soldiers and injured six. u.s. helicopters attacked army check points. the area is known for its heavy taliban presence. coalition forces have increased air raised recently despite nato ending its combat mission in december. jennifer glasse sent up this

update. >> that incident happened just a couple of hours after dawn early morning and police authorities tell us it was american, u helicopters that carried out an attack on two afghan army checkpoints, obviously some sort of mistake maybe some sort of communication error. that area is a very heavy fighting area, the taliban has a very heavy presence there and the area is used to transit through. after that attack by u.s. forces on afghan forces mistakenly, we presume, the americans say that they are investigating, that right after this happened, the taliban launched a ground offensive in the same area. it is a very heavy fighting area. this of course is the first friendly fire incident since nato forces gave control to afghan forces at the beginning of the year and the worst friendly fire incident, afghan forces struggling against a

resurgent taliban in areas around the country. >> the founder of afghanistan's center for research and policy studies joins us. he said such mistakes undermine the relationship between afghanistan and the u.s. >> this kind of mistakes ever happened in the past several years. the u.s. military bombed not only mistakenly afghan forces, but also some of the coalition partners in afghanistan. again today it's a reminder that the communication between the afghan security forces and the american forces are not. the good and these kind of mistakes can continue if they don't take proper measures. this is a bad time for the national unity government, under heavy political pressure in the past several months because of the in is your generality attacks in many many provinces in afghanistan because of the economic recession and now the

afghan government has to explain this to the afghan people and to the families of the afghan soldiers, because the military is not in good shape right now because a few days and a couple of weeks ago the afghan minister of defense failed to gain the confidence vote in the afghan parliament, we are 10 months after the coalition, the integration of the new president, who still don't have a defense minister and the afghan security forces have been having difficult month because of the assault by the taliban and because of so many other issues. this is a bad time for the afghan security. on the one hand, the forces are demanding support from the u.s. military and on the other hand, these mistakes would undermine this cooperation. >> now to the latest with fifa and the president seth blatter has named the date when his successor will be chosen, but change won't be happening quickly.

an election is not schedule would to happen until february 26 next year. press conference at fifa's headquarters in zero rick was interrupted by an unnamed protestors who threw cash at the outgoing president. seven fifa executives were arrested as part of a u.s. investigation into corruption and money laundering. we're going to have more on that story in just a few minutes time. >> for the first time in more than half a century cuba and the u.s. are reopening their embassies in each other's capitol. ahead of the official ceremony, the cuban flag has been raised in the state department lobby joining the flan of other countries which the united states has diplomatic relations with. >> people have been queue's outside the u.s. embassy in havana hours before it's set to open. the building was used by the u.s. interest section of the swiss embassy in havana

previously. >> our latin american editor's been finding out what cubans think of the dramatic changes now underway. >> these fortified walls were built by a country feeling undersiege from europeans and pirate attacks. she remembers all too welcoming here with her students to help build this bomb shelter, one of hundreds constructed in havana in the last 20 years. >> the same way they bombed iran and iraq, we felt we had to protect ourselves from possible attacks from the united states. >> that's why the renewal of diplomatic relations with the enemy, as generations of cubans have seen the united states, is a long awaited game changer. >> it's a way of bringing us closer together after being

separated so long. every cuban has a friend or relative living in the united states, so what's happening now makes us feel very happy, so that we'll never have to resort to this again. >> in historic terms, it was only yesterday that the deployment of soviet missiles to cuba at the height of the cold war brought the world to the brink of a nuclear holocaust. >> this was built in the 1960's. it's all that's left of a lookout post used by cuba's coast guard. they would stand watch here night and day in case there would be an invasion from the united states by sea. now the only thing that you see are people looking towards the united states, but they're just simply fishing. >> this week's renewal of diplomatic relations does not erase political differences, but psychologically, it is as though a curtain has been lifted for most cubans. >> geographically, we are so close that probably there is no latin american country better

prepared to one day be real brothers. you will see. >> forgetting 50 years of hostilities is not so easy especially for people like the 79-year-old president of her neighborhood c.d.r., committee for the defense of the revolution. she doesn't trust the americans. >> to begin with, they haven't lifted the embargo against cuba, nor returned guantanamo to us, but here we are, renewing ties. after all, we are civilized people. >> clearly turning this building into a u.s. embassy does not mean that cuba has a friend across the florida straits, but it does mean that it no longer has an enemy. >> we are live in havana now. obviously a very big day for cuba a lot of people very excited. tell us what's happening with the u.s. embassy which is opening in havana.

>> absolutely. very very exciting for cubans. there is not a ceremony as there will be in the united states very very soon, but there are little sign that is things have changed. the staff is walking or did walk in just a short while ago into the u.s. embassy carrying little american flags. the people who went in to get a visa say when they were told no, say it was told in a kinder, gentler fashion and that the furniture has changed the plaque that uses to swiss embassy is now gone. in a few weeks, john kerry will be coming for the official flag raising ceremony. there is a buzz amongst the cuban people and in about 15 minutes, cuban state television will be also broadcasting live the ceremony in washington for

all the cubans to see. >> do you think people of realistic expectations about how this is going to affect them, not just perhaps making it easier to go and visit relatives in the u.s., but in terms of sort of economic prospects? >> i think cubans are very aware of the fact that the u.s. embargo still is in place economic embargo that has lasted for more than half a century. they know unless that's lifted, there really will not be major major significant changes. there are piecemeal openings here in economic terms but not enough to make a huge difference in their lives. this is for now psychological but is a huge psychological given, no small thing. >> thank you for bringing us up to date there in havana. >> banks are back in business in greece customers able to

withdraw cash. although still in limited amounts, greek banks have cash back in their vaults again after a 30 bailout was approved last week. no longer limited to 60 euros a day, can take out 420 euros all in one go. they can only deposit checks, not cash them. the athens stock market is still closed until further notice and the valued ad tax has risen making a cup of coffee or bus ride more expensive. we are at a bank in athens. we have this report. >> here in downtown athens, crowds that we've seen have so far been small lines short. yet, there is a sense of relief. a population that's glad that the banks are finally reopened, they can finally go back to their banks that they can pay

bills from within their banks that some people can get a.t.m. cards to access money in a more easy fashion. one of the things that we've heard today is that there has been a real sense of concern here in greece the past few weeks that certain people didn't have access to their bank safety deposit boxes. there was a fear that perhaps the contents of those safety deposit boxes might be taken or seized, that people wouldn't have answers to them again. that's one of the things we've heard from people today is that they are going to their banks to check to make sure the contents of their safety deposit boxes are there still safe. some people will take the contents back home with them, that's how much distrust there is in greece of the financial institutions. yet as i said before, at this hour a sense of calm, we are not seeing really any consternation from people gathered. the queues have been orderly and as of now everything seems

calm. >> time for all the sport now. andy has more on the on going fifa saga. >> blatter has named a date when his successor will be chosen, but change won't be happening quickly with that election scheduled february 15 of next year. a press conference was interrupted by a protestor who threw cash at the outgoing president. several officials were arrested as part of corruption and money laundering charges. >> i had to do something very special and i did it. i did it in footballing materials, i would say i kicked the ball out of the field to stop something and that this is what i did on the second of june

when i say -- this i have said, i'm still the elected president and today i speak with you as the elected president. >> our correspondent has just come out of that press conference. seth blatter still talking through some of the detail that have meeting. february 26 i guess the date for a new election. why, then, and who can we expect to be standing? >> we can expect until october 26 to actually declare candidacy, but the talk of who the new contenders will be, the new candidates has been completely overshadowed by what just happened in that press conference a real sense of shock. i've just come straight from it. i just got the chance to challenge mr. blatter and ask

him directly about these comments he made about kicking football into touch when he offered to stand down on june 2. i said this specifically june 2, why did you decide in a hurry very quickly on june 2 to suddenly stand down? there must have been a reason. remember that was the day there were allegations about the 2010 cup in south africa. secretary general was in what looked like a corner at the time and he suddenly decided to go. this is not a man who wants the leave the organization. he would not answer the question directly and he was still rattled by the prank that a british prankster had thrown the dollars over him after the answer of ridicule around fifa the last months. >> he was trying his best to regain his composure. did he outline some details about a reform task force.

what can you tell bus that? >> he tried to go into great length to talk about a reform task force but there have been task forces before, as many as seven over the last few years. it's a very slow pros. it frustrates people, the public and sponsors who just want to see seth blatter's blatter's rein end. he was challenged immediately about pay will you be transparent about your pay mr. blatter? start the pros now. of course he declined the invitation to do that. we'll see in due course if those details come out. it looks like biding at the time from fifa and actually the process needs to move more quickly than they want it to. >> when he's trying his best to keep control of the legacy, control of his exit strategy, can he really leave fifa with his reputation intact?

>> he's trying to leave with as much detail as possible. as proven, this is impossible. he want to manage it it on his own terms. he would like february, because it gives him seven more months. he has done this now for other 17 years. he was in a corner. when you look around the globe you see fifa executive committee members, former members who are in custody there are two criminal investigations going on. mr. blatter cannot leave had his head held high. he is trying to leave on his own terms still. >> another extraordinary die at offensive at a headquarters. >> fifa has given money to underdeveloped countries to promote the game. some claim it also helps fifa leaders buy loyalty from member associations. al jazeera reports from the

caribbean island of angulia. >> welcome to the caribbean island nation of angulia. many here call it paradise, because of the white stand beaches and at turquoise waters. fishing and saying for the 16,000 people who live here is part of life for many. the national football team is ranked as the worst in the world. it's been 15 years since they won an official match and seven years since they scored a goal. they once lost to he will value have a door 12-0. there's a football only stadium in the capitol completed five years ago with money given to the angola football association by fifa. fifa has given $1.7 million to angulia in the past decade. >> would this stadium have been built without the help of seth blatter and fifa? >> no. >> fifa said the money is meant

to help spread the wealth and develop the game in small poor countries that might not otherwise have the funds to field a team and that's exactly how it's seen by that the president of the local football association, and why he's so grateful to blatter. >> from having nothing to have this is a great achievement of the executives. >> some see something more sinister going on. >> the political consequences of going against the leaders of fifa are dire and that's why you have them march in lock step. they follow the leaders because the power is pretty much absolute and uncontrolled. >> fifa hasn't responded but in the past has denied similar accusations. is it money to buy loyalty to fifa or simply aid football development? the building continues. >> these are dorms being built for visiting teams right next to

the stadium. this too was funded with fifa money. despite the problems fifa is going through the money continues to flow here. they just gave $600,000 to angulia in march so they could continue the second phase of that project. >> now as fifa faces increased scrutiny and tract really a change, there are doubts that the cash will continue to wash on to the sandy beaches to shore up a team which scores so few goals. al jazeera on the island of angulia. >> mexico are into the semifinals of the gold cup. their win not without trouble. the game leveled at 0-0. in the final seconds of extra time deemed worthy of a penalty. greatfully accepting the opportunity, we'll have a look at a rather exciting goal from mexico. mexico will play panama in that

semifinal. panama coming through in the shootout stand a chance of winning this time for the first time. >> irish just getting underway, the amateur has a share of the lead in the final round of the open championship. the 22-year-old hit a six under par round of 66 on sunday. could become the first winner since bobby jones in 1930, but on his shoulder, american jordan speith began the day only one shop behind. he's already won this year's masters and u.s. open and speith birdied the first hole to go into a share of the lead on 12 under par. >> england captain describes his team effort as unacceptable against australia australia winning by 405 runs.

england bowled out for just 103. >> i think that hunger from the senior players the young players of that enthusiasm and hunger. i sense that hunger for success from the senior players and we're going to need that if we want to continue to have success in the series. >> the big sports of the day. >> it takes me a fair time to be honest. in the time it takes to read this sentence, that's all it takes for this guy to win the world title the rubik's cube title, the 19-year-old completed the puzzle in under six seconds. that's insane, but that is positively slow compared to the world record, which is 5.25 seconds. more coming up, cuban flag being

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