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>> hallow, welcome to the news hour in doha. burundi's opposition is walking for a unity government to avoid conflict a day after a controversial presidential election. we're live. >> trying to ease fears after the iran deal, u.s. defense as he can ash carter is in saudi arabia on the third leg of his middle east tour. >> taking a look at how that iran deal could lead to an arms
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race across the region. >> get out of the car! i will light you up! get out! now! >> a police video is released showing the arrest of an african-american woman who died in jail three days later. a murder inquiry is underway. >> a member of burundi's main opposition is calling for the formation of a unity government following a controversial election. the vote was boycotted by some, but the electoral commission says preliminary results show a 74% voter turnout. earlier, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon called for a stop so the violence. one civilian and a policeman
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were killed. >> the president's spokesman condemned the attacks at acts of terror aimed at intimidating voters. the president is expected to win a third consecutive term despite a constitutional limit of two terms in office. opposition boycotted the vote. tell us about the call for a unity government, people are trying to find ways of limiting violence after the result of this election comes out. >> exactly. people have been talking about this unity government before the election happened. the opposition voted for it, regional leaders as well, calendars called for it. the government at the time, the president at the time wanted to get this over and done with. it has been done. i think most people realize that he will probably win this election. he's determined to be sworn in for a third term, so what next.
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everyone, here say the only way to avert conflict in this country is dialogue. it may not have worked before, but let's try again. it's clear that even though the opposition boycotted the election, some did vote and choose opposition candidates. there are some polling stations in the capitol where the opposition i guess leading over the rule party so a concern now could be how to handle all this and a lot of people are saying and they've been saying for a long time dialogue is the only way to prevent crise or violence in this country. the president said he is not opposed to it. this will take time. what is the government going to be comprised of, how is it going to work. people say at least there are calls from seemingly all sides to get back on the table and start talking. >> meanwhile voter turnout physician have been released. that figure, 74% seems really high. can we trust that?
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>> >> opposition don't. they are saying listen, all we have is electoral commission which some say is lying to the ruling party to the government, and don't really trust that. we do know there were certainly higher numbers in the rural areas where the president is popular. he is popular for different reasons. a lot of people remember the civil war years where a lot of things were destroyed in the countryside when the war was fought. the president built schools and hospitals and roads. some people say he focused on the rural poor, not just people in the cities. people in the cities want jobs, they want other issues, they want electricity and other problems. they didn't want him for a third term. opposition strongholds in the city, we are told urban areas there was a low voter turnout but in the countryside it seems according to electoral
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commission, the numbers were high. it's likely a lot of people there voted for the president. >> vote count be has now finished. when are we expecting a result? >> all the stations pretty much like the one behind me are quiet. they finished counting. they are waiting to move the vote to the main center. the commission will have to go through them one more time testimony manually, so it could take time. the results will be announced when they are ready, they are saying very soon. >> thank you for that. >> human rights watch is accusing soldiers of crushing people with tanks as they fled violence. it said members of the army in south sudan gaining raped women and burned people alive. it is set on interviews with
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victims and witnesses. >> there's been fighting in south sudan since december, 2013. al jazeera is making calls to the saw the sudan government to ask for a response to these allegations. >> the u.s. secretary of defense ash carter has held talks with the saudi king on the third stop of his middle east tour. the visit comes a week after world powers reached a deal on iran's nuclear program. he spent monday and tuesday talking to his counterpart in israel, as well as meeting israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he strongly criticized the iranian nuclear deals but carter said friends can disagree. also on tuesday be, the defense secretary visited a u.s. base in jordan. he addressed soldiers from six countries fighting in an anti isil coalition. now he's in saudi arabia to meet defense ministers from the gulf
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countries. they are all war required about the deal with iran. they say it could lead to a military build up in the region. >> the u.s. defense secretary isn't just offer moral support to allies in the region. he's thought to be bringing with him promises have billions of collars of conventional weapons. the obama administration has broken records in its record sails to the middle east, it weakened armed export controls. one official testified that it was a major preoccupation of all top u.s. officials how to sell more weapons on every continent. >> no matter how volatile the region, $64 billion worth of guns have been sold. this year, kuwait is expected to buy $3 billion worth. the u.a.e. wants $200 million of drone technology with $130 million of munitions in the
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pipeline. lebanon wants $500 million worth of weary. the u.s. and israel are in talks for a multi-billion dollars weapons compensation package for the iranian deal. saudi arabia spent $80 billion on weaponry last year. it's currently waiting for $2 billion in u.s. helicopters. the obama administration, a middle east conventional arms race isn't an unfortunate consequence of a nuclear deal with iran, but a separate policy decision. for arms proliferation analyst this is preventing a nuclear weapons race. these are oil rich countries that are not spending their money where they ought to, which is on the health and welfare of the people of their countries. if you ask me for my opinion. >> where once this arms build up in the gulf was seen in terms of deterrence, things of changed. the weapons are now being used
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from bahrain to libya. even those at the for front of arms policy find it difficult to conceive of the u.s. deescalating the region especially as its competitors continue to do business. >> it's not just the united states that's selling arms. you can look at the u.n. register and see who is selling weapons. we've got to make sure that we are not selling the types of weapons that can fuel the conflicts. >> it is yet to be seen whether that is possible. al jazeera washington. >> let's talk more about this with a former special assistant to five u.s. ambassadors to iraq and the senior advisor to the u.s. military. good to have you with us. as we know, the u.s. as well as other countries u.k., france, et cetera, all making billions
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selling arms to the middle east. are they not worried to the iran deal could lead to an arms race, that these arms could be used now more aggressively? >> well, president obama has articulated that he wants to avoided a war in the middle east at any cost, particularly one driven by an iranian nuclear weapon. frankly, it seems that his strategy has been perhaps unwisely has been to prevent iran from having a nuclear weapon by signing on to this deal but in the interim fueling a conventional articles race. i think that's what he's going to get. >> saudi arabia in particular, worried about iran's growth, and its increasing support of groups like hezbollah and in yemen saudi arabia is more prepared than ever before to use the weapons it has. >> right, with the change of leadership in saudi arabia with the king, foreign minister and others all having passed away, what you see now is a much more
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aggressive, much more assertive youthful generation taking power and they are tired frankly of what they believe to be hollow american promises, while on the ground iran is taking more and more ground by that the day whether it's in iraq or syriaar lebanon, or yemen or bahrain. they are obviously concerned in riyadh about iran's subversive campaign in the eastern province where the majority of sawed shia are and all the oil is. they're arming up in an attempt to provide the maximum deterrence to further iranian aggression in the region. >> do you see new alliances forming in the region because of the iran deal? could sawed be pushed closer to israel because they have overlapping concerns? >> absolutely. what i see is israel and nato turkey and the gulf cooperation countries all aligned together against what is basically the
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iranian access, tehran, baghdad damascus hezbollah and rebel groups like the houthis in yemen, and perhaps opposition leaders in bahrain. we are seeing escalation that could lead to a breakout of conflict. >> ashton carter has a huge job. he's currently in saudi trying to give assurances that the u.s. will intervene if iran interference in the region grows. can he successfully provide that reassurance? >> i don't think so, frankly because the gulf leaders have been hearing out of the obama administration for six years now that they intend to confront iran's ambitions in the region, but frankly all they've done is facilitate it, looked the other way as iran's influence has grown dramatically in iraq,
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looked the other way as iran helped the assad regime perpetrate genocide in syria. it looked the other way as the iranians have become more and more involved in bahrain and yemen and the gulf leaders and israelis are unwilling to go any further. secretary carter has an impossible mission sent out on behalf of the president who doesn't enjoy foreign policy. i think what i hear directly from regional leaders is they've lost confidence in president obama and this administration, that they're trying to minimize the damage in the remaining 18 months and hopes for the best when a new president comes to power on january 17. >> good to get your shots. thank you for joining us speaking to us live from dubai there. >> the airport in yemen's port city of aden has reopened with a saudi coalition plane landing there earlier. it's the first flight arrival in almost four months when the war
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in yemen began. last week, fighters retook the airport from houthi rebels. >> more than 20 iraqi soldiers and the fighters supporting them have been killed in twin suicide attacks. isil fighters are being blamed. the attacks are part of a battle between iraqi forces and the group in anbar province. imran kahn reports from baghdad. >> this is a rare look. this footage was shot with the permission of iraq security forces. they've launched what's described as the first phase to cut isil supply lines and surround the cities of fallujah and ramadi. iraq soldiers with militias are shelling houses they say contain isil fighters. >> we are bombarding isil with fighter jets and shelling, as well, within the perimeters of
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fallujah. we have consolidated our efforts, including the rapid deployment forces and popular mobilization forces for phase one of this offensive. >> by cordoning off fallujah and ramadi, they hope to retake the towns from isil fighters. pro government sunni forces are also involved in the fight and calling on fell sunni muslims to leave the cities. >> we are aiming for the next forth eight hours to finish the cordon. we call on all the remaining people there to immediately leave the city so they won't be held accountable just like isil. we consider anyone remaining there with the group oh be an isil tom applies. >> this warning is a sign of how tough the battle will be. many sunni fighters have taken the side of isil with anger
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against the government. >> isil have proved to be a formidable foe using car bombs to great tactical advantage. the iraqi's say there will be a decisive situation and when the city's fall, the anbar province will be back under government control. >> at least 22 people have been killed in a series of explosions across baghdad. 14 people dialed at a blast outside a busy clothing shop in a shia neighborhood of the capitol. >> turkey now the kurdish group p.k.k. said it was behind the killing of two police officers overnight in the region on the bored we are syria. the shooting comes twon explosion killed 32 people in the same region. a statement from the p.k.k. says the turkish police were killed to avenge the kurds who died in the suicide bombing blamed on
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isil. >> earlier on wednesday the turkish government blocked actions to twitter to prevent images spreading on social media and an attempt to stop twitter users calling for protest against the government, who they blamed for not doing enough to avenge the attacks. most of the images shared were deleted. >> coming up, we'll tell you about a remarkable discovery and a collection of middle east literature in england. >> i'm in mumbai where workers are cleaning sewers by hand without safety equipment. >> in sport these two former teammates helped break a footballing record in the united states. >> at least 25 people have been killed and 38 others wounded in
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a suicide attack in afghanistan. a bomber detonated explosives at a central market inial in the alomar district. >> the province has been an area where there's been a lot of taliban fighting. the taliban still control a number of villages and there have been offensives going on up there as the afghan military it's true to clear the area. as a matter of fact, the vice president has been up there saying that it is his home area and he said he will not leave in my the taliban are cleared from that area. the apparent target of the suicide attack was afghan security forces, but we understand the hospital is full of injured civilians. >> there's a growing dispute in the u.s. over the cause of death of a black woman in police custody. she'd been pulled over for not using her indicator and arrested at the state of texas. three days later, she was found
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hanged in her cell. we have this report. >> get out of the car now or i'm going to remove you. >> i'm calling my lawyer. >> at a time when the spotlight is on law enforcement in the united states, this happens. >> get out of the car! i will light you up! get out! >> wow! >> now! >> wow! >> get out of the car! >> what should have been a routine traffic warning turned sour. the local police chief admits the officer did not follow the correct procedures. >> regardless the situation doesn't matter where it happens a b.p.s. state trooper has an obligation to exhibit professionalism and be caught i couldn't say throughout the entire contact and that wasn't the case. >> you are about to break my wrist, can you stop? >> some people may find the video released uncomfortable to watch. >> now! stop it! >> some of the most dramatic parts take place off camera,
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making it even harder to ascertain what's happening. three days later sandra is found dead in her police cell. >> the harris county medical examiner's office lifted the manager of death as suicide. >> that's not the way her family and friends see it. at a memorial service on tuesday, sandras mom had this to say. >> that was my baby. she wasn't my convict. she wasn't a suspect, she was my baby. the real issue here is something occurred that is going to change the world. >> her family insists she couldn't have been suicidal, because she was excited about starting a new job. the incident had ad to the tense race relations in america. >> we are in a state of emergency. here in texas, we are not afraid of isis, we are afraid of the police. >> in the last year, there's
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been two high profile cases where unarmed black men died in altercations with white officers triggering protests, riots and calls for major reforms. it's not clear if the arrest is linked to bland's death. while her family waits for the results of a federal investigation, the authorities are asking people not to russia to judgment. al jazeera. >> striking miners in bolivia are set to meet government ministers to demand more investment and jobs for the poverty stricken region. people in the southwestern city say they are running short of food and medicine. marian in a sanchez sent this update. >> well, the situation here in la paz the capital is tense. we're at the presidential palace where riot police are standing by to protect or prevent from any protestors to get here to the presidential ball lass. the people's defender and the
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catholic be church offered to mediate. the protestors had accepted their mediation. the government will not accept that. now, the protestors just have accepted that they will speak to government ministers. they have imposed two conditions that the dialogue should be carried live on the official television station and that president morales should be signs those accords if they come at the end of the day. the government has a two and a half hour deadline imposed by these protestors. they have threatened the government saying they will have to take responsibility for anything that happens after that. the situation is still tense. all the highways are closed. there are four routes to enter the city. they are all closed and blockaded by the protestors, so
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food is scarce, medicine is scarce, the schools are also closed. the situation continues to be tense there, two. >> more than a dozen protestors in pair guy nailed themselves to wooden crosses after losing their jobs. protests will continue until dozens of fired transport workers are reinstated. >> a woman will fight a ruling barring her from running for election. she is accused of miss appropriating food vouchers and barred from election for one year. >> polls show the opposition is leading as many say they are tired of chronic shortages crime and inflation in venezuela. >> let's get back to an earlier story in turkey. the p.k.k. has taken responsibility for the killing of two police officers that
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happened in the region on the border with syria. we are joined now from the border crossing with syria. muhammed, tell us more about the killing of the police officers, p.k.k. taking responsibility for that. >> this is the armed wing of the kurdistan workers party that outlawed party p.k.k. in turkey saying this these two officers were targeted in this region because the p.k.k. is saying they cooperated with isil. this act the p.k.k. has said is done as revenge for that suicide blast that killed 32 people at the community center just two days ago. this is really underscoring just how tense things have gotten here on the border. a lot of the kurdish population here very angry with the turkish government. they say they knew they were going to be targeted.
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they are not surprised they were targeted. they think they will be targeted more in the future and they think the turkish government has in effect allowed isil to infiltrate that area, have not done enough to protect especially kurdish citizens in this area, raising alarm bells in that community. turkish government has said repeatedly that they are going after isil. they believe that isil is behind this attack, even though nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. in fact, the turkish government today released the identity of the primary suspect in that suicide bombing, saying this is a turkish citizen who went into syria six months ago and crossed back into at the area. they will increase security measures, do everything they need to do to protect turkish citizens and kurdish citizens here but a lot of those
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statements are falling on deaf ears particularly on the border where we are. >> places like where you are now, where people are saying that look, isille tighters are coming and going the turkish government isn't doing anything about the pour rouse borders. it is fairs to there is increasing domestic pressure on the turkish government to do more about isil and the turkish government doesn't like that. >> absolutely right. the turkish government is denying that they have done anything wrong. they said that they've always taken a hard line against isil, but they have faced increasing criticism, especially the past few months. many many governments in the international community many groups here caused turkey of turning a blind eye to isil fighters and extremists that have crossed from turkey into syria and syria back into turkey and there are fears that
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there are isil fighters in different parts of turkey now and that there will be more attacks carried out. isil has not claimed responsibility for the attack the turkish government is blaming them for two days ago. the security apparatus beefed up their press sense. one condition certain for the turkish government is how to deal with this going forward. there's a lot of domestic resistance to getting further involved in syria's conflict. >> thank you for that.
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>> time for the weather now. richard's here, and that monsoon affecting parts of asia quite badly. >> yes vast swaths being hit at the moment. it's nothing out of the ordinary, but comes in these pulses. we've seen very heavy rain affecting the area. you can see towards the north and southwest 60 millimeters in 24 hours. we have had fatalities in areas. when you look at the charts, they will be finer details than i expect, but northern areas
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northeastern areas more dense, a lot more heavy rain to come across this region. a lot of rain is associated with this area of cloud here. we've also got this typhoon heading towards japan. it's going to hit sunday. it's the southern islands which are going to be hit. they don't want it. they've had heavy rain, but over the weekend it will get wetter. >> coming up here, cyber crackdown, the philippines steps up the fight against child pornography. we'll have more on that, plus all the sport. after a world champion's close encounter with a shark, they are happy to get back in the water. stay with us.
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>> preliminary results show a 74% voter turnout. the president is expected to win a third consecutive term. >> accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the rights group said soldiers crushed people with tanks committed gaining rape and burned people alive. we await response from the government in south sudan. >> the u.s. secretary of defense
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ash carter held talks with the saudi king. he's also visited israel and jordan. he's trying to ease fears over the nuclear deal reached with iran last week. let's go live to washington d.c. barely was the ink drying on that security council resolution about the iran deal than the u.s. was rushing to give assurances to its allies in the middle east june that's right because even as the deal with iran over its nuclear program was being negotiated, you pretty much had critics from all sides from the saudis and members of the gulf cooperation council to israel to republicans here in washington, all very, very skeptical that the deal that has been reached in the past couple of weeks could actually prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons and two could also prevent it from somehow expanding its influence across
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the greater middle east. part of that ash carter, the defense secretary is trying to do is reassure leaders that iran is still very problematic at least as far as official washington is concerned. washington is concerned about iran's human rights record, about its support for hezbollah and hamas it's and would support of the houthis in yemen and the countries are also very concerned about the safety of their own countries. israel has been extremely vocal and understandably so about its concerns for its future existence, because the iranian regime has in the past called for israel's destruction, so what carter is trying to do is to reassure all of these countries that the u.s. isn't going to let anything happen to them and also make certain that they have what they need to protect themselves.
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>> skeptics have pointed out that it will make iran safe in the region but is happy to sell billions of billions of dollars of conventional weapons in the middle east. some say that will lead to an arms race. >> that's right and that's something that certainly critics of the obama administration's policy are very concerned about. they say that the way to really stabilize the middle east is to essentially get rid of all of the weapons nuclear or otherwise. now, how realistic that's going to be of course is anyone's guess. then certainly any sovereign government could argue that it needs the ability to protect its people and its territories from outside threat. what you're going to see the obama administration trying to do over the next several months if not through the end of barack obama's term in 2017, is to try to basically keep everyone in their corners if not find some
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sort of way of getting along with each other at least not letting things become any tenser than they already are. >> thank you very much indeed for that, rosalyn in washington d.c. there. >> now let's go back to one of our stories from earlier human rights watch accusing south sudan's army of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity. we are joined now from nairobi these are very serious allegations about south sudanese troops that they crushed people beneath their tanks there were gang rapes killings. can you take us through on what the report bases these accusations on? >> sure. we did a lot of research looking into abuses by government troops and an ally militia in unit
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state during the months of may and june and documented grotesque killings, included civilians run over by tanks also civilians being burned inside their huts, others hung, or shot at, and killed astro tried to free their villages. we documented widespread and systemic destruction of villages, large scale burning of homes and also very large amounts of pillage looting of everybody's property, and also tens of thousands of cows from these villages. >> ok, and presumably, you've put these allegation to the south sudanese government. have you had a response? >> yeah, the south sudanese government has denied the allegations, however the minster of defense did also issue a memo
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earlier to his troops, calling on them not to commit abuses against civilians and also very importantly, promising accountability for crimes committed against civilians. we would like very much to see the government to take this forward, and actually do a proper investigation into why this campaign, this multi-pronged campaign this year was so abusive. >> just to put it into context of course, this is against the background of an ongoing battle between the south sudanese government and rebel forces, so do you expect any kind of investigation to go on here? >> yeah, this has been a really truly horrific conflict with very serious war crimes and other very serious crimes committed both by the government and by the opposition, and we have been calling for a long time for the a.u. to release their commission of inquiry
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report into how many rights abuses in the conflict and we are also hoping that in the next month, some clarity will appear on what kind of accountability could be put in place for south sudan, either a kind of hybrid court, a special court set up to investigate and prosecute some of these crimes or an i.c.c. referral and investigation. we haven't yet seen evidence from the object significance or government that they are very serious about investigating and prosecuting some of the crimes that have been committed in this conflict, which is why we are calling on the u.n. security council to pick this up and press it forward on the accountability front. >> thank you for talking to us about that. >> eight people have been arrested after a group of protestors in australia stormed sydney's chinese consulate.
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around 50 people from the local tibetan community protested. one climbed the flag pole and even managed to take down the chinese flag. >> the philippine government said its stepping up its fight against the exploitation of children on line. the push comes after a warning from interpom and the f.b.i. that it's become a global hub for cyber crime including child pornography. we have the story. an australian was arrested for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. he's accused of running a cyber sex business in which children
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as young as 12 years old were filmed and sold abroad. another national was arrested. he is a former mayor. he is also accused of child pornography. >> interpol and federal bureau of investigations warned the philippine government that the country has become a hub for a billion dollars global cyber sex industry. the head of the philippines cyber crime division said the situation is worrying. there's a large community of child abusers who have found on on line platform. >> they think it's an eye opener for the government, and for the law enforcers that our children here are very vulnerable in this kind of crime. it gives more reason for law enforcers to double their effort in trying to protect our children. >> the number of government raids and arrests like this one are increasing. >> the rise of child pornography
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is alarming. porn sites showing children rose by over 300% siknce 2011 according to government data. on line child abuse is the leading cyber crime in the country, and it is a crime that is difficult to fight. >> many of these abuses happen in villages. often abusers target children from impoverished communities. >> it has a very deep and traumatic impact on a child. the difference between sexual abuse and other abuses is that the child is usually groomed for a period before the abuse happens and the child is convinced by the perpetrator that this is something we do together. >> the stairway foundation has been rescuing children for 25 years, helping many children recover. through art, they have managed to break the silence of their abusive past. >> finally finding the courage
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to speak about what he suffered as a young boy, now he helps other boys in a similar situation. >> children must be protected of their rights, of their bodies, because in their eyes, everything is sacred. >> hundreds of filipino children are believed to be vulnerable to on line abuse. rinaldo and other children like him say the situation is not entirely hopeless. their future can still be saved, even if the rescue may sometimes seem like it's only one child at a time. al jazeera, northern philippines. >> south korea's defense minute city will be watching north korea closely. the military has put up a new taller launch tower at its missile base. it could be in preparation for firing a long-range rocketed. the foreign minister said north korea has no interest in following iran's lead by negotiating a nuclear deal with
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the west. >> the military is closely monitoring and tracking north korea's movement with a possible missile launch including work on a launch to your in north korea. >> gold is at its cheapest in nearly five years after a big sell off this week. what's behind the slump? china is buying less gold. it's reserves were lower than previously thought. it is priced in dollars and the american currency has been strengthening making it more expensive for foreign buyers. analysts say the deal to keep greece in the euro zone and iran's nuclear agreement have helped reduce the risk. traditionally, the biggest market for buyers of gold is india. many households there are buying less gold jewelry. we have more on why indians are
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losing their appetite for the precious metal. >> looking for a bargain she wants to buy gold jewelry that she'll enjoy for years and one day pass on to her daughter. there's good reason why she's doing it now. >> prices are low so it's a good time for me to invest my money in gold. >> with the price of gold at a five year low the jeweler should be excited. indians have traditionally bought gold, which they consider a be a reliable investment. this sentiment has kept this family in business for 45 years but the recent low prices have meant fewer customers. >> we were expecting more customers with the gold rating low, but the market is really slow. >> there are a number of reasons why indians aren't putting their savings in gold now from wedding season yet to begin with
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a new investment in currencies like the u.s. dollar some see this as a hike change of heart in a market that prides itself on its big appetite for the yellow metal. >> when the price of gold crashed two years ago this store was full of enthusiastic shoppers, but today despite the low prices, customers are hard to find, a sign some analysts say that indians around rushing to the rescue of the global gold industry. >> for millions of consumers here a turn away from gold isn't necessarily a bad thing. >> from the perspective that low gold prices inducing port folio to be diversified. that's good for the financial sector. we want people to move from gold into bank products and other savings products. >> for generations buying gold
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has been a tradition for millions of indians. while it may have lost its luster for now traders hope it's only a matter of time before customers return to a much loved investment. al jazeera, new delhi. >> thousands of sewer cleaners are risking their lives in mumbai because of lack of basic safety greer. the workers deal with filthy conditions and dangerous gases. we have this report. >> it's a disgusting job. several times a month he has to do it. several meters down, he removes a mixture of rubbish and human waste. with just a tee shirt shorts and stamina. it's a reality for sewer cleaners across mumbai and parts of india. >> we just lower our body. there is no safety gear.
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also, there is poison gas but this is our job. >> despite the risks a worker will be back in the sewers every eight to 10 days. >> it's difficult to describe how terrible and overwhelming the smell is. just close for a few seconds is nauseating. workers regularly go down sewers like these. >> after several minutes the fumes get to him and he has to get out. he needs time to regain his composure. at his home, he says a lack of education means cleaning sewers is the only job he and other workers can do to support their families despite what it does to them. >> there are dangerous gases. some make us unconscious. >> despite laws and court orders to ensure workers have masks gloves and a breathe be apparatus, this is still common,
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particularly in mumbai. research conducted shows that the constant exposure to gases and waste could be affecting sewer cleaners' long term health. >> hypertension, diabetes. too burke close all these diseases contribute to low life expectancy. >> this supervisor denies they are forced to clean without safety gear. on seeing our camera, the supervisor stopped them from working, telling them to wait for a cleaning machine. the workers shout at him saying they've never been offered a machine before. mumbai's mayor said she's surprised to hear what we saw and insist all city districts are supplied with safety equipment. >> i'll do surprise inspections. if it's true, i'll make sure these people get safety equipment. they are the city's backbone.
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>> despite the risks workers don't believe their situation will change. all the ones we spoke to seem resigned to continue doing the dirty work. al jazeera mumbai. >> coming up in sport we'll tell you why this south american football executive is unlikely to be watching any games in the near future. stay with us.
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helped break yet another footballing record, matching the l.a. galaxy. more than 93,000 fans here at the rose bowl in pasadena to see former liverpool teammates back on the same pitch together. suarez scored the open here for barca in this friendly. the spanish team went on to win 2-1. sergio roberto is scoring there. manchester united also playing in this preseason tournament. scoring in their win over the san jose earthquakes. 19-year-old brazilian scoring in this 3-1 win for united.
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the striker help to go a win in new jersey. >> liverpool spent more than $100 million on new players in a bid to improve on their sixth placed finish in the premier league season. the manager under pressure to see a big improvement in what will be his fourth season. >> this afternoon season was a disappointment for us, so we had to ensure that we would bring in the quality of player needed to help us improve and we have certainly done that, the quality and the mentality of the player was important and i've got belief that the president can help us push on again this season. >> keeping the faint hopes of winning the egyptian league title alive. big favorites to win the league for the first time in more than
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a decade. games in the egyptian league still being played behind closed doors. that after 19 fans died after clashes with police in a game in february. >> the head of bolivia's football federation has been jailed accused of diverting funds from a charity match. chavez is also treasurer for south america's football federation. this arrest is not linked to the on going u.s. investigation which saw 14 fifa officials arrested. chavez has been placed in high security prison ahead of trial and is denying the charges. >> i'm being held for preventative detention. this decision will be appealed. i'm embarrassed but i'm certain trickery will be revealed. this is obviously a coup.
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>> nothing personal. >> i have nothing personal. >> no, it's very personal former. it's a personal mission for me to rid rid boxing of a boring person like you. >> the footage of surfer mick fanning's close encounter with a shark tapped into many of our worst fears. he said it may take him months to get back in the water. many of his compatriots appear less concerned. we have this report from sydney, australia. home to some of the word's most famous serve beaches. >> the footage of australian mick fanning has enthralled
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people around the world but for surfers feels particularly personal. more people surf in australia than anywhere else. of 20 attacks in australia, so far this year, the only one that proofed fatal was on a sufferer, but that hasn't put many australian surfers off. one surfer wrote the thrill of knowing you might be killed is part of the appeal. >> there's a shark attack on this beach three or four years ago, and the very next morning they were all out surfing in the same spot, and it was frightening and it was spooky, but that fear and that spookiness was part of the attraction, for sure. >> although the number of shark attacks is still very small in australia, it is rising. five were killed in a 12 month period. how to avoid being next is a common topic on the beach.
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one answer is bait and kill the sharks. that's what the government did after a spate of attacks in 2013. the conservationists were outraged and cull of beach sharks is now on hold. they can trap and kill other harmless sea life that work in calm bays that around much good for surfing. area yell surveillance can help, but it's all a bit piecemeal. more technological are an electrical pulse emitted that can be fixed to surfboards or motor rides craft. >> i've got no doubt that you will see shark shields on these jet skis after this incident. >> ultimately, if people enter a shark's environment, they are taking a calculated, if tiny risk. >> there was one way to guarantee a safe surf. don't get into the ocean in the first place even if the waves
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in the pool aren't quite the same. al jazeera sydney. >> plenty more on that story and the rest of the sport on al jazeera d.c. sport. we'll have the latest of the tour de france, leader chris froome looking to defend a lead of just three minutes. >> thanks very much indeed for that. in england the world said oldest koran between 568 and 645a.d., that is from the time when the prophet mohammed would have been alive. the muslim manuscript is an early form of written arabic.
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burundi's opposition is going for a unity government to avoid conflict today after a controversial presidential election. we're li hello there. i'm in doha and also coming up on the program. trying to ease fears after the iran deal. u.s. defense secretary ashton carter travels to saudi arabia on the third leg of his middle east tour. we look at how that iran deal could lead to an arms race across the region. plus. >> get
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