>> hello there welcome to the news hour. unannounced visit the u.s. defense secretary arrives in baghdad meeting iraq's prime minister. >> the u.n. envoy to sir yes is in damascus and met with the foreign minister expressing alarm over recent barrel bombs. >> the battle for aden. pro government forces say they pushed houthi fighters from their last remaining stronghold.

>> we meet one of the survivors in the attack on the turkish border town that killed more than 30 people. >> u.s. defense secretary ash carter mayor daley an unannounced visit to iraq, his first since he took office in february meeting commanders and the prime minister al abadi. it comes at an important time for the government which is preparing to launch a counter offensive to take ramadi from isil fighters. carter's visit comes as isil takes responsibility for a car bombing, one of many attacks targeting shia neighborhoods in the capitol on wednesday. 17 others died in those explosions targeting busy markets. let's speak to imran kahn.

carter's been in israel, jordan, saudi arabia, talking about the iran deal. tell us what's happening with his visit to iraq. >> he'll certainly be talks about iran when he's here. it goes to show you just how dangerous the americans perceive the security situation here in roc. he announced his visit to all the rest of those countries. here it was unannounced for security reasons. as he arrives the iraqis are gearing up, moving forward to phase one of the operation anbar province against isil. he'll be briefed on that. he'll be meeting with iraqi generals and with the american troops, another vicing or training people on the ground here, as well. he'll also be meeting with prime minister al abadi. he won't meet with one of the main fighting forces, that's the popular possiblyization forces, the shia militias. he will be discussing any role they might have to play in this anbar offensive. the iraqis are likely to ask for

a few things, they'll want a speed up of the arms that they've been promised. they've already been delivered 4f16 fighters jets from a total consignment of 36. they'll be wanting to know when the rest of those fighter jets are arriving. and they'll call for close air support for the operation to take ramadi. there's no time line when that might take place, but it will be definitive. >> his visit comes as a particularly violent time in iraq and baghdad. that highlights how difficult it is for the iraqi government to tackle isil even with the help of u.s. led airstrikes and shia militias on the ground. >> that's absolutely right. he comes at a time when the death toll is actually spiking particularly in anbar province. isil have released through social media accounts they're known to use a death toll they say is 113 in the last 24 hours.

the baghdad operation command say over that period, they lost nearly 76 soldiers from the popular mobilization forces and from the iraq security forces, but isil say they went in and gaining the upper hand are using car bombs to devastating affect. here in the capitol where they use cars, they are using american made humvees against the iraqi forces, humvees that used to belong to the iraqi forces. >> thank you for that. imran kahn updating us there. >> earlier wednesday deep concern was expressed over government barrel bombs dropped

close to the lebanese border. >> the situation in syria spilling across the border into turkey. the outlawed kurdistan workers party claimed responsibility for killing two turkish policeman. the p.k.k. accused them of cooperating with isil and said its attack was revenge for the bombing which killed 37 people on monday. >> slumped over and seemingly crushed by survivor's guilt, he is in deep unrelenting pain. >> i left him there, he tells me i left my brothers there. how could i have done that? they felt far closer than most cousins. as members of the turkish federation of socialist youth associations they planned to cross into syria and help their fellow kurds rebuild a devastated city. on monday, as the group held its

precedent in the southern city, things were going well at first but he grew tired of holding up the banner under the hot sun. in this video, you can see him move away. then the blast. >> if i had been patient, he says if it awaited just four more seconds, i would be with my brothers now. like many other members of the kurdish population, he is pointing the finger of blame toward turkey's government. he's particularly offended by how officials handled the aftermath of the blast telling me the army arrived before an ambulance. >> after an explosion he asks, should you send an ambulance or an armored vehicle. anger and anxiety appear to be on the rise. some say the attack not only

underscores just how much of a theft isil has become, but also highlights the volatile relationship between turkey's government and its kurdish population. here at the crossing on turkey's border with syria the threat by isil members cannot be overstated. now while turkey has sent military reinforcements here, many kurds we've spoken with say those measures simply around enough. tensions have risen further since it was announced by the armed wing of the p.k.k. that they were behind the killing of two turkish police officers whom then accuse of having collaborated with isil. >> he believes kurds will continue to be targeted. there is a huge lack of security here, he says, isil is everywhere here. have any of isil's members within arrested? he lost the use of his legs in a car accident nine years ago but says the wounds he sustained in this attack are far worse. >> i didn't get any physical injuries, he he says, but psychologically in my heart i

got injured. i feel like this arm is gone, and this arm is gone. my cousins were my arms and legs. they were my com address. they were my brothers. now, for him the war has hit home but the conflict he seeps next door pales in comparison to the turmoil he feels inside. >> pro government forces in yemen say they pushed houthi fighters from their last remaining stronghold in the southern city of aden. fighters loyal to president adou rabbo mansour hadi say they've retaken the palace. >> they are celebrating. these fighters allied with the government have fought for four months to driver out the houthi rebels and fighters loyal to formerformer president ali abdullah

saleh. >> right now, we are standing at the presidential palace. >> there's not much left of the presidential palace. it's been badly damaged during months of heavy fighting, but forces loyal to exiled president adou rabbo mansour hadi are soaking in this victory. they are confident they can repeat it in other cities. >> we will liberate all areas of yemen. we will not stop until we liberate the rest of the areas like taiz and sanna. we will not leave any civilians who need us to protect them. >> the yemeni government success in recapturing aden has led to the reopening of the airport. a plane carrying military supplies from saudi arabia was the first to land. aid agencies have started to deliver food, water and medicine to the millions of yemenis in desperate need of help. >> although we reached aden, it

is definitely a breakthrough not only for the world food program but for all the humanitarian activists. there is enough food and aid for one month. >> the houthis have porch a strong enemy despite government airstrikes. president hadi said it's the first in a series of victories that will lead to him regaining control in the rest of the country. >> there's been heavy fighting in yemen's oil rich central province. 13 houthi fighters have reportedly been killed following battles with pro government troops and local tribesmen. houthi rebels control some

areas. a joint press conference was held with foreign ministers earlier, the and you had foreign minister thanked egypt for help in battling houthi rebels in yemen. egypt of a very important part of this coalition in yemen and joined without reservations. they support monetarily and politically. we are very grateful and so are the other coalition countries. >> we both agree on ways to deal with these challenging situations across the middle east particularly in yemen iraq and syria. we are in full support of dough litigation efforts as well as the establishment of a political solution for the government in yemen. >> senior analyst live for us in london, first of all what do you make of the timing?

why are they trying to improve ties now? is it because of the deal signed two weeks ago. >> surely that has a major role to play, as we know the iran deal will basically affect the region in a major and dramatic way and the saudis and egyptians want to make sure they're on the same page when it comes to iran, an emboldened iran, with certain allies in the region that are not to the liking of cairo and riyadh. in some ways, iran is on top of the agenda, but also, there's a subject of yemen and the saudi led campaign there, as well as bolt countries' approach or policy towards the muslim brotherhood. >> the sawed says recently met with hamas leaders egypt, of course cooperates with israel.

>> there is as denial to the journey or trip that this was a religious pilgrimage, not an official visit. i'm sure that during the talks and behind the scenes, that the both foreign ministers were discussing exactly that. is there a new saudi policy towards the muslim brotherhood a certain lightning of the saudi tension with the muslim brotherhood, because that certainly would not be appreciated by the regime in cairo. on the other hand, saudi arabia would like to make sure that president sisi's still onboard in its led coalition in yemen. you could say that because of the reports and because of the

tensions over the last several weeks and months, this visit came about in order for each party to explain justify or perhaps assure the other party that there is no change in their position if there was ever one. >> briefly what do you think is going to be the outcome of this meeting? are we going to see more mutual regional cooperation? >> certainly there is a mutual interest especially today with an emboldened iran coming to the scene. the question is are there visions towards yemen the muslim brotherhood and iran totally identical? no. there is a difference of opinion. this visit tries to iron those visits. they try to give us the impression that everything is ok but, you know, in the middle east hardly anything is ok.

>> indeed. thanks very much for that. that. >> an egyptian army officer and three soldiers have been killed in an explosion in rafah northern sinai. hundreds of policemen and soldiers were killed since the army overthrow president mohamed morsi in 2014. fighters who pledged loyalty to isil claimed responsibility for many recent attacks. >> coming up here on the program, we'll be reporting from a british town that labels bare the challenges in prime minister cameron's new strategy to counter extremism. >> i'm at the home of barack obama's grandmother. she's been telling me about his first presidential visit to kenya. >> in sport, two teams come to blows in the semifinals of north and central america's biggest football tournament.

>> israeli forces shot dead a 52-year-old palestinian man in the occupied west bank at the man's home in hebron as israeli troops it true to arrest his son on suspicion of security offenses. he was shot several times in the chest as he tried to help his son who was shot in the leg. the israelis say they were attacked by a violent crowd. >> israel has been carrying out arrest operations. on wednesday troops shot dead a man during a raid on several houses. last month soldiers killed a palestinian who opened fire at troops at a checkpoint. the u.n. says israeli soldiers have killed at least 16 palestinians in the occupied west bank since the beginning of the year. monday israel's parliament change the the law which means

palestinians who throw stones at cars or roads can be imprisoned for up to 20 years. meanwhile, israel is expected to approve an expansion of settlements in illegally occupied territory creating an additional 906 housing units in the west bank. it's a year since israel last approved any new settlement construction. israeli settlements in palestinian territory are illegal under national law. >> rights groups say a new cyber crime law in kuwait is violating rights to on line freedom of expression. it's now a crime to spread information on the internet deemed insulting to region or the government. human rights watch says the law will makes it easier to charge journalists and activists engaging in political or social commentary. >> in the middle east gulf countries have taken the heat when it comes to numbers of people using social media.

many are unaware of harsh punishments handed out for breaking internet laws. a woman in abu dhabi was deported for making comments. a man received a prison sentence for comments. >> the u.n. aid chief warns that millions of people in south sudan are at risk of starvation. nearly 70% have the population will soon run out of food. hundreds of thousands of people live in refugee camps. the fighting began in december of 2013 soon after the president fired his deputy. >> at least 30 people have been kid in three bomb attacks in northeast nigeria. two crowded bus stations were

hit in the city. one of the attackers is believed to be a female suicide bomber. last week, 50 people were killed at a market in the same city in twin bombings by a suspected boko haram fighters. >> in burundi, two people have been killed in what some describe at politically motivated murders. there's tension as people anxiously await the results of tuesday's presidential election. many say the outcome could lead to more violence. you may find some of the images in the report disturbing. >> gunman came to the house at night, called him outside and then shot him. he was an opposition member who took part in protests against burundi's president. more than 100 people have been killed since the political crisis began. >> they fired twice. he was shot in the chest. the neighbors ran to see what was happening. the gunman threw a grenade.

>> families have been trying to protect themselves by making sure they are indoors when it gets dark, but that doesn't always work. >> a lot of killings happen at night and it's on both sides opposition and government supporters. people are tired angry and frustrated. they want it to end. >> an advisor to the president said he's not opposed to sharing power with his rivals if it will bring peace. in principle opposition leaders are willing to talk about it. >> we have to talk, because this nation i guess ours. we cannot let it get destroyed by some men just for that. after all if the crisis could last longer and longer, who will be suffering? it's not the president. it is the citizens of burundi. >> people are waiting for the results of the presidential election. many wonder if the president will agree to share power with generals who tried to stage a coup in may.

>> they must be given amnesty then power sharing could work. >> a unity government could ease tensions for a short time. many hope it ends the death and violence. people know it will take much more to resolve the deep ideological and political tensions here. al jazeera burundi. >> barack obama makes his first presidential visit to his father's homeland of kenya. he's going for a global summit. his late father's village isn't on the itinerary but as andrew simmons reports, villages are hoping for a last minute change. >> right now the name obama is all you hear. they are laying the roads electricity has arrived but some things like education still need much improvement.

as senator obama promised, this boy is named after obama. his classroom is overcrowded conditions poor. his father said only a private school could offer what children need. >> the secondary school has the same name. it has the same problems as the primary school. president obama plans to change that. the president's grandmother lives just down the road. >> obama was 25 when he first visited. things have changed a lot since then. off fans are given homes here around it's the base of a foundation that has raised enough donations to rebuild the village schools all run by her. when he returned to kenya as an

adult, he made a prediction. >> his father said he would do a great job in this world. he said mom just watch he'll make his family famous. i'm proud of him for the love he has of people. >> looking at early pictures of her step grandson's family, she had away observation. >> he's looking owed. when i saw him in the white house, he told me grandma there's so many issues all over the world i have to judge on. that is why i'm going gray. his hair is white now. >> she wants her legacy to be better education for all. down the road, a poor boy called barack obama no relation, goes home with a father who wants to believe his son can get a better education. andrew simmons, al jazeera western kenya. >> nearly 300 firefighters are

battling a fast moving wildfire in california, forcing evacuations. the fire was sparked by a vehicle crashing on a nearby highway. so far it's burned 1,000-acres. officials are urging visitors and hikers nearby to stay away from the popular camping area. >> on that note, let's get the weather with richard. which chard can firefighters expect any help at all from the weather over there? >> i've been looking at it, it doesn't look as though there's going to be great change there. it's going to stay dry. it's one of those on going problems we're going to have. the worst drought in 100 years across california. the weather really not helping out to any great extent. if you look at the forecast, you can see it's looking dry all the way through. on the other side of the pacific ocean, it's a very different problem. that is not lack of rain, but too much rain. that's because we've now got

another typhoon developing. this one is going to be moving up toward japan in the coming days. now japan has had vast amounts of rain. particularly across the southern islands, we've seen an awful lot of rainfall over the last week or so. of course at very high risk of landslides. there is good news and bad news. the bad news is this typhoon will hit japan. the good news is excessive forecast traction have taken it a little further towards the west. it takes it up through the korea straight so maybe not quite such a direct threat. nevertheless in the coming days, it will give vast amounts of rain. we've still little heavy rain affecting central parts of china. there's a respite, but heading into sunday, the heavy rain heading japan's way. >> scientists are trying to find how bacteria evolved to develop

better medicines to fight them. there are concerns that drug resistant bacteria or super bugs could become more powerful than cancer. bugs kill around a quarter of a million people every year, but without global action from governments and drug companies that number could increase to 10 million by 2050. in the first of our series on super bugs, we went to a research center in southern england. >> you might not realize it, but you're looking at a medical revolution. when it comes to diseases, researchers here at the welcome trust center incident statutes around just interested in what strain of bacteria is the cause. they want to know the entire d.m.a. of the bug. these machines are at the heart of it. >> they may look like high tech refrigerators, but these sequences are at the heart of the science to track diseases

around the world in realtime. >> julian heads a team developing ways to track a whole range of super bugs resistant to antibiotics. he likens the approach to creating a family tree. >> if i take a because at her i can't from you and me, and i can say how closely related they are, how long ago they shared a common ancestor and whether you got it into me and i got it into you. >> they share a sample extracted, taken from a patient's arm blood that's been taken from in effected blood. >> researchers are analyzing how the par sites that caused the par site in humans are resistant to anti malarial drugs. they are studying how the mosquitoes become kissant to

insecticides. >> you want to get rid of the par sites in people particularly if thee ill and stop the mosquitoes transmitting malaria. we have to have effective insecticides to get rid of the mosquitoes and we are worried about insecticide resistence in mosquitoes. >> malaria is a major cause of death in africa. experts worry that resistance to the front line treatment which has been increasing in southeast asia could be repeated in sub sahara nations. >> the death rate from malaria is very high already despite the viability of effective drugs, it's already high, if the drugs are not working and there is no replacement drug houndy, then it's going to be a

disaster. >> that disaster need not happen as long as the word can share the lessons from the genetic mutations they are finding about here. al jazeera in southern england. >> still to come here on this news hour, russian scientists say world war ii survivors offer clues to how some people can withstand starvation. ♪ >> on line chat rooms are now big business in china. >> i'm in kuala lampur where an upcoming football game is causing a lot of controversy.

>> welcome back. let's reminds you of the top stories here. u.s. defense secretary tear ash carter mayor daley an unannounced visit to iraq. he's meeting u.s. commanders and iraqi prime minister abadi. he has visited jordan, and saudi arabia. >> the saudi and egyptian foreign ministers are meeting in jeddah in talks furthering relations. the saudi foreign minister thanked egypt for its help battling houthi rebels in yemen.

>> let's get more now on the yemen story. that victory by pro government forces over houthi rebels in aden. deputy editor of an aden newspaper joins us. pro government forces finally gaining ground now have full control of aden, is that correct? >> indeed. they have eliminated a lot of the pacts that remained in aden. they have recaptured the presidential palace and the rest of the city. they have declared it safe for refugees to come back. >> that will be a huge relief to people of yemen who want more or need more humanitarian aid coming into aden. we know that the world food program managed to get a ship in yesterday, carrying supplies, but there are millions of people in yemen who desperately need help. >> indeed.

you have around 12 million people declared by the u.n. in need of some sort of food aid. in aden alone, we have 800,000 internally displaced people, so there is a great need for aid and a way to coordinate the absorption of aid as it comes through to aden. finally, yes, we do have a port that the yemeni government can use to distribute this aid more fairly than it was before. >> what is the situation rewarding fighting elsewhere in yemen? we know there's heavy fighting in one province, what about sanna? >> today there was news of a rebellion inside the military, who refused orders by houthi rebels to marsh towards aden and taiz. yes, the fighting in the south now concentrates in the province

north of aden, which the yemeni government is trying to recapture the air base, basically. >> i was going to ask did you get the impression that pro government forces and yemeni troops are making headway against the houthis? >> yes, they do, because i said many times before, the houthis do not have a welcoming environment for them in the sunni areas of yemen, so they are losing ground fast especially this past week. >> really good to speak with you, thank you for updating on the situation there. iran's president rouhani has been defending the nuclear agreement with world powers on state t.v. he told conservatives who oppose the deal that iranian south policies of moderation and an

end to sanctions. he said a new page in the nation's history was opened when iranians elected him president in 2013. >> in the next hour, u.s. secretary of state john kerry will defend the iran nuclear deal when he appears before the senate foreign relations committee. top republicans say president barack obama has a lot more work to do to convince them the agreement is good one. >> congress has 60 days to review the deal after which it has the power to reject it. president obama is certain to veto any ejection. >> the british prime minister made an i am passed appeal to muslims there to recognize their britishness in the face what have david cameron called an existential terrorist threat. it appears his words have already fallen on did he have ears. >> in an england where multi-cut really ism lies in pieces, this

complies what's gone wrong. it has become synonymous to the british media with everything that's wrong with is slam. the other work, an entire family of 12 headed off to join the caliphate in syria. this week, two men from rod were in court accused by the police of a plan to blow up a military base. on the main street sitting with a coffee is a convert on bail after distributing leaflets in central london supporting isil. what exactly is happening here? like many others, he goes to this conservative mosque. it is clearer and britain don't understand each other at all. >> david cameron the prime minister was saying a lot of muslims consider themselves british. >> lets

be honest. >> we were born in this country but it's very hard to fit in here. >> what's the best way of dealing with these people? try to defeat them in an argument about the nature of islam or go to the pleas and say these people are supporting

isil? >> i think have a dialogue. the idea they have, you have to get scholars to defeat the ideas that they have with relevant narrative and references. >> that's one question, but there's a much more fundamental one. >> you know some people say if you believe in these things, why don't you go live in saudi arabia. >> why should we? we do have it quite good here. >> you like england. >> i was born here, my friend. >> the government's demand that muslims recognize their britishness, whatever that means, isn't going to work. neither side in this culture war shows any sign of backing down. lawrence lee, al jazeera. >> joining us now in london is a research fellow at the royal united services institute. he's served in the u.k. armed forces. good to have you with us. it's interesting this campaign announced by david cameron.

do you think european governments really have a good idea of what is leading to extremism within communities in those countries? >> i think they have a reasonable idea. the one thing that all governments, europe and elsewhere forget is that the thing that leads to extremism isn't the narrative the social conditions isn't any of those things listed by the various governments. the one thing that motivates extremism is the concept of success. now the ideology of al-qaeda was around for 20, 30, 50 years before al-qaeda came on to the scene. al-qaeda declared war against the west some five or six years before 9/11. nobody really followed al-qaeda outside a very narrow circle until it had that spectacular success on 9/11 against the u.s.

similarly, daish has been around for over a decade in various forms that czar cow wee set up. it is this success political success, whether in the form of violence militarily, or capturing territory that that is the most powerful radicalizing influence. that is the one thing many governments haven't understood. >> who should be doing more to

prevent extremism the government or communities? >> the problem here is in your reporter's use he reallier of the concept of the muslim community.

>> the idea of a muslim community is poorly understood. >> that's a really good point. what i was going to see was the main way that the government seems to be dealing with, they simply prevent people from traveling, but there are a lot of other things they should be looking at, as well. >> in deed. the government is trying to look at those other things. one of those things is these people these very tiny minority sympathizers of extremists or extremists themselves in their speaking or speech, these are the people who are the gateway for many people who then go and support isis abroad or daish abroad or come back to the u.k. and try to do attempts here in terms of terrorism. the government is looking at that, is looking at motives to stop people from going abroad to do stuff and it is trying to tilt a counter narrative all of

which i think is helpful. all i'm saying is that those things need to be done, but the main radicalizing influence is none of those things. it is how these groups make political change possible on the ground in various parts of the world, be it in the u.s. or in the middle east, and their actions, and the success associated with those actions is the thing that is the most attractive driver for radicalizization. until we counter this idea of success, i'm afraid many of the ideas will be limited.

>> livestock farmers continue to protest, demonstrating against falling milk, beef and pork prices. they blame it on the super markets, distributors and food processing industry. the farmers remain unconvinced. >> a gene has been discovered meaning some people are better able to withstand starvation than others. scientists say researching this gene could fight metabolic disorders in future generations. >> they have tried to build a lifetime of happiness together. they are haunt by their childhood memories. >> there were mountains of dead bodies. at night they carried them away from the hospital. >> the couple were lucky to make it. for 900 days, their decide was

cut off from the outside world. residents were consuming less than 200-calories a day. >> our old jewish neighbor taught us to soften and mash it into the gruel. it filled the stomach. she sliced it and added it for each day. we looked at each other's bowls. >> surviving was an every day endurance test. some here still want to know how they did it. scientists looking at blood samples from people who lived in the city during the siege and another part of russia at the same time have found some differences. >> scientists say a gene which we all have prove crucial. it can be in an active or inactive form. the survivors they studied all had the active form, making them better able to cope with the

effects of starvation. >> survivors had more than just a shared history. researchers hope by better understanding the genetic makeup we'll learn wipe some people are more prone to metabolic disorders. >> this allows science to work on prolonging human life, before we confirmed the calorie restriction prolongs the lives of mice, we always wanted to know about person. this was a live experiment which allowed us to confirm the concept that calorie restriction is the key to prolonging life. >> researchers believe the bio bank will help to personalize medicine and maintain the link between past and future generations. in the city of survival and

reinvention. >> 153 citizens were given long jail sentences for illegal logging in myanmar. they were arrested in january in the state which borders china. the loggers were sentenced to life in prison. china gained access to myanmar's raw materials during the later years of the countries military rule. >> on line chat rooms have become a booming business with millions have users willing to pay for conversation from the eastern city. scott heidler explains what's behind their success. >> like millions, he moved to the city looking for better opportunities. out of his rural elements and with the long hours of a small business owner he quickly became lonely. that was until he met honk

shipping. they've been chatting for three years. >> we talk about each other's lives. even about unhappy things. she tells me about her life, too, it's a way to let out emotions. >> little the largest vote chad room site in china. the 24-year-old is a full time performer. she makes $30,000 a year. >> in real life, not too many people would pay attention to me but on line, i have so many friends. i rarely encounter people who are offensive. sometimes they say why so ugly. i troy to be patient and friendly. >> this is how she and 40,000 other performers make money. the users watching her perform or chat, her will buy her virtual gifts ranging from 6 cents for a virtual rose all the

way up to $50 for a viral cruise. the company takes a personal. the more they like her the more they buy. >> the company insists that all the chat rooms are monitored so that none of china's strict pornography laws are broken but if a user and performer want to meet off line, that's out of their control and something she wants to do. >> i consider it a form of entertainment, but also, i consider her a good friend. i will try to find a girlfriend like her. >> the company calls each chat room a faux family and is developing off line connections for the family linking them in real life karaoke. >> if they feel entertained they can meet in off chain that

the rooms. >> they hope the industry will successfully transition from the virtual to the real world. he gets to finally meet his friend and the company has more ways to make money. >> let's get some sport now. here's andy. >> angry and dispained that some top athletes are still deciding to cheat the six time olympic champion singled out tyson gray for criticism. he's been speaking in london where he'll run on friday. that is the joint second quickest venture behind him. >> i completely retired for 12 years. i had so much respect for him as a competitor. i looked at him as one of the greatest competitors i ever competed against perfect he was

dedicate and worked hard. i really looked forward to compete, him so when it happened, i was really disappointed. i think that's one of the ones that really hurt me. >> the united nations say russian authorities must combat racism within football. there's been numerous incidents at matches in the country which will host the next world cup. last week, the russian football union dismissed allegations that a player was submitted to monkey chants drama game. instead, he was penalized for raising a finger to the crowd. >> i would not qualify them all at racist incidents. many of them are incidents of -- what is important is the reaction. the reaction of the authorities should be stronger, clearly. >> mexico and panama's footballers came to blows at the

tournament in the united states. a controversial penalty decision in mexico's favor sparking the unrest. it had to be delayed after fans threw objects on to the pitch. >> it's the biggest football tournament in north and central america and it didn't take long for this semifinal between mexico and panama to heat up. panama's player sent off after 25 minutes. the chances of winning seemed to disappear. after the break panama took the lead. torres with the goal threatened to knock out the six time champions. the chaos and controversial was only beginning. in the 88th minute, mexico was awarded a spot kick after this. the referee deciding that the deliberate hand ball by the defender contrary to t.v.

replays. officials made their feelings about the decision clear. a 10 minute delay ensuing. eventually given the chance to equalize for mexico, sending the game into extra time. >> it was another penalty for mexico has decided the game, this time the decision looked fair. once again he stepped up to score and put his team through to the final 2-1. panama's protest continued even after the final whistle. the referee requiring an escort to get off the pitch. panama's wait for a first gold cup title goes on. >> mexico are through and play jamaica in philadelphia. two goals in the first five

minutes. >> huge crowd on hand for the game that put them two up. they will play river plate of argentina in that that final. >> belgium striker has become liverpool's seventh and most expensive arrival since last season. the $50 million transfer was completed on wednesday after the huge buyout clause. he won't meet his new teammates until they arrive back from a preseason game

in kuala lumpur. >> in fields across malaysia, sat mornings are devoted to football. for him it's more than a hobby it's his life. he has been playing six he was circumstances and he is now training to play professionally. >> this is the best place in the world, why? because the ball is stuck to the feet. >> my favorite team, they play well. they are so -- they have team work. there is true cooperation between them. i love liverpool. >> the club enjoys a large following in malaysia. they will play a local team on friday as part of their asian tour aimed at increasing t.v. viewership and merchandise sales. thousands of tickets have

already been sold as fans gear up to watch this favorite team in action. >> for them to be here, and to play right in front of our eyes and our home ground, this is unbelievable. >> the match has angered many supporters of the makes national team, saying the timing will undermine their preparations for the world cup qualifiers. >> we call for a boycott because basically the match itself doesn't bring any benefits to the national football, to the national team. somewhere it disrupt the league schedule. >> malaysia has reason to be concerned about its team, which is one of the poorest performing in the world according to fifa rankings. even the government is concerned. it has asked the makes football

federation to limit these international matches. >> it offers the international team or national selection who play these clubs experience. it's a commercial project. >> back on the football field this controversial hasn't dampened enthusiasm for the liverpool game. >> for many die hard fans, the liverpool game is a dream come true watching the heroes play in person will only intensify their love for the beautiful game. al jazeera. >> that is all the sport for now. >> that is it for this news hour. don't go away, we've got another bulletin of news coming straight up with john kerry expected to

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secretary secretary of state john kerry goes before the senate foreign relations committee as the obama administration tries to sell the nuclear deal to skeptical members of congress. ♪ this is al jazeera live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy and looking at live pictures from capitol hill, this is the hearing room where the senate foreign relations committee in a few minutes will begin questioning of secretary of state john kerry and jack lui and earne