>> hello, welcome to another news hour from al jazeera. from our headquarters, coming up in the next 60 minutes: >> turkey target isil inside syria and arrests hundreds in raised on its own soil. the prime minister said this is just the beginning. >> burundian refugees say men from their camp are being recruited by rebel fighters. >> i'm in nairobi. i'll bring you the latest on barack obama's first

presidential visit to kenya. >> we look at planet's scientists are calling earth's closest relative. >> we begin in turkey and the government trackdown on isil inside its borders and in syria. ing a are a confirmed it struck isil targets in syria and its detained 297 people in raised across turkey. now, this is what we know. overnight, turkish fighter jets carried out airstrikes on isil tares in syria, hitting three targets. among them, a gathering of isil supporters. tension between turkey and syria has been building. thursday this week, turkish tanks fired across the border with syria after isil weapon fire killed a turkish soldier. turkey's blamed isil for a suicide bombing in a border

town. 32 people were killed there. earlier this month, police took more than 250 suspects into custody in another crackdown on suspected isil members. the prime minister said turkey is determined to fight isil and along with it the p.k.k., which turkey has used as a terrorist organization. >> it's out of the question for turkey to turn a blind "to what is going on. we have met and put together an action plan. the operation which started are hot ad hoc. it marks the beginning of a period and as of today, we will continue abrasions which will be widening gradually. >> let's bring in al jazeera's zeina hodor. what more are turkish officials saying particularly about last night's bombing raised? raids? >> clearly turkey has declared war on isil.

this is a major shift in policy. turkey is a member of the u.s.-led coalition against the armed group, but it really hasn't actively participated. turkey has a lot of reservations concerning the coalition strategy, believing the coalition shouldn't just focus on isil but broaden the mission to target the syrian regime, as well. now we hear officials saying the airstrikes as well as the police raid are just the first step. telling really the turkish public and the international community that expect more steps. these are not just single events, in their words, but part of a process. >> you talk about the shift in policy, why now? why has turkey decided to do this? was it the bombing this week? >> that was really a turning

point. we have tomorrow something. there were tensions along this border three weeks ago. we were here. turkey actually threatened to carry out a cross border invasion into syria. turkey saw two threats at the time, isil, which was fighting syrian opposition gaps, which are supported by turkey and the syrian kurds, who were taking at her to in and expanding area in syria. turkey expressed concern saying that the airstrikes were helping the kurds expand territory. whether or not the turkish officials were serious about carrying out the cross border operation is debatable. we saw high ranking u.s. delegation visiting a are a, they held talks with turkish officials. turkey has been demanding a no fly zone. that is difficult, because that's going to require a u.n. security council decision.

it's very complicated with the world powers divided. turkey doesn't want a kurdish state in syria, because it would increase the sentiments of its own population. what turkey also doesn't want is for the syrian opposition groups to be weakened. they face a threat from isil. we heard the president say and confirm that turkey's going to allow the u.s. to use its air bases to target isil, but within a certain framework. what is that, we do not know. is that going to involve the coalition targeting isil when syrian opposition groups are threatened and not just the kurds? it's just the beginning. it's very hard to speculate but clearly some sort of arrangement or a deal has been made. >> many thanks from the turkey syria border. >> in burundi, results from tuesday's controversial presidential election are expected anytime now. the president is widely expected

to have won a third term in office. we are live in burundi's capital. how soon can we expect the results? >> people are trickling in one by one. the officials will be sitting at the top table. we know who's going to be win, the president, anyone interested will be here to hear the results. people are concerned for the potential of more violence after of the results are announced.

they are concerned if any side isn't happy with the result, how are they going to react. ordinary burundians don't want war. they stayed home in case there's trouble. many are concerned there could be trouble. >> we'll speak to you again as soon as those results are reds. in the meantime, there's evidence that burundian refugees living in rwanda are being recruited to join a rebel group. we have spoken to several people in the refugee camp in eastern rwanda that say that dozens of men have left the camp. we have the exclusive report. >> this mother of five was a teacher

doesn't know where her husband isis worried. >> somali government troops backed by african union forces have captured another al shabab stronghold. it was used as a tactical retreat by the group. its 250 kilometers east. it's another blow to al shabab fighters forced out of a nearby town on wednesday this week. >> u.s. president obama is expected to offer more support against al shabab on a visit to kenya. he's been criticized for not paying enough attention to african issues, but that appears to be changing. the u.s. has provided military aid, training and logistical support to combat armed groups such as al shabab. he launched an initiative called power africa, the goal to double

access to electricity in sub sahara africa. his government has committed more than $2 billion to contain the ebola epidemic. it's his first trip to hills father's homeland since taking office. security is very tight. an drew simmons reports from nairobi. >> nairobi's skyline as u.s. forces move in. all air space in kenya is monitored along with somalia ahead of the president's arrival. kenya is about to experience one of its biggest ever security operations. barack obama is setting out on his first presidential visit to the homeland of his late father. any personal fulfillment will be tinged with the timeline of human loss here. from al-qaeda's 1998 bombing of

kenyans, and 12 americans died. the al shabab attack on the shopping mall in which 67 people were killed to al shabab's attack on garissa university that killed nearly 150 people only three months ago. >> while this summit is all about innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth, the rest of barack obama's visit isn't expected to be positive all the way. issues such as security, good governance and corruption are going to be on the agenda and there could be some tough talking. >> the u.s. has had an uneasy relationship with kenya after violence that followed the 2007 presidential elections. kenyatta was indicted by the international criminal court, accused of crimes against humanity. those charges have now been dropped. that's the reason why this presidential visit is going ahead. kenyatta will be asking obama for more assistance in his fight against al shabab. >> we have been working in very close collaboration with american agencies in our fight against terror and i am certain

that that is an agenda that we shall further strengthen during this particular meeting. >> kenyatta will be asking his counterpart, we need more, more, more, support, more presence of the u.s. we need more training of our special forces by the u.s. so they can go in and do work. >> westgate mall has reopened. no memorials to the dead here. normalcy. kenyans are still skeptical whether enough is being done. they'll be looking to a u.s. penalty with ken you know roots for more help. andrew simmons, al jazeera, nairobi. >> nigeria used to be home to half of the world's cases, but now the country is winning the battle against polio. we'll tell you more. >> we look at why some taxi

drivers are angry about a popular new service. >> the tokyo 2020 olympics have a logo, but still no national stadium. jo will have more details for us later in sport. >> a gunman's been killed and 17 suspects arrested in a police operation in tunisia. let's go live to tunis. tell us more about this operation, hashem. >> security forces say the operation was preventive in nature and the authorities were following intelligence that a gunman affiliate with armed groups in tunisia were trying to launch attacks on tunis. they killed one of the gunman

and arrested 17 suspects and that the operation is still underway in some areas to try to arrest more people affiliated with armed groups. this comes against the background of heightened security measures with troops across the country to secure tourist areas. there are mightenned measures in the capitol ahead of a crucial vote which is going to take place either tonight or early tomorrow at the parliament to approve any anti terrorism bill. >> what's the latest on the progress of that anti terror bill? >> >> the debate is still underway. the parliament are getting sort of information from sources there that they are expecting the vote to be finalized either tonight or early tomorrow. why tomorrow? because it coincides with the 58th anniversary of the declaration of the republic. tomorrow is the second

anniversary of the assassination of a prominent leader here and they want that tomorrow to coincide with these two events and to send a signal to the armed groups that the tunisian political establishment is determined to get tough on armed groups. the problems at the same time, is that activists are concerned, these things that we can't afford to have a lull that gives authorities power and undermind tunisia just because we've had problems with terrorism. we need to fight terrorism but at the same time have to maintain and implement political reforms. >> the first drug designed to make babies immune to malaria has been approved for use by european regulators. most victims of malaria are victims under five. the vaccine could prevent

millions of cases, which killed 584,000 people in 2013, most of them in sub sahara africa. the drug will now be assessed by the world health organization. we are at a leading malaria hospital in ghana's capital. here's her report. >> i'm with the children's ward at the general hospital where malaria is one of the most common causes for children being admitted. we're into the peak season of malaria. there have been 64 cases that have come through this ward. also with me is the head of clinical care, that's the doctor. doctor, for young children, what is your concern as far as malaria goes? >> as restart the meetings, we are concerned about mortality. if malaria is one of our top

reasons for admission, then it's important that it's important to call it a disease area that we can look at. >> with that in mind, how significant or important to you is the development of a vaccine that could be used as part of the fight against malaria? >> i think like any other vaccination, it will be very much welcome, considering all the measures we have put in place to make sure that we care how much malaria cases we get. a vaccine that is well tested and approved will be welcomed into the system. >> thank you very much. there's still some way to go. the world health organization is due to meet later this year. it is welcome news. the searchers say this will open the day for the development of other malaria vaccines. >> friday marks one year since the last case of polio was reported in nigeria.

polio's still endemic in parts of pakistan and afghanistan, but nigeria's success that raised hopes to rod indicate the disease completely. we have a report. >> paralysis is the main symptom of people yo. these survivors in nigeria contracted the virus as children, probably from drinking dirty water or swallowing human exprement weigh playing. >> today, they are receiving wheelchairs. a polio survivor himself makes an distributes the wheelchairs for sufferers. he's immensely happy that it's been a year since the last case of polio was reported. >> we'll have to give lots of credit to the government for the sustained effort at polio

eradication. the national agency, bill and melinda gates foundation. >> these newborns are giving the polio vaccine. it has taken years of door to door campaigning to give 111 million children in the area to achieve this year's milestone and by challenging religious tuesday. >> this is total rejection. they have been anticipating this fear that is a kind of agenda, earth to deal with a population explosion from the muslim community to in fact make some of them become barren, especially the women. >> the attitude appears to be changing. there's still a long way to go before it can be declared polio free. >> if all clear, nigeria will be

taken off the list of polio endemic companies, leaving pakistan and afghanistan. there must be new new cases of polio for two years to be declared polio free. >> we can't take our foot off the accelerator. we need to maintain the same amount level of resources. we need full commitment of the health workers to during multiple campaigns. >> jewel he is hoping to hear that it is polio free so he can stop making wheelchairs. his vaccinated four children are proof the disease can be prevented. al jazeera, nigeria. >> the director of the global polio eradication initiative at the world health organization says other countries are using the same policies at nigeria to tackle the disease. >> i think the credit in large

part really goes to the government of nigeria for its focus and its commitment and then the leaders in nigeria that have really helped remove misconceptions about the vaccine to he sure polio eradication. i think the progress we are starting to see in pakistan is largely as the government commitment has really escalated. they have taken lessons from nigeria where the government is really coordinates and overseeing the program, detailed micro planning on the ground, the quality of front line workers, all of these elements, community volunteers who are starting to vaccinate in some of the most secure and infected areas of lessons from the other parts of the world are being applied in pakistan and

afghanistan. >> nasa's telescope discovered a planet described as earth's closest cousin. it has characteristics that slowly resemble these here on earth. scientists say it could support or harbor life. >> it's older, only slightly bigger and warmer, but so very similar to what we call home. meet what nasa is calling earth 2.0. this is an artists rendition of the newly discovered planet, the closest match to earth known to date and one which circles a star much like our sun. the planet is about 60% larger than earth. our planet's diameter, 12,742 kilometers. this new rocky world is more than 20,000 kilometers in diameter. it takes 365 days for earth to

orbit or sun. what we calculate as a year. one year on this new planet is just 20 days longer. the planet was detected by nasa's powerful telescope launched into space six years ago in search of worldles beyond our solar system. it's already identified thousands of potential so-called exo planets, but none as exciting at this one. >> we have been unbelievably surprised by the number of planets we have found out there, not just that, but the number of stars that actually host planets that are in the habitable zone. that's the zone where water can be in a liquid state, which we think is one of the fundamentals for life. so this planet is in that, is in the perfect, is in the goldie locks zone. >> it's 1,400 light years away. using our fastest spacecraft to

date, that would take roughly 25 million years to reach. al jazeera. >> the rain in spain may fall mainly on the plain, in china, it's monsoon season, there's a lot of rain falling particularly in the east. here to tell us more is our meteorologist. >> it happens at this time of year, little the nature of the monsoon. it is causing problems. a great weight of cloud stretches across in dough china and up to the eastern part of china and the province seeing flooding. there's every chance it's going to continue in the coming days. as you look at the forecast through saturday, you can see a lot of rain coming up. hong kong, you see heavy rain here. there is a chance of a little bit of respite across that after

heern area heading into sunday. the other main feature across asia remains typhoon halola, likely to continue to move north wards and then hopefully just go straight through the career strait. the weather will probably miss japan and the korean peninsula, but both areas are going to see torrential rain. we have heavy rain already. southern parts of china have vast amounts of rain. the risk is high. there's a respite, but there you can see it coming up. the rain will be heavy. >> motor bike taxis are a popular away to get around indonesia cities. a smart phone app is shaking up that business. at a additional taxi bikers

aren't happy. >> it started with a mobile phone application. now six months later, go check has more than 1 million users and 11,000 motor obamacare drivers delivering services in congested cities. customers place orders on their phones and motor bike taxi drivers accept them, taking people quickly to their destinations, deliver food orders or packages, so people don't have to sit in their cars for hours. >> go check is more efficient. it saves time, energy and money. >> it is a professional version of indonesia's motor bike taxis that can be found at many street corners. >> we're actually not selling multiple services. what we are essential selling is time. that has got to be one of the most precious commodities being an urban dweller, so it works, because bolt sides of the

platform are benefiting immensely. >> this is often the only way to get around in jakarta or other big cities in indonesia. the success has down sides. drivers are facing threats from traditional motor bike services because of the competition. >> in several areas, traditional drivers have placed banners ordering go check drivers not to enter their neighborhoods. >> my motor bike was hit with sticks and i was chased. it happens a lot now. >> she has been a driver for eight years after the country he worked for went bankrupt, he said go check started its services, his income has been halved. >> these businessmen sit in their offices with their mobile phones and make money. we do the real work. i don't want us poor people to

be humiliated like that. >> tens of thousands of drivers are facing a difficult future. jakarta's governor is supporting the new motor bike taxi service. >> this go check application could solve the problem. >> you have to follow this technology. >> go check tries to lower tensions by sending in special teams for the drivers. some are worried those tensions could turn into something worse if their efforts are not successful. al jazeera, jakarta. >> we're approaching the midway point on this news hour. we'll report on the palestinian children facing eviction from the only home they've ever known. >> it was known as romania's prison of silence. its former commander has just been handled a 20 year jail term for crimes there committed 50 years ago. we'll tell you more. >> in sport, there's life for one australian golfer at the

open. we'll have the details in around 20 minutes.

>> turkey's prime minister said his country will continue operations against isil after airstrikes against a group in syria and raised across the country arresting 250 suspected isil members and kurdish activists. >> there are reports that burundian refugees in rwanda are

being recruited to join a rebel group. people in the camp told al jazeera that dozens of men left the camp to join rebels fighting the government in burundi. >> tunisia's parliament will vote on a anti terrorism law that will restrict freedoms. >> turkey's airstrikes on isil positions in syria, our guest joins us now live fromming a are a. thanks for being with us, sir, your thoughts on this shift in policy. >> there are many reasons for that shift to happen within actually. the -- sorry? >> i'm sorry, carry on, sir.

>> yes, there are many reasons actually that this happened exactly this week, actually, because at the beginning of this week, isis attacked kurdish town in the south of turkey, where 32 young university students were killed. that is reason number one for turkey to attack the isis targets right at the border, but in addition to that, it looks like there are bigger reasons, one of them being that i think the alliance and turkey is now agreeing more on what to do about syrian civil war and isis. this wednesday, the united states president and turkish president made a phone call, and in this call, it is agreed that the united states will use turkish air base to fight against isis, and turkey will be

allowed to keep some safe zones in the north of syria, which has been turkey's point for a year. >> why has it taken so long for this shift in policy in turkey? turkey's been under pressure from its nato allies to allow access to the base and get its forces involved in the fight against isis for sometime. >> yes. there was a lot of pressure, especially in the last one to one and a half years, you're right. the first reason is that the turkish government and the american government were not on the same page about what to do with isis, and behind the closed doors, there was a lot of hard bargaining going on, and both turkey tried to bring america to its position, and america tried to bring turkey to the position that they desired. that was one thing. the second thing, i would say

that isis held host taj 49 turkish diplomats. another big reason was in the last one year, last summer and this summer, there were two elections in turkey, and usually, you'd appreciate this, democracies try not to become involved in wars when there are elections. now that those two elections are over, i think the government has more room to maneuver against isis. >> all right, sir, thank you for joining us. >> low oil prices and a slowly recovering world economy are

adding to iraq's economic woes. >> it took a lot of effort to get this frozen yogurt chain to baghdad. it's one of the first american franchises here. part of the iraqi company that has brought in the iraqi brand, icepack. all an indication that war weary iraqis are hungry for novelty, no matter the source. the businessman behind this says he managed to open the shop without help from the iraqi government. >> he had to involve foreigners to train our employees and did not get visas. the products were delayed four months. our difficulties are not from security. >> the government says it wants private investment, but admits there are a lot of obstacles. >> there are lots of risks in opening a business anywhere, but in most markets, the possibility of explosions isn't normally part of that risk. doing business in baghdad is not

for the feint of heart. >> iraq needs to expand the private sector to counter high unemployment and rising poverty rates. its problem now is much bigger than that. the fight against isis is costing over 23% of all budget of a $100 billion u.s. dollar. it is a economic crisis. it is a fiscal crise. the country is short of cash. it's not short of assets, but we have to manage, and we have to make our priorities. >> the dinar dropped to its lowest level in years. the currency recovered after the plan was dropped. for shop owners, there are even more uncertainties. this clothing comes from turkey, but the most direct routes are

closed by fighting. >> the transportation company faces difficulties on the road. sometimes goods are lost. >> before the war, the iraqi government solved its cash flow problems by printing money. sadaam hussein's building project abandoned in 2003 included one of the biggest mosques in the middle east. iraqi and foreign investors are building this giant mall, hotel and apartment complex in baghdad. despite difficulties, a lot of people have made a lot of money in iraq, enough that the rewards outweigh the risk. >> two people have been killed at a shooting at a cinema in the u.s. state of louisiana. police say a gunman opened fire inside the crowded theater. nine were injured. he then turned the gun on himself. he is described as a drifter. pleas say he planned to escape

but shot himself as they closed in. >> the autopsy of a black woman found dead in a texas jail revealed to evidence that she was killed by someone else. prosecutors say the marks around the 28-year-old's neck are consistent with suicide by hanging. bland was arrested by traffic police three days before found dead in her cell. >> a palestinian village could be flattened within days. the makeshift houses israel says are illegal. one of israel's top courts said that the village should be demolished. it's between an illegal israeli settlement and the site of an ancient synagog operated by the settlers. israel's offered to relocate thevillers, but human rights campaigners say the villages should stay. al jazeera reports.

>> life in the small village in the hebron hills in the occupied west bank is normally quiet. most of the palestinian bedouins who call this home earn a living tending livestock or farming, but their future here is uncertain. for the third time in 30 years, the residents of under eminent threat of a forced displacement. in may, an israeli high court judge ruled against their injunction to halt israel's planned destruction of theville. living her for most of her life, she's raised six children here. it's where five of her grandchildren were born. >> we won't leave our hand, even if they demolish our homes. they say they will give us an alternative. the home land is not for sale, this is ours and will be for generations. >> this is between an illegal israeli settlement and an

archeological site, also run by israeli settlers. palestinians say the reason israel wants to destroy their homes is so that they can connect the two areas. the israeli government insists it's because they built the structures without permits. one of the community's elders says israel has been trying to evict palestinians from this area for years. >> i've been expelled three times in my lifetime, first in 1948. that's when we came here. in 1986, they expelled us, saying this is an archeological site and brought settlers in. in 1981, perfect they destroyed the whole village here. >> the planned demolition has drown criticism from lym rights campaigners and european diplomats. they say it points to a wider problem have demolition and displacement of palestinians

from villages to the israeli government does not recognize and call on israel to end the practice. >> israel's high court will review the case august 3, but respondents believe their homes will be destroyed and they will be displaced regardless of what the court decides, saying that they will rebuild no matter what. >> al jazeera, west jerusalem. >> police in nepal arrested protestors after a demonstration against the new draft constitution turned violent. security forces stopped protestors burning cars and damaging property, but schools and businesses are still closed. the general strike was called by the communist party which says smaller opposition parties concerns and suggestions for the charter are being ignored. >> thailand charged 72 people with human trafficking. 15 are sny officials, including a soldier and four police officers. bangkok lunched an investigation into human trafficking in may

after 26 bodies were found in graves close to the border with malaysia. the bodies were believed to be those of migrants. police i should arrest warrants for a further 45 people. >> a former prison boss in romania has been jailed for crimes against humanity. he is now nearly 90 years old and always maintained he was just doing what he was totaled. lawrence lee reports. >> i was only obeying orders. that was always the defense of this old man against the accusation that he had carried out actions at the start of his prison camp in romaine da which degrade, tortured and killed the political enemies in romania. during his trial by journalists, he kept going back to the same regardingments used by nazi prison guards, that he was

carrying out the demands of leaders. >> i only executed the order, but they are the ones who must be asked to come to the ministry of justice. they must call all those who gave orders and question them. >> the problem with that argument is that most of them are dead. he was in charge of the so called prison of silence between 1956 and 1963. this woman's husband band, held in prison for stalin died himself in 2003. >> my husband would not receive food. he came out of the prison with arthritis, because he had chains on his feet. he was put in water above his knees so ice would form around his legs. he wasn't able to get his feet out of the ice. >> 20 years in prison may or may not be seen in romania as the same sort of restauative justice that was handed out to the former dictator executed along

with his wife on christmas day in 1959. some look back at soviet times with a sort of warmth. for his victim and supporters, the fact that this man now almost 90 will surely die in jail himself will carry a certain sort of satisfaction. lawrence lee, al jazeera. >> still to come here on the news hour, the u.s. teachers who are looking after he wards for some mathematical inspiration. >> playing the doping game, how east port's bosses are hitting back against drugs. >> will be here with the details in a few minutes.

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>> time now for sport, here's jo. >> a new president will probably mean that he's out of a job as secretary general of fifa. the frenchman held the role since 2007. >> if i would be the next fifa president, i would pick a new general secretary. hoop later becomes the fifa president should have a new secretary general, because it's the most important relationship for any organization. >> fifa president seth blatter is in st. petersburg. it's his first overseas trip since the corruption scandal broke two months ago. >> how does it feel to be here in russia? >> i am happy to be here, definitely, yet. >> are you confident russia will

host a good world cup. >> exactly, that's why we are here, to prepare all of these great events for 2018. thank you. >> u.s. prosecutors have asked paraguay to extradite this man, who was president of south america's soccer confederation for 28 years. he was one of 14 people charged with bribery, racketeer be and money laundering into part of an investigation of corruption at fifa. he said he's innocent and intends to fight extradition to the united states. >> nearly 100,000 people have packed into the melbourne contradict grounds to see real madrid beat manchester city in a friendly. getting the first goal midway through the first half. rinaldo netted two minutes later, as the spanish club went on to play in the international champions cup with a 4-1 victory. there was a painful moment for

rinaldo when he was kicked. >> there are five years to go smell the 2020 olympic games in tokyo. japanese officials don't know what they're doing yet. they just unveiled the logo for the games. deciding that the original stadium plans would be canceled, the estimated cost was rising to $2.1 billion, almost twice what was expected. organizers hoped to have plans for a new stadium drown up by the end of this year. >> nothing is decided yet. we know that there are various options. as for construction costs, we aren't thinking of anything at this point. we are really starting from zero. i think the entire government is responsible for this in various aspects. >> joining us from tokyo is sports editor for the japan times. the japanese government and public knew the olympics would be expensive. days before scrapping plans, the

government insisted it would go ahead. what changed? >> basically live, it was the falling cabinet level support, public support of his cabinet had declined previously because of some national security bills he submitted. when this happened, it further created more backlash. >> stadium aside, are the people in japan and tokyo still supportive of an olympic game? >> yes, i believe they are. the support was over 70% back around the time the bid was submitted, so i think the people are behind it, but these kind of stuff with the stadium is making people a little unsettled. >> a study again with a national stadium will put them behind in terms of the olympics. they are also due to be hosting games in the 2019 rugby world

cup. what are they going to do now? >> very good question. it looks like international stadium is probably going to be the best alternative. it seats 72,000 and played host to the 2002 world cup final in football. short of that, it's hards to, but that stadium is already there, ready to go. >> thanks very much for talking to us. >> thank you. >> an indian driver flipped over. he climbed out and told his team he wasn't hurt. >> hamilton clocked the fastest time in the session. his crash comes details after the funeral of another driver.

>> for me, he was a fantastic boy, very nice, very humble, and amazing driver, so unfortunately, formula one, he did not have opportunity to race in the cup, i mean, to show his talent. >> australian golfer fired his caddy in the middle of his first round at the canadian open after a disagreement over which club to use. his compatriot managed an eagle on the par 410th hole to help a four under 68. he is four strokes behind the leader. >> afghanistan going from

strength to strength, qualifying for a fourth straight time p.m. alongside them will be oman, who grabbed the last available spot at the tournament with victory over namibia. they beat the african side by five wickets to qualify for their first major global cricket tournament. the win means they'll be granted 2020 international status by the international cricket council. >> any sport that wants to be taken seriously these days has to have rules on doping. performance enhancing drugs have ruin the the reputation from athletics to weight lifting recently. e sports is determined not to fall into that trap. the german based electronic sports league announced it will be randomly drug testing its

participants. it's been reported competitors use prescription only substances to enhance performances. >> if you can tear yourself away from call of duty, you'll find plenty of content on our website. we've got bloggion and videos from our correspondents around the world. aljazeera.com/sport. you can't play any games on it, though, unfortunately. >> exercising those thumbs. >> u.s. students rank among the lowest when it comes to math compared to international pierce. hundreds of u.s. you have schools are looking to asia for guidance, adopting a new method of teaching called singapore math in the hope that it will drive up the ability of their

students. we explain. >> 11 tens, five one's. >> what her students don't realize i also that the math games they're playing are teaching them critical thinking. >> they have become more fluent counters. they are better at algebraic thinking. they have become all away better in math. >> students here several years ago were struggling. school administrators realized they needed to new approach and looked to the lessons of the world's most successful nation when it comes to student mathematics, singapore. >> it's a good continual lineup. it brings toping the conceptual teaching of mathematics through problem solving and through deep thinking and really conceptual

learning you were. >> there are areas where u.s. students consistently underperform. contrast that with students from singapore who came out in top of rankings in the measure of school performance. the united kingdom 20th place, the united states 28th. this school administrator hopes the singapore math method, building complex skills over time will result in the high level math schools american students need to compete in a global economy. her school's transition to singapore math hasn't been easy. >> it has taken us a lot of frustrations, but at the same time, we have seen the success within the community. >> many u.s. teachers don't have the training or in depth understanding necessary to teach singapore math. there's a high turnover of teachers in hundreds of u.s. schools now using the teaching method for their students.

still, some remain optimistic. >> my hope is they would make the connection with the real world that you can tackle a problem in many difference ways. >> something educators in the u.s. must also do as they struggle to raise the test results of their students. al jazeera, washington. >> we told you earlier in this news hour about the results from tuesday's controversial presidential election in burundi, which is due anytime now. those results have begun to trickle in within the last few minutes. we still don't know who has won. a couple of results that we saw from the provinces in burundi show that the president had around 78% of the vote there. it looks as though he's won. he's widely expected to do so. this is the scene at the election commission in bujumbura. we'll have more on this with our reporter in just a few moments.

hundreds arrested in turkey in raids. the prime minister says this is just the beginning. hello this is al jazeera live from doha, i'm adrian finighan. coming up on the program, we're live in burundi, where geerting preliminary results from the controversial presidential election. the first drug to protect babies from malaria has been approved by european