reat morning. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ welcome to the news hour. i'm sami zeidan in doha. migrants continue to come off of boats in southern europe. we'll be live in the u.k. where many of them would like to end up. a free man, south african poll ligs has his corruption case thrown out. myanmar asks for help from the international community after flooding leaves tens of thousands homeless.

and anti-houthi fighters recapture yemen's largest military base. ♪ 2015 is the deadliest year on record for migranting crossing the mediterranean. the number of people who have died trying to reach a better life in europe has passed the 2,000 market and another 306 people have just arrived in italy, rescued by the italian coast guard. charles stratford is in calais speaking to one migrant who has been living in the makeshift camp. >> reporter: he insists we hide his identity. it has taken him four months to travel across western asia and europe. he says he is determined to make it to the u.k. >> we want asylum here in u.k.

to make our life easily to bring our family. if the situation is good for example, if the situation is better so we are -- want to go back to our country. >> reporter: many of the people living in this camp seem to be genuine asylum seekers fleeing political persecution and conflict in their respective countries. and they say the reason they want to live in the u.k. is because they want to be in an english-speaking country where getting registration is easier than in france. >> so the -- the u.k. needs to look closely at who wants to ask for asylum maybe take those people in england, look at their request. if they don't fit the bill then yes, send them back to wherever. i mean i don't know make the decisions. and france needs to do the same

thing. you know if today you decide to ask for asylum in france because you are tired of trying and not succeeding to get to the u.k. your first appointment is in november. >> reporter: of course there are many people here wanting a better job, a better life in the u.k. so-called economic migrants. they say it is easier to find work in u.k. than france. the u.k. government has offered france help with security but says all of europe should help find a solution. local officials in calais totally disagree. >> translator: this is totally a british problem. what they don't understand is that everyone in europe sees it as their problem. they can't keep sending security to france as many calais is a suburb of the u.k. we're not england and we never will be. >> reporter: the fence is being repaired once again. it had been cut by men prepared to grab on to a pulsing train, prepared to risk their lives for

a life in britain. akmed says he will do the same. lawrence lee is on the other side of the english channel. lawrence we're hearing the story of akmed there, if he takes it to london he is not going to find a welcome greeting is he? >> reporter: no he isn't. you could walk around here all day and not see a single refugee, and yet at the same time it is impossible to overstate exactly how much hostility there is in places like this. why can't you find anybody here? well the answer is those who stow themselves away on loris try to get as close to london as they can, because that's where they have to register for their

asylum claim. and london has a body of opinion which feels sorry for the refugees but certainly in places like this there's very very little sympathy indeed. that's calais just over there, and the loris are now being watched with a suspicious gaze of authorities, increasingly determined to keep people out who might be hiding inside. a british media seemingly possessed of a billious rage against the migrants. >> they would come if they could. and just for the free hand outs housing, and whatever they get really. they say they want to work but i don't think actually that is the case. >> this country is for british people, not for migrants.

why should they be coming over in the first place? >> reporter: it's not mattering that most of it isn't true that the lori got stuck not because of the migrants by by a strike. and those that try to explain to the public that almost all of those in calais are likely to be legitimate refugees have had their voices drowned out. >> they see david cameron talking about more fences and that is just not going to work. the reality is that they are fleeing for their lives and the u.k. and the rest of europe does need to take responsibility for that. >> reporter: the prime minister has spoken of a swarm of migrants coming by the thousands. the local council has a number of the children they have to look after. in total it stands at 639, not this year but ever. >> i met a young man who's mother and father were both

murdered in front of him. i spoke to a young man who's village was attacked and he left and he doesn't know to this day whether his family is still alive. they really do need our help. >> reporter: where are they all. our taxi driver said they were here. a road locals would not drive down after dark. in fact the only migrants are from slovakia. which is a member of the european union, so they are free to live and work here. but this says the government is the land of milk and honey ripe for exploitation and the majority agree. it's fortress mentality even if much of what has been said is a fairytale. so there have been so many

outright lies and half truths told about the situation in calais here and yet it has become facts -- that's the way it is perceived now over year. yes, it's the summer. the newspapers obviously have decided that it's time to have a go at the migrants and the owners of many of the newspapers have very strong anti-european views, so it suits their political agenda but in the end why it really matters is for the media and the political class and there's lots of people in this country, there is now no distinction being drawn between economic migrants and refugees who are entitled to come here under international law because they are running away from their horrors of their past those distinctions are being completely blurred and people are just being described in disparaging terms simply as migrants. >> that's a sad state of the media there. thanks so much.

the corruption case against south african opposition leader has been thrown out of court. he was facing charges of racketeering fraud, and money laundering. >> reporter: welcome words for julius malema from the judge hearing his trial for corruption racketeering and money laundering. he and two businessmen were implicated in illegally obtaining a government contract worth $4 million. but one of the accused was ill and not in court for the resumption of the trial. the judge refused another postponement and state prosecutors dwant to have malema tried separately. so the case was dismissed. >> i gave the state a practical option. they did not use it. why they did not use it? because they do not have a case

against me. they want postponement -- postponement after pose postment so i become a citizen in south africa with a permanent dark cloud over my head. >> reporter: state prosecutors say they are considering their options. >> process is that [ inaudible ] not a verdict, not an acquittal, that the state can approach the [ inaudible ] with a view of getting a certificate to reinstate the matter. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: malema supporters aren't concerned by the legalities they are just happy he is free man. now that he is free from court, he is expected to return to parliament this week. it is there that he has been a thorn in the side of the ruling party and its leadership. with corruption charges out of the way, he is likely to push on

with trying to force jacob zuma to answer corruption charges made against him. government forces in sudan are being accused of committing war crimes. amnesty international says civilians are being killed in air and ground attacks. the human rights groups say cluster bombs are being used and schools and hospitals are being deliberately targeted. one expert says it's almost impossible to get humanitarian aid to people now. >> reporter: these bombardment has been carried out using fighter jets and they have been using cluster bombs and other weapons in civilian-populated areas. it is a international humanitarian law that hospitals and schools should not be targeted. however, the sudanese armed

forces are not only targeting hospitals and schools and other civilian areas, but are also bombing civilians in areas where they try to hide in caves and fox holes. it's very difficult to get into these areas. in fact last year there was a missile breakout in -- in the whole of sudan. however, children in the north-controlled areas do not have access to much-needed vaccines being distributed. for 1.2 million people in this area there are only two hospitals available. there is a huge impact from this conflict. an opposition leader in burundi has been injured in at shooing. he had been an outspoken critic of the president. he opposed pierre nkurunziza's decision to return for a third term. a decision which prompted months of often violent protest.

myanmar is appealing for international help for some 200,000 people hit by some of the worst flooding in decades. caroline malone explains. >> reporter: this is one area of myanmar hit by floods. a stream overflowed into this village. villagers are dealing with the consequences without government support. >> translator: this situation is not good for us. every day we need to pay for a boat just to get out of our house and buy groceries. >> reporter: a nearby monastery has opened its doors. monks are trying to support this group of mainly women and children with the help of private donors and civil society organizations. >> translator: i'm very sad for the people because the government does nothing for them. government neglects flooded communities. it's not good. it's been the same for 11 years. and unless we get more donations we will run out of supplies in ten days.

>> reporter: government aircraft are dropping supplies in the states. it's hard to know just how badly people have been affected here as phone lines are down and roads washed away. >> translator: first we focus on food. we prepared boxes of rice drinking water, and instant noodles. people will have to collect and share them. >> reporter: 200,000 people have been affected across 12 of the 14 regions in myanmar. their homes are flooded, and they can't access normal services. and there are concerns that rivers may burst their banks leaving even more vulnerable and in need of help. >> reporter: children bare the brunt of the consequences of any emergency. we know that schools are shut so children have also lost their routine. there are also areas -- these are also areas with relatively high rates of malnutrition so

this could exacerbate those conditions. >> reporter: the u.n. says the government is better prepared to deal with this disaster than it was in 2008 when a cyclone left 140,000 people dead or missing. plenty more still to come on the news hour. president under pressure. malaysia's government embrailled in a $700 million corruption skangd l. and senegal tries to clean up its act, but dirty habits are proving hard to change. and athletics governing body responds to allegations of doping in sport. details coming up with jo. ♪ a senior taliban commander tells al jazeera he rejects the new leader of the group in afghanistan. he is the latest member of the

upper ranks to speak out against the leader. >> translator: the reason we are not accepting monsieur is our leader is we are not happy with him. his appointment was without consulting with anyone especially the family of mullah omar who should have been informed about the election. he has chosen himself as a leader electing him shows he has been appointed by an outsider and they wanted to impose him on us and that is the reason for disunity. >> let's go live now to jennifer glass in the afghan capitol kabul for us. if he may have died up to two years ago, i'm talking about the founder of the taliban, of

course, why are we only seeing these divisions now? >> reporter: i think, sami it was the prospect of peace talks between the taliban and the afghan government that started this. as the prospect of peace talks were happening, it was his group that started asking questions about the where abouts of omar, and what was happening with omar. there have always been rumors and suspicions that omar, a reclusive leader who had not been seen in public for years, might be dead. the taliban admitted to that last week. the afghan government says he died two years ago. so a lot of those divisions, i think, had to do with the fact that peace talks were about to get underway. the second round was supposed to be held last friday, but that was derailed by the news that mullah omar the leader of the

taliban was in fact dead. >> what are the implications for the peace talks and the conflict then? >> reporter: for the peace talks very difficult, because the afghan government doesn't want to talk to a divided taliban, and that's what we have. we have talked to a number of taliban commanders over the last couple of days and there are divisions over whether to accept mansoor who says he is a professor to omar. so a divided taliban more difficult to deal with in terms of peace talks. and on the battlefield, this has been a fierce fighting season for the taliban. so it's a very complicated time for the afghan government which was hoping peace talks were really starting to get underway and gain some momentum now the death of mullah omar dividing the commanders. one of the complaints was mansoor was chosen by what he

says were outsiders, and the new leader should be chosen by afghans inside of afghanistan. pakistan has executed a man on death row for murder despite appeals for clemency by international human rights groups. the families say he was a mine nor when he was arrested in 2004 for killing a child, and then tortured into confessing. nicole johnston reports. >> reporter: his family travelled to be there, still insisting that he was 14 years old when he was convicted. >> translator: tell me did i get justice? i am older than him. guess how old i am. he was two and a half years younger than me. >> reporter: for months his family has fought for his lives. human rights groups including amnesty international say hussein was a minor when he was sentenced to death for killing a

7-year-old boy and had been tortured to confess. however, a government investigation found he was 23 when he was arrested. pakistan lifted the moratorium on the death penalty in january of last year after the taliban killed 132 students. it shocked the government into action. it declared people on death row for terrorism-related crimes would be executed. however, a reuters investigation found most of the people have been hanged were convicted murders, and only one in six had been found guilty of crimes that linked to terrorism. >> are these terrorists or ordinary convicts being executed? 99%over those executed are those who were convicts who had already served 13 to 14 years, which is the life sentence maximum for murder. >> reporter: many pakistanis support the death penalty. >> it's a bit too early to say

to end the death penalty. our justice system our prison system our society at large it doesn't have that in-built system of reformation, reforming the criminals. because once you are a criminal you become a criminal. >> reporter: there are more than 8,000 people facing the death penalty in pakistan. since the moratorium was lifted over 190 people have been hanged. this places pakistan in the top three country in the world for executions along with saudi arabia and iran. this year there has been a significant drop in the number of attacks in pakistan. the government argues one of the reasons for this is the fear of being executed. but this man's family says the legal system is too weak and corrupt to protect it from being abused. nicole johnston al jazeera, islamabad. the u.n. envoy to yemen says his plan tend to the four-month long war is starting to be

accepted by warring factions. on the ground anti-houthi fighters are advancing. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: yemen's largest military base is now under the control of pro-government forces. the base was ceased from houthi rebels and force loyal to former president saleh. forces who call themselves resistance fighters used air support, tanks and armored vehicles provided by the saudi-lead alliance. >> it's a turning point. the southern resistance was able to -- to manage themselves enough to in a semi-military fashion to gain this victory. >> reporter: anti-houthi fighters say this victory brinings them closer to the contested city of ta'izz. advances in the south seemed to be voided the government in

exile as the houthis are pushed on the defensive >> translator: we cannot initiate a political process that will include houthi and saleh saleh mri shas after they have committed all of these crimes. >> reporter: the capture won't be the game changer pro-government fighters want it to be. there are many other members who call themselves southern resistance. and it's these people who don't seem convinced to push further north. >> the southern resistance is also adamant that they will not venture into northern territories. by north i mean north of the bordersover 1990, which is taste and upwards to sana'a. it's going to be a herculean task for the government to raise

resistance in these northern provinces from its own people. >> reporter: the currency has dropped in value in the last few days that is expected to cause already high food prices to sore even further. they face shortages of water, fuel and power. barack obama has unveiled what he has called an ambitious national plan to tackle climate change. the u.s. president announced tougher than expected cuts to emissions from power plants but as patricia sabga reports, it's not clear when the restrictions will come into force. >> no challenge poses a greater threat to our future -- >> reporter: an impassioned speech. u.s. president barack obama trying to convince the skeptical climate change is real while trying to rally the country that

they can change it. >> we can solve this thing. but we have to get going. >> reporter: his warning, the current drought, floods and long wildfire season it's all going to get worse unless the rules change and that's exactly what he is doing. the plan calls for coal plants to reduce emissions by nearly a third in the next 15 years. republicans say there will be negative consequences for the economy. >> they threat tone ship good middle class jobs overseas they are likely to make it harder to maintain reliable sources of energy to meet demand. >> reporter: the white house disputes those claims and they are hoping this new plan will push other countries to take similar steps. >> if we don't do it nobody will. the only reason that china is now looking at getting serious about its emissions is because they saw that we were going to do it too. when the world's -- when the world faces its toughest

challenges america leads the way forward. that's what this plan is about. [ applause ] >> reporter: but all rights say it could take years before the new rules are actually implemented if at all. >> there are some people who believe another supreme court case is in the offing here because there are foreign minister disagreements about the way the underlying law was written that may need to get tested at the highest level of the court system. >> reporter: most caseings take four to five years to reach the supreme court, meaning if the president sees this as a key part of his legacy he likely won't know if it is until he is long out of office. much more still to come here in on al jazeera. debt drought, and now default. we'll tell you about the problems plaguing puerto rico's economy. and it has a sport that has been condemned by animal rights activists, but hunting is big business to africa. we'll tell you why.

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♪ you are watching al jazeera. let's recap our headlines now. 2015 is turning out to be the deadliest year on record for migrants crossing the mediterranean. the international organization for migrant says more than 2,000 have died so far this year. myanmar's government is appealing for international help for 200,000 people hit by some of the worth flooding in decades. the government isn't able to reach everyone in need. the corruption case against julius malema is being thrown out of court. the judge refused another postponement to his repeatedly delayed trial for fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. patrick raven is an organizer

for the organization against corruption. glad to have you with us. was justice done in court today? >> well as you say, the case was struck off of the rolle rolle -- role which means he was neither convicted nor acquitted, so this case may still come back to court, and we certainly can't condemn him since he's innocent until proved guilty. much more important, i think, is the -- the huge campaign which has been launched against corruption in general, which is a huge huge problem in south africa. it's been identified as one of the worst countries for the corruption amounting to billions of rands. and it is having a serious effect on the life of all south

africans. it's draining money away from vitally needed work on education, health transport, and other basic necessities for ordinary people and it -- it raises a danger of south africa becoming what is sometimes called a banana republic in which it's basically money which rules everything rather than the interests of the people. so a very large coalition of trade unions religious organizations, non-governmental organizations, and the general public have come together to organize a big march on the 23rd of september, to give people a chance to express their anger and disgust at the looting of public resources through

manipulation and other forms of corruption plus a great deal of pure mismanagement, waste, and squandering of public money, which is having such a serious effect on all of the people of south africa. >> nevertheless julius malema was a figure that spoke out against corruption. do trials and cases like this so they help or hinder your cause? >> i don't think this particular case has any bearing on the case because it was left undecided one way or the other. it was thrown out of court purely because of the length of time and so that's why i don't want to comment on that. but there's no doubt in general there is a problem, and one of the difficulties of course is that every political party will agree that corruption is a huge problem and needs to be eradicated but nothing actually gets done. it's all too often cases either

don't come to court at all, or don't get dealt with so that serious charges are left hanging in the air, and that is very very dangerous, because it creates a culture of impunity that people in both the public and the private sector and i must stress that point, feel that they can, they can collude to defraud the -- the taxpayers, without any real fear that they are likely to end up in court, let alone in jail and that's what we want to end. we want to bring people to justice, and establish rules which are enforced as well as being there on paper. >> what practical steps can some of the trade unions that you are associated with take to -- to ensure the integrity and independence of the judiciary and the legal process and ensure it is not becoming politicized? >> well we have to do precisely

what we are doing. mobilizing public opinion to put huge pressure on not just government we will stress that on the business community, and we have to be honest even the trade unions themselves are not immune from the problem of corruption and we have to build up such a momentum of pressure from below that all the leadership of all of these organizations are forced to start acting instead of just talking about the problem of corruption. >> all right. thanks so much for your thoughts patrick craven there. >> thank you very much. u.s. airlines united american and now delta say they don't transport big game trophies anymore. this is after the backlash from a u.s. dentist shooting a lion

in zimbabwe named cecil. but big game hunting is big business. hunting buffalo will set you back $14,000. some of africa's hunting industry is worth around $1 billion a year. in zimbabwe where cecil was killed it is worth around 20 million annual. they are outlawed canned hunting where animals are shot in cages or tranquilized right before they are shot. we spoke with a hunting trip organizer. >> it supports close to 800,000 families directly in terms of provision of infrastructure building of roads, hospitals,

education, schooling for the kids and sanitation. so we consider hunting as part of tourism, which contributes directly to the livelihoods of those families here in zimbabwe. we pride outsides quite significantly in terms of conservation efforts and in terms of security we provide procedures around that control. we are trying to demonstrate how valuable hunting is as a conservation tool not only in terms of providing economic benefit, but also should be considered as part of an economic tool which really can upgrade and uplift the standard of life -- of living of people. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in singapore promoting the world's largest trade deal. the trans-pacific partnership agreement hit snags in negotiations last week. kerry called for the 12

countries involved to overcome their differences. the trade deal is a central part of u.s. president barack obama's efforts to increase trade in asia and counter the economic power of china. both the u.s. and china have been invited to the ash sheehan summit the association of southeast asian nations. china says it is unhappy with territorial disputes being raised. the government is grappling with a $700 million corruption scandal in malaysia. >> reporter: the headquarters of the edge newspaper and magazine in kuala lumpur it is all quiet since the government slapped a three month ban on all publications. apparently funds from the

finance ministry ended up in the bank account of the prime minister to the tune of $700 million. they are demanding clarification. they filed for a judicial review and were unable to comment at this time. the wall street journal initially reported on the case. the prime minister has been fighting the accusations leveled at him yet when questioned think two cabinet members, he decided to fire them. such moves are drawing national concern. this man's criticism of the government's handling of the investigation, has him now barred from leaving the country. >> i have not been charged or requested to assist in any of the investigation. it clearly points to an act of desperation in an attempt to intermediate the big critics against the prime minister and his handling of [ inaudible ].

>> reporter: the actions of the government are reminiscent of the 1980s when several reputable newspapers were shut down for a period. >> i really think that it's a serious indication of a failure to engage in a legalthy democratic way. >> reporter: the government are making their position clear. >> because of the nature of allegations made by the edge could very well undermine the security of the nation and stability of the economy, we believe that temporary suspension of the publication is the best way to go pending investigation both by the -- by the thai government and also by domestic investigator and authorities here in malaysia. >> reporter: rerecent elections have seen votes and opinion move towards opposition parties. malaysia has just over two years before the next general election, enough time for the government to recover and restore faith in the public but

more issues like this will we reen force opinion that the party who has been in power since independence may no longer be trusted. rio de janeiro is trying to reassure the world the olympic games will be safe when they start on august 5th of next year. police have been clearing criminals from shantytowns. human rights campaigners are saying that hundreds of young men have been killed in the cleanup efforts. >> reporter: rio has promised to have security for the olympics which begin in just over a year. they will be controlled from this nerve center which receives images at fixed points around the city and in hundreds of police officer cars. >> translator: more than just planning or preventing situations, we need to be ready for whatever happens. and that's what we're doing

here. >> reporter: the authorities have been employing what they call a pass if indication program taking control from the drug gangs ahead of last year's world cup and next year's olympic games. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: amnesty international accuses them of carrying out extra judicial killings of hundreds of mostly young black men in the areas. >> police brutality and homicides have been naturalized in police operations and has been accepted as something natural by society as a whole. >> reporter: the human rights organization says rio is two cities, the glit and glamor on one side designed to impress the world, while the other size is marred by oppressive intervenings. the athletes will not come to neighborhoods like this one. and the authorities will be keen to make sure what goes on here

is invisible, while the focus of the world is on rio for the duration of the games. these people live here. their 2-year-old son michael was killed in a police shootout. the authorities said they were defending himself against him. no one has been charged with the killing. >> translator: the case is almost closed. i have to live the rest of my life with my son accused of being a gangster. >> translator: the pain never goes away. i'm leaving my country because i'm ashamed of it. >> reporter: amnesty says very few killings are investigated and hardly anyone is ever prosecuted. the city's security secretary criticized the report as unfair as the time when their passifcation program is reducing

crime in the city. puerto rico has defaulted on its debt for the first time in history. the payment was just a fraction of its $72 billion debt as andy gallagher reports from san juan. >> reporter: puerto rico's economic downfall is by now a well documented decline. unemployment is twice that of the united states and thousands continue to leave for better opportunities elsewhere. but to compound all of that puerto rico is in debt to the tune of $72 billion, and now for the first time in its history, it's in default. businesses already struggling with higher taxes and spiralling energy costs, things are already tough. this business owner is dealing with all of that drought that many blame on mismanagement of resources, all of which makes life harder on the island. >> we have to buy water. increase our costs, and we can

pass those costs to the customers. so at the end of the road you suffer from that -- from that crisis as the same we suffer from the crisis of energy and the crisis of freight. >> 57,000 people have already left and it's only -- >> reporter: so the young people are leaving. >> the young and the professionals. >> reporter: this economy itself believes the island has been heading in the wrong direction for years. she says things will only change when the economy veers away from its reliance on government. >> we need to go back to education and work. we cannot just be sustaining a welfare population that maybe the states can afford it but we can't. >> reporter: puerto rico's economy has been in sharp decline for the past decade and to many it's a mark of national shame, and there's little doubt the worst is yet to come but some see opportunity in crisis. >> i see things differently and the real estate market of course

is one that feels the changes. >> reporter: this man has just returned to puerto rico after 17 years. he is an investment consultant who sees an opening for pry zat companies to change the island's economy and future. >> i want to bring people here and help be part of the change of puerto rico be part of the people that need to change puerto rico because i have a vested interest. i'm puerto ricoian, and i'm here to change it. >> reporter: it seems the island's population of 3.5 million will pay the highest price. well still to come on the news hour a palestinian football team makes an historic break through. details coming up with jo in sport. ♪

♪ welcome back. religious leaders in senegal are being urged to help solve a nation-wide problem with plastic bags. they continue to litter the streets despite the government ban which started three months ago. >> reporter: it wasn't always like this the litter the junk and plastic bags accumulated over time. this man never underhow people got so easily accustomed to this pollution. polluting what was once a nature

reserve. >> translator: islam is clear any form of pollution or aggression towards the environment is a sin, and clearly forbidden. people need to be reminded of this. >> reporter: to reduce this pollution, members of parliament recently voted a law banning plastic bags all together. carrying one of these is now illegal, and throwing a plastic bag on the streets could lead to a six-month jail sentence and a $300,000 fine. but despite the harsh penalties, the law is still largely ignored. >> translator: if we get rid of these bags what am i going to use for my customers? we need a viable alternative and there isn't one yet. >> reporter: so old habits remain. people continue to use and discard them dumping them even into the ocean. in the meantime someone needs to pick them up. local officials say they can't clean up and enforce the law all on their own, so they have asked

the help of local religious leaders, offering preaching that emphasizes the importance of protecting the environment in islam. known as the green ammon, he is making fighting pollution his jihad. he cites the quran, calling on muslims to take care of the environment. >> translator: god had handed out to humanity the responsibility of conservation of nature and other creatures on this earth. as muslims it's our duty to protect the environment. >> reporter: taking responsibility for the waste we create it may sound trivial, but for him it is a global issue, a call for local action and a small change in habits. he believes at steak is not just protecting nature from human pollution, it's about saving what con the spiritual world. nicklas hawk al jazeera.

all right. jo is here. so it's time to catch up with all of the sports news. >> thank you. the iaaf has strongly rejected allegations of wide-spread doping in the sport. they have called reports in the sunday times sensationalist and confusing. the german and british media outlets obtained 12,000 drug tests which indicated over a third could be tainted by drugs. but they refuted claims they are doing nothing to stop doping in athletics saying many of the suspicious tests came before the anti-doping measure came into effect in 2009. well the iaaf has also rocket rocket -- responded to the world anti-doping organization, they said:

the aaf also acknowledged that some countries weren't implementing anti-doping procedures stringently enough. one of those mentioned in the report was kenya. they say it was a smear campaign against their runners. but wilson kipsang says kenya is not providing enough education to prevent doping. >> [ inaudible ] i think they are not doing much but it comes to maybe creating awareness, and making sure control measures is really that. because you find that many of the athletes are not fully aware of what these drugs are. or what to avoid. a palestinian football team has made history by becoming the

first in 15 years to travel from the occupied west bank to gaza for a match. they had to apply for visas to enter gaza. initially their travel permits through israel were denied but they managed to get them a day later than hoped, and the match will take place on wednesday. it is seen as a significant step in mending relationships between theaterers to. >> we are very happy to come to gaza because it's the first time that one team -- how can i say the problems it is facing in gaza and it's the citizens who are suffering. we are here coming for sports. i don't want to speak about politics but it's very important for us to come and show the palestinians are united. the long running divide has

been heavily felt in football. the association was formed in 1988, but wasn't admitted a full member until 1998. they competed in the asian cup for the first time this year. while israel is part of the european body uefa it means the two teams won't be paired in world cup or regional qualifying matches. palestine's football association have complained about the travel restrictions placed on their players. fifa congress made palestine drop that bid to have israel banned from international football but are still fighting for better treatment. alan good has returned to the sydney swans. one of the afl's most well-known players, goods took indefinite leave from any sport after

several months of booing from supporters. some said the boos were because fans didn't like him as a player supporters claimed the attacks were racially motivated. goods is an outspoken activist for indigenous rights within australia. he is expected to return on saturday. >> there was a lot of discussion. a lot of it i haven't read but i think the discussions needed to be had, and i'm really hopeful those discussions are behind us now. i think people have had their opinions spoken about the issues and hopefully now we can move forward, and for me it's about going out there and playing football. mitchell johnson says james andersson's absence will be a massive loss for the host. they trailed 5-1 in the match on wednesday. they have lost 10 wickets to anderson so far, but the bowler

will be missing with a side strain. >> it's a massive loss for them that's for sure. and they have to bring somebody else in to match him. and that will be difficult to do. but they are on a high as well so they'll keep riding that high i'm sure. >> i genuinely believe he is confident of making the [ inaudible ]. he'll do everything he can to be right for that. but having him around he's obviously such an integral part of this squad. he might be able to help out [ inaudible ]. most sport fans would recognize renaldo if he was walking down the street. but he has fooled people in madrid by wearing a disguise. he dawned a beard and fake belly before heading out on the streets of the capitol. complete with a cute dog.

at first he couldn't find anyone to return the ball to him. he couldn't even score a date from a good-looking passerby. and in a city that plays host to his team you are bound to find a few football connoisseurs to appreciate his skills and when he finally reveals his prudenty to this young lad, the speculators easily dismissed him for over an hour suddenly realized their big mistake. there is plenty of more sport on our website, check out our website at aljazeera.com/sport. and that's all the sport for now. more a little bit later. >> i wonder if that girl is kicking herself? >> i would be. >> stay with us here on al jazeera. we have another full bulletin of news coming up in just a couple of minutes, so don't go too far. grz

my grants keep arriving in italy as new figures reveal 2,000 have died this year trying to cross the mediterranean. ♪ hello there i'm barbara sarah. you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up myanmar cries out for international help to deal with devastating floods caused by relentless rain. a corruption case against south african poll -- politician is thrown out of court.