>> welcome to this news hour live from hour headquarters in doha. coming up on the program: >> the war in yemen, pro-government forces close in on a strategic city that's been held by houthi rebels for months. >> damascus is hit by rebel fire as syria leaders prepare for high level talks with iran. >> broken promises, some of the poorest people in southern india say a land redistribution scheme

has failed them. >> i'm in the occupied west bank where palestinians have stepped up patrols across their villages following the killing of an 18-month-old toddler and his father in a suspected israeli settler attack. >> houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in the yemeni capital of sanna after suffering more losses in the south. troops loyal to the exiled president adou rabbo mansour hadi are now in the strategic city of ib backed by saudi-led airstrikes. >> fighters take up positions in the mountains, the winding roads lead to the city of ibb. their backed by the saudi-led coalition to fight houthi rebels

and loyalists of former president ali abdullah saleh. in recent weeks, they've made sweeping gains in the south and say they have the support of local tribesman. >> we say to the popular resistance go on, the people are behind you and victory is coming. >> the fight is supporting president hadi who remains exiled in saudi arabia and have been able to seize control with the help of their allies. saudi arabia are providing weapons changing fighting on the ground. fighters are preparing a two pronged approach toward the capital sanna, one from the east, the other from the south. if they manage to take ibb, they'll face resistance afterwards.

>> the introduction of the ground more than armored tanks and trained yemeni by saudi make the shift and i think after the fall of taiz and ibb, sanna will be surrounded. i think the coalition want to surround it, surround sanna and especially the troops coming from marded. >> our presence here is confirmation that we remain steadfast and will never retreat from our positions and we will stand against this new colonialism. >> there are reports of talks to find a solution brokered by yemen's neighbor. so far, the u.n. hasn't been able to help negotiate a ceasefire in the war which has already claimed hundreds of lives and put millions more at

risk because of lack of basic supplies. >> peace will remain elusive as long as the houthis cling to know oh areas under their control until government fighters see themselves in a position to defeat them. al jazeera. >> an armed group in egypt affiliated to isil say it has killed a croatian man it was holding hostage. the announcement was made via a social media account. he was kidnapped last month in sigh row. the group had threatened to kill him unless women muslim prisoners were released from egyptian jails. >> libya's prime minister is threatening to step down. the leader of the country's internationally recognized government in tobruk made the announcement in a television interview coming after u.n. brokered peace talks got underway in geneva. >> this is the moment he says he will resign.

during an interview with a private libyan t.v. station, he's asked what he would do if people come out to demand his resignation. he replies people don't need to protest, because if he is an obstacle to the progress in libya, he resigns. that's likely to have an impact in geneva, where libya's two rival parliaments are face-to-face again. the u.n. wants both sides to merge into a single government. the deadline is only two weeks away. there have been positive signs. >> there are peaceful solution to the crisis in libya. we are now head to go geneva in order to achieve a political solution that will be reflected in the political and economic situation. >> the continuation of the situation will only lead to more disasters. libyans neighboring countries and the national community will not tolerate the security and political vacuum that exists

now. >> he has stepped down before, in april, 2014, only to stay on as a caretaker prime minister. four months later, he's dismissed by the rival, general national congress based in tripoli. he's reinstated by tobruk lawmakers and ordered to form a crise government. the internationally recognized government in tobruk is accused of having little i influence, trying to play down the announcement. this could have a big impact in bringing peace to libyans. >> five of the 14 men arrested for sexually abusing children in pakistan are to remain in custody for up to 28 days. they are accused of black mailing the victims into mixing sex thames. families say the police ignored their complaints. >> less than an hour's drive from lahore is the village, a

quiet place, but for years, many people here have kept a terrible secret. children under the age of 14 were allegedly sexually abused by a gang of men, filmed and then blackmailed. [ crying ] >> the muhammed family is missing their young son. for years, he'd been stealing from them, including the entire contents of their small shop. it left them broke, so they told him to leave. now they've discovered what really happened. >> now that we know after the video was released, we are very upset that my son was sexually abused. i want justice. i want my son to come home and the cull prints hanged. >> parents say the abuse and extortion started nine years ago. some are accusing the police of brushing off their complaints, which the police deny. >> the officer was not

cooperating to them, they must go to the higher one. then they go to the other one, for the long time, for the years and years and years. >> so far, 14 people have been arrested in relation to the pedophile ring. rather than tried in a regular court, they'll appear in an anti terrorism court. this lawyer says part of the problem is pakistan's legal system. >> the legal system is not that strong. there is no accountability for the policeman who is not working honestly. >> the state of punjab asks the high court for a judicial inquiry into the case. the court refused, saying a police investigation was enough,

so the state is forming separate committee to investigate. >> this is putting the spot light on the issue of child abuse in pakistan. experts are staggered by the numbers, possibly hundreds of children abused for years. they say it's rife across the country. it's hoped that public outrage will force the government to finally get serious about stopping it. nicole johnston, al jazeera, lahore. >> iran's foreign minister arrived in damascus to meet syria's foreign minister, president and other leaders. the visit comes at rebel fighters she would central damascus. at least five people have been killed. government forces are on the outskirts of the city, at least 40 people there have been killed. >> joining us via skype is the senior associate at the middle east center at carnegie endowment think tank in beirut.

thanks for being with us. he has gone straight into a meeting with president bashar al assad. what plans for this conflict is he likely to have brought with him? >> well, i mean, it's clear that there's a flurry of political moves and gestures going on in the region. this follows the visit of saudi prime minister to moscow, reports of a meeting between top syrian security official with the saudis, the hosting of the syrian prime minister, so clearly something says afoot. this happens against the backdrop of american turkish negotiations over what to do against the islamic state and what to do in syria along the lines of a safe zone or no fly zone. a lot is happening in the region, whether all this sort of political activity reflects some

sort of substance happening, i.e., where it is key external players are working towards a common understanding of how to transition out of the armed conflict into some sort of political solution in syria, that i think is a lot more doubtful. everyone expected this kind of activity after the iran nuclear deal, which should allow deescalation. i think it's a bit too early to assume that this is actually based on real substance, on agreement on substance. >> ok, so maybe the external players aren't moving closer together, but in the last month we have had president bashar al assad admitting the rebels are bearing down now on his homeland and they are losing ground. do you think he might be looking for an exit? >> no, i don't think that's the case yet. i think there's a lot of times wishful thinking that the regime's about to fall, that bashar al assad is about to leave. we've heard rumors more years

that his wife or mother were somewhere else, the bottom line is there is a regime that on the one hand is unable and unwilling to negotiate a genuine political transition, but on the other hand is totally unwilling to relinquish what power it has. what you've described has been a refrenching, contracting not by choice, but one that makes sense given the military difficulties and man power shortages they have been contracting towards more defensible lines closer to the main cities of damascus and the coastal region. the fact that the rebels have made advances shouldn't deceive us too much, because the rebels or armed opposition is not in a hugely popular position. they have won victories in areas that were already very sympathetic to them and to move on wards into heavily populated

urban areas or areas like the community who are generally loyalists or not ready to move over to the opposition because they're afraid, fighting in those areas is a lot harder. i think we're going to reach some sort of new equilibrium in syria, waiting to feel whether there's a vulnerable. i think we're just going to see a lot of political movement, some discussion, some haggling. the fact that this is so visible makes me worry this is more show than substance. i would feel better if we knew something real was being negotiated. >> very spueing to get your points of view. >> thank you. >> now some of india's poorest people are calling for justice over a failed land scheme. the initiative launched two

years ago with the aim to provide land to poor households. once approved, each family would be given 121 square meters of land. so far, only one in 10 applicants have been given deeds with even fewer receiving their plots. we have a report from the district with the least amount of land oop lotted. >> never imagining that giving a piece of government land would cause so much despair. with her low income and blind husband, they were prime candidates. >> for 12 years, we tried hard to get the land and we finally did, but it's not in this area and we can't move. we don't have money to build a house there and now our landlord wants to evict us. >> the land is in a fishing area, moving would mean lose are her job as a roadside cleaner and grass cutter. though they can't afford to move

and the land is unlivable. many consider them fortunate. 14 those people have applied for the land scheme and only 150 so far have received land. >> the zero landless probable was launched by the government to help poor families. these women were given papers confirming the applications were successful a few months ago, but they haven't got the plots yet. >> if we don't get it soon, we will protest and we will commit suicide. that's the only way. we can't carry on like this, we are all very poor. >> in recent years, social unrest over landownership has become common. in the state, a progressive land rights bill was established in 1957 and promised fair distribution of land. yet about 70% of households here don't own land, one of the highest in india. >> activists say the scheme is

ineffective and just gives the impression the government is tackling the issue. >> it maybe land occupied by other persons. >> the district is one of the most densely populated in the country with a thousand 500 people for every square kilometer. safe land reserves are used in the scheme, but are limited. >> better give us fund to purchase land. >> asking for help from the government to build a house, there has been no response. she now says life was better before she got the land. >> there's plenty more still to come here in this news hour. >> in south sudan, women are walking here into the bush to

collect firewood and coming back out beaten and raped. >> picture perfect one day, choking with smog the next, an idyllic city in poland tries to clean up its act. >> in sport, from record break are to racket breaker. why serena williams lost her cool. >> at least six people have been killed in suspected boko haram attack in northeast nigeria. it follows a bombing that kills 47 people in a market in the village. that's around 135 kilometers south of the borno state capital. >> palestinian communities in the occupied west bank increased night patrols around their towns and villages. this is in response to the killing of an 18-month-old palestinian baby, and his father in an arson attack that was

blamed on israeli settlers. >> as darkness fell, they gathered on the edge of town. these are the palestinian residents of the town in the occupied west bank, armed only with flashlights and walking sticks, they patrol the streets on the lookout for israeli settlers. he is one of around 200 volunteers. he tells me the area has been targeted by settler attacks more than 60 times over the past five years. >> once the settlers set our mosque on fire and we realized that no one was going to protect our village, so we formed patrols to protect ourselves and ensure our children sleep safely. >> more than two thirds of the occupied west bank is under full israeli control. towns and villages are extremely vulnerable to settler attacks. this year alone, there have been over 126 recorded incidents of

settler-related violence, including the recent fire bomb attack that killed an 18-month-old palestinian toddler and his father. >> palestinians say the point of the patrols is not to engage the israeli settlers with violence but to warn the community if any are near the village. >> israeli settlers attempted to attack last year. palestinian residents managed to subdue and hold the settlers until israeli soldiers took them into custody. it was a rare example of palestinians successfully preventing settle leer violence and inspired others to begin patrols in their villages. with so little of the territory under the p.a.'s direct control, it's understandable residents are taking matters into their own hands. >> in order to protect our people, this has to be within the political context and it is behind ending the occupation and by having an international protection for the palestinian

people in the west bank. >> until that happens, palestinians will continue to patrol their towns and villages, hoping no more people die at the hands of israeli settlers. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> u.s. businesses and citizens who lost property after the cuban revolution demand compensation. the cuban government is doing the same. the two countries are now in a controversial billion dollar debate. >> most of cuba still looks like its frozen in time, a time in which most of what you see here was owned by american companies. from the former sears department store to the grand hotels, once run by the american mafia. u.s. firms and american citizens, whose property was confiscated after the revolution demand up to $7 billion in compensation.

not oh be outdone, the cuban government is claiming damages, too, to the tune of $100 billion. that's what it says 50 fore years of economic sanctions has cost the country. >> for example, if you have a refinery with u.s. machinery that was paralyzed because it could not buy spare parts, cuba calculates the costs. prices of everything was jacked up. all of this adds up. >> cuba claims assets frozen in u.s. banks after the revolution, plus interest. it blames the u.s. embargo for its clip rated infrastructure. while cuban insiders concede $100 billion is an inflated figure, they say it's a starting point for a negotiated settlement, which for cuba begins with the lifting of the

economic embargo. >> we negotiate, we are going to give you a bill of what you owe us. >> the standoff on who owns what to whom and how much it's worth is not only complicated, it's essential to normalizing bilateral relations. the 1996 act passed by the u.s. congress specifically states that all property claims must be satisfactorily resolved before the u.s. economic embargo can be lifted. >> cuba believes it has another card up its sleeve to negotiate a deal in which both sides agree to call it even. >> they'll have to accept, otherwise there isn't going to be any deal and of course the price is investment in cuba. >> with diplomatic ties renewed, many american companies are eager to return to the island, but the message seems to be that

they'll first have to drop their claims or stay out. al jazeera, havana. >> the united nations will investigate claims to u.n. peacekeepers have committed rape and murder. a goop has interviewed 15 witness and one of the alleged victims. >> aid groups in south sudan say sexual violence against women there is on the rise. women have become more vulnerable to attacks since the civil war began two years ago. >> each day, the displaced women walk into the bush to collect firewood. they'll spend half a day trying to collect enough to sell.

some say they're returning beaten and raped. >> they pointed a gun at us and told us to drop the firewood and follow them. this woman we'll call mary said she and a group of women were gang-raped by south sudanese soldiers at gunpoint. >> after they do a bad deed and they leave you like that, you're almost as good as dead. you're useless. all that's left is that they shoot us. >> these women are faced with a choice, trying to earn money when food is scarce or staying inside this camp where they're protected by u.n. peacekeepers. the international rescue committee said it's helped thousands of women who have been victims of sexual violence. >> women here told us they were beaten and raped here in the bush by government soldiers who viewed them as sympathetic to opposition fighters, but aid groups say all parties in this

conflict are guilty of sexually assaulting women. >> the government launched a campaign to encourage more women to report rape and seek treatment, but some are cause treatment, but some are accusing it of doing nothing to stop soldiers from using rape as a weapon of war, an accusation the government denies. >> we will not allow them to do that, if, you know, we have now actually dispatched a team to investigate. you will find, you know within things that, you know, will shock you simply because the people whom you are actually interviewing don't want to say the truth. it's a real complaint against the government. >> mary worries that she's contracted a disease. she said she's too terrified to return to the bush. other women we spoke to say they're afraid of being attacked, too, but they're still collecting firewood and taking the risk to survive.

al jazeera, south sudan. >> we're joined by the head of the international committee of the red cross in south sudan. this is a very disturbing situation for these women. it seems they almost have no choice but to put themselves at risk. >> indeed, sexual violence is a phenomenon for women especially for those who have no protection

there. very dire situation indeed. >> we see in that report that the government is trying to play down the extent of this problem. can anything change while it's not willing to address the issue? >> >> of course the problem is very widespread and very big, there is a big silence also about rape in south sudan, it has to be said. it confirms all parties to the conflict, community violence accompanied by sometimes systematic, rape of young girls. it's a big problem, but it's a long way to go and i think very, very complete measures have

still to be taken on the side of the parties to the conflict. >> why is rape such a prevalent weapon of war in this part of the world? >> well, it is an interesting question, what we observe is the sexual violence is a consistent phenomenon. recent escalation has exacerbated the problem, made it much more furious especially because conflict or military operations have been across lines and occur often, i think that's a big reason, as well, ethnically motivated. there is sometimes an ethical targeting of women and girls and based on these backgrounds that the cases are quite severe. >> a very difficult issue,

indeed. thank you very much for joining us there from juba. >> let's bring you some weather with rob, and the consequences of this hot, dry summer in europe. >> yes, it's lasted for a while now. virtually every country reported record breaking temperatures at some time or another, the suggestion then, no rain, lots of hot sun. what happens, it gets tinder dry and as a result that have, more than one thing can go wrong. forest fires is one. this is northern portugal and a national park. it is being tackled, but this is tinder dry, part of the green picture behind you. this is alpine degrees, of course. just coming on to the coast of portugal, unfortunately not much rain with that. it may just be a change of wind

direction. this is a forecast for today, slightly cooler than it has been. paris 33. these have been fairly kippical and as a result, you've got these dry conditions. it's high pressure trapping all the pollution, as well, a story we've got coming up. any consequence of this ground that? yes, lack of rain and danube is down. >> you mentioned pollution there and it is an issue in one of poland's most elegant city that is so bad that it's making people sick. the air is often thick with smog. the current heatwave in europe

has stretched outdated power plants to their limit. >> there are plenty of reasons to visit in the sunshine, the elegant architecture of a world heritage sight and centuries of history. june it stinks, it's dirty. this smog goes down to the street. during winter, there is no clear visibility. everything is dirty. everything is gray. >> chimneys belch out if it that hangs in the stillness of the valley. seven out of 10 family homes burn cheap coal for heat or a cheaper cocktail of plastics and other waste. pollution left in the city are four times the world health organizations safe limit. >> my nose started bleeding one morning. it bled for over 20 hours, until

the doctor stopped it. my doctor is laughing at me when i'm coming with problems. he keeps saying move out of town, move out of town. >> who would want to leave this elegant mid evil city sparkling in the sunshine, a magnet for tourists? it was once poland's royal capital. it is now the third most polluted city in the european union. outside the summer months, some of its coughing residents complain of being prisoners in their own homes. >> a campaign group called the smog alarm warned residents they face pollution levels equivalent to 2,500 cigarettes a year. the city council responded to mitigation efforts, but progress is slow. >> all of our efforts go to teaching people to live in more

eekologyically sensitive ways and we do everything we can to convince tourists that they are safe here and can breath air that is getting cleaner. >> this family couldn't wait, when they discovered their 4-year-old son was getting sick. >> he had very strong skin disease which appeared only in the city, when asked to go out to the city to another part of country for three days and the disease started to disappear. it is clear it is because of the city. >> they left for the capital warsaw, with no plans to return. jonah hull, al jazeera. >> coming up here on the program, we report from colorado where the very agency responsible for protecting the environment has poisoned a pristine river system jewish's response to sanctions to destroy western imports, but its economy

is still shrinking. >> the knockout that never was, all those details coming up with. >> in sport.

>> hello again, here's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in sanna after suffering losses in the south. troops loyal to president adou rabbo mansour hadi are now in ibb. >> iran's foreign minister arrived in damascus to meet

syria's foreign minister, president and other leaders. the visit comes at rebel fighter shell damascus. the government is targeting rebels on the capital's outskirts. >> libya's prime minister said he plans to resign, but a spokesman later said he will not step down. >> the war in yemen is our next story, pro-government forces making big gains in the south and moving closer towards the capital, anna, but how does the situation change there? >> the situation will start another phase in the conflict, because sanna is where the houthis and the pro ali abdullah

saleh forces retreated. as it moves further north, it makes the fight harder for the so-called loyalist forces, because the highlands are a difficult terrain for the armored vehicles and so on. i think we will see a hardening of fighting and of course the houthis will fight harder as they retreat to their homeland. >> also let's got forget these forces that are loyal to president hadi are made up of different factions. will that loyalty remain? >> that's a very interesting question, because amongst those forces are islamists, who aren't quite of course as extreme also al-qaeda or i.s. but do have a different agenda from the secular agenda of both ali

abdullah saleh and adou rabbo mansour hadi and also have a separate political outlook to the monarchies that are leading the fight, both the saudi's and emirates, so there is a very complex mix in the coalition and of course on the fringes, we still have al-qaeda, who are making gains as a result of this conflict and we have the i.s. supporters, so the overall picture is not necessarily as positive as the understandable take that the saudi's are putting on their advances. >> and of course, let's not forget that at the gains are celebrated on the battle field, they're leaving behind a decimated population. what happens to them? >> well, that is a very distinctive feature of this conflict. i can't think of another conflict where over80% of the

civilian population you are suffering as a result of humanitarian difficulties. aids agencies,ion red cross included have spoken about the complexity and challenge, some describing it as a catastrophe. this victory, this partial victory is one of the highest prices in the region. i think apart from the israelis' attack on gaza over the past few decades described as disproportionate by the regional arab government, this may well eclipse even that. of course, in the longer term, it will make it very much harder for arab and muslim governments to criticize israel for its actions over gaza. so what we are dealing with now is a long term political and

humanitarian difficulty, the price of which will only become apparent in the years and maybe decades ahead. >> great to speak to you on this issue. thanks very much for joining us there from london. >> a pleasure. >> the chinese currency has fallen to its weakest level in four years. that's after central bank intervened to push the yen lower for a second day. they are accused of manipulating foreign he can changes rates to make exports cheaper. >> russia is officially in recession and the figures are worse than predicted. in march, analysts predicted the economy passed through the worst of its troubles, but they were wrong, as rory challands reports from moscow. >> the economic front in russia's confrontation with the west is throwing out bizarre spectacles with that dutch flowers going up in flames because of pest contamination.

>> these are freshly cut flowers from the netherlands infected with western california flower trips. >> russia is now torching all imports for such beasts russia bans the import of many european foods. in recent days, it's been destroying embargoed product seized at its borders. >> this is spectacular but perhaps more destructive is what's happening to russia's economy. official figures show there was a 4.6% contraction in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter of last year. that follows a 2.2% contraction in the first three months of this year. there's no doubt about it, russia is in recession.

>> of course this was widely expected. what has come as a bit of a shock is that the contraction was slightly worse than analysts were predicting. >> in the second quarter, we saw that the real wages of the population continued to decline, also the retail end was struggling and in my view, this was constraining consumption. >> the pressure of more than a year of western sanctions is playing a part in this. so, too, is the renewed slide in the price of oil, pulling the ruble back down to a dollar value not seen since february. the government here has been saying that the worst is over. it doesn't seem to be yet. rory challands, al jazeera, moscow. >> tens of thousands of turtle eggs have been stolen from beaches in mexico by poachers who make a profit from the shells and meat. up to 80% of the eggs have been

taken since map reasons guarding the beaches were relocated last year. >> the head of the e.p.a. has taken that charge of a spill into local streams. the rivers will remain closed until at least monday. new mexico and colorado have both declared a state of emergency over the spill. >> it is a tragic and unfortunate accident and e.p.a. is taking responsibility to ensure that it's cleaned up. the most important thing throughout this effort is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and the visitors near that river. we're committed to helping people throughout the four corners who rely on the rivers, because we really know how important it is for them. >> 40 people are missing in china after a landslide swept

through a mining town. 15 dormitories were buried along with three homes. four people have been rescued. >> the alcohol industry fears drinkers will turn to brews that are often poisonous because of a ban in jakarta. >> turning blind eight years ago, two days after drinking homemade alcohol bought on the street, he lost his optical nerve. it's estimated that hundreds die after drinking lethal cocktails containing highly toxic methanol. >> his future is gone. for us, as his parents, it's really hard. those who die maybe don't suffer this much, but i know him. he always drove everywhere, was very active and now he can't

see. >> even people who think they are buying official bottled alcohol run the risk of being poisoned. this illegal producer shows us how he prepares fake whiskey and then sells it as the real thing at a third of the normal price. ethanol alcohol normally used to disinfect wounds is used. business is booming. he doesn't want his identity to be revealed. >> demand is increasing right now because the price of real alcohol has gone up. buyers are trying to reduce costs and buy our bottles. >> indonesia spirit and wine association say sales of official alcoholic drinks are noun by nearly 50%. >> people will still look for alcohol, although it's hard to get. if they don't find real alcohol and the government does not put

measures in place to educate consumers, the use of illicit alcohol will increase. more bill die and the fact that tourists have died is not good for our reputation. >> according to the world health organization, indonesia's alcohol consumption is among the lowest in the word, but the government said tough regulations are needed to protect its population. >> people can die of alcohol poisoning anywhere. just because only a few people type doesn't mean we can let 250 million indonesians drink alcohol. a ban is discussed by parliament. import duties on alcohol are being increased. >> a draft of the law banning alcohol said there will be exceptions for tourism and cultural celebrations.

>> whether the new restrictions will save lives remain to be seen. residents continue to be warned of the dangers. al jazeera, jakarta. >> still ahead, costa rica gets into a brawl. we'll have the details. >> then, a mexican neighborhood explodes with color in an effort to combat violence and crime. for the type of person that i am. >> facing tough challenges. >> we do feel cheated by the american university process. >> taking a stand.

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>> lets get all the sport with jo. >> superbowl winning quarterback tom brady will make an appearance in a manhattan court as he fights the ban imposed on him following the deflate gate affair. the star was given a four game suspension by the nfl after they found his team staff deflated footballs at last season's championship game, which they went on to win. the player's union said brady did nothing wrong and ask for the ban to be lifted in time for the patriots first game of the season on september 10. >> these are live pictures from outside the court in new york, both brady and nfl commissioner roger goodell are expected to attend. judge richard m burman will be holding a settlement conference and is meeting bolt before the case begins. >> another quarterback who suffered a blow to his

preparation for the start of the season is the new york jets geno smith. he's been punched in the face by a teammate who broke his jaw and will be out six to 10 weeks. the player who did it has been released by the jets and their coach said the whole thing was just a silly spat. >> i didn't say he was innocent, i just said the whole thing was childish, tit for tat and high school stuff that they could have handled better than they handled it. >> barcelona claimed their fourth trophy of the year in a thrilling fight for victory in georgia. barca led 4-1. severe fought back to force the game to extra time at 4-4 and the man linked to the move away from barca came off the bench to score the runner in the 115t 115th minute. >> we possessed the ball well in the first 15 minutes and had the

opportunity to score goals. after that, we relaxed and gave them the goal. we took a step back and they took advantage of the situation and started to score, so the game got complicated when we had all the chances to win. fortunately, then we got back in and won. >> none of the goals quite match this one. this stoppage time equalizer held dutch champion in their league opener. >> fifa warned that superficial changes to the way it operates won't be enough. the warning comes from the u.s. attorney at the center have the investigation into corruption of football's governing body. it comes after fifa hired the head of their reform committee, credited for helping the international committee out of their corruption crisis in 2002. the committee is expected to spend the next six months developing a plan to reform

fifa's operations. >> superficial changes at fifa to its statutes will not be sufficient and likewise, changes of personnel without a genuine commitment to good governance will not be sufficient. as our investigation continues, we'll be looking very closely at what reforms are adopted and how they are implement. >> djokovic has begun his preparation at the masters. it was his first match since winning wimbledon last month. the certain winning 6-3, 7-6 in 1:50. >> it could having either way especially in the second set, but we both had our chances to break. we got to the tie break, which i thought was fair in that then it was anybody's game.

i managed to stay cool and mentally tough in the right moment, so that's what i take out of this match, you know, the ability to play my best and stay calm in the right moments and overcome this tough challenge. >> djokovic was beaten in last year's final in montreal. the remaining champion has also made winning starts. the frenchman completed hayes reign on tuesday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. australian beat in front of his new mentor and doubles partner. >> in toronto, word number one serena williams battled back to reach the third round. it frustrated the 21 time grand slam champion. williams went on to win the next two sets 6-3, 6-0.

she holds all four grand slam tights, and has won three times in toronto, the first victory coming way back in 2001. >> it wasn't easy. playing her is never easy. she's done so well on lots of events and has been number one in doubles. so i knew going in this was going to be tough and i was happy to get through it. >> the indian bowler took six wickets on the opening day. sri lanka bold out for 183 and india doing well with the bats, 128-2. >> argentina boxer under fire for going down in suspicious circumstances. martinez was up against rodriguez in a super featherweight fight. he went down in the second round without appearing to be hit.

replays left the commentators in disbelief. he was dazed. the ref reef had no choice but to declare the winner as a knockout. >> the former man city striker wanted to get on to the pitch to complain about the referee's decision making and when denied got into a fight with the security guard. that's it in the sport for now. >> we're going to end the show in a burst of color. a former drug gang members in mexico have put down their weapons and instead picked up paint brushes, giving their neighborhoods a multi-colored makeover as part of a government regeneration scheme. we have this report. >> it's the biggest mural in

mexico, a rainbow makeover. graffiti artists painted a neighborhood. >> i feel good, proud to be part of this, in the future, my children are going to see this and how the neighborhood looks good now. >> the mexican government funded the scheme to turn around the neighborhood known for crime and violence. it's all about putting the youth to work and giving them a positive environment, says enrique gomez, exgang member and now project leader. >> art with social programs can change lives, empower neighbors, and generate social gatherings. >> mexico is known as the cradle

of modern murallism. painters are looking to project harm near and unity. it's a brave color scheme and some locals aren't too impressed. others see it as a multi-color game changer. >> we're all surprised by the new colors. this was a rough neighborhood, now it's really calmed down. who knows how they've done it? the painters talk to the youngsters because they come from difficult neighborhoods, too, so they understand them. >> 20,000 legalities of paint later and the new look neighborhood monkey seeps as a gift to his three young children is almost finished. al jazeera, mexico. >> very nice. do stay with us here on al jazeera. i'll be right back with another full bulletin of news.

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the war in yemen, pro-government forces close in on a strategic city being held by houthi rebels for months. ♪ hello and welcome to al jazeera, live from our doha headquarters. i'm laura kyle. also, a bloody day in damascus. plus -- >> i'm natasha ghoneim in south sudan, women are walking here into the bush to collect firewood, and coming back out,

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