>> hello, i'm julie mcdonald. this is the news hour. 100,000 reach the continent last month. bangkok bombing suspect sought by police in connection with the worse attack in thailand's history. united states considers calling for u.n. sanctions for those undermining the peace process in south sudan. underwater action puttin in

crimea. >> we have the $40 million man playing a starring role. we have more coming up. >> recording 107,000, 500 refugees and migrant arrivals in july. that's the most ever in the single month, and triple detected in the same area last year. 49 people are believed to have suffocated while in the hull of a vessel trying to reach europe. financial assistance to greece to help it cope with huge numbers arriving to the country.

al jazeera's jonah hull is there. >> if this is a promised land, then for many its proven to be a false one. every day they come. sometimes in their hundreds. refugees and those seeking work. crossing the waters from turkey. and every day they wait for paperwork that allows them to stay or move on to other parts of europe. >> there is little policy here. >> other people have been waiting much longer. >> 23 days. nobody has helped you in that time? >> i want to go to germany. >> why, what do you think you'll find in germany?

>> i think my future is there. >> we have some survival kits. some hygiene kits. baby kits. >> do you feel that the local authorities are in control? >> basically they're tired. you can control something that is 100 people. >> things have been worse. >> they're exclusively syrians on board. for many nationalities who are not allowed on board like those who are living rough on a beach in the center of town very little has changed. a group of africans from cameroon, nigeria and congo say they're being discriminated against. >> we're hungry, and we're

tired, and we've--we have everybody mere. that is horrible. >> you think that is specifically because you're africans? >> they may not say, but what i see, they give them the attention. you yourself should know it's because we're africans. >> they may feel safe far from the conflict that they fled. >> there are many out on boats looking for those in trouble on sea. >> we've been looking for four days now looking for migrants in distress. let me show you what would happen if this boat would rescue some. we have doctors without borders

making preparation. perhaps there is room for a few hundred in the back of our boat. they could be transported to southern italy, not in any great comfort, it has to be said, but under much safer conditions than otherwise attempting this great sea. now we haven't seen any migrant boats in distress in the last four days. that must have a lot to do with the fact that the weather has been fairly shoppy. the waves have been quite big, and these have been very bearlous conditions. >> it's not just greece. experiencing an influx of refugees and migrants. and the u.n. wants all european states to do their share in sheltering them. germany for one is expecting the number of people trying to seek asylum in their country to be much higher than previously estimated. let's take a look at the numbers. reports that there would be 750,000 applications this year.

that is up from the up from the priestess mate. that's more than double the number from german last year. last year was second taking 81,000 while italy and france both took 64,000. well, with me now is a british member of the european parliament who has been keeping a close high on this subject and situation. very warm welcome to the program. this suspect in britain has become toxin, why? >> well, it has been toxic in every generation. it's single toxic in the united kingdom. you have very small numbers relatively between 3,000 and 5,000 migrants from calais. that's a tiny number compared to the 170,000 migrants that have come into europe just this year. so it's a tiny number, but it illustrates the toxicity of the issue that this is bound up with

race and deference. it is bound up with politics of each member state. what you have are pop has parties and now many years ago that wasn't the case. far right parties, po populous parties, now you have a much worse political situation in every single member state of the european union. what this produces is small number of migrants producing worse headlines than ever before. in one example 1992 the european union was facing a bigger refugee crisis from the kurds, sri lanka, former yugoslavia. but today because of the mediterranean, because of the situation of austerity mixed with those politics we have a worse situation. >> we've been talking some time

about proper burden sharing. we can see that germany for lots of different reasons fakes in more migrants. do you think that we're looking at a place where they start to even those up a little bit? >> i chair the parliament committee. i think it's far too little too late for the member states of the european commission, the parliament are quite progressive, but the individual member states have assets to do something in the mediterranean, they have assets to do something to do something and report costs to have refugee resettlement relocation. they're not doing enough. they're not doing enough because they don't feel that they have a mandate from the people in those countries. people have sympathy, but they don't have enough sympathy to make things happen. i'll give you an example. you mentioned germany and sweden doing a lot, but other countries don't do that much. france is not taking a nevada enough load from italy and

greece. now greece has a huge austerity problem, and yes it's taking a huge burden. now is the european union really doing enough? i say no. >> so does the european union need to exercise that mandate and take that decision away and say okay, enough. this is what is going to happen. you have to dig another your domestic politics to some dreg and get on with it. >> you about it can't take it away. they're three parts of the european union. we have to do it together. we have to see sense and share. i think the deal done in calais is a sign of some progress, but we need to fight for progress because we can't let the migrants down. we can't see the suffering. and there is courttive solution in the european union. we can't look at other countries in the face if we don't take our share and do our bit in the european union for syria, libya

and other countries. we need to do that and get on with it. >> thank you very much for joining us. thank you. now thai police have released security video of the man they believe is responsible for the bombing at a bangkok shrine killing 22 and injured about 100 others. the country's prime minister has called for calm after another bomb went off just less than 4 hours later. veronica pebroza has more for us. >> picking up the pieces. this is an area that has seen political conflict before, but nothing like this. dozens of people were killed here on monday, among them victories from malaysia, china, hong kong and singapore. many more were injured. it was an attack apparently designed to kill as many people as possible. and the high-profile target, the

shrine. the government acting as security for millions of tourists. >> in our country there are individuals or groups of individuals seeking to destroy the country. the attempts might have been politically motivated, targeting the economy, tourism or for whatever reason. the government will work to find these perpetrators and bring justice on any networks involved as soon as possible. >> thai authorities have now released pictures of the man they believe to be the main suspect behind the bombing. wearing a yellow t-shirt she is shown wearing a backpack to the shrine. later on he's scene leaving the shrine without the backpack. a manhunt is underway. >> this dash cam moment shows the moment the bomb went off.

five kilograms of hig high-grade equipment. now it's asking the country to unite and stay come. >> we would like to once again. >> look what happened after this. the thai government will do our best that everyone is well looked after. >> but with within an hour of that speech this happened at the main pier for river transport. the grenade landed in the water, and no one was injured. things are slowly getting back to normal at the shrine. >> this is as close as we can get to the shrine itself. but we have seen forensic teams arrive as they try to get to the

bottom of how and why this brutal attack happened. >> thai authorities won't say how soon they'll be able to announce the answers to their investigation. >> sri lanka's former president fails to make a comeback. >> we're looking at a 30-year-old battlefield made safe. explode ordinance is one reason why afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world to be a humanitarian worker. >> we hear from athletic lends looking to be new president of the sports world body. >> now the u.s. has given the

south sudan 15 days for face sanctions. it's president refused to sign a peace agreement with rebels on monday and it was described as outrageous. >> given the outrageous failure of the parties to reach an agreement yesterday, support for the regional political process now must mean a readiness of the security council to take action, to mobilize our collective resources and greece pressure accordingly on those frustrating piece. and we must advance efforts to hold perpetrators of atrocities accountable. >> bringing an end to fighting in south sudan is another challenge we jointly face. we all said that on the 17th of august was a hard deadline for an agreement to bring peace.

we must all be firm on our next steps. we cannot step by while leaders fight and sufferers grow. >> a very warm welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> is this the right time to put on this type of pressure? >> absolutely. the u.s. and united kingdom and others are finally stepping to the plate saying that will about be consequences. the government has 15 days. if it doesn't sign on to this solid and widely agreed to peace agreement, then targeted sanctions are on the table, and an arms embargo should be on the table as well. >> i know we've been talking about this story over the past few days, one of my guests a couple of days ago said that they actually understood why

they had to take this away, because otherwise the foundations of this peace would not be stable. is that an argument, do you think? >> well, one thing is that this deal and it's text have been on the table for a while now. in fact, when president obama was in the region, and as the around that time they came out with this document. there has been ample opportunity to discuss it. that said we hope within the next 15 days we hope that they're able to form some consensus within their own constituency and it's time to make the costly sacrifices necessary for peace. >> do you think that the pressure, the threat of sanctions might make a difference. there have been sanctions in the past, of course. >> there has been sanctions in the past. a handful of field commanders

have been identified. there are many who don't have healthy bank accounts and big mansions and live abroad, but that's not true of most south sudanese, they are looking for actual enforcement action whether that's in uganda, kenya, here in the united states or other places where south sudanese elites have stashed their as let's go sanctions are just part of the answer here. what else is necessary? >> sanctions, indeed, are part of a broader strategy. and that has to involve supporting civil society to busch for enforcement of this peace agreement. there has to be a strong agreement to justice and accountability. and also an arms embargo to stop weapons from flowing in to south sudan and continuing the bloodshed.

>> joining us live from new york p thank you. >> thank you. >> now turkey's prime minister said that he's failed to reform a new coalition. the political instability comes amid a rebel campaign. bernard smith has more now from instance bull. >> coalition talks have been going on since june 27th, but those coalition talks have been unsuccessful, and now they've returned the mandates to president erdogan. the likelihood is now that president erdogan will call the new elections. it probably be between mid to end november. now there has to be a caretaker government in effect, an election effect, that will be

made up of representatives of all the parties in the government. so for the first time the they've been trying to avoid having to do that. it looks like it has little option left, and they'll have to share cabinet positions. the all of those parties will be offered cabinet positions, the prospect of them all sitting around the cabinet table before elections in november. set the likelihood of a particularly fractious government in what is a particularly turbulent time in turkey. >> failed democrats robert

menendez said that he would be voting against the deal. >> this deal does not require iran to destroy or fully decommission a single uranium centrifuge. in fact, half of iran's centrifuges will continue to spin. the remainder including more than 5,000 operating center huges and 10,000 not yet functioning will merely be disconnected and transferred to another hall will they could quickly be reinstalled to enrich uranium. yet, we and our allies have allowed to lift the sanctions and allow billions of dollars flow back into iran's economy. >> bob menendez is the second democrat to come out against the deal. it's a statement that the boom administration did not want to

hear. menendez said that he's concerned the deal does not do anything to dismantle iran's capabilit nuclear capability. he called on congress to reject the agreement but not in its entirety, to encourage the president to go back to the negotiating table and get a better agreement. now the president did get a vote of support on tuesday from another area, that's a group of none proliferation arms control expert, that group says that this is a good deal. they can support it. and historically it's tougher than other deals that the united states has signed. congress has until mid-september to reject the nuclear agreement even with menendez's announcement, it looks as if the president has enough support to sustain his deal.

>> the results are in for sri lanka's parliamentary election, the prime minister is likely to remain in office the ruling party polled 106 seconds while the opposing party got 105. we have reports now from the capital of colombo. >> the results are finally in at sri lanka's parliamentary election. now basically what will happen is the prime minister is expected to be invited to form a government b by the president,

which he must do. the official, the official result needed to be gathered. ththis must happen with negotiating with partners who came together to help bring the victory for the alliance. that leaves questions for the former president, his political future, what he does next. but it's very clear that very lan cannens have decided their fate 37. >> airstrikes in douma, one of the bloodiest attacks of its type in the four-year long war that has killed an estimated quarter of a million people.

now libya's internationally recognized government has urged fellow arab countries to arm it's military to deal with fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. they're trying to establish a permanent base in the country. airstrikes from air states can prevent isil take over which is largely controlled since may. >> now, all parties in yemen's civil war has displayed a flagrant disregard for civilian lives according to amnesty international. in a new report they accuse the coalition and fighters on the ground of leaving a trail of destruction that could amount to war crimes. both houthi rebels and armed groups have launched attacks. saudi-led coalition airstrikes

have hit civilian areas where there are often no military targets nearby. the amnesty is report biased against the kingdom. >> it's not enough--they could not make this cement from the united kingdom. they welcome the united states. they work on this approval and with the introduction community. there is no doubt. to define and to prove that the houthis are the people responsible for killing those innocent people. it's not saudi arabia and the coalition party. this is fought by the saudi arabia an looking for amnesty. >> in the u.s. across the west

firefighters are near the limit of their resources. cruise totaling 25,000 men and women are now reinforced with support from 200 mobilized national guard troops. in central washington evacuations forced hundreds from their homes. >> it's coming down in pure flames. it's like a flame flower coming through this. >> i've lived here 33 years, so it's hard to see this. >> at the peak of the apple harvest here, one plant was virtually destroy. >> while california is accustomed to summer wildfires, the fourth year of drought there isin aggravating the danger.

firefighters can no longer depend on moisture from under brush and trees that would ordinarily control the spread of the blazes. even alaska with almost 200 current fighters ranging have not been spared. this season is the third worst on record for the state. snow covers less of alaska than normal so risk will remain higher than normal. a winter forecast for one of the strongest el niños in recorded history would mean much warmer sea temperatures, and that would raise the chances of more rainfall. tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> well, there is much more ahead in the next half hour, including... >> i'm tonya page reporting from south africa on how difficult it is for a disabled child to get an education. >> and bug killing book that

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>> a reminder of the top stories. control agency from texas more than 107,000 migrants arrived in europe last month, more than triple the number that arrived in the same month last year. >> calling sanctions against south sudan after the president refused to sign a peace deal with rebel forces. services have been held on the eve of an union registered event. 128 workers were killed around the world. more than 200 suffered violent

attacks. and in afghanistan dozens of aid workers were killed in the last two years. jennifer glasse sends this report. >> this is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. looking for mines, rockets an other explosives in afghanistan. there are plenty of other dangers, too. >> we were working on a hillside and the taliban came from the other side, surrounded the whole team and captured us, and beat us, and said bad words. they threatened to kill us. >> at that time they were released. for 12 colleagues weren't as lucky they were shot dead last december. because of the nature of their work they're in untested areas, these are some of the most targeted aid workers in the country operating in difficult places.

>> the main threats for aid workers here are abductions, robberies, and intimidations, improvised explosive devices and small arms. >> one of the big problems is that there are so many different groups fighting that it is hard to know wh who is the best local contact, and the government isn't much help. >> in some cases if we ask the government to support us it's counter productive. they cannot give enough security, and then it's one sided, and that makes it--that is making our life more difficult. >> on monday morning a germany aid worker was abducted from a car on a street. and the dangers continue here. 37 aid workers have been killed so far this year. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> rescuers are now the scene of

sunday's air crash in indonesia and say they've found the bodies of all 54 people on board and they found the black box flight recorder. an investigation is underway. killing all 49 passengers. it's the third disaster in indonesia in the last nine months. there has been the cancellation of a number of contracts by the iran government. it's unclear how many people will lose their jobs. human rights watch say that half a million children have been shut out of the education system. because they're disabled, and

some parents have difficulty enrolling kids in school if they have learning disabilities. >> it's really difficult to edit her son to concentrate, but she doesn't want him to fall too far behind. he was expelled two years ago because of his learning disability. >> the only school that would accept him is a special one more disabled children. but he can only start next year once the grant for transport comes through. while her son as a chance of getting an education, it's too late for this boy because he's too old. he was forced out of school eight years ago. >> it was given to other kids.

i never felt like i am a child to them. >> human rights watch say half a million disabled children in south africa are being excluded from cools. the government says that it has achieved the mill republican yum goal of providing primary education to all south african children. but the human rights watch says that it's putting too much focus on special schools and what is happening here. >> this is a regular school that includes disabled children. her presence is teaching her classmates about tolerance. >> well, with you now is hanna cooper, a very well welcome.

how widespread is this problem if we look inside south africa. >> maybe one in 20 children worldwide has a disability, and many of those children are going to school. but there are children who are likely not to be in school. it's a worldwide problem. >> what are the barriers for the children. >> many are on the side of the schools. children are not properly trained and schools are not accessible for children. all that stigma against children with disabilities. >> we saw in my colleague's

report that some schools are taking it seriously, and they're including children, and it seemed to be a positive atmosphere in this school. some places are getting it right. >> that's fantastic when they are getting it right. but it should be everywhere. there is articlement if the school is set up to educate the most needy, that is positive for everybody. >> is there an economic cost for the family concern, if that child, and of course, is there a broader economic cost. >> i'm pleased you said that. we know people with disabilities are much more likely to be poor than people without. so the child with a disability is not going to school, someone is taking off work to look after him or her, and that child is less likely to have a job later being productive. there is a big cost. >> there is a job reeducating

people's attitudes, what else needs to happen to change things? >> i think a lot more data is needed. this study is great because it highlights south africa a stark number of half a million children with disabilities who are not in school. we need more data like that from other settings and more data to show what we must do to educate about the needs of these children. >> greece's credit rating has been bumped up from triple-c to double-c. it follows the finalization of a bail out. greece has been given enough money to repay lows to the european central bank and to the imf. now russian president vladimir putin is visiting crimea. the part of ukraine annexed a year ago. the reason for the visit has been for tourism, but putin took

a typical opportunity to reinforce his image as a man of adventure. >> returns are used to sort of thing. the excuse for the president to get out of his business suit and prove himself a man of action. on tuesday he boarded a submersible and dived to look at shipwrecks from the byzantine area from 1,000 years ago during a time of trade between the eastern and western world. >> there are so many interesting things down here. ancient pottery on the sea bed. the experts say that there is a lot of work to do down here. >> this is a carefully staged managed crimea event both to bolster history and the country's current priorities. putin has described the recently

annexed crimea as sacredly important to russia. it was here that peter the great was baptized. but it was also along the great silk road that stretched all the way to china. >> the architecture speaks at a time when much of eurasia is under the tartar yoke. you can get a real reminder of eastern influences that there was a time when most of what is now modern day russia was part

of answer even bigger monday goamongul empire. >> of course, putin doesn't want to wind back the clock and be under asian rule once more, but he wants to sign u up to beijing's new bel new belt road . >> millions of people around the world don't have access to clean and safe drinking water. researchers have tried toe upgrade that. we have reports now from new york. >> the a book like no other. not to read but to save lives. it's a drinkable book.

it's made from millster paper made of silver nano particles that killed water-borne diseases. imagine it being like coffee fillers being pages of a book. each piece of paper or filter can be torn out of the book. the paper is then slid into a specially-designed filter box. dirty water can be poured through, and safe drinking water comes out. >> at the end of the day the most important thing and the hero of this project is the technology behind it. >> it was invented over several years by a chemist at carne carnegie-mellon university. >> we evaluated the water call the before and after filtration, and south africa, ghana and bangladesh is where it was tested as well as haiti and

kenya. the results were 99.9% of the bacteria was killed by the paper, which is basically as good as tap water. >> more than 500 million people don't have access to clean water, and more than 800,000 people die each year from drinking water that is unsafe according to a new report by the "world health organization." >> this is a water fellter so sold in many camping stores, and it's often used by backpackers. but just one of these costs $38. that's far too expensive for more poor people in underdeveloped countries are able to afford. but even ceramic filters can often cost the same. that's where this comes in. the book can be produced for less than $5. each filter costs $0.10 and can filter enough water for one person for 30 days.

it has not gone into mass production yet. they've teamed in fundraising with others to get the book off the ground. it's just one step getting people clean water. >> some good news for a change. there is much more ahead in the news hour, including: mexican authorities accused of covering up the disappearance of 47 students. clowning around, offering relief and opportunities to ethiopia's poorest children. and in sport, a major league baseball strike out, details just ahead.

>> investigators looking into the disappearance of 43 mexican students say they're being prevented from interviewing personnel. they believe videos containing evidence were destroyed, and families were not told that 12 of the missing students were found. we have this report from mexico city. >> one of the things that most angered mexicans about the abduction of last late year was the collusion of authorities. ththere has always been suspicions this could have gone further up the chain of command. the army had a base nearby where this all took place, and a team

of international experts who have come to investigate this say that they think they could at the point them more. >> the evidence has gone missing. >> we're especially worried about missing evidence in the case. we've informed the mexican attorney general office which caused the disappearance of the students. >> this i >> in a country where the majority of crimes go uninvolved and impunity hold sway.

>> the number of children going to school, the country remains one of the poorest in the world. many children still have to beg to help their families. but now a circuit school has give some a reason to stay off the streets. charles stratford has more. >> these children come from poor families. and a few have even lived on the streets. they come to this circus training center every day. the charity that runs it relies on private donations and is helped by an italian ngo. this seven-year-old shows no fear as a trainer lifts him high above his head. he's here with his sister, whose practicing her balancing skills. >> i love to come here, she says. i want to be good at the circus. organizers say that the activities and training give the

children self-esteem and keeps them off the streets. >> it creates confidence, and wit they not only come here to do activities, but to learn more and bring out their hidden talents. >> these two take us to their home. they live with their mom in a corrugated iron shack behind a building. >> life is difficult, but my kids are good at the circus, and i hope they have a good future. i encourage them to try their hardest, and they usually listen to me. >> they're lucky they don't have to be on the streets. there are thousands of children across the area like these. this is a typically poor neighborhood. it's name translates to wasted

tears. >> there have been impressive gains economically in recent years but remains one of the poorest countries in the world. it is believed 40% of the population live in poverty. that has a massive impact on younger generation where 50% of the population are under the age of 18. >> government health programs have succeeded in decreasing child mortality rates. school enrollment is 90% according to the latest u.n. figures, but there is a long way to go. it's hoped that the children who come to learn and play here will, like millions of others across ethiopia, get the opportunities they deserve. charles stratford, al jazeera. >> now with all the day's sports news. here is raul. >> thank you very much. manchester united has made a winning return to the champions league on tuesday.

then united 40 million-dollar signing would score two goals to give the home side a 2-1 lead at the break. belgium international then added another in the second half to lead the final score manchester united 3, club 1. in other matches. >> now the international athletics federation is gathering in beijing where they'll elect a new president on wednesday. the election comes at a critical time for the organization, which has faced accusation of rampant doping in athletics over the

past 15 years. the championships will get under way in the chinese capital on saturday. well, just two men in contention to replace diak as president. first is britain's sebastian coe. he served as a member of the u.k. parliament bottom chairman of london's olympic games. s he's has vice president of the iaaf and chairman of a sports marketing company. >> well, here's the rival of

sebastian coe on his chances. >> one of my proposals is to set up a values commission that will allow young people to understand about the history of their support, the tradition of their support. if you look back at the history and the tradition of their support they'll also understand the athletes like me who competed at a very high level and did not need to fall back on measures that lacked integrity. >> the college sports bringing in millions of dollars. the rules step late tha decision disallows university students to form an union. >> joining the college athlete association would give them more bargaining power over scholarships and medical

benefits. but the nlrb said doing so would not promote stability in labor relations. response to the board's decision was swift. capa's president said that is not a loss but it is a loss of time. it delays players securing the leverage they need to protect themselves from traumatic brain injury, sports-related medical expenses and other gaps in protections. another tweet, disappointed by the nlrv ruling but can't deny the positive changes brought about by athletes standing up. proud of those guys. northwestern said it is pleased with the decision. stating we applaud our players bringing national attention to these important issues but we believe strongly that unionization and collective bargaining are not the protect methods to address the concerns raised by student-athletes. the players petitioned for union reputation for january of last year, but the university

argued that scholarship players are not employees, and therefore could not organize. but a regional nlrb director said that they were employees and gave the go head for election in the spring. players cast ballots but the votes were locked away more than a year pending a review. although the nlrb denied the wildcats' petition it did no it did no not say that other athletewere not employees. >> there are a lot of legal reasons why that could get mes messy. assume states have labor laws that would get in the way that have and so on.

>> in a statement the association said this ruling allows us to make progress for the college without risking instability to college sports that the nlrb recognized might occur under the labor pension. >> suffering a fracture to the face. the returning drive struck him to the right half his skull. he was helped off the field for treatment. that's it. >> well, thank you. that's it for me, julie mcdonald. we'll be back in just a moment's time with much more of the day's news. we'll see you in a couple of minutes. bye bye.

>> over 100,000 reached the continent last month. >> hello there, i'm julie mcdonald. also coming up. bangkok bombing suspect the man sought by peace connection in the worst attack in thailand's history? >> calls to the u.n. to consider sanctions against south sudan after the president refuses to sign a peace deal. and bug killing book that could save millions of lives.