>> live to turkey as it gets ready for a snap election. ♪ welcome back. this is al jazeera live from doha, also ahead, eight children killed or injured in yemen every day according to a new report there unicef. thai police say the bangkok bomber didn't act alone.

>> there has been an al-shabab bombing here. ♪ turkey's president says his country is swiftly heading towards early elections. the political crisis is being played out as well as gunfire on the streets, and military confrontation with kurdish separatists. police have now injured a policeman outside of istanbul's greatest tourist attractions. eight soldiers, bernard, that's a fairly heavy loss. tell us more. >> reporter: yeah, they were in a patrol vehicle. it seems the vehicle was

actually targeted by a remotely controlled roadside bomb. some of them would have been watching it come down the road before detonating it. there were other socials on board that were injured. there have been members killed in past months as this sort of low-level fighting between the pkk and between the turkish security forces as gathering momentum. it has picked up, in the last month or so, as the turkish security forces have increased their targeting of pkk positions in northern iraq and in southeastern turkey. but this certainly in recent times the biggest single loss of life for the turkish security forces. and another headache for the president. he has got violence going on as you just described also in istanbul. his party can't form a government and we could be having new elections as well.

>> almost certainly new elections. the prime minister handed the mandate back to the prior -- to the president. he was given that mandate to see if he could form a coalition after they lost the overall majority in the elections of june 7th. it has not been able to find a coalition partner, so yes, there will be new elections, most likely end of october or end of november, interestingly, is what happens in the run-up to those elections. it's going to have to be what they call an election government, essentially a caretaker government. and that will be made up of all representatives in parliament. it means the kurdish hp party will be given ministerial posts though chp and the mhk. the akp have been trying to avoid sharing power.

it looks like they can't now avoid that. these could be fractious months. these all adee logically opposed parties agree on little, so you can imagine there's not much that will get done in the months leading up to the election. >> thank you. move to one of the top stories of the day, and this children in yemen being involved in the conflict. have a look at these numbers from that report. start with this one. eighty children killed or injured every day in yemen, and if that is not happening, they are being used to fight. unicef has been documenting 877 cases since march. there is difficult access to food. there is -- that was bad enough before the war, but it is now even harder with 1.8 million children who don't have enough

to eat, and nearly 10 million which need humanitarian assistance. and that 10 million which accounts for 10% of the children. the story now. >> reporter: once their playground, these streets are now are battleground. for the children of yemen, war means being forced to grow up quickly. >> reporter: my sisters and i get so frightened when we hear the bullets. we're afraid we will die. >> translator: i can't sleep. i'm afraid this war will expand and i'll lose friends to this war. >> reporter: the grim statistics support their fears. on average three children are killed in the fighting every day, five more wounded, many maimed for life. >> it is unless, and the vast majority of the people in yemen have nothing do with this. they want to have nothing to do with this. they want to live their lives. they want to educate their

children, and see their children grow up. they don't want this, and they are suffering unnecessarily. >> reporter: it's not just about direct attacks. even before the conflict, access the food and water in this impoverished country was difficult. that situation is far more dire now. children who don't have enough to eat are turning up in hospitals, nearly 2 million expected to suffer from malnutrition this year. the u.n.'s world food program estimates one in every five yemenese is severely food insecure. >> between the lack of availability of food, the lack of access by those who can't buy, the lack of soup bowls available for people to move, for us to mill grain when it comes in, and the lack of clean water, a perfect storm that is

brewing inside yemen right now. >> reporter: every facet of life in yemen has been disrupted. markets with limited food, hospitals strained to the limit, schools unable to stay open. the concern is that children will continue to bear the brunt of this war long after the fighting is over. police in thailand say they believe the main suspect in the bangkok bombing is a foreigner and did not act alone. scott heidler has more. >> reporter: this is the man thai police are hunting for in connection with the shrine attack. they are offering a $28,000 reward for information leading to its arrest. his image has been shown on tv, and is a constant figure on social media, but police don't

think he acted alone. they say two other suspects have been identified in closed circuit tv footage of the blast site. >> we can make a conclusion of who they are, but for the moment some of these pieces from the bombs are coming from our own country. >> reporter: he adds that the physical evidence could reveal signatures that could help them pinpoint where the bomb was made. and at this stage, they are not ruling anything out, especially when it comes to the motivation behind the attacks. these bombings come just as tourism is rebounding here in thailand. the united nations tourism organization says that these were direct attacks on thais and this nation's economy that is so strongly connected to houri

hourism -- tourism. >> translator: at first i was shocked to hear about the blast after assessing the situation, i think bangkok might be safer after the bomb. >> reporter: as friends and relatives look at the lists of dead and injured, thailand's government admits it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks. women are registering to vote in saudi arabia. it is the first time women have been able to take part in elections in the kingdom. a law passed in 2011 also means they can run for office. they are allowed to choose who they want to manage local government services. african union peace keepers are planning a major offensive with the somali army against the armed group al-shabab. the aim is to cut off the ruth to kenya. in the meantime local forces are

taking on al-shabab here the port city. >> reporter: these are the men somali wants to use its efforts to seize territory back from al-shabab fighters. they are the latest recruits for the somali national army. they have now been trained in the port city, capitol of the regional state, one of the last remaining strong holds of al-shabab. >> we cannot allow al-shabab to continue using this region as a hideout. they have been flushed out of most other parts of somalia. they shall do the same here too. >> reporter: but it's the fighters who have the task of defending the control. we set out with them to the front line. it's a constantly changing combat zone. al-shabab fighters are known to conduct surprise attacks almost

anywhere. suddenly we are under attack. [ explosion ] >> there has been an al-shabab ambush here. we are not very far away from here, and [ inaudible ] forces of the jublan state are returning fire. with attackers pushed back, and everyone accounted for, we move forward to the special front line. anywhere beyond here is rebel territory. these men cannot afford to relax. just a few hundred meters away from the defenses of the regional forces this is an african union peace keepers base. >> translator: which have a close-working relationship with the peace keepers. they also support us by treating

our sick and wounded. >> reporter: a short distance away is this village that has been an important base and attacks collection senator for al-shabab. most of the people here have fled. those who remain behind are terrified. this woman says her roadside cafeteria was bombed down just days ago by al-shabab members who accused her of selling good to soldiers. each group is ready to use any trick to outdue it's opponents. in the news ahead on al jazeera, we'll tell you about a hook with a difference that is going down very smoothly. and athletic's governing body chooses it's new head. ♪ the only way to get better is to challenge yourself,

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♪ you're back with al jazeera. these are the top stories, turkish police have arrested two gunmen who through a bomb outside of one of istanbul's top tourist attractions. the incident comes as the president says turkey is heading towards early elections. eight children are being killed or injured every day in yemen. and unicef says children are feeling the force of the worsening humanitarian crisis. the main suspect in the

bangkok bombing has now been identified. a ferry has left the greek island of kos, it was chartered by the greek government to take them to the mainland. but thousands of people have been left behind. this report is from jonah hull. >> rescued by the greek coast guard. here is another precarious vessel in distress, many others do make it across. this is a family of syrian refugees who finally arrived on the shores of kos, an island in the european union. >> very dangerous. [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: did you pay somebody to give you this boat. >> yeah, $1,000. >> per person? >> yeah, 500 for children. >> reporter: the shoreline is littered with the remnants of overnight rife -- arrivals.

it is sometimes a perilous crossing from turkey. on monday night six people, including a child are confirmed to have drowned when their dingy overturned. this boat arrived at 2:00, according to a witness who saw at least 50 people get off and go down the beach. this is fast, it's reliable, and relatively safe. and it's estimated those aboard will have paid around $2,000 a head to make the journey. and this is the sort of budget airline equivalent. a flimsy dingy operated by a motor that often fails, tires for life vests. using such a vessel, these pakistanis were lucky to survive. >> we are coming at the

site -- our battery is empty, and we roar the ship and at this time we row the ship, three of us at sea. >> reporter: so the boat was drifting and then the coast guard rescued them. >> rescued all of them. >> reporter: the coast guard returns to port heavily laden one again, not for the first time, and it won't be the last. the german parliament has backed the greek bailout plan. chancellor merkel has to fight to keep members of her own party in line. remember athens estimated 3.2 billion euro payment to the european central bank tomorrow. malaysia's currency is one of the worst-performing in the

region. >> reporter: the wheels of industry in motion. this thai factory employed 100 staff and has an annual turnover in excess of $3.5 million. yet the spare parts are bought in u.s. dollars from abroad on a regular basis. those parts are now up to 20% more expensive and are affecting margins. >> [ inaudible ] due to the currency rate. so maybe we want to spend too fast. spend for this year -- for this -- going slow. >> reporter: cutting cost also means hiring people with the skills from abroad and at home. >> i'm especially concerned about malaysians who when they lose confidence, they may want

to take out their capital from here, and if there's a capital flight, it will have drastic consequences on the economy. >> reporter: for years the malaysian economy has relied heavily on oil production. the currency has lost 12% of its value. they have ruled out imposing capital controls. >> reporter: the recent addition of a new goods and services attacks implemented last april is worrying malaysians about a rise in the cost of living. >> [ inaudible ] a lot, because as you know we have [ inaudible ] and other [ inaudible ] so we need to pay

more -- pay more and receive less. >> reporter: it may be bleak, but analysts say the currency's woes are beyond the government's role. a potential u.s. interest rate rise and a $700 million scandal involving the government is all putting on pressure. south korea's beginning work to raise the ferry that capsized in april of last year, killing more than 300 people, most of them teenage students. the recovery is expected to cost $70 million. harry fawcett has more on that from soul. >> reporter: for the family members of the victims, many of whom maintain this protest here in central seoul, it has been a very long time to wait for this

recovery effort to get underway. there has been a great deal of debate about whether to raise it at all. that was eventually resolved in april this year with a presidential decision that they would raise the see wall, it's going to cost in excess of some 17 million usd. first there will be this survey period, then drivers will go down to put netting across all of the opening, to try to present any of the nine missing people that may still be on board, to prevent their remains from floating out. they are try to give it more buoyancy, insert beams underneath it, and support the entire vessel before they take it on to shore before raising it and taking it to shore. it will be incredibly difficult and costly situation. we spoke to one mother of a

17-year-old boy who died in the disaster. she says they will maintain this vigil until the very end to make sure the ship is raised, and as much as can be is found out about the circumstances surrounding south korea's biggest civilian disaster. for the first time in almost a decade, the u.s. has been forced to call in the army to help fight wildfires. there are blazes in ten states from california to alaska. >> reporter: across the west, fvrt firefighters are nearing the limit of their resources to put out hundreds of fires like these in eastern oregon. crews totaling more than 25,000 men and women are now reinforced with support. in central washington evacuations forced hundreds from their homes. >> it's coming down in pure flames. >> i have lived here 33 years,

so it's hard to see this. >> reporter: at the peak of the apple harvest there, one of the world's largest fruit-processing plants was virtually destroyed. in california flames continue to impose a risk. while california is accustomed to summer wildfires, the fourth year of drought is aggravating the situation. even alaska with almost 200 current fires raging has not been spared. more than 20,000 square kilometers of tundra and forrest land has been scorched this season. like other parts of the west, snow covers more than normal, so the fires will remain through september. a winter forecast for one of the

strongest el ninos in recorded history would mean much warmer sea temperatures and that would raise the chances of more rainfall. different sort of fire in mexico where police have destroyed more than 140 tons of illegal drugs. marijuana, methamphetamines, and cocaine worth around $120 million. 750 million people around the world don't have access to clean and safe drinking water, but researchers in the u.s. are trying to change that with a special kind of book. >> reporter: it's a book like no other, not one to read, but to save lives. it's called this the drinkable book. it's pages are made from filter paper made of silver nano particles that kill water-born disease. imagine it being sort of like

coffee filters. here is how it works. each piece of paper or filter can be torn out of the book. the paper is slid into a specially designed filter box. >> the most important thing and really the hero of this whole project is the technology decide it. >> reporter: it was invented over several years by a chemical at carnegie-mellon university. >> we have put these filter papers in a few different countries and evaluated the water before and after filtration, with what i reported on, the filters have also been tested in haiti and kenya, and the results were that 99.9% of the bacteria were killed by the papers, which is basically as good as tap water. >> reporter: more than 500 million people don't have access

to clean water, and more than 800,000 die each year from drinking water that is unsafe. >> this is water filter sold at many camping stores and it is often used by backpackers, but just one costs $38. that is far too expensive for most poor people to be able to afford. but even sir rammic filters, specifically made for poor counties in need often can cost just about the same, and that's where this comes in. the book can be produced for less than $5. each filter costs $0.10 and can filter 100 leerts of water, enough for one person for 30 days. they have teamed with others to fund raise to get it off of the ground, few think it could solve all of the problems, it's just one innovative step to get

people that need it clean water. in sports news for now, world athletics has a new boss, it is britain's olympic champion. >> reporter: it was a secret vote for a very public role. an election to choose a president for a sport in crisis. [ applause ] >> and the front runner, weary but relieved. >> this for me is the pinnacle. it is my sport, it's the thing i have always want doed. >> reporter: the double olympic champion faced only one contender. he won by 23 votes, margin of 10%. the final stages of the election were overshadowed by intense criticism of the world body, allegations it failed to act on evidence of wide-spread blood

doping between 2001 and 2012. coe has been a president since 2011. >> there is a zero tolerance to the abuse of doping in my sport, and i will maintain that to the very highest level of vigilance, and that is something that clearly over the next week or two, i will want to sit down and discuss with my colleagues. >> his supporters insist he can help restore the image of international track and field. >> he is taking on a sport which has many challenges, and he has to be the man to turn it around. >> the outgoing president recently turned 82 and has been on the job 16 years. he has defended the body's handling of doping under his watch. now on the eve of the world

championships here in beijing, coe has pledged to clean up world athletics, but to do that, he needs more money and time. plenty more news and analysis on that story and the rest of the day's news online at aljazeera.com. ♪ severe storms whip up strong winds in the midwest and the risk for more is still high this morning. active duty solders begin their training to battle wildfires in the west. plus a sex scandal on a prep school campus, a high school senior goes on trial, accused of sexual assault during a school ritual. ♪