the news continues next live from doha. ♪ this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello from doha, everyone. this is the news hour on alyaz. gunfire in istanbul, and eight soldiers killed in a roadside bomb. we'll be live in turkey as it heads for a snap election. thai police say the bangkok bomber didn't act alone. we join local forces on the front line against rebels in southern somalia. >> reporter: there's been an

al-shabab ambush here. i'm [ inaudible ] with the sport, including . . . [ applause ] >> athletic's governing body chooses its new president as it grapples to restore its image in the wake of doping allegations. ♪ we are going to start this news hour in turkey. there has been an explosion in istanbul. eight soldiers were killed on the boarder of the country, and the president is now talking about the country swiftly heading towards early elections. let's go to bernard smith who is our correspondent live in istanbul. so many things going on at the moment, bernard. and always a political

background to it. tie it all together, if you will. >> reporter: first of all, we have had eight turkish soldiers killed this afternoon in a bomb explosion in southeastern turkey. one of the biggest losses of life the turkish military has suffered in the recent campaign against the pkk. the soldiers were in a patrol that hit a roadside bomb that seemed to be detonated remotely. and in istanbul a couple of shots were shot outside of the prime minister's office here in istanbul, and a sound grenade or something was thrown as well, and a couple of people have been arrested. and against all of that is this political backdrop of uncertainty, the likelihood of new elections in october or

november after the failure of the akp party to find a coalition partner to join it. so the ball now in the hands of president erdogan who will likely make the announcement to call for those elections. >> you talked about the elections they lost, a lack of support at the elections, and all of these situations which they can't quite seem to keep a lid on. >> well, they still won the election in the sense that they were the largest party overall, and what is going to happen now is there will be sort of election government, they call it, formed between now, excuse me, and the election in october or november, and in that for the first time the akp will have to share power, because the cabinet will be made up of members of

all of the parties represented in parliament. there will be car net posts for the hcp, and the secular chp party and also another right-wing parity. the akp has been trying to avoid having to share this much power, but now it seems to be left with little option, and that will probably result in quite a fractious government in the run-up to those elections. these are all ideologically opposed parties, so it's not likely there's much that sort of cabinet is going to be agree on, and this at a time when turkey is looking for a stable government as it faces security threats. the turkish lira at its lowest point ever against the u.s. dollar. >> bernard smith is in istanbul.

we thank you for that, bernard. now we're going to analyze that story with the director of the turkey project at the center for strategic and international studies. he is joining us from washington, d.c. we thank you for your time, sir. i put something to you there which i just said to our correspondent the idea that this is the start of perhaps a slow decent for the acp party. it is dealing with a whole lot of issues which it can't quite put to bed as it were. >> it is almost an [ inaudible ] scenario for the government. they are now grappling with a worsening economy, a -- a fight against the pkk, and therefore dealing with the resumption of the terrorist threat that turkey had to live with many times in

the past. in addition, there's of course the political uncertainty as to when the elections will be held and in what kind of environment it will be held -- held given the deteriorating situation. >> tell me your thoughts on the relationship and situation with the kurds. one, they genuinely have more support, and that's what we saw at the last election, and that they are growing stronger, or perhaps that the acp is trying to show how strong it is against the kurds in make these things happen so it can pull back some of that support. what is your take on the kurdish situation right now? >> well, the main reason that the akp failed to get the majority in the last elections is because the hdp was able to exceed the 10% national barrier, and was able to enter parliament with 80 members. and that's maybe a force for the

first time as a party in its own right. the formula for the akp to regain its parliamently majority is to try to push the hdp below 10%, which i think it is unlikely, while getting votes that are tough on terrorism. that is having an impact on tourism revenues and things could get a lot worse before they get better. >> for example, we saw happening today in istanbul at the palace. symbolic that it happens in a place like istanbul and a major tourist attract like that. >> and it was against the presidential palace. a few months ago there was a similar attack. and there was no loss of life on this occasion or the previous occasion, but the very fact that one of the palaces that the president uses, the president

erdogan, that is symbolically important, and it heightens the unfortunately developing in turkey. >> good to get your thoughts on the news hour. >> thank you. >> police in thailand say they believe the main suspect in the bangkok bombing is a foreigner and didn't act alone. from bang kong scott heidler has this report. >> reporter: this is the man thai police are hunting for. they issued an arrest warrant for him, saying he appeared to be a foreigner. they are offering a $28,000 reward for information leading to his arrest. 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. >> once we get [ inaudible ]

bomb makers, then we can take a conclusion of who they are, and their identity, but some of these pieces from the bombs are seemingly 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 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, and the arrival numbers of the all-important chinese market doubled in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year. the united states tourism organization says these were direct attacks on thais and this nation's economy that is so strongly connected to tourism. 10,000 additionally security forces have been deployed in bangkok. this has reassured some of the tourists. >> translator: at first i was shocked to hear about the blast. after assessing the situation, i

think bangkok might be safer after the bombing. >> reporter: as friends and relatives look at the lists of the dead and injured, the government admits it will have to work harder to prevent more attacks. african union place keepers are planning a major offensive against al-shabab. local forces are taking on al-shabab near the port city. mohammed sent us this report. >> reporter: these with the men somalia wants to use in its efforts to seize territory back from al-shabab fighters. they are the latest recruits from the somalian army. >> translator: we cannot allow

al-shabab to continue using this region as a hideout. they have been flushed out of most other parts of somalia. we shall do the same here too. >> reporter: but until the recruits finish their training, it is these fighters who have the task of defending the territory under government control. it is a constantly changing combat zone. moving in small groups, al-shabab fighters are known to conduct surprise attacks income anywhere. suddenly we are under attack. [ explosion ] >> reporter: there has been an al-shabab ambush here. just a few meters away, and men [ inaudible ] forces of the state are returning fire. with attackers pushed back and

everyone accounted for, we move forward to the official front line. anywhere beyond here is rebel territory. these men cannot afford to relax. they know their enemies could hit them at any moment. just a few hundred meters away from the defenses of the regional forces an african union's peace keepers base. >> translator: we have a close working relationship with the peace keepers. we exchange information. they also support us by treating our sick and rounded. >> reporter: a short distance away is this village. until recently it has been an important base and attacks election center for al-shabab. most of people in here have fled. those who remained behind are terrified. this woman says her roadside cafeteria was bombed down just days ago by al-shabab members. this is no conventional war and

it seems its group is ready to use any trick to outdo its opponents. as always there is plenty more coming up on the news hour here on al jazeera. the run rises on a sad scene on kos. a prominent archeologist killed by isil in palmyra. and the nfl brawlers, we'll tell you what sparked this fight between two teams at a training camp. ♪ we talk a lot about the war in yemen, but today we're especially talking about the children. the warnings come from unicef, which says 400 children have been killed since march.

here are other key numbers for you. eight children killed or injured every day, and if is that not happening to them, they are being used to fight. unicef has documented about 377 cases of children recruited by armed forces. plus access to food is now even harder. 1.8 million children don't have enough to eat, nearly 10 million need humanitarian assistance, and we're talking 80% of yemen's children. >> reporter: these streets are now a battleground. for the children of yemen, war means being forced to grow up quickly. >> translator: my sisters and i get so frightened when we hear the bullets. >> translator: i'm frightened when i hear war planes. 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 wounds, many maimed forlife. >> the vast majority of people in yemen have nothing to do with this. they want to go about. they want to live their lives, educate their children, and see their children grow up, and 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 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 humanitarians to the vulnerable populations, the lack of access by those who can't buy food, the lack of [ inaudible ] available for people to move around the country, the lack of the ability to mill grain, and the lack of water, a perfect storm brewing inside of yemen now. >> reporter: every facet of life has been disrupted. markets are limited food. hospitals strained to the limb. schools unable to stay open. the concern is that children will continue to bare the brunt of this war long after the fighting is over. gerald tan, al jazeera. at least 10 have been killed in a syrian attack.

a bomber in a car targeted the kurdish security headquarters there. isil has ceased control of large parts of syria and iraq. isil has always killed an archeologist in palmyra. more from neave barker. >> reporter: for half a country this man was a guardian of the ancient roman ruins. it's here with the 82 year old was believed to have been beheaded by the isil. he oversaw years of research at

the international site. >> he was so much involved in part of the city and culture and history and ark -- arc olg of that place. >> reporter: fighting between syrian rebels and government forces peppered the ancient buildings with bullet holes. and then after capturing the site from government forces, isil arrived. he stayed in palmyra to help evacuate the museum's invaluable contents but was taken hostage. isil has destroyed hundreds of historical sites. sledge hammers and power drills have been used to ruin priceless artifacts. some fragments of human history

have been smuggled out, but it's not known how much damage has been caused. it is believed that some artifacts have been sold on the black market to help finance their campaign. this video shows 25 men in a packed theater, before their apparent execution. and now the beheading of a renuned archeologist who devoted his life to palmyra, now at the mercy of isil. couple of stories out of iraq for you. first more demonstrations in the southern oil-producing city. protests have been going on across the country has people have become increasingly fed up with corruption and lack of management. and then scuffles broke out in

baghdad at a tribal conference. the gathering was attended by tribes trying to work together. discussions got heated and ended up in fistfights with some people even using chairs during the altercation. the united states has been forced to call in the army to help fight wildfires. there are blazes in ten western states from california to alaska. this from tom akerman. >> reporter: across the west, 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 reinforces with support from about 200 mobilized national guard troops. in central washington evacuations forced hundreds from their homes. >> it's like a flame thrower coming through. >> lived here 33 years, so it's

hard to see this. at the peak of the apple harvest there, one of the world's largest fruit-processing plants was virtually destroyed. high wind ts continued to fan the flames, while california is accustomed to summer wildfires, the fourth year of drought is aggravating the danger. the firefighters can no longer depend on moisture from under brush and trees. even alaska with almost 200 current fires raging has not been spared. more than 20,000 square kilometers have been scored this year, making this season the third worst on record for the state. snow covers less of alaska than normal, so fire risk will remain high through september. a winter forecast for one of the

strongest el ninos would mean much warmer sea temperatures, that would raise the chances of more rainfall. we're live to [ inaudible ] in washington state now in the united states. tell us more about the situation where you are at this hour. >> reporter: kamal firefighters say they finally believe they are beginning to get any upper hand on this particular fire. it's now at about 50% containment. there is a huge concern about wind ts today, and some of those gusts will be up to 30 miles an hour with sustained gusts of up to 30 miles an hour. hundreds of homes, they say, continue to be tlented all around this region. in this area, 43 homes have already been destroyed along with 30 mirnt outbuildings. they will be back in the air today with two helicopters and

two sixed-wing planes dropping retardant. later this week, active u.s. military will begin helping with these fires. they will begin their training for firefighting today. they are asking some prison inmates to come and help. officials are also reaching out to australia and new zealand, because there is such a shortage of manpower, and resources are extremely difficult. >> so 95 wildfires i cross i think 11 or 12 states, but the death toll either zero or very low, someone it? >> reporter: that's right. there was one death, a person trying to evacuate, an older person who died of a heart attack, so no direct relation to the fire. so it is amazing that there has

been not more damage in that area. >> thank you for that update, from nbc in washington state. hidden hunger, this is the term used to describe micronutrient deficiency. in panama the government has launched a national strategy to combat this hidden hunger. the only country in central merck to do so. the story now from david mercer. >> reporter: in this rice paddy, jose is helping to make life-changing discoveries. for eight years he and his neighbors have worked with government and private groups testing out different varieties of rice. the crops they grow today are higher concentrations of vitamins and minerals and added micro nutrients.

>> translator: i always say if these seeds hadn't been giving us good results we would have stopped planting them. our health is very good. >> reporter: despite ideal growing conditions, one out of every five children in panama suffers from chronic malnutrition. in some communities more than half of the kids are mall nutritioned. nutritionists see biosupported rice as a key to change that. >> translator: it's one of the most sustainable strategies we have, because it doesn't involve changing people's eating habits. we're increasing the nutritional value of food. >> reporter: the government-backed plan has been growing steadily since 2007. panama is one of only two countries in latin america with a national biofort indication program. it is being called the model for

the region. and it's in experimental farms like this one, where the work to fortify crops begins. selecting these seeds takes up to eight years of rigorous testing. but scientists like evelyn, say their work is paying off. the biofortified crops are hardier, produce more food, and tastes no different. >> translator: aside from evaluating the plant for diseases, we keep plants that our producers like. until now our surveys showed that the farmers like the varieties of biofortified rice they are growing. >> reporter: 10% of the farmers are now growing the rice and other crops. jose's family has seen for themselves the positive impact. beating back malnutrition one

grain at a time. david mercer, al jazeera, panama. most protests are an antisomething. the world wildlife fund has enlisted the help of half a million ants. look at these pictures. it comes ahead of a visit by angela merkel to brazil. the ants are revolting. they have messages support such as merkel help and save the amazon lasered on to leaves. i don't even know what to say to that, but there's plenty more to come on al jazeera. russia is under pressure to clean up its act. we'll also tell you about a book with a difference, the drinkable book.

and in sports these 11 year old girls have been accused of match fixing. jo has those details coming up. ♪

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you are on the news hour here at al jazeera. eight soldiers killed in turkey. the government blaming kurdish separatists. police in thailand believe the main suspect in the bangkok bombing is a foreigner and did not act alone. they are looking for two other men seen in security camera footage at the scene of the blast. eight children are being killed or injured in yemen according to unicef. women in saudi arabia are registering to vote in local government elections for the first time. a law passed in 2011 also allows

women to stand as candidates. voter registration lasts 21 days and the elections themselveses will be later in the year. i spoke to a saudi writer from jeta, and asked her what it felt like to register and vote for the first time ever. >> it's an incredibly exciting time for us. and i didn't expect it to happen so soon, but it has, due to the king's vision and the support of the municipality of -- ministry of municipal pal and rural affairs. and initiatives by women. >> you have said you were surprised it happened so quickly, but has it been coming for sometime. it is part of king salomon -- the changes in the monarchy there that changes have been sped up? >> i would say yes, because we had already made a move during king abdullah's reign.

but there hasn't been any talk about the municipality and the city council, and that's why it was surprising for me. but, yes, i do see a linear advancement in women's participation in the country's affairs and politics. >> there will be opposition to this sort of thing? saudi arabia is a country steeped in traditions and history, and i'm almost concern there will be some people who won't want this to happen. >> for sure. and i was just having this conversation with family members. i guess with any change that happens, you have to face opposition, and a lot of people in society, men and women alike, are concerned about the arab and islamic identity. however, i -- i do believe that the world is not created by single nations. we're all the same nation at the end, and in order for us to find our identity, we need to go forward and explore other

identities and ideologies in order to install our own. and the elections are not a foreign idea. >> when you talk about the identities, how would women voting affect that in a bad way? i mean has to be a good thing for the whole arab world, and the identity of arab people. >> for sure. but other people unfortunately, they view it as an western intrusion, perhaps the unlaying of the democratic party, perhaps, and that's what scares people a little bit. the idea of elections is not new in its construct to the arab culture, but some people are a little bit apprehensive and afraid that it might lead to having a media that is more exploitative than beneficial to the vote. it's one of the opinions that i don't agree with. a ferry carrying hundreds of

refugees has left the greek island of kos. it was chartered by the greek government. thousands of people have also been left behind. jonah hull with this from the island of kos. >> reporter: an early-morning rescue by the greek coast guard, yet another precarious vessel in distress. many others do make it across. this is a family of syrian refugees who arrived on the shores of kos, an island in the european union. >> it's very dangerous. >> reporter: did you pay somebody to give you this boat? >> yeah, $1,000. >> reporter: per person? >> yeah. 500 for children. >> reporter: the shoreline is littered with the remnants of overnight arrivals. it is a fairly short but sometimes perilous crossing from

turkey. on monday night six people are confirmed to have drowned when their dingy overturned. one witness saw up to 50 people clamber off of this boat and disappear down the beach. it's fast. it's reliable and relatively safe, and it is estimated that those aboard will have made paid around $2,000 a head to make the journey. this is the budget airline equivalent. a flimsy plastic dingdy powered with a motor that often fails. using such a vessel, these pakistanis were lucky to survive. >> he is saying we are coming [ inaudible ] our battery is empty, our battery lost and we

row the ship, and at this time, three of us -- we row the ship three of us at the sea. >> reporter: so the boat was drifting -- >> the boat was drifting [ inaudible ] the coast guard rescued all of them. >> reporter: the coast guard returns to port heavily laden once again. and it won't be the last. the german parliament has backed the greek bailout plan even though angela merkel has to fight to keep members of her own party in line. last year 65 of them refused the talks on the bailout. russia has the worse record for spills and leaks among oil-producing nations, and most of these spills happen in areas where there are few people to notice. but recently a big leak hit a residential area.

rory challands has been there. >> reporter: has any detective will tell you, the work is often far from glamorous. she is an environmental activist for green peace, still she is on the hunt for evidence and finding it. the cover uphas been particularly thorough. >> companies brings fresh sand or oil, and just cover the entire oil spill. >> reporter: on june 23rd an unknown amount of crude oil flooded into the river in western siberia, and a slick spread out against the floodplain. >> the company announced they killed only 450 kilos of oil. but you can see traces of the oil all over, and even on that bank of the small part of the river. so we see that 450 kilos cannot

pollute such a great area. >> reporter: residents started posting pictures of black water gushing from their taps and animals coated in crude. they are still tallying up the damage. >> translator: we lost everything that was here. potatoes, carrots, onions, we were promised they were going to replace the soil, but what about the food? there is a winter to live through. >> reporter: we don't know how bad this spill is because the data just isn't published. the only data we do have the number of pipeline ruptures, 12,000 in 2013, that's an average of 32 every day. russia's environmental watchdog has moved to investigate this leak, and several executives at

the state oil giant have lost their jobs. but the root of the problem is russia's aging infrastructure. every year millions of tons of crude are spilled largely unpunished and fines if ever given, are small. >> translator: the scale of this incident was blown out of proportion by environmental groups. they make business out of it. they played on human emotions. all oil companies have to deal with it, because oil companies are considered to be rich. >> reporter: she says the cleanup work goes on, but these biggers removing floating booms were the only efforts we could see. and the story of this oil spill is still written all over this landscape in black ink. south korea is beginning

work to raise the seawall ferry, the one that capsized last year, killing mostly students. more now from seoul with harry fawcett. >> reporter: for the family members of the victims of the disaster, many of whom maintain this protest here in central seoul, it has been a very long time to wait for this recovery operation to get underway. there has been a great deal of debate about whether to raise the ferry at all. a debate about the practicalities of it all. that was resolved in april of this year, with a presidential decision that they would raise the ferry. it is going to be incredibly difficult and intricate. first there will be this survey period, then divers will go down to put netting across all of the

openi openings, to try to prevent any of the nine people who are still missing -- to prevent their remains from floating out. then they will try to give it a bit more buoyancy, put beams underneath it and then to be put on a rig, raising it on a floating dock and then to the shore. it will be incredibly difficult as well as costly operation. we spoke to a mother of a 17-year-old boy who died in the disaster, she said they will maintain this vigil until the very end. over the past year, it has lost a fifth of its value against the dollar.

>> reporter: the wheels of industry in motion. this tire factory employs 100 staff and has an annual turnover of in excess of $300 million. yet the spare parts to keep the machines moving with brought abroad. those parts are now up to 20% more expensive. steve set up the business over 20 years ago, but is now rethinking expansion plans. >> translator: [ inaudible ] our planning option, due to the currency rate, so maybe we don't expand too fast. expand just going slow. >> reporter: cutting costs also means hires fewer people with the skills from home and abroad. economies are evaluating the i market of malaysia's falling currency. >> i'm especially concerned about local investors who may

want to take out their capital from here. and if there's a capital flight, will have drastic consequences on the economy. >> reporter: for years the economy has relied heavily on oil production. the currency has lost 12% of its value against the u.s. dollar in the last 12 months. the governor of the central bank has ruled out pinning their currency against any other currencies. the recent edition of a new goods and services tax implemented last april is worrying malaysians about the rise in cost of living. >> as you know we have [ inaudible ] and other [ inaudible ] so we need spend

more, spend more, and make less. >> reporter: analysts say the currencies woes are beyond the government's control. a scandal involving the mri shan prime minister and other factors are putting pressure on the malaysian economy itself. analysts say it's time to worry, but not panic, and see how the government reacts. now hindus in india have been offering prayers to s surpant gods. they believe feeding milk to snakes rids people of their problems. plenty more ahead on this news hour, sport in fact. we'll hear from sri lanka on how

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tested on in haiti and kenya, and 99% 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. this is water filter sold at many camping stores and it's often used by backpackers, but just one costs $38. that's far too expensive for most pour people to be able to afford. but even krir ram mix filters can cost too much. each filter cost just $0.10. it hasn't gone into mass

production yet. they have teamed with others to fund raise to get it off of the ground. a few people think drinkable book could solve all problems, it's just one more step to get people clean water. jo is here to talk sports. doping, drugs, athletics all of the above. >> it will be something that the uaaf president has to deal with. the election comes at a troubled time for the sports governing body, following claims it has turned a blind eye to rampant doping. >> reporter: an election to choose a president for a sport in crisis. [ applause ] >> reporter: and the

front-runner triumph, weary, but relieved. >> this for me is the pinnacle. it's my sport. it's my passion. it's something i have always wanted to do. >> reporter: he faced only one contender. ceo won by 23 votes. the final stages of the election were overshadowed by tense criticism of the governing body. overallegations that it mailed to react to widespread doping. >> 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.

>> here he is taking on a sport which has got many challenges. some are talking about it being in crisis, and he has to be the man to turn it around. >> reporter: the outgoing president recently turned 82 and has been in the job 16 years. he has defended the bodies handling of doping under his watch. sebastian takes over a governing body that has been under siege in recent weeks. he has pledged to cleanup world athletics, but to do that he needs more money and time. lee wellings says there is no underestimating the challenge ahead for the new president. >> he has a lot of respect not just in britain but around the globe. he was literally in tight spots

when competing, and he came out of them, and he delivered an olympic for london. that was again sometimes a very difficult thing for him to deliver. this is not a cliche to say it is his tougherest challenge. i think what has happened withco is he has had one eye on this election. when he says there is a declaration of war on the sport, that's not the kind of language we want to hear. he says zero tolerance, but we need more evidence of that. so it will be extremely difficult to move on from these allegations that a third of athletes over a decade were doping. how can the public believe what they are seeing. his actions over the next few

years, he is going to have to deliver going into the next world championships in london, and he is going to have to deliver more quickly than that. >> for more head to our website, aljazeera.com/sport. the world anti-doping agency says a ban should be considered. its president says a ban would be a deterrent but they would have to be adopted by organize accusations like the ishes aaf. >> the world anti-doping agency does not have the power to do that. all we can do under the world anti-doping code is to declare a stakeholder non-compliant. it is then up to the stake holders whether it's a government or a sports federation to take whatever action they want do. i do not have powers to do that, so the debate can be held, but

it must be held effectively by somebody else. >> u.s. champion's league qualification continues in the next few hours. a further ten teams are in action as they look to book their spot in the lucrative stages. on wednesday manchester united took one step forward as they beat their opponent. the new 14 million winger scored twice to give the home side a 2-1 lead at the break, and provided an assist in the second half. >> but i want to kiss him tonight, because when you score two goals and you give the assist, also, yeah, then -- then normally in -- in the world, you are the hero. one of the greatest batsman

in cricket and certainly in sri lanka's is set to play in his final test match. he is the fifth highest test scorer of all time, and is one short of the record of 12 double centuries in tests. sri lanka's captain says it will be hard to say good-bye. >> he just wants to score 100 tomorrow. he has worked extremely hard and he's so determined to do that, and i truly wish and hope that he does that. but, yeah, i mean it's going to be an emotional game for him as well, because he has been with us for so long, and he has been with the national team for so long, and as i always say, he has been the backbone of sri lanka cricket over the past 18 years. a softball team made up of 11 and 12-year-old girls has been accused of match fixing.

the team from washington state had advanced to the next round and benched their best players. the accusation is they lost deliberately. the little league forced them into a tiebreaker with iowa, which they also lost. a massive drawl broke out between two nfl seams. the rams jeff fisher later said there was no excuse for their bad behavior. >> don't have rival teams train together. simple. >> yeah, easy solution. >> thank you jo. we're all done.

felicity farr is up next from london. ♪

gunmen attack one of istanbul's top tourist attractions, as eight soldiers are killed by a roadside bomb in southeast turkey. ♪ hello there i'm felicity barr, and this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, three children killed every day with many more injured, the young victims of the war in yemen. thai place name the main suspect in the bombing, but say he wasn't acting