>> thousands more refugees arrive in greece. the u.n. says syrians escaping war will keep on coming to europe. ♪ hello. i'm david foster, you are watching al jazeera live from london. eight south african police officers found guilty of the murder of a taxicab driver in a case that shocked the nation. the fight for yemen becomes the fight for the city of ta'izz where houthi rebels are holding their ground. the small shoulders watching anxiously, as china tries to

prop up a falling market. ♪ the united nations high commission for refugees says europe must unite if it is to succeed in tackling the refugee crisis. they say about 3,000 refugees are expected to cross into macedonia, every day in the coming months. let's hear now from andrew simmons in the serbian town where tows of refugees who have crossed from macedonia are trying to find shelter. >> reporter: this is described as a one-stop center, the entrance into serbia for these people. so many of them, more than 10,000 passing through here in less than five days. they are intent on getting to hungary, an e.u.-member state that has registered a hundred thousand people so far this year. that's more than double the entire amount for 2014.

the crisis is getting deeper all the time. it is no exaggeration to say this is the biggest refugee crisis since the second word war. germany is predicting that 800,000 asylum applications will be made in one year alone. the politicians are trying to reach some sort of coordinate approach, but they have failed so far. there's no doubt about that. the next step in the diplomatic wrinkle will be the west bakken summit in vienna on thursday when they will try to get some agreement. hungary wants more money for its operation there, and there is going to be some very hard talking. >> these are the latest pictures from greece of the government charted ferry arriving in the port city. an estimated 200,000 refugees have made their way on board this.

we'll bring in steven o'brien joining us via skype from athens. there's talk of a need for a united approach. i know you deal with the welfare issues, but are you seeing a totally disunited approach to the treatment of these refugees wherever you happen to be? >> thank you, david. i think wherever i have traveled over the last number of weeks and seen the operations of humanitarian organizations such as the red cross and the efforts of the authorities such as the government. i think people are trying to make their best efforts to assist these people in great need. but the red cross is now responding to this crisis, and it is a crisis, effectively across half of the continent. from the greek islands to the former yugoslav republic, to the south and the north. national red cross societies are trying their best to provide

assistance to these people. however, there simply isn't enough resources, and i think it's required that all governments, all humanitarian organizations, agencies such as the e.u., they come together and have a collaborative response in order to assist to this emergency. >> it's not like they won't have seen this coming. it has been on channels such as ours day after day after day. and when you see people like the ones we're seeing on screen at the moment, how do you and other organizations go about making sure that these people who have escaped in many cases terrible situations, they find themselves going hungry and falling ill, and so on. >> we do our best. i myself have been in belgrade just a new days ago, and i have seen the conditions that people have had to manage in. it is simply not dignified.

if anybody takes the opportunity to stop and speak to these people, and ask them about their stories and why they had no choice but to travel to europe, anybody would recognize these people who have names and stories behind them and are in need of assistance and deservedly so. >> will other countries follow the hungarian example of erects a 170-kilometer fence to keep these people out? >> i can't answer whether or not countries are going to follow that approach, but from the humanitarian perspective, i think it's worth noting that putting up fences and trying to prevent illegal migration isn't a long-term solution. it only forces people to choose other routes to enter europe or get involved with smuggling groups to be able to access asylum. the more effective solution

would be to open up more avenues for legal migration. particularly people fleeing conflict and insecurity, because it'ses the responsible of all of us to make sure people fleeing in fear of their lives have the opportunity to access protection and benefit from services they so desperately need. >> steven with thousands and thousands of people joining this -- this stream of refugees every single day, it won't be very long before we see elements where -- where crime flourishes, because not everybody who comes is going to be, you know, wanting to make an honest living, but we're also going to see problems with the host communities, resentment building up. how do you go about avoiding these two elements? >> i think, david i have to say through my work and personal life, i have traveled in much of the world, and i think everywhere you go, you are going

to meet good and bad people. and the public needs to recognize just because somebody comes from a country far, far away, it doesn't mean they are a bad person. they are more than likely coming because they have no choice. tension between host communities and those seeking refuge, these are issues, which i think institutions such as the e.u., national governments, and local community organizations, including the red cross, need to respond to and manage, because we're dealing with the concept of protecting humanity. these people are trying to seek a secure and safe life, and they have taken the opportunity to speak to these people as individuals, to find out their names, have a conversation with them, realize they are coming with their families and children, and realize they are people do -- too will help to

understand why so many people are coming and so many need assistance. it's incumbent on all individuals to find out the stories of these people coming to europe. >> steven thank you very much. on behalf of the international red cross, appreciate it. ♪ in south africa eight police officers have been found guilty of the 2013 murder of the taxi driver, the 27 year old was videoed struggling with police who tied him to the back of a van and then dragged him behind it. he had been accused of parking illegally. tania page has the latest. >> reporter: the judge branded the former police officers as liars before convicting them as killers. he said some of their versions of events were quite simply ridiculous and unbelievable.

the police officers had tried to convince the court that he had assaulted one of them, that there was an angry mob surrounding them, they feared for their lives that they weren't all aware he had been handcuffed to the van and they didn't all think he could have been serious injured by being dragged behind the van for about 200 meters. they tried to say he walked into the police station by himself was talking and denied an assault later that night. the judge relied on the mobile phone video, and on the reports of the pathology who said that internal injuries and bleeding must have been the result of probably being kicked in his cell. the family is happy. they do, however, want compensation. they say four of his children have been left behind.

he was always supporting an elderly father. so they want compensation from the police. by the end of the verdict, those police officers had their heads bowed. they were lead away. convicted killers, people who were supposed to protect the public. two aid workers from the humanitarian organization doctors without borders have been killed in south sudan. our correspondent joins us now on the telephone from juba in south sue da. two workers, two separate cases, i think ana? >> reporter: yes, that's right. unfortunately the details aren't that clear yet. what we do know is that they both worked for doctors without borders for several years, and were working in the very, very violent part of the southern state. we think this happened last week, but the reason for such

patchy information is doctors without borders evacuated all of their international staff in may, and they have a few people there now, but it's very difficult to get information out. these two were likely killed during an attack. but we don't know anymore than that. we don't know if they were targeted or caught in the cross fire. we'll get more details later on. the southern unity state has been very badly effected by the conflict in south sudan. almost 200,000 people are left without any medical attention at all, because the hospital has been closed since may. this is the information we have at the moment. [ inaudible ]. >> okay for now thank you. still to come here on al jazeera, from one camp to another, the somali refugees forced to leave kenya, but with no good home to go to in somalia. and the images which are said to

show isil destroying an ancient temple in the syrian city of palmyra.

>> our american story is written every day. it's not always pretty... but it's real. and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. ♪ bring you up to date with the global headlines here on al jazeera. as thousands of people continue to cross the macedonian border on their way to e.u. countries, the u.n. has called on all of the countries of europe to work in unity to tackle the refugee crisis, or it says face failure. in south africa, eight police officers have been found guilty of the 2013 murder of a taxi

driver. more violence in south sudan's unity state claims the lives from two workers with doctors without border. the red cross says it be suspend all aid operations in yemen, in aden after gunmen stormed their office there. the city has seen intense fighting between troops loyal to the exiled president and opposition fighters. well in other parts of yemen, three saudi soldiers have been killed at the border, after reportedly coming under artillery fire. hashem ahelbarra has the latest. >> reporter: an armored vehicle is hit by a rocket. this is the southern saudi arabia province along its border

with yemen where houthi fighters say they launched this attack to target saudi troops. [ explosion ] >> reporter: fighting has also intensified in the south central city of ta'izz. this is where the fight for the control of yemen will likely be decided. houthi fighters have put up fierce resistance here. but as the fighting continues, more people are killed and buildings are destroyed. >> translator: look at this. they have destroyed buildings, killed children. women and old people. they are destroying ta'izz. >> reporter: ta'izz is on the main highway that links the south to the capitol sana'a in the north. forces loyal to the exiled president hadi, say retaking ta'izz is just a matter of time. >> translator: i tell the yemenese despite the ongoing [ inaudible ] by the houthis who

are using rockets and heavy weapons, they assure that ta'izz will be liberated soon. >> reporter: this is another front line in yemen's continuing conflict. pro-government forces fire at houthi strong holds. yemeni soldiers trained in saudi arabia have been sent here with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve. they are on the offensive to recapture the province of ma'rib. they also say they have fighters ready to retake ta'izz. if they succeed of getting control of ta'izz and ma'rib, hadi forces will advance to retake the capitol and push houthi fighters and their allies to sa'dah in the north which is their strong hold. but that goal might not be easy.

the houthis and forces loyal to former president saleh, have deployed what they call an elite force in the mountains surrounding sana'a, to stop any advance by government troops. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. isil has released images reportedly showing the destruction of an ancient temple in syria. the images show barrels of explosives being laid around the temple in the city of palmyra. the temple was almost 2,000 years old and one of the most important sites in the city. isil began tearing down any ancient ruins it considered pagan and sack religious. lebanon's government is going to help stop a rubbish process. the government has been unable to agree on a new contract for a landfill site and that lead to household rubbish being

uncollected for weeks. the protests started in response to that, but grew to broader issues. jamal has more rubbish from the lebanese capitol. >> reporter: lebanon's government held an emergency cabinet meeting on tuesday to discuss the latest political crisis. the only concrete steps that they managed to take was the removal of the concrete barrier or wall that was put up on monday to fortify the prime minister's headquarters after several days of violent protests. that meeting, however, was yet another example of t the -- sectarian division that has crippled the government for years. six members walked out because they were unable to agree unanimously on the rubbish crisis and other issues.

today they are expecting other larger anti-government protests to take place. how those development with the momentum of the anti-government movement increases or if things die down is something that a lot of people will be watching. the garbage crisis still remained very much unresolved as does all of the other underlying problems like the deep-rooted resentment across society. the turkish president has given the prime minister the task of forming a government ahead of a snap election. it was the first time the ruling party failed to win a majority since coming to power in 2002. they put socials on the streets in nepal a day after a protest over a new constitution turned violent.

at least nine people died when demonstrators turned on police with spears, knives, and axes. the u.s. stock markets rebounded after china cut its interest rate. that's the fifth time in nine months that china has lowered the cost of borrowing. beijing tried to steer its struggling economy towards what is being described as a quote, new normal. but many are now worried about losing everything. adrian brown reports from beijing. >> reporter: this man is struggling to understand what is .hahhing to china's economy. all he knows is his shares are now worth 70% less than what they were two months ago. he sells eggs at a market in east beijing. he tells me he invested $20,000, all of his savings, but remains

hopeful about a recovery. >> translator: i already put all of my savings into the stock market. now i can just wait for the index to come back. i won't buy or sell at this stage, just keep watching it. >> reporter: his story is now being replicated in many places across china. when it comes to making investments the options for most chinese are pretty limited. property and shares. the problem now, though is that the prices of both are falling. a falling stock market and economy that is slowing. the owner of this restaurant says his takings are half what they were in june when the stock market began to fall. he says the landlord won't reduce the rent so he is closing next month. >> translator: my business not doing well, mainly because the stock market is falling. many companies in this area have gone bankrupt. >> reporter: it is an anxious time, and not everyone wants to talk. many people blame foreigners for

manipulating china's stock market. this trading room is popular with pensioners who were encouraged by the government to buy shares. >> translator: i don't even dare to calculate how much i lost. the market keeps falling. yesterday i lost 10%. today another 10%. i don't know when this could end. >> reporter: the stock market is a sensitive issue now, and these know it. officials ordered us to delete several images before they returned our identity cards. the president unveiled his vision when he became president. he called it the china dream. it means making china more rich and powerful. >> translator: the china dream is our goal. that goal will be definitely achieved. if not our country will go backwards. people's lives are still getting better day by day.

>> reporter: china's leadership has engineered recovery before, and for people it governs, still have faith it will do so again. adrian brown al jazeera, beijing. >> reporter: 14 people have been arrested in morocco and spain on suspicion of recruiting fighters for isil. they were detained near madrid and in a number of places in morocc morocco. a russian court has sentenced a ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years in prison for what were described as terrorist attacks in crimea. he was arrested shortly after the crimean peninsula was annexed by russia in 2014. he says the charges were politically motivated. >> reporter: looking at the face of a lengthy prison sentence.

they sing the ukrainian national anthem in defiance of the russian court that handed them a combined 30 years in jail. they were found guilty of setting offices on fire in crimea after it was seized by russia and for plotting further attacks. the men were tried as russians in a military court despite not having russian citizenship. they pleaded not guilty and say the charges are politically driven. the trial has been condemned by the ukrainian president. and amnesty international says there are allegations of witnesses being tortured to produce testimony to implicate the pair. dozens of people gathered in front of the russian embassy in kiev to protest the court's decision. >> translator: this is absurd. this is an inquisition. this shouldn't exist in the 21st century. i'm at a loss for words. >> translator: i'm sure that

oleg will be released, because if we can't release him, the world will. we know how many famous film directors are demanding his release. at some point our government or some other state will manage this. the brazilian president has announced a plan to cut the number of government ministries by almost a quarter. ten out of 39 ministries were closed. jobs will be cut, and property sold off. the move is designed to demonstrate that the government is committed to meeting austerity targets. her popularity is at an all time low. thousands of refugees are returning to somalia from the world's biggest camp in kenya. nearly 400,000 people live in the camp. two years ago an agreement was made to half that number.

most of those who have returned are now living a life of hardship. >> reporter: built on a strip of the sandy beach, this has for a long time been home to those displaced by conflict and drought in somalia. recently its population has grown with refugees returning from neighboring kenya. this woman and her daughter returned a few months ago after living in the camps for 21 years. >> translator: all we have here is peace. we have nothing else. we have got no help to settle back, and got no aid from anyone. >> reporter: just before the fist group of refugees returned, a number of charities came together to build these mix shift shelters for them. no one lives here. all of these houses have been abandoned. the families who were first settled there, moved out complaining they were too tiny and did not offer them enough protection against the heat. it's the difficulty in accessing

shelter and other humanitarian services that is causing the concern of the returning refugees to live in dignity. local officials say there is little they can do. >> it requires huge resources to settle these people. they have children. they have a schooling system. they leave hospitals medical care. there are so many services they require, which we cannot afford. >> reporter: these young men are an exception. they have been trained and equipped by a charity to build boats out of fiberglass. the majority of the returning refugees have been left on their own. every morning hundreds of them take to the streets looking for work. this man has lived in the camps for 11 years. >> translator: i'm facing the same problems i fled from. i'm still a refugee. i thought i would begin farms,

but here i am a laborer. >> reporter: near the kenyan border is the world's largest refugee camp and home to nearly 400,000 somalis. it is hoped that the return over a few years will empty the camps. but with the situation in somali as bleak as it is for the returnees it's unlikely many more will be coming back soon. six days after lifting off, a japanese rocket has docked with the international space station bringing enough-needed supplies. it was japanese for white stork arrived 20 minutes earlier. and there it docked with the robotic arm 400 kilometers above the surface of the earth. the six astronauts needed provisions after the failure of

three cargo rockets to arrive in the past eight months. they were given some liquor for a year-long experiment on the effect of zero gravity. aljazeera.com for a great deal more on the headline stories and what is behind it. ♪ despite another day of falls in the asian markets. a huge wild fire grows bigger now another half million homes are being evacuated. and the nation's largest gun rights group goes after seattle. the nra suing over a new tax meant to help stop gun violence. ♪