>> truck tragedy. >> these people come to europe, and come to europe for protection. >> dozens more refugees found dead, this time in an abandoned truck, while european leaders met to debate the immigrant influx still missing... >> we are in this country in honour of every one of them 500 days later family of the

kidnapped chibok schoolgirls in nigeria hope they'll be brought back alive he must go. the streets of guatemala erupt in a national strike demanding the resignation of the country's embattled president. >> every time it rains a little more falls off. if we weren't do this, it would be a catastrophe. >> the delicate task of preserving a world heritage site. ancient rites carved into stone good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. we begin with a tragedy in austria that has shaken european leaders. austrian officials made a horrific discovery near the hungarian border, the bodies of 50 refugees found inside a truck

on the highway. a boat packed with refugees capsized off the libyan coast, hundreds feared dead, happening as european leaders were meeting at a summit in vienna. some are demanding action to stem the flow of immigrants. others want to focus on fighting human trafficking and giving asylum to the refugees, barnaby phillips is in the austrian capital with the latest. >> reporter: it looks like nothing out of the ordinary, a truck parked on the side of the road. but this is the scene of a crime. when police approached the vehicle, the driver was nowhere to be seen, they saw drug -- blood seeping out of the back. they were overwhelmed by a terrible smell. inside they found the decomposing bodies locked in. and suf jof kated. we don't know the country of origin, counting them is a slow gruesome task.

>> translation: how many people were in the truck at this point in time i can't tell you, we fink it may be more than 20 people, 20 to 50 transported in the truck, and all the people have died. it's likely they are refugees, and highly likely they are people trafficked from east to west. >> reporter: the summit in vienna was likely to be dominated by the refugee crisis, the latest tragedy drought an urgency to the taxes you. -- to the talks. >> translation: we are very much shaken by the news that up to 50 people lost their lives in a situation where criminals facilitated illegal border crossings did not care about them, even though they were on their way to places they thought would be safe. it admonishes the need to tackle the issue, there are more refugees than ever since the second world war.

the austrian and german chancellors want to move to a quota system, whereby european union countries commit to taking in certain numbers of refugees according to size and economic capability. such a system, says angela merkel, would be fair. certain e.u. countries such as denmark and u.k. say they'll have nothing to do with european refugee quote owes. the plan for quotas was suggested by the european commission back in may. at this summit e.u. officials called for governments to have the courage to take difficult decisions. >> these people come to europe, and come to europe to protection. they need europe to protect them, and we need to live up to our standards of human rights and respect of international

obligations to protect them. we need a european approach. everyone says so. >> the leaders discussed ways of helping the boarder countries to cope and stay in the country of origin, that's a long-term solution, there's no immediate remedies to the crisis migrants use seven main routes to make their way to europe. in 2014, more than 130,000 people cross the mediterranean sea via the central and the apulia and calabria routes. most from syria, eritrea and sub-saharan africa. the second most travelled are the eastern mediterranean, and eastern border routes. most of the 52,000 travelling that way came from syria and afghanistan. the western mediterranean, and west african routes had eight coming into spain.

most came from cameroon, algeria and mali. the west balkan route. 23,000 travelled that way. >> cousteau vo, afghanistan and syria. >> hungary is trying to make it difficult for refugees to reach europe. it's building a huge fence, as andrew sends a report, there's a way to get around it this is the controversial 3.5 meter fins. many cut their way over it or get through. there's another problem. it's big. the fence comes to an end here. leaving a wide open space. you can walk in from serbia without interruption and walk back into serbia. i'm there now. what's the reason?

as i walk backwards i'm coming into romania. which is an e.u. state. you can't put up a fence or a wall between e.u. states. therefore you have an anomoly with people walking through three different countries. the nearest hungarian village is there, a sleepy place where the local mayor has sympathy for the refugees, but anger to the the refugees, but anger to the government. >> it won't solve the situation, it's not for the migrants the the government wants to prove they are patriotic and saving the country. >> reporter: within a few minutes of arrival, the hungarian border police arrive to answer questions. later the romanian police came to find out who we were, and tried to explain the layout of the land. >> but at night time and in large numbers, refugees could

easily cross here, now, they prefer more suitable areas near a town. when the fence is completed, the problem will remain, a potential hot spot, a place to be exploited by criminals, an example of anomalies, problems that e.u. faces in policing their borders. andrew simmonds reporting. >> nearly 2 million syrian refugees fled to turkey, now the country has reached saturation point and asked europe to shoulder more of the load. bernard smith is in the city where refugees outnumber res denth. >> reporter: kill sis a syrian town, that's how an official scribed it. the population of syrian esgeese, 110,000. turkish, 108,000. it's more than doubled. there's another nine or so turkish towns in a similar position.

the turkey e.u. affairs minister warned that the country is at capacity and fears if fighting continues to intensify in aleppo, there may be more than a million refugees could be headed in this way. he's warning europe to prepare to anticipate more syrian refugees, and a reminder that the country spent 6 billion looking after the syrians living here, europeans offered about $80 million as a contribution to the cost. so far turkey has not received a penny of that offering of assistance syrian rebels losing ground to i.s.i.l., they see several villages. i.s.i.l. has encircled the town near the turkish boarder.

more than 2 dozens fighters died in the fighting. >> if it falls, it could be a major blow in the fight against i.s.i.l. in that region. a military funeral was held in iraq for two senior iraqi commanders killed in a car bombing in ramadi. the funeral attended by military commanders and high-ranking officials. meanwhile, iraqi forces are geared up for an operation to retake the city of baiji, 130 miles north of baghdad on the road to mosul. officials believe if they regain full control of baiji, it will be a boost recapturing control from i.s.i.l. iraq's shia militias, the popular mobilization forces prepare for an assault an baiji. this is the image they want you to see, that they are confident and ready to defeat i.s.i.l. this battle will decide the

future of the islamic state fighters in iraq. he met with senior officers on the outskirts of bangui. >> translation: we plan the whole operation as the enemy is trying to find a break in ramadi. the operations are going smooth le. they are be-steeged there. they are trying to open a front. the ability of forces is a great success. >> the country has been here before. the oil refinery and the town changed hands many times. neither of the forces have been in full control. the oil refinery is a major source of income, retaking it and holding it is a victory for

iraq. the government say they will not let them cross, because they don't have the relevant paperwork. i.s.i.l. killed consider commanders in an attack, seen as a blow to iraqi security force, who are losing experienced commanders, in a sign that i.s.i.l. is far from complete in spain, an i.s.i.l. suspect arrested in a counterterrorism operation appeared in court. he is accused of trying to coordinate a network in toronto. he was trying to recruit people to fight in iraq and syria. he's held on terrorism charges. 13 other suspected followers were arrested during the joint moroccan and spanish police provision. >> a day after who american soldiers were killed in afghanistan. multiple air strikes were launched. the air campaign focused on fighters threatening coalition

and afghan forces in the area. more than a dozens strikes hit the area. wednesday, the taliban took control of the area after a week-long assault. >> in nigeria, people are marking a sad milestone. 500 days passed dins 276 girls were abduct. 57 escaped. 219 others have not been heard from since. relatives held vigils in protest marriages. ynonne ndedge reports from the capital, as parents struggle to keep hopes alive of seeing their daughters again. >> this woman's daughter is one

of 219 missing girls. she refuses to give up hope. she is bitter at the nigerian government. >> the government responded very slow. these girls own biological daughters. they don't care about them. we want the government to do something. we don't want anything from them, but our girls. >> reporter: this woman is leading the march, at the forefront of a campaign to put pressure to rescue the girls. pressure to rescue the girls.c >> there's 219 girls out there, waiting to be brought back home. we cannot afford not to continue this. every day we are here, when do we stop. we say not until the girls are back. not without our daughters, we may not have carried them in the womb. but they are our daughter. the girls have not been seen since they appeared in this video last year. the new president says the government will not stop looking for them. >> there has been intensified intelligence, recognising us.

in a given location in the north-east. i think in the past the government contended with intelligence. intelligence that was very thorough. i think we are getting into something deeper, clearer and more specific. >> reporter: the government met with them to reassure them the government is doing everything possible to bring the girls home. the government says it can't tell relatives or campaigners whether it knows if the girls are alive or were they might be. every day the girls are missing, parents and relatives are losing hope of seeing them again the world editor for the miami "herald", and vice chair for the press institute american committee, and has respected throughout africa and nigeria,

and joins us from nigeria. you heard nigerian president say that the government is getting better intelligence on boko haram and the girls. do you believe that's the case? >> that's an important point. intelligence is something that has been missing for a long time. in fact, good intelligence. if the president says the intelligence is coming in in a way it can be better used and rely on it, i believe it's true. as you may remember, previous military establishment, because, you know, muhammadu buhari fired most of the military heads, there was a lot of people who really didn't trust the information that they were getting. this seems to be a fresh start. if the information is coming in, i have no reason to doubt him. >> he has to be under pressure, to defeat boko haram, he was

elected because he was seen as someone more effective than former president goodluck jonathan. but you still have on average 10 people killed every day, others kidnapped. >> absolutely. and all over 1,000 people have been killed since he was inaugurated. part of the problem has been that the government has to find a way to get the intelligence needed to be effective. one of the things that we have heard, and as you know, one of the reasons, indeed, why he had to get rid of so many military chiefs, is because the military apparently had been told that these girls would be kidnapped several days before it happened and they did nothing. in fact, they said they didn't have the resources to go in and prevent the kidnapping taking place, as you know, shortly after, the military chief says "we know where the girls are,

and rescued them", so you couldn't trust what was coming from the military. >> to your point, i read a powerful interview with a deutsche paper that said knew parts of the world experience the cruelty as in north nigeria, and one criticism is the south and richer areas don't care about the north. >> that is a concern that has been out there for some time. one of the things that i believe people will tell you at this point is that the government in power now, which indeed muhammadu buhari is from the north, you'll see a lot more concern and caring about what is happening to the people of the north. the previous administration with president goodluck jonathan from the south. as you know for a long time, people have been saying what is driving the insurgency are young people - at the core of it, young people who picked up with the insurgency, because they

didn't have jobs and anything else to do. the insurgency was the first thing that came calling. they don't have jobs. and as a point of that, antonio, is i was told by a senior official in neighbouring chad, that the former president of nigeria, before president jonathan, told them that he went to talk in gaol to some of the young people who had been arrested, and asked why are you involved in the insurgency, and they said "mr president, we don't have jobs." the question is how do you develop an area economically. you have a chicken and an egg situation. we were talking about intelligence being important. what about weapons. it seemed nigeria forces campaigned with troops with chad, niger, cameroon were making progress. they were criticized by president obama for not

providing weapons needed. has the international response been too weak. >> that's a could question. one of the things is weapons not coming in from the u.s., israel, france are providing weapons that would help. what we are seeing is the military in chad which has been effective, they come across the reporter when they need to and, indeed, there has been an agreement whether you are in chad or cameroon, if you see boko haram fighters coming into your territory, you have the right to chase them not only into nigeria, but across the border if you need to? >> it's a bad situation, we have to be hopeful for the girls. very good to have you with us. thank you venezuela's crumbling economy has made life difficult for its people. shortages are extending to desperately needed medications,

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court is a temporary stand in. in september greece will hold elections resulting in a more permanent leader. understanding prime minister alexis tsipras resigned after months of intense bailout negotiation, but is expected to be re-elected. greece's communist party rallied thousands outside the government building to protest against the government. they chanted anti-bailout slogans. greece agreed to a third bail out worth $98 billion pressure is mounting from guatemalan president molina to step down, imple kated in a major corruption scandal. thousands took to the secrets calling for his ouster. david mercer covered the protest, filing this report. >> reporter: throughout the day thousands of guatemalans have filed into the park in a show of force against corruption against

their government. people calling for president molina to resign. he's been caught up in a multi- million corruption scandal that brought down his vice president. on friday the attorney-general put in an application to the court to have the president impeached in the same scandal. people are fired of the corruption and need to have a political change. the protests are taking place against the background of elections. while it may not provide relief from corruption, the president's resignation would provide a positive start for change that they are hoping for. >> david mercer in guatemala activists say an estimated seven out of 10 drugs are unavailable in local hospitals and patients that need surgery

are denied treatment because of services. >> there are thousands of people here who have cancer. people with haemofillia, transplants. medicines are scarce. they are playing with the lives of the people affected. >> venezuela's currency controls and slumping economy have led to shortages in all sectors. the president blamed the shortages on what he sis is an economic war led by businessmen that he accuses of hoarding goods. >> skirmishes broke out between police and thousands of students. they want to know why it's taking to long for president michelle bachelet to deliver on her campaign promise, daniel schweimler has this report. >> reporter: these student marches are part of the layout of the landscape, demanding change to the system.

they say the system is unfair, the wealthier can pay to send students to schools and universities, and less wealthy have to send their children to public schools for which they have to pay. several in senior positions appointed during the dictatorship from 1973 onwards. these marches involve clashes between police, tear gas, water canons used, some protesters throwing stones. with commodity prices falling, the government doesn't have the money to implement changes asked for. it seems that with negotiations moving very, very slowly, they are likely to continue for some time to come. >> daniel schweimler in santiago. >> cluster bombs in yesser,

human rights groups say the -- yemen, human rights groups saying it's turning parts of the country into a trop for unwary civilians. lians.

welcome back to al jazeera america i'm antonio mora.

coming up in this half hour of international news, still recovering from an earthquake, nepal is slammed by monsoon rain, floodings and landslides. a first look at the story making headlines across the u.s. a vigil held for a television reporter and a camera man shot to death by a former colleague during a live interview. people gathered outside wbtj tv to remember alison parker and adam ward, and called for stronger gun wars and a rape trial for a former prep school opportunity. beau livery was charged with assault. he said they had sex, but it was consensual. he has been charged with felony assault for the third time since the supreme court ruled in favour of

marriage equality. a clerk refused to issue a licence. kim davey has been ordered to grant the licence. she says she should be exempt because of her faith. the government says it will not talk to houthi rebels. human rights watch is accusing the saudi arabia coalition of using munitions. >> reporter: more victims of the would in yemen. according to human rights watch, they were injured by attacks using cluster bombs they are mostly from a yemeni province on the northern border with saudi arabia. >> we were together, and the rocket hit us.

it exploded in the air and cluster bombs fell out of it. before we left the house, two submunitions fell down, others spread all over the village. my cousin and i were wounded. >> human rights watch teams travelled to many areas in northern yemen and met with victims. unexploded cluster bombs littered the area. children especially are high risk of being maimed or killed. three brothers were killed, two children, an adult. it hit us while we were sleeping. we were all wounded, including my brothers. i can't walk, hands were burnt. >> classes, submunitions are inaccurate. they are designed to target a wide area. here, many people were said to have been injured, as they travelled through the region. >> we have found evidence that ground trust munition rockets have been used in attacks

against seven locations in northern yemen. most likely the rockets were launched from saudi arabian territory. >> the kingdom of saudi arabia repeatedly said it would stop the military campaign when it is confident that the shia houthi rebels no longer pose a threat to the internal security. this is a skud missile fired by houthi forces into saudi arabia. the saudi arabia army said the ballistic missile was destroyed in the air. fighting has intensified along the kingdom's 1,800km border with yemen. the houthis backed by troops loyal to former president say they'll fight for as long as it takes. cluster bombs are designed to release a number of smaller explosives that spread across a wide area, like small land mine, they are dangerous after a

military conflict ends, and they are difficult to find and remove. the bombs were used in world war ii, developed simultaneously in germany, italy, russia and the united states. large concentrations of cluster bomblets are a hazard in iraq, afghanistan, syria, lebanon, parts of south-east aisho what vooet analyst. the international convention bans the use of cluster bombs. 108 nations signed the treaty. united states, russia and china did not. >> in context the flow of weapons around the world. officials gathered in mexico for the first talks since an arms trade treaty went into effect. the aim is more transparency for a business that senators as much controversy as it does scales guns flowed into mexico across the u.s. and southern

borders, so many illegal weapons float around, the government ran programs for citizens to change for cash and toys. it makes it an appropriate place for the m.e.r.s. international -- first international talks to control the arms race. officials from 121 countries knew flow the resort town of kak on. >> translation: we are ensuring guns don't reach the wrong hands. it's important progress. >> reporter: the aim - to hammer out details making an existing international trades treaty operational. those include empowering a secretariat, enforcing transparency on deals from handguns, tanks, fighter planes and war shops. >> the arms trade treaty, the promise of a peaceful world. i command those estates that are

promoting comfortable transfers. >> reporter: the hope is it will increase violence in areas like syria, iraq, south sudan and mexico - which are chairing the talks. memories are fresh of america allowing a huge number of arms to pass into mexico to see where they went. it backfired. and an example of what the treaty is looking to prevent. the biggest challenge is to persuade countries to be transparent about exports of weapons, not easy in an area cloaked in secrecy the arms trade treaty officially became international law once it was ratified by 50 u.n. member states in december 2014. to date, only 72 total members ratified it. 59 have signed, but not yet ratified the agreement. and according to the united states, the largest producer and

exporter of weapons worldwide. >> according to the stockholm international peace research institute. in 2012, the year before the treaty was signed, the u.s. exported 8.8 billion of weapons, followed by russia, with 8 billion, china, ukraine and germany rounding up the top 5 exporting countries. joining us via skype is anna mcdonald, the director of a coalition of advocacy groups. the treaty calls for transparency, on who is selling what weapons to whom. the objective is to know where weapons end up, and prevent them getting to the bad actors killing thousands a week. >> that's right, yes. this is the first treaty to regulate the trade in arms and ammunition, weapons that are killing people every day. this conference made progress, it ticked all the boxes, but the

issue of transparency has not been fully addressed. we are pushing governments to commit to ensure, but the reports they'll have to commit every year are made public. >> without that agreement on transparency, you are going to need robust enforcement. how is that going to work? >> part of the way in which enforcement can happen is through reporting. it's a crucial mechanism. that's... (audio breaking up).. anna, i'm going to interrupt you, we are having problems with the skype connection, we'll try to get back to you to make it better russia is expressing displeasure with a training center. n.a.t.o. says the new facility in georgia will help the soviet

republic move closer to membership. russia's military says it's a provocation from n.a.t.o., aimed at destabilizing security in the region tropical storm erica turns deadly in the caribbean. preserving ethiopia's 11 holy houses of worship. world heritage sites carved from rock, 800 years ago. years ago.

we'll head back to mexico, and anna mcdonald, director of a coalition of advocacy group, talking about the international trade agreement. one of the big issues that you'll face is how to enforce the treaty, how to make sure that weapons are not sold in a way they can get to people that you don't want them to get to. >> that's right. it's positive that the conferences will be public, n.g.o.s such as the media will be allowed access to the proceedings going on, it's important for accountability and transparency. it's disappointing that the government did not disagree that the government did not make reports public. they left it up to the government to make the choice. it's not good enough. it's essential that all governments make the reports public. in 2015, with an arms trade

treaty agreed, that violence around the world killing one person every minute, there can be no excuse in the arms trade. >> without it, without russia, china and the ukraine, three of the top five weapons countries, not being signatories, the biggest not ratifying the treaty, how effective can it be, even if the u.s. ratifies it, won't the bad guys turn to the other countries to get their weapons. >> the arms trade is a globalized industry, there's few countries producing weapons systems, most involve multiple compensates and parts. they are assembled in a third party location. it's an independent industry. and there's so many countries that are joining the treaty, 130 already, and it's only in the

last six months. it will be increasingly difficult for the countries to stay outside of the regime, to not be affected by it. the most important thing that countries that ratified the treaty can do is implement it effectively. they need to apply the provisions, making sure it's action on the ground and they regulate the arms trade and bring it under control. and that way all countries will be affected by it, and it will be harder for arms dealers to ply their trade. >> it's not just the deaths from the weapons, a peace in the guardian makes the point that it goes beyond that and includes economic consequences that affect people in places like africa. we don't have much time left. where do you think thinks stand on the united states, ratifying this? >> it's positive political signal that the u.s. is signing the treaty.

parliamentary systems leave it unlikely that they'll unratify in the near future. it's positive that one of the governments have actively engaged in it. >> anna mcdonald. good to have you with us. 10 years passed since hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, and parts of the golf coast. the president toured historic parts of the big easy, despite people putting lives and neighbourhoods back together. the poverty rate is 27%, more than half of the black men in the city are unemployed. something the president focused on. >> our work is not down, when there's people yet to find good affordable housing. and too many people, especially african-american who can't find a job. not when there's too many people that haven't been able to come

home. >> form, president george w. bush whose administration was criticized will visit the area. >> tropical storm erica - pounding the island of dominica. 12 were killed. four inches of rain fell on the island. the storm hit the united states next week, it could reach hurricane status according to the hurricane center. >> in nepal, a country recovering from two monsoon earthquakes. towns have been submerged. 90 people died in downpours and thousands displaced. we go east of kathmandu, where a flash flood hit this morning. they were made homeless by the earthquake, and now a flash flood again made them homeless. early this morning, around 5am massive rains made a small

stream over there rise, and this entire area got flooded. now,ate hours down the area is uninhabitable. all the houses here - it's full of water. you can see it's full of mud. earlier we met a person who ran out of the house with her nine month old daughter, and said it was a terrifying experience. when i got out of bed, the water was this deep. by the time i ran out with my daughter, the water was this deep. we didn't get a chance to say much. >> security force that is we talked to said they would be busy rescuing people and helping them recover what remained from their houses. there was landslides further up. and they have been clearing that up. in some areas children were on the way to school when the

floodwaters started to rise, and they had to be evacuated by the security forces. 12 kids were evacuated. at the same time there was a hospital down the road where the ground floor flooded and everyone had to be referred out of hospital. more than 300 died during the earthquake, hundreds of houses destroyed. and more than 800 families were disploiffed. people say they had just felt that things were getting back to normal, and things have fallen apart again. >> that report from nepal. 11 churches, carved out of rock are world heritage sites. in off the radar, charles stratford takes us to the town to investigate the historic

treasures. >> reporter: it's the spiritual home for million of ethiopian orthodox christians around the world. the 11 churches were carved out of the mountainside. in the 12th century, during the reign of the priest king. the ancient places of worship, representing holy sites in jerusalem and places in the bible. the king built them to pilgrims didn't have to risk the dangerous trek to the holy land. the fresco on the sealing date from the 15th century. these churches are of immense archeological and historical importance. the places of pilgrimage for ethiopian christians around the world are literally crumbling away. the rock in this area is highly susceptibility to moisture. in this church men use a syringe to inject grout into cracks in a pillar.

>> in terms of seismic activity, resilience, i mean, a slight earthquake would destroy the place. the fact is when you are dealing with natural strata in the terms of an historic building rather than a mine or a tunnel, there's little you can do. you can't line it with steel bars and concrete, you'll destroy the monument. it's historic surface. >> lose those, and you simply are back into rotted geology. >> and that process is not far off on the outside. >> antony shows us what he means. >> and if we start losing material like this, right through here, i mean, the only future for that, without some sort of intervention is this: so the idea of the bandage is to hold it in place. until we can get there to repair it. because every time it rains a little more falls off. if we weren't to do this, it would be a catastrophe.

>> i'm lucky because i come from this area. this heritage is a big thing for us. >> a number of churches have been covered by temporary shelters to protect them from the rain while the work is done. on a hilltop close by, people pray. >> the king did not just build the churches as a human being, he built them with the help of god. it was included on the first ever u.n.e.s.c.o. world heritage site in 1978. preserving this extraordinary place of spiritual retreat for ethiopians for every generation, a challenge they hope they can meet. a new art exhibit in london is sending imaginations soaring.

what compelled the artist to fill a space with thousands of white balloons. even the world's fastest man can't avoid technology.

12 former circus animals arrived from mexico to a wildlife refugee in colorado. including eight lions, two bobcats and an arizona coyotes. 700 acre wild animal sanctuary is home to 400 rescue animals. mexico outlawed the use of animals, now a look at how news

outlets crossed the world. the guardian following this perspective: the writer criticized the decision of media outlets showing the video of the recording of the gunman, saying it adds nothing to the motives and plays into the narrative and deepens the grieving of the bereaved china's paper criticizes relationship between russia and china, in an op ed saying china-russia getting closer is not the worse thing that can happen to u.s. washington must change the way of thinking that it is the only power to change world order. the national from the united arab emirates offers this editorial cartoon. two men divided by a fence, one with a jacket saying israel, the

other gaza. overhead is a rocket and a fighter jet making a never-ending figure 8 100,000 white balloons fill covent garden. it's called heart beats, the installation stretching 200 heat. al jazeera spoke with the man behind it all. he said it's a reminder to appreciate life's details. >> i'm used to do this for my heart. this installation is a metaphor of a huge earth, and thanks to the huge earth, i have created a bridge with the past. i wanted to connect people with the past and refresh memories. >> every year we try to bring a bit of culture to covent gardens, it is surrounded by

art, culture and performance. it's parts of its d.n.a. what charles is able to do is by his art installation is marry the contemporary with the historic. >> it takes five days to inflate the balloons, and four nights to aim at something like 100,000 balloons. i don't count them, of course. i have put a light inside - like the rhythm. when i have been contacted by covent gardens to come and discover the space with a new high to find it in this place. >> it's a little strange, different. it's cool. i like it. it's kind of beautiful. >> it reminds me of a bit of thunder or lightening coming out of the cloud.

>> everyone will flock around wondering "oh, my goodness, what is this", it is actually, amazing. switzerland built the world's longest tunnel under the alps. this is the first public look inside the tunnel running 35 miles, connecting switzerland and italy. trains will travel the distance at record high speeds. the project took 2,000 workers and costs more than $10 billion. passenger services slated to begin next june. from the world's longest tunnel to the fastest man. usain bolt won the 200m medal. during the victory lap a camera man riding a seg weigh accidentally lost control and ploughed into him. bolt got up immediately, saying he was not hurt and joked that u.s. rival justin gatlin must have paid the man to run him over. that's it for this edition of al

jazeera. "america tonight" is next. i'll see you again in an hour on "america tonight" - living in fear. >> when threats and the threat of violence is something that is part of your every day life, you kind of get to the point where it just comes second nature "america tonight"s lori jane gliha meets a woman determined to change lives for gays and lesbians on the island nation also tonight - jay den's journey. >> i didn't know what i