this is al jazeera. >> hello. i am lauren taylor. this is the news hour live from london. coming up: a warm welcome for refugees arriving in germany as europe politicians search for solutions to the crisis. on the continent's frontiers, more make the desperate search of safety. >> don't get involved, the u.s. warns russia to stay out of syria's war. guatemala's presidential election is overshadowed by

allegations of corruption against the former leader. >> hello. in doha, we will have all of your sport including yet another poll position for lewis hamilton ahead of the italian grand prix. all of the details later in the program. we start this newshour with the latest on the refugee crisis in europe. austria and germany say they are dealing with an emergency situation. there are thousands of people arriving in the country. large crowds gathered in munich to welcome and cheer the refugees as they made the short walk off of the training to the registration center, among the first one,000 to arrive in the city. officials say they expected 10,000 to arrive on saturday. austria said it will not use force to stop thousands of refugees coming in, around 4 people have arrived so far. further east, en massedonia, more refugees making the same

journey walking along railway lines. in greece, boats continue to arrive. 25,000 refugees on the island of le sp os. rob reynolds joins us from munich in germany. rob? >> reporter: another train has arrived a few moments ago. we have seen a trickle of refugees coming off of that getdzing into the reception center where they will be processed, give their names and receive certain do you know from the police and the social welfare agency so you can see

there were more here a short while ago. the there was some really remarkable scenes where you were able to see the young children with their parents, children who were carrying balloons and toys, probably the first toys that they had seen in quite a long time on this trip that they had taken from as far away as syria. this certainly represents a very important step in what has fors many been a defendant lock journey. >> weary but happy refugees arrived at munich train station on german soil at last. for thousands, those represent the successful finish to harrowing journeys stretching thousands of kilometers. germans gathered to cheer and clap as refugees went through a

temporary processing center set up outside. there, people took the first steps of registering with german authorities and applying for asylum. it's running smoothly. we have had several meetings with the crisis management team. the government with the police and the aid organizations are managing this in a very impressive way. >> german officials have estimated that 800,000 refugees may arrive in the country before theented of the year. the refugees waited to receive new clothing, water and food. some families seemed dazed. they had spent many days facing hostility in hungary before finally being allowed to move on to germany. germany has relatively generous benefits for refugees and laws for asylum seekers. government officials say the cost of absorbing the refugees

may reach 10 billion euros this year. chancellor angela merkel said they can handle the influx without raising taxes. as they settle in, politicians will meet sunday to discuss measures aimed at streamlining rules for asylum applications and freeing up funds for refugee she woulders. those political actions lie ahead but for now, thousands of refugees are simply happy to have reached their long sought-after goal: a warm welcome in a peaceful land. these are people from macedonia

or kosovo. the german government considers those to be safe and not repressive. those are considered to be econom economic migrants. already this year, about 10,000 people from those lands have been expelled and deported from germany and, according to published reports, the german authorities expect to expel and deport about 75,000 more of them this year. lauren? >> rob re7b8dz, thank you very much indeed for the live update from munich. refugees received a warm welcome. thousands have crossed through austria into german territory in the last few hours. up to 10,000 refugees were expected to pass into germany on saturday. thousands remain on route to their desired destination. mohammed is on the border between austria and hungary where a family of syrian refugees shared its story. >> for hamseth, the road has

been longer and more dangerous than she ever could have imagined. >> terrible, terrible t a bad situation. >> never worse for the english teacher from homms, syria than when she, her husband, ead and three children found themselves on a boat that started to sink after they had set off from turkey but before they had reached greece. >> when we were in the boat in the sea, i was standing on one leg and raising my son on the other one in order to get him up from the water because the water was still here. and the surface of the sea was up to here. >> rescued by the greek coast guard, hamsa and her family then sat off again. a few days back, they round up in hungary. >> they took us to the camp to one of the camps as if we are in a prison. >> every setback has only made her more determined to reach germany. >> yeah.

yeah. i will try, and i will do it because we tried three times in hungary to get to germany, and we were prevented. >> hamsa tells me europeans need not fear refugees like her. >> we want to live in peace. we don't want to take anyone other's money or house or job. not at all. >> having made it this far, morale among these travel companions is growing. >> for this family, there is now a palpable sense of relief as they are just a few steps away from hungary's border with austria. it's just right over there. t they are telling me that they are hoping that they have now come close to the end of their desperate journey. >> once in austria, they are all greeted by a welcoming aid worker. >> does anyone speak english? >> yeah. >> okay. >> but for hamsa, the moment brings a cath catharsis more complicated than she had

anticipated? >> i am happy i did it after that terrible journey, but i am also sad and sorry for my family. they are still in homs. i wish they were being safe. i wish they would be safe from the war. >> mohammed jamjoom, al jazeera, on the border of austria and hungary. >> european politicians have met to discuss the crisis in luxembourg, the penal union remains deeply divided on the issue of set quotas for refugee settlement. the lexumborg foreign milne sisters is a revised e settlement plan. the eu foreign policy chief used the platform to deliver a stern warning. >> not an emergency.

it's an e it's an urgency we are facing. it's not something that starts that day and finishes that day. it is here to stay and the sooner we accept it, accept it psychologically and politically, the sooner we will be able to respond in an effective way and to manage in an effective way. >> one of the main pressure points for the crisis is the greek island of le sp os. it's thought there are at least 25,000 refugees on the island at the moment. hamyd reports. >> hundreds, sometimes thousands of refugees land on the shores of le sp os every daysbos every the majority of syrians. often entire families are on the move. they are stressed and tired. >> i didn't want to leave, but these are my children. they stopped going to school and university. there is no more life. only fear. we had no choice. >> a few meters away, another boat on the horizon.

and another. and one more. this rubber dinghy's engines were broken. they were adrift. we could hear them scream and shout for help. the boat brought them to the coast. for the moment, there is an outburst of joy. but there is also so much anxiety. in a faint voice, rheem says, i am scared. no one cares about us. we have no value anymore. we have become a commodity and people make money off our back. we are a trading commodity. >> the northeast coast of this island looks like this now. pile after pile of life jackets did i say carded by the refugees as soon as they touch land and it goes on for kilometers on end. there are some personal belongings, a tiny, little life jacket. one can just imagine the baby on board. and then here is the rubber dingy they came across with.

the first thing the refugees do is that they puncture it because they are afraid to be sent back to turkey when actually they have no one here to assist them. so they walk and walk. the closest camp and registration center is about 40 kilometers away. >> i was expecting the police to help us out at least for the first night. we don't have food or water. i never thought my life would turn out this way. there is no other way to reach europe than through smuggling. we were obliged to take this route to survive. >> it's too existing for little mustaf and his younger brother. they fled idlib because their parents couldn't guarantee their safety. >> i tell them, we are traveling to have a better life, but i never thought it would be so hard. had i known, i would have stayed in syria under the bomdz. it's less hugh milating but now it's too late. >> nobody knows how many refugees are in lesbos. the mayor's estimate is about

25,000 people. the island cannot cope any more and has been asking for emergency funding. so there is a backlog of people wait a minuting at the port. it's a long process. tempers often flare. for the new rivals, the only option is to wait their turn before continuing their journey across europe t hammond, lesbos island. >> coming up on al jazeera: why dozens of people have died in protests in nepal, plus: the residents are allowed to go home four and a half years after the fukushima nuclear plant disaster. and in sport, his old rival rafael nadal may be out but roger federer is playing. six syrian soldiers have been killed by gunmen from syria's drew's minority in sued

a: the unrest broke out after a double car bombing killed 36 people in a city on friday. drews leader sheik wahid delue. >> u.s. secretary of state warned moscow its involvement in the syria war could escalate the conflict. john kerry spoke to his russian counterpart that moscow has been enhancing its military influence in syria. live from washington, d.c. what did they talk about on the phone? >> this conversation took place on saturday. this is an opportunity for secretary of state john kerry to express the united states' concern with recent developments that have been taking place. the concern really that russia has, according to the u.s. state department press release contributed to what it calls an enhanced military buildup, namely that if the reports are

accurate, that there is concern that this behavior will escalate, the conflict will lead to a further flow of refugees, could result in the loss of innocent life and could really harm the efforts to combat isil inside of syria. so, the gist of this conversation really was to discuss this further. at least that's the intent of the secretary of state john kerry. it is his hope that when the two are meeting here in the united states and new york city later this month at the u.n. general assembly they will be able to continue to discuss the u.s.'s concern with regard to russian involvement or movement inside of syria and that there will be these bilateral conversations that will take place. >> presuming this is in the contest of attempting to at least have a stab at syria and how does this all play into the u.s.'s concerns over that? >> it's interesting you phrase it like that, lauren, because really, the concern of the united states is that these efforts by russia are really counter to those diplomatic

efforts that have been taking place by the u.s. in its view to try to end the conflict. the fear is that from a u.s. standpoint is that russian president vladimir putin is really taking actions to further bolt sister the syrian president. namely we have seen in recent days if these reports are true, in fact, the transportation of housing units to a syrian air field, an air traffic control, sort of a portable air traffic control has been transferred to the syrian air field as well. as well, there has been permission requested from neighboring countries for military air flight or air flight requests. these are all very worrisome to the united states because they have the appearance of sort of logistical movements it starts to look as if this is a russian preparation of deployment. this is something they feel these actions are very counter to the diplomatic efforts by the united states to resolve this very bloody conflict that has

been going on now for years. >> okay. kimberly halkett, thank you very much indeed. at least 13 iraqi soldiers have been killed in separate attacks by isil fighters. the assaults happened at military positions north and south of ramadi. military sources say 40 other soldiers were injured. pro-government forces are trying to resees the city which was taken in may. >> cooperate with the shia against the isil but for the al jabora tribe, it's less about unity and fighting a common enemy. zeina khodr reports. >> for 7 months, besieged by isil fighters, the only sunni team that the armed group was not able to capture. isil faced fierce resizance. >> for the tribe, aljabor was

the only one that stood up against isil in this corner of iraq. >> we had a difficult choice. isil entered, they would have destroyed everything, including our dignity. the tribes were with isil or they didn't want to fit. if we supported isil, the then the government would take ref edge against us. >> months later, the sons of the tribe have become the army. they got official status after they signed up to join shia armed groups who operate under iraq's popular mobilization forces. >> reporter: sunni tribes do not speak in one voice. some have pledged allegiance to isil. others don't trust the shia led government in abobaghdad becausf sectarian apologized and there are those like the el jabor tribe who don't like to be called government supporters but at the same time, they say they are not enemies of the state. >> for now, the tribe has agreed to partner with the government. their unit, just like other tribunal forces, will secure

their own areas once the national guard is created. but the plan is opposed by many shia politicians. some sunnis, too, are worried about an already weak state. >> the national guard is a good project but there needs to be a centralized authority. given units index means they become more powerful. >> on the surface, it seems that the government's outreach to tribes is working here, but beyond this town's borders, there is a reality that some fear. >> we need a civil state, not a religious state and not a tribal state. we should build a proper army, now each area has an army and this is the first stone to divide iraq. >> the mistrust between the people and the government is still deep. many were members of former president saddam hussein's army who weren't given a places in the new iraq and they blame successive governments for pursuing a sectarian agenda. >> we lost faith in the

government. many of those are sunnis and when we needed support to fight isil, the government stepped in too late. >> al jabor tried to fight isil for the government. it has a history of conflict with the predesesor, al-qaeda in iraq. >> man are proud some of the men on the front lines were from other sect did, a common enemy brought them together. apart from hope, there is little to suggest this town will become a model for co-existentions and national unity. zeina khodr. >> sunday's election in guatemala is being overshadowed by aflingsz corruption against the former president. otto perez molina is accused of being part after scam in which i amporters paid bribes. the judge is expected to decide whether to order a trial the interim president of guatemala spoke to daniel schweimler. he spoke of the political

challenges his country is facing. >> when you woke up on monday morning, tuesday morning, did you in your wildest dreams thing you would end the week being president of your country? >> the truth is the president told me about his intention to resign before going before the court. it was only a question of hours until that decision was taken. i was ready although this was not the outcome i wanted. i only agreed to be vice president to smooth the constitutional transition. it was a challenge i had to take. >> 133 days in. what can you do in that time? what will you do in that time before you have to leave office in january? >> mucho, o, mucho. to restore confidence in institutions. i had the task of choosing a government made up of tried and trusted, mature people who believe in our institutions, but i also want to incorporate youngsters, social activists, to give those generations the

opportunity to build the future. >> how can you be sure that the people, the new people you choose, will be clean, will be free of corruption? >> i believe that the risk of corruption entirely unlikely because the collapse we just suffered was so deep it would dis swayed others from using the country's resources. >> what role dot guatemalaan people have to play? >> elections in a few hours' time. this is an opportunity. as i have said, they can't rest. they must keep the pressure on the politicians. they must -- the media must investigate and people must accompany them. if they go back to sleep, the corruption will return. it's a plague. >> daniel schweimler has more from guatemala city. >> guatemalans are taking a breather ahead of sunday's elections in what's been one est most tumultuous weeks in their recent history. they changed presidents. the former president molina is

sitting in a military baracks awaiting the redsumption of a hearing into his alleged involvement in a massive corruption scandal. the people face a huge array of candidates to potentially replace him after a second round of vote can, which will probably follow in october and the new president will step in, in january. those doing the best in the opinion polls are generally those who have been most distant from the political process, untated by these corruption scandals that the country has suffered. one in particular, a television comedian by the name of jimmy morales is surging in the opinion polls and is likely to reach the second round of voting. others, a little more statemented perhaps by association, by other alleged corruption scandals. guatemalans pleased with themselves for having as they see it got the rid of a man as they see a very corrupt now face with this choice of who to replace him, how to help rebuild the guatemalan political system,

free of the corruption that has blighted this country for so long. >> research on guatemalan politics and society joining us live from washington, d.c. how rare or unusual is it to have a president in court and especially just before an election? >> this is very, very unusual. it's only the second time it has happened in the history of guatemala. it's really the only time it has happened after the signing of a peace treaty. so it's very unusual. >> and do you think it is significant that this has happened at this point and that he was allowed to -- i mean, he actually did go to trial and that he didn't sort of try and resist it? the way it all played out. >> it is very interesting the way that this played out because he could have just said, i am not going to step down. but i think that the fact that there has been so many did -- such a wide array of pressure from all parts of society of guatemalan society and really gave him no other choice.

and, also, the fact that elections were coming up and all of the media, all of the eyes of the media and the world were on guatemala. for once, that really made a big difference for us. >> is it the strong of -- sign of a strong apparatus, a sign from the leadership above it? >> i see don't believe so. i think that it lacks many things. there are many human rights violations that happen in the court system, that happen in the, you know, inside of prison. it will does mean there is a sign that things can change if we put enough pressure toward the system. so, i do believe that this is a sign that things can change, and it has shown guatemalans that if he with put enough pressure, that things will happen and they will change. >> with that in mind, what's your prediction for this election? >> well,ty have looked at the polls. there are three or four of them.

there is no clear indicator who will win. i think that creates a lot of: we just don't know. my sense is that tomorrow, many people will come out and vote because they feel it's now a celebration. i have seen people talk about this is a patriotic celebration of what we have accomplished. so, i think many people will come out and vote. there may be, you know, some challenges on some issues, but, yes, people will come out and vote. but there will be a second -- a second round of voting that will happen in october. >> okay. anna sandaval thank you very much indeed. with unemployment on the rise and aid money propping up the economy, we asked for the future looks like for afghanistan, plus: >> the modern day problems, a trip to the ancient past. and in sport, it's game on hong kong where darts are hitting the bull's eye.

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al jazeera, large crowds gathered in munich to welcome and cheer the refugees on as they made their short walk off of the train to the registration center. there are as many as 10,000 expected on saturday. in greece in athens, thought to be around 25,000 refugees on the island of lesbos. the mayor said he needs immediate help to alleviate the crisis. >> meeting in luxembourg to discuss the escalating situation. let's good more on the ref uming e crisis now and the deputy of the parliamentarian labor party, on the issues they are going to discuss in luxembourg, on the practical meds you're, there is a suggestion there might be a new figure for quotas to be discussed. how likely is that? reported around 160,000 up from

40,000 that they talked about originally? >> actually, i am here as chair of the committee. on the 14th of september. this figure is very speculative because there are no quotas. it's a redistribution. and frankly, they have not settled on a figure because it is so difficult to catch a figure. in june and july, i was at the meetings of ministers. i represent the parliamentments position in the union. we talked about a 40,000 relocation and 20,000 refugees being resettled for the whole of the european union. these are joke figures. you saw in your own package in lesbos, thousands of people landing in lesbos. so when the euphoria dies down, people coming into munich and austria, this will be a critical

test for europe's leaders, to get these numbers up because they are negligible, and secondly, to add to policies of redistribution. you mentioned the quotas that journalists keep calling them and secondly, relocation. we need to have reception centers in hot spots around europe, which we don't have at the moment. we saw those poor people landing in lesbos and walking for 40 kilometers, not being met by anyone. this is a humiliation when they come to europe. this has to be put in places. i have to say, europe is dysfunctional at the moment. aggression from hungary, opt-out did from the u.k. it will be a tough sell. >> given what you mentioned, sort of the dysfunctionalty as you describe it, even almost the smaller figures that you talked about previously, there was disagreement and we have had, again, po land for instance saying that they are going to reiterate that accepting 2,000 migrants is enough as far as

they are concerned. meanwhile, you've got hungary saying it's not 150,000 that some in the eu, it's not 500,000. this is the prime minister on saturday saying it is millions then tens of millions. >> poland has a weak response. hungary is deeply aggressive. they were using the dublin c convention in a perverse way. poland is weak talking about just accepting christians. >> if all of these countries disagree, is there a mechanism to override it and come up with something which is more acceptable? given that it is a european union? >> no. the european union is a unique construct in the world of international viewers. there is nothing like the european union. people still have sovereignty within member states to decide what they want. there is a european union so we have common policies if the member states don't in the end want to implement them, we have a problem. so what we have at the moment, the dysfunction that we have is that german, austria, sweden,

these are -- italy, are countries that are really doing their business very well. what you also have, which is hopeful, is france now moving from a very nervous position to a better position so that's where the optimism is. where the negatives are, countries, big countries like britain opting out and, of course, these dysfunctional aggressive current trees like hungary, czech republic, slovakia, i'm sorry to say poland where poland actually has the head of the council, donald tusk, and that is very disappointing. >> one other thing, i mean there are some reports, also, of an e.u.-wide border protection force which would take over dealing with the refugee crisis. how would that work? >> this is classically e.u.-speak for on the one hand you have the soft, you know, refugee resettlement relocation. on the other hand, you tackle smugglers and trafficers. it's classic politics.

and the fact of the matter is, the vast amount of effort has to go in to organizing the refugee problem, not this issue about border police. >> that's a much more medium to long-term issue. you can't do that in the next few weeks. what has to happen -- >> presumably, they would argue you would have to tackle some of that now otherwise you will have another problem. >> you don't have to begin now. you have to -- you are talking about border fors which take, you know, sometimes years to set up. what is immediate is refugee relocation from greece and italy to other current trees. >> can -- that's a matter of days. >> can begin right away. resettlement, matter of weeks. reception centers, days. these are the things that well test -- that will test the leaders in the next few days. they have to happen and you, as journalists, will have to watch whether europe's leaders are up to it. >> thank you very much indeed for coming to talk to us. thank you. now, in the past month, more than 25 people have died across

nepal in protests against a proposed new constitution. in the city of bebunge, 5 people were killed after police fired on protesters. went to the funeral of the men to see how the government's actions have affected local families. >> the village of munary in the southern plains is in mourning. a young man from the village had been shot dead. he was studying to be the first qualified engineer from his village and his family had high hopes for him. >> my son was in the 10th grade. then he got into engineering. i had hoped that he would be able to go and work in the government. we had taken longs to educate him. now, our hope is gone. >> 5 young men died when police opened fire on protesters. they have been dmonl straighting

it, divided into 7 prove incidents. loldz called for a general strike and police tried to re-direct goods to the capital kathmandu, it led to violent clashes. >> how can the state treat us like this? >> shots were fired at the hospital wounding many including health workers. nepal is in the process of writing a new constitution and one of the most controversial part is how to draw federal bound arteries. the bodies of the five young men were finally, released. >> they have been parading the bodies of the five young men across the district of farca as well as back to their villages for the final goodbyes. people here are emotional and angry. they say the police used excessive force and the state has deliberately ignored their griefances and demands. >> in the same village as the boyt of 24-year-old is taken to his house, neighbors can hardly contain his distraught mother.

>> my son, my life. what is my life without you? >> he had left the police force to work as a migrant worker. it was the same force that shot him down. in the past week, the government himposed a curfew here it was lifted for three hours for the funeral procession, but as the day wore on, more and more people started pouring on to the streets. tens of thousands arrived on this riverbank to witness the last rites. >> we don't want any talks with the government. we want implementation of what has been agreed. we want constitutional amendment. we elected politicians from districts but nobody has come here for us. >> villagers from different religions, casts and communities have all arrived here in solidarity, and as the bodies are taken to be cremated, the crowds are in no mood to

compromise. serena s, al jazeera. afghanistan's government believes the country can recover from decades of conflict to become an important economic hub. with high unemployment and corruption rife, critics say it will be a challenge. jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> afghanistan remains heavily dependent on international aid. the government is working to change that. >> the structural reforms that will move after begghanistan fr economic built on the connellsumption of foreign aid to one that is built around rising productivity to commercial investment, job creation and trade. >> but it won't be easy. as the president spoke, hundreds of afghans demonstrated to oppose the issuing of electronic id cards. among other things, these are meant to simplify tax collection and eliminate electoral fraud.

protesters say they want negativ negativesalty and religion specified on the cards. the political impasse has delayed the distribution for months. >> afghanistan has to reform the system, has to improve gover governance, improve security, has to make sure thatt economy works for the people and that we are delivering services. >> unemployment remains a chronic problem for the government says is one of its biggest challenges. it's also working to root out corruption and other areas of daily life. afghan security forces are struggling against a resurgent taliban around the country. insecurity is one main reason for afghanistan's weak economy. >> the government gives itself high marked for progress it has made in fochtering regional, economic and execute cooperation. it reaffirmed a commitment to human rights of . afghan officials say they have no illusions. they call their report the first mile on the road to self reliance, a journey, they sad,

that will be long and challenging. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> japan has lifted the evacuation order for a town close to the fukushima nuclear power plant. >> in the wake of a 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a radiation leak from a triple reactor meltdown 40s residents to leave. the government says it is safe to return. a recent survey suggests that more than half the residents don't want to. caroline malone has this report. >> reporter: four and a half years ago, life here changed forever, as it was connell tamnated by radiation by the nooefsh fukushima plants. more than 7,000 people were evacuated. now, some of them are thinking about going back. >> while there is still an easy feeling, i feel strong about returning back home. >> the government says the radiation is down to a safe level. >> the real construction work

starts now. workers want go bring about the renaissance. >> only 100 households have returned since the trial began to allow them back. >> the situation is like using the house as a place to camp out. you can sleep here with utilities like electricity and water, but how do we buy groceries, for example? how could we possibly live here for an extended period of time? >> there is also the question of health and safety. greenpeace research in the fukushima region said other areas the government wants to reopen are not safe. >> the forest cannot be decontaminated. it's practically impossible. only al tiny percentage of the territory is decontaminated, and people who have an outdoor life in that area are pushed back, forced back actually, to live in an area which is mainly still heavily contaminated.

and that's unacceptable. >> the fukushima nuclear plant was hit by a tsunami caused by an earthquake in march, 2011. the disaster caused radiation to leak into the surrounding environment. 70,000 people had to be evacuated. while some of them are happy to be able to go home, doubts still linger. it's no longer life as they knew it. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> the number of tourists taking a trip to jordan to visit the world's most important archeological sites is in decline. going to petra to meet the people whose livelihoods are being hit. >> reporter: empty information and ticket booths at one of the new seven wonders of the world. horses that should be outputting carriages are stajdz idle during the start of the peak season. the sea of the gorge used to be bustling with tourists walking down to the city's most elaborate ruin, the treads rebut because of turmoil around jordan's borders and syria and

iraq, western tourists have been hesitant to come here. officials say the sharp drop in tourism is based upon a miss perception that jordan isn't safe. >> we were wary before we left northern ireland. we did a bit of research and everything on the internet was positive, absolutely no one was saying anything detrimental about this country and since we have been here, we have had nothing but welcoming people everywhere and absolutely no hassle. >> nearly 3,000 tourists used to visit petra every day but that figure went down during the start of the arab spring and plummeted after jordan joined the -led coalition against isil. >> this area in front of the trea treasury was usually packed with tourists taking pictures and queueing for camel rides. the number of tourists has dropped by up to 80% since 2011. people living around here say the last year has been the worst with as few as 40 tourists

visiting the ruins on some days. >> petra residents who rely on tourism say they are suffering. >> i used to make more than $400 a day in camel rides. if i am lucky, i make around $30. that's just enough to feed and look after my cam els. >> some blame western embassies for issuing advisories that discourage nationals from traveling to jordan. the government says it has a budget to promote petra abrought and tap into new markets in the part east and eastern europe. >> our campaign is going to be conducted internationally. we are looking at, you know, the least sensitive market did for us, and the largest markets for us. to start working on, to make sure that traffic starts coming back from this market sooner later. >> in petra city, 10 hotels have been forced to shut down and 1,800 hotel employees have been laid off over the last year. many who live and work in this

region hope the beauty and safety of petra will once again bring the tourists to this ancients land. al jazeera. petra. >> coming up on al jazeera, in sport, wayne rooney goes level with bobby charlton as england's all-time leading goal scorer.

for sport, here is a raul. >> in the last few hours, we are getting reports of a crash at a rally in spain which has killed several spectators. it happened during the rally in

northwest spain as a car flew off of the track at high speed and into the crowd. spanish police have confirmed around six people have been killed, but they expect that figure to rise. the rally has been suspended. lewis hamilton will start sunday's it al grand grand prix. the britain recorded his second consecutive poll during qualifying on saturday, just one behind the record of his idol. robin add amends reports. >> reporter: after dominating for most of the season and posting the quickest time in all three practice sessions, it was no surprised when lewis hamilton once again topped the timesheets on saturday. the championship leader again giving his mercedes team something to smile amount. >> feeling good. the engineers have done a fantastic job on both sides of the garrett. you know, big thanks to the guys at the factory who made

improvements to the reliability of the engine and bring it here. it's a big step for us there. >> rashburg reverted to an old engine. he paddy the price. the second quickest in friday's practice session only managed fourth place this time around. >> ryken and sebastian capitalized on rosberg's engine troubles taking 2nd and 3rd places respectively since 2010. >> and in conditions, we have many good laps and it's been a while. it it's nice to be here, especially home race for us. >> hamilton already has two wins and the temple of speed with long straights and few would bet against the world champion extending his 28-point lead in

the drivers' standings. now, sparring partner nadal may be out but federer seems to be going from strength to strength at the u.s. open. the number 2 seed is his titled at fleshing meadows and john isner. in the women's draw, a record 4 at the u.s. open. al rather easy time on course against anna karilona. wrapping up in just over an hour. >> i play and won. i am happy for everything. the first thing, greatest i am ever to play and i am here and really great to have kind of in the standing and the winning is just bonus, as i said. >> football now. there were nine euro 2016 equal

fires played. the defending champion to go level with them on points at the top of group c, scoring to give spain a 2-nil win and hand slovakia their first loss in qualifying. earlier, england secured a place and the final until france. three matches to spare. morino and rooney with the first win. the all-time scorer with 49 goals. >> ukraine three points behind second place sweden in group c. switzerland behind england after their win over sloughean i can't. a new coach took over from fabio capello. african teams are continuing their journey toward the 2017 cup of nations, the champions, ivory coast and their big-named

international starts are gearing up for a qualifier against siera leon. this is taking place here over the fears of ebola. the current african champion. >> it's like a small championship. there are four games for qualification. so each game counts a lot. we have to be focused. we must respect our opponents and that's the best way to avoid unpleasant surprises. >> batswana take the hoepdz making it to the finals in two-years time with a knock in moritania. a historic day for south sudan who claimed their first ever competitive victory beating equatori a. l guinea 1-nil. >> it's game on hong kong where some the top darts players have been playing in one of the biggest turn assment ever seen. organizers are hoping it could put hong kong on the world's

professional darts circuit. rob mcbride reports. >> a world-class line-up led by 16 times world champion phil taylor and a crowd that appreciates talent. at a specially constructed venue, hong kong's water front has been given over to a game not normally associated with east asia. born out of a european pub culture of fear and bravado, it is a reputation that is difficult to shake. balanced with the steely nerves of the players, hong kong has reason to cheer its own heroes. when the scott mckenzie teamed up with r ocd and lam, they reached the quarter couple find making the dart world sit up and take notice. >> darts in hong kong. our perform applications there, yeah. >> we are seeing more young players coming through and we

will have more players at the international competition in the future. >> it's hoped this event is a success, hong kong will next year become an official leg of this world tour that now has stages in the middle east, australia and japan. the international reach for a game that has moved far beyond it's beginnings. >> it might lack the standard of players, but hong kong's fans are world class. evidence the annual rugby scenarios tournament that brings out devoted crowds as much dedicated to partying as supporting. ♪ >> a crowd made for darts. >> i think it's an amazing leveller, darts. it doesn't matter whether you are a huge company or you work in a corner shop, you know. everybody has the same enjoyment. everyone gets into the sport and loves it.

>> if you already have the fans, sport takes care of itself. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> i want to know what rob mcbride's nickname is. back to you in london thanks. the institute at new york's metro pom tan of art is hosting the most popular show ever. china through the looking glass explores the asian influence on fashion across the centuries. kristen saloomey reports. >> east meets west when the world's most populace country inspires the world's mostly famous fashion designers. it's the latest exhibit of the metropolitancom costume institto you called china through the looking glass. there is no shortage of people wanting to get a glimpse of the intricate designs. the institute held a

star-studded fundraiser to kick off the show. sell wasbrities made it the social event of the year. now, the exhibit, itself, has become a must-see event. >> china: through the looking glass, has already broken attendance records for the met's costume institute with more than 660,000 visitors. that's among the top 10 exhibits of all time. it's so popular, they extended the show through monday, its appeal going well beyond the fashion world. >> there is a large percentage of chinese and the demography isn't just, you know, fashion -- the fashion crowd. it's skewing a much younger audience and many more men. that's been the most heart-warming aspect. it's changed our demographic and a much more diverse audience. >> reporter: the fashions are downgrade with artifacts in the existing chinese and egyptian gal arteries.

the collaboration celebrates the 100th anniversary of the asian art department and helps broaden the show's appeal. film clips and music add to the ambiance. >> it's just visually stunning. like in the senses and gives you chills. >> learn a few things. then i see a chinese art and dresses and things like that. >> we were excited to see our traditional clothes to be presented here. >> the exhibit traces chinese fashion influences going back to the mid 18th century. the country's modern significance has no doubt helped fuel the imagination of designers not to mention the interests of so many museum goers. kristin saloomey. >> keeping up to date with all of the news we are covering on our website. the address for that is aljazeera.com. that's it for me, lauren taylor for this newshour. i will be back in a few minutes with a rundown of today's news.

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>> this week on talk to al jazeera, renowned architect david adjaye. he's designing the smithsonian's national museum of african american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in w