people. >> reporter: and so he does his bit. but making sure the sport stays true to its roots. thanks for watching. i'm stephanie sy in new york. the news continues now live from doha with the latest on the emerging migrant crisis. >> announcer: is this al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour. i'm in doha with the world's top news stories. here is what is coming up in the next 60 minutes. the u.n. ander call for all european nations to adopt mandatory quotas. a bomb attack kills at least 14 turkish police officers a day after the prime minister threatened to wipe o out pkk separatists fighters.

and we'll tell you more about a mexican community that has fought back organized crime to bring new life to its forests. ♪ we begin this news hour with the latest on europe's staggering refugee crisis. the united nations calling on the e.u. to make it easier for refugees to arrive in europe legally. 400,000 people are expected to attempt that dangerous crossing across the mediterranean this year alone. the u.n. high commissioner for refugees say -- said this a short time ago. >> translator: all of these refugees should be given the opportunity to rebuild their lives. but there has to be a collective effort to do that. refugees who are relying on human traffickers are dying.

we need to increase opportunities for refugees to arrive in europe legally. the unhcr has also stressed the urgent need to address the situation. refugees in a camp on the serbian border has forced their ways across police lines. a record 7,000 syrian refugees arrived in macedonia on monday, hundreds more crossed the border on tuesday. the government has organized trains twice a day to the north where refugees can then cross into serbia. more ships arrived on the greek mainland on tuesday. 30,000 people are stranded on outlying islands, including 20,000 on the island of lesbos alone. we have correspondent across the continent covering the crisis.

first we go to hoda abdel hamid who is at the greek island of lesbos. when the chief says that there needs to be a way to increase ways to refugees to allow legally. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: they really arrive by crossing the channel between here and turkey, and then they are really left to their own devices, now we have a few volunteers waiting for them. giving them water, fruit, and clothes for the children. but they arrive. they don't know exactly where they are. and many are very survived that from their arrival point that have to walk a long ways to make it where i am now. behind me is one of the ferries that has started carrying refugees to the mainland.

roughly about 2,000 can get on that ship. and that process started to speed up since last night. as we understand it. 8,700 have already left the island. that doesn't mean the pressure is easing. because while they leave, more are coming on to the island. but they pressed on the local authorities, on the greek government that that had to happen very quickly, because the island was so congested that there was no way for them to set up any kind of facilities and living conditions were inhumane. there is a transit camp on the outside of the town, it was overpacked, tents everywhere. there were very few facilities, very little running water, a couple of showers, a couple of cabins, so nothing really in place here. it seems the island has been completely overwhelmed by the continuous wave of people

flowing into here. and the people camped here have no access to any kind of sort of hygenic facilities. any kind of sanitation whatsoever. they are really left to their own devices, so that's why all of a sudden we have seen this flow of refugees leaving this island. it sounds like a desperate situation for the refugees, also i'm assuming for the locals and the greek authorities trying to deal with this. >> reporter: it's difficult for absolutely everyone. the refugees because they come from a very difficult trip already. many will tell you that they walked for days through forests on the other side. in turkey comes they wait for days on the beach before they were able to get on a boat to cross to turkey, and by the time they arrive higher, they have blisters on their feet, and it's costing them money and they are uning are out of it.

the residents have also been overwhelmed, all of their streets, anywhere there is an empty spot there are tents and people sleeping on the streets, children sleeping on the streets, many will tell you the images hurt them, it's distressing to see, but on the other side they were angry with greek authorities because there was no action happening. many told us this has been going on and gradually increasing since april, why is no one doing anything? the refugees left to their own devices were also roaming around the streets sleeping wherever. there is a lot of litter everywhere. and more than one resident of this island, said i used to have pity, i don't have anymore. so there is anger on both sides. i was speaking earlier, to a

resident of this island who has been watching this happening. and today he said it seems to be an improvement, and also because now the refugees know what they have to do, they are also calmer, and tensions are easing up a little bit. >> thank you for that update. let's cross over to munich and speak to rob reynolds. rob we were listening to hoda, very outspoken, some would say, when it comes to the refugee crisis in germany. what is happening there? >> reporter: of course all of those conditions that hoda so vividly described in her report, the -- those people who were there, suffering, their goal is to come right here to this rail station in munich and to be finally in germany. that is the goal professed by so many of the refugees. however, while so much attention has been paid to germany,

relatively little attention has been paid to the other country, which has taken the second largest number of refugees, and that is sweden. and today angela merkel met with the swedish president, they no doubt talked about the political repercussions of the emergence of all of these refugees. here is some of what the chancellor had to say. >> translator: neither greece nor italy can accommodate the refugees arriving on their borders. we have discussed the crisis, sweden and germany agree that we need mandatory quotas, for the people that get asylum. we must also ensure they are distributed fairly across the e.u. >> and away from the politician

statement, there are volunteers on the ground. what role are they playing? >> reporter: right. we have seen many volunteers in this train station behind me. people have dropped off clothing, blankets, shoes, toys for the children. all sorts of things. perhaps the reason for the contrast is because there is a wealthy country. the government is very stable. there is a tradition of orderliness here, and of course there is a past which many germans perhaps feel it is necessary to show they have changed. but refugees are receiving the generosity of volunteers. we were out today in munich. we had earlier been in berlin looking at this situation.

here is some of what we found. this morning just like every other morning, this woman is busy. she's handing out steams cups of tea and coffee and munich's main refugee seeker housing center, everybodying people who have fled war under pressure. >> i really feel responsible for showing a friendly face. >> reporter: the refugees seem to appreciate that. sometimes a kind word and a smile is as important in its own way as a new identity card says this syrian refugee. >> translator: they show the humanity that they have inside them. even old people help. in other countries you don't see that, germany is special. >> reporter: the hot drinks are free, and so is her time eave fort. the retired school teacher is voont, and she's doing this

work, because she feels it is important. >> it makes me happy, because i think this is something that makes sense. >> reporter: this cafe is just one of a multitude of efforts underway across the country as germans volunteer their time, and energy to help refugees. >> reporter: in berlin, jonas and this woman, have opened their hearts and their berlin apartment to a refugee from mol -- mali. >> it was a very nice surprise to me. >> reporter: the experience lead the couple to set up what has been called a kind of air b&b for refugees. the site matches germans willing to provide rooms to those in need of homes. hundreds have signed up to help

so far. >> our website offers a possibility to live together with the germans, or with people who live in germany, and that enables a better start in germany. >> reporter: volunteer efforts like these are essential says german chancellor, angela merkel. >> translator: we have an unbelievable amount of involvement from the german people. the large majority of whom understand that you cannot simply disregard people who have gone through so much. >> reporter: this woman hopes more germans will pitch in. >> it makes sense to show some individuals that they -- that we are open to them, that we hope they can find their way in our country. >> reporter: solutions to europe's refugee crisis, one cup of coffee at a time. >> the president of migration

policy institute europe says it's unlikely there will be unanimity among e.u. states. >> you are not going to have consensus next week when the interior ministers meet on this very topic, but you are going to have a large majority of the e.u. member states essentially accepting to take up to 160,000 people, refugees to be resettled among themselves. but this is a tiny number relative to both the need, but also the numbers of people that have been coming in. so it's going to be left up to places like germany to actually lead the way, if you will a coalition of the willing, to actually be able to do things

that happens not every member of the european union is willing to do. >> for more information visit our refugee spotlight page on our website, aljazeera.com. iraq's deputy justice minister has been kidnapped near the capitol baghdad. he car he was traveling in was ambushed. imran khan has more from baghdad. >> reporter: no one has claimed responsibility for this kidnapping, but it will be deeply embarrassing for the government. it took place in brood daylight. he would have been traveling with a tremendous amount of security as all vips do here in the city of baghdad. it comes after a spate of kidnappings. last wednesday 18 turkish workers were kidnapped. and two sunni shakes were also

kidnapped. the prime minister is coming under tremendous amount of pressure. there have been mass protests in baghdad. one of the demands is the reformation of the judicial system. this man would have been a key part of any reforms. we don't know if the two events are linked, but there is a lot of anger here on the streets of baghdad against the prime minister and his government. they say he is not doing enough. are the two events linked? they may well be. but we don't know, the police have given us very little details at the moment. but all of this is very embarrassing for the government. in turkey at least 14 police officers have been killed and two others wounded in a bomb attack. the government is blaming the

pkk for the attack. it's the latest in a string of deadly attacks against turkish security forces. on monday the prime minister had wowed to -- wipe out the pkk. >> translator: whatever it takes they will be cleared. i ask your support for the struggle we are engaged in, in a calm manner. >> this expert says the conflict is likely to get worse. >> unfortunately you have a perfect storm in turkey. you have kurdish militant groups on turkey's border wanting to proclaim and maintain some autonomy. you have turks -- kurds in turkey, wanting greater rights and kurdish autonomy. and you have the end of the truce between the pkk and the

government. so you have this massive outbreak in violence. i don't think the president under the extent to which the pkk could still make the turkish armed forces and turkish government hurt when he insided to go across the pkk. this could be the return of a low-grade civil war. they are going after pkk strong holds, but you have turkish's election looming on the first of november, which really con stains political callous, and creates incentives to go after the pkk more strongly than they might otherwise. some luxury brands have been forced to close business in hong kong. we'll tell you why. plus the toxic gold mine in

south africa that is choking a community. and the williams sisters battle it out for a semifinal place at the u.s. open. ♪ but first the u.s. congress is back from recess and first on the agenda is a vote on the nuclear agreement with iran. for weeks president obama has been lobbying members of congress to back the deal. crossing over to washington, d.c., joining our correspondent who will tell us when we are likely to see this vote. >> reporter: we do expect both chambers will have a chance to debate and later vote. we expect by the end of the week we will see both votes. but this is something that the white house had been hoping to avoid. that's because there are really concerns about the appearances of congress rejecting this agreement. we know the white house as of

last week didn't get enough supposed to override. the president will be able to veto the congressional vote to reject in agreement, but at the same time it's the concern about the appearances. the president only had to use the power of the pen, if you will, four times since becoming president and there are many concerns about what this will do to the viability of the agreement long term. >> the iran nuclear deal. >> reporter: for weeks interest groups in the united states have spent millions lobbying members of congress to support or reject the iran nuclear agreement. >> after ten years iran could build a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: but those like the apac who oppose the deal, last week the white house got the support of the 34 senators it needed. that means even if congress votes to reject the agreement.

the white house can veto the legislation and congress cannot override it. the obama administration is a good deal. >> when we demand the best from ourselves and insist that others adhere to a similar high standard, when we do that, we have immense power to shape a safer and a more humane world. >> reporter: the agreement was negotiated by six world powers. it releases 100 billion in frozen assets to iran. in return iran agrees to limit its energy program. still even if the agreement makes it through congressional review, the controversy surrounding iran's nuclear program is not going to end. >> the hard liners chanting

death to america, they are not going away. do they become marginalized, is there an opening for a new direction? these are all things that are uncertain, but the battle is going to continue. >> reporter: the iran debate has been deeply polarizing in the united states. if a republican becomes the next u.s. president, the agreement that took years to secure, could be undone by a new white house and congress. kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. so then with the vote expected later in the week, kimberly, has intense has lobbying been for those who is still undecided. >> reporter: very intense. we have had some very high-profile speeches on both sides of the debate. the former vice president speaking to a right-leaning think tank, using fear tactics if you will to try to argue why

this is a bad deal for the united states, but also for israel's security. countering that is the argument by one of the most prominent top democrats in the u.s. senate, harry reid, who has been saying the commitment to israel has never been longer, and this is the best option, and it is a deal that is better than no deal at all. it seems that public opinion in the united states seems to be listening to the arguments being made by the white house and the democrats. it seems that most poll numbers show that a majority of americans tip in favor of supporting this agreement, and we should point out that iran has always maintained that this is -- this nuclear program is one in fact that has always been for peaceful purposes.

>> thank you kimberly. the saudi-lead coalition has carried out a series of air strikes against rebels in the yemeni capitol. they targeted an air force base controlled by troops loyal to the former president saleh. and a tv channel controlled by the houthi rebels say 12 people were killed in the province of ibb. well the u.n.'s children's agency is saying that it is alarmed by the levels of child hunger in yemen. unicef says 96,000 children are starving and close to death. it's mates nearly 8,000 children will suffer from severe malnutrition in aden in the next year. already almost 2 million children across the country don't have enough food or water.

and fighting is escalating in sana'a. troops from the saudi-lead coalition roll into ma'rib. they have been bolstered by the arrival of a thousand solar and armored vehicles from qatar. it is said to be in retaliation for an attack on coalition forces last week. 60 solders died when the military base was hit by a rocket. [ explosion ] >> reporter: it's also intensified the bombardment of sana'a. targeting houthi rebel positions and those of their allies. once again, though, there are civilian casualties. this market suburb has been hit. people hurt or worse. homes and communities reabused to rubble. and one of the places where the

injured could have been looked after has been shut down. the hospital is directly opposite a houthi security forces camp. >> translator: some people died here during the rocket bombardment. children were killed in the nursery. we are next door to the security forces. but it is against national law to bomb somewhere near a lopt. >> reporter: all patients have been 3406ed -- moved elsewhere, but they were already under tremendous pressure. the violence and impact on health services mean thousands of children are going hungry. more than 20 million people don't have enough water. >> the recent results, what we have seen is a doubling or triple of malnutrition levels of children under five. we have 96,000 children who are

at severe risk of death. yemen was already one of the poorest countries in the world. the exiled government has vowed to recapture sana'a, but people here just pray for the fighting to be over. chinese exports and imports have contracted in august. it's the latest sign of weakness for the world's second-biggest economy, and the tour -- turmoil has lead to a slow down in spending. >> reporter: the news of spending is not good. this man's business is down by more than half. >> translator: we are facing a hard time. the mainland chinese are not spending as easily as before.

>> reporter: at the af afrt -- airports, the spending is also down. hit hardest are the luxury brands. >> what we're hearing on the high-end side, the high-ends are talking about the july august performance declining from 20% to over 30%. >> reporter: but all shops are suffering. accounting for 95% of its customers, this book shop is totally reliant on visitors from the mainland. it specializes in titles banned by the chinese government. business is downed by 50%. >> all of the other shop owners they are asking for a decrease, cut down the rent, and then we are on the same side. >> reporter: it is located in one of the city's most expensive shopping districts, now seeing big cuts in rents as landlords

struggle as well. this used to be the word's most expensive retail space, but it has been pushed into second place after new york's 5th avenue. rents here are still inflated thanks to china's spending spree. >> reporter: a growing -- number of businesses are banking on their rent coming down before their businesses do. the bodies of indonesian migrant workers who drowned off of malaysia are returned to loved ones. pope francis is making it easier for catholics to remarry in the church. and myanmar's martial arts is gaining popularity, we'll meet some of the enthusiasts.

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refugees to rife in europe legally. 400,000 people are expected to attempt the dangerous crossing across the mediterranean this year alone. refugees in a hungarian camp have forced their way through police lines. hundreds of people did manage to get past them, and they ran across the fields earlier on, and they are trying to get to the capitol budapest. in turkey at least 12 police officers have been killed in a bomb attack on a mini bus. the explosion happened in the eastern province. the government is blaming the pkk for the black. -- attack. the bodies of some of the indonesian migrant workers who browned last week are being returned home. at least 62 people died when their boat capsized.

this person had worked for a decade in malaysia earning enough money to immove the lives of their families back home. as this woman waited for her rival, she new the crossing was dangerous. >> translator: my mother called me before departure, and one thing that keep repeating in my head, is she asked me to pray for her. in that was her wish, because she was afraid. and never got a chance to repay all of the things she done for all of us. >> reporter: the two women said they had no choice but to pay smugglers, because their working permits had expired and they were arfrayed of being arrested. >> translator: they were forced to take this journey because they wanted to return to malaysia to work. they both had a lot of children to take care of.

that's why they had the courage to take this barge. >> reporter: working as a maid, she has managed to earn enough money to build a house. the dream of most migrant workers. untils of indonesians choose to work abroad because of better pay. this woman was four month's pregnant when she took the same boat journey home. she spent 12 hours at sea hiding below deck. >> translator: they called us one by one and asked us to sit at the lower part of the boat. we were not allowed to talk, and we were really cramped. there were many other pregnant women. many were throwing up. we were all scared. >> reporter: she was lucky enough to survive. she wants to travel home to celebrate the circumcision of

her youngest son. now they are separated forever. instead of a long-awaited reunion, they had to bury the women who had worked so hard to help them. they pray malaysia will ease regulations for migrant workers so others won't ever be forced again to take the dangerous illegal route back home. pope francis has reformed the catholic church's process for annulling marriages in a bid to speed up and simplify the procedure. the new rules allow for fast-track decisions. catholics must get an annulment in order to remarry in the church. the 1.2 billion member church doesn't recognize divorce. the new law places the onus on bishops to determine when a

fundamental flaw has made a marriage invalid. the reform will reduce the decision to one church tribunal. local bishops have grant annulments directly if both parties want it. let's speak to michael walsh joining us from london. would you say that this is an historic moment then for the catholic church? >> well, it's quite a big shift, really. there has always been the requirement that -- as you -- you have reported there, that they were -- that anybody seeking annulment had toe go through two processes, now that it has been reduced to one, it will be much faster. next month, in october, there is going to be a gathering of bishops from the catholic

church. one of the issues will be the debate of the approach towards catholics who have divorced and been remarried. >> so why would the pope make this decision now? >> oh, because i was just saying because of the fact that there is going to be this senate which is going to deal with the whole problem of divorce and remarried catholics. he's making it easier for people to get an annulment in the catholic church. he setting the ground towards those who say it is too

difficult. he also has the year of mercy from december to the end of november, so at the beginning of the new year, he has declared -- this new year is going to be a year of mercy, he says. and here he is exercising mercy. >> but do you perhaps see sort of significant changes when it comes to the church's policies? because also earlier this month we saw the pope make it easier for women who had abortions to have absolution, so is there a shift that we're seeing when it comes to certain policies of the catholic church. >> yes, indeed. i was talking about that on your very program a few days ago. i don't think there's a shift in

doctrines, but a shift in practice. i think it's in a sense a shift in practice, it's making it easier to go through the process. a lot of people don't like the process however simple it is, it is very intrusive in their lives, and people choose not to go through it, because they regard the questions that are put before them, before they can get an annulment as impertinent. >> right. thank you very much for joining us on the news hour. north and south korea have agreed to reunite families send rated during the war. representatives met on month to negotiate arrangements. nearly 130,000 south koreans still looking for family members in the north since the division

of the peninsula. myanmar's opposition leader has called on politicians to ensure that november's elections are free and fair. she says the poll will be the first chance in decades for people to bring about real change in myanmar. she has also asked the in addition in addition to ensure a smooth transition. abandoned mines around johannesberg are make people sick. our correspondent reports from one community that is meters from a dump side. >> reporter: rosalyn says her lungs are failing her. she relies on a machine for ox -- oxygen. >> it's very difficult because you have to bring the machine everywhere you go.

sometimes i can't even get up out of bed. >> reporter: she says the dust from these neighboring mine dumps has made her and others in her community sick. it has also created close to 300 mine residue deposits, containing uranium which is toxic and radioactive. >> it's like they are killing us. they must be held accountable. we just hope somebody could do something for us, because we haven't got anybody to event us. >> reporter: this is a poor community. the community is surrounded by mine dumps. the closest one meters away from rosalyn's home. many like her have nowhere else to go. alan has been living at a local

retirement village for two years. >> in august it is like ten times worse, and you can carry on sweeping and wiping or whatever, but the air is full of dust. >> reporter: 1.6 million people in johannesberg live near or on top of mine residue deposits. >> they are exposed to the inhalation and ingestion of radioactive and toxic fallout. >> reporter: the council has not yet completed studies on the risk of the exposure to the dust, but some action has been taken. >> there are some companies that reclaim the dust. and i think that's the best way forward, because it means the dumps are gone forever. but you try to minimize the

exposure. >> reporter: until plans are completed and the environment improves, rosalyn is worried that many more could get sick. the u.s. city of baltimore says it will pay $6.4 million to the family of a black man who died in police custody. freddy grey suffered a critical spine injury in april after he was arrested. six baltimore police officers are facing criminal charges. a small community in mexico is taking on illegal loggers to protect their trees. with one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, mexico has been plagued by organized crime gangs. john holman sent this report. >> reporter: taking back what is theirs. tree by tree. the people here in southwest mexico are attempting to repair the damage to their forest, caused by illegal loggers.

shifts of 200 people plant trees supplied by the federal government. it's a big change, a few years ago if they evenen entered the forest the armed gangs would be waiting. this mansur -- survived an ambush. >> their death made us continue to fight for our territory. >> reporter: four years ago, the people here took matters into their own hands. they attacked the loggers' trucks, forced out though gunmen and local officials accused of protecting them. the sounds of chain saws echoed across this forrest, until the people took back control. there is still a long way to go to repairing all of the damage. the town has formed squads of

forest guards to keep away the loggers. >> translator: this is has all been destroyed. they cut down these trees three months ago. >> reporter: some of the trucks captured have been turned into sculptures strung up in the woods. >> translator: these trucks destroy the forrest, and we have put them here so the forest can destroy them, and so our children understand that sooner or later the forest will live again. >> reporter: it's still early days in the fight. the greenhouses are full of more than a million baby trees, each one representing hope for a community taking on the future on its own terms. john holman, al jazeera. three people have died in lebanon from an unseasonal sand

storm that hassen gulfed the entire country. people have complained of breathlessness. many elderly people and asthma sufferers have been admitted to hospital .with breathing problems. residents have been advised to wear face masks and stay in doors. doctors without borders has reopened a hospital in jordan. reconstructive or plastic surgery is expensive, so the hospital is offering hope to its patients. >> reporter: there are more victims of conflict in the middle east that badly need treatment than ever. that's why doctors without borders has set up its own socialized reconstructive hospital. this woman is living with a terrible face injury caused by

amor tar shell >> translator: my next operation will be a bone transplant for a new nose and then for new treat. doctors in iraq said there was no treatment for me. i never expected to improve. >> reporter: they also have been treating this man for years. he has had operations for injuries he sustained during the u.s.-lead invasion of iraq in 2003. most of the beds are already occupied. the region's continuing conflict means the need is immense. in syria alone, more than one million people have been hurt since the conflict started in 2011, according to the united nations. this old woman was injured at the start of the conflict in syria, but couldn't get proper treatment until now. she has had two operations here and has one more in three weeks.

>> translator: the mortar shell hit our home and the whole wall crumbled on me. two surgeries in syria failed, and stayed without treatment for a year and a half before coming here. >> reporter: and this man's legs were badly injured last we're. >> translator: i didn't expect to stay alive. everyone around me died in the attack. people perished, and homes were leveled. >> reporter: doctors without borders says it aims to prevent permanent damage to its patients. the project is here to stay. >> there are so many wounded people now, that they will need in long term this kind of reconstruction of treatment. so we expect this project to last even if we war stops. >> reporter: although the hospital is a blessing for many of the region's war wounded.

it is also a heart-breaking testimony to the huge roll the conflict is having on innocent civilians. 22 indian nationals have been killed by saudi air strikes in yemen's port which is controlled by the houthi rebels. the strikes were reportedly targeting fuel smugglers. so 22 indian nationals were killed in the port. still ahead we'll have the sports news, and tony parker is making history. we'll tell you what that is all about in just a moment.

♪ you are with the news hour. now the sports news >> thank you. we're going to start with tennis. serena will take on sister vies that. this will be the 27th time the pair have faced each other in competition. this victory comes 17 years after their first meeting at the 1998 australian open. venus won that match, but she is very much the underdog this time around. she is trying to become the first person since stephfy grav in 1988 to win all four grand slams in one season.

>> she has beaten many so many times. i have taken a lot of losses off of her, more than anybody, so -- and yeah, she's a player that knows how to win. knows how to beat me. and knows my weaknesses better than anyone. so it's not an easy match at all. and hopefully things will go right. >> i don't think anyone wants to be a spoiler. i think people love to see history being made. but at the same time, you are focused on winning your match, even though the circumstances are really much different than usual. >> for both [ inaudible ] book at place later in spain. they are level on 18 points. macedonia are bottom with spain smashes them 5-1. should spain make it to france they will be seeking a third

straight title. >> macedonia are a good team, and we respect them. there have been changes since we played them before. and that's all thanks to their new coach. wayne could become his countries leading scorer later. he equalled bobby charlton's record of 49. nine matches in total on tuesday across europe. switzerland could go through with a win against england. world cup qualifiers now. australia won 3-0 earlier in a second-round group tie. tim cahill scoring twice for the asian champion. next up for them, is jordan. iraq [ inaudible ] with thailand [ inaudible ] taken the lead in the first half.

two ahead after the break, but then they let thailand back into the match giving away a penalty. then the equalizer, the result leaves thailand on top. ricky fowler has won the deutsche bank open in boston. the american took advantage of a mistake. the swede had been leading, but on its 16th hole he hit his tee shot into the water. the deutsche bank is the second of the four-tournament series that will decide the winner of the playoffs and a $10 million playoff. tony parker made history on monday becoming the european basketball championship's highest scorer. taking his scoring total to

1,032. he has managed that in just 60 games. he scored 16 points, [ inaudible ] 69 for 66. [ cheers and applause ] now you may have heard of thai kick boxing, but muay thai, its cousin less-well-known. travel restrictions and international sanctions on myanmar meant the sport has kept a relatively low international profile, but that is slowly changing. >> reporter: it was once considered the marshall arts of hooligans, but now it has cleaned up its act. no longer considered the preserve of village folk, it is being embraced in towns and cities too. this is a former fighter and founder of a boxing club that not only trains professionals, but also offers classes to

enthusiasts. there's more rawness. opponents can use all body parts and head butts are allowed. >> the difference not only the techniques, but the way we fight without gloves. >> reporter: the front compound is used as the training zone. there's no air conditioning, no fancy machines. much like the sport itself, it's down to earth. if this boxing gym can be measured as a growth in popularity, then it is growing by leapss and bounded. this is one of the regulars who have been taking lessons for more than a year. >> it releases my stress when i punch. it releases stress as well as makes me safe. >> reporter: the sport has been

making a name for itself. his fame coinciding with the emergence from a military dictatorship two years ago. the sport is still some way from achieving global recognition. part of the reason may be because there's bare-knuckled boxing style is considered considerably more robust. but proponents say the traditional form should be preserved. >> it was a national art, which was developed one thousand years ago. it's a historical legacy for myanmar people. >> reporter: and so he does his bit promoting it and making sure it stays true to its roots. >> that's it. more later. >> all right. thank you very much. thanks for watching the news

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making a break for budapest. hundreds of refugees force their way through police lines at a border camp, heading for the hungarian capitol. but for many in germany, it now expects more than 800,000 asylum seekers. the european union demands that more european nations help shoulder that burden. ♪ good to have you along. i'm david foster. you are watching al jazeera life from london. also coming up, yemen's most vulnerable. the u.n. says