>> hello, i'm felicity barr. you're watching the news hour live from london. coming up, hundreds of refugees force their way through police lines at a border camp heading for the hungarian capital. >> yemen's conflict wears on and 96,000 children have been pushed into starvation. and u.s. democrats get more support to block republican opposition to the iran nuclear

deal. >> and in sport, the day that could end serena william's bid to win all four grand slam finals this year. serena gets ready to take on her sister venus in the quarterfinals. >> hello, the united nations is stepping up the pressure on european countries over the refugee crisis. saying it must be mandatory for member states to accept refugees fleeing from war-torn countries. they want refugees to make their journey to europe legally that, could avoid scenes like this, men, women and children pushing through security at the border of szczerbiak desperate to get to hungary's capital. for most the th--more than

400,000 people would have crossed the mediterranean. peter sutherland talks about how europe deals with this influx will be a defining moment for the continent. >> these refugees are among the thousand to pass through greece, marking a new record. with no enin sight, the u.n. is calling on the e.u. to guarantee relocation for 200,000 refugees. >> we propose that there be european union led mega reception and registration centers established in greece. we would support that, establish also in italy, and also in hungary whereby the people arriving there could go to these centers, be received in decent

humane conditions that could apply for asylum there. >> the comments come on the heels of warnings from e.u. president who said that the current situation in europe was part of an exodus from war-torn countries adding that it could last years. hundreds headed to the border of serbia, heading towards the capital thousands more are seeking transit through as they make their way through austria in germany. in austria, volunteers and medics are still welcoming refugees but uncertainty has added a layer of confusion to an already chaotic situation. while the refugee who is have arrived here told me that they're very gratified by the treatment they received in austria so far. many of them are still concerned about relatives that they say

are either in serbia or hungary. they worry that they won't be able to get there in the days to come. in germany the ultimate destination for many refugees comes a stark reality check. >> neither greece nor italy can accommodate the refugees arriving on their borders. they have discussed the crisis and a change in the policy. sweden and germany agree they immediate mandatory quotas. we must insure they have distributed fairly across the e.u. unfortunately, we're very far from that goal. >> with criticism own mounting and refugees arriving every day, it seems that the near impossible situation is nowhere close to being over. >> well, many of those crossing the mediterranean arrive in the greek islands hoping to continue on in western europe. let's continue with the scenes

on the greek mainland, hundreds of refugees are coming ashore after being picked up on islands of kos and lesbos. 20,000 people wait for their chance to move on. we have this report. >> things have eased up here at the port simply because the registration process has improved over the past 24 hours. more screening teams have arrived in this island, and the operation has been moved to a stadium so thousands of refugees were able to get their registration paper, which allows them to board these ferries, and to continue their journey. first up would be athens, and then across certainly balkan countries through western europe. it's estimated 8,000 to 10,000 have already left this island, but many more are still waiting here and living conditions are very poor.

you can see the garbage everywhere. the kids are playing in the middle of the garbage, and many people just sleep on the pavement. those who have a little bit more money can buy tents at inflated prices but apart that that there is nothing else, no sanitation. many ask where is there a toilet. we have seen kids having showers on the pavement just with bottles of water. it has been extremely difficult the refugees do know what is going to happen to them in the coming days. these young men had actually landed here last night. we had met them along the coast when they first arrived. they walked 70 kilometers to reach this point. but now even though they have registration paper, they have to join this long queue. this is the queue with the ticket to be able to board the

ferry. it has been very slow moving. still tensions are not as much as before even though there are some who who are exhausted, dehydrated, and they just want to get their tickets and t tickets and to continue their trip. >> finding quotas to take asylum seekers from front line countries like italy and greece. they include hungary. it could cause more chaos if they're not registered properly.

thanks for being us on the program. how should europe be dealing with this crisis? is a refugee quota system really the way forward? >> good evening, according to my belief this is every's responsibility. there are different problems between the front line countries like hungary. we need cooperation there are the target countries more other problem is that a couple of

countries like hungary is not ready to cooperate with the others. >> the way that it happens occur does it seem that countries are on the border of collapse? >> the hungarian government is competing with more and more groups. and the government would like to gain more and more borders along

the ungearan borders. and they will like to show we would like to show everybody that the country which is ready to handle them as human beings. >> they might answer you that it is easier for you and other people just to open their homes to refugees. it's tougher for him and his government to deal with the thousands of refugees coming over the border and trying to move through to hungary. he would say that is far more difficult. >> handling the situation it is

much, much more difficult but one of the first to recognize what we face. but they would like to criminalize them not developing the system to receive them. not talking to germans and austrians. to let them go or the cooperation who try to handle these groups who are taking into europe. it seems to me that that is much of bigger if he has to fulfill his obligation. >> there is sympathy and

compassion right across europe at the moment. is there a danger of that changing once the reality set in of trying to integrate and support thousands of people arriving on the continent? >> because this is a strong community. if you're able to handle the challenge of it would not be. it must not be that we're as strong. yes, it is a challenge. beyond question. another culture. another religion. but having 2,000 long tradition

from ain't regimes, enlighte enlightenment and so on we must trust ourselves and showing that a normal man knows what to do to meet these kinds of challenges. >> really good to get your thoughts. thank you for your time. >> thanks a lot. >> well officials in belgium are said to be receiving 150 asylum as requests every day the camp has a school, a kitchen and football pitch all run by volunteers. jacky rowland reports. >> among the trees a village of tents has sprung up. the first refugees arrived two

weeks ago, and the people of brussels have rushed to help. >> the volunteers have set up a whole range of services for the refugees. >> they offer the refugees hot meals throughout the day. there are now about 1,000 people in the camp. as it has drone there have been complaints from some quarters. >> we don't listen to the complaints. we are sure what we are doing is good. we keep on doing the good work without listening to people. >> more volunteers are arriving all the time. different people offer different skills. this spontaneous action by hundreds of ordinary people have caught the belgium authorities

off guard. they opened up an overnight shelter across the road, but very few have chose ton sleep there. across the road people are lining up to register for asylum. but they're not using the official night shelter because you have to get out at 8:00 every morning, and you can't leave your stuff there. >> there is a night shelter. but that's it. >> this man is from iraq. he traveled across europe and arrived here four days ago. he has an appointment to register for asylum on thursday. >> i sleep here. there is no problem. it's not too cold. we have food and drink here. we have everything mere. >> the plight of the refugees has harnessed the good will of people from many communities. they want to act as an example elsewhere in europe where

refugees have been less welcomed. jacky rowland, al jazeera, brussels. >> and still to come on this news hour, making annulments and remarriages easier. we'll have more on pope francis' reform in the catholic church. mines that are having a toxic affect on communities. and the smoke that nearly brought the end to the world cup qualifier. >> 14 turkish police officers are dead after a bomb attack on a mini bus. it happened on the eastern province. the police vehicles to nearly border gates. turkey's president has blamed the increased violence on the pkk.

>> we have surprised so much and we'll continue trying t. the terror organization has shut the doors to the peace process, choosing weapons, violence and bloodshed. >> crowds broke the windows of the building in the capital. elsewhere, kurdish-owned businesses were set alight. no. yemen the saudi coalition has carried out a series of airstrikes i in the capital of sanaa. strikes damaged homes nearby. the tv channel controlled by houthi rebels said that a dozen people have been killed by

airstrikes in yemen's central province. res dental building was hit on the military base and weapons store. the u.n. children's agency said that it is alarmed by the level of child hunger in yemen. it was already one of the poorest countries in the world when the war broke out in march. now months of heavy fight something taking its toll. 9 thousand children are starving and close to death in the port city. >> 2 million children across the country don't have enough food or water. we have more details. >> trips from the saudi-led coalition roll in ad-lib. inned a they're getting ready

for what yemeni officials say will be a decisive civil. it is said to be targeting houthi rebel positions and those of their allies. once again, though, there are civilian casualties. this market has been hit. people hurt or worse. livelihoods destroyed. homes and communities reduced to republic. one of the places where the injured could have been looked after could have been shut down. the hospital is directly opposite of houthi special forces camp. >> some people died here during the rocket bombardment. children were killed. we are next door to the special

forces but it is against international law to bomb somewhere near a hospital. >> all the patients have been moved elsewhere, but those hospitals and clinics were already under enormous pressure dealing with a never ending stream, sick and injured. unicef said that the violence and the impact on health services means thousands of children are going hungry. more than 20 million people don't have enough water. that's almost the entire population. >> the recent results what we've sign is a doubling on some cases the tripling of efficient levels for children under five. which represent the next generation. we have 96,000 children who are at severe risk of death. >> yemen was already one of the poorest countries in the world before the war broke out. they vowed to recapture sanaa, but many here pray for the fighting to be over.

>> 41 senators have now thrown their support behind the iran nuclear deal. now there is enough to block a resolution. congress has returned from summer recess and is set to vote on the deal. the agreement releases $100 billion in frozen as stoats iran in return for limits to its nuclear program. kimberly halkett live for us. when, kimberly, are we likely to see the vote happen? >> if the white house has its way it's hopeful that the vote will not happen at all. it got the magic number it was looking for in terms of support 41 senators that have come up with this agreement. what does this mean? it means potentially those senators could use their clout and also some very arcane senate procedure to block a vote on

this resolution. that's something that the white house is hopeful could happen because if there is, in fact, a debate in both chambers and both to pass the resolution, rejecting the agreement, then the president is in a very uncomfortable position 6 vetoing it. that's something that he mispromised to do. in the minds of many it undermines the agreement and puts into question whether or not it will be viable long term. that's why the white house press secretary josh earnest was doing what they have to do to cope this agreement from coming to a vote. >> we hope those who support the agreement to take the necessary steps in strong to revent congress from undermining the agreement. >> but kimberly, given the vote could take place later in the week just how intense is the lobbying. both those who remain undecided?

>> very infence. my e-mail inbox has been flooded with appeals from both sides urging those who are undecided to listen to the various arguments, alerting people to call members of congress. also there, have been high profile appeals taking place all around the washington. we saw dick cheney speaking to a right-wing think tank using fear arguments, if you will, making the case that it threatens israel security and threatens the security of the united states. because in his view this is a pathway of iran creating a nuclear weapon. i can tell you that the arguments of the white house seem sob so far gaining a bit more traction. it seems in recent poor numbers that the american public as well as the american usual public tend to be leaning towards support of this agreement. there really is at this point no

better option. >> kimberly, in washington, thank you. and still to come on this news hour we'll have the latest on a deadly sandstorm moving across the middle east. the jordanian hospital that is providing reconstructive surgery to the victims of war. and the martial arts from myanmar, which is fighting for international recognition.

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weeknights 10:30p et >> a reminder of the top stories here. the u.n. is calling on european states to shoulder the burden of relocating refugees. germany is expecting more than 800,000 asylum seekers. fight something taking its toll on the most vulnerable in yemen. thousands are starting in just one city alone. 41 democratic senators have thrown their support behind the iran nuclear deal. that means that the obama

administration has enough to support to block any potential disapproval resolution. >> abandoning's deputy justice minister has been kidnapped. he was captured when the car he was traveling in was ambushed. well, the conference in paris is being held to discuss ways to protect minorities in west africa. >> it used to be a disused lot now its home to 130 syrian families. isil offered them three choices. convert to islam, pay a tax or die.

in fear they fled. ramón lives here with his wife and four-year-old daughter matilda. he recalls what happened to him in august 2014. >> it was a horrific experience when isil came in. if "n" a few hours they september through 15 villages in the province. we fled with just the clothes on our back. since then we have nothing. this government won't protect us. we want to leave iraq. >> this is one of the best equipped and well run displacement camps in baghdad. it was set up with funds by the government and is now funded by churches across the city. this volunteer said that iraqi minorities are under threat. >> it's like we don't have any rights. we are iraqis, but we don't get to participate in iraqi society. after the fall of mosul look at us. we live as refugees in our own

country. >> despite the good state of this camp very few consider this home. home is mosul. but most people here have lost hope that they'll ever see that again. so they stay here in this concrete jungle. they've also lost hope in the ability of iraq's government to be able to protect minorities. a lot of people here particular which want to get out of the iraq and find relative safety and freedom elsewhere. >> almost daily demonstrations by ordinary iraqis with a massive judge deficit. >> police have arrested three people in nairobi after they were found with a homemade bomb in a shopping center. they were detained in the capital district.

>> abandoned mines in johannesburg are making people sick. toxic piles have been piling up for years. >> this woman's lungs are failing her. she relies on oxygen to keep her alive. >> she can't go anywhere at all. anywhere she goes she has to take the machine with her. >> she said that the dust from the neighboring mine dumps have made her and others in the community sick. decades of coa mining has created the largest gold and uranium mines in the world.

it has created close to 300 minores duty deposits containing uranium. >> it's like they're killing us. >> we just hope that someone can help us because we don't have anyone to represent us. >> this is a poor community with a high number of unemployed people. >> the community is surrounded by mine dumps. many like her here have nowhere else to go. strong wins are a reminder of the potential hazards. >> you can continue on sweeping, wiping whatever. that is the dust we see. but the air is full of dust. >> federation for sustainable environment is 1.6 machine people in johannesburg live near

or on top of mine route deposi deposits. >> the government's safety council has not yet completed studies on the riskment ex-pour to the dust, but some action has been taken. >> there are companies that reclaim from the dust, and i think that's the best way forward because it means that the dumps are gone forever. but should those dumps not be removed, you try to minimize t the exposure. >> until those plans are completed around conditions improve, they are worried that many more from the community could get sick. >> in the u.s. baltimore officials have reached a tentative $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with a family

of freddie gray. the 25-year-old african-american died in april from a neck injury he did you everred in police custody. the settlement is still pending approval. >> guatemala's president has been accused of taking bribes.

>> al jazeera'al jazeera to thailand. >> on this occasion there is a high profile situation, so very high security and large media contingent here. the person they have brought back to this argument building is a foreign man picked up last week reportedly in possession of a chinese passport. he was arrested in connection with the bombing in the heart of the city. since then he has, according to police, confessed to being in possession of illegal explosives and also to actually constructing the bomb that was left at the shrine. but the police don't believe he was the man who placed it no one the inside of the shrine. they say they have forensic

evidence that links them to an argument here that had earlier been raided by the police, and another foreign man was arrested. there was also bomb-making equipment inside here. so the two foreigners, the police say they're looking for ten more suspects. >> making sure that november's elections are free an and fair. the last election was held under military rule in 2010 and was accused of being rigged in favor of the ruling party. >> the new law brought in by pope francis allows the bishops to judge when the marriage has

been made within the eyes of the church. in the vatican the public seemed to approve . >> everything changes. i think the pope through the changes he's introduce something bring the church up to date with modern times. something that his predecessors have resisted. >> with me in studio is a collect priest. good to have you here in the studio. why the need to feed up this process? >> well, every kind of

annulment, it's looking back at the beginnings of the marriage and discovering that there was something fundamentally missing there, so it was not a yen winly marriage in the first place. what the is to but we need to make this process quicker, more trait forward so that people are not unable to move forward and get a clear telephoned hoffing bounce. >> those who want an aknollment, are they actually saying they want an divorce? didn't it just a reason for. >> he's saying that the catholic church believes in marriage, marriage is for win they had

sincere doubts of what was happened. whethe church has always said that it has a right to look into that and get the support of the church and saying if there was a valley i did five. >> how is the process boos done. >> one major point in the old system there was a process of automatic appeal. in other words, when the process had happened, it was referred to an appeal as kind of a double check, which was in some ways a good thing. but the we don't need to go into at appeal until there is an i a

reason for the appeal. the archbishop is saying you deal with this. if you need to defer it back to roam in complicated cases, that's fine, but you take respond ability. lovely little thing he said in some to people were having ho charge for the administration. he said there is and he's conscious that people are struggling to approach the process time. are number it could be seep by others outside of the church as being a baby step towards the church eventually recognizing the catholic church. >> i think people know deep down the bath. but secondly, in the lettering

ihe said that he's reaching out to people who find themselves in situations of real doubt in their marriage. i'm trying to them them revolve this, not changing anything under mental in distribut, but help people to be able to live their marriage. >> a sandstorm it moving across syria, lynn i can't. refugees from syria now living.

the warplanes and helicopters carried out fewer strikes. few i expect basicking. . >> this is why the international charity doctors without borders have set up their own specialized reconstructive hospital. >> they took bone from my pelvis to reconstruct my jaw.

next i have a new nose and then the next i will get teeth. i never thought i would be able to improve. >> operations for injuries sustained from iraq in 2003. the need for hospitals to treat war injuries is immense. in syria alone 1 million people have been hurt since the conflict started in 2011 according to the united nations this old woman from iraq was injured at the start of the conflict in syria, but she could not get proper treatment until now. she hazard had more operations. two surgeries in syria failed, and i stayed without treatment for a year and a half before

coming here. >> then this man whose legs were badly injured in an airstrike last year. >> i didn't expect to stay alive. people perished, and homes were leveled. i'm lucky to be alive. >> it aims to provid >> there would need in the long term this kinds of reconstruction of treatment so we expect this project to last. it is a hard breaking testimony and the huge toll that the conflict is having on civilians.

>> chinese expert and imports contracted in the world's second biggest economy. people in hong kong with now feeling the effects. >> the photographers along hong kong's waterfront are a good barometer of how much mainland visitors are spending. the news is not good. business is down by more than half. >> we're facing a hard time. the mainland chinese are not spending as easily as they did before. >> at the airport arrival hall the shopping promotion sounds more like a plea than those especially hid hard.

>> all shops are suffering. accounting for 95% of its customers, this book shop is totally reliant on visitors from the mainland. it's specializes in titles banned by the chinese government. business is down by 50%, making it harder to pay the rent. >> all the other shop owner they're asking for art decrees to cut down on the recent. >> it is it is located in one of the area's most expensive. >> th rents here are still inflated thanks to china's spending spree and have a lot further to fall. a growing number of businesses are banking on their rent coming down before their shutters do. ron mcbride, hong kong.

>> he hello. >> the country has one of the highest deforest station rails in the world. we have this report where residents have taken matters

into their own hands. >> taking back what is theirs. tree by tree. the people of in mexico are attempting to repair forests damaged by loggers. trees supplied by the federal government. it's a big change. a few years ago if they even entered the forests, gangs would be waiting. >> oarmando lost two friends. >> we're taking back what belongs to us. >> they attacked the loggers' trucks forced out the gunmen and local government officials they accused of protecting them. the sound of chainsaws echoed across this forest until the

people wrestled back control from the groups illegally logging here. since then they've reforested 1,000 hectares, but they have a long way to go to repair the damage. >> the loggers have destroyed half of the community's forests over the years. >> this has all been destroyed. they cut down these trees three months ago. >> some of the trucks captured have been returned by volunteers up in the airs. they were been given a grave warp ideology a trust delikes th.

>> they were given a million baby trees each representing hope of taking on the future on their own terms. >> time for all your sport now with andy. >> thank you so much, felicity. while defending football champions spain has all but guaranteed their place in the finals. they meet in macedonia. spain managing just the one goal. spain not quite there yet, but a win in the next game will put them through. wayne rooney has become england's highest all-time scorer. he has scored his 50th international goal over switzerland to move past the mark. england have already qualified for the finals. >> nine games in all. austria beating sweden to qualify for the finals in the

first time. russia, 7-0 win against liechtenstein. >> now asia qualifying for th the 2018 world cup are under way. the 35-year-old taking his international total to 41 goals. this is the third straight win for his team. >> ma malaysia halted after fans through flairs and fireworks on the pitch. they were leading 2-1 before they were suspended. now they'll decide if the win is to be given to saudi. they staged a series of protests in recent days after the team were beaten 10-0 by the uae in

their last qualifier. >> and plan stein hosted their first ever qualifier on home soil. previous games were held in other countries due to safety concerns. the last ma was played in the west bank, finishing 0-0. now serena williams is getting ready to take another step towards winning all four grand slam titles in a calendar year. in her way is her sister venus. venus beat serena in that match, but she's in the outside all around. the top seat and trying to become the first player since steffi graff to win all of those grand slams in the same seed. >> well, i mean, i'm playing to be the best player in the tournament. that's never easy. she has beaten me so many times,

i've taken a lot of loses off of her, more than anybody. yeah, she's a player who knows how to win, knows how to beat me, and knows my weaknesses better than anyone. it's not an easy match at all, and hopefully things will go right. you're focused on winning your matches even though the circumstances are really much different. >> the winner will play in the semifinals. >> men's world number one djokovic is also in action later. he's playing on court right now defending champion manner

cellic. cilic is winning 3-1. international sanctions on myanmar means that there ha sports has had a low profile. >> a former fighter and founder of the club that not only trains professionals but also offers classes to enthusiasts. it has been compared to thai kickboxing. opponents can use all body parts, and head butts are allowed. >> what is the drinks? it's not only the techniques but

the way we fight, it is without clothes. >> it has grown by leaps and bounds. it now has the average of 30 students each weekend. one of the regular who is have been taking lessons for more than a year. >> it relieves my stress and it makes me better. >> recent years the sport has been making a name for itself in the international arena. it's fame coin sigh dense with the transition from the military dictatorship four years ago. recently one championship, a singapore-based mixed martial

art yard. owopponents say that the trillion form of fighting without gloves should be preserved. >> it is a historical legacy for myanmar people. >> so he does his best promoting and making sure that the sport stays true to its roots. al jazeera. >> okay, that's your sport. back to felicity in london. >> andy, thank you very much, indeed. i would like to remind you, you can find much more sport and news on our website. click on to www.aljazeera.com. that's it from me figure li me

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>> refugees force their way through police lines on the hungarian border. the u.n. calls it a defining moment as the influx continues. >> there are the refugees who are exhausted, dehydrated, and they just want to get their tickets and continue their trip. >> hello there, i'm felicity barr. we're live from london. also coming up. turkey blames the kurdistan