>> israeli police clash with palestinians in the lk al aqsa mosque in jerusalem. calling on governments to do more to help. we're in south africa where the future of the steel industry is in doubt. many are blaming china. and that's a wrap.

we'll tell you at the venice film festival who won the top prizes. >> israeli police have fought with palestinians at the al aqsa mosque. hours before the start of the jewish new year, ros rosh hasha. the old city known as the noble sanctuary. the compound is currently reserved for muslim prayer alone but often israelis are allowed on the site. scott heidler has more. >> there was tear gas stones

thrown by the young palestinians. the israeli police forced into the compound and the palestinian youth went into the mosque itself. there appears to be concussion grenades fired. both sides had been ready for. this is a very tense time during the year, there are a lot of jewish holidays over the week, sunday rosh hash hanana is going on. the main confrontation has called down. >> tens of thousands of people across europe have rallied in major cities in support of refugees from syria and other countries. in the spanish capital people marched to the foreign ministry,

saying open the borders and peace. want borders to be open to those fleeing war and persecution. one of the biggest marches was in london. barnaby phillips was there. here is his report. >> the group was festive. in particular, syrians fleeing conflict. >> that germany and sweden are taking more than their fair share. we should be taking in the same number of refugees. >> basically, i would want people to treat me well that i have to happen to flee england, that's why i'm here really.

>> this was pickadilly in london. gives far more in foreign aid to help syrian refugees than any other country in europe. they are saying emphatically that is not enough and that britain should be doing more. but an impressive turnout doesn't mean this crowd is necessarily representative of britain as a whole. for all the passion on london's streets prime minister david cameron may feel he has done enough to placate his critics. barnaby phillips, al jazeera al, central london.

>> says britain should take more refugees. >> open your hearts and open your minds and open your attitude towards supporting people who are desperate, who need somewhere safe to live. want to contribute to our society and are human beings just like all of us. together, in peace. >> some syrians have found peace in some areas close to home. jordan has received 10,000 people since the start of this year. uncertain future even after making it to safety. >> reporter: they came carrying only a few belongings. many said they had to run for their lives, the latest refugees to arrive in jordan about. >> translator: life is destroyed in aleppo.

we left only with the clothes we were wearing. >> reporter: the refugees had to walk several kilometers through the rugged no man's land through syria to get here. they traveled from north to south fleeing from i.s.i.l. controlled territory close to turkey. >> translator: syria is miserable. we were escaping air strikes barrel bombs and i.s.i.l. we are tired. >> many left syria because they said they had no food. >> we ran away from hunger fatigue and bombardment. >> we came to our brothers in jordan because we could no longer find anything to eat. >> spent more than $700 million on feedings treating and transporting refugees beforehanding them over to humanitarian agencies. since the el new nusra front, te

jordajordanian area, army says s had to prioritize security over humanitarian gestures to prevent what it describes as gestures, by entering jordan hiding among refugees. >> translator: refugees used to come from southern syria. now refugees are coming from areas north of the turkish border. why won't turkey open its borders? why does only jordan have to? >> after they have been cleared they will be taken to a refugee camp. many will stay there for years. they feel violated, humiliated and destitute. they have nothing left.

on the syrian iraq border. egyptian capital cairo later, stefan de mastu rrvesa says there is a general agreement a political solution is the only way forward. lack tar brohiimi resigned last year. aim would be to reach a permanent ceasefire at some point further down the line. the government will then be given a partial role allowing president bashar al-assad to continue with some functions. it also recommends a longer transitional phase leading up to a general election.

an interim governing body would run the country during this time. plan for yemen peace talks is is scheduled to resume, unless they withdraw from captured territory. the governments backed by saudi led forces who continued to strike the capital sanaa. residential area three people died and four homes were destroyed. the u.n. says that more than 2,000 yemenis have been killed since the saudi led coalition began its air strike. the coalition denies hitting civilian territories. >> we always had a list of clear

guidelines. our coalition pilots are using high technologies and precision guided munitions in order to avoid harming any civilians. >> saudi sing salman has toured the grand mosque in mecca, to determine away might have caused the collapse last week. after our break we will look at, forthcoming papal visits to philadelphia brings out the city's creative side, we'll tell you more.

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>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites.

we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> hello again, the top stories here on al jazeera. israeli police have fought with palestinian youths at the al-aqsa compound in jerusalem. to arrest palestinians throwing stones. tens of thousands of people have rallied in several european and australian cities, part of an international day of action to show support for those fleeing from war torn countries like syria. >> the u.n. special envoy to

syria, stefan de mastura, says there's a general agreement that political measures are the only way forward. palestinian youths at the al-aqsa compound in jerusalem. scott heidler is there, what's the latest? >> the latest is that these clashes began about three and a half hour ago,ing and what happened was israeli police entered the al-aqsa compound, tear gas was used, concussion grenades were used to quell this violence. we do now know that the situation is now quiet, and

palestine yanls involved in palestinians who were involved in stone-throwing, threw them out. right now we are just a couple of hours before the jewish new year rosh hashana starts. we expected this, we are also hearing that jewish activist groups, going into the compound. they see it as a holy site as well. they were going to go in to pray because that stokes the palestinian groups go in. the minister of agriculture who is a party line member, was one

of the jewish activists that wanted to enter the compound. not totally unexpected but right now we're hearing in that compouncompound itself things he remained calm. >> scott heidler in jerusalem. five people, police were also injured in the blast, blamed on kurdish pkk fighters. the turkish government says it's launched a plan to opposition groups say they face physical and political intimidation. peter sharp joined one of the few opposition candidates who is on the campaign trail.

>> it's almost a clandestine affair. gathered to meet ilia lashin, the young opposition candidate. he will have six of these meetings every day. a hulking bodyguard stands close. changed the very face of election campaigns in putin's authoritarian russia. >> translator: realize that all the possible methods are used against our campaign. they physically detains me and bandits of criminals have attacked my volunteers and try disrupt my meetings with the electorate. >> three hours earlier, party organizer mikhail is still waiting for an ambulance. >> there were no emergency services and the police won't do anything. >> this regional election is

taking place amidst the worst economic crisis since putin came to power 15 years ago. and the timing has the kremlin rattled. >> because of the very difficult economic situation and no economic improvement in sight, of course the kremlin is concerned. >> under existing election laws, parties have to gather signatures to prove they can attract 3% of the electorate. barring by the fact that their signatures are forged. pro-putin factions are feeling optimistic about the outcome of today's vote. the party telling us these are free and fair elections. the opposition would differ. there is an almost overwhelming sense of confidence among the pro-kremlin candidates that borders on complacency. many haven't bothered to

campaign and some haven't filled in their election manifestos. the argument goes, why bother? the regional acting governors across the area are have already been validated and endorsed by putin, that's more than enough to secure victory on the day. >> we knew this would not be a walk in the park. they let us participate just to get us in the trap, they want us to lose this election, but we expect the challenge and we expect to get people's support and to win. >> five hours after he was assaulted an ambulance final shows up to take the party opponent to hospital. it was determined he had a brain injury. representatives from germany, russia, france and ukraine met in berlin to prepare

for a summit in october. the meeting was less confrontational than in previous times and all sides are ready for a ceasefire. >> we would like to talk about details of withdrawing heavy weapons and less than 100 millimeters but also the better access of osc observers. >> at least 16 people remain missing after a typhoon in japan flooding and landslides displaced 100,000 people there as wayne hay reports. >> officials have moved very quickly to try orepair the break in the river bank along the kinegawa river because they are concerned of course that the typhoon season certainly isn't over in japan and they need to bulge that gach as quickly as d -- that gap as quickly as possible. they needed to fortify all the

banks on the kinegawa river. clearly that plan came too late for this disaster. there are still thousands of people in evacuation centers, clearly areas like this too devastated, too damaged for people to be able to return to just yet. still a lot of water lying around, infrastructure last been destroyed in places like this. -- has been destroyed in places like this. people can't come back to their homes and many won't be able to return home for quite some time. a lot of water lying around so officials have brought in pumps to try lower the water level as quickly as possible. >> it's been a month since china's worst-ever industrial accident when warehouses exploded in the city of tienjin.

many still remain in hospital. as adrian brown reports. >> incinerating vehicles, buildings, shipping containers and people. smoke was again rising over the disaster zone on thursday afternoon. another unexplained explosion. neervenearby we found specialiss testing the air quality. they left as soon as we started asking questions, saying they had no information about the latest explosion. those forced to evacuate are returning to gather possessions under supervision of the military police. >> can't use this again have to throw in rubbish. >> because it's been

contaminated. >> it's contaminated. >> the emotions are still raw. >> i feel so bad, my mother is still in hospital. if my tears could solve all the problems, would i cry for a year. >> this was the exhibition center, now a showcase for china's worst industrial accident. no one knows for sure how long the cleanup operation will go on for but it's fair to assume it will last for months if not years. the air here at the epicenter has sort of a sweet metallic chemical taste and people nearby say they don't even know whether the air outside the seclusion zone is safe to breathe now. experts say this is the result of profit before safety. >> the negligence of the

government to handle hazardous chemical production. >> on the issue of compensation, offering $400,000 to each of the families of the over 100 firefighters who perished. the majority of 6,000 families made homeless have agreed on compensation terms, we met no one who believe it will ever be safe to return. adrian brown, al jazeera, in tienjin, northeast china. more than 30,000 jobs are at risk and many blame cheap steel imports from china into south africa. >> spending the day off work with his family. he's been a steel worker for 14 years but for now there's no work. >> we got affected by the

imports. the number of steel that is inside the country. it is the one that's affecting us because of the people that are idea of to order for us now they are ordering from outside the country. and because of this we don't have orders. >> he's been promised he'll be moved to a different plant but he's worried. >> when i look at the future of my kids i don't see anything good about it. if i am to lose my job they are the ones that will suffer more. >> the industry's in big trouble. this is just one of thousands of workers who could be laid off in the next few months. the steel sector is struggling to survive in tough market conditions. with more than 70% of this community alone dependent on the industry, businesses and unions are scrambling to save jobs. with a devalued are currenc cur,

headaching tariffs and banning the exportation of scrap. >> we view this as nothing less than an international crisis. south africa for any peasant, supporting five osix extended family. but also if you allow this industry to be destroyed, it will take more than ten years to try and rebuild it. >> but there may not be a clear cut solution. >> if you give processing at the beginning evere beginning of the pipeline, everyone down the line will suffer. when you protect your economy normally you get price escalation, you get lower growth et cetera. so there is a danger if we go too far to the other side of the pendulum that we will run into

the same constraints. >> the union says so far, response from the government appears to be positive. but with talks weeks from now, they face a grim future. >> al jazeera's charlie angela looks at the winners. >> reporter: a surprise win for a first time venezuelan director with a film depicting a slow blossoming relationship between a middle aged loaner and a young street kid. dezde aya will give him a huge voice. >> we ran into some problems but

i'm very positive we're an amazing nation and we're going to start talking to each other more, and we'll go through, i'm sure about it. >> reporter: the critics say it's graceful, it's subtle, and because it's in spanish, this award will give it much needed international exposure. >> it's a very controlled film. i can see why they went for it. it's a very assured film, strong in what it wants to say. but also quite a difficult film for one to embrace so i'm glad it got this water. >> the price, the best director, went to el clan based on a true story, baifort based on a famous

kidnapping family, dark and brooding, fantastic performances. but the biggest applause was for ghanan actor, his first role but he portrayed an orphaned trial forced to kill for an african warlord, heartbreakingly well. bringing to life the plight of children in uganda and liberia. the films are engaged with issue that many are interested in now, bringing in hundreds of thousands of refugees to the shores of europe. so it should, film is a universal language and where it can it should show the suffering of children. charlie angela, al jazeera.

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