>> this is al jazeera. >> hello and welcome to the al jazeera newshour. i'm martine dennis in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. germany and hungary impose border controls, leaving thousands in legal limbo. >> i'm very honored by the responsibility that's been definitive ome today. >> australia's new prime minister malcolm turnbull

defeats tony abbott. what egypt says is a mi mistaken air attack. >> i'm farrah ishmael, novak djokovic wins an unprecedented u.s. open title. an emergency meeting is underway in brussels to try to figure out a policy on the biggest crisis since the end of the second world war. on the table, a controversial plan that could face member states to accept asylum seekers. that's causing controversy outside the block. three-year-old syrian boy whose drowning shocked the world, urging the eu to open its doors.

>> it is heartbreaking and aga again, to live for -- to save alan and galeb his brother and rihana, it is not too late to save a million of them. they need that heps. >> help. >> germany, who originally opened its borders wide, saying it is struggling to cope and could face a million refugees this year. austria and slovakia have faced equal numbers. shut the border at rozka. let's now talk to our correspondent jacky rowland who is in brussels where the

ministers are meeting. and jacky this is an immense challenge isn't it for the 28 member-states. >> reporter: it is yes, because they're being asked once again to consider this proposal that's been put forward by the european commission to share out between the member states a total of 160,000 refugees. now, germany, france, a number of other countries have been pushing very much for the idea of quotas. quotas that would be based on the size of a country, its population, how prosperous it is economically. how many people are unemployed. how many refugees its already taken. the idea is they wouldn't be arbitrary figures, but based on other criteria. you have poland, hungary, czech republic and slovakia, whoer dead-against.

leaders have been expressing themselves very unequivocally, there does appear at least to be extremely little space for compromise. >> and the germans seem to be taking lead again but this time in terms of shutting down the borders and imposing border checks. other countries are following suit as we've mentioned. the hungarians and the czechs and the slovakians. >> yes, what germany has done really is created somewhat of a precedent within the shengen area, that's 26 members of the eu where up until now people have been able to travel without having to show any documents across borders as if it were one big country. of course freedom of movement is one of the principles that's at the heart of the european union. it is privilege that is particularly more valued 50 members of the eu, members of

eastern areastern europe, to fid earn money. so effectively what the germans are doing here is not only putting in place a logistical measure, they're also sending a warning i think to the countries of eastern europe, if you want to share in the privileges of freedom of movement you also need to share in the responsibilities of eu membership. which means taking your fair share of refugees. but as you said, at the moment, though countries also closing down their borders. so we are finding a situation now where refugees have a danger, facing a danger of getting stuck not being able to move further north because of the austrian german border that is shut, stuck in an area where

log jams, the germans recently decided to bypass, the country of origin and actually said come over. the fact that we are in this situation really does show the disarray of european union policies here and how desperate some kind of coherent strategy is needed. >> and if the entire block doesn't agree, which from what you're saying, is entirely likely, what options do, say, the germans and the austrians and perhaps the french, what options do they have in terms of trying to get their way, trying to impose quotas on the more reluctant countries? >> reporter: well, the idea of imposing quotas isn't really practical. the whole idea of these compulsory quotas, were that the quotas had been calculated by someone sitting in one of these buildings in brussels, doing the math with size of your population, size of your gross

domestic product, how many unemployed people do you have, they came up with those figures. but the figures would be negotiated and agreed in the standard european way, all 28 agreeing to a consensus. clearly that's not happening. what we're seeing in terms of alternate proposals, particularly from the countries of eastern europe and poland, as europe is reinforcing our external borders. if the greeks, if the hungarians can't cope, we need to lend immigration officers, poland has offered to send some, the other countries of europe should send these people to the greek islands, to italy, to the eastern border of hungary to help process the people coming in. in a way it's a bit late to do that. it's the classic case of shutting the door after the horse has already bolted.

but disparate proposals shows the lack of coherent united policies. in many ways, this process is laying bare some fundamental principles of the european union. >> jacky rowland is in brussels and takin keeping track of whats happening there. this is a live shot of what's going on in rozka, right in the border down in the south of hungary. what we were just seeing just a second or two ago were what looked like police officers, officials of some sort anyway. continuing to erect that fence. you'll remember of course that this fence has been incomplete for a considerable time. and many people have taken the opportunity then to progress through hungary, further on,

then, to u.s.a all in favor aus. the gaps in the fence have been almost filled, they are trying to complete the fence. in all i austria is mohammed ja, this controversial barrier that the hundred gairn hungarians ar. >> that's right, martine. police on horseback are guarding this border. there are more helicopters that are hovering above the bother with serbia. beyond this, just behind us this is a pretty chaotic situation here. just behind us a few moments ago there were refugees that were trying to cross over but in fact were stopped by local police who told them they needed to go to

the official border crossing. this is an interesting development because as far as we knew, we had been told by the government the border was going to be sealed only tonight by midnight. we are trying to get comment by police around here. they're not commenting when this border will be sealed. is it considered sealed already? certainly there are no refugees that are crossing over on these railroad tracks as they have been in the past few days. they have been stopped. police are continuing to stop them, there is more of a security presence. so where exactly they are going is unclear. earlier we were on the other side of this border in serbia and what we found there were buses that were taking refugees close to the border so they could walk over. they were taking them here to this railroad track line on the serbian side, after that the refugees, men women and children many of them from iraq and syria were walking three kilometers

and then walking into hungary. they were very concerned whether they would be able to get into hungary. they were very aware of the deadline that was looming with this border about to be sealed this evening. and then they were also additionally concerned about what was going to happen to them if they are able to cross into hungary, where they would be taken, if they could be processed and go on to another european country. news today is only starting to filter down as far as the restrictions that are being imposed, how difficult it would be to go to germany, which is the preferred destination for most of these refugees. so much attention being paid, whether they are going to let the refugees cross. looks like they are not although they have not officially announced that. a much more beefed up security presence and at this point no more refugees being allowed over these railroad tracks into

hungary. martine. >> mohammed jamjoom, where the fence is being completed by hungarian officials. well for so many of the refugees, the first pint of contact is in turkey. stefanie dekker. has the story. >> a very different story we are hearing from the refugees trying to get to the european union. we are at kiles border crossing. some people who have been in turkey for a year, two years, they want to go back to syria. they want to go today. what they are saying is life here is incredibly difficult. they can't work legally and also they complain of the treatment. turkey is hosting almost 2

million syrian refugees. there is a camp behind us, most people don't live in the camps. they don't get assistance and can't work legally. the message is we orather die in syria than go to the european union. hungary, tomorrower prime minister has been speaking to al jazeera and said that the current leader, victor orban position is purely for political gain. reporting from budapest. >> reporter: referring to this human crisis, hungary's prime minister has said, it's germany's problem.but ask the refugees what they think and they can't help getting political. >> for many hungarians it's

natural that we have them and we feel really, really angry that our government is giving them this treatment. >> reporter: this is a husband-and-wife team helping take donations and passing them on to those in need. >> they said they don't want muslim here, i didn't understand that because there are muslims living here with peace. >> we're not sure what's going to happen. if they close the borders again then there will be thousands of people sleeping here again. >> political protest is gaining momentum not just opposition to prime minister victor orban, there are those who are supporting him. portraying orban as hitler. >> there are those who say this about the prime minister. >> translator: there is nothing wrong with the migrants or their rm religion, it's the

large number is all. >> reporter: victor orban's main opponents say it's keeping a grip on parliament, the further he gets on the issue the more popular he becomes. a former socialist prime minister believes orban is taking his people down a dangerous road. >> full of worries about the refugees ando and orban is figh. >> orban is four years away from an election but he sees a potential threat from the far right. some analysts believe he is playing a smart card. >> not just interested in popularity tomorrow or after tomorrow. he thinks much more that there is a challenge for europe and

the current european elite is not able to answer this challenge. >> orban supporters believe in his fire brand approach along with his vision of a christian europe but he's playing for big political stakes and making enemies in high places. as he does so, the misery of so many continues without relief. andrews simmons, al jazeera, budapest. >> 20,000 syrian refugees he ovr the last few of years. prime minister david cameron, promised that the u.k. will speed up its resettlement process. >> this morning i was in the bakkar valley, meeting with the syrian thraftion we will refugel

resettle in the united kingdom. that is why the united kingdom has provided around 300 million pounds in assistance for lebanon since the cries began including food, shelter and medical support and we will ensure that 29 million of our latest 100 million pound commitment is spent right here in lebanon helping further to shoulder the burden. >> we've got a lot more to come of the al jazeera newshour, including the taliban has freed prisoners after storming aprison and. >> 30% of this historic monument has gone missing. further still i'll be telling you where it's gone. >> and in sport a missed opportunity put this german team could turn things around.

>> so malcolm turnbull is to be sworn in as prime minister of australia. andrew thomas last the developing from sydney. >> the result was close but in the end a tight vote went in favor of the challenger. >> in the leadership was contested by malcolm turnbull and tony abbott. turnbull was successful on 54, abbott on 44. >> leaving his party and his country. >> the australia of the future has to be a nation that is agile, that is innovative, that is creative. we cannot be defensive. we cannot future-proof ourselves. we have to recognize that the

disruption that we see driven by technology, the volatility and change, is our friend. is our friend if we are agile and smart enough to take advantage of it. there has never been a more exciting time to be alive than today and there has never been a more exciting time to be an australian. >> tony abbott was australia's prime minister for almost exactly two years. his failure was stopping boats with refugees for australia. but he was never personally popular and as the australian economy slowed, his chances of victory next year began to look slim. malcolm turnwill was a local rival. on monday he seized his moment. tony abbott was elected in 2013

promising to end the dysfunction he claimed characterized the former government. one of stability and no surprises. it was not to be. malcolm turnbull will be sworn in formally as australia's prime minister on tuesday. >> accidentally killed in a security operation in egypt, egyptian security forces say 8 were killed but two of the nationals are dead. the shooting happened in the al wa hfgawahat area of the western desert. family have been visited them in hospital. egypt said miss too mistook they for what they thought were terrorist elements.

>> we are standing with the mexican people in their tragedy. the circumstances surrounding the incident are part of egypt's fight against terrorism. the mexican side is receiving the best care and we will take care that the egyptian victims, this is a painful incident, i give my deepest condolence to the mexican ambassador and relay my condolence. >> joining us vie skype is h.a. hellier in london. thank you for talking to us. what does this unfortunate incident reveal a, about the state of the egyptian armed forces and also, about this part of the western desert? >> we know that this part of the western desert has seen skirmishes take place between the security forces and elements linked to daesh, so-called islamic state elements.

they erased a press statement, daesh did, saying they had been in conflict with the egyptian army. and i think that there are elements that are actually involved and engaged in that area. the question remains: how is it possible that in the midst of such a secure area, the security forces allowed a tourism agency to actually get through. and i think those are the important questions we have to ask and we have to answer right now. >> will there be a thorough investigation? >> there remains an open-ended question. the past five years there have been many calls by different portions of society and sectors of society asking for security reform athat happened during mubarak's time and morsi's time and now al-sisi. and the resolution hasn't been complete to say the least.

>> a blow to an already struggling tourism sector. >> the tourism sector has struggled for the past two years. backdrop of the war on terror on the one hand so it's a very tense security situation and is indeed a very tense security situation in several parts of the country and at the same time, the egyptian tourism industry is trying to put up the message it is safe and secure for tourists to come to egypt. events like that are not going to help them. >> a.j. helliard, thank you for speaking to us. >> thank you. >> lawkal-aqsa compound in east jerusalem, police threw rocks, israeli police threw stun

grenades into the mosque. freed more than 430 prisoners, four police officer were killed, several others were wounded. our correspondent jennifer glasse has more from the afghan capital, kabul. >> reporter: a coordinated attack on that outquit outskirtf gosne city. freeing hundreds of prisoners, among them a taliban commander, failed suicide bombers and other taliban fighters. before this incident those freed taliban dozens of them will not improve the situation at all and it highlights how fragile security is across afghanistan that the tabl ca taliban can cat such a coordinated attack. in the east it's been a very,

very brutal year for afghan security forces. dead and wounded at 15,000 so far this year that's an average of 22 afghan soldiers being killed a day, across numbers that analysts say are just unsustainable. one of the biggest challenges for the new president ashraf ghani, knows that it's a key for afghanistan if it wants to move forward and get any stability here. >> still to come on al jazeera, the war in syria have killed hundreds of thousands of people and caused many more thousands to flee. plus. >> i'm jessica baldwin in london, a new exhibit has just opened exploring global pop art. >> and if high flying kasbar can

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>> you're with al jazeera. here's a reminder of the top stories. hungarian police have now stopped the border at rozka. a controversial four meter fence to keep refugees out is being completed. from tuesday, people entering hungary illegally can be jailed for up to three years. european ministers meanwhile are meeting in brussels to discuss the refugee crisis. germany can't cope with the hum number of asylum seekers. australia is faced with a new prime minister, malcolm turnbull. asked tony abbott to step aside. back to our top story, of course, the ongoing refugee crisis. most of the people seeking

refuge in europe are from syria. lilia hom takes a look. >> syria had a population of 22 million people in 2011. after four years of a brutal civil war, 12 million people have been forced from their homes, more than half the population. close to eight million of them have sought refuge within syria and those internally displaced three and a half million are children. the rest four million people have fled to neighboring countries. turkey has taken in the most close to 2 million. more than a million are in lebanon while jordan, iraq and egypt have refugees numbering in the hundreds of thousands. compare that with the number of syrian refugees in europe or trying to get there and it's significantly smaller. the u.n. refugee agency says almost 350,0050,000 syrians have

applied for asylum in europe over the past four years. as a percentage europe is taking just over 3% of the 12 million syrians in urgent need of help. >> there's been no diplomatic break through since the syrian conflict began in 2011. but this could help build momentum for some kind of diplomatic solution. diplomatic editor james bays reports. >> reporter: one of the main reasons for a refugee crisis spreading beyond the immediate region. >> the conflict is a colossal tragedy for syria and a symbol of international judgments will be harsh. >> reporter: after more than four and a half years of

conflict the figures are shocking. as many as 250,000 people dead. 4 million refugees in the edge radio. now thousands more flooding into europe. the u.n. continues to spend billions in its effort to help syrians but the fighting will not stop until there's a political solution. and that brings us here to the u.n. security council. it has passed resolutions on syria for example on removing chemical weapons and trying to ease the dire humanitarian situation. but if there's to be a political solution, there needs to be agreement on that too. for four and a half years the central agreement has been on the role of president assad and his inner circle. russia backed by china refused to push him out of power but others maintain he has no place in the new syria. one former diplomat working as

an advisor, the so-called moderate opposition, says it's just possible the refugee crisis in europe could break the deadlock. >> you're dealing with these kinds of massive policy problems is not straightforward and not simple. frequently you can get into a mindset where it's all too complicated and all too difficult. where things change is in a situation like this where suddenly public opinion shift, suddenly the politics shift, and there's an opening, where the effective diplomat will step in and say this is a new opportunity. >> the new opportunity is under way. stefan de mastura is speaking about another solution, creating a solution to a divisive situation will be difficult if not impossible. james bays, al jazeera, at the united nations. >> we can speak to adrian berry.

thank you for taking the time to talk to us. i'm particularly interestnow in the thousands, tens of thousands of people who find themselves trapped in whichever country they happen to be in. now that the barriers are being put up across, in various european countries like the germans austrians and hungarians. >> the borders are being put up but there's no active plan for dealing with the people. who have made it into the territory of european union states. but the key thing to remember is that each of the european union states has an obligation to process any asylum claims which are made and to accommodate and support asylum seekers from syria while they continue to seek asylum status. putting the borders up simply controls the flow within the

european union but certainly doesn't relieve any of these eu states be it germany, u.s.a alln favoaustria orhungary. >> what sort of obligation do they have given they north members of the 28-member block? >> well, under the 1951 refugee convention, which is the universal instrument, any state which is bound by the refugee convention has in essence an obligation to determine whether or not a person claiming asylum is a refugee, and to decide if those told if they are a refugee either to grant them asylum or to resettle them into a third country or to repatriate them when they are no longer at risk in their country of origin.

no country is relieved of is obligations in that respect and all the countries in europe council of european states are bound to uphold the protection. which applies in the european union in any event. >> with the raising of the border barriers, we are actually looking at pictures of that fence that's being built in hungary, what about the principle of are shenin, the principle of movement around the 25 members of the european union. what about that, isn't that being concontravene contravenede barriers that are being put it? >> an external border at the edges of the european union. the question which arises there, if hungary is turning bam people

seeking to enter hungary, it is running the risk of its own obligations under the convention, to determine the status of someone who presents himself at the border, that is a separate question of the borders between european union states. that second issue seems to be about the struggle to control the flows of refugees moving from one country to another. and that's in essence if you like a squabble between european union states as to who should share the burden of supporting and providing protection and assistance to the refugees fleeing from syria. >> adrian berry thank you very much indeed for speaking to us on al jazeera. russia says it will continue military supplies to back syrian president bashar al-assad. >> certainly the supplies are

ongoing and will continue. and strain people how to use this weaponry and there is no mysterious secret about it. >> stepped up their campaign to take control of the city of aleppo. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> this part of aleppo has been under rebel control for four years. but it's far from safe. government troops shell the area constantly. barrel bombs shell the area continuously. she now lives in a community building. each day she walks four miles to a charity that delivers food aid and water to the needy. there are shortages everywhere. but anas, a school principal and

music teacher wants his students not to lose hope. here, he's making sure that the school school girls are ready fofor end of year party. >> barrel bombs destroy everything. i was in a building that collapsed after it was hit by a missile but i'm lucky i'm still alive. >> this was a neighborhood bustling with activity. many have left. some cross to turkey. others went to remote villages. there are also those who are forced to leave when i.s.i.l. captured some rebel held areas. >> daesh has destroyed the country. forced people to go. i am staying. there's no way to go, i was born

here. >> aleppo remains divided. the government has mass troops in districts it controls. the rebels have made a few gains. but each time they advance i.s.i.l. steps in, taking more territory. for those that remain, this is a conflict without end. an ongoing cycle of death and destruction. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> reporter: sri lanka's new government, two offices will address rights violations during the 25 year long civil war. the announcement comes just two days before the u.n. releases its report of war crimes during the conflict. the new president has announced reforms from the then president

mahinda rajapaksa. residual issue still threatens the renewed efforts. fishermen from both countries have been arrestfor allegedly crossing over into the other's territorial waters. but in a gesture to rejuvenate ties, sri lanka says it will release 16 indian fishermen. vanel fernandez has more. >> these fishermen say their nets come back almost empty. >> translator: it is indian trawlers, that's the problem. there are less fish and we are at a loss. >> thousands of fishermen expected bumper catches of fish when sri lanka's 30 year civil war ended and restrictions on fishing were lifted. instead they encountered these. indian trawlers, sometimes up to

3,000 a night, illegally fishing in sri lankan waters. india has repeatedly accused the sri lankan navy of attacking their trawlers. a charge it denies. aggravated the problem. >> translator: if we cross into the other's waters by accident our fishermen are arrested, jailed for six months or a year. the boat taken in. come in and carry away our resources. no one says or relate to anything. the issue has been dealt with, with little progress. catch and income has fallen drastically because of large scale poaching by indian fishermen. what they see as a lack of action to address the issue, they're hoping the trip of the prime minister will bring some

results. the prime minister is visiting deli as his first foreign port of call since taking office. he waded into controversy earlier this year by implying that fishermen could be shot by sri lankan navy. analysts say a change in guard in colombo seem to have influenced the decision in new delhi. >> there seems to be acknowledgment that what they're doing is wrong. >> goodwill gesture during the premier's visit, fishermen here say a more permanent solution to the problem is vital. vanel fernandez. al jazeera, northern sri lanka. three people have been arrested in connection to the

bombing of a shrine last month. two malasians and a sri lankan were arrested. 20 people were killed by the bomb in central bangkok in august. switzerland's attorney general say investigators have gathered more evidence in the fifa corruption scandal. an update with the case with his u.s. counterpart in zurich. in may seven football executives were arrested in connection with an u.s. investigation in connection with wire fraud corruption and money-laundering. >> because this is an ongoing process it is therefore too early to name a specific figure of frozen assets. i prefer also not to share this information at this time, for

tactuatactical reasons. we have obtained information relevant to our investigation. a state of emergency has been declared in india's real region. the reality of both singapore and malaysia. such problems are a problem in indonesia. vast properties are burned to make oil for palm oil and paper plantations. one of japan's most active volcanos have begun to erupt. mt. oso, on the southern island of kyushu, sending plume of smoke at least two kilometers into the air. they recent restarted sanadi

nuclear plant, so far unaffected by the eruption. still to come here at al jazeera, all the sports news, we'll tell you where novak djokovic ranks among the all time greats, following his u.s. open triumph.

>> one of the man made wonders of the world is slowly disintegrating. 30% of the great wall of china no longer exists because of exposure to the elements or tourists chipping away for a soousouvenir.

sahil raman has the story. >> it's been a vegetable garden in her family for decades. naturally occurring sown in this part of northern china yet not all the stone used here comes from the quarry, some comes from the great wall of china. some took the built stone to secure their homes. >> we are happy to keep back any part of the wall if asked. we have to remember we were so poor back then. more than cheap bricks were not available like they are now. >> reporter: she is like others in the area whose homes are made from the old and the new. ancient china sits comfortably from its old descendants. runs over 21,000 kilometers.

while nature has eroded parts, voters been worn away by 70,000 visitors each day. many visitors say protecting the wall is important. >> translator: the great wall isn't just china's. it belongs to the whole human race and has to be protected. >> it's a imol o symbol of chine have to look after it. >> reporter: so the tourists visiting today are them a photo opportunity for local chinese. the deterioration of the wall and in part its disappearance is worrying those fighting to protect it. >> translator: it's closely connected to the origin of our culture. the disappearing of the wall is in line with a lack of respect in protecting our tradition and culture. >> reporter: the authorities have not been ignoring the situation of the wall. the government's restoration and protection plan began in 1957. and it continues to this day.

because the greatest enemy of the wall isn't just man, it's the elements. they're doing their damage as well. because parts of the wall are not just made in stone, they're made in brick and wood, prone to general wear and tear and the weather. while villages would have used the wall as a source of free cheap building material the wall's biggest fight is not just from the community but from the elements. time for sports here is farrah. >> martine thank you so much. novak djokovic beat roger federer in new york to claim his 10th u.s. open title. >> roger federer and novak djokovic took to the courts for

the u.s. open final. it's djokovic' djokovic's fourtr title of the year. only suffered some scrapes and bruises. he still managed to win the opening set 6-4, the first time federer had dropped a set in the tournament. djokovic had beat federer at the last grand slam in wimbledon in foustraight sets. he leveled the match taking 7-5. as a five-time u.s. open champion the new york crowd was firmly behind federer but didn't stop djokovic. he won the next set 6-4.

and he went 5 ahead of as djokovic claimed the set 6-4 to win his 10th grand slam title. >> obviously it was a huge relief when i saw the foreign return going out and i'm going to try nurture and enjoy this victory as much as i can. >> certainly i'm disappointed, i had my chances, i should never been down in the score the way i was. but noaa vask di novak did a grf fending me off. thrilling. >> this was djokovic's six final at flushing pedestria pedestria. >> djokovic's 10th crown but where does it put him in the

area of the greats? not since the sport went professional this 1968, that puts him one behind bjorn borg. the swee swede claimed 11 titles before his retirement. despite losing at flushing meadows, roger federer has won 17, seven more than djokovic. having failed to win their last two, managed to get ahead before the break. joel massa getting the goal. tontelar made up for his last mistakes, secure a 2-1 win. over to syria where one of

the most hotly contested matches, sinking ac 1-nil. the win also moves them to top of the table. major league soccer now and the new england revolution beat toronto fc, to claim their fifth straight win. foal from damian parkeet. doubled their lead, toronto got a goal back, visitors 20 minutes from time 3-1 the final score. new england are now fourth in the eastern conference, one point and six points ahead of toronto. baltimore shocked american league central division leaders kansas city, were in the lead right from the first inning, jones smashed a three run homer

putting them ahead. they never gave up their lead, 8-2 win baltimore is three ahead in the east. 5-0 victory against toronto bluejays. much more on sport, check in aljazeera.com/sport, much more from our correspondents around the world. that's it for me, martine back to you. >> thank you very much. farrah. just a tiny bit of the pop art movement. there's a new exhibition now at london's tate modern, it looks at how the world outside the u.s., used it to make political statements. jessica borders went along to the preview.

>> the faceless, japanese society in 1966. the japanese artists used highway billboard paint to create his pop art. the world goes pop, looks at how artists around the world have interpreted pop art. the 1960s culture movement made famous by andy warhol, the show has taken five years to compile. two tate curators traveled around the world, unearthing pop awrt, somart, some by ar tichtsn known in their home country. the show is divided by themes instead of geography. the artists reflected their own conflicting times. many of the works are intense

overt social commentary. unlike the dead pan humor of the textbook american pop artists. the red coat for 11 gave everyone the same skin, a charged image when racism was rampant. the italian artist nicola l who was arrested for a political act. there is there isn't a campbell's soup can anywhere. the world goes pop is all about learning about global artists, women artists, artists who have been unrepresented in the history of pop art. 50 years on, the art is fun, playful, ironic, but these works show art at its best, bravely embracing political themes and embracing sometimes uncomfortably what is going on around them. >> do stay with us. barbara serra is taking you through the next couple of

hours.

>> border closed. hungarian police close the border to serbia, stopping thousands of refugees from entering.hello there i'm barbara entering. hall there i'm barbara serra. killed on holiday, mexican tourists dying in what egypt calls a mistaken air attack. australia prepares for a new prime minister. and the great problem facing china's great wall. why parts of the historic