we powerful earthquake is felt in chile, five people are dead and a million have been evacuated. hello, i am darren jordan with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead. the hungary written police face script as refugees are teargassed on the border with serbia. ♪ chaos in ba ken ba curr dee. >> we don't need an apprentice in the white house, we have one right now. >> and talking tough.

exchanges as republican presidential hopefuls face-off in their latest tv debate. at least five people have died in chile after a powerful earthquake on wednesday. the quiet had a magnitude of 8.3. it triggered waves up to 4.5 meters high and a tsunami alert for most of the pacific region, millions have been evacuated across the country. the quake was relatively shallow, hitting at a depth of 25-kilometers. the epicenter was just under 50-kilometers west of the city of ill a.p. el. >> reporter: the 8.3 magnitude earth quake hit as thousands of traveling to the coast for a week long holiday. people living in the capital santiago described buildings swaying and shaking. >> the motion began slightly

then got stronger and stronger, we were on the 12th floor and we were very afraid because it was not stopping. first it was from side to side, then like little jumps. >> translator: everything was moving so much that i had to hold a post because i couldn't stand. then the aftershock, i had to take a cab, but now there is traffic everywhere. the earthquake today was very strong. >> reporter: in the city, 46-kilometers from the epicenter of the quake, homes were damaged and the electricity was knocked out. the mayor described the city as panicked. four-meter high waves have hit some areas and hazardous waves are pictures ahead long the coast. >> right now there are all the coast is without people and the waves are arriving to the places near from the earthquake. you told to the people that it was in illapel.

it's a very difficult place to go but they are moving slowly but it's like everything is getting more calm. >> reporter: a series of powerful aftershocks have been felt along the coastline. people living in affected areas have been told to leave their homes. >> translator: the most important thing today is to support the people, protect them and avoid anymore deaths or injuries. and also insure that all the appropriate measures are taken. >> reporter: tsunami alerts have been issued for peru, hawaii, new zealand and parts of california. rah nah, al jazeera. hungary's police have come under criticism after tear gas and water cannon were fired at refugees stuck at its border with serbia actual the serbian prime minister has urged the european union to respond to to what it calls hungary brutal behavior. tempered boiled over after the border was closed. mohamed ja jamjoon reports frome border. as tempers flared and fires

ignited hungary's riot police stood firm. unwavering in the hard line they promise today take. water canyons may have pushed these refugees back in to serbia. but they failed to extinction wish their anger. most of the crowd is now disburse the here on the front line of the stand off with hungarian riot police on the other side of the fence burn the mood does still remain tense. in fact, there are men who have come up in the last few minutes urging the young men frosting this past hour to please move back to let cooler heads prevail so that this situation calms down. the mood changed almost moment to moment. veering from defines to june lance. when the gate in to hungary opened. hundreds of refugees began streaming in. thank you, they chanted and cheered in unison. but they were met mott with welcome. rather force. parents were as stunned as their children. the young just as affected as the old.

kids cried from both the tear gas and trauma they had experienced. she never managed she would see her eight-year-old daughter beaten by police. >> translator: they hit her with a baton on her head. they hit her the hungarian police, we are from aleppo, we came from death in syria and look what happened to us here. [ crying ] >> reporter: he was from iraq and thought he was free and clear to cross out of serbia. it was the first he felt happy in days. >> translator: we fell when running and they kept on hitting us. they also kicked us, i got hit in the eye here and hit here. my hand and legs are injured. >> reporter: while bus rides to croatia were offered. many were too scared to venture off. after a day like today, nothing was certain. and several dared not move. under the cover of darkness, it was harder to see the wounds, but the pain was no less severe.

mohamed jamjoon, al jazeera on the serbian-hungarian boarder. >> ban ki-moon has condemned the hungarian crack down. >> i was shocked to see how these refugees and migrants were treated. it's not zi acceptable. what is important at this time that i know that there may be some domestic issues, problems, it's not that all the countries, in fact, all the countries have their domestic problems. but since they are the people who are fleeing the wars, and persecutions, then we must assure our caption at leadership. >> on the greek island of lesbos, police used force to try to control hundreds of refugees, demands to go enter a camp for

registration, they were waiting to be taken to the greek man land and continue their journeys on e.u. countries. lesbos is one of the main arrival points for thousands of refugees coming in from turkey. and in ticker, hundreds of refugees are protesting near eights western border with greets, they have been given three days to leave but the refugees refuse to go and are spending the night without shelter. many of them have threatened to go on hunger strike, refusing food from the turkish authorities. well, the greek coast guard has released dramatic under water footage of a rescue operation conducted earlier this week. 334 refugees died after their wooden boat capsized. the coast guard says rescued 68 people from the water and another 30 were found on the island. the largest numbers of death in a single incident in greek waters since the beginning of the refugees crisis. u.n. chief ban ki-moon is calling for the immediate release of political leaders in the west african stat of burkina faso. the presidential guard has detained the interim president

and prime minister. as well as a number of other government officials in the capital. these are pictures from outside the presidential palace where the politicians being held. earlier soldiered reportedly fired warning shots after hundreds of protesters gathered near the building. it's feared what's happening here may be a coup staged by the elite renal meant just weeks before a general election. interim president and prime minister came to power only last year. and that happened after a popular uprising forced the former leader to resign. he had been president for 27 years. i recall early we spoke to a political analyst based in the capital. she said tv and radio stations have been shutdown. >> what it seems now is that this situation might be a coup. organized by officers. [ inaudible ] officers who are

trying to make their chief officers join them. and it seems also that this blaze com the former president o was the president for more than 20 years is somehow taking advantage of the situation. and saying, affirming that this situation was not unexpected. so it seem that everyone is trying to take advantage that we cannot have any clear information because the tv and radio stations have been shutdown by the army. like two or three hours ago. japan's upper house will vote on thursday on a proposed legislation that could see an end to its 70 years of pass is a pitch. the opposition is trying to delay the passage of the bill which has already been passed in the lower house. the prime minister abe en joes a clear majority in the upper house, if approved the bill would allow japanese troops to

serve overseas for the first time since world war ii. there have been protests outside parliament as well. rob mcbride is there. protests have been a daily occurrence outside the japanese parliament here in the run up to this controversial vote. but this is now the climax, the mood here is grim. matched by the weather. what angers demonstrators here especially is what they see is the unconstitutional way that prime minister abe is forcing through this legislation, using his majorities in both houses of the japanese parliament. for prime minister abe and his conservative allies, this is the fulfillment of a long-held ambition, to, as they see it, update the rules by which japan's self-defense forces can and should be used. they want to see, for example, japanese troops working alongside their american ally on his operations overseas. if it can be shown that this is in japan's collective defense

interest. what concerns demonstrators though, a majority of people here in japan, if opinion polls are to be believed is any kind of return to the sort of mill terism that led to such disastrous consequences in the last century. foreign policy, immigration and planned parent hood dominated the discussions and alan fisher was there. >> reporter: he was center stage center of attention and sent her of attacks, no easy ride for donald trouble the the recognize can front run we are no sign of his support disappearing his opponents went on the offensive in the second debate. >> we don't need an apprentice in the white house we have one rights now. he told us all the things we wanted to hear back in 2008. we don't know who you are, where you are going, we need someone who can actually get the job done. >> reporter: when asked about his comments on karlee's appearance she handle trump this laughter. >> mr. trump said that he heard

mr. bush very clearly and what mr. bush said. i think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >> reporter: this was not a good night for donald trump. many of his answers will have appealed to his core voters he was exposed on a number of issues. and those with support for him wouldn't like what they saw and what they heard. trump tried to turn on his tormenters with this jab at jeb bush. >> and your brother's administration gave us barack obama because it was such a disaster those last three months that abram lincoln couldn't have been elected. >> reporter: a crowded stage made it hard to define clear policy positions, there were shared themes but different approaches. the clear winner, former computer executive carli fee reno with czarly performances from marco rubio, chris christy and john case itch, the others will be hank shug are shutsly watching their poll numbers and see if the trump double has finally burst.

alan fisher in california. lots more coming up here, we follow the trail of the elicit if ivory chain from east africa to china. the slowing global appetite for copper sees price is plunge, putting thousands of jobs at risk in sam bee a more on that. stay with us.

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trigger is waves 4.5 meters high and a sue familiar a letter. hus president hopefuls have held another debate. at the moment billionaire donald trump is the favorite to get the republican nomination. hungary has been criticized by the head of the u.n. after its police fired tear gas and water cannon at refugees, dozens injured and several arrested. burby uh-huhenter. a talented musician who escaped from a refugees camp in syria is now in greece. he and 70 others crossed the mediterranean on a small boat. he plans to travel to germany where he hopes to continue his music career, victoria gatenby reports. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it's been a long and dangerous journey for him. last month he was trapped in a

refugees cam top palestinians that's been besieged for more than three years by the syrian government. now he's made it to europe, but at times during the journey from turkey to greece, he wasn't sure if he would survive. >> translator: the boat was supposed to hold 40 people but we had 70 on board. honestly, i don't think the boat was safely equipped to carry more than 10 people there was no other way to get to greece exempt by sailing the sea, especially if you don't have money. >> reporter: he says leaving his home was tramming i can but necessary. throughout the war in syria, the talented pianist had held impromptu concerts in the besieged district. but isil fighters stormed the camp in april, beheaded resident and rained women. they also banned music and set fire to his piano. >> translator: the camp is no longer a place where we can play music. i was hoping that we could get somewhere better, where one day i can play music again. >> reporter: he's planning to catch a ferry to athens from

there try to make his way to northern europe. >> translator: i hope h i can gt to germany so i can better seven my country there. i want to serve my people through music, i want to keep pushing the messaging of love and peace just like i did when i was at the camp. >> reporter: for now, he is making this journey alone. his two young sons are with his parents in lebanon. he says it was too risky to smuggle them out too. but one day he hopes they will be reunited. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. the united states is considering an offer from russia to have military-level talks over the war in syria. the proposal comes amid increasing u.s. concerns about russia's military buildup there. meanwhile, the obama administration's syria policy has come under scrutiny. al jazeera's rosalind jordan has more. >> reporter: we have seen the pictures of rebels squaring off against isil in northern syria. but we haven't seen are the fighters the u.s. military plan today train to join that fight. it might be because so few have been trained.

just 54. compared to the goal of more than 5,000 by the end of this area. when those 54 men detroit ployed inside syria the amid year, they were captured by al-nusra. on wednesday, u.s. senators told military leaders their train and assist program is not working. >> can you tell us what the total number of trained fighters remains? >> it's a small number. and the ones that are in the fight is -- is -- we are talking four or five. >> as i see it right now this four or five u.s.-trained fighters, let's not kid ourselves, that's a joke. we are count okay our fingers and toes at this point. which we had envisioned 5400 by end of year. >> reporter: senators also demanded confirmation of reports that the u.s. will now train syrians to call in coalition air strikes against isil targets. instead of trying to create a full-fledged opposition army. >> i am not asking you to come

before this committee and object have i skate. i am asking a direct question, is the pentagon looking at that option? yes or no. >> we are looking at that's as well as others. >> thank you very much. thank you very much. >> reporter: amid uncertainty surrounding russia's build enough syria. they were proposed resuming military to military talks. the u.s. suspended those talks because of russia's a incursion in to ukraine, the secretary of state isn't ruling out to. >> words will not answer all of the questions here sits actions and what will be determined going forward in very specific ways but you have to have a conversation in order to be able to do that. >> reporter: there won't be a quick resolution to the crisis.

rosalind jordan, al jazeera, washington. the white house has announced president obama will meet israel i prime minister benjamin netanyahu in november. it will be the first meeting since the u.s. signed a nuclear deal with iran that israel has fiercely opposed. obama and netanyahu are expected to discuss the deal as well as other security issues including israel-palestine relations. conservationists say china love of ivory is helping fuel an elicit trait. poachers are killing an estimated 30,000 wild elephants a year with tucks being shipped through a complex web of traders. we gape i had a gained an exclu. >> reporter: a heard of wild elephants move through grass lands. but their numbers are dropping by the day. slaughtered by poach force their

ivory tusks. >> translator: they follow it until they are very close, use the gun to shoot. and after it dies they take the action and cut and cut and cut. >> reporter: whose those at the top of the trade, make handsome profits, desperately poor villagers risk much for very little reward. >> this job is very dangerous, if you are caught you are shot. >> reporter: the illegal trade is being fueled by a growing demand from china. where ivory remains a highly prized status simple. 101 east traveled from tanzania to the busy port of hong kong the gate what way to this growing market. between 2000 and 2014, customs officials seized some 33-tons of ivory here. >> cher checking 1% of the cargoes, that's how much was seized and how much was not seared. >> we are determined to

undiscover ieg of animals and ending the illegal tried of ivory 67 undercover we meet dealers. >> we want to do it legally but it's impossible. >> reporter: in shanghai we find buyers experienced in the trade. >> translator: we can pay cash on delivery. we can do the deal at my company. right now we only want african ivory. we only want african ivory. >> reporter: with the smuggling and selling of the ivory so commonplace despite global efforts to ban the trade. there seems little to stop africa's wild elephants from disappearing in just a few decades. steve, al jazeera. and you can catch the full 101 east program white gold at 2230 gmt on thursday here on al jazeera. more than 380 people have been killed by boko haram militants in northern cameroon since january last year. that's according to a report

from amnesty international. they said boko haram had committed war crimes and caused untold fear and suffering to the civilian population, amnesty's calling for an international investigation in to the group and the government's crack down which may have led to possible human rights abuses. global commodity prices have weakened over the past few months, the price of comer has take an i hit over chin's a falling we hands which consumption half of the world supply. and that's had a ripple affect in countries like sam bee a which is africa's second biggest producer. >> reporter: thousands of families in zambia's northern city depend on the local copper industry. one of those families is here. but he has lost his job after global copper prices hit a slump. >> i am going through a hard time because as a family man, i have children that are going school, so it's hard for me to survive at the moment. >> reporter: he's now looking for temporary work.

but that doesn't earn him as much as mining. >> this is a mining area. most of the people here depends on the mine. people in the market, in the. [ inaudible ] it's the -- the little pay get is from the minders, it feels like it's a catastrophe. >> reporter: the price of concert lowest it's been in six years and slow down in primary consumer means a drop in demand for the metal. the president of zambia's chamber of mines says the government needs to adapt policies if it wants to increase its income. >> what makes zambia particularly vulnerable is it's. [ inaudible ] commodity country. we depend very much on one mineral, which is copper. so flush situations in that mineral price do have very deep implications for the economy in general. >> reporter: while higher taxes for mining company have his

impacted the industry, mining bosses are also concerned about a country-wide electricity shortage. but authorities say the mining industry won't be severely disrupted as long as regulators understand how much power is needed to keep the mines running. this is a copper mine, one of the wet he have mines in the world with thousands of cubic meters of water flowing in to and pump. out of its shafts every day. >> as long as we don't pump the water we flood the nine, so we have to do all the time. >> reporter: the mine is the largest use of power in the country. it consumption 14% of available electricity. >> it will put a crimp on obviously how much you can do. operationally. and hopefully doesn't get the situation where you have to have cut backs in production. >> reporter: while industry bosses and the government consider their options and a possible bailout by the international monetary fund, all

that matters is friedrich is how to support his family. al jazeera, zambia. co-oco colombias president s meeting with venezuelans in a crack down on crime. more than 150 1500 clock bee ase been departed. a muslim student was taken away by police after he brought a clock to school and the teacher thought it was a bomb. police later said no charges had been file. the incident led to fewer and i supporters coming in. the president has invited him to the white house, and facebook's chief mark zuckerberg has called him over to his headquarters. >> i took it to school to show

my teachers the talent that i had. i wanted to show him. and in my perspective it didn't look like a bomb. >> we live in an age where you can't take things like that to schools. of course we have seen across our country horrific things happen. we have to err on the side of caution the reaction would have been the same. >> the founder and director of the council on american islamic relations, he said this is a sign of a wider problem of islam phobia. >> the father told me that he fixes everything at our home. he fixes appliances, he fixes phones of his friends, he's the inventor in the family. in fact in the community he has 13 inventions, islam phobia is becoming a an acceptable culture and is in the education the system. we hear from right wing

extremists from media outlets, but to think to the level of the school system, is something scary and i am glad that president obama is welcoming him. i called him and i told him that we would like to have new washington, d.c. at the celebration of our national banquette because we would like to recognize your invention and give you the support that you need. let's get some sports news now, chelsea have put their poor domestic form behind them to get on to have a winning state in the uefa champions league. by there was disappointment in store for defending champions barcelona. they were held to a 1-1 draw by roma in their group-e opener. barcelona took the lead 21 minutes in to the game. thanks to a luis suarez letter. the joy didn't last long. 10 minutes later it was squared up at the stadio olimpico. 2013 champions bayern munich had a 3-0 win over olympiacos in

group-f. the biggest upset came from croatia, as arsenal were stuffed 2-1. quick reminder, you can keep up-to-date with all the news on our website. there it is, the address, aljazeera.com. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, desperate journeys, i'll look at where syria's refugees can and cannot go. the boon of taking in refugees away it can really do to a country's economy. there is nothing like a crisis to expose how closely a country's actions line up with its ideals. i'm talking of course of the massive refugee crisis make pla