>> this is the news hour, from doha. croatia struggles to cope with the refugee crise and its plan to deal with the problem outraged its neighbor. >> at least 40 people are dead after a taliban attack on a former air force base in pakistan. thousands of israeli security personnel are deployed around

the he will is a mosque compound. >> we begin in croatia. the latest european country struggling to deal with an influx of refugees and tensions are running high. this is the scene just a few hours ago. scuffles broke out between refugees who gathered at a bus and train station at a border town. 13,000 people have crossed into croatia. iin the last two days alone. the government said it doesn't have the ability to register the people. it plans to redirect the people toward hungary and slovenia. many refugees arriving from serbia. talk us through the situation there, lawrence, what they're

facing. >> well, yeah, hi, jane. the first thing i'd say, it's probably a bit of an overstatements to tensions are running high. i don't think really and certainly not, if you compare it to hungary they are, but obviously everything is relative. as human as all this clearly is, it's a lot better than being tear gassed by the hungarians. what is clear is clarification again drop the position of the croatian government, who have said a couple of days ago that they would let everybody in as long as they wanted to go out the other side, then said they couldn't cope and might have to close the borders. it now said again, the prime minister today, that they insist they don't want the razor wire solution and they will let people through as long as they don't want to stay here. that hardly wreaks of humanitarian im, but is better than the alternative. the refugee route from serbia is

still open, they're still coming in here by the hundreds and the croatians have laid on trains and buss to move them further north, and that's been happening over and over throughout the day. there is some movement. the problem then arising, what happens once they try to move further north, because the slovenians seem to share the same ideas as the hungarian, anyone captured is taken back. even if the croatian government thinks it's ok to get in if they go out, that's where it falls apart, because there is another, yet another blockage looming on the croatia, slovenia border. >> what is expectations as far as numbers coming in, knowing nobody wants them and they have no idea where they're going to end up? >> no, and by last night, the

authorities were saying look, at least 10,000 people here, i can tell you there aren't as many people as that now. i think possibly it's a couple of thousand, so clearly they have been able to move the majority at least of people, in fact some of the people we spoke to earlier who were still here were only still here because they were so exhausted that they just needed to rest for a day or two. it is extraordinary. i spoke to one iraqi family who had a 3-year-old and they were describing to me how they said to her, the whole thing was a big game to troy to get the idea in her head that this wasn't just a living nightmare they were going through, but some sort of adventure. some say this is awful. she said believe me, it's better than baghdad, where his brother of the killed. he just wanting to some peaceful. whatever they think about the numbers coming in, they fame to understand that this, whatever it might look like to a

westerner is better than where they've come from. >> thank you, lawrence. >> authorities in libya arrested more than 100 people just as they were about to cross the mediterranean. the coast guard found the large group in tripoli as they were bound for europe. groups of people began boarding buses destined for a nearby detention center. fees thought three people have been kid in pakistan after taliban stormed a former air base. 21 soldiers were among the dead, while 14 taliban were killed. we have more from peshawar. >> this is where the pakistani taliban launched its attack against the air force. this place is not operational, but is in the middle of a residential area, where there are many officers from the military leaving. it is a significant attack. not only did the taliban strike at a guard post, they were able to get inside this compound,

into a mosque and kill people while they were praying. now lately, the pakistani taliban has been under a great deal of pressure since it last cord out an attack in peshawar in september of last year. it killed 132 students at an army public school. since then. the military cracked down on the group all over the country from crashy to lahore and specifically in the tribal belt. in north with a decide tan and the nearby agency which is close to here, it appeared as though the group had been forced to disperse but now has regrouped enough to carry out this attack, ending a period of relative calm in the city. >> airstrikes have targeted the city of palmyra, controlled by isil. the london based monitoring group said government fighter jets carried out 25 airstrikes on the city.

palmyra contained ancient roman siting. this shows the aftermath of another government air attack. thirty people were reportedly killed in the strikes, including women and children. >> russia it is about two and a half thousand of its nationals are fighting for the islamic state of iraq and the levant, fighting in both rack and syria. peter sharp reports. >> that is a significant number of volunteers to swell the ranks of isil in syria, and in iraq. it shouldn't come as a surprise. the northern caucuses are a fertile recruiting ground for isil in places like chechnya. radical islamist communities, in dagestan, a few months ago, militants came out publicly and swore their allegiance to the

isil commander. it's of concern obviously to president putin. he expressed his worry that the fighters when they return, which they must at some stage from the middle east and having been trained by isil could pose a major security threat to the russian federation. he is still insisting that the syrian army is the only force that can defeat isil and is standing by his support for president assad. he says that look, airstrikes won't do it, and his press spokesman said a few hours ago that russia would consider sending aid, material aid and possibly troops to syria if they were formally asked to do so by the syrian foreign ministry. >> thousands of police and other forces have been deployed near

the al aqsa mosque compound. only men above the age of 40 were allowed in. confrontations between palestinians and israel police at jerusalem's holiest site, the u.n. security council has called for calm. in gaza city, hamas called for a day of rage to coincide with friday prayers. the al aqsa compound is one of the most contested reege sites in the world, home to two of the most important sites in islam.

>> the authorities were worried about what they call palestinian protestors, rioters. it passed largely without incident. we had one incident here. the men stopped from praying in the mosque under 40 years old were operating behind. we had one man run towards where they were praying during prayers. the people there starting speaking and forces started with stun grenades. i'd like to bring in my guest, the secretary general of the palestinian national initiative. doctor, thanks for being with us. can you explain to our audience a bit of why we are seeing this tension particularly in the last week and especially what are the concerns here for palestinians and perhaps the muslim world as a whole.

>> the main reason of the tension is the behavior of netanyahu, the prime minister government, and their effort to change the situation inside one of the most holy places for muslims and palestinians. the jewish people, the israelis, nobody is challenging, that, but he wants to intrude into the muslim side and bring in settlers, including the minister himself is a settler. he is obstructing jerusalem to more than 95% of the palestinian population in gaza and west bank and even the people in jerusalem themselves, he is preventing them from entering the mosque from early morning until noon every day. he is trying to change a regiment that has been there for hub was years. this is an israeli effort to discriminate more. today, thousands of soldiers reoccupied the occupied

jerusalem, and this is what they do. they use the military force and they think by force they can break the will of the palestinians, but today, i think the palestinians have shown that they will not be broken. it's true that the demonstration here might have been small, but inside, it was a huge demonstration and thousands of people went out to the old city streets, shouting and the army did not know what to do, because these were peaceful demonstrators expressing their views. >> do you think there is a change of narrative chapping here from fighting against the occupation to a language of something that is becoming more of a reege confrontation between two sides? how do you see that? >> the israeli government and netanyahu in particular have been very concerned with the fact that the palestinian issue is becoming well known worldwide. the thee and empathy to the palestinian cause is increasing. a reflection of that is the boycott, campaigns all over the world, similar to what happened

with the south african apartheid system. he wants to divert that. he wants to change that by transforming the conflict from a national liberation movement into a religious conflict between two different religions. this is a fight, a struggle of people oppressed, occupied, and deprived of their freedom and now subject to the worst system of apartheid and racism ever. this is the nature of the conflict and he is trying to change that. >> do you think that even though he's very strong, what he says to keep the status quo in place, the facts on the ground are changing? >> he's trying to change the fact, of course. he is trying to consolidate the annexation of jerusalem and other parts of the west bank. he's succeeding by force, but in reality, the population is here.

he couldn't change the demographic factor. we're going to stay here and that is something he cannot change. the future is ours and i am sure of that. >> thank you very much. i think that path into contact the fact if there is no solution to this, if the palestinians don't get their own state with jerusalem as the capital, peace talks at the moment not clear. there is no political will on behalf of the israeli government for how the palestinians see it. unless this root cause is addressed and solved, we will see this kind of tension, reaction, this kind of real frustration continue for a very long time. >> it appears so, thank you. >> there is much more to come here on the al jazeera news hour, democracy in doubt, we'll have the latest on the dramatic turn of events in burkina faso following a military cool. >> the annual hajj pilgrimage gets underway, meaning big busy

for the saudi economy. >> i'm at the home of english rugby, the rugby world cup is about to get underway. >> mexico arrested a high ranking drug member suspects of ordering the killing of 43 stands. he was captured on wednesday. the students went missing in september last year after a protest in guerrero state. john hohman has more from mexico city. >> lopez, the man arrested, could be a key part in the puzzle of finding out what happened to 43 students who were abducted last september in mexico. they were kidnapped by the police and apparently turned over to a gaining. lopez was part of that gang.

easy accused of the killing and burning of those students. that's the official version of what happened, but since then, just over a week ago, a group of independent experts released an over .500 page report. one of their findings was they said that it was scientifically impossible that an open fire in that rubbish dump could have burned those 43 students almost to the fact that they were unidentifiable. now it's going to be very interesting if the testimony of lopez becomes at any point. and if he can throw any light on extra exactly did happen that night to those students. >> the military leaders who seized power in a coup in burkina faso reopened the borders, releasing some captives. we have this report.

>> up north on the streets, gunfire rang out as people protested against the coup in burkina faso's capital. >> we saw a military vehicle shooting, killing people. >> it's a dramatic turn of events after a popular uprising last october when he tried to extend his 20 year rule. a transitional government had been preparing for elections next month until the elite presidential guard took over wednesday. the man in charge now said the vote will take place, but at a later time. >> we think we have to discuss it with concerned actors, parties and civil society in

order to establish a time table for a quick presidential election. >> we don't intend to extend our power. we don't intend to stay. we don't intend to do more than what needs to be done, unlike what some people think. >> the general was chief of the presidential guard and long time aide of the former president cam pari. many are concerned the presidential guard does not want an election to happen. >> ever sips the country became independent, the army has been the make that power. they feel very threatened that real democracy is coming. they think if they allow good elections to go ahead, they will be marginalized and won't play the central political role they play in the politics and economics. >> the united nations strongly

condemned the coup and with the interim prime minister still under house arrest, the democratic transition has been thrown into doubt. al jazeera. >> tens of thousands of striking workers in finland rallied against proposed spending cuts. the demonstrations shut down public transport and postal services nationwide. workers are angry at plans to slash holidays and cut overtime and sick pay. the kenyan government ordered all schools to shut, saying it doesn't have enough money to comply with a supreme court ruling to give teachers a 50% pay rise. we have more from nairobi. >> the government cuts take effect monday. the reason for the closure is the security of the students in

schools without proper super vision. this his the second week of the school term. about six months ago, more than 280,000 teachers went on strike. they say the have the backing of the supreme court which ordered the government to increase salary to 60%. the government said it does not have money to pay them about $170 million. that's how much more the government will need to pay them. there is also concern should this money be paid out, then other civil servants like the police equally underpaid will also demand a pay raise, and that's something the government cannot afford. this is an important school where students finish their primary and secondary exams. many kenyans say the amount of money that gets lost in corruption and mismanagement can easily pay the teachers. >> indonesia's deployed 1600

soldiers to put out fires which have spread across southeast asia. helicopters are carrying out cloud seeding and water seeking missions. it is caused by the clearing of forests for farming and palm oil plantations. the bat quality led to increase of respiratory conditions. the hospital in one of the worst affected areas has treated more than double the amount of patients since the fire started. the fire's caused a thick smog over neighboring countries. singapore is worried about the air quality for the formula one race. in malaysia, schools are forced to be shut. we have more from kuala lampur. >> there's been a slight improvement in air quality in most parts of malaysia. a cloud seeding operation, rain and change of wind direction helped disperse polluters in the air. the situation has improved enough that schools shut in

several states have been allowed to reopen. the thick cloud of smoke or haze is caused by open burning in indonesia, where fire is used to clear land for farming or plantation use. it's illegal, but enforcement weak. this is a problem that not only affects indonesia, but also neighbors, where thousands of people complained of respiratory difficulties, visibility is reduced to the point sometimes flights are delayed or canceled. there's talk that this week's formula one racing singapore could be affected. they have yet been able to come up with an effective solution to tackle this problem which has become an annual occurrence. indonesia promised to accept up enforcement, saying its police have detained several executives whose companies are alleged to have started some of the fires, while it's investigating morn 100 others. >> ecuador's capital has been grange debted by smoke from

fires that started in the hills around the city closing in. dozens of firefighters are scrambling to put the fires out before they reach residential areas. families on the outskirts of the city have been told to leave their homes. the government has asked neighboring countries for help. let's get the weather with richard. it's looking incredibly hot for 2015. is it hotter than what we have been used to in the past? >> yes, the theme of this presentation is we have this report from noaa. i don't like them, they are the national oceanic atmospheric administration. it does paint a rather bleak picture of world weather. if you're a climate change admirer, it does president i could start out by asking what these towns and cities in the world have in common, they've

all set temperature records in the last month. i could have written about four lists of pawn r. towns and cities around the world. globally, it looks as though we are on for the warmest year ever recorded, we've recorded back to 1880, so it is quite a considerable length of time. august was certainly the warmest ever recorded across the globe. if we look at the year so far, we've got february, march, april, may, june, july and august, all the warmest months ever record road. you are beginning to see the picture i'm getting at here. take the northern hemisphere, the summer months, june, july, august, beaten only by last summer. it just seems to go on and on. overseeing temperatures to the record, we've got el niño, which is going to be the strongest since we began recording it in the 1950's. that's going to have an impact

until spring next year. globally, 2014, 2015, the two warm evident, suggest 2015 probably the warmest on record. as our word gets ever warmer, we are looking forward to fires and extreme weather conditions. >> we've certainly felt that. millions of muslims around the world have become the annual pilgrimage to hajj. it generates billions of dollars in tourism revenues. >> the markets of islam's holiest site are busy throughout the year. during the hajj season, they get hectic. there is an endless stream of people converging. that man says business is flourishing at this shop. >> on normal days, we sell about $60 to $80. during hajj and ramadan, it's up

to $1,600. >> all kinds of fans are available here and thousands of shops like this are scattered throughout the city. >> gold here is pure. the gold we have back home is mixed with copper. >> the biggest reege gathering of muslims generates a lot of cash. >> more than 3 million people are expected to perform theham this year. some estimates are that programs will spend more than $4.5 billion on gifts, transportation, food, and housing. now, this annual pilgrim only will provide a great boost to the saudi economy. >> revenues will increase once the expansion project of the grand mosque is over by the end of this year. although the accident that occurred earlier this month could delay completion.

the chamber insist saudi arabia is not doing it to earn more money. >> we are not looking at the numbers as significant as the services we are providing to the local market, the ones who are going to be benefiting, the government is not benefiting from the hajj. we are not a tourism country and not a tourist place. we are doing religious tourism. if you are looking for the expansion project, do a feasibility study, you will not get any benefit economically. what we are doing for theham, because we are honored. >> most muslims around the world want to perform the hajj, which means mecca would remain rich and busy. >> plenty more coming up. in japan, the vote that could lead to a dramatic shift in the

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>> strehl restricted entry to the al aqsa compound, only 40 men were allowed in. >> al jazeera learned egypt has begun pumping mediterranean sea water into tunnels along its border with gaza. footage shows the start of work being carried out. egypt said the project is to set up fish farms. some claim the purpose is to

destroy smuggling tunnels. what do you make of these actions? what's going on, really? >> this man to flood the southern part of gaza has been put in place partially in 2013. the egyptian army tried actually and they did sort of flood some tunnels in 2013 but withdrew the plan, rejected on the base of its ambiguity and impact on the gazan border. >> what will the impact be? >> well, i think twofold, but

mainly, there will be a severe impact on the aquifer of on both sides of the border. gaza dependency tremendously on the aquifer in terms of water for drinking. sort of the palestinian water authority in gaza has warned earlier this week that any project to flood the southern border of gaza would have the potential of damaging, destroying the aquifer on both sides. i think the second level of impact, which is related to the block on gaza is that what has been so-called as the underground economy of gaza without really vouching for having such an underground

economy through the tunnels would be vanished. it's sort of like, you know, that, you know, these tunnels have been used and other than sort of the -- the argument by the egyptian army that they have been used for smuggling, they have been been used for entry of goods and supplies to egypt without any hope for seizing or easing the blockade imposed by the israelis and reinforced by the egyptians. that plan to flood that southern gaza border means these would be gone. >> thank you very much for that. >> seven politicians resigned from the ruling coalition and democratic republican of congress, signing a letter urging the president not to cling to power after his term expires next year.

>> he is no longer the first vice president of the national assembly, he is one of seven senior politicians who say they can't work with the president. they are forming their own party to stop him from staying in power when his term ends. his inner circle plans to join him. the majority of people agree with us. >> on the streets, people hope there will be no violence if next year's presidential election is delayed, keeping the president in power. >> the country has no money to

hold elections. >> the constitution says he can't run for a third term. the u.n. urged him to respect that. >> we are working to bring peace. i don't think it is time for -- >> what is happening now, the rebuilding, it's the same in the rest, you know, this country has been destroyed for a long time, but now there is a renaissance of d.r.c., the rebuilding, and for that, people love too much. >> some worry any delay to the

election could last for years. >> pushing to allow japanese fighters to be able to fight overseas. rob mcbride has the latest from tokyo. >> as this marathon session drags on, so the opposition parties are putting forward a number of no confidence motions in the hope of filibustering and forcing this crucial debate on the security bill out of time. for his part, he and his ruling coalition is determined that they will be passed by the end of this session and he is now up against the clock. the concern is that if these bills are not passed in this session, then they will be hanging over into next week, which is a holiday period here in japan. the concern is that the kind of protests we've seen outside the japanese parliament may well be swelled and become angrier

especially if protestors feel as though they have a way, a possibility that they could talk these bills out of the present session of parliament. they believe this takes japan a very dangerous step back towards the militarism that led it to such disastrous consequences in the last cent we, he and conservative allies say this merely brings the constitution more up to date and in particular when it comes to the control of the self defense forces, that japan can take a more active participation in security operations abroad and in peacekeeping operations and also working alongside american allies. >> taiwan's military government released an outspoken critic from detention. it is the second time he was called in for so-called attitude adjustment. we have a report from bangkok. >> after a brief stay in military detention, this out

spoken thai journalist is still speaking his mind. >> i am still cautious and alarmed, but at the same time, i think we need to in form the world and public as to what is going on. >> through his newspaper columns and on social media, he has condemned the army's decision to overthrow a democratically elected government last year. it was the second time he has been taken for so-called attitude j and if the criticism continues, he could be charged with sedition. >> i think they are aiming at a climate of fear. >> freedom of speech and the right to dissent have been curtailed since the coup. an army voted to reject a draft constitution this month which means the protest has to start again. that prompted allegation that the government was deliberately

trying to delay elections, meaning the prime minister, retired general will be thailand's longest serving military leader since the 1970's. >> some people tried to distort information. this is groundless information and it's not true. >> the government has also detained academics and politicians, some of whom have had their passports confiscated and bank accounts frozen. more alarming is the big spike in the number of charges and convictions under thailand's harsh lawing for criticizing the monarchy. it is difficult for groups like the red shirt supporters of the previous government to show their opposition. >> since the coup, red shirt supporters have shown discipline. all parties need to be careful

that they don't run out of patience. >> the army says it seized power to return happiness to the people. many wonder when, if ever, democracy will be returned. al jazeera, bangkok. >> much more to come on the program. we'll tell you how journalists are kept out of top sporting competitions. >> this is the ghost town in a remote part of the western united states. there's only one resident that lives in this town, and he's here to try to preserve this piece of forgotten american history. that story, coming up.

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>> once a thriving hub for tourists, ancient architecture drew people from all over the world. recent kidnappings of for the purposes and local tribe disputes are keeping people away. we have this report. >> they call it the jewel of the is a lara. the city was a crossroads for desert travelers on car van routes. this is what remains of those days, the historic red hughed adobe palaces. the local band performs its dance. in normal times, the city would be bustling with tourists, but

it is facing tough times. local artifacts, such as leather work and jewelry are sold word wide, but amid growing violence, the tourists have left and business is bad. >> we used to sell items for a thousand dollars. now we can't even sell them for $100. art forges are almost vanishing. we need to find clients who can buy our goods. >> forced out of school when he was six years old, his father wanted him to work in the tourism industry. he became the family breadwinner, but now things are different. >> i haven't met a single tourist over the last six years. my dream is to see i get this back to the days when it was packed with foreigners. >> this hotel used to be fully booked for most of the year.

now its owner faces bankruptcy and the only guests are his relatives. the local tourism facility said there is to plan to get the tourists back. >> there was a decline in tourism activity, but the government is doing its best to bring tourists back. our priority now is to improve security in the northern part of the country so that there is peas. >> but peas may be elusive in this area. it has been marred by violence and instability. a transit point for refugees making their way to europe. >> a big day for rugby, right? >> absolutely. it's the world's third largest sporting event kicking off friday for the rugby world cup. we have this report.

>> the rugby players welcomes. they are one of 20 teams running with the oval ball as rugby has returned to england for the world cup. >> we are now looking at something like over 2.3 million tickets sewed. it's undoubtedly going to be the biggest world cup ever. >> we look at half a million people coming from overseas. we anticipate audiences of 4 billion. one big objective, to show it, to be the showcase of it around the world for rugby. >> ticket prices at the 13 venues in england and wales suggest it is still a sport for the rich, over $150 per ticket.

>> just for the rich. >> we need fans to be able to watch the games. >> the all blacks have been defending the title they won four years ago. >> the first thing is, it's not about retaining the game, it's winning the game. much of it's silly, but changes how you approach it, i think. >> the opening game is against namibia in what could be a mismatch of size and standing. it will be played at london's olympic stadium. eight of the 13 venues are usually football stadiums. the opening game semifinals will be played at the home of english

rugby, hosting fiji. it's the progress of smaller rugby nations like japan, the next tournament hosts that will help determine whether the tournament has been a success. al jazeera, london. >> world rugby is one sporting organization seeking increased control over the media. the strained relationship between journalists and sporting organizations is a growing problem as we'll explore in a special series over the next three days. there are a number of different players in sport, firstly the governing bodies who often hire large media teams, now boasting their own t.v. channels where they can sell exclusive content. broadcasters who spend millions of dollars for the right to show live sports gain access to coaches. then there are non-rights holders who require media

accreditation to attend sporting events. many sports organizations have gun asking for money in exchange for accreditation. al jazeera english was asked to pay organizers for tennis, the car rally and world championships in beijing. on all three occasions, we refused to pay. at this year's woman's world cup, we were only granted accreditation after we paid to be able to show highlights of the tournaments. andrew tomas reports on why this world's rugby world cup has angered journalists in australia. >> when the rugby world cup kicks off, some people will be missing from the crowd. instead, they'll be on the other side of the world. australia's team have made the trip, of course, but much of the australian media has not. too big newspaper groups, and one of the main news agencies

arioning the event for what they see as editorial interference by rugby, the organizers. >> we simply want to tell our stories. we don't need to be told how to tell our stories and who to tell them to. >> they began to limit what video could air and for how long. the tension is just the latest. media organizations are increasingly frustrated about controlled sports administrators demand over their coverage. the sports bodies, the main motivation is money. within melbourne's global headquarters for australian rules football or a.f.l. is what looks like an effectively is a newsroom. though it's one entirely paid for by the a.f.l. itself, it is, editors insist, independent. >> people around stupid. fans aren't stupid. they come for authentic news and that's what we provide to them and that's why we've got such a big audience.

if we would pay our wing, we would of a fraction of the audience. >> when i go to the website and read the newspaper, i am delegating the responsibility of that witnesses process to somebody else. i can't have faith that that is happening if it's coming out of the words of a sporting organization. >> then there's the impact this digital newsroom has on the wider media. >> on screen advertising and sponsorship between the a.f.l. itself is now taking money that would in the past have gone to traditional media companies. >> sports organizations used to need mainstream media. increasingly, they feel they can bypass it, arguably controlling the message and the money. andrew tomas, al jazeera, melbourne. >> gary hudson is a senior lecturer as stafford university, focusing on sports journalism. he said fans lose when organizations seek to increase their control.

>> of course the big problem is that if by extension on journalists, it's affecting the public. they probably don't realize it, but of course the traditional relationship between journalists and sports organizations has been one of scrutiny and of reporting on events with authority one would hope, but also an objective eye. of course fans don't get that. there's always been the criticism that sports journalists are really fans with laptops. that's why organizations like the bbc have introduce sports news editors, looking at sports from the point of the view of the story it generates. you can't cover those if you don't have the access and it's no wonder that various news organizations are boycotting various events around the world because of those restrictions. there has been a blossoming and a vast number of new jobs in sports clubs p.r. departments and as someone who teaches

aspiring sports journalists, for example from stafford university, 15 of the 20 premier clubs have at some point employed our graduates in their first job in what would hope would go on to be a more objective form of sports journalism. there's that interesting side issue. broadly speaking, they are controlling, they are demanding to know what's being written about them and they're looking at the bottom line with everything that i guess published about their brand. >> in part two and three of our controlling sports series, we'll head to india and the u.k. to look further at the issue of sport and media. that will be on saturday and sunday here on al jazeera. >> the secretary general of fifa has been suspended from his duties pending an investigation. seth blatter's right hand man has been accused of reselling 2014 world cup tickets at five times their value. he was en route to moscow to

mark 1,000 days until russia's world cup, but his plane returned to zero rick. fifa is the subject of two on going corruption investigation that is led to seven leading officials being arrested in may. >> muhammed ali has made a rare. appearance to receive an award from a university in his hometown of louisville, kentucky. the boxer was honored for the legacy he's created in and out of the ring. he is considered among one of the greatest heavyweights in the history of the sport but was an outspoken advocate of civil rights and the anti war movement. he has been out of the public eye as he battles parkinson's disease. that's all the sport for now. >> home to hundred was ghost towns, abandoned decades ago after the gold russia, we visited one of them.

>> this is california, not just any town, but a ghost town. there are no phones here, no cell signal, not even a television, and no male service, either. it does have something. meet rocky novak for the past 11 years, the one and only resident. he's trying to preserve the history of this once blight mining town that was an important hub for mineral exploration. >> these are photos from it in its day. this is 1898 photo. there's the hotel right here. >> this town was quite a town in its heydey, huh? >> bank, post office, it had a store, and it had seven saloons, four brothels and a cemetery. >> anything a miner would want. >> just about anything a miner would want and need. too bad they don't have that

now. >> today the town is an open-air museum, in disrepair, but a couple of old buildings are still standing, and artifacts still sitting where they were left a century ago. >> in many ways, rocky represents a last line of defense, a man doing his part to try to preserve a little piece of american history that so many have forgotten about, because if he wasn't here, this is a place that would almost certainly not exist. >> there is nobody here, you know, this place would be gone in a week. >> why? >> vandalized. it would be vandalized. if they knew this place was open and there was nobody here, this place would be carried off in a week. >> there are an estimated 250 ghost towns in california alone like this one. they represent the boom and bust

gold rush era, the history of the america west that is fast disappearing with the passing of time. this building, once a casino in 1907 today locked up in order to keep looters away and preserve the rest. back in the town, that's rocky's mission to keep the history alive and at least in this ghost town, he's the only man left standing to do it. al jazeera, california. >> stunning images of pluto taken by nasa's new horizon spacecraft have been released, showing a sunset view of the planet. you can see snaps from 18,000 kilometers above pluto's surface. new horizon is the first spacecraft to visit pluto and its moons. stay with us, we've got another bulletin coming up. see you then.

>> croatia struggles to cope with the refugee crisis and its plan to deal with the problem has outraged its neighbor. ♪ >> hello, welcome to al jazeera. i'm jane dutton, live from our headquarters in doha. at least 40 people are dead after a taliban attack on a former air force base in pakistan. thousands of israeli security personnel are