>> this is aljazeera. >> hell le from the headquarters. coming up in the next 60 minutes, the u.s. says that this world has to come together to solve the syria conflict. thousands of people are stranded. greeks prepare to go to the polls for the third time in a year, but are they running out of patience with a man that promised an end.

>> on a busy day of sports we have the latest in the rugby cup for you. >> the u.s. secretary of state is calling to end the conflicts in syria and what appears to be a softening in the stance, kerry said that the syrian president needs to leave office by the timing cub decided throughout negotiations. we are joined live from london and what else did they say and what they are setting up here? >> jane, after the meeting, john kerry confirmed what everyone

suspected, syria is top of the agenda and discussing how to use this moment when russia is committed to doing more against isis in the region and a solution to the conflict in syria, but at the same time, he add admitted he was concerned about the aircraft being present in syria and all though it is seen as a concession, it was a very small concession, if it was one, when saying that they were not part of the long term future, all though he didn't go on day one or month one. removing him is a sticking point and getting theal lies around the table with the opposition for example. for kerry at least it is clear that the ball now is in the other court. >> there is an urgency fighting

isis and urgency in renewing the efforts to find the compromise to bring peace and stability to a syria that is kept whole and secular and unified where all minorities are protected. >> what did they say about the refugees in europe and what is going on there? >> well, jane, he's worried about the situation and not happy about the disunity with the europe countries and with the scenes along the borders and people trying to get in. john kerry is going to berlin and talking about the prospect of eu countries taking in a share, taking in quotas and taking some of the burden off of germany but he's said in the last couple of hours that the

solution to the situation is not really dealing with numbers or providing more assistance, but truly dealing with the root cause, which he says is the violence in syria and the lack of hope in the middle east for the people. the u.s. is taking in more syrian refugees, the uk is doing more as well, but many are skeptical what affect that has on what is called a crisis in europe. >> thank you for that. >> pushing to find a solution to the syrian conflict is prompting closer cooperation between the united states and russia. they have been over odds on ending the war, for the first time in 1 # 8 months, the secretary of defense spoke on the phone. the u.s. is concerning about the russian military presence in syria and russia spoke about

combatting what it calls international terrorism. moscow is saying that the call is marking the revival of the military cooperation that broke down because of ukraine. we have a former u.s. ambassador and he's saying there are areas that the u.s. and russia can cooperate on. neither russia nor the united states wants a regime installed in damascus with the massacres. in that sense, they are not polar opposites and i think the russian moves are coming as a surprise to the united states, but it is unclear what the russians intend. right now they have sent in several jets, when we come back bat helicopters and and tanks to an air base along the coast, a

strong hold of the regime. err ri on, president obama called for the ouster. but the fact of the matter is that the united states government has no means currentedly to get rid of asad. the fall of ashad could lead to a collapse of resistence to the radicals jihadists. >> they are saying they have made gains in the northeast and government fighters consider killed in the offensive. >> the rebels, the fighters are armed for twoville rajs under government control. the army launched assaults and hoping to break the line of defense. rebels fired shells and were able to take over a number of

the check points. but the national defense committees said that the attacks were successfully repelled. this isn't the first time they have been targeted. people here are mostly shiites. the government has tried to negotiate for the transfer to other areas in exchang for the rebels trapped inside of the town, but the talks have broken down. there are new reports that rebels shot dead dozens of government forces captured from an air base earlier in the month. fighter jets launched air strikes on the divided city, aimed at areas under rebel control, but the british group, human rights, those killed in the latest campaign were all

civilians, many of them children. we want all the world to see this. look at this, there are bodies scattered everywhere. many neighborhoods are reduced to rubble. it is a scene repeated across the country where according to the u.n. four and a half years of war killed roughly a quarter of a million people and 11 million driven from their homes. >> well, many refugees fleeing the violence in syria are making their way up to europe. 14,000 refugees entered crotia. sending on people to the border on buses. they have put up a fence to keep the refugees out, but crotia is not baking down.

>> there is no agreement with hungary. >> we look at why they are the latest refugee bottle neblg, thousands of people are crossing there from serbia because the root is blocked. but they are being sent back to hungary. the refugees don't want to say in any of those countries, most are headed to germany where they belief they have more of a chance granted asylum. we are joined on the border of crotia and what is the situation? >> yeah, i think jane, just to follow on from the introduction, since hungary put up the wire fence, the role is that crotia

is playing. as you say, they are trying the put some on the border and moving them to austria, maybe 3,000 or so here today, several hundred more crossing over there. the affects of this policy by crotia moving to them to the different borders in the end meaning that this wave of 25,000 or so have been put into little blocks of maybe a few thousand here and a few thousand there on lots of different borders. we are told that hungary is saying that the the 3,000 people it is not taking any of them and the expectations they'll have to come here as well. clearly, there is no clear coherent policy here and lacking in a logical sense.

and is this really the best that the european union can do. >> they are moving in the right direction. over night the authorities put the refugees on buses and told them to get out here in the no man's land. so another closed border emerged. an architect from syria, his children and life and a simple explanation, europe hasn't a clue what to do with them. >> they don't know what to do. they don't have a clear plan. that's what i -- >> the best thing that happened was the arrival of volunteers who offered soup to slivering people and food and clothing. but they are doing this because the governments are not and they are less than impressed. >> it is no surprise they are

here. everyone, if i would be their president and running a house hold, i would know they are coming, if you have common sense you know the people are going to appear. at the fence they pleaded with the police to come across, just an occasional family got through and everyone else saying why not us as well? the countries are saying they are open to the refugees coming through but in practice it is passing the problem on. the difference between the countries they have one thing in common, a policy of what you can only people dumping. mas done dumps them and then crotia dumps them.

the buses arrive and they are cheering. free movement from here to germany which remains the only country prepared to let the exhausted people finally rest. >> you feel something has to give here and what is being done to get a coherent policy now? >> well, i wish i could say there is something. it is not much. these countries say they have signed up to the plan of accepting a few thousand refugees each, but in practice, they say look, they don't want to stay here so we'll let them pass through. clearly, look we'll put them up and look after them, something different might be happening. it is true that the refugees don't want to stay here. they want to go to other places.

i think as i said, the answer is lying in berlin, because berlin exercises such financial over these smaller neighbors, it is basically bankrolling them. in economic terms, what would happen if a major german employer, say bmw announced they are building a new car plant in one of these countries and creating thousands of jobs and then take in the refugees. they have strong cards up their sleeves, the germans, but how populations and voting publics that don't like the muslims in their country and those sorts of things as well. the sticking points are not getting clearer. >> thank you. >> coming up in the news hour... >> i don't know why they are destroying the schools. all we wanted is get an

education. >> defieing danger to get to school. we report from northern nigeria. >> we are on the eve of the pope's visit to cuba. why here politics and religion will mix. >> and in sport, we have news with the saturday matches later in the program. >> air strikes have hit the sites across the yemen capital and the minister of trade targeted. the troops loyal attacked the neighborhoods in the city of tyres. the air strikes followed and rebels were killed and dozens

were injured. troops from the coalition are gathering in the region and several thousand forces are in the province to provide tactical support to those fighting the rebels. the fighting in yemen dispensed thousands of people. ahead of the programs in the country just returned. good to have you on the show, what'd you see and what is the realty on the ground. the situation is catastrophic. 21 million people need assistance and 13 million people are food insecure. there is a level of december instruction by the ground fighting. importantly also by the air

strikes that are relentless for six months now and have targeted a lot of civilian airs. so we are seeing devastation of the country which is being brought to its knees. what is the impacted on the people living there? >> yeah, i mean, in terms of the air strikes, we are seeing huge destruction of the infrastructure, the hospitals are being destroyed and the ores don'ts have medications. there is a block aid in affect since march and all imports are e stricted from entering the northern part of yemen and this means fuel, food and medication is basically coming at a slow pace. since they depend on 90% of the

goods in terms of imports people no longer have about aing ses to the basics and this is the root cause of why 21 million people are depending on assistance. >> and given the international thumbs up to go ahead? >> this is the key issue for us. of course, the hoothyes are response, but what the coalition is doing has been backed by the international community with a security council resolution and all of these countries such as u.s., uk, france, are supplying weapons to the coalition. we have called on the governments to stop supplying weapons as long as this conflict the helicoptering given the destruction of the infrastructu infrastructure. >> thank you.

>> african union threatens to impose sanctions on the military leaders of the coo. the soldiers stormed into a cabinet meeting. we have a report. >> doctors in the capital have been treating dozens of people injured in protests since the coo. >> we have come to see the sick, to identify all those injured in this situation. we have seen bullet wounds, crush injuries. >> witnesses say that gunmen loyal to coo leaders opened fire to disperse the protestor. >> they are shooting a lot. they are opening fire. the coo was lead by the members of the presidential guard that is still loyal. he was ousted in a popular uprising in october after

attempting to prolong his 27-year-old rule. >> we'll resist to the end. we'll give the general 72 hours to quit the power, otherwise they are going to hear us. >> transitional government has been preparing for elections next month and the coo leaders are calling the vote unfair. the coo leaders says the vote will take place but at a later time. >> we didn't intend to extend the pow r, we don't intend to stay. >> the u.n. strongly condemned the coo and the african union is giving the coo leaders until tuesday to restore the transitional government or face travel bans and asset freezes. >> kenya government ordered the closure of all of the schools because of a teacher strike.

they have been striking since the beginning of the academic year in august. they are demanding a pay raise. the government ordered to pay them but the government doesn't have money to comply. >> the u.n. is saying that the attacks in west african countries forced 1.4 million children from their homes. more than a million are displaced in northern nigeria alone and victories over the group by the nigerian military are encouraging people to return home. some of the schools are fiemly reopening. >> western education is forbidden but the students are eager to learn at the start of the new school year. after six years of violence, only a few schools are left standing. most schools will now have to

improvise. this old prison yard, it is k converted to a temporary school. determined to be a doctor, despite the risks. >> i don't know why they are destroying our schools or what is going on, all we want is to get an education. >> the government launched a program to reopen the schools, even before victory over boko haram. the hunger for the education remains and hundreds of children are back in school. most of the construction work is underway as the military is campaigning against boko haram. the group wants to secure the students and schools from further attacks. >> you have to be there to provide security for them and

instill confidence, yes, they are now protected. >> the two year wait is over and trying to catch up with her studies before returning to school, but after two years she hardly remembers what she learned. she wants to be a doctor to help the victims of violence. after the military successes, there are much -- it is a chance to be kids again. and to chase their dreams. ♪ >> opinion polls in greece

indicate that millions are undecided a day out from a general election. they promised years of depression. >> does he have the magic? still young. it is a bruising year. defeated by the creditors. humiliated. he says don't let the old parties back in, the old regime that created the debt crisis in the first place. he may have lost to europe, but at least he went down fighting. >> he came to power ending the prosperity. he failed to end and this

election is all about whether greeks are prepared to give him a second chance. >> because it is the same story for years now. >> i met young people that supported the left wing when it won in january. he's going to vote for them again. >> i have hopes, let's say. >> but he's going to vote for another party. >> unemployment would be the same. the corruption would be the same. and -- >> disappointment. words that sum up the national. >> the sposhg of hope existed in the last election, 8 months

back. this is gone long enough. this is gone. it is totally negative vote. when you have negativity it is difficult to predict the results. >> this man is poised to take advantage. leader of the center right new democracy, some warming up to his style but his party is part of the discredited establishment. many of the greeks want to get away from the politics. they are enjoying the last warm evening. somehow a new government will have to revive the spark of hope. >> still ahead, saudi arabia steps up security as millions of muslims go to mecca. we tell you about the newest study linking concussions in

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>> the top stories on aljazeera. the u.s. secretary of state is saying that is an urgent need for the countries to come together for a solution in the syria eye crisis. >> 40,000 refugees have entered crotia and they are not coping. 8,000 arrived so far to hungary. in yemen air strikes are hitting many of the sites and troops have attacked the residential neighborhoods. >> the head of the roman catholic church is arriving to cuba. the pope is spending four days

in cuba before flying to washington d.c. this is his first time visiting as pontiff. they are hoping to bring together a foreign relations. we have more from havana. >> at the plaza, the sound of music. rehearsing for the pope's mass on sunday under the watchful gaze. over seeing the preparations for event, predicts it is going to be quote marvelous. the pope will leave here very pleased he says. this is the third visit in 17 years by a pope to cuba. that is a large amount, considering the small number of catholics in the country. but the size is in reverse proportion to the political size

and the pope clearly wants to play a role. pope francis offered to mediate the peace talks. and it is expected to meet with rebel leaders while here in havana. >> it is one of the most significant contributions to the peace process since the talks began, this visit has a purpose in this context. >> pope francis facilitated the secret talks of the ties between the united states and cuba and when he continues on to the united states from cuba next week, he will again weigh in. >> his visit will help convince the americans to lift the american embargo against cuba once and for all and he's talk to the president of the united states. >> but will the pope delve into

the politics and human rights. the leaders of the ladies white here. >> we want and we think he should speak out against violence. but we'll continue regardless, even if he doesn't receive us. >> for more than two centuries, the vatican linked religion and politics. how to pope plays his cards in cuba is what everyone is waiting to see. >> we are joined live from london, michael, thank you for being on the show. what type of reception will he get? >> very enthusiastic, in the sense he's established very good relations with the president

castro. who went to see him at the vatican and announced he might return to the church, that is castro, not the pope. >> so what sort of cards is he going to play, what sort of cards should he play while he's there? >> well, i think, the introduction suggested one that he's certainly going to play, i should imagine, the question of the embargo. which is to do with the united states, and urged to bring that up with the president. the trouble is that the president of the united states has not the authority to remove the em bbargembargo. it is the congress. no one commented, the two castro brothers have something in common with the pope, they went

to a jesuit school. >> so lots to talk about. you talked about the issues, he's talking to fark rebel leaders from columbia. >> well, he's a peacemaker, that he's very much concerned with. it is not in the i tinary. the ladies in white were sidelined when pope benedict went there in 2012. i suspect that the vatican won't make that mistake again. >> thank you, michael. >> japan's parliament passed the controversial new laws that market a shift in the military policy. it means that this japanese

soldiers are able to fight overseas since world war two. the bills have been met with fierce opposition. >> after the historic vote japan is coming to terms with a new role in the world. more engaged with assertive military to match that makes here uncomfortable. >> i'm infuriated. we have a constitution that renounces war. it is being under mined. >> it is a hard decision. >> the security situation around the world is changing, that is why this is necessary. >> this controversial legislation will change how japan's self-defense forces are able to operate overseas, from being a purely defensive force. it is a move that the prime minister is saying it is long

overdue. >> this peace security bill is necessary to protect people's life and peace and to prevent war. i understand we have managed to install a legal foundation necessary for our children, children in the future generations and for peace. >> the vote came after a marathon session in both houses of japan's parliament. opposition parties inside, and the thousands of protestor outside, promised to fight the legislation in the courts at the next election. >> we have seen millions of people on the streets demonstrating exactly how attached to the constitution. >> while the u.s. welcomes this change, china condemns the aggressive gesture. marking the anniversary of the end of world war two. japan's constitution was direct

result of its role in that war, which makes it a devicive issue for many japanese. >> it is a symbol of the change, the purity of the pacifism. now tarnished. the country set on a new course where ever that now leads. >> israeli air strike, the strike was in response to israel saying rockets were fired on friday. >> egypts president sworn in a new government. the former oilman was tapped to form a new cabinet after the previous administration resigned in a corruption scandal. he's dramatically capped the fuel subsidies. >> mexico's president has

visited six mexican tourists wounded in a botched air strike in egypt. they were brought home on friday. 8 others were killed when egypt forc forces mistook them. >> they were removed from the presidential plane. the egypt forces attacked after mistaking them for armed rebels. they are delicate but stable and demanded that the egypt government pay for the wounded. >> what happened hurt mexico and the world, this unjustified aggression has no precedent and the president instructed that we bring back our compatriots and demand justice.

>> the mexican authorities response and call for a swift investigation from egypt and raised the questions of the double standards. in mexico 25,000 missing people and the government failed to solve the disappearances. the most diplomatic cases are the students abducted by the police working with a gang almost a year ago and all of them still not found. this week officials announced a break through, arrest of a gangster that ordered the students to be killed and burned. >> lopez is arrested and charged with crime and kidnapping and he was a perpetrator of the 43

mising students. >> recent independent investigation said it would been impossible to burn that amount of bodies in the dump when the government investigation already criticized. leaving the victims of that tragedy and now the attacks in egypt, still waiting for answers. >> thousands of brazilians rallied the against the government spending cuts and demonstratio demonstrations. $17 billion is being cut from the public sector, jobs, healthcare and housing will be affected. the country entered into a recession in august. >> saudi arabia is preparing for the harsh season. millions will be visiting the holy site. we have more from mecca. >> the number of pilgrims is

increasing and the saudi arabia government wants it to go well and stepping up the security preparations. showing off some of their forces and equipment. these men are tasked with protecting the pilgrims. special forces, snipers and others are among them. they prepare for different scenarios, including bombings, shooting and attacks. 50,000 security forces are deployed to maintain security. >> this is coming at a difficult time for saudi arabia, there is a military coalition against the fighters and they are facing increasing threats. >> isis conducted two attacks since may. security forces arrested a number of people they accuse of planning attacks.

the atmosphere in mecca is coming as millions are awaiting to come to the city. some have concerns. >> everybody is worried. >> what are they worried about? >> well, there are some political issues and some, you know, conflicts are going on. so i think that people are doing their best, but you know, there are things which can happen unexpectedly. >> so many -- so many people are everywhere. >> getting into mecca is not'sy. this is the main check point. they are looking for permits and id's. saudi arabia is fighting on multiple frunts in the region and seeing many conflicts. for now, securing is a priority

and the message is that the forces are ready. >> a family is facing deportation from new zealand after failing to get the status. they are saying the island could disappear because of the rising sea levels. >> a family are living on borrowed time. he and his wife fleed a tiny ie lantd in 2007. they wanted a better life. >> the life there is not good there. >> that big country was new zealand where they since had three children.

the visa ran out. they have been trying to stay ever since. >> they would be september back to the country of origin because they are not in danger of being killed. that needs to change. because climate change refugees are economic refugees. >> it is one of the lowest lying nations, global warming is very real here. most of the land is less than two meters above sea level. some scientists believe it is uninhabitable by 2030. >> it is difficult to grow crops, difficult to get fresh water and one day when the water is too high, psible death. that is the situation as it is at the moment. >> about a four year legal battle to stay was kwaushed by

the new zealand court. they are saying there is no evidence that the government was trying to minimize the dangers of the global warming. next they can argue that their human rights would be violated if sent back, there is a precedent but it is a lengthy process. >> we are scared. yes, i want to stay here with my family. >> but he's now in custody. the courts will hear a final plea on monday. if that fails, it is likely that the entire family will be deported back on the next available flight. >> still ahead on aljazeera, a new road to peace and

development, but many paid a heavy price for it. >> hamilton missing out on a record, and securing the pole position at the grand prix.

>> now the mir mar and the farmers are forced from the land to make way for a new road. it is part of the asian highway and making the transport between thailand and mirmar easier. >> for years the mountains

hidden from the outside world and developing is happening now, but slowly and as the country the beginning to open up, it is coming under scrutiny. this the part of the u.n. project, started in 1959 to promote development in the region. for many, the development has come at a cost. >> there are good and bad points to having the asian highway, it is good to have the road to travel easier and bring in more business, but not for my family, we have no place to go. >> the road is cutting through the mountains and connecting the thailand border. it is becoming a key trade route, but many people had to make way for the construction. this farmer was give anisette price for the land and then told that the government needed more

for free. >> the highway cuts through my land on both sides. the problem is, they also want to include extra land, and i have to move back even further leaving us with very little. >> the highway is still being built. people living in the path are being warned that change is coming whether they like it or not. >> the government put signs up in our village and the sign has information stating that some of our property now belongs to the government but this is our property. we have lived here for a long time. >> the road cuts through the area that has seen the fighting over the decades and where the rebel armies battled for independence. fighting still occurs in this area. rebel soldiers watch over a project built by the enemy. >> everyone is hoping for peace. we want to see people able to travel safely on the road.

we don't want more fighting but it is necessary to protect ourselves and we have to carry our guns. more traffic should mean greater opportunities and potential more income, but in the meantime people simply want a fair deal from the government. aljazeera. >> to the world of sport. >> jane, we begin at the world rugby cup. two time champion south africa getting underway against japan. earlier, georgia was surprised winner. they led 10-3 at half time, and despite a late rally georgia held on for the win and they have taken a significant step of finishing third in the pool and qualifying for the world cup for 201 # 9.

in pool d, the champians ranked second in the world. they went on to win 50-7. also, six nations rivalled france and italy face off, that kicks off in a few minutes time. on to football, english champions. a match that saw the gunners reduced to nine men. depender sent off after a bust up. 8 minutes after the break, shell sa going out in front. the final score 2-0. the manager made his feelings clear by the strike. >> i think it is an unacceptable

behavior. before he pushes him down he hits him in the face before the fall. and he always gets away with it. i don't understand. >> other games are about to finish. later they are looking to extend their four point lead at the top. the first pole position of the season for ferrari. quickest in qualifying for the sunday grand prix ahead of red bull. it was a disappointing day for lewis hamilton starting in 5th.

now, to part two of the series on controlling sport, we are looking at the increasing strange relationship between sporting organizations worldwide and the media. as reports, this is an issue in india. >> complaints about the bcci curbing the media freedoms has been going or for years. some international media companies refused to broadcast cricket tours from india over what they say are excessive fees. now some say the root of the conflict about is the lack of transparency in the bcci itself. >> i think it needs to be more

transparent and they should allow the media to fairly comment on the administration, as well as procedures. but at the same time, they need to protect the commercial investment, because the money is going to the players, so the imannals that are coming in, fair, new access and fair reporting should be all right. but to allow organization to commercial exploit that is something they have a right to protect. >> given the deep political connections and the fact it is a supreme governing body, any change to media freedoms will happen when they decide to change them. >> the relationship between bcci and india journalists is improving and they are hoping it is becoming easier to access the india cricket matches. >> we have reached where the

public image was mud, the scandals that we have had unfavorable reporting by the media, this contributed to that sort of image in the public domain and they want to change that image, which is a good thing and we have seen changes to the affect in the past six to eight months. we have a world 2020 coming up, and the bcce is keen to promote a positive picture of the way they run the game within the country, and journalists that come to india will see the changes for themselves. some were here in 2011 when things were very different. >> watch part one by going to aljazeera.com forward slash sports. there is a report on why the

australia media boycotted the world cup. >> on sunday, there is a report from the uk where the journalists are finding themselves locked out of the local football clubs. that is part three of the controlling sports series. >> an a study in the united states found significant evidence of a dejen tif brain disease in former nfl players. researchers from boston university, and the united states department of veterans detected the disease in the brains of 87 of 91 former players. the brains were donated after the player's deaths. it is the latest in a number of studies that linked blows to the head linked to depression and dementia. >> thank you for that. >> we are handing over to london, lauren is there. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

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