greece's prime minister alexis tsipras is given a second chance by voters. his job now to push through painful austerity measures. ♪ hello, this is al jazeera live from dough hark i am adrian finnegan. also ahead. thousands of refugees flood in to europe, we report on how many of them are falling to pray to criminals at the very start of their desperate journeys. 12 on manages of peace, pope francis shares mass with 10s of thousands in havana. i understand year a's south is starting to look more like a

desert. ♪ ♪ greek prime minister alexis tsipras has been handed a second mandate. he has been voted in to do exactly the opposite of what he was the first time. scale of the triumph was much bigger than expected but as barnaby phillips now reports, the task ahead is pretty daunting. >> reporter: they game had i a second chance and alexis tsipras savored the moment. he lost his strug building greece's creditors and was forced to accept more austerity, he survived a party rah bell i don't know and, yet he appears to have emerged almost as popular as ever. >> i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for this great victory. for this clear victory. we gave a tough and difficult

fight. today i feel vicinity gated because the greek beam gave us a clear mandate for us to continues to battle and nba and out of the country to raise up our people's dignity. >> reporter: this is a night of triumph for alexis tsipras and his party. he's now the dominant force in greek politics. but in the months to think do, he must implement reforms that will be very unpopular with these supporters who are now celebrating. ♪ >> reporter: but those concerns are for another day. the voters hope that where greece has led other european countries will follow and embrace left-wing politics. >> we should start changing the politics so the other countries can do the same, spain and italy. >> we win. we change in the euro for all the people of euro. >> reporter: many greeks feel that alexis tsipras fought hard

for their country and that it more austerity is inevitable he will at least try to mitigate its impact on the poorest of saturday. >> a lot of people believe he did his best negotiating. he was up experienced. he was like david struggling with a very strong ruthless go lie you wanruthlessruthlessgolie are giving him a second chance because he deserves it. >> reporter: another sobering night for the old political establishment which so many greeks tilgreeks still blame for country's predicament the center right democracy quickly accepting defeat. but voter turn out was significantly down. many greeks both on the left and right feel betrayed and disillusioned. and in the difficult months that lie ahead. their faith in their politicians is bound to come under further strain. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, athens. >> let's take you live now to athens and get a view from

dimitri who is an associate professor of political science at the university of athens. what do you make of this victory foon very low turn out by greek standards. >> it was a large scale victory i suspect not even the leader of the party thought the victory would be so great. on the other hand, it is true that many greeks have been disappointed with politics. they have understood that changing political parties will not make any difference. greece is constrained in the following to implement a very harsh a stair at this bailout package and that will start today. >> what will greece's creditors make of this victory for alexis tsipras. >> perhaps greece's creditors thought themes would be different. maybe they thought pro-european parties wrath they were the populist nationalist independent

greeks party would be in power with mr. tsipras ne. now you think the creditors have to realize this is a long-term government and they have to negotiate with it. >> you said perhaps the greek voters thought changing parties was not the best thing dork the best way at that tackle it. does a legacies tsipras and syriza deserve a second chance? >> yes, indeed, this is a vote which is a vote of personal trust of the greek population towards one person, this is alexis tsipras, which has become the winner of not only the elections, but of any political contest that has taken place sips the beginning of the year, including the referendum and he lexes of january 2015. >> so the tough work started to for alexis tsipras, of course i suppose one of the first things he those now is start implementing the bailout package that was agreed in july.

>> you are right and this is something that must be done urgently. the first step is to proceed with the recapitalization of greek banks, please be realize that greece is still on a life support machine it does not have the funds to run its economy. that means for every single form greece implements there will be an installment or a lack of funds that greece has agreed it would flow in to the greek economy in to the next six months to a year. >> professor good to talk with you, associate professor of political science at the university of athens. eastern european ministers are set to meet later on monday to overcome their differences on the growing refugees crisis. the united states says it will do more to help. secretary of state john kerry has promise today take in thousands of more refugees over the next two years he should made the announcement after the meeting with germany's foreign minister in berlin. carey says that the u.s. will

accept 85,000 people next year. and 100,000 in 2017. >> this step that i am announcing today i believe is in keeping with the best tradition of america as a land of second chances. and a beacon of hope. and it will be accompanied by additional financial contributions to the humanitarian effort not only from our government but from the american people and that will become more specific in the next days. >> nearly 11,000 refugees have arrived in austria after walking from up gary. almost all of them are in the one town which has generally been the main crossing point from refugees coming from hungary. thousands had been waiting for buss and trains to take them onto vienna. human rights watch meanwhile has accused macedonia's police of physically and verbally abusing refugees. the country is a key transit point for people trying to get mr. to the european union.

in its latest report the organization says that police abused refugees at the macedonian border with greece. it says that some people were beaten up, punched and kicked. human rights watch says that some people were forced to run between rows of police officers who were pitting them with batons. the organization also accuses police guards in the detention center of treating refugees badly. it describes conditions there as inhumane and degrading. the united nations says that 80% of refugees now in europe are from syria, afghanistan and iraq. getting out of those countries, though, is not just dangerous, it's expensive. in iraq, thousands of people are falling pray to both you go travel agents who charged large sums of money for fake vehicles as. imran cannes report kahn report. >> reporter: all across baghdad see signs like these, they offer visa services, but more than

that they offer hope and a chance to lead the violence of iraq. some of these agency offer legitimate services but there are others that operate illegally. they lure desperate people and did he fraud them of thousands of dollars. this is one of them. he didn't want to reveal his identity because he's afraid. >> translator: i was desperate to leave iraq so i found a smuggler who was swedish-iraqi. i spoke with him and he told me there will be a commercial fair taking place soon in sweden and that he would be able to arrange an invitation from a swedish company who would response soar me. all i had to do was to go to turkey and pick up the visa from the swedish embassy there. they asked me for $15,000 in expenses and fees. i left the mon we a third party. the visa never came, i was stuck in turk we no money and no visa. i called the third party who held my money only to find out he's an accomplice and told me the snuggler knows your family and it would be easy for him to

kill you. caring are target your family or even kidnap your son. when i heard this i was scared and had no choice but to let him keep the money. >> reporter: authorities say they are investigating those who operate the visa fraud. but so far, no cases have been brought to court. the ministry of migrations and displacement has seen a rise in numbers of people seek to go get out of iraq. >> translator: realistically speaking you can't ban iraqis from leaving but we are aiming to educate them and warn them of the dangers of the journey. yet there are many who are willing to go down the illegal routes out of desperation. we know this is a problem and we are looking in to it. >> reporter: there are no accurate figures for how much the visa fraud pigs were or how many people have been did he frauded because nobody is willing to go to the police and report such crimes. during the course of al jazeera's investment we uncovered several alleged cases amounting 200s of thousands of

dollars, it seems there are many that are desperate enough to pay. that desperation is also mixed with frustration, a lot of the foreign embassies here do not offer visa services. you few that do have very long waiting lists. now other embassies ask you to go to neighboring countries liar jordan or lebanon and apply for your visa there. so that combined with the violence and the misery of living in iraq, mean the snugglers and the fraud officers have a willing market that they want to exploit. and they take them for thousands of dollars. imran kahn, al jazeera, baghdad. pope train francis is in cu. lucia newman has the story. >> reporter: pope francis his ended carefully as a young man addressed him on behalf of cuba's youth. many of whom have abandoned their country in search of a different life. >> translator: we the youth are

united in the hope of a few their brings profound change to cuba. a country that can welcome all of its children regardless of the way they think. >> reporter: it gave pope francis his cue to again appeal for people's differences in cube a one-party communist state where organized opposition is not tolerated. >> translator: it immaterial nitty destroys a family. it destroys a country i, and the world. today we see the world is destroying itself because it is incapable of sit do you think and talking. >> reporter: here a cuba pope francis is on on a peace mission talking about the government and the farc leaders to end the conflict. >> translator: we cannot fail again.

>> reporter: indeed he's make reconciliation his overriding theme here. france i is sitfrancis is the to address the people here but injured in the role the pope playeplayed in helping cuba ande united states. and he wants to normalize that process and in that context his trip from here directly to washington is significant. 10s of thousands of believers and nonbelievers attended the spanish-speaking pope's first open air mass in the plaza of the revolution. three saw when three dissidents tried to approach the pope mobile. throwing' at this government leaflets as they were taken away. after the mass the pope met with former president and cuban revolution air i leader fidel castro and close members of his family. followed by a visit to current president raul castro.

he and the pope see eye to eye on issues of social justice and share criticism of capitalism. but the pope is no communist. service is never ideological he said. we serve people, nod ideas. lucia newman, al jazeera, havana. still to come here on al jazeera, pushed out of somalia. the rebel group al-shabab is setting up bases in neighboring countries. we'll report from the new front line. and an age-old problem how japan's elderly population is putting pressure on the economy and in even the smallest of ways. striking in mexico... >> all that tension is about what's happening right now. >> unlivable wages... >> you can work very hard and you will remain poor. >> what's the cost of harvesting america's food? >> do you see how it will be hard to get by on their salary? >> yeah >> fault lines, al jazeera america's

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the greek prime minister alexis tsipras has been happened aid second mandate by voters. his syriza party won more than 35% of the votes in a snap lex on sunday. it was caused back in august after syriza lost its majority in parliament. human rights watch has accused macedonian police of physically and verbally abusing refugees. it says that officers struck them with batons and punched refugees as they tried to enter the border. macedonia is a key transit point for people trying to get to in the nba to the european union.

pope francis has met fidel castro. he was in the city's iconic revolution square. oman has negotiated the release of six hostages who are being held by houthi rebels in yemen. two u.s. citizens, one british national, and three saudis have been are leased after u.n.-backed talks to hip end the conflict of the houthis have agreed to begin negotiations but yemen's government in exile has withdrawn saying the rebels must first withdraw from captured territory. it's exactly a year since houthi rebels took control of yemen's capital sanaa. government force are planning a major push to retake it along with coalition forces and they are advanc advancing on a neighg province. it has cripple the country. the united nations estimates more than 2,000 civilians have been killed since march. 4 1/2 thousand injured. the u.n. says the real figure could be much higher.

it says that 21 million people are in need of assistance, many of them on the brink of famine. that 80 80% of yemen's populati, one and a half million people have been forced from their homes. al jazeera has spoken to people living in the capital sanaa, here is one doctor's store any his own words. >> translator: i used to lead a normal life, go my work and private business, i am a government employee and i also used to own a pharmaceutical company with my partner. but with the political turmoil and the war raging in our country. most companies have suffered great losses. ultimately my business went bankrupt. i am not alone. this is now the situation of most yemenis. even the wealthy have start today suffer. people wonder how we survive. my wife and i are lucky we are government employs and have some

income. others have nothing. our people have become victims and suffer from the humanitarian crisis and now we are trying to help our community. because most people are not equipped for face this war. this lady, for example, has become like a dear mother to me, she and her family were forced to flee from at that. tasiz as a result of the shelling, they have no money and have not been able to pay the represent for the last three months, but we and the generous people here i in sanaa are trying to give this dear mother a helping happened with her represent. i really feel for my people and my family. we once had flourishing businesses, enough money and enough friends and overnight, everything started fading a way. >> a journalist and human rights worker that lives in sanaa says that people are suffering due to the continued fighting.

>> well, generally speaking the situation in sanaa has deteriorated. airstrikes have increased significantly, particularly in the past few weeks. there have been bombings during the day, during the night we were walking in a very busy street in sanaa, considered one of the busiest and an air strike hit. people have become ver' apprehensive, anxious and scared are and not sure when something is going to hit. it's definitely gotten worth and the death toll is rise buying the day. >> syrian rebels trained by the u.s. to fight isil have reportedly entered aleppo province from the turkish border. syrian opposition activists say 75 fighters cross ed in a convoy of cars under air protection from the united states. that a week after the u.s. admitted that only five of its trained rebels are still fighting in syria. thousands of anti-government protest verse returned to the streets of beirut demanding an

end to a rubbish crisis there. activists broke through police lines to rush the lebanese parliament, but were blocked by security forces. protests against the government began two months ago of a land fill site was closed lead to go rubbish filin piling up to the streets. al-shabab has been pushed out of most i have its major strong holds in the result country so they have spread forth wards to set up bases in the mountains near the semi autonomous region. leaders there are now asking for help to drive out the rebels. >> reporter: the rugged mountains of northeastern somalia are the new front line in the fight against al-shabab. here armed forces of puntlands are engaging. recent losses in southern

somalia has seen dozens of al-shabab fighters north. >> they left here about 300. they are more or less on the run as we have out numbered them. they keep moving in small groupings. we have frequent clashes with them. >> reporter: these men know that they can be ambushing at any moment. so they fire probing shots. getting no response, they move forward. the president of puntland says his forces have been left to their own devices, they need more arms and ammunition. >> wwe are alone fighting with o help. unlike other parts of the country, and this is unfair. with the new addition of security threats from yemen, still. [ inaudible ] community. >> reporter: the terrain makes for slow progress but there have been successes. this is a town until recently it was an important base for al-shabab militias. it's now under the control of puntland's forces.

after being deserted for more than four years life is slowly return to this town as more of its residents return to their homes. it was a strategic hide out for al-shabab militias as well as a base where they received arms shipments from neighboring yemen. the town is heavily militarized yet the presence of all these armed men is not enough for the people to team safe. this woman covered her face before talking to us. >> translator: life in this town is not what it used to be, most people are still displaced. we have no schools for the kids and our farms, our only source of likely hood have all been destroyed. >> reporter: the force have his vowed to continues the offensive. they say they won't rest until al-shabab are defeated. they know it will be a very slow process. mohamed aldo, the mountains in east somalia. west african mediate tours who are trying to find a solution to the political crisis in burkina faso want elects to

be held in november. the general and allies of the former president blaze com comer led the military coup thursday. the yep wants to stay in power until the election but the mediators want the interim government reinstated before then. seven people have died from cholera on the outskirts of iraq's capital. they have been battling to spread the disease. 165 cases have been reported so far. indonesia says that some of its southern regions are experiencing drought dow to the weather phenomenon known as el nino. some areas haven't had rain in six months. farmers are now relying on help from the government to buy in food and water. step vaessen reports. >> reporter: anxiously waiting for water. iwells have run dry after nearly half a year without rain.

he has sold his only to get just to be able to buy water. one tank costs around $10, that's a huge amount for the poor farmer. >> translator: we have. [ inaudible ] i used to wash myself has been reduce today one. my. [ inaudible ] are used two buckets but she gets only one. >> reporter: monsoon rained are expected to start two months later than usual. because of the weather phenomenon known as el nino. already half the crops have failed. even the local staple which doesn't need a lot of water, is not growing. this lake is an important source for drinking water. but for the last five months, it has been dry. nearly half a year without a single drop of water. and normally tropical, lush java starts to look more like a desert. people in the worst-hit areas are getting very worried about their food and drinking surprise, but these dire weather

conditions are going to stay here for sometime to come. the government has started to practice -- started the process of cloud seeding in an effort to create rain. planes flying over the worst his areas iareas in java are releast in to the clouds a procedure that causes raindrops to become heavy and fall. but because there are not enough clouds the results of limited. authorities have also distributed thousands of water pumps but without any water sources, farmers are struggling. >> translator: the harvest from last year has finishs already. and we do not know when it will start to rain. so i am really worried about food surprise. >> reporter: the government insists food stocks are still sufficient, but experts say this is too optimistic. the minute industry of agriculture admits the affects el nino have yet to be calculated.

>> we have enough stocks for the next few months. what i am worried about is if el nino lasts i don't understand november we'll have to recalculate and might be forced to import rice. >> reporter: millions can't wait that long. mill nearly 1 million hectares of rice have failed already. they are defend on the ground financial support from the government for food and aways i can necessities like drinking water. step vaessen, al jazeera, central java, i want yea indone. japan's population is aging. over the next 20 years the number of people over 75 is expected to make up 30% of the pom lathes having a big impact on the economy as rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: at her home in a suburb of tokyo. she gets a special visit. and a messaging of greeting from the district's mayor. she knows the formula for long

life. >> translator: always be cheerful. from the moment i get up i am always busy and can't stay sti still. >> reporter: like every senior who turns 100, she also gets a special edition silver sack i couple of the growing number of september flyer cranes means japan is now looking at using cheap metals in the future because of the cost. this one district alone has 58 people turning 100 this year. >> translator: our welfare team looks after their health and also makes sure they get get out and join activities so we provide transport and facilities. >> reporter: increasingly this is a society being geared to the needs of the elderly. whether it's a short i'm of nursing homes or statistics like the number of juvenile criminals being overtaken by older criminals for the first time, each day seems to bring japan a

new christ in its aging population problem. looking for a solution. she doesn't have to worry, but sadly for future sent their vinnies the solution will be a commemorative gift a little less special. rob mcbride, al jazeera, tokyo. there is more real news from al jazeera at our website.com. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> tonight, techknow investigates vaping. >> whoever bought this got way more than they bargained for. >> yes they did.