>> vladimir putin in's message to the u.n. supporting the syrian president is the only way to avoid a failed state, he said. >> the people's pope, a million expected to celebrate mass with the head of the catholic church in philadelphia. >> catalonia heads for a record turnout in a vote that could put

it on a path to independence from spain. >> in sport, i'll have the latest from the rugby world cup. >> england left wondering where it all went wrong after a surprise last twist in wales. >> russia's president has warned that any attempts to overthrow the legitimate government in syria could lead to a failed state like iraq or libya. putin's comments come as world leaders gather in new york for the u.n. general assembly. speaking on u.s. network cbs, vladimir putin said syrians and only syrians could decide the fate of their country. >> there's no other solution to the syrian crisis than strengthening the effective government structures and rendering them help in fighting terrorism. but at the same time, urging them to engage in positive dialogue with a rational

opposition and conduct reform. >> as you know, some of the coalition partners want to see president assad go first before them support. >> yeah, but i'd like to recommend to them the following. they should send this message to the syrian people. it's only the syrian people who should decide who should govern their country and how. tell us more about vladimir putin's position and where this puts the negotiations on ending the conflict in syria given that the u.n. policy chief have been talking about to the iranians on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly. >> well, i think everyone is talking to everyone in the u.n. general assembly.

whether they're actually achieving anything is another question. i don't think we're going to know that until we get very big speeches from the leaders which take place in 24 hours time, because we're going to hear from the iranian president, from vladimir putin, the iranian president and hear from president obama, as well as of course from the gulf states, as well. it will be interesting to see what they have tas. i think president putin's point is pretty clear. effectively, it's the syrian flag that flies here at the united nations is the flag of president bashar al assad's government, so he remains the legitimate ruler, so everything russia's doing, sending troops is fine, because it's all at the have ration of the legitimate government. he makes the point that their fight against isil is blessed by the syrian government, where as, he says u.s. is training fighters not endorsed by the syrian government and the u.s. is involved in a bombing

campaign over syria with its allies, which again, is not blessed by the syrian government, so is illegitimate. he is sticking very much by the charter of the united nations. it's worth saying, he sticks by the charter of the united nation when it comes to the issue of syria. clearly in ukraine, the charter of the united nations does not allow you to annex bits of other people's country. i think that's the response that's likely to come from the western nations. i think the big question mark here at this general assembly is about the future role of president assad. that's been the sticking point. they're trying to get some way toward to a new government that would have the opposition and have members of the syrian government in it, but the key sticking point is assad. >> in the last few minutes, the president of france addressed the media at the u.n., francois hollande justified striking isil

target inside syria saying france is committed to protecting the country's national security. french war planes struck alleged isil tarts on sunday. president hollande said the future of syria cannot include bashar al assad. it seems there is no common ground here, james, as far as world leaders are concerned. >> i think the emerging european position, the u.s. perhaps trending toward this, because assad has been a sticking point to get a political process going, that perhaps you don't focus on him at the beginning of a political process. perhaps he can stay on during the beginning of a transition and then be transitioned to a ceremonial role and then found a way to leave syria. there are two problems with that.

one, i don't think you'll find many members of the opposition for him to have any role in the future of syria. the second point a number of diplomats have put to me. even if the russians and americans wanted assad to leave, would he actually go. this is a man who stayed in his post for four and a half years at great cost to him and his country, when there have been 250,000 deaths. >> any progress towards ending the war in syria will impact iraq. we heard president putin talking about the failed state. >> things have slowed down. let's take the territories that

isil control one by one. isil, they seem to be contained. the airstrikes have made a big difference when it comes to isil's movements. if you move to the west to anbar, you are seeing a slow in fighting there. there was an isil attack today which called 14 iraq soldiers but the fighting has slowed down. this is in contrast to a speech bial abadi when he said the final battle to take control is about to take place. that hasn't taken place. in beigei, it does seem to have slowed down.

iraq is join to join russia and syria regime in setting up a new military coordination center. what do we know about that? >> this type of cooperation has been going on for a number of years. when the syrian crise was a crisis and not a war, it was the iraq militias that went into syria to defend the hole shrines there and back up the assad regime. iran has had a role since isil took over large parts of iraq in june, 2014, one of the key irani military physician has been on the ground here. russia has had a pragmatic approach. they understand that the americans aren't going to leave iraq alone, so they see an opportunity within syria to be able to establish and to really cement their strategic interests there. this kind of cooperation has been going on for a very long time. what we're seeing now is a

formalization of that, russia saying they are in support of backing the irani position. the russians supplied them with fighter jets. this has been going on for a very long time. it's now a much more formalized process, but won't be one of those guys all fighting together on the ground to isil. it's more likely to be more of an intelligence led resistance between the four countries. >> the wars in iraq and syria have led to millions of people fleeing the violence. the u.n. high commission for refugees said that the world has taken far too long to respond to the refugee crisis. hundreds of thousands of people are trying to reach northern europe. antonio says that richer nations have finally woken up to the

scale of the crisis, but says that billions of dollars in assistance is needed. in the latest tragedy, 17 syrian refugees drowned after their boat sank off the coast of turkey in the early hours of sunday morning. the over crowded boat carrying 37 people was on the way to the greek island of kos. twenty people were rescued. >> lungary is now close to completing a second fence to close its borders to refugees completely. the new one is a continuation of the fence with serbia and runs along hungary's border with croatia. as lawrence lee reports from the border crossing, it's all part of a much wider militarized strategy in response to the refugee crisis. >> whatever else you might think about the hungarian government, it is nothing if not determined. at this border crossing, the refugees are dumped on the other side by croatia and from there

hungary takes no chances. they are escorted threw in small groups under the gaze of police and heavily armed soldiers. a helicopter claimed to be combat ready circled overhead. those already on buses are guarded by the police. those who need to use the bathroom, regardless of age or sex are escorted there and back. the wait is for hours like this until hungary was ready for its next move. clearly they would have nowhere to run even if they wanted to. it's all open fields and nothing more, but all around, more military vehicles were busy laying more and more fence. of course the military components of hungary's response to the military crisis has all other countries worried about the signals it might send out. to the hungarian government, this is the most further way of handling the crisis or ensuring that no refugees actually get into hungary. hungary would also argue it's a

more organized way of dealing with large numbers passing through than the croatia border where the facilities are pitiful. do these small children with their parents need to be confronted by big men with big guns when they have already run from war? >> while they are waiting, we try to cheer them up with fruit, water or sweets. if we really have to, we give them a toy to ease the tension. >> the convoy sets off at some speed accompanied from behind by the humvees. the convoy went to the nearest rail station to wait again. children wet themselves on their mother's laps, but there was no getting off, because the police would not let them. some people didn't seem to mind the soldiers as long as they were heading to germany. >> it's like an army government country. not good. it's ok. it's ok. >> back in line again, police

all around. the same on the platform and no doubt all the way to the austrian border and back to the checkpoint, the soldiers are piling more and more rolls of fence on to their carrier. otherwise see this as a humanitarian crisis, but here, it's a siege. al jazeera within the hungary, croatia border. >> still to come on the program. >> i'm ready to go back home if possible but don't know where to find my family. >> hungry, thirsty and all alone, the yemeni refugees in somalia. >> on the march in mexico city where thousands of people are demanding justice for 43 missing students. >> later in sport, we'll tell you why louis hamilton's win in japan puts him on the path with the greatest drivers in formula one history.

>> voting is underway in catalonia for breaking from spain. they look for a mandate to declare independence. the government in madrid opposes any such move, which it rewards as illegal. let's take you now live to barcelona. al jazeera's jonah hall is there. how likely is a win for the pro independence parties today? >> what i can tell you now is that there are historic levels of participation in this election so far, an election that will have an enormous influence on a historic question, whether, as you say, catalonia will gain independence from the rest of spain. i'm joined at a polling station in barcelona by two gentlemen who have opposing views on the

matter. michael lived here 35 years, your pro independent. you stand with madrid in opposition to independence. is this a good time, so soon after the economic crisis here in spain for catalonia to be pressing for independence? >> there's been a growing institutional crisis for well over 15 years, so the economic crisis lets say adds fuel to the flames and we can see here that the lack which powers and resources to be able to cope with the economic crisis in catalonia is further crippling our economy. >> a good economy, of course. you are net contributors to the spanish budget, and i'm sure would like some of that money back. alberto, is there r. a good time for catalonia to get independence? >> absolutely not.

these economic situations have made people think that it is not part of catalonia, but they are obviously wrong. i know that deep inside, catalans know they are spanish. it's not because of the economic crisis, we share history, language, traditions and everything. everything that catalans have, it's spanish culture. it's stupidity to make this argument. it's not rational. >> you guys are able to smile about it, talk about it, but is there a concern that what is happening here is an irreparable wedge being driven between catalonia and the rest of spain no matter the outcome of this election and the move for independence is? >> again, for over 10 years,

there's been a concerted effort to drive a wedge in between catalans and spaniards by an unfortunate ruling people's party. this is highly documented. >> to what end? to achieve what? >> i think the feeling now and alberto, you correct me if i'm wrong. the people's party think that they can gain votes and the rest of spain by hammering the catalans, and that the main opposition party thinks that if it does come out on catalan side, they would lose votes. >> you reject that obviously. you rather everybody stay friends, huh? >> absolutely. i respect you, believe me, i do, but the people who have provoked this situation are the politicals in catalan, in catalonia, catalan politics. all these new parties like -- i'm sorry, they have separated,

they have in 2003, west something and real unnecessary. so why has he changed opinion? >> i think we're going to have to clearly a difficult complicated many layered problem there. >> i just say that politicals in catalonia are completely irresponsible, and it's not something -- >> and here they would say madrid is responsible. we'll have to leave it there. not as friendly as we thought after all. >> jonah, many thanks indeed. >> pope francis is meeting bishops in philadelphia right now. the pope arrived in the city on saturday morning, the last stop on his six day tour of the u.s. he seemed to give celebrate mass today, over a million people expected to attend. let's go live to philadelphia. alan finisher is there. we understand that the pope has met with victims of sexual abuse

committed by the clergy there in philadelphia today. >> we're seeing those reports but haven't confirmed them yet. very early on in final days, the pope has addressed the issue of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy of the catholic church. choosing philadelphia is interesting, because here, 24 priests have either been defrocked, removed from being priests or have left the catholic church because of child sex allegations and the only person ever convicted of a serious crime by covering up some of these crimes was jailed here in philadelphia. just in the last few minutes, he's been addressing seminarians, training priests and he said that many people trusted priests and members of the catholic church and that trust had been violated and caused great pain. the key words, he said, god weeps.

he then went ons to the sexual abuse of children, this cannot be maintained as a secret and he committed himself to careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected and all responsible will be held accountable. for many victims, that won't be enough. they say that the catholic church still holds documents about priests who were caused of child sex abuse, of people in the catholic church who were involved in abuse of children and those documents should be handed over immediately to the authorities to allow them to carry out their own investigations. until that happens, many survivors of this abuse will not be happy. >> the pope due to celebrate mass over a million people expected to attend in philadelphia. the city, of course, his sixth stop on his tour have the u.s. has this tour been a success as far as the vatican is concerned. >> i think we will see a very charismatic pope who has

reconnected with many of the faith. now here, we're expecting the authorities say somewhere in the region of 1 million people to attend the mass, the largest gathering. the numbers were down significantly yesterday on what had been predicted by the authorities, so maybe 1 million is perhaps ambitious, but in his remarks to a gathering of the world of families on the stage behind me on saturday night, the pope was very charismatic, making jokes, connecting with the audience, going off the prepared speech and the people absolutely loved it. i think the pope will leave here, but there will still be questions about whether he is doing enough to and the serious allegations of sex abuse and that is something that the catholic church isn't going to be able to erails even with the appearance of the people of the cities and won't be able to

either because of the damage done over the years. >> one mother in argentina is hoping the pontiff's interest in criminal justice will help save the life of her son. pope francis has called for an end to capital punishment and life sentences in the united states. >> she has been fighting for her son's life for almost 20 years. she lives in the province of northern argentina. her son was accused of murder in 1996. she hopes pope francis will help get her son off death row. >> we traveled to rome where we explained to the pope the discrimination my sun suffered during the trial and how he's been on death row for two decades. we heard that he was interested in pushing our case.

>> he had entered the country illegally and accused of killing a man while he was high on crack in 1995. sent the case back down to aurt lower court, saying there had been racial discrimination during the trial. >> when this type of discrimination happened during the trial, the supreme court said we were right and annulled the first trial. >> a second trial took place and he was again sentenced to death. his lawyer says there were no due process. >> there was a new trial, but by this time, he had about that on death row for nine years and he was crazy. they were judging a mentally unstable man. the reason is the treatment people receive while on death row which is inhumane and degrading. >> he spent 23 hours a day in

solitary confinement. >> pope francis is a staunch critic of the death penalty. just like most countries in latin america, argentina does not have capital parent. death penalty opponents are hoping the pope pressures. >> the pope has said that death penalty does not help the victims, but rather fosters vengeance. that's why his family is appealing for the pope's help, even though the chances for clemency are small. she hopes it will be enough to save her son's life. >> thousands of people have marched in mexico city to demand justice for 43 students who went missing a year ago. an official inquiry blamed corrupt local police. our latin america editor reports. >> it's been exactly 12 months since 43 students depicted in

these photographs disappeared without a trace. their families, support the by thousands of other mexicans are here to say that they will not rest until they get satisfaction. >> i am so sad. i want my son returned to me, along with all the others. >> the students were attacked and abducted by police in league with drug traffickers and local authorities in iguala in northern mexico. even in this country so shell shocked by widespread violence. the crime outraged mexicans, scandalized public opinion. it's become an example of what defenseless mexicans suffer. >> this is symptomatic where more than 25,000 have disappeared in recent years. >> this was not just a march to

remember the missing students. it was the latest opportunity to express anger at mexico's government, accused of rushing to cover up the crime with an investigation that even authorities now acknowledge was flawed. it's unacceptable that this is happening. we can't remain silent. any of our children could be next. >> the president agreed to reopen the investigation and vows to keep it open as long as necessary. but the parents do not trust the authorities and demand that independent investigators from the interamerican human rights commission remain in mexico for as long as it takes to find the missing students. >> the commemoration of one year since this crime will continue over the weekend, underscoring the anger, but also the impotence felt by million was

mexicans who still cannot believe that so much time elapsed without getting any comfort to knock the whereabouts of the students or at the very least, their remains. al jazeera, mexico city. >> it looked pretty wet there in mental co city. off the coast of mexico, tropical storm marty has formed. on the other side of the pacific, though, it's jenny that's got you worried. >> it's known as jenny locally, but in international terms, has another name. this is making its name towards taiwan. quite a nasty feature this. we are expecting massive rainfall to come in over the next 24-48 hours or so, the outer bands knocking on the door already. the system will make its way across taipei really within the next 15-20 hours or so. it's moving fairly swift live.

sustained winds of 230 kilometers per hour. that is the equivalent of a category four hurricane. it's a nasty looking system, damaging winds, we could be talking catastrophic damage. it will weaken as it moves across the area, because of the rugged landscape here, of course, but it's still going to be equivalent to a category two storm as it makes its way into mainland china. this is the picture for monday, big seas, wave heights of around 13 meters, so massive flooding certainly a possibility from the storm surge and also copious amounts of rainfall. that rainfall still very much in evidence as we go on through tuesday. the wetter weather then started to make its way into eastern china. it will gradually push further north. >> we are approaching the midway point on this news hour. still to come on the program:

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>> vladimir putin warranted any at the same time to overthrow bashar al assad could lead to a failed state like iraq or libya. putin's comments come at a gathering for the assembly. french president hollande said assad was responsible for the war and couldn't be part of syria's future. >> i am here in new york together with my minister of foreign affairs. i will be meeting with all of the partners and stake holders on what is called the syrian conflict, a conflict that led to some 250,000 deaths and for which bashar al assad is the main person responsible. even though now and for the past few months, isil has been responsible for terrible atrocities. >> a solution requires all be involved without excluding anyone. that being said, france considers that the future of syria cannot be with bashar al assad. >> two other stories making headlines this hour, pope francis meeting bishops right

now in philadelphia. he's been in the city since saturday morning. it's the last stop in his 60 day tour of the u.s. the pontiff plans to visit the city's biggest prison and then celebrate mass in front of an estimated crowd of 1 million people. parliamentary elections, otherwise in spain's cot loanian region, they say victory would give them a mandate to break away from spain. >> airstrikes in yemen carried out by the saudi-led coalition have killed at least 25 civilians including women and children, according to local people and medical staff there. it happened in a helicopter attack on the village in the northwest of yemen. >> people fleeing that war in yemen are fleeing across the gulf of aden to reach camps in somalia that are already overcrowded. there are fear's somalia could struggle to cope with the

influx. we plain. >> it's meal time at this camp for refugees in the port city. this is all they will get today. those here are the latest to arrive. he is one of them. he was injured in fighting in the yemeni city of aden. >> i was driving an am ambulance when i got hit by a mortar. i was traded on three times. i couldn't provide for my family anybody. >> they are trying to escape the violence. hundreds have been moved about four hours drive away. the town's only university is now their home. an official from the yemeni embassy in somalia comes to check on them. he is unwelcome. tempers are quickly lost here.

>> we want to be taken out of this country. somalia isn't safe. we can't live here when we don't feel secure enough. somalia has to capacity to care for us. >> among the refugees are unaquod children, separated from their families in their r.b.i. to escape. many still don't know the whereabouts of their families. this 12-year-old is one of them. >> we eat sometimes and other times we don't. we have nothing, no milk, no juice, i'm ready to go back home if possible, but don't know where to find my family. >> the flood of refugees into somalia are overwhelming communities. thousands of somalis are returning home to escape the war there. >> it's a situation causing more than a million people to be displaced. the u.n. says at least 3 million

people in somalia are in need of aid. despite their own problems, the local community continues to give to the refugees. this tribal king has been leading the efforts to feed them. he has just brought them a fresh supply of food. >> what we give the refugees isn't enough. they require urgent and adequate help and most importantly, shelter. most people here are happy to have survived. they say life is hard here, but still better than life in yemen. >> israeli security forces have fired stun grenades and rubber coated steel bullets at the al aqsa mosque compound. hundreds have gathered outside the mosque to prevent israeli police from going any further. we have more from occupied east jerusalem. >> the situation a at the al aqa

mosque compound is now calm, but it does remain tense. we have to keep in mind that there have been frequent com confront is as in the past few weeks. last week, a major confrontation during the jewish holiday of rosh hashanah resulted in a considerable amount of property damage to the actual al aqsa mosque building. there are concerns that over the next few days, we could see more confrontations. that's because there have been calls from some far right jewish groups to try to access the al aqsa mosque compound. this is seen as very provocative by many palestinians and palestinians worshipers. that is why we see the kind of confront is as that we've seen not only today, sunday, but in

the past, as well. >> iran's supreme leader ayatollah is demanding that saudi arabia apologize for the stampede during the hajj in which more than 750 people were killed. saudi arabia has opened an investigation into thursday's tragedy and is reviewing safety, but says the kingdom must go further. >> back to the u.n., gender inequality is one of the main issues countries are trying to tackle there. chinese president xi jingping and ban ki-moon are sharing a special session on women there. pakistan said tribal belt has seen improvements in women's rights. some women are demanding their right to education. >> in pakistan's tribal belt, there's one major difference between this woman and others who live there.

her father wanted her to be educated, a rare thing for women from the federally administered tribal area. >> there is no education system. they don't know about their basic rights, that education is their right, decision making is their right. >> for the loft few years, pakistan's military has been fighting against the taliban and other groups inside the tribal belt, so tens of thousands of people have fled to camps like this one on the outskirts of peshawar. the tradition of keeping women indoors and uneducated has remained strong. >> all these women are living in the regional capital peshawar, waiting to return to their homes. >> when we were in the tribal belt, we were blind and didn't know anything, but now our eyes are open and i'm trying to educate my dear, as well as my son. >> she says the displacement of

more than a million people from the tribal belt has had one positive benefit. >> we have seen the lifestyle of certain people of the other area. we are seeing that the men are now seeing the difference between the educated girl and uneducated girl. >> as more women speak out, they are becoming briefer and bolder. in the past, some have been killed for demanding rights. >> my family opposes girls' education. i struggled for it and they tortured me like hell. i still feel the pain. >> if there's a chance for education, the boy gets it over the girl. they will send their son to a good school and say to the girl, no more education for you after five years. >> now they found a woman from their own community who has given them the courage to demand more, but it's likely to take years of struggle to change centuries of tradition. nicole johnston, al jazeera,

peshawar. >> tens of thousands of people took to the streets of hong kong to protest because they wanted a say in how their leader is chosen. now the leaders of those protests say they will find new ways to demand reforms and won't stop until democracy is achieved. we look at what's become of their umbrella movement. >> known as umbrella square, this section of highway was the spiritual home of the movement. now, just a memory, all signs of the community that flourished here for 79 days gone. on the wall of defiance, post it notes the only signs are the ones saying no signs. protests have continued sporadically with students being prosecuted. still waiting to be prosecuted, the police officers filmed beating up this activists.

one year on, opinion polls show the hong kong police force is not quite as revered as it was. >> most people now, we don't trust the policemen or even the legal system, as well. >> claims, too, of discrimination of the supporters of the umbrella movement with the alleged blocking of the promotion of a law professor at hong kong university. for those protesting, as long as there is still free speech, there is a chance of democracy. >> hong kong will have a democracy one day or the other, so the crucial thing is keep the civil society. >> staging their counter protest, pro beijing groups, angry that political reforms were rejected. >> the group and the government itself insist that the electoral reforms would have led to true universal suffrage, an opportunity that is now missed. >> for them, the umbrella

movement has set a dangerous precedent. >> it changed a mindset of some of the people, especially the youngsters. >> the occupation camps have long since disappeared. the issues that so divided this city still hang over its future. al mcbride, hong kong. >> the church in the philippines is considered to be one of the world's most secretive sects. it could affect national politics. >> it claims to be the one true church, established in 1914. it is an extremely well organized sect with followers with more than 2.4 million scattered all over the world. it draws powers from its ability to generate enormous revenues. it's reported more than 10% of its people's income goes to

feeding the churches coffers. >> it is also a closed society whose influence expands beyond membership. a solid voting block during election year, politicians compete for the attention of its members, but it's code of silence has been broken. after he exposed corruption involving the highest officials of the church, he is on the run. >> when it comes to some ministers, they live an extravagant way of living. you can see it in the cars they are using, the houses they have built. >> he says armed groups detained him and his family, only they were lucky to escape. the hierarchy of the sect demands what it calls a separation of church and the state, organizing a rally that lasted for days to protest. >> we were reminding not just the entire government, but a

certain part of administration to at least remember that there is a constitutional guarantee concerning the separation of church and state. >> he said the government is meddling in internal affairs, maintaining that the state has no jurisdiction to intervene. the department of justice will proceed with its preliminary investigation. religious leaders it says are not immune from criminal prosecution. >> but the resistance from the group shouldn't come as a surprise, the sect worked within structures of philippine politics. >> some describe it as a state within a state, therefore, they are self legislated, they don't have to be accountable to the government. in that sense, resisting the o.j. investigation has nothing today with separation of church and state, it is everything to

do with maintaining the structure within the church itself. >> as the cracks in leadership continue to show, many wonder about one of the world's most secretive sects. it may seem strange outside of it, but it's very much part of the fabric of the countries political culture. >> i'm tanya page reporting from south africa where women's rugby seven's teams are competing for one spot at the rio olympic games.

>> for decades, guaranteed sunshine and beautiful scenery have drown millions of european tourists to southern turkey. regional instability is putting people off. british tourists are down 35,000 this year. hotels are feeling the heat. >> there is a lot to do. first we have to manage this crisis successfully. the world thinks we are in the middle of a war in the middle east, being fought by terrorists all the time, but look, here on the aegean, people are having fun on the beach. the tourist ministry should be

working with us to do something. >> the government, which wouldn't give al jazeera an interview, has launched a t.v. and on line advertising campaign. turkish school holidays were extended by two weeks to try and boost tourism revenues. >> turkey's tourism industry is one of the biggest in the world and a major employer. in 2014, turkey made $34 billion from foreign tourism. so far this year, revenues are down 14%, according to the country's statistical office. >> many tourists we spoke to said they'd have second thoughts about coming here. >> we have booked this holiday 10 months ago, having been to turkey six times in the last six years. this year, the tunisia story happened and that was

concerning. >> in istanbul, hotel occupancy rates were down an alarming 8% in the summer. the number of visitors to the city is actually up, but that's put down to more people stopping off while in-transit on turkish airlines. >> about security, did you have any concern? >> no, no. before at home, i think about it, but here, no, no. we worry about what happens in politics, but now that i'm here, i'm comfortable. >> tourism is money this country can't afford to lose. bernard smith, al jazeera, turkey. >> time now for sport. here's jo. >> australia's rugby team have pulled off the biggest win of

the world cup flashing uruguay 64 points to three. they still managed 11 tries. they opened their campaign with a win in fiji, made hey in the sunshine. australia killed the all important bonus points that helped them to the top of pool eight after a crucial encounter with england and wales. >> in pool b., the u.s.a. looking for a victory are facing scotland in leads. two time champion south africa have had an injury late in the

46-60 victory saturday. fitness problems over shadowed his last two appearances and ruled him out of the tournament. >> the job reaction for the welsh sum would it up. >> you go there and you are driven and you win the game and you're a hero. you make the wrong call, and you're zero. >> with two nervous coaches watching on, england completely dominated the first half. iting out johnny may for the

first try. wales going ahead 16-6. england allowed wales to stay in touch by conceding silly penalties. he couldn't miss. despite losing three players to injury, they cobbled together the back line. >> england have to beat australia in a week's time for his chance of keeping the

tournament alive. al jazeera. >> aiming for a place at next year's olympic games in rio, seven teams from across africa are competing for a single spot at the games. at tanya page reports, the first time women's rugby will be played in the world's top rugby event. >> the rugby seven team has been training for a week to get used to the altitude, hoping to add to their home advantage. it's history in the making, only a single winning women's team from africa will qualify for the olympics. women's rugby is featuring for the first time, unlike most competitors, the south africans are professional sports women and one of the favorites. >> we are not taking this for granted. we know that every game we approach will be very tough, so the team's coming in. we don't underestimate them at all, so we're going to play every day. >> the tournament otherwisers say up to 40% of new players

taking up rugby in africa are women and girls. the perception that women on the continent are held back by contact sports by cultural and religious reasons is believed to be outdated. >> >> women's teams are underfunded compared to men's sides. zimbabwe's team, the capitals place in the cricket team and holds down a full time job, none of which ham percent the precious love of rugby. >> the good game. i like it. >> while it is growing in pop lateral, it lags far behind the men's side in every way, but regardless of which team qualifies for rio, the fact women's rugby will be there will

do a lot to advance the sport. >> for those who don't make the cut, the chance to play against other teams are to be relished. they need more opportunities like this tournament to improve their competitiveness not only in africa, but on the world stage. johannesburg, south africa. >> the mercedes driver won in japan. it helped extend his formula one championship lead. >> you may have missed his chance at last week's singapore grand prix but here in japan, hamilton did earn the career tally of 41 race

wins. >> hamilton had started and passed him on the opening lap. his chances of a win were already as good as over. while rossberg couldn't keep pace with hamilton, he was too quick for ferrari's sebastien mettle. hamilton finishing almost 19 seconds clear of rossberg, who remains his closest title rival. >> got a better start, fair play and was a good battle into turn one. turn two just made a mistake, so that was the end of it there. >> with five races remaining, hamilton has a 48 point lead over rossberg. al jazeera.

>> an 11 million jackpot going into the tour championship. in wet conditions in atlanta, speith shot a 200 par round 68, moving him a shot clear. with the bird deon the final hole, finishing up on eight under par. >> a kenyan mother has been runn having trouble with running shoes. he still posted a personal best time of 2:04. a minute and four seconds from a new world record time. that is all the sport for now. >> that is it for the news hour here on al jazeera, but i'll be back in just a few moments for the day's top stories. stay with us. here in a moment.

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