we've talked about this after columbine after blacks burg after aurora after charleston. >> frustration from president obama after another mass shooting in the united states. hello, i'm darren jordan with the world news from doha. russian says it's going after i.s.i.l. and other armed groups in syria after accusations of civilian casualties. is efforts to keep the peace in ukraine.

after time in paris. >> i'm shihab rattanzi. now fear that lobsters could be next. u.s. president barack obama is urging the american public to help stop gun violence in the country. his plea for common sense on gun safety follows another mass shooting. a candle lit vigil is being held for the victims after a gunman opened fire in a community college in roseburg, oregon. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: police responded to shots fired by the gunman at a classroom on the campus of umpqua community college in roseburg. >> there was an exchange of gun fire. the shooter threat was

neutralized. >> reporter: a witness told a local newspaper that after firing his first shot at a teacher gunman told students to lie down and asked them to state their religion, then he resumed fire indiscriminately. >> we have confirmation that the shooter is deceased. he is a 20-year-old male. >> reporter: after being searched, students were put on buses and evacuated while police searched for possible booby traps. investigators were looking into reports that the shooter had issued a race related plan fess. since the 2012 massacre of 20 young chir children and six adu, the u.s. has seen 20 other shootings. gun rights advocates held sway. president obama vefnte vented hs

frustration with that opposition. >> we spend trillions of dollars and devote entire agencies to prevent terrorist attacks on our soil and rightfully so. and yet we have a congress that explicitly blocks us from even collecting data on how we could potentially reduce gun deaths. >> reporter: yet despite support for expanded background checks on purchasers, a recent national poll says for first time more americans say protecting gun rights is more important than controlling gun ownership. tom ackerman. al jazeera, washington. leah watkins says congress needs to introduce better gun laws. >> we have the best congress money can buy and they are more beholden to the nra which

representatives gun manufacturers here in america. don't forget, their only moarvetiomotivation is to sell . they don't care who they sell to. until the american congress represents the people, not the gun manufacturers which are soaked in guns, near 34,000 a year die in gun violence and over 80,000 are injured. this is a yearly, daily occurrence in the united states. unless people actually start to make this an issue and they vote, the members of congress out who refuse to take action, you know we're not going to see change but states like new york are making positive change. we have the third lowest gun death in the nation. we haven't had mass shootings at schools for many, many years and that's because strong smart gun laws work and i think congress needs to get the same message. russian air strikes in syria

have dominated talks on the sidelines of u.n. general assembly in new york. sergey lavrov said russian planes had targeted i.s.i.l. and other armed groups operating in the region. diplomatic editor james bays reports from the u.n. >> for over a week, leaders have been in new york. while they've been here what's changed? the answer is this: whether they were timed to coincide with this global gathering or not, russian air strikes in syria are a game-changer. the u.s. says they add gasoline to the fire of the war already four and a half years old. russia says it's a positive step aimed at those they labeled terrorists. but given that the russians were invited in by president assad, does that mean all his enemies, even those groups directly supported by the u.s? i tried to get clarity from the

russian foreign minister. >> in addition to i.s.i.l. which specific groups in syria do you believe to be terrorists? >> well, if it looks like a terrorist, if it acts like a terrorist, if it walks like a terrorist, if it fights like a terrorist, it's a terrorist, right? the refnts o representatives ofl nusra, we see eye to eye with the coalition on this one. >> but as far as assad's future role there is no agreement. and to explain russia's feeling othis mr. lavrov uses ira libya.

>> is libya a safer place? gadhafi murdered in front of viewers, is that a safer place? can we draw lessons you know. >> there have been two initiatives put forward in the general assembly but neither can stop the bloodshed in syria in my opinion. one is a draft resolution russia is putting forward to the security council on countering i.s.i.l. and one is a contact group involving key regional and national players. as representatives from syria arrive for a meeting, a diplomat told me, a contact group is used to advance a plan. but little u.s. and russia agree on and guid despite wo 250,000 ,

there is little agreement. al jazeera am rosiland jordan ha's rosiland jordanhas . >> one that u.s. and russian military officials did have their first imfertion how to cot how to avoid getting into each other's way, and the u.s. does not plan to change its military strategy against i.s.i.l. nap said, peter cook was very reluctant to provide more details about what happens next. >> right now our focus is the fight against i.s.i.l. there are moderate forces that are taking the fight against i.s.i.l. that are getting our support now. we believe the russians should be doing everything they can to take the fight to i.s.i.l. as well. >> peter cook did say there are future conversations planned between the russians and the americans but he couldn't say when those conversations will take place and on exactly which

topics they'll focus. it does not answer many questions about how the u.s. and russia are planning to stay out of each other's way as they both bomb i.s.i.l. targets inside syria. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is prepared for dialogue with the palestinian. >> i'm prepared to immediately resume direct peace negotiations with the palestinian authority without any preconditions whatsoever. [applause] >> unfortunately, president abbas said yesterday he is not prepared to do this. well, i hope he changes his mind. because i remain committed to a vision of two states for two peoples, in which a demilitarized palestinian state

recognizes the jewish state. >> an israeli couple has been shot and killed while driving through the occupied west bank. the israeli army says a palestinian gunman opened fire on their vehicle. four children in the car were lightly wounded. tensions continue he between israelis and palestinians over the al-aqsa mosque. the sake receipt side the revered by both israelis and palestinians. >> two israeli citizens were found shot dead in what they described as a drive by shooting in the occupied west bank. the shooting took place before 9:00 p.m. local time, during the settlements near the palestinian vij of baid fraek. according to israeli forces several shots were fired at the car. when first responders arrived at

the scene they declared the two adults described as a man and woman in their 30s dead at the scene. however four children all under the age of ten were unharmed and taken into custody. they were found in that vehicle. now drive by shootings like this in the occupied west bank aren't entirely uncommon. the last time we saw something like this was in june of this year. when a 25-year-old israeli citizen was shot in the occupied west bank, near an illegal settlement as well. but the timing of this shooting, of course, comes at a particularly tense time. we've seen repeated confrontations between israeli security forces and palestinian worshipers at the al-aqsa mosque. it has led to extreme tension not just in occupied east jerusalem but also felt in the occupied west bank. but we've been saying a major security operation is underway in the occupied west bank as

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>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. u.s. president barack obama has called for a review of gun ownership laws after a mass shooting in oregon. at least ten people were killed and seven injured when a gunman opened fire in a community college at the town of roseburg, the man was killed in an exchange of gun fire with police. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> russian air strikes in syria dominated talks on the sidelines of general assembly in new york. rufers denierussia denied that s were killed in the air strikes. now the thai army has often

been criticized for its heavy hand he approach for ending a long running conflict in the south. muslim groups have been pushing for greater autonomy. now visiting the house of a suspected gun make are who's believed to be across the border in malaysia. medicine for his wife in the hope she can convince him to come home. the trust-building exercise is trying to improve the army's reputation. thailand's three southern most provinces have been under martial law for 11 years. which has allowed the group to act with impunity.

acknowledging that their tactics have to change. >> all officers have to understand their roams, responsibilities and scope of power. >> reporter: many of script cal. tiuden had been providing money and support, when he came under scrutiny by the security forces. he and his family have been in the malaysian jungle for 14 years, while they want to return home, they still don't trust the army. >> there i'm sure if i stayed back in my home land i'd have trouble sleeping at night. we live here modestly but it's better to be free from concern about being arrested. >> reporter: who either direct li or indirectly support the

fight for independence. most of the leaders live in the area of malaysia where they're left alone to continue their operations. among these hide northbound malaysia this active member of a hard line group believed to be responsible for most of the attacks which have killed thousands in thailand, he has listened to what the thai army has to say but doesn't think much has to change. >> the peace isn't bad, we still have no confidence in them. >> reporter: unofficial peace talks have also resumed but until they see tangible change many may choose to stay away. wayne hawaii, al jazeera, kalantan state malaysia. four suicide bombers have detonated explosives in northeast nigeria, leaving dozens injured. , the explosions went off in the

area of maiduguri in borno state. stealing weapons and deny them money meant for food and accommodation. eva mendaga reports from joss in maiduguri state. without uniforms or equipment, they are being trained to fight boko haram, in niger state. the soldier who took the photos have asked us not to show his face. he fears he could be jailed for speaking out. >> how could somebody be training with ordinary clothes without a rifle? the majority are angry. >> reporter: the soldiers are one of hundreds sacked in january for desertion.

president mohammedu bohari. >> some people have decided that is only way of making, i believe the authorities from the area around the training ground. >> soldiers also say the army has failed to rehouse their families. these are the living conditions of some of the wives and children of soldiers who have rejoined the army and have been sent to fight boko haram. there are more than 50 families living here. there are no electricity, no toilets or running water. the reinstated soldiers lost their homes had when they were sacked. the accusations they are making are true in view of the previous allegations against the army

leader. >> commanders say the allegations are untrue. >> you don't always have to train in uniform. at least from where this started the training. some of them are just waiting to get their salary and also withdraw. two back and ask again, do that. >> the reinstated soldiers say they won't be able to focus on fighting boko haram until conditions improve. yvonne ndege, al jazeera, nigeria. restoring a deal originally broken i belarus.

>> when the leaders of russia, france, germany and ukraine met in minsk, in february, they were locked in talks for 14 hours before announcing a break through. but the ceasefire collapsed almost immediately. last month both sides agreed to try again. the hope of a return to normal life, so far the ceasefire appears to be holding. for now, the normandy 4 has a chance to give the minsk protocol another go. it includes 13 key points including the withdrawal of heavy weaponry, from the russian-ukraine border, in parts of the country controlled by the separatists cam with tensions as

they currently are, the road ahead is challenging. >> the key issue here is, the control of the ukrainian-russian border. because ukraine believes that once they have control over this border then really they are controlling what's going in and out. so they're controlling the supply lines from russia into the rebel held regions. >> in return for signing up to the minsk agreement russia is expected to ask for an easing of international sanctions that have hit the country's economy hard. since the conflict in eastern ukraine began last april, 8,000 sod engineers and civilians have been killed. towns and villages have been laid waste by indiscriminate shelling. the fact that neither side wants to continue fighting is afternoon important first step. lasting reconciliation may be harder to reach. navy barker, al jazeera, paris.

>> an ancient group of hunter gatherers is suffering, al jazeera's teresa bowe reports. >> deep in the heart of what is called the inpenetrable forest in chako, the community is struggling to survive. orlando says he's worried about his family. >> we have these houses but it's still very difficult for us. there are month jobs, our children still go hungry. >> the tobas are hunter gatherers. they continue to be amongst the poorest in the country. even if the government has implemented social programs to help them, there are still many

who live in need without enough food or water. the recent death of oscar sanchez has raced the issue of poverty rates in the country. he died of tuberculosis and mall nourishment. >> translator: oscar did not have a professional doctor to monitor him before hedied but nobody ever gave me an answer. >> reporter: that's not all, fernando nunez says that lack of education continue to playing people's lives. he accuses the government of trying to hide it. >> translator: this is oscar's death certificate. it says that the reason of his death is illness. they don't want to write tuberculosis and undernourishment. they are the diseases of the poor and the government wants to hide it.

>> the official rates say that poverty in the region is 8%. but the unofficial ones put it closer to 45. >> we cannot trust the data available, we don't know the real figures of undernourishment and child mortality. >> the government has invested millions in the fight against poverty. there are more things that need to happen before people in argentina in most remote communities. teresa vo, al jazeera. >> a banksey mural has sold for $250,000 in california. but donkey documents as it's called didn't sell for the expected $600,000. the mural shows a donkey, having

his papers checked by an officer. now in the u.s. state of maine fears are growing that lobsters may soon become a casualty of climate change. half a billion dollars worth of lobster was caught last year. shieshihab rattanzi reports. >> it's known as superman. the economic future of maine depends on whether it will now manage to grow a shell. where everyone goes here, the lobster's importance to the entire economy is clear. but there's only way to find out if the lobster has a future in the acidiphying waters.

>> the cause for worry is we don't know yet whether to worry. >> lobsters have migrated north to escape warmer waters further south. but water temperatures are rising here, too. shrimping seasons in the gulf have been cancelled because the changing climate has led to population collapse. could the lobster be next? they might continue their northward migration, there are fears of more disease and predators. jessica waller is investigating another predicted ph for 2100 is 7.9. on a logarithmic scale that is a huge change in ph. >> it's enough to be dissolving clam shells. >> state senator christopher

johnson is fighting to secure the funding needed for expensive research what he feels is an existential threat. climate change denial stretches from the governor to the state house. >> largely in the republican party not being willing to see the effects of climate change. in this case, both the warming that's happening, that's moving some of our species northward including our lobster and the ocean aacid ification. >> it hit really fast and we better have our stuff together. we better be ready for action.

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