[gunfire] the afghan army is still fighting on the outskirts of kunduz seven days after the taliban first took the city. ♪ hello there tim laura kyle and you are watching al jazeera and palestinian teenager shot dead by israeli forces during violent clashes in the occupied state. flooding one in a thousand year

event. petrol for the largest corruption ever and i've come to brazil to take a look. ♪ for a week now control of kunduz has swung backwards and fore ward between government and the taliban, the center of the city is now caught with people out on the streets for the first time in days but there is still fighting on the outskirts and let's go straight there just south of kunduz city and give us an update in terms of what is happening with the fighting and just how much of kunduz is now in control of afghan forces. >> reporter: laura the center of the city is now under control of afghan forces. the new acting governor took his office of the previous governor was fired by president gahni

after this attack and we talked with a leading general of this operation. he told us that taliban is telling that in the residential area near the central city but they don't want to engage them in the residential area and the newist is to do this on the outskirts of the city and fighting is still going on and talked to a member of the council and he told me that the afghan security forces are not sure they are capable to keep the security of kunduz city for long and says without the help of international support and international forces on the ground it will be a big challenge for afghan security to keep the city controlled for long. >> absolutely and momentary relief for people living in kunduz and what is the situation like for them? >> we talked with a couple of residents that they were stuck

in the city almost seven days now living under bombardment and artillery and said the government not control of the center and they are busy collecting dead bodies from the street and taking their injuries expecting home to the hospital. they are telling us for the first time a few shops are open and for the first time they can go buy things from the shop, they have a very tough seven days, no food, no water, no electricity and they are happy at least they have some movement around the city. >> thank you very much for joining us for the very latest there from just outside the kunduz city in afghanistan. now palestinian teenager has been killed in violent clashes in the occupied west bank and 18-year-old shot did at checkpoints and more than 180 others were injured and we are joined from occupied east jerusalem and mike tell us a

little bit more about what happened last night. >> well, once again there was ongoing clashes between police and palestinian demonstrators within the old city in particular, this has been a constant flash point in resent days if indeed weeks, however there has also been radiating out of conflict several conflict points within the occupied west bank, and clashes north and very intense clashes and the flash point has always been the old city of jerusalem but increasingly developments within the occupied west bank and indeed developments in gaza and one being fired from gaza striking israeli territory and no injuries recorded but a crisis of conflict radiating out from the tensions around the old city. >> particular flash compound and hearing about changes in israeli

policy regarding that area. >> well, to be very clear there are no formal changes in the stated policy of the israeli government that makes it any different from governments in the past. that being said in 2001 when he walked on the compound of the mosque compound that was for clearly nationalist reasons and being a staunchly secular man and did not attempt to make it a religious right and all the groups are arguing very strongly that it's a religious fight of access to pay off the holy states and this in denial of the official declaration of rabbis and however what i have seen in resent days of those jews coming through and doing the tour up their particular area the bulk of them of the israeli citizens would not be ultra religious

ones they are settlers designated by the signature clipper or skull cap. what is developing here is very clearly the wider settler movement is seeking on the mosque compound as a point of creating support, just as aerial sharon did in 2001, the difference here is that in 2001 the then prime minister pleaded with sharon then ordered him not to walk on that particular area. the government today is not only allowing it to happen, it is also encouraging it to happen, remembering that the government of today is dominated by the settler movements. >> very tense situation indeed and thanks for the update there from east jerusalem. parts of baghdad's fortified green zone has been open to the public and off limits to iraqi since the invasion of iraq in 2003 and we report from bag d--

baghdad. >> reporter: from the office said the green zone would be reopened by people in baghdad hopings for an easing of the major congestion we see in the city of 7 million people and just as importantly a symbolic shift in the way this city operates, the green zone of course is a ken square kilometer large area which eats up three big neighborhoods in the heart of the iraqi capitol. it is where large embassys are based. it's where the seat of government is based and to open that up really in the views of many people here was symbolic in the sense that it would perhaps lead to this perception or the end of this perception of its disconnect between the rulers here in iraq and the needs the street. they only have to consider just what exactly followed the announcement of the prime

minister and we tried to access this newly opened section of the green zone and we were told it was closed for what we were told was maintenance purposes and while the prime minister is choosing huge reforms that they have taken to the streets for months to demand it would appear on the ground that very little has changed. syrian activists say i.s.i.l. has destroyed a nearly 2000-year-old art in the ancient city of palmaria and it was one of the top tourist at attractions before the war. hundreds of women in yemen are protesting against the saudi-led air strikes and gathered in sanaa chanting against the houthi rebels and condemn the u.n. for not stopping the campaign against houthis by

mainly gulf nations. the japanese government has outrage over the killing of a citizen in bangladesh where he was shot dead and claiming links to i.s.i.l. saying it carried out the attack, the second national in less than a week. north korea will release a detained south korean student who crossed the north korean border earlier this week and did so illegally. >> reporter: ten days ago north korean officials put him in front of the cameras to make a public admission of his guilt. >> i'm not very sure about my future but because i broke the law by illegal entering i will accept any judgment as given but as a young college student who wanted to satisfy his curiosity i hope to be treated generously.

>> reporter: he crossed into north korea from china in april and at one point during captivity he was quoting to saying he wanted to prompt a big event into korean relations and it's five days before a big parade marking the 70th anniversary of 2 workers party and speculation that north korea may mark the moment by firing a long-range rocket and no reported evidence of preparations. such a skt would jeopardize a resent agreement between north and south that heightened a round of tension in august and could be read as gesture of good will and investment in improvement relations but june they sent tended two south korean nationals of life of hard labor on espionage charges and espionage and setting up under ground churches because gavin the same sentence last year. inl cy -- insist release of bot

men and moon after months of demand from seoul and deals with inter-korean affairs called it a relief, al jazeera, seoul. four people have been killed after typhoon brought powerful winds and rain to southern china and nearly 200,000 in the province we moved from their homes before the storm made landfall on sunday and part of the region without power and water supplies. southern united states has been hit by record rainfall, south governor called it 1 in a thousand year event and hundreds rescued from the flood waters and john hendron has the report. >> reporter: joaquin was there and pounded the south from south carolina to the northeast and storms ripped down power lines, washed out roads and wrecked homes. >> i heard this loud boom and it was loud. i knew it was a tree.

>> reporter: high winds and rain dismantled this home in new jersey and floated it down the bay. thousands heeded government warnings to evacuate, others took their chances and retracted. >> well, it's all the hardwood floors popped up and everything is floating and the water is up below the t.v., above the sofa so it's three feet pretty much deep in the whole house. >> reporter: the storm focused the fury on the carolina coast leaving residents to improvise their commutes and coast and rescue have found part of the freighter who left florida with 33 on board headed to puerto rico when it lost contact with the coast guard. >> the ship became disabled because of a mechanical problem and the ship found its way in the path of a storm. >> reporter: the historical downpour left them to band together to rescue stranded and kathy jefferson was cleaning up and bracing for more rain. >> my house is totally full of

water. the floors are all damaged, the furniture is all wet, everything is gone. >> reporter: coastal flood warnings have been issued ford delaware, maryland, north caroli carolina, new jersey as the storm moves northward. coming up, on al jazeera the retreat and what is fueling malaysia's currency crisis. and beneath the surface of the arabian gulf to find out about the unique whale shark. ♪

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♪ hello again the top stories on al jazeera, doctors in the afghan city of kunduz are refusing to operate in the main government hospital, the fear of air strikes, medical charity doctors without borders want an independent investigation after the hospital was hit on saturday killing at least 22 people. palestinian teenager has been shot dead by israeli soldiers during violent clashes in the occupied west bank and security forces conducted waves in the area after attacks in resent days. baghdad's heavily fortified green zone open to the public and largely off limits to ordinary iraqis since the invasion of iraq in 2003. the refugee crisis in europe will be dominating talks with turkey's president in brussels, and erdiwan is on official visit

to belgium and insisted sending financial aid to turkey to keep people there to process asylum request and they are meeting some of the refugees planning to leave. >> reporter: a major transit hub on the journey to europe for syrian refugees and a chance to rest before one of the hardest parts of the journey and they hang around cafes waiting for customers and over heard this man offering 25, 800 seats on a 7-meter dinghy to a greek island, syrian refugees don't have the right to work in turkey, so many don't see a future here. >> translator: there are no job opportunities in turkey. if there are any you have to work more than 12 hours a day for 300-400 per month. when people here see a syrian they think they can make him work more but earn less. >> reporter: plan to swim to greece and plotted a four

kilometer route between turkey and a greek island and said they made it twice halfway across but the coast guard caught them, next time they will swim at night. >> translator: i don't want to make money, i'm a goal keeper and just want to achieve my dream and live like any human wants to live and we have been destroyed and lost my future in syria and there is something you cannot even describe. >> reporter: most refugees will say the same thing and they have a basic human desire for a peaceful life with opportunities. while turkey has a significantly opened its borders to syrian refugees its policies has always been based on the idea that eventually they would return home and not settle here and try and enter the workforce and end up in a large and formal economy with low pay and no rights and no protection. >> a professional footballer who has played in the syrian national team actually made it to europe and says living in

austria was too much of a culture shock and came back to turkey. >> translator: i think for a young religious muslim person european countries can be very hard. there they might tell you you say your prayers and after that you can go to bars without any problem, people tell you you can do anything you want to do but me i couldn't handle that situation. >> reporter: these people will tell you putting their lives in the hands of smugglers, spending their last dollars on life vests is the last thing they want to do. many are still waiting it out in turkey. but as the war in syria drags on, more and more refugees are seeing life in europe as the only long-term solution, bernard smith, al jazeera, in southern turkey. portagul has won and is read did to talk to other parties and it was for the test

of the austerity stance in the wake of the global economic crisis. >> translator: we did not manage to achieve a majority in parliament as we wished for and sought the portuguese people and i fully respect the decision of the portuguese people. to a corruption scandal that reached some of brazil's most powerful people and first came to light when brazilian police uncovered a money laundering operation at a car wash as virginia lopez explains. >> reporter: these yellow and green ribbons the colors of brazil's flag have been tied around trees in the city to show support to a police force which for the past year has put some of brazil's most powerful people behind bars and executives of oil giant and owner of construction and high-level politicians have all been charged in a multi-billion corruption case. a car wash is at the center of

the police investigation. a money laundering scheme involving a car wash and a gas station led police to the first indications that executives could be behind what has become the largest corruption scandal in brazilian history. the astonishing amounts of money involved and how far up the political system the scandal goes have enraged many and they have taken to the streets to protest against corruption and the ruling parties. >> translator: operation car wash was partly possible precisely because it was led by a judge from a minor state with no visibility but who along with a group of young prosecutors took on the job to go after the corruptions, the business businesses, the political leaders and not just those corrupted. >> reporter: for the federal police of their task never thought to be a simple one has surprised even them. >> translator: in the first stage of our investigation we realized it involved

high-ranking figures and the second stage we were arresting the owners of the largest construction conglomerants and now we are in the 18th stage and now it's getting wider. >> reporter: the treasure of the ruling workers party many fear that the accusations could reach as high as president who served as chair womb before taking power. so far she has not been accused but police say more of her people may be soon. >> translator: this is about a corruption scheme that was reproduced throughout the country's public institutions. we are now investigating contracts with ministry of planning and health and as well as the economic which is brazil's largest public bank. >> reporter: government critics say they have been uniquely successful in bringing the powerful to justice and say unless the legal system is completely renewed, in the

biggest scandal in history will make it pale in comparison, al jazeera, brussels. the world bank has cut its growth forecast for the asia pacific because of an economic slow down in china, the region is feeling the pinch, malaysia's currency is hovering around the lowest level against the u.s. dollar in 17 years at 4.39 to the dollar. it isn't the only asian currency to fall and singapore hit a six year low against the u.s. dollar and bart sank to the lowest level in nine years and the lowest level to the dollar in nine years and bringing it down and financial scandal involving a prime minister, and lawrence reports from kuala-lumpur. >> reporter: she started her own business five years ago and sources in packaging gifts to

companies to give to clients and it's known as corporate gifting and many of the items she buys are abroad and quoted in u.s. dollars and depreciating local currency is making dizzy -- business tougher. >> i cancelled an order for a client and cancel a po and back in july for example the rate was below four and just less than 1 1/2 month it went up about 4.1 or 4.2 so there is a lot i cannot cover my cost. >> reporter: it's the worst performing currency and having fallen in the latest level since 1997, an economic slow down in asia and the price of oil which is export are contributing to the decline, it doesn't help that foreign investors the world over are calling out capitol from malaysia because of

concerns over global growth. but the problem is also made worse by a political crisis, a state owned investment arm has run up huge debt and accused of false auditing and implicated in the financial scandal and it is alleged that $700 million channelled to his personal bank accounts flow through the funds but they said the money was a donation to his political party. >> there is so much uncertainty and so many variables, you know, what would the political situation turn out like, what will the federal reserve do, will they be regional for instance and uncertainty and nobody knows where they will reach for. >> she knows times are tough and said some clients cancelled orders telling her they are cutting costs and no one can say for sure how long the period of economic turmoil will last, lawrence lee. teachers in kenya suspended

a five-week strike and labor court ordered them to return to work and they will resume a strike in three months time if talks with the government collapse and teachers stopped work hen the government refused to allow a supreme court order to raise salaries by 50%. chile and the u.s. set to declare new marine sanctuaries and u.s. will have two protected areas in lake michigan and chile will block off more than 200,000 square kilometers of ocean near the world famous easter island. world leaders are meeting in chile on how to impact the ocean life and nick clark reports from the arabian gulf of a fight in an unusual marine sanctuary. >> reporter: we are speeding out to a sight in the heart of the arab gulf between iran and

cutter and out is the oil field, a high security zone closes to the public, right here every summer something extraordinary happens. the whale sharks arrive in huge numbers. gentle giants filter feeding on the surface. it is a be windering sight and they come right up to the boat and some nine meters long or more, nearly 400 have been identified here. you think for all the world there would be nothing here at all, the outside air temperature is class 40 and not that different than the sea itself and yet every summer there is this enormous aggregation of this iconic species. the platforms are owned by mask oil and for five years they have been researching this annual

arrival. >> the plan right now is get the equipment ready and get this satellite tag ready. we really want to know where the females are going because we really don't know where they give birth and hopefully the tags can tell us a little bit more about where the females go. >> reporter: from the surface it's impre prepres prepres prep where they suck in the macro-tuna spawned in millions and the question is what draws them to waters that are too hot for bio diversity. >> the secret of the place is the currents and you can say cyclones that actually sucks the water up and maybe also the platforms. >> reporter: the platforms turned into artificial reefs which attack species that would not otherwise live here and concentrate the macro-tuna

spawning. >> it's a place to see whale sharks because you don't have influence of people being in the water with them at the same time and there is aggregation and a lot of problems and a lot of conflict with regard to tourism here it's quite a hostile environment. >> reporter: scientists continually monitor the signals put out by the satellite tags. >> what we see is they are aggravating around the platforms and then we still have four females that are tagged so it's going to be real exciting to see what they do next. hopefully they will go on a long journey and, you know, reveal where they actually give birth to their young. >> reporter: it is an unlikely sight in the heart of an oil and gas field. soon the whale sharks will disappear for the winter to return next april. the natural wonder that only

goes to demonstrate how important it is to look after the oceans of the world. nick clark, al jazeera, the arabian gulf, cutter. reminder you can always keep up to date with all the very latest news on our website, there it is on your screen, al jazeera.com. innocent americans tonight could end up labeled terrorists, turning their lives and livelihoods yum side down. upside down. the united states announced sanctions against five groups of people across the globe, connected to i.s.i.l, at a counterterrorism summit in new york, president obama said, part of america's commitment to use all means