>> an agreement is reached. 12 countries and 650 million people. >> hello again. i'm kamahl santamaria, this is the u.s. news from al jazeera. an airstrike on a hospital killed 22 people. more fighting erupts in the occupied west bank. a 15-year-old palestinian is shot dead. and turkey's president meets e.u. leaders over the growing refugee crisis.

>> so within the last hour a deal has been concluded on the trans-pacific agreement. it could effect everything from the price of milk to the cost of treating cancer. the deal needs to be formerly signed and be approved by national parliaments involved. it will effect trade and regulations across 40% of the global economy. it was announced in the last hour in atlanta, georgia. >> we the trade ministers of australia, canada, chile, japan, mill lay shah, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore, the united states and vietnam are pleased to announce that we have successfully concluded the transpacific partnership.

>> patty culhane is live in washington to talk about this. as i mentioned, five years. it is a long process and politically controversial as well. >> it really will be. one of the things to point out is that this is breaking news because we don't know what is in this deal. it's hard to under state how huge of an impact this might have on the global economy. again, we won't know what the writing is possibly for as long as a month. before we know what is in it, we've seen presidential candidates, members of congress, environmental groups, labor unions and really pan this deal. one organization put out a statement saying that congress should dump it to the bottom of the pacific ocean. what we see right now is the american president barack obama putting out his take on the deal. he's obviously trying to set the narrative. 18,000 tariffs will be lifted off american products.

he highlighted, and he said, and we have to take him at his word until we can read it, that it commits all these 12 countries to new labor standards basically a minimum wage and safe working environment and bans child labor. this is an enforceable agreement, but again, we don't know how it's enforceable. and it by no means a done deal. >> patty culhane, thank you. we'll go to manila to talk about the flip side of it, in asia, which could benefit from this deal. >> well, exactly. as patty mentioned, a lot of secrecy has surrounded the negotiations. many people are nervous about what this deal will mean. the government trade ministers have been saying all the right things, giving the right appearances but few people trust it right now. and half the countries that are

going to be significant any tores this deal are facing elections next year. >> thank you for that, live in manila in the philippines. okay, we'll move on to other news. the u.s. military has been speaking about a strike on a hospital in kunduza strike that killed 22 people. many of them from the medical charity doctors without borders. it is looking for an investigation, an independent one. in the past they had said that afghans had asked for air support. >> we learned that forces advised that they were taking fire from enemy forces and asked for help from american forces. in this strike civilians were

struck. this is different from the report that they were threatened. i ordered a thorough investigation into this tragic investigation, and an investigation is ongoing. the afghans have ordered the same. if errors were committed we'll acknowledge them. we'll hold those responsible. >> ros, what we heard there, the rest of the time he said that will come out in an investigation. a lot of pressure on him and the united states here. >> that's right. there is a lot of pressure on general john campbell, who is the commander in afghanistan. there are a lot of questions about whether the u.s. and afghanistan ignored the entreaties from doctors without borders about the locations of their trauma hospitals, and whether they went after taliban

fighters without any regard for the civilians in that hospital. 22 people including three children were killed. 12 of those who were killed worked for them. they have not admitted to committing a war crime, something that both countries reject, but this is going to be a tough matter for general campbell and his forces to answer to. as it happens he's going to be testifying on capitol hill on tuesday, and certainly he's going to get a lot of questions about how this airstrike was called in, and whether or not the proper procedures were followed, or whether there was reckless behavior. he's going to be under pressure to answer those questions. it's not clear how much he's going to be able to not give any answers the way he didn't give answers to reporters at the

pentagon in the last hour. >> more broadly, it brings up the issue once again, the wider issue of the preparedness and readiness of the afghan sisters. if they call in support from nato, from the united states in their battle against the talib taliban. we have to wonder when they're going to be able to do it on their own. >> well, part of the situation right now with the u.s. military in afghanistan is serving in this support role. this is a transitional period between the end of actual combat and the planned final withdraw of most u.s. forces at the end of 2016, basically to provide security after the end of 2016 you're right it does race questions whether or not the afghan military has developed enough capacity, and the

willpower to pit its country against the taliban and to vanquish its enemy. this is something else that they will have to testify because there is growing concern there in washington that perhaps drawing down as to a few number of troops as president obama would like may not be the right idea. but the question is going to be will the u.s. government be willing to actually keep u.s. forces in that country to defend a country that many americans now say really isn't in their national security interest. >> they say it will all come out in the investigation. thank you. the turkish president has arrived to meet new leaders in brussels.

the european union is expected to help turkey for help in the refugees. he said: >> let's speak with stephanie dekker who is in southern turkey. president erdogan is in a situation to speak because turkey takes in a lot of refugees, huge numbers. >> yes, this country posted two million refugees over four years now. the european union has really started to feel this over the

last few months when you talk about syrian refugees. the other countries in the region, turkey and lebanon, have been dealing with it for years. you can see how he comes with a mocking tone. there will be hard issues on the table to discuss. he won't be giving up anything for free. we heard martin schultz say that money will be readily available. they're going to try to push it through as quickly as possible. yes, turkey needs money. it needs help because they have so many refugees here. but he'll be more interested to try to push, as we heard mention, a state zone. we've heard them talk about this for years. a buffer zone. north of syria where he said syrian refugees could be safe. what does that mean? boots on the ground to patrol it. and a no-fly zone from above. it was never welcomed by any of the world leaders. now with the situation that we have with russia adding to the

confusion in the sky, it is completely dead, but this is something that he keeps pushing. as we heard from martin schultz this is something that the u.n. security council has to deal with. it will be interesting to see what will be given to the president for him to stem the refugees. winter is coming, so the huge number that we're seeing will slowly start to lessen ever over the next few months, and europe also knows that. >> stephanie deck for us, thank you. the bodies of 95 refugees have washed ashore in libya. they found 85 people dead near tripoli and 10 near the coast. libya is the launching point of smugglers' boats that head to europe. in the news ahead, more on syria, as russia said it has carried out more airstrikes in the country.

>> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> 12 pacific nations have agreed to one the biggest trade deals in history. the trans-pacific partnership will reduce tariffs and set new rules for the environment and workers, a deal that needs to be formally signed. u.s. military express condolences to those killed in an airstrike in kunduz. 22 people died on saturday when

a hospital run by doctors without borders was hit. the e.u. asking turkey for help dealing with the refugees. and he has already accused europe of double standards in the refugee policy. a palestinian has been shot dead in fighting between palestinians and israeli security forces in the occupied west bank. the clashes follow the death overnight of a palestinian man. his funeral will take place. jerusalem remains under tight security measures and days of tension. >> the unprecedented and total lockdown of the city to the vast majority of palestinians remains in force until the end of the jewish holiday, which is at sundown this evening. then netanyahu will be holding a meeting of his full cabinet of which is expected he'll discuss what measures to take in the

what has been a period of intense unrest both in and around the old city as throughout the occupied west bank as a whole. also potential conflict in gaza. two missiles have been fired. only one hitting israeli territory causing no injuries. and in gaza itself a meeting of palestinians factions this morning insisted that the palestinian short must end all cooperation with israel making good on the threat made by mahmood abbas, that they would no longer observe the oslo accord, which governs security cooperation because israel does not. mounting tension, mounting conflict in many parts of the west bank as well as in and around jerusalem. >> nato members are to meet after a russian fighter jet flew into turkish air space. the united states has said it's deeply concerned, and turkey is

saying that the situation escalates. >> it's a recurring nightmare for all the air forces involved. don't forget you have the israelis, the americans, turkish air forces, flying all over a very restricted air space. the latest violation came about on saturday when a russian fighter crossed from syria into turkey, and was immediately intercepted by a pair of turkish air force f-16s and escorted after one morning back into syria. now the russians did apologize. they said this was a navigation error, but it is a reminder of all the air forces flying in this region of what exactly could happen if things went wrong. >> rebel groups have called on states to forge an alliance in russia and iran in the country. it consists of 41 groups including the free syrian army.

>> the russian military has been targeting homs since the first day of its intervention. they said this is part of the campaign to recapture the region. forces say that the airstrikes are weakening defenses before a ground assault begins. isil is not present in this corner of syria. that is why the opposition believes that russia's objective is to help the government change the balance of power on the ground. >> we are people from the area and not linked to isil or others. >> many of the rebels there still fight under the barn of the free syrian army. they announced a joint military operations room to amount what they call the russian aggression.

they say that the allegiance is being used by the syrian and russian government to justify their attacks. >> nusra is all over syria, not just homs. the group has good relations with other brigades and the people because they're fighting the military regime. >> civilians have been killed in the recent strikes. the northern countryside of homs is the only rebel-held territory in the province. while russian strikes have targeted some isil positions, the majority have hit anti-government rebels. syrian military forces are calling that corner of syria an al-qaeda-controlled territory. officials have made clear that that it is not the only target in their campaign. vladimir putin himself said that nusra is on the list.

>> al nusra front is one of the most powerful groups. the u.s. considers it an terrorist organization. >> honestly speaking i haven't heard about the plans to counter our work in syria on the part of the u.s. or anybody else. >> the u.s. may have protests against russia's airstrikes, but some of the opposition are concerned that the two powers may have more in common than thought. al jazeera, beirut. >> four people have been killed after typhoon brought powerful winds and heavy rain to southern china. 200,000 people were removed from their homes before the storm made landfall on their monday. parts of the region are without power and water supplies. record rainfall in south carolina. hundreds have i have had to be rescued from those rain parts. >> the rains pounded the coast

from south carolina to the northeast. storms ripped down power lines, washed out roads and wrecked homes. >> i heard this loud boom, and it was loud. i knew it wasn't--i knew it was a tree. >> 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 were trapped. >> well, all the hardwood floors have popped up and everything is floating, and the water is above the tea and above the sofa. it's three feet deep in the whole house. >> the storm focused its fury on the carolina coast. leaving residents to improvise their commutes. they have found only parts of the cargo ship that left florida with 33 on board, heading to puerto rico when it made contact with the coast guard. >> it was left disabled because

of a mechanical problem, and it found its way in the path of the storm. >> residents were left to band together. >> my house is totally full of water. the floors are all damaged. the furniture is all wet. everything is gone. >> coastal flood warnings have been issued for parts of delaware, new jersey, north carolina, and virginia as this storm moves northward. >> the pacific nation of naru has announced imprisoned asylum seekers will be moved around the island. allegations of sexual and physical abuse at the camp have emerged, and they'll process 600 refugee claims within the next week. we heard from daniel webb

earlier, he welcomes the decision but said that a more permanent decision needs to be found. >> assuming that they're true to their word, that is definitely a very important and incredibly hard won change i think its important to note that it does not address the injustice that has left languishing on the island. there is no opportunity for them to rebuild their lives beyond that fence. that is the fundamental problem the fundamental sustainability that must be addressed. it is the world's smallest republic with a population of 10,000. and australia is sort of off

loading an extra 10%. that extra 10%, they're very vulnerable people. they are by definition people who have endured real hardship and real danger in their lives. i think it's completely unrea unrealizic to accommodate such a large group and have yo vulnerable people. >> iteachers will resume strikes in three months if talks with the government collapse. the teachers stopped work when the government refused to allow the supreme court order to raise their salaries by 50%. people killed in a shooting in bun rui burundi's capital.

people are accusing the police of killing unarmed civilians. caroline malone has our report. >> in the suburb, a woman cries out for her husband. [ sobbing ] she's one of a number of people whose bodies were found on sunday. the people in the area say that he was shot by police. she said she can't look after their children without him. there other scenes in neighboring districts. an administrativanan administrator confirmed there were a number dead. >> there were bodies on the ground. it leads us to believe that the situation was not normal. >> people living in the area say the police rounded up a group of young men and took them away on saturday. other people armed with guns and grenades tried to stop them. the police came back later and shot people in the area.

but the police have denied officers were involved. and said those responsible were criminals that the police were pursuing. >> when the police parole was doing a round in the area, a local population informed them that bodies were discovered. six bodies in total which brings the number to eight people that were killed. >> there have been protests and an increase in violence since they won a controversial third term in august. he changed the law that allowed leaders only two terms. they announced a one-month amnesty for people to hand in weapons last week. at least 100 people have died in election-related violence since april, and with these recent deaths that number is only growing. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> now angola's government is under pressure to explain why it jailed 15 men back in june. rights groups say that the they are prisoners of conscience.

but the government said that they were planning a coup. >> 15 young men, more than 100 days in prison and no charges against them. they include activists who have been protesting for years what they say is lack of democratic freedom in angola. they were arrested in june when according to friends that gathered to discuss a book about peaceful protest against repressive regimes. many of them spent weeks in solitary confinement. >> angola is led by president dos santos. he has been in charge since 1979. he said that the men in prison were planning a coup, and he said that he's preparing a case against them. >> they were carrying out packs which could have been a planned

overthrow. >> some of the families have staged demonstrations. some have been broken up by the police. in angola in theory the institution guarantees democratic freedoms. in practice it takes courage to protest. >> freedom of expression. all of that is these young people were trying to exercise their freedom. we're calling on the authorities of angola to release them or bring them before a competent court to try them. >> angola is a country of great contrasts. one of africa's bi leading oil producers, but most liv live in squalor.

>> on social media families and friends of the detainees are speaking out. increasingly anxious they feel they have no choice. >> now the nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to three researchers who have made contributions towards tackling diseases. >> we have awarded the 2015 nobel prize in medicine with one-half for their discoveries of another therapy against round worm parasites, and for the therapy against malaria. >> the new treatments have been particularly effective in helping to treat malaria, which kills 500,000 people every year, many of them children and babies. they are working on the research

into round worm and combating parasites in humans and they're credited with discovery the compounds in the sweet wormwood plants. development it's you can read more in-depth on our website whenever you want, www.aljazeera.com. >> the u.s. blames afghan security forces for calling in an security strike that hilt a doctors without border hospital. in heavy waters hit south carolina, 17 people dead there. and a trade deal that could change how much you pay for everything.