major mistake - to be clear, the decision to provide fires was a u.s. decision made within the u.s. chain of command. >> the top u.s. general in afghanistan commits to a full investigation into a deadly strike on an afghan hospital russian reprimand. >> i will not speculate on the motives, i will just reiterate or restate that this is a serious violation of turkish

airspace, it should not happen again n.a.t.o. says russia violated turkey's airspace twice and said it was no accident cuban migrant surge. >> we had to get out fast, because we think it will get bad. anyone that comes in the future, will be turned back better relations between the u.s. and cuba prompt fears that american policy favourable to cuban militants will go away. >> artistic pressure. the more the people overseas caring about issues internationally renowned artist comes together in new york, to fight for change in iran good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. we begin with a stunning

admission by u.s. officials about the air strike that killed 22 people at a doctors without borders hospital in northern afghanistan over the weekend. the the top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john campbell told members of congress the assault on the medical facility was a mistake, and he advised an aerial account of bombings, saying the u.s. called it in, not afghan forces. general campbell's testimony came after doctors without borders demanded on international investigation into what the organization calls a war crime. the general told the senate armed services committee that the situation in afghanistan changed and the u.s. should keep thousands of troops in the country beyond 2016. the white house says president obama is considering that option. meanwhile, the u.n. says all international aid agencies left kunduz, leaving those inside the embattled city without proper medical care. mike viqueira has more from

washington. >> after four days of shifting explanations, the top military commander in afghanistan put it plainly. the u.s. military is at fault for the attack on the doctors without borders in northern afghanistan. general john campbell is making headlines by openly promoting before congress in his testimony today, on tuesday, a change in the president's plan to re-mav all u.s. traps by the end of next year. >> a hospital was mistakenly struck. >> it was a stark administration by a top coalition commander in afghanistan, who left no doubt about who gave the green light for the attack on a hospital that killed 22. >> to be cleared, the decision to provide arrow fires was a u.s. decision made within the u.s. chain of command. >> even in accepting blame before a senate panel, general john campbell says a pentagon investigation is going forward, with preliminary findings expected within 30 days. that was cold knhfrt for doctors without borders, a group that operated the hospital.

>> in the latest of a series of scathing statements the president wrote in part: the hospital attack came during a pitched battle for control of kunduz, and the taliban advance on that northern city raising more troubling questions. >> in 2014 president obama vowed to complete the draw down of troops by the end of next year. >> we have to recognise afghanistan will not be a perfect place, and it is not america's responsibility to make it one. >> but tuesday, campbell told congress the african army can't secure the country without u.s. help, and openly called for u.s. troops to stay beyond the deadline. >> i believe we need a counterterrorism capability, and you need an amount of forces to do that. >> top afghan leader wants the

abdullah abdullah to maintain. >> at the same time the need for maintaining support and sustaining support for afghan forces is more evident. >> the president is ra weaving his options, said his spokesman and the attack on the hospital will be a part of that cancellation. >> of course, incidents on the ground, including high profile incidents, and what they say about the relative strength or weakness about the afghan security forces will have an impact. >> it's a change in policy. they'll talk to president john campbell, and talk to intelligence agencies as well as diplomats before making a final decision on troop deployment. >> a new round of fighting erupted in kunduz overnight. fighters attacked police headquarters. last week they overran and held

the city, until government forces launched a counteroffensive. now they are presenting food and other aid into the city. >> jason cone is executive director for doctors without borders. your people go heroic work all over the world. >> the dangerous places i know, this saddened people across the world. what kind of explanation have you received. >> we have not received real explanations, and most is through press report. changing stories over the last 72 hours, which all the more underscores a need or an independent inquiry into what happened on saturday morning, leading to the death of 22 of my colleagues. >> why do you think you need an independent inquiry, the u.s. and n.a.t.o. is conducting one. >> all three of the groups that you mentioned are parties to the war in afghanistan. we think it's incumbent on

parties to accept that there needs to be an independent investigation. we have seen that there's talks, collateral damage, a strike called by afghan forces to the u.s. government taking responsibility for ordering the strikes. it just - we need answers. this is key to our ability to work around the world. it's not just about what happened in afghanistan. >> it's about respect to the geneva convention. >> what was your reaction to general campbell's testimony. >> my colleagues in kabul and myself - just a lot of shock. we hear different reasons for what happened. we just think everyone is deserving a real independent inquiry to get down to the answers. >> as i mentioned, doctors without borders called this a war crime. senator mccann today called that ridiculous, saying that war crimes required intent. does he have a point.

do you think this could have been done on purpose. >> we know from the staff on the ground, the same structure, which is known to the u.s. government and afghan forces. we share g.p.s. coordinates. the same buildings struck over the course of an hour. even though we have given many warnings that this is where we were operating. the whole week, that we have treated close to 400. intent needs to be looked at. that's the responsibility of the investigators to do that. we'll presume until told otherwise that this, in fact, was a targeted attack and a war crime, a grave breach of international law. >> i know they is no taliban fighters are present. it's a large compound.

some afghan officials told al jazeera and afghanistan na in some corner there was some firing coming. >> is that possible. >> none of our staff were there. we interviewed many of them. have said that they heard any firing in advance. this is what an inquiry needs to look like. this has to be done independently. as far as staff can tell, there was no firing inside the compound. keep in mind, there's a group of individuals working under fire. they are not immune to that. they've been working in a war zone. the inquiry is needed to answer the questions for certain. you had to pull out of kunduz as a result of all this. other aid agencies had to as well. what are the consequences for what is one of afghanistan's large cities? >> well, it is, in a sense, they

have lost all action to emergency medical care. we were the only surgical trauma center. treating 400 wounded. for years they've been treating more than that. now that is lost. you heard from your own reports that aid agencies had to leave. at the time when there's the greatest need. no one is on the ground to help the population. has the us are n.a.t.o. helped. >> honestly, i'm not sure about that. basically what we are doing is trying to cooperate with some of the investigators already in afghanistan. for the most part, the population is left without access to health care. that is a larger cost of the strike, beyond the immediate loss of life of my colleagues and patients. >> brave colleagues, and our condolences go. the executive director of doctors without borders in the united states, we appreciate you coming and talking to us.

russia is raising stakes in syria, u.s. officials blasted the kremlin's behaviour as unresponsible and unprofessional. defense secretary ash carter said russia's incursion into turkish air space was no accident. and is keeping the pressure on russia russian bombs fall on syria once more. 15 sortees were flown on monday, according to the defence ministry, 10 air strikes were carried out. on the ground syrians have been filming and uploading footage of the russian air force, and diplomatic fire works are continuing. n.a.t.o.'s secretary-general doubts russia's accounts of an incursion into turkish air space as a fleeting mistake caused by bad weather. >> i will not speculate on the multis, i'll restate this sh is a serious violation of turkish air space, it should not happen

again. >> the turkish president on a visit to n.a.t.o.'s home city at brussels hit out on the campaign. >> translation: russia is still there. russia at the moment is carrying out operations in syria and is trying to create an air base. we cannot tolerate this kind of thing. n.a.t.o. has taken a tough line against this, and i am convinced it will continue to do so. aggression against turkey is an aggression against n.a.t.o. >> moscow is happy to work with turkey to prevent misunderstandings, but despite communication last week between russian and u.s. militaries aimed at avoiding a mishap, washington feels moscow is keeping it in the dark about its operations. nonsense says russia's foreign ministry at a press conference in which russian media were

criticized. >> translation: they can always call us and check everything in order to allay their concerns. even after this conversation, which can take place at any moment at the american side's request, if you have concerns, you may speak about them. first, it should be checked with us. >> reporter: despite both russia and the u.s.-led coalition insisting their bombing campaigns are targetting i.s.i.l., the prospect of anything more than the merest communication looks slim. moscow says the american's campaign is illegal because it was not requested by the syria government. the coalition says russia's planes are there to prop up a brutal dictator. >> despite warnings of a build-up in syria, moscow is

ruling out boots on the ground. for the moment it is content to fight the wars from the skies former u.s. ambassador to n.a.t.o. kurt volker joins us from washington. he's the executive director of the mccann institute for international leadership. good to have you with us, ambassador. it was said yesterday that russian volunteers could fight. but russia denied that. on the or hand n.a.t.o. and others indicated that ground combat weapons have been used near bashar al-assad forces. what is your read of russian intentions. >> sound very familiar, like what we saw in ukraine, where russia denied they were doing anything, but, oh, maybe there were volunteers, when we saw russian led, trained and equipped manned military operation that took over crimea, and has been active in eastern

ukraine. i think it will look similar in syria. the only thing i would say where there's stom credence, is -- some credence is where they don't want a large regular russian organization. they want it smaller, and with more forces. they have hezbollah there, they have the bashar al-assad forces. they there help from iran. so i think they don't want to have russia in the principal role in the front lines, that could create a backlash. every other form of support we'll find there. >> n.a.t.o. secretary general found a second fighter jet violated turkish space. it was clearly no accident. why would the russians do that? >> i think they want to see how we react. they know what they are doing. i think they are deliberately violating air space now as the secretary-general has said.

they have done it in other countries around europe, we saw it in sweden, denmark, the u.k. thus far the statements by the secretary-general or by the secretary of defence ash carter was strong. the turkish air force escorted the fighters. they are proposing to see where the bottom line is. >> the turks had strong statements. president recep tayyip erdogan says they can't tolerate the violations of turkey's air space. as an n.a.t.o. member, they were committed to protect turkey, russia can't possibly want to risk a major incident. >> that's right. there's two things going on. one of them is russia is intervening in syria for a number of reasons. it wants to prop up the regime. it wants to push the u.s. and influence out of syria and maintain a permanent measure,

and wants to strengthen the relationship with iran and the middle east through that connection. it does not want to take on turkey or to take on n.a.t.o., but it does want to push us back so it has a freedom of manoeuvre in the middle east itself. >> and to further the intentions that there are reports that russian n.a.t.o. assets moved into the area. russians are going nowhere. does the u.s. have a strategy to deal with it. >> no, we don't. we should have had a strategy over the past three years. we have three years where we knew bashar al-assad was killing his own people. we saw the growth of al qaeda, al nusra and i.s.i.s., and started a bombing campaign against i.s.i.s. it was the minimum possible as opposed to the most effective. >> do you think there's a

conflict in the administration over what to do. there seems to be a good gob, bad cob situation. >> secretary kerry and ash carter being tougher, accusing the russians to have a wrong-handed approach, it was a serious strategic mistake. >> i wouldn't say it's good cop, bad cop, we have a white house that calls the shots. they are in charge, they don't want it u.s. sucked into a conflict. it's an underriding theme of the entire president obama administration. gettous out of iraq and afghanistan. this is the president that ends wars, he doesn't want the president sucked into this. that is the guidance from the white house. within that, you have individual members of the administration early on. secretary clinton, general petraeus, secretary of defence.

all advocating a robust role. what you see what un talk about the secretary of defense carter or kerry now, they are reflecting their own point of view based on unperceived sense of administration. it's the white house that is calling the shots. >> former u.s. ambassador of n.a.t.o. kurt volker ali velshi spoke to the saudi arabia ambassador to the united nation and asked about contentious issues, including the war in syria. there may be saudis that sword al nusra, al nusra front, the al qaeda franchise in syria. the allegation is not that the saudi government is doing it, but saudi citizens are doing that. >> long time ago, saudi arabia declared nusra to be an a terror organisations and any support to them is a criminal prosecution inside saudi arabia. will i stand up and say there's

not a single saudi that may have contributed to that funding? of course not. >> if anything happened, it would be a violation of the war, and it would be chased and full strength of the law would apply to those people. >> you can watch the full interview in ali velshi "on target." 10:00p.m. eastern in eastern ukraine, russian backed rebels declared people planned to hold votes on october 18th. both have been put off until february. the officials, e.u. and the u.s. and russia are welcoming the news may give peace talks time to proceed an-i.s.i.l. affiliate claims to be behind all attacks. searching for a political solution to the current unrest between israeli and palestinians

in the west bank.

i.s.i.l. has conducted what is believed to be its first direct attacks on yemen's government and the saudi-led coalition. 15 soldiers from yemen and the u.a.e. were killed in four coordinated suicide bombings in aden. i.s.i.l. is attacking the other side in the conflict claiming responsibility for a suicide attack in a houthi controlled area in sanaa that killed seven people i.s.i.l. was affiliated in south africa, boko haram,

organized an attack, killing 11 army soldiers, killing 13. chad's forces fought back killing 17. this is boko haram's third attack. over the weekend they killed dozens in niger. palestinian president is calling for calm after reprisals in the west bank. four were killed since then. mahmoud abbas said his people want to end the cycle of violence. as mike hanna explained, the crackdown may only bebeginning. >> reporter: the crackdown resumed before dawn. the israeli arm ran through the houses, arresting two people. resistance was fierce and limited to stones. in occupied east jerusalem, the homes of two men who have been involved in attacks against israelis were demolished.

>> neighbours say it was an act of cruelty, given the attacks occurred years ago. it was described as an illegal act of collective punishment. >> yesterday at midnight army forces raided the houses and assaulted the residence. they hit people in order to evacuate. they were evacuated to the street. >> while in bethlehem. the funeral of 13-year-old who was shot and killed by the army at a refugee camp, his family adamant that there were no protests taking place at the time of the shooting. >> translation: my son went to school like all the other kids. he finished school. he never came home. they shot hi.. there were no clashes in the camp. >> in ramallah, protesters were

dispersed. gunshots were fired. >> as palestinian frustration mounts, so, too. pressure on the leader. there were questions on the leadership in gaza. and questions from within his own p.l.o. factions as to whether he intends to abandon the oslo accords or not. the fundamental framework for whatever relationship exists. >> reporter: mahmoud abbas made clear his belief that under the occupation palestinians were forced to defend themselves. >> translation: when a group of settlers attack a village, what do you expect the response to be. leave us alone. israel has to stop and accept a hand's reached out for a political solution. >> reporter: another day of rage, another day of israeli

occupation a spike in the number of cubans risking their lives to get to the u.s. confusion about the u.s. asylum policy needed many to make the journey and a lawsuit to bring down the prime minister of malaysia, facing allegations of corruption.

welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international new us. the catholic church's stance on homosexuality is discussed at the vatican. first a look at the stories making headlines. the death toll is 17 in the carolinas, after rains flooded the region over the weekend. the attention turned to the durability of bans in south carolina. more than a dozen gave way since saturday. officials more could burst, sending floodwaters into homes and businesses. >> according to federal officials, 6,000 prisoners will be released at the end of the month, the largest one-time release of federal inmates, as part of an effort to end crowding of prisons and harsh penalty for nonviolent during offenses. most of the inmates will go to halfway houses and placed on supervised release. >> two major online fantasy

sports sites are defending themselves over what is comparable to insider training. employees of draft kings won $350,000 on rival site fan dual. they said their internal investigation found the employee did not use unauthorised information. fan dual says workers from both sites are temporarily banned from entering sports contests for money talks on improving trade between the u.s. and cuba are on the way in havana. congress secretary arrived there today for two days of discussions, aimed at easing the trade embargo. the white house relaxed some economic restrictions. every year thousands of cubans attempted to immigrate to the u.s. many that came from sea are intercepted by the coast guard and sent to cuba. american officials report the numbers trying to make the journey to america has soared. in our in context segment, andy

gallagher looks at why the closer relations are encouraging more cubans to put their lives at risk. >> this is a family gathering that this family thought may never happen. >> he and his 16-year-old daughter have been apart for months. the journey this teenager went through to get here is staggering. this is the moment he and 11 others made land fall in a sail boat, jumping from a vessel and clam bored on to the beach. for the last two days of a dangerous 6-day journey, the food had no food or water, and it was only chance that brought them ashore here. nevertheless, she said she has no choice. >> we had to get out fast. we think it's going to get bad. anyone that comes in the future are going to get turned back. we had to hurry to get here.

>> at the u.s. coast guard persistent rumours are a major concern. the numbers of people making the crossing is higher than in recent years. captain mark fedor says cuban are taken advantage of. >> smugglers basically exported that rumour, saying if you think about going, you better go now or you'll miss your opportunity to get to the united states. we know they've been doing that. a big challenge the authorities face is trying to quell a rumour putting lives at risk. the coast guard tells us they are working with a cuban community in the hopes that the message will get back to the island. the unanimous making it to the u.s. mainland continues to grow. >> the garcias are reunited and begin to plan their futures together. they were told if they knew about the crossing, they wouldn't have allowed their daughter to take a risk. she's hope she's here, but

doesn't want to see family members risking anything for a new life. >> here is a look at the numbers. there has been a 60% increase in the numbers of cubans migrating to the u.s. in the fiscal month between october and august, a total of 36,000 cubans arrived in the u.s., up from 22,000 in the entire first call year of 2014. 27,000 travelled across land entering into texas. and another 9,000 that made to do miami. we are joined from miami. he is the executive director of catholic charities in the arch diocese. good to have you with us. your organization helps immigrants from all over, have you experienced the growing numbers first hand. >> we and every agency noted an increase. we want to point out that it has been noticeable for a number

of years. it is very pronounced this year. >> are they telling you that they are coming, those that have come this year, that many were inspired because of fears that the wet foot, dry foot policy may be revoked by the president obama administration, and will lead cubans to not get preferential treatment in the future? >> the decision anyone makes to uproot themselves from their home is complex. it doesn't depend on one factor. i want to point that out. many here have family they want to be reunited with. many have problems in their home country. cuba remains, not a democratically elected government. there are issues of persecution. there are many factors, but i have to say that would be one factor. the rumours na wet foot/dry foot ends. it's important to note that wet foot dry foot is more than allowing them in. it allows them access to avail themselves of a particularized

law. if they are allowed into the united states as a cuban, they can get their green card after a year and a day, and be placed on a path to citizenship. >> human smugglers are propagating the rumours that wet foot, dry foot would go away. have you heard that? >> yes, this is a dramatic change in migration patterns, not just in the cuban migration situation. that is comparable from the situation of unaccompanied minors coming to the united states, from mexico to central america. the smuggling operations are highly sophisticated, international operations, related to international drug cartels and other organized crime, and they are encouraging people with these false rumours to risk their lives. >> you mentioned cuba, repress, some argue it continues unabated

since the closer relations have begun. you'd think that those relations would bring greater hope in cuba, that the economy would improve. that does not seem to be the case. >> again, i'm not qualified to get into the larger issues, i'm not an economist. i tell you about the folks we see day to day and go back to what i said. the decision to leave has many factors. it's a big decision, and a factor is, yes, will i have an easy time getting in to the united states. there's a critical mass of cubans, a big part of the community. families need to be reunited. it's more complex than that. the majority came through texas. i know catholic starties in

texas have been overwhelmed. how are you dealing with the input. do you have the resources you need. >> we don't. this is the first year we have run out of resources and we have several months left in the year. miami, as you know has been receiving 30,000 cubans every year for decades and welcomed them, accepted them and has allocated resources based on the numbers. the increase led resources to be stretched. we have cubans who, for the first time has to be put up in homeless shelters. hundreds of people depend on your services and help. >> the search for a better life has cost the lives of nearly 100 refugees in the mediterranean. officials today said 95 people have reportedly died since

sunday, off the coast of libya. the coast guard on tuesday arrested and detained 143 refugees, all from africa. >> scandal at the united nations, the former president of the general assembly is one of six accused of bribery and corruption. inmates take over a prison in brazil. they are protesting overcrowding.

a violent riot at an

overcrowded prison in brazil played out on local television. in mates took hostages, tied them up and threatened to toss them from the roof. a standoff went on for most of the day. watchdog groups say brazil's prison population doubled in the last 10 years. >> the former president of the u.s. general assembly is accused in a wide-ranging bribery scheme. the charges may be the beginning of broader inquiry into the u.n. james bays has more. >> reporter: it's largely ceremonial and prominent job. presiding over the general assembly, where all u.n. members are represented. chairing meetings, including those involving the world leaders. >> the assemblies will hear an address by his excellency

president obama. it's alleged john ash was taking more than a million in bribes from a chinese billionaire property dealer. >> mr president, mr secretary-general. >> after more than just cash, sometimes he was paid in other ways. he allegedly had the bribers pay for a luxury first-class vacation for himself and family. having them pay for a hotel in new orleans, at $850 a night. and pay a contractor to build a 30,000 private basketball court at his home. >> like all presidents of the general assembly, during his year in office, ash worked with the u.n. secretary-general. >> we have just learnt of the serious allegations this morning. of course, the secretary-general was shocked and deeply troubled to learn this morning of the allegations against john ash, the former president of the general assembly, which go to the heart of the integrity of the united nations. >> when he finished his term as the president of the general

assembly, john ash told me the u.n. needed major change. >> any opposition, including this one, is to survive. it has to reform. >> some say his arrest and the allegations against him make that reform more urgent than ever. >> no one was given advance warning of the arrests. ash had previously served as the ambassador for his country antigua here in the united nations. he was highly respected. when elected as president of the u.n. general assembly, the then u.s. ambassador susan rice said we could not be in better hands. now it's alleged those hands took massive bribes. >> the session is now closed. >> the criminal investigation into bribery is not closed. the u.s. attorney's office warning there could be further arrests growing fallout from the

emissions scandal. the head of the north american arm apologised to us customers using old-fashioned pen and paper. michael horn asked drivers for forgiveness for violating their trust and admitted fixing the problem. the new c.e.o. told employees to brace for cutbacks. they are likely to include job cuts. analysts say fines, lawsuits and recalls could cost tens of billions of dollars. >> a court in malaysia rejected a challenge to the sedition law as unconstitutional. the law makes it a crime to criticize the government. critics express dissatisfaction with the ruling. officials suicide the sedition act to arrest 30 people. it has not deterred one woman taking on the prime minister. al jazeera's florence louie reports from the capital on the fight against corruption.

>> reporter: this is a moment this woman made headlines. an angry speech accusing the malaysian prime minister is president of the ruling party, unknown, of cheating. >> naja was involved in a scandal, when it was revealed 700 million was deposited into a bank account. it was alleged to have been channelled through a state-owned firm. controlled by najib. after weeks of silence, the prime minister finally said the money was a donation to the party. from unnamed donors in the middle east. that explanation is not enough for anina who had a small role representing issues in the ruling party. when the complaint to the disciplinary committee yielded no results. she was sacked.

>> i have the responsibility to make sure the country is governed by the representatives, led by the right way, not only clean. >> the prime minister's lawyers are attempting to have the lawsuit thrown out. >> she's no longer a member, and not an office bearer. neither is she the public officer. therefore the suit she claims to be bringing on behalf of us is off before the court. >> there are plenty of others seeking an explanation from the prime minister. >> a two day protest attracted tens of thousands of people. >> another member, trying to urge foreign investigators to probe the accounts and the state-owned investment arm has been arrested under security law. >> we would think that malaysia

as a country is looking ford to a developed country, would have almost all of the dealings above the board. and the series of recent months events called it into questions. >> the prime minister denied wrongdoing. saying accusations could topple him. until there are clearer answers, accusations of corruption would follow him. >> a judge in europe rules in a lawsuit against facebook. the outcome could be a blow to the way many do business on the continent. >> an art with a message, using talents to call attention to human rights in iraq.

the vatican is calling for a change in the way the church talks about homosexuality. >> the church requires a language of mercy, in particular when talking about homosexuals or gay persons, we do not pity gay persons, but recognise them for who they are. they are our sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. neighbours and colleagues. >> father thomas, spokesperson for the vatican, said the church

must find ways to welcome homosexuals. it was made at a closed door gathering of clergy, where bishops reviewed the teachings. some called for embracing homosexuality. >> the u.s. was disappointed by a top court. the court said today that a 15-year-old agreement made european users vulnerable to spying. >> every day billions of dollars is conducted between the united states and europe. commercial deals and social media supposedly protected by trans-atlantic privacy. now the european court of justice decided safe harbour can't be trusted. >> it impacts all areas of

business. it ranges from something as simple as an email signature block. to details in a library database, for example. >> in 2013, former c.i.a. whistleblower revealed information by snooping agencies. it was those revelations prompting matt to bring the case to the european course. it focused on facebook. it transferred user's gatta outside the e.u. >> whether it's additional photographs or credit cards. all of that data has to be scored on servers like this. more often than not, it's not in the european union, but cited in the united states. under the safe harbour agreement it promised to match the privacy rules. what is clear is that america's

spy agencies would ignore european privacy rules. safe harbour is worthless. >> facebook insists it has done nothing wrong and operates within the laws. the company declines an interview request. it is imperative that the government provides reliable measures. alternatives to safe harbour includes such things as model contracts. binding rules, and our own content for is to be transmitted. another solution would be to make the u.s. spy agencies more accountable. >> if i'm spied on by the n.s.a., there's no way to go to the u.s. and bring a private action against the u.s.a. there's no avenue in the u.s. that is fundamentally imbalanced. if the u.s. performs such an act in the 1970s, so european

citizens can have rights, that levels up the playing field across the atlantic. that would be a way. that is enormously controversial. >> under the e.u. rules, companies that contravene privacy face financial penalties, and new rules are on the way imposing fines of up to 5% of global turn over. the ruling will spark a scramble to find new ways of doing business. >> now, our global view segment. a look at how news ot you outlets are reacting. the times has this headlines - anarchy in syria bolsters it's hands. moscow's support for the bashar al-assad regime may bolster i.s.i.l. the new zealand herald has opposing views.

in an editor until they said the ttp trade pact is off to a start. pointing out the benefit. it shows the country's trade minister being wrestled to the ground by a muscle bound man to the u.s.a. a minister that sought public support is saying i got him where i want him. finally this cartoon is from britain's telegraph. taking aim at the gathering of the u.k. tory party, showing david cameron at the podium, with a hand raised as if to sigh who is with me. others competing to succeed him after his term are shown behind him. they have one hand up, but weapons in the other hand, ready to attack each other. >> a group of international artists started a protest to bring about a change in iran. renowned painters bring about murals. it's explained how work is

getting positive and negative reactions. >> a street artist is mixing productivity in brooklyn. >> my message is you can't have a great society without great journalism. >> for this pointing during the swathe presidential campaign called abraham obama. >> you're an american. some may say why are you doing this? >> i don't consider myself american, i live in america. i live in illinois. the whole world is your oyster, and you should be part of the whole world. >> the painting is part of a campaign led by a canadian artist. he spent nearly four months behind bars after appearing on the daily show. i asked the question why was his country so terrifying.

>> in one one understanding. >> reporter: when the artist was asked to join the project. he didn't hesitate. he fled in 1980 after a hard-line newspaper called his artwork anti-islamic. >> my whole life has been around freedom in iran, and elsewhere, freedom of journalism. >> he says his campaign helps journalists in iran now they are not forgotten. and for purelies like the broken ruler, it calls for access to education for all iranians. >> reporting on them to do the job, and if they have rights as citizens, students and citizens, it shows the government is not afraid of foods that might stand outside the ideology. >> the murals are making some people more aware. >> it could open up people spds minds. people could see what is going on in the world. a mural is sparking its own

protest, showing gaoled irani cartoonists with hair covered and no mouth. vandals attacked it with paint balls, and since neighbours complained they tried to take it down. >> it's not the right information about the situation with that mural. >> other paintings are expected to stay. >> we think the more the iranian government sees people caring about the issues, the more pressure they feel two scientists from opposite ends of the earth have been awarded the nobel prize in physics. they received a congratulatory phone call from japanese president xi jinping, and shares the prize with canadian arthur mcdonald. winning for making findings about subatomic particles species have been found off the polluted coast of hong kong

than in the caribbean. we'll take you under water as scientists try to find out how corals are surviving. >> that's it for this edition of al jazeera. i'm antonio mora, thank you for watching. "america tonight" is next. see you in an hour. [ ♪ ] on"america tonight", learning lessons. a readyicly new approach to higher ed, but does it work. >> you see all the times that anyone spoke, typed anything. >> this is not even possible in a standard classroom. >> exactly. >> "america tonight" on whether this experiment in education may make the identifyie league reconsider its approach. also ahead, $100 million in likes.