london next. toll likely to mount even likely to mount even >> a powerful earthquake shakes south asia killing at least 288 people. i'm lauren taylor, this is al jazeera, coordinated by myanmar's government against rohingya migrants. red meat could be potentially harmful too. and a gun battle in southern turkey. two police officers and seven i.s.i.l. fighters are killed.

hello, a strong earthquake with its epicenter in northern afghanistan has shaken buildings from kabul to new delhi, at least 288 have been killed and 1250 have been injured. the u.s. geological survey said the earthquake was 7.5 and powerful earthquakes followed. only about 20 per year measure higher than 7. in the hindu kush mountain range. bordering afghanistan and pakistan. tremors were also felt in afghanistan's capital kabul as well as islamabad, and as far away as new delhi. we have correspondents in all of

those locations. let's start with jennifer glasse in kabul. >> powerful earthquake was felt along much of afghanistan. 260 miles south of the epicenter in kabul. >> one of my grand sons started running. i asked him not to run. he continued and then the wall collapsed on him and he was wounded. >> reporter: more than 1700 buildings were damaged or destroyed. iniajalalabad, soon after the earth stopped moving . >> so far we have received 155 people including women and children wounded from the earthquake. five people were killed. >> reporter: there are casualties in at least 10 of afghanistan's 34 provinces spanning hundreds of kilometers showing the power and reach of the earthquake. >> let's go to kabul and jennifer glasse. all the efforts are going, given

that geographic spread you talked about there give us an update. >> reporter: well, the chief f executive officer of afghanistan have called on personnel and nongovernmental organizations to help if possible. the death toll up to 82 with 350 wounded. the epicenter of the earthquake about 260 kilometers from here is deep under the kush mountains, there are going to be a lot of villages difficult to get to, in the best of circumstances but after an earthquake which can trigger landslides or mudslides which can block road, those small villages difficult to access may be even harder to access now until we know the further extent of the damage it may be a long

time. >> do people know what to do when there is an earthquake? >> no, i mean this is an earthquake zone, but there hasn't been anything this powerful in quite a few years. many people here in kabul ran outside. that seemed to be the reaction of a lot of afghans. there were thousands of people out in the streets just trying to get out of buildings, worried that they might be under any kind of -- you know any structure that might collapse. that really was the extent of it. there were more than 4,000 buildings, afghan officials tell us, that have been destroyed or damaged in the erik. people injured here in kabul in the north of the country in the east of the country really in many, many different areas. so it has been a very wide ranging earthquake, with wide ranging effects. not only here but also in neighboring pakistan. >> thank you very much indeed.

jennifer glasse reporting from kabul then. caroline malone has the effect there. >> structural damage including to the city's historic fort. the quake hit rawalpindi as the shaking ahead. many brought to the hospital and in the capital, islamabad, people gathered fearing after shocks. >> it was a severe earthquake. we told the students to all go out and they all started to file out. it lasted for a min o minute or. there were extreme shocks. the building had suffered severe

damages. there are cracks in the walls. >> reporter: people also felt the effects in indian-controlled kashmir where 500-year-old structures were badly damaged. >> translator: the wall has been totally damaged. >> reporter: parts of the metro train line were temporarily halted in the capital, delhi, it is a seismically active region. ten years ago, a similar earthquake hit pakistan. 75,000 people died then. this time the quake was deeper, 200 kilometers down. but the damage, even then, is clear offground. carolina maloneclearly above gr.

caroline malone. al jazeera. >> liddy dutt has more. >> we've heard of in the early stages of this unfolding story, suggestions that power lines were down as well as telecom problems in the capital of indian-administered kashmir. there are no reports of loss of life or widespread damage to property. prime minister narendra modi coming out and saying, the indian government will assess the situation and provide help to the neighboring countries. the kind of fear that spreads across the region even as far away from new delhi, where there is quite a bit of panic and concern here in india. >> there is strong evidence of

genocide in myanmar. phil reese has the story from western myanmar. >> this baby is malnourished but there is plenty of food in the nearby town. this woman is hemorrhaging after losing her baby but the local hospital wouldn't treat her. >> this woman has an undiagnosed illness but can't afford to pay the bribes needed to get to a doctor. these are the stories of the rohingya of western myanmar. about 130,000 are prisoners in refugee camps in their own home land. there are people here who need to see medical professionals and who are unable to do that because of policy that essentially deprives them of access to health care. when you can find a group of people to displacement camps and deprive them of basic needs for survival it has a destructive impact. >> reporter: the conditions

here are deplorable but perhaps much like other refugee camps around the world, the difference here is these conditions are avoidable and the result of government policy. in 2012, violence erupted in this portion of myanmar, forcing the myanmar to deplete their camps. when they were born and brought up here the government considers the rohingya illegal immigrants from bangladesh. those who can't produce documents proving their ancestors lived here more than 60 years ago, should be placed in camps or sent abroad. for most it's an impossible task. it's a time when few had any papers. such a policy has led to accusations that the government is trying to destroy the rohingya as a people. >> these acts would lead to a slow death of the victims and that's where the destruct whole or part comes from. >> reporter: over the last eight months a clinic at yale

law school has been examining the events to establish genocide. the court would have to probleme that the government has genocide in mind. >> getting in the scale of the atrocities are committed and the way people and politicians talk about rohingya we think it's hard to avoid a conclusion that intent is present. >> as the first elections in a quarter of a century, aung san suu kyi, standing up for rights of a powferl powerless people. phil reese, al jazeera, myanmar. >> you can see the investigative unit's full program, genocide

agenda on monday. process ed meats such as ham and sausage can lead to colon and other cancers, according to an investigative group. >> for some people, the perception of meat may have changed forever. that's because the international agency for research on cancer, which is part of the world health organization, has classified processed meat as a cancer-causing substance. it says, if you eat 50 grams of processed meet a day it will increase the chances of you developing cancer of the colon by 18%. in countries like thailand, where cheap but convenient meat balls and sausages are a large part of many people's diet, it's a concerning development. >> in the morning we have to hurry to go to somewhere, so parents like tend to like buy something easy for children to

eat. so this might be the cause of like they eat sausage or like processed meat every day. >> processed meat is preserved by adding chemicals, salt, or smoking it. it's now placed here among the list of things that are definitely carcinogenic to humans according to the world health organization. it rates alongside of asbestos because of the process the meat is put through. and beef lamb and pork is among the list that probably cause cancer, like lead, malaria and working night shifts. before the official announcement the meat industry in the u.s. spoke out to try to discredit the findings. >> it is iarc's job to find substances, but red and processed meat can be part of a healthy, balanced diet. >> reporter: this is not the first time that certain types of

meat have been linked to cancer. but consumption of meat is increasing around the world. according to the united nations it went up by 25% in the ten years from 2003. this report focuses on the ingredients and compounds that are found in meat. what it doesn't focus on are any other lifestyle choices that any people who might eat processed meat might be making. the w.h.o. helps governments arounds the world to make their populations healthier. controversial as it is, this report will give them plenty to consider. wayne hay, al jazeera, bangkok. >> still to come on al jazeera. >> i'm imtiaz tyab at the central copper market in baghdad, where generations have

changed sheet of copper into works of art. coming up why few of the artisans remain. artisans remain.

>> 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 >> hello again a reminder of the top stories here an al jazeera. add least 288 people have been killed in an earthquake in southern asia. the 7.5 earthquake centered in afghanistan. strong evidence the myanmar government has committed genocide against the country's rohingya minority. the world health organization has released a report that says processed meat causes cancer.

two turkish policemen have been killed during a shootout with suspected i.s.i.l. fighters. police say they were ceark ou cg out raids when the gun fight occurred. bernard smith reports. >> reporter: as turkish officials raided several properties around diabakir, gun fire broke out. they broke down a door at one apartment. seven suspected members of i.s.i.l. were killed in the shootout that followed, according to the police. >> translator: this is a very important operation, planned and conducted successfully. the outcome is that two very important i.s.i.l. groups have been neutralized. >> reporter: these raids were amongst a series that have taken place across turkey in the wake of the october 10 suicide bombing in ankara that killed

102 people. the government says i.s.i.l. was responsible. this is first time on turkish soil that there's been a shootout involving i.s.i.l. it highlights the increasing threat the group poses to this country. adding to the security headache, a national elections here on sunday. then in mid november, world leaders head to antalia on the southern coast for the g-20 leader summit. bernard smith, al jazeera, istanbul. foreign minister has been meeting the syrian president bashar al-assad in the capital damascus. the two discussed recent regional and international ideas put forward to try to end the crisis. assad says a political solution is necessary but other leaders say there's no future role for assad in syria.

mosque in najran near the border with yemen. 16 people have been injured, including one suspect. it's been more violence in israel and the occupied territories. in the most recent incident a 19-year-old from the west bank village was injured, earlier palestinian man was injured in hebron, israeli soldiers session he tried to stab a soldier. israel says man seriously injured a 19-year-old soldier. lebanon's prime minister has been discussing the capital's rubbish crisis on monday. some areas of beirut have been completely covered with trash. it's been piling up and now a heavy rain has washed it into the streets. paul tradergian has more. >> it's hard to imagine this place was once the destination

of choice for the world's jet set. now residents of beirut have to tread carefully. >> translator: today we were covered with rubbish due to the rain. there was a river of garbage from the high areas to here. we were swimming in garbage. that is how the government works. >> reporter: residents have no choice but to dump their trash on the streets. many feel the unsanitary conditions will spread to diseases. since the area's landfill reached full capacity the gridlocked government has been unable to identify another site. now the trash is on the banks of the river all over the city. volunteers from the you stink campaign are trying to hope. the hashtag you stink has been the rallying cry. dawning face marvetion t masks r

the stench. >> in order to not close the sewerage as water enters the houses. the river has been changed into a dump instead of a river and the health situation is becoming very dangerous. >> reporter: the garbage crisis has ignited mass protests against the government. angry residents took to the streets four weeks ago. they demanded parliament take action or resign. antigovernment protestors are accusing law americas of corruption. they say parliament members are busy lining their own pockets. they are demanding the government provide basic services. >> all 24 ministers have a veto power now and they're debating their fair share of everything in power, and basically, crippling the entire government which has not met for the past six weeks in any meetings. the council of ministers is

totally crippled and the country is left without leadership. >> reporter: a national dialogue is scheduled for monday. on the agenda is the latest crisis plaguing a city once considered the paris of the middle east. paul tradergian, al jazeera. >> argentina's presidential election is heading for a runoff after an unexpectedly close results. >> neck and neck, hoping for an outright victory with endorsement of christian fernandez. runoff on november 22nd. slovenia is struggling with a an influx of refugees. robin forrester-walker has more.

>> 15,000 is the number, understood to have come through slovenia in the past 24 hours over sunday. that is huge. that is a record number that this country has had to accept. so those 400 police officers will be a welcome addition for as far as the slovenian authorities are concerned. and also that commitment to provide reception centers that can house an additional 50,000 refugees, in other words, places that will provide good protection for them from the weather especially given that the winter is pressing in here. the camp behind me is one of three on the slovenian-croatian border. it's not much of a camp really. it's sort of a housing point where the numbers come on through and then eventually when space is freed up further down the line, they then get moved on. but what you get is these

bottlenecks. and one of the places where they cross into slovenia they are being kept in a meadow, nothing more than an enclosure. volunteers were telling us they were being consistently restricted and from being provided with warm food. 1 to 3:00 a.m. they were able to get some hot soup. four or five trains came through last night. >> more than 120 have been injured after a high speed ferry crashed between macao and hong kong. dozens of people were injured in november 2013 in a similar incident. went energy is one of the cleanest and cost-effective ways to generate electricity. more wind turbines are being build by companies to try reduce

fossil fuels but wind energy kills birds. tom ackerman reports from northern california. >> just north of san francisco the altamont pass is the area of the lion of the sky, the golden eagle. the law is so difficult it punishes anyone who damages them with a fine and even prison time. but yet, the turbine blades have injured these animals. doug bell says when the first turbines were erected in the 1980s no one realized the deadly toll they would take. the u.s. government mass granted wind turbine operators a permit.

but a 30 year permit wouldn't require any assessment of the environmental impact. as older models like these are moth balled and dismantled, companies are working on models that are bigger and yet safer. 48 new machines produce twice as much energy enough to completely power google's corporate headquarters nearby. the new towers stand tall enough for the birds to avoid their blades, as they swoop down on their prey. >> studies have shown that the death rates have been lowered substantially. whether they have been lowered enough to where they're at the point of population stability, for instance, for golding eagles, we don't really know yet. >> another alternative yet to be tested is a turbine inside a metal shroud. then there is this experiment launched by google, carrying the

converted wind power to the ground. >> flying the kite in a circle, sounds too good to be true, it's actually working. >> the tethers pose an additional hazard to birds in their migration paths from north to south america. tom ackerman, al jazeera, altamont pass, california. for years, iraq has been famous for its copper art. imtiaz tyab reports the industry is in danger of vanishing forever. >> reporter: for 40 years majid has hammered sheets of copper into works of art. the intricate hand work was taught to him by his father who learned from his father. working at this stall for as long as he can remember, he's

afraid he's the last one. >> translator: my sons are not going to follow my footsteps. unfortunately, they believe this profession is going to be extinct. there are just a handful of us artisans remaining due to the poor security and economic conditions of the country as well as the lack of foreign tourists. >> reporter: baghdad's market has been around for centuries. all sorts of goods are sold here but for generations it was the top destination for traders from across the middle east looking for highly prized copper handy crafts. that only started to change with the u.s. gulf war in 1990s. hand made copper goods were in the market, now only around 15 shops remain with just five still crafting new pieces. >> the artisans of the copper market say it's not just successive wars, economic sanctions now nearly nonexistent tourism that has hurt their

profession. it's also the growing popularity of cheaply made factory goods that are produced in a similar style. this coffee pot was imported from india. safar says goods like these are roughly assembled from machines and made out of inexpensive materials. but the replicas cost little more than a third of his hand made creations. so he's forced to sell them to keep his business apart. >> when i sell one of my hand made goods it's like parting with a piece of my body. i dare these factory machines to craft such beautiful art like this. >> reporter: copper artisans are now calling on the government to invest in the industry but few have much hope it will and are all but certain iraq's long tradition of copper craftsmanship will soon disappear for good.

imtiaz tyab at the safafir market in central baghdad. >> reminder you can keep up to date with our website, the address aljazeera.com. and can you watch us by clicking on the watch now icon, aljazeera.com. >> both afghanistan and pakistan are hit by an earthquake. more than 200 people are dead, and that number is expected to rise. a health scare, ham, sausage and processed plates could lead to cancer crisis. homes and cars underwater from dangerous flooding.