afghanistan and pakistan are killed after a major earthquake hello, i'm darren jordon in doha with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead... ..a gun battle rages in southern turkey, two officers and several suspected i.s.i.l. fighters have been killed beijing tells washington to act was cautious as a u.s. destroyer sales in the south

china sea plus, meet the south korean man whose hobby is to take funeral photographs of elderly people rescuers in afghanistan and pakistan are rushing to deliver relief aid to earthquake victims. more than 300 people have died after a 7.5 quake hit south asia on monday. leaving 2,000 injured. kamal hyder is in one of the badly hit areas in the swat valley. >> well, according to the provincial disaster management authority, the worst case in the province, and we are here, we are told that the squad have suffered the maximum number of casualties, almost 187. the death toll mounting over 250, and there are reports that at least 800 houses have been

damaged or destroyed. that number is over 1,100 across the region, because this powerful earthquake, as far as new delhi, and the provincial capital. but the worse case according to the authorities is here in s.w.a.t. and malay con, which is in the adjoining district. >> the quaying was entered in the mountains. jennifer glasse was in the capital when it hit. >> the powerful earthquake was felt across afghanistan. brought down across kabul. >> i was at home when the quake happened and i came outside with the children. one of my grandsons started running. i asked him not to run, he continued. the wall collapsed on him, he was wounded. >> reporter: more than 1700 buildings were damaged or

destroyed. in jalalabad the bad and injured arrived after the earth stopped moving. >> we received 155 people, including women and children wounded from the earthquake. five killed. >> there are casualties in 10 of the 34 provinces, spanning hundreds of kilometres, showing the power and reach of the earthquake. >> the epicentre of the earthquake was below the mountains, getting to them will not be easy. it may take time to know the full extent of the damage in afghanistan. >> china has warned the u.s. to act cautiously in the south china sea. earlier a u.s. war shop sailed close to two man made islands in. beijing reclaimed the spratly islands in one of the busiest sea lanes. the u.s. says it's acting in

accordance with international maritime law china built islands in by building areas around the reefs and atols and said it will not make challenges to what it says is chinese territory. vietnam, thailand and malaysia lay claim to the islands in. we'll go to rob mcbride. what do we know about the u.s. warship. and why it's sailing close to the disputed ides. >> reporter: reports reaching beijing say the war ship is in the vicinity of the islands in. the americans said they would sail within 12 nautical miles, it's the international extent of territorial waters, the point made that these are international waters, and they have said that they should be allowed and will save wherever and whenever through

international waters such as these. the chinese reacted. they - the foreign minister called on the americans not to undertake what he calls reckless actions. the chinese lay claim to the islands in for several hundred years. several hundred kilometres from the coast. they say it's very much the sovereign territory. they are more assertive in laying the claim. >> china urging caution in terms of the u.s. acting in the area. how is it likely to impact on the broader relationship in both countries? >> we are likely to see more reaction later on today, when we are likely to come out with condemnation and hear of retaliatory access diplomatically. it is interesting the timing of this. it was always known that that

patrol would take place several months ago. the americans have been careful to avoid the time of the visit to the united states a month ago, and last week's visit to one of their strongest allies, the u.k. the americans are careful in choosing their time of this, limiting the potential impact or outcome from this. but we can expect repercussions and we can expect also to find out the chinese military response. whether they've been shadowing the patrol, as they have with air recognisance and whether that becomes the new norm of encounters almost a cold war style between u.s. and chinese military forces. >> thank you two turkish police me have been killed during a shoot-out

with i.s.i.l. fighters, police say they were carrying out raids when a gun battle broke out. we have this report from istanbul. >> reporter: as turkish security forces raided several properties, sustained gun fire echoed around the neighbourhood. two police officers were killed by booby-trapped bombs as they broke down a door at one apartment. seven suspected members of i.s.i.l. were killed in the shoot-out that followed. according to the police. >> this is a very important operation, planned and conducted successfully. the outcome is two important i.s.i.l. groups have been neutralized. >> the raids were among a series taking place across turkey in the wake of the october 10th used bombing, that killed 102 people. the government says i.s.i.l. was responsible. >> this is the first time on

turkish soil that there has been a shoot-out involving i.s.i.l., highlighting the increasing threat the group poses from the country. adding to the security headache, elections on sunday, and the leaders had to tally the g20 coast. bernard smith al jazeera. >> i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a shia mosque. one was killed, 16 injured in the attack, and happened in nasreen in the south-west. saudi state tv says the suspect's car was found with a note to his parents, confirming his plan to attack the mosque russia's defence minister says war planes hit 285 targets in syria over the past few days. on monday russian state tv broadca

broadcast pictures of fighter jet. moscow has been accused of targetting the government. russia says it's going after i.s.i.l. fighting continues in other parts of syria, this shows i.s.i.l. fighters taking control of a city of aleppo. ayman says it's ready to make any efforts it can to find a solution to end the war. the foreign minister met syrian president bashar al-assad in damascus. a political solution is possible. rebels and many in the international community say there's no future role for bashar al-assad in syria time for a short break when we come back, a report on allegations of genocide in myanmar against the rohingya people. >> and a warning over processed

meat. eating too much may cause cancer. more on that. stay with us.

welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera, more than 300 are reported dead in afghanistan and pakistan after a magnitude 7.5 quake it had the region on monday morning. it was in the hindu mountains of north-east afghanistan china warned the u.s. to acts cautiously in the disputed waters of the south china sea after a u.s. warship sailed close to two manmade islands in.

and two turkish police men have been killed during a fight with i.s.i.l. fighters. they were hit by a booby trapped bond while taking part in a raid in a city. the european union is working to come up with new methods to combat the refugee tries sis. -- crisis. 220,000 people have crossed the borders. slovenia faces tens of thousands of new arrivals. volunteer aid workers say they are prevented from offering much-needed help. >> the promise of 400 extra police from the european union managed an unparallel scale of migration, coming as a relief to the authorities, but i tried to

ask people how they spent the last night. not enough water. they have been waiting for hours. some were allowed to leave austria bound train. members of this family had been left behind. >> one of my brother and my sisters husband. they didn't let them come out of the camps. >> reporter: hopefully they made it on to the next train. by the afternoon the camp was ready for more arrivals. >> this is the latest batch of hundreds of refugees to arrive at this facility. the police seem to be doing a good job at crowd control. but the humanitarian effort from what we have seen is not as adequate. >> aid agencies such as medecins sans frontieres say more resources are needed and stress that the authorities are cooperating closely with them.

these volunteers say they've been obstructed from getting food and support to where it's needed. to be disallowed to hand blankets to people when we have sufficient to get to the family. i mean, this is disgusting, before you get to the food issues, or the restriction of medical aid to those that need it. >> the civil protection agency says volunteers need to register with recognised organizations. the police are stopping everyone from going in there. this is what happened. >> i think from the police, i think that is - for their security. >> swamped by up to 15,000 hungry and exhausted new arrivals a day. help for them and the authorities cannot come soon enough in columbia 12 security

personnel have been killed by rebels from a group auld the national liberation army. six are missing. the president santos says the aln is not ready for piece and he'll redouble efforts against them. the talks came. we have been sent this report. >> reporter: the day after the most peaceful elections in the country, columbians were reminded that the conflict is far from over. the government says 12 members of the country's security forces were ambushed by the elm. the second biggest group in the country, it happened inside an indigenous reservation, while the soldiers and police were escorting a group of election officials and transporting the ballots out of the region. besides those killed, another

three were injured, and three civilians are missing at this point. the government and the elnf have been engaged in exploratory conversations, to start peace negotiations for over a year. the i don't suggests would be similar to the one the government has, with the mark. the question is how this attack will change that. in a statement, the president said the attack shows the aln is not ready for suppose. -- for peace. >> if the aln considers that the actions will not win a political space or will get stronger, they are wrong, it's the opposite. >> reporter: president santos ordered the military to double. it was a deadly attack against security forces, when the

f.a.r.c. killed 11 in the province. >> there has been more violence in israel in the occupied palestinian territories. in a recent incident a 9-year-old man was shot dead by israeli forces. israel says he injured a 19-year-old soldiers. early on monday a second palestinian was shot and killed by a soldiers at a checkpoint in hebron. 6 palestinians and eight israelis have been killed. >> tensions in the area topped the agenda in a meeting between the palestinian president and the foreign policy chief in brussels. they discussed recent violence over the al-aqsa mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem. david chater has been following that meeting. >> over the weekend the secretary of state john kerry met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas and called on leaders to lead. he said that the measures must

be taken to clampdown. the violence, the cycle of violence has been escalating over the last few weeks. the statement we heard tonight, here in brussels from president mahmoud abbas, there was no indication that he was going to make a call for the end to the violence. he was blaming it very much on the israelis, and the key issue that he raised was not only the fact that there was no political%on, know hope for the youted, the new generation, but was saying -- hope for the youth, the new generation, but saying the israeli have changed their stand on the temple mound. the al-aqsa. the most holily shrine. and say there were incursions israelis were allowing, i think referring to an increased activity by jewish religious

leaders. and their wish to get into the compound to have prayers at what is the holiest site. he was blaming that on the cycle of violence that we are seeing. he didn't make any call for ducking down or clamping down that violence, and that, i think, is what we didn't expect because john kerry, the u.s. secretary of state was asking leaders on both sides to try to get the violence to end. we didn't hear that from president mahmoud abbas tonight. >> now, a new report says processed meats like ham and sausages can cause cancer. the report released by an agency of the world health organisation. wayne hay reports from thailand, which is seeing a rise in the number of people eating process meat. >> reporter: for some people the perception of meat may have changed forever. that's because the international agency for research on cancer,

part of the world health organisation has classified processed meat as a cancer causing substance. if syas if you eats 50 grams of processed meat. it increases the chances of developing cancer of the colon. in countries like thailand, where cheap but convenient meat balls and sausages are a part of the diet. it's a concerning development. >> in the morning we have to hurry to go somewhere. parents by something easy, it may be the cause of - they eat sausage or processed meat every day. process meat is preserved by adding chemicals, salt or smoking it. it's placed here among a lift of things that are carcinogenic. it rates along side the likes of asbestos, because of the process meat is put through. red meat. beef, lamb and pork, is in of the next list of things that cause cancer.

like herbicides, lead, malaria, fumes from fried food and night shifts. before the official announcement, the meat industry in the u.s. spoke out to discredit the findings. >> it's the job to find cancer hazards. the body shows red and processed meat can be part of a healthy balanced diet. this is not the first time that certain types of links are linked to cancer. consumption is linked around the world. according to the united nations it went up 20% in 2003. this report focuses on the compound found in meet. what this doesn't focus on are other lifestyle choices that people that eat a lot of meat may be making. w.h.o. classification help

governments find ways of keeping it healthy. controversial as it is. this report will give them plenty to consider. . >> malaysia's president has agreed on a deal with the white house. it's a victory for president obama. they agreed on the trans-pacific partnership. the pact is the largest of its kind, covering free trade in the pacific. >> we talked about our cooperation in counterterrorism area. indonesia has been an important partner. we are continuing to work not just on the security elements of counterterrorism, but countering the message that comes from organizations like i.s.i.l. and indonesia is uniquely positioned to help spread a

message of peace and cooperation and modernity within the muslim world. >> there is strong evidence of genocide in myanmar against the muslim myanmar minority, ordering to a report from yale university law school obtained by al jazeera. it blames the military for grimes against a million row hinga living in the west of the country. >> they may be malnourished, but there's plenty of food in the nearby town. this woman is haemorrhaging after losing her baby. the local hospital will not treat her. this lady has n undisclosed illness, but can't afford the bribes to get to the doctor. these are the stories of rohingya, 130,000 prisoners in refugee camps in their homeland. >> there are people that need to see medical professionals.

they are unable to do that because of policy that essentially deprives them of access to health care. when you confine a group of people and deprive them of needs for survival, it has a destructive impact. >> reporter: conditions are deplorable. like other refugee camps around the world, the difference is that conditions are avoidable and the result of government policy in 2012 violence erupted in this region, forcing the rohingya to flee to camps. homes were burnt and bulldozed. they were born and brought. the government consideration the rohingya illegal immigrants. the government says those that can't produce documents, proving the ancestors lived here should be placed in camps or sent abroad. for moment, it's an impossible task, a time when few had any

papers. a policy that led to allegations that the government was trying to ignore them. >> it will lead to the death of the victims. >> reporter: over the last eight months a clinic at yale law school has been analysing event in myanmar. in order to establish guilt. a court would need to prove that government officials showed an intent to destroy the rohingya. >> given the scale of atrocities committed, and the way that people and politicians talk about row hicka, we think it's hard -- row hinga, it's hard to avoid a conclusion that intend. >> reporter: aung san suy kyi has ignored the plight of leaders, they prefer to engage with military rulers, rarther

than stand up for the rights of a powerless people al jazeera has made several requests for comment from the myanmar government but received no response and you can see of the investigative unit full documentary "gown side agenda "here at 0600, and online at aljazeera.com/genocide agenda. why now, in one of the world's fastest aiming societies, a man is trying to help elderly people, by taking photographs to be used at their funerals. he says it's a way of preserving the memories of people facing dying alone, disconnected from their families, here is his story. >> translation: i take funeral portraits for the elderly.

times are a changing. in my day parents sold their cars and spent the money on their kids' education. now the numbers of educated children to support their persons are falling. all people are marginalized with nothing to rely on. with nowhere to go, they come to parts like this one. i was thinking of what to do. my strength is taking pictures. why don't i take funeral portraits, and i started. the quality would be better at a professional studio. here the environment is bad. it's a challenge, they come here anyway, it doesn't cost anything.

i have to do a lot of photo shot work, taking up blemishes and minimising wrinkles. it takes 20-30 minutes for each person. old people's faces are different. lots of wrinkles and skin. i have to pay attention. some say i don't need to take furniture portraits yet. they are important. they are placed on the table for ancess sore rites and reduced at the funeral place. when friends come to the funeral and look at the president, the life story is there to see. it helps them live on in other people's memory. >> initially i thought tossing my hat that it would be a good thing to do. as i did it something touched my heart, making me feel something. my wife didn't mean to get involved. and thought i needed hep. at the start she was annoyed.

she's more into it than i am. >> and a reminder, you can keep up to date, more news on the website. there assist on the screen, the address aljazeera.com. their vital organs, heart and lungs still unformed. even those who survive beyond 24 hours often die before their first birthday. but if the baby is african american, they are more than twice as likely to die.