election day - turks vote in the second parliamentary election amidviolence and you're watching al jazeera, live from our hours in doha. also coming up... ..al-shabab attacks a hotel in somali's capital, killing at least 15 people . russian and egyptian investigators begin examining the black boxes from the crashed russian airliner. al jazeera gains rare access to bases in afghanistan where children are recruited to fight

for i.s.i.l. so, voters in turkey are at the polls for the second time in five months. the general election is a challenge for the a.k. party of recep tayyip erdogan. it failed to win enough seats in the poll in june and couldn't form a majority government. we have the latest from ankara. >> this is the fourth time turks take to the poll in two years, contrary to other countries where people expect voter fatigue and dwindling turn out. a lot of polls predict higher voter turn out. generally thee had an impressive voter turn out in the 80% or higher mark. the reason this time around a lot of people expect more to

take the votes is how significant the elections are. they are significant on a number of levels. in terms of security and instability, the bombings by i.s.i.s., the break down in the peace talks between the state, the government and the armed kurdish separatist groups, the p.k.k. in terms of the instability the a.k. party governing on its own for a decade was unable to see that majority that it needed to govern alone in june, and that's why the snap elections took place, the inability to form a collision government meant the economy suffered with roadblocks coming up there. the turkish leader taking a lit and devaluing rights after the june 7th election. they are important elections, indeed. whether they will bring about a new era of stability and whether

no party will govern on its own, we'll find out live to bernard smith in south-eastern turkey, and a lot of security in the kurdish area. how is that affecting the food of voters, and hopes for the kurdish political party? >> the mood is certainly much more subdued than it was when we were last here at the same polling station as we were in june. it has not affected the turn out. there has been more than 70% of people eligible to vote, come to cast the vote. there was a couple of hours left to vote in the eastern half of turkey, the polls carrying an hour earlier. they are open for three hours in the western half of turkey, plenty are turning out to vote. this is a place where it kent wrong in june. the party had been able to rely on socially conversation scurds

to keep them -- kurds to keep them with a governing majority. they left the akp and threw their support, many of them, behind the pro-kurdish h.d.p. and since when the akp hasn't done a lot to get the kurdish voters back. the h.k.p. seems to be holding on to its kurdish - pro-kurdish support. there are kurdish voters, we know, who are did not that the hd has not done more to stop the violence, but nevertheless the kurdish party seems to have been holding on to their support, according to their polls, which is why the akp has gone focussing attention on winning nationalist support from the mnhp, trying to get support. >> thank you for that. bernard smith in diabaka

al-shabab fighters in somali are claiming responsibility for attacking a hotel popular with politicians. 15 were killed, including a member of parliament. victoria gatenby has more. >> a suicide bomber detton its its explosives in a hotel. the hotel was stormed after a car was packed with explosives. somali soldiers were called in to recapture the hotel. >> it's clear, if you look back in somalia after the last six months that al-shabab has the capability to organise terror attacks. it's unfortunate that they occur

sporad sporadical sporadically, over all the government forces are in the offensive and have the momentum. >> reporter: the hotel is popular with politicians, one former and past member of parliament are among the dead. senior government journalists and official was killed. one mp called the attack a dark day for somali. al-shabab which operates in somali and neighbouring countries, they claimed responsibility. in april fighters from the group killed 147 people in an attack on a university college in kenya. in september 2013, al-shabab fighters stormed the westgate shopping mall in nairobi, killing 67 people. somali has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago somali's government pushed al-shabab out of major city, with the help of

of major city, with the help of african union soldiers. attacks like this showed somali's government and supporters have much more work to do. a professor in international relations at qatar university says the attack is an enormous security failure by the government. >> it shows still the security forces are weak and they need to improve their tactics and strategies in dealing with such attacks. that is clear. i think the government needs to - there is no by the way, there's no alternative there's no other way to go about it. foreign forces is not an alternative. the only way to go about it is to strengthen and empower the somali government, the forces to deal with al-shabab, and other extremist groups that want to run the country, there is no other alternative as far as i'm

concerned. that said, it was a big failure, security failure on the part of the government. they have to accept that and do something about it russian and egyptian investigators will start to analyse the black box recorder from saturday's plane crash. russia observed a day of mourning from the passengers and crew. it crashed after being bound for st. petersburg. mourners laid flowers at a shrine for the dead. peter sharp is in st. petersburg. >> the three aircraft filled with air crash investigators that left st. petersburg arrived in cairo, and the teams are now at the scene of crash and the debris is huge, stretching 30 square kilometres, so the plane must have broken up considerably in its dissent.

one of the pieces intact was the flight deck and the cockpit, meaning the black boxes were recovered and they are virtually intact, and will be opened in the next few hours in the hopes of coming to a conclusion about exactly what happened to that aircraft. this could go on for some time, but the fall out continues. emirates airlines is the latest to suspend flight over sinai and if joins lufthansa and air france that made the same decision yesterday, until the results of how that flight are known a new coalition of opposition armed groups launched an offensive against i.s.i.l. in nearby syria. a group of forces is backed by the united states. this angered other fighters, worried the kurds have other

ambitions. america's partners on the ground. the syrian democratic forces announced the start of an offensive it hoped would end i.s.i.l.'s presence in the nearby corner of the country. the newly formed alliance includes kurdish, arab and assyrian forces, and is expected to receive the help of u.s. special forces which the obama administration plans to support to syria to help in the fight. >> translation: we announced the first step to liberate syria. groups are participating in this effort with the coordination and support of u.s. led coalition. u.s. backing for the syrian kurdish forces is not new. the so-called people's protection unit cleared many areas of i.s.i.l. with the help of coalition air strikes and is trying to recruit more groups to create what leaders say is a unified national force.

despite that the y.p.g. is criticized by many, including neighbouring turkey for creating their own state. >> when they are using the arab slogans, and say they have a lot of groups joining them they receive credibility. it is clear from other rebels and factions that this is a kurdish force strikes to implement a plan and agenda. >> the y.p.g. controls half the border with syria, the force pushing i.s.i.l. from the southern countryside. this is it expected to be the prelude to an attack. already the y.p.g. is around 50km north of what i.s.i.l. says is their capital. bit the y.p.g. refused to press further, without syrian arab rebels taking the lead. one of its partners, an arab rebel group said an offensive against i.s.i.l. is imminent.

the leader said it would be an historic battle for them first and syria second. >> the syrian democratic forces sayle goal is not just to end i.s.i.l.'s presence, but to build a democratic and unified syria, a goal shared by the united states, deciding to send troops on an advisory mission for the first time to syria. the deployment and support for the y.p.g. is causing tensions. >> u.s. ground involvement in syria is focused on fighting i.s.i.l. secretary of state john kerry said the u.s. is not entering the war. this is it angering other opposition groups, who are not just worried about the strength of the y.p.g., but believe the priorities should be to fight the government. israeli soldiers fired bullets and tear gas at palestinian protesters, gun fire started in hebron following the funerals of

five teenagers, thousands of mourners were at the funerals on saturday. israel handed the bodies over for burial after intervention by president mahmoud abbas and international groups. an israeli soldiers has been suspended after warning palestinians to stop flowing stones or they'd be gassed. the incident happened on thursday at the refugee camp in the occupied west bank. a resident filmed as threats were issues through a loud speaker. in a response to stone throwing the unidentified soldiers told people to go home or we'll gas you until you die still to come - kenya looks to a little matter that could solve two environmental problems at once. plus... ..new zealand lift the rugby

world cup for a record third time after beating australia in the final in london.

welcome back. let's remind you of the top stories, voters in turkey are at the polls for the second time in five months. president recep tayyip erdogan cast his ballot. the election was called when the a.k. party failed to form a coalition party after the election in june. al-shabab gunmen have bombed a hotel in somalia, killing 15 and a mp.

two explosions hit the hotel, popular with politicians. russian and egyptian investigators start to analyse the black box flight recorders from the plane crash. russia is observing a day of mourning for the passengers and crew on board the metro jet i.s.i.l. fighters say they are taking more territory from the taliban in north-eastern afghanistan. al jazeera gained rare access to areas held by the group. we have reports on how they are recruiting children to fight for them. >> translation: another generation of our grandchildren are being brain washed. this is the rest of the province, and those giving reference pledged allegiance to islamic state of iraq and levant. al jazeera has been given rare access to the front lines in eastern afghanistan, where i.s.i.l. says it's gaining ground. they seem to be preparing to stay, as their recruitment is

aimed at the young. i.s.i.l. fighters seem comfortable in the village life. there is a constant fear of drone strikes, but their biggest enemy is the afghan taliban. >> thank god there's a calafat. that's why we pledge allegiance. >> taliban fighter are defending territory not just from the military but from i.s.i.l. gunmen. >> translation: we don't agree with the brothers who want i.s.i.l. in afghanistan. the taliban are already here. there's no need. why would you join them al jazeera was given access to two of the group's bases. the numbers don't appear to be large, but more are in hiding. >> there are many fighters all over the province, a large number of foreign fighters come from saudi arabia and europe. they are here, but can't talk face to face.

>> reporter: more chilling than their aims are the methods. these 13 and 17-year-olds are ready to become suicide bombers. they say they have been trained by foreigners and don't fear giving up their lives. their declared target is a commander, a former governor, notorious for his ruthlessness. he said suicide attackers don't scare him. civilians who have seen war for decades are afraid of violence. thousands have been displaced as i.s.i.l. enters the conflict between the government and the taliban. in the remote mountainous areas, i.s.i.l. is finding sanctuaries to grow stronger in myanmar, it's the final week of campaigning for the first properly contested election following 50 years of military rule. aung san suy kyi is holding a rally in yangon. her party faces the ruling party

in most constituencies. if neither party wins a majority. they are expected to forge alliances and form a government. florence louie sent this update. >> there's not been reliable opinion polls leading to the election. many political commentators predict the national league for democracy will win the majority. the other group says there has been inaccuracies, and said that they could be anywhere between 30-80%. they had to contend with dirty tactics. in a count where anti-muslim sentiment has been exploited, they have been accused of being a pro-muslim party. and that means it's chosen not to field a muslim candidate. a move heavily criticized. a third fact is the fact that ethnic people will likely choose

their own ethnic parties. whoever wins the election, the military will still be an important force because the way the constitution is drafted. it's guaranteed 25% of people in parliament with the right to appoint the home minister, giving it control over security and the justice system. for post elections, it will not be the general's view of a democracy, but the election is viewed as a step to the democratic process. a book publisher has been found hacked to death in dakar. he published books by an author that was also killed. four sec eye lar bloggers have been murdered. protesters urged the government to halt the attacks. >> south korea, china and japan held the first trilateral talks

in three years. the leaders pledged to boost trade corporations and prepare relations marred by territorial disputes. harry fawcett has more from the south korean capital seoul for japan's prime minister stepping on to the tarmac must have been akin to stepping foot on hostile territory. the south korean government admonished him and the south korean president refused to meet him. his host seems to have decided that resuming the talks, stalled for three years is necessary. >> i hope that it will serve as a catalyst to strengthen the cooperation amongst the three countries and contribute to bilateral relations. >> reporter: during the talks all three agreed to accelerate efforts to a free trade agreement, covering 12% of the economy, and working towards resuming long stalled 6-party

talks. the prime minister shinzo abe called for a common effort on the issue of japanese abductees. >> on the sit of regional affairs, especially regarding north korea, i strongly appeal to both leaders about solving the issue of people that have been abducted. >> under the president south korea has been improving ties with beijing, its most important economic relationship. one that contains a shared suffering. both governments accuse the prime minister of glossing over his country's past wrongs. >> we agree to handle sensitive matters, including facing our history properly and squarely while looking towards the future and agree to development stable relations and bilateral relationships in all aspects. president park geun-hye and prime minister shinzo abe will

hold bilateral face-to-face meetings on monday. it's destined to be short and lacking in substance, the symbolism is important. particularly to the united states, which wants to see two key regional allies mend their relationship. >> the constitutional court confirms the presidential elections, they challenged the result after conte was given more than 50% of the vote. he's disu do be sworn in in december. environmental activists in kenya are trying to make the community more energy efficient, and want to convince people that human waste can be a source of fuel. >> reporter: this woman is teaching women about coal.

it's not just about coal, it's taking longer, odour less. buying something new, north-west, they have a tough job convincing people to buy. >> translation: people normally ask me is it really safe. they are conservative. the first reaction is shock. the first reaction is shock. c i explain to them that this has been tested and proven to be safe. >> they are known for the flower fans, which earns the government millions in export. but it's a sanitation hazard that not enough titles and disposal waist system. so most is dumped in the lake. a nonprofit organization is helping to change that. they come in at a cost. nobody cares about cleaning them. when you look at that those using them for from their house.

>> reporter: sanitation has been giving people toilet boxes like this one, and collecting waste twice a week for a fee of $5 a month. the waste is brought here for treatment. solar concentrators is meant to kill everything that is harmful, a process that takes a day to make sure the waste is clean and fit enough to go into that processing plant. >> in a fairly simply process, human waste is mixed with stems flown away to make this. in is mostly sold to industries. workers here are increasingly reaching out to people at home. >> in a lot the areas, they don't have gas stoves, and the have a hole is perfect for working with the mechanics. >> many use charcoal and firewood.

the plan is to reduce cutting down trees and help with waste management. it's a good idea for a country where 7 out of 10 lack a household toilet and 5% of human waste is treated before being released into the environment. shows working to popularize if say the biggest challenge is to convince people that human waste can be good a bit of sports news. new zealand have become the first team to successfully defend the rugby world cup. the kiwis beat australia 34-17 in the final in london. lee wellings reports from twickenham. >> reporter: the great antipathy and rivals new zealand and australia in the final of the rugby world cup together in the first time. in weather more familiar to the southern hemisphere than london

in october. >> the last team we want to meet. now that we are here, can't wait to be here. >> legends, legends, beaten by the young bucks. >> reporter: the all blacks reached the favourites on a record-run of 13 world cup victories, australia hoping to peak when it mattered the most. the early pressure from nz, giving dan carter a chance to open the scoring in the world cup fine, but the last international. the all blacks were doing the attacking, brokering the resistance. a try, a deserved 16-3 lead, and the start to the second half was as devastating. dem. onu, who passed 100 caps with a sint lating try. the australian team would not dream of giving up. not in a world cup final, and found a way to surge over. the comeback continued when they crossed the try line, the cap back down to four points.

carter made the save, a superb goal, a long distance kick. and the final points of the tournament. by the time bowden barrett broke free to score, victory was safe. new zealand the first nation to retain the world cup. the trophy lifted by ritchie mccaw described as the best to a played for the all blacks. but with special players around him. >> it's not so much being here, doing your job the best you can, when you have 15 men, 23, they say enhance it. new zealanders live and breath, now they have a team called by many the greatest history. this has been a tournament of memorable games, surprising ruts, and no surprise at who ended up the champions. and don't forget you can

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