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>> your world is back tomorrow beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. have a great day. >> turkey's president tells the world to respect the result after the ruling party gains its majority. you're watching al jazeera live from hour headquarters in doha. also ahead: the bodies of victims of a russian plane crash arrive home. president putin calls on investigators to build an objective picture of what happened. the rebels in syria who are using their prisoners as human shields to deter government forces. kansas city royals and their three decade wait for baseball's
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biggest prize. hello, turkish president erdogan said the whole world should respect the result of sunday's general election. the ruling ak party received nearly 50% of the vote, regaining its parliamentary majority. president erdogan said the people voted for a stable turkey. >> the national wheel manifested itself on november 1 in favor of stability after the short term development, the national wheel decided that there is no way out other than choosing stability. they decided in favor of stability. i hope this outcome will be good for our people and our country. >> other correspondents are covering the story across the country. we are in southeastern turkey, but first let's go to istanbul.
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>> the results have shocked many people here in turkey, including supporters of the ruling justice and development party, as well as the main opposition parties. now the leader of the ruling ak party was trying in his speech to reach out to all of turkey. he said i am not the leader of a party, but rather a prime minister of all turks. he said we are trying to end the polarization. how to do that remains to be seen. given the fact that the ak party won 49% of the vote, it still has to be chartered the other 51%. the other opposition parties as well as many within the turkish society mistrust the tendencies by the ruling ak party, so the next few days and weeks or months are crucial to end the political polarization in turkey. >> we know that here in the southeast of the country, the
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h.d.p. loft 10 seats back to the a.k. they were campaigning in a very different environment since the june election. the h.d.p. wasn't successful in persuading the p.k.k. to lay down arms. there are suggestions that those socially conservative kurds frightened about the outbreak of violence decided to put their support back with the a.k.p. some see as a safer option to return to what they thought was
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the stacket turkey had before the election. >> metro jet said only an external impact could have brought the russian plane down. investigators say it broke up in midair but don't know way. president putin has called or an objective picture of what happened. >> in the early hours of monday morning, a russian government plane carrying the victims of the air disaster touched down in st. petersburg. all 224 passengers onboard the aircraft died, most russian holiday makers. the bodies had been brought to a city mortuary where relatives are now tasked with identifying their loved once. at the crash site in egypt, aviation experts have been searching for clues as to the causes of the disaster. an armed group linked to isil claims it shot down the airbus
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in response to russian airstrikes in syria. russian officials say the plane broke up at altitude. now the russian airline says it believes the plane was brought down by an external impact, ruling out technical fault or pilot error. >> there are no such faults like engine failure or system failure. there is no such combination of systems failure that could lead to a plane breaking up in the air. the only possible explanation for a breck up of the aircraft in the air could be a certain impact, some mechanical or physical impact. >> outside st. petersburg main airport, an expanding memorial to the dead. a popular package holiday destination for many russians, 17 children were among those killed. >> it's sad, people, children who were on the flight, it's heartbreaking. i have a child myself and i fly very often. >> russian federal investigators
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have opened a criminal case into the incident. on the weekend, russian police reportedly raided the moscow offices, seizing documents and hard drives. russia has a poor aviation safety record with many incidents blamed on aging aircraft, but the airline insists the plane was in good shape. it's hoped the aircrafts flight data recorders will yield more answers. al jazeera. a rebel group in syria is using prisoners as human shields. they are trying to stop the army from targeting douma outside the capital damascus. we have the story. >> this is how the rebels plan to fight back against syrian military air raids. they have decided to put their prisoners in cages and scatter them in residential areas as a way to pressure the government to stop targeting douma.
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they paraded them in the streets to tell the world that these men and women will be used as human she'd. the prisoners are believed to be officers and their families from the alowait sect. >> after what happened in the city of obama, most decided to place those prisoners from the sect and high ranking regime officers in cages in towns so they can taste our misery and so they can be targeted by russian airstrikes, as our children and our women are. >> douma is regularly targeted by government airstrikes. friday's attack was one of the worst yet. the medical charity doctors without borders said extent people were killed and 550 wounded in what was described as an extremely violent bombing in a marketplace. it wasn't the first time citizens were targeted. in august, more than 100 were
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killed in douma, the oppositions largest stronghold in the damascus countryside, which is under siege. a few days ago, a makeshift clinic was also hit. >> two bombs hit the clinic. it was a direct hit and the patients were killed and injured. the clinic is five kilometers from the front line. we can no longer operate and we used to treat 5,000 patients a month. >> the fighting has intensified amid efforts to find a political solution. u.n. special envoy visited damascus following the talking about in vienna, where world powers and regional rivals discussed syria. they called for a nationwide truce and the renewal of peace talks. at the same time, there are efforts by some members of the u.n. security council to enforce a resolution to stop bombs by syrian government forces. britain's ambassador to the u.n. said it is important for what he called to the in discriminate body to stop, because it kills and terrorizes.
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it's also one of the causes for the flood of refugees from syria. russia has made clear it will oppose any resolution, because it believes it will jeopardize diplomatic efforts that have so far failed to end the war. >> iraq's parliament voted to block prime minister abadis government from passing key reforms without approval. he pushed reforms popular with voters. politicianles accuse abadi of violating the constitution by sacking ministers and cutting salaries of government employees without consultations. a professor of political science and senior fellow of the middle east center at the london school of economics says the iraqi prime minister's position is becoming untenable. >> it's becoming more and more difficult on mr. abadi to survive. i think the more he deferred about his reformations, the more his enemies forces and they are
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now starting to put be a stack else in his way. i cannot imagine that he is going to do anything constructive or positive to end this objection from the parliament and maybe we will see in the near future a call for a vote of confidence. there are differences between the ministry of defense and the popular mobilization and there are differences between the center and the iraqi-kurdish region. there are differences between even the militias fighting against isis. i don't think mr. abadi has succeeded to present himself or his government as a united one fighting isis. >> the leaders of south korea and japan agreed to speed up talking about on so-called comfort women. south korea insisted japan compensates women from military
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brothels. we have this report. >> this relationship has been in a deep freeze since these leaders took office, the handshake and smiles hardly brimmed with warmth but might represent the start of the thaw. the south korea president talked of the need of sincerity to heal painful history. the president spoke of future oriented releases. south korea wants japan's prime minister to address the past, in particular the sexual enslavement of tens of thousands of young korean women by the japanese army before and during world war ii and compensate the dwindling number of survivors of the so-called comfort women's system. perhaps the bare minimum was agreed, a promise to speed up talks on the issue. >> in order to build a forward looking relationship. we should not leave obstacles for the comfort women issue. >> south korean officials have pressed for sincere language
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from prime minister on the issue. his stance on japan's history and policies of loosening restrictions on japan's present day military were major factors in president park's earlier refusal to meet him. now that impasse has been broken at least. the u.s. defense secretary ash carter in seoul for talks welcomed the move, talking about of the importance of washington's trilateral relationship with its two central regional allies. there's still repair work needed. president park didn't offer japan's prime minister lunch before his flight home. he equally pointedly took his entourage to a traditional restaurant. >> the u.n. marks the day for
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>> you're the first one on the scene. suicides, homicides, the roof is crushing into somebody's chest. >> what is the number one cause of death for police officers? >> suicide. >> today's top stories on al jazeera, the turkish president erdogan said the whole world should respect the result of sunday's general election. his ak party can now form a majority government. european security observers say the election was unfair, saying significant security concerns imposed restrictions on
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campaigning. >> the russian airline who's flight crashed in egypt insist technical failure is not to blame, saying only an external impact could have brought the plane down. president putin said investigators must build an objective picture to what happened. happened. israeli police arrested five suspects after an explosive device was found in a car. it was found in a town southeast of jerusalem. police say the bomb could have been used for an attack on israeli forces. >> a palestinian teenager has been shot in the occupied west bank. one of the men allegedly tried to stab a soldier. he was shot and killed.
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the second palestinian has been arrested. today, november 2 is the u.n.'s international day ant i impunity for crimes against journalists. ban ki-mooned the right to speak out should be safeguarded. many journalists ever come under increasing harassment. we have a report from jerusalem. >> it's tense, this protest just outside ramallah in the occupied west bank. a journalist is filming. >> the commander threatened to spray us with pepper spray. we moved back. then he began straying at all the journalists. >> he said he did nothing wrong and moved back. >> i said to the commander what are you doing to the journalists? you are attacking you guess. >> the police issued this
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statement in response to our request for comment. during violent confrontations and while the forces were handling an attack, the journalists and emergency medical services risked their lives and israeli forces when they moved back to a safe security distance. they were confronting forces and refused to answer requests. border police commander has instructed to investigate the incident and draw lessons learned if it is required. >> is accredited by the israeli press office. >> the government treats any attack on a journalists or photographer with severity. any journalists injured or feels like he is attacked is given a response after a thorough investigation. >> another incident during protests at the end of september shows israeli security forces smashing a camera belonging to a photographer from the news service. israeli forces say a deputy company commander was dismissed
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following an investigation. >> i'd like to file a complaint, but i'm afraid because i'll keep working in the field. i'm afraid he'll be there again and when he finds out i filed a complaint, he might target me specifically. i don't know how a journalists is expected to be protected in this case. >> it calls on all member states to do their utmost to prevent violence from media workers, ensure accountability and bring the perpetrators to justice. >> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon said he is deeply concerned about the abuse of religion. >> it's less than a week to myanmar's election, an event
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seen as an important step in the countries transition to democracy. the united nation secretary ban ki-moon is concerned hate speech is being used and racial and religious tensions stirred up. support is thrown behind the military ruling backed party, saying it's the best able to protect voters race and religion. it is anti muslim sentiment being whipped up. the main party is accused of being a pro muslim party in the hopes that voters will stay away from vote are for it. the united nation secretary ban ki-moon has said if these actions are allowed to go unpunished, it will tarnish myanmar's reputation. >> police try to clear protestors near a border checkpoint. the majority is angry about
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nepals new constitution they say ignored demands for a separate state. the police action ensured hundreds of trucks stuck at the border finally crossed through, but other trucks carrying goods including fuel supplies are still stranded. australia's prime minister has scrapped the national honors system, saying the tights aren't compatible with modern australia. >> it is a long way from being the most important issue in australia today, but it is a change removing knights and dames from australia's honor system is being taken.
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>> the government says the change will help it improve services, but as we report, critics say it's a waste of money. >> nigerians are filling out application forms to have their names included in a new national identity database. they'll get an identity card. it's an attempt to collect data for planning and improve public services and security. this man is applying. after filling out the form, has he his bu bio metric details ta. >> the project was launched august of last year, but only
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7 million people's names are on the database so far, the government says a lack of internet in rural areas, poor power supply and lack of money have been factors, but in january, a law makes it difficult to get certain services without a national identity number. >> you can't open a bank account without a number. you can't deal in certain transactions without an m.a. number. you can't deal in pensions, you cannot deal in insurance policies. you cannot obtain a driver's license or electronic passports. >> since the 1970's, there have been three attempts to produce a national identity database and bio metric identity cards. hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent, and there are
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over 20 government agencies collecting bio metric data. >> it's a waste of money. i think that ideally, if you are to have a national data colation system, then it should have a variety of purposes, including being able to extract a voter registration card from it, including being able to provide that base of driver's license. >> civil society and human rights organizations say there's a lack of government transparency about how people's personal data will be used. back at the application center, he will get his card in about three months. the hope is that the database and identity card will provide improved services the government promises. al jazeera, nigeria. >> argentina, they love a nice juicy steak and sausage and chore recent zero. in fact, any meat on the
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barbecue whets their appetite. >> kilos of red and processed meat in this barbecue in buenos aires. he says he loves his sausage sandwiches, and is not too worried about the world health organization warning. >> you take a look at all this food, and you are going to miss this amazing sausage sandwich? you cannot leave this life without eating this. >> according to the world health organization, processed meat increases the chance of getting cancer and red meat could probably be a cause, too. >> people in argentina eat over 100-kilos of meat a year, chorizo, chicken, kidneys and red meat. barbeques like this one can be seen around the country and
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people here say never minding the risk, they won't stop coming. >> argentina is famous for tango and beef. the first cattle were introduced by the spanish in the 16th century and they became a feature on the tapas. cattle herders once worked in the grass lands of central argentina. >> here in latin america, we eat a lot of meat. it's our tradition, our culture, but maybe we have to take more care about what we eat, but illness is caused by stress. >> in argentina, breast cancer is the most common cause of death among women and lung and prostate cancer the main cause among men. he says they are trying to raise awareness. >> the report sends a message and raised awareness.
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we recommend not to eat red meat more than twice a week. it's about having a healthy lifestyle. we're clear about prevention and to have primary care is important. you can reduce cancer by 40%. >> even though awareness has increased in argentina in recent years, culture is the first challenge experts face when trying to convince people to lead a healthier life. al jazeera, buenos aires. the kansas city royals have won their first world series title since 1985. it comes just a year after they missed out on baseball's biggest prize against the san francisco giants. we have this report. >> a 30 year wait is over, the royals clinched the world series after winning a game five against the new york mets. new york pitcher matt harvey was
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solid over eight innings, only allows four hits. with the bats, the mets had taken the lead in the first innings, thanks to a solo home run from curtis granderson. they went two up in the bottom of the sixth. ment mets on it is verbal of victory threw away the game. they needed one more out but after the ground strike, looks duda's loose throw allowed hosmer to get home. >> unbelievable base running by hosmer. >> 2-2, extra innings were needed. at the top of the 12, an r.b.i.
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single put the royals in front. there was no turning back. in the same inning, escobar hit another run in for the royals to go 4-2 ahead. shortly after, the bases were loaded for kansas city, and lorenzo cain hit a three run single. closing pitcher wade davis wrapped up the game in the bottom of the 12th with a strike. >> everybody came to spring training as determined of a group that i've ever seen that they were going to get back and they were going to finish the deal this time, so from day one, there was no doubt in my mind that they wouldn't accomplish it. there was no doubt in their mind they wouldn't accomplish it. >> salvador perez was named world series m.v.p.
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as a long night of celebration began for baseball's new champions. >> you can keep up to date with all the news on our website at aljazeera.com. the opener of a russian jet that went down in egypt rules out technical failure and suggestion it may have been attacked. >> paul ryan rejects the possibility of working with president obama on immigration reform. the kansas city royals are the kings of baseball. it took extra innings to stun the new york mets and capture kansas city's
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