egypt accuses britain and america for not sharing information about what could have caused the plane crash in the sign eye you're watching al jazeera, here from doha. also ahead. after 66 years of mistrust, historic hand shakes from the leaders of taiwan and china. >> proo test in indian administered kashmir as narendra modi visits with a multi-billion aid package, plus.

>> i'm malcolm webb on the river nile. people here whether lose their jobs because of hydro-electric dam. >> egypt says information about what caused the plane crash hat not been shared. the comments from egypt's prime minister came from evidence gathered by the britain and the united states. >> the information we had about the incident had not been shared with egyptian security agencies, with any details. this is a question mark we should ask, we are the most involved party. we are expecting more technical information to be provided to

us, instead of spreading it in a casual way. >> now, french investigators looking through the flight recorder data suggests an explosion caused the disaster last seat, killing 224 passengers and the crew. the bites can be heard -- pilots can be heard chatting normally. reports from the u.s. suggest. finally, parts of the plane's wreckage seems to suggest there were pok marks on the door. it could be the as a result of shrapnel. live in london what is the investigation turning up for. >> all eyes on an announcement due to take place in an hour.

where they are expected to give an update on where we are. we do not have a statement on what the counter thing it. the problem that the egyptians that is a sense of exasperation. what the media has been reported is intelligence briefings. giving a record to journalists. talks of recording from inside the cockpit. shan authorities are behind the curve, trying to keep control of

the nara difficult and. >> there's impact across operations, effect using. yes, operations to repatriate tourists in sharm el sheikh and egypt as a whole are continuing. russia decided to pull all its nationals from out of egypt. that enrol a massive undertaking. there's cobb fucks on ou that would cake place.

then today, be heard from the association of travel operators saying 93 plains would be sent in. the europeans trying to get a smaller number of tourists they are having operations campered by the lack of capacity at the sharm el sheikh aircraft of the fireaircraft will be able to bring home tourists and a british official in the past hour said it could take 0 days to bring out that tourism. >> now o news is emerging about an incident involving a plane. a passenger jet quoming to land. coming within 300 meters. if involved the thompson airway

said plane. the pilot saw the missile heading to the aircraft but moved the plane to the left. british authoritities say it wasn't an attack. >> two men, an historic hand hake the greeting between xi jinping and ta wan's leader ma was an historic motionful reconciliation. it was the first of meeting. we have this report. >> reporter: security was tight in openings of the rival. arm personnel ready. no chances taken for the leading of china and taiwan. the prime minister was the first to arrive. when the chinese military. >> if you doubt looks at the

press core. >> neither recognising the other as head of state. china see said taiwan as a rove province. china has the seat of an independent country. >> by 1949, after a civil war. the public of china in beijing was declared. they created their oun republic of china. the talks were a surprise to many. on the sidelines of a summit the president dismissed contact. talks would only happen if the taiwanese would benefit.

>> reporter: if president ma it was also post presidency political life. if he sets himself up as a broker. >> they are flagging opinion polls. president xi spoke before the talks started. 66 years of develops. relations indicates that no matter how many wind and rain both have been through, no force can keep us apart. >> reporter: the meet, lasted less than an hour, this is what ma had to say. >> translation: both sides should stick to one china policy. we have to recognise that although there's one china, we have to agree. there are different

interpretations. >> it was all smiles on seat. the upcoming presidential election in taiwan could see the anned china position taking power. taiwan's main leader said she was disappointed. andrew thomas reports. >> these protesters did not want the summit to go ahead. the opposition party is likely to win an election and are

after independence of taiwan. they are not part of the protest, they couldn't want taiwanese to thing she couldn't keep lines of communication open if in power englands prime minister visited indian administered-kashmir. narendra modi announced an aid package for the flood victims promising economic development. >> protest yours have been clash with police. it was supposed to in that area there. when they marched, waving the flags and the balloons, the police swooped in, almost out of nowhere and tried to push the crowd back, they've been running back and fourth. police have them contained to this area. they were protesting narendra modi's rally, and he is here to announce an aid package to help victims of the flooding and announce development for the state.

the people say they don't want economic help. they want political freedom, they want the issues addressed at the political level. curfews and securities around the city, preventing protests like this happening. but smaller contained ones have gotten through. police are struggling to contain this. it is kept in this general area. heavy rain and flooding disrupted life in the iraqi cap fall baghdad. ordinary iraqis blame corrupt politicians for the failing infrastructure to cope for the second time in a week iraqis have to wade through sweeps. trapped in their homes.

iraqis living in flooded homes see it as crumable infrastructure. >> the rain is flooding our home and street. we want a solution quickly. my children have become ill. >> more than positive people have been killed. before the latest deluge. iraqis protested against a government unable to take care of them. security forces trying to enter the green zone. >> where is the oil money, it's stonly mall abbingy. >> the people here continued to protest against corruption and

the lack of trist yipt and services. >> people of iraq are not treated fairly. economy and services are deteriorating. the prime minister responded to the pressure by announcing reforms. the reforms have been blocked center parliament. the steal marks has concerned the government. >> we have to affirm the need to wect pt constitution. activists are calling for more education. out rage and promises seem far

from materializing. >> film co come on al jazeera, and first time voters want as myanmar parliaments for an election. and a project to bring canadian oil to the australia becomes a pipe dream.

welcome back let's recap the headlines here. egyptian leaders complained that foreign intelligence on the airliner has not been shared with them. data from the black box is

reportedly suggesting an explosion caused the crash, which killed 224 people taiwan repeated its commitment not to seek independ from china, the leaders of the two rivals. they shook hands for the first time in 66 years. china welcomed closer ties and warned against separatist most local politicians were among several rests. candidates held the final rallies. >> reporter: with election

posters down and campaigning coming to a halt. myanmar is heading to the polls. a vote the whole world is watching. over the past two months, most of the cities and towns are seeing campaigning some most have not witnessed. something the 50 million have not witnessed in a quarter of a century, a general election with all the political parties running. especially the national league for democracy. the political laureate aung san suy kyi. the party boycotted a 2010 election, a year before the transformation to the civilian government. >> they did participate in the polling five years ago, as a founding member of the democracy party, one of 91 parties participating in these elections. her father was the first and last democratically elected prime minister, moved by a -- removed by a military coup in

1962. >> for nearly 50 years we were under the rule. not within five years. within five months we wanted changes. not the changes we wanted to see, as for my father he was a seasoned politician. he may not have a kind of frustration. >> she feels the nation needs to channel some of her father's patience. some feel that despite predictons of a win for the opposition, in is just part of the process to full democracy, that destination is still far away. . >> it thes an important step on the road but it is a small first step. if opposition parties were to win 100% of seats elected that are available to them, the

military has a constitution in place stacked in their favour. >> and that includes barring aung san suy kyi from becoming president and giving the military the power to appoint 25% of the parliament. with so many factors and possibilities at play, and in unchartered territory, the predictions of the future is as accurate as the fortune tellers this is one of myanmar's closely watched elections ever. florence louie spoke to do voters. >> the 2015 general election has been described as a landmark election. >> i'm here with two first-time voters, kristina an independent film-maker and a woman from

a corporate affairs firm. >> how important is the election to you? >> it's very important for me and the country. the right to vote is very - the most important thing for the democrat initiative, if we are truly practicing, and we can pick our government. >> this election centered on the topic of change. what change are you hoping to see? >> i hope to see more participation from the opposition party in the parliament. and more balance in the parliamentary system. i want to see more seats from the opposition party. >> myanmar started on a transition to democracy five years ago. are you happy with the changes. >> i'm happy with the changes. democracy is new to the government. at least the government is trying to change. even though #00% they are trying

to change. >> i want them to take more responsibility for rule of law. and i don't feel safe around here these days. there's a lot of crimes. also, health care system is poor. and education system, i want my son to go to the best group we want liberty and creativity. kristina and this woman will join 33 million legible to vote in the myanmar election on sunday. a young man has been found alive after spending 50 hours under the collapsed rubble in pakistan. he was pulled out after rescuers said hopes from fading finding survivors. the 4-story building collapsed on friday killing 49 people. kamal hyder has more.

>> hundreds of relatives are waiting for news of their loved ones that are under the rub. it's the recovering of this 19-year-old, 50 hours after the collapse of the building that is giving a ray of hope that perhaps their relatives may be alive. the search and rescue operation is slow. they do not want to move anything that might compromise anybody that may be alive inside that building. as you can see, a narrow road is separating the relatives from the rescue workers, who are busy across the road. you can see piles of rubble, lifting up large pieces of the debris, and the idea is to try to see if they can reach more survivors who may be alive under the rubble. sierra leone has been declared officially free of ebola. [ ♪♪ ] that's how people were

celebrating in the capital freetown. the world health organisation says there has been no new cases of ebola in the last 42 days. cases of the virus are being reported in neighbouring guinea a new hydroelectric dam under construction in uganda will submerge some of the world's most famous rapids for white water rafting. adventure tourism say companies will close and jobs lost. malcolm webb reports. >> the government is building a dam that will flood the rapids.

>> that will affect me. this is my job. when the dam comes, the rapids will be gone. >> the reservoir will submerge more of the falls. >> the rafting is great fun, but that is not the only reason campaigners say. >> campaigners say that ecologically it is unique and has spiritual significance to the communities living in the area there's a conservation agreement between uganda and the world bank to protect them. that is because of the bank funded another dam upstream finished three years ago. several rapids disappeared under the reservoir. the agreement was meant to protect the river below. the demand tore electricity is growing, and there's money to be made selling it to neighbouring

countries. it needs to be the largest of three possible dams. >> the options may not be viable. it will end up delivering electricity for the people. it will be too expensive for them. >> reporter: construction started by a chinese party funded by the chinese government. a spokesperson wrote: but jeff says it's already happening. he lobbies for the tourism companies, showing us thousands of signatures of locals. they are being ignored and it could be because of corruption something the government denies. >> the government whom we employ - one way or the other. there's a lot of business as a result. >> reporter: it's possible the new dam will help more than

tourism. but the impact has not been assessed. there's calls to generate power and preserve the rapid, and they are being ignored well the german government says there has been no change to its refugee policy for syrians, despite comments from the interior minister. the minister told german radio citizens would be given shorter permits and barred from reuniting with their families. a government spokesman says there has been no change to their status. president obama is rejecting a canadian bid to build an oil pipeline across the united states. transcanada has been trying for seven years to get permission. >> transcanada, 7-year long quest to build the pipeline is over. president obama rejected the

company's application on friday. the first reason, economics. >> the pipeline would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy. so if congress is serious about wanting to created jobs. this was not the way to do it. >> the other reason, the u.s.'s credibility on ending global warning. the u.s. is meeting with port countries at a climate change conference in disez. >> america is a global leader when it comes to taking action to fight climate change. frankly, approving the project would have undercut the leadership. >> reporter: transcanada has been trying to build the pipeline since 2008. it will connect transcanada's oil fields in alberta with existing pipelines and refineries on the gulf of mexico. it was projected it would move 127 million litres of crude oil

a day. despite opposition from environmental groups obama hinted he might approve the plan in 2012. >> today i'm directing my administration to cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles and make this a priority, to get it done. >> the state department which was in charge of the review finally decided it doesn't serve u.s.'s national interests. the c.e.o. is disappointed and is considering next steps. today misplaced symbolism was chosen: >> environmental groups say they need to keep the pressure on the president. >> we helped him reject the keystone pipeline, we helped him stop arctic drilling. we'll help him stop atlantic drilling. and keeping fossil fuels in the land. this is not just about what the president does in a vacuum, but

what he's pushed to do. >> helping president obama build his legacy, and looking ahead to whoever replaces him in the white house you can get more on the story as well as the other ones you've been following here, if you head to the web page. aljazeera.com. welcome to panama. i'd heard the stories of a rich and diverse forest. >> hi, buddy! >> i'd be lying if i didn't admit that i was psyched to be here. i'd find plenty of butterflies and a heck of a lot more. >> did you see that guy? >> that's what i could count on. but then, panama surprised me.