blatter and platini are banned for eight years by f.i.f.a.'s ethics committee. we will be live in zurich. this is al jazeera live. also coming up on the program. the afghan taliban gained control of a key district along the border with pakistan. political shake up in spain. the ruling party fails to win a majority. the key question is how they now form a coalition. at least 91 people are missing after a huge land slide in china.

the search for survivors continues. blatter and platini have been banned for eight years by f.i.f.a.'s ethics committee. blatter was suspended from the govern body back in october. he says his explanation of a payment made to vice president to platini in 2011 was not convincing. both have denies wrongdoing and blatter is expected to hold a news conference shortly. joining me live from zurich is our correspondent appeal reece. both banned. is that the end of the story now. do we all move on? >> reporter: yes. well, the bans are definitely the biggest part of this. we were expecting a ban of about seven years for both of them. eight years weep weren't far

off. for blatter if this ban is upheld, it essentially means he leaves as president of f.i.f.a. in disgrace after 17 years in charge. he was hoping to use the congress when his successor will be named in february as a try um font-- triumphant period. what is more pertinent is the ban for platini. eight years for him. that means that he won't get to stand as president of f.i.f.a. in those elections on february 26. he is just long been regarded as the only real valid successor to blatter and the man who would probably clean up f.i.f.a. he has had a successful reign as president of uafa and again if this ban is upheld he won't be able to attend matches at euro

2016 in his home company of france next year, with whom he won euro 1984 as the top goal scorer. this is a legend of footballer, a man who was expected to change the future of f.i.f.a. for him and for possibly for football this is a blow paul, blatter is due to hold a press conference shortly. both men are defiant and both are going to appeal against the decision. >> reporter: yes. it seems both will appeal. platini didn't even attend his hearing last week in protest of what he believed was the ethics committee having already made their decision without hearing from him. blatter did attend his eight-hour hearing. his reasons for the two million dollar payment to platini weren't fully believed. although they didn't actually go as far as to find him guilty of corruption. platini is certainly likely to

appeal to the court of arbitration for sport. it could mean that this ban is overturned, but it looks like he definitely won't be able to stand in the election in february. blatter has actually said that he doesn't believe the ethics committee has the power to ban him. he believes that its up to the member countries of f.i.f.a. to ban him from football which you might think is a bit strange when he set up the committee to clean up the organization, but we're going to hear from him in the next hour or so. i'm sure he will come out fighting, as he tends to do in these situations more twists and turn, no doubt, to come. paul reece, thanks afghan officials say taliban fighters have taken control of a southern district. fighting is still ongoing in the helmand province. only army facilities are still under government control.

on sunday the president took to facebook asking the president for help to stop the area from falling into the armed group. helmand produces opium and is an important area. have you heard any government response yet? >> reporter: yearly woe spoke to some police officials in helmand province. he said that still the fighting is ongoing. there are special forces, units have arrived in the area and are planning massive operations. he also said that some families have also been displaced and they're trying to leave the area. i spoke to a ministry official. he said that he did not confirm

whether the government steps were taken by talibans, but parliament areas that were in control of the afghan government were taken by taliban. he also said that they are preparing a plan for the massive operation led by the afghan forces to gain their control of the strategic district. now, the area has witnessed a long history of battle between u.s. marines, british forces, but could only control the center of the town of singin. but the rest of the villages were under control of the taliban for a long period. earlier on sunday the deputy governor raised his voice and directed his facebook post to the president and asking him for direct intervention and paying attention if he doesn't pay more attention to helmand, it could

soon or easily fall to the hands of taliban thanks very much. we can speak to our political analyst and commentator on afghanistan. how permanent is this likely to be and what about the response from the government? >> well, i don't think it's going to be a very permanent take over of the district by the taliban. if the government can get its act together and come up with a quick strategy, and it is not only going to deal with zangin as an issue on hand, but to pacify the taliban as a region of the whole, then the government has a good chance to take over the district from the taliban. the problem with the government at the moment is that it is concentrating on making peace with the taliban and not really having a military strategy to chase the taliban away from the

centers of population. when the international forces were in that region, they took a lot of territory and handed over to afghan government. what the government has done is put the forces in the districts in a defensive mode, taken hold and sit there and that has given the taliban the initiative to regroup, come back and attack and erode the government's defense forces over a long period of time. the reports are coming right now that the afghan security forces have been fighting for weeks against the taliban. it has only come to this now that they are about to lose ground to the taliban in a match. that is because the government is not supplying its forces in the outer districts. i have been to an area which is a district in helmand where a dam, a hydro electric dam, is supposed to provide electricity for the whole province.

it is under the hand of the taliban. the government mayn't made an effort to retake this district either -- hasn't made an effort this is exemplified by the governor saying there has to be more attention >> the government has no military strategy, and there is month proper communication between the center and the provinces. also remember one more thing, that this is not only a military failure, it's also an intelligence failure. the government has not been able to win over the hearts and minds of the population. as our correspondent in kabul said, as it is in the hand of the government but around it always has been in the hands of the taliban. why has the government not broken out of the centers and won the hearts and minds of the people in the wider countryside great to get your understanding of in complicated story. thank you very much. >> thank you spain has been left with no

clear governing majority after an election produced a divide parliament. mariano rajoy's party lost more than a third of its support. two new comers. mariano rajoy's took 123 seats in the 350-seat parliament. falling short of majority. the opposition socialist came second with 90 seats. two new parties, the podemos formed just last year claimed 69 seats and while the pro business citizens party won 40 seats, the rest went to another. spain is facing a new period of political uncertainty. as barnaby phillips reports from madrid. >> reporter: it's the strangest victory celebration you will ever see. at the headquarters of spain's popular party they were trying to work out what it all means. they came first, but with their lowest share of the vote since

the 1980s. the subdued mood here reflects the atmosphere of political confusion. the prime minister has fallen well short of an absolute majority and it is dip to see how he can build a stable coalition. all this means that spain could be in for a long period of political uncertainty. when when mariano rajoy came out to speak to his supporters, he said he would lead spain on to recovery. >> translation: there are still a lot of people in difficulty. we need to create more jobs. the spanish need a government that has parliamentary support and therefore i will seek a stable government and continue in the general interests of all spaniards. >> reporter: on the other side of town they were celebrating a political earthquake. the anti austerity podemos party

has burst onto the scene and will now be a major force in the new parliament. for many young spanish people tired of corruption and unemployment, podemos is the futur future. >> we are very happy for the fact that in spain the two-party system is ended and we are happy because we are starting a new political era in our country. >> reporter: for the socialists appeared their leader, poi, this was not a good nature-- and their leaders. pablo iglesias. such was a lack of clarity around this result, they could be future partners in any coalition. that leaves the citizens party, another new force which could play a prominent role in the

maneuvering to come. like podemos, the citizens have tapped into a disenchantment with the old political establishment. at the end of a long night in madrid, the party faithful made their way home, still arguing about who won, who lost and how on earth a government will emerge from this messy situation. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, madrid up to 91 people are missing after a land side in southern china. there are unconfirmed reports of three dead. a report. >> reporter: it used to be a busy industrial park in one of china's biggest cities full of factories, shops and homes. that has all been buried under a thick layer of mud. nearly 1500 rescue workers have been on the scene throughout the night trying to find survivors. the task hampered by the

unstable ground. the land slide swept away everything in its path. 22 buildings have been destroyed, including two dormitories for local workers. an area of 20,000 square metres is covered with soil. the land slide also triggered an explosion at a nearby gas pipeline. media reports suggest that it was caused by collapsing work that had been dug up over the past two years. it seems the authorities did have some warning, though, because they had time to evacuate hundreds of people before the land slide engulfed the area. >> translation: more than 900 residents were evacuated. people have been sent to hospitals with nonlife threatening injuries>> reporter: people are spending the night in temporary shelters. the president has ordered local authorities to do all they can to help people affected by the

accident. questions are being raised about why an unstable mountain of earth was stored so near to an industrial area. the immediate focus, though, is on the search and rescue in the hoping of finding some of the still missing still alive india's supreme court has upheld the release of the youngest convict in the 2012 gang rape and murder of a medical student. the convict has served the maximum sentence of three years for a juvenile. he was 17 at the time of his arrest. after widespread protest, the government proposed changes to the juvenile justice law but the bill is yet to clear the upper house of parliament. more from our correspondent. >> reporter: following the supreme court of india's decision on monday, all avenues, legal avenues, for the victim's family as well as interested parties in the case of the youngest convict of the 2012 gang rape case are essentially closed. now, indian parliament may very

well take up the discussion on the amendments to the juvenile justices act in a popular measure they may very well discuss and move this forward, but it is unclear as to whether implementation may be. it's a drawn-out process. it is a long process and there may not be parity on this for quite some time. even if there is clarity or movement on the movement of con ten joss juvenile justices act, it may not influence this case at all. we should also remember that there were a number of popular measures put in place after the 2012 attack; namely, a massive fund to help support women and victims of sexual violence as well as various awareness programs reporting norms and so on. however, implementation has always been a challenge and many people will say in india on monday here as a result of this decision while the supreme court may have bounced this back to

parliament and parliament may be looking to discuss the issue, seeing permanent change or headway on this might be some time away toshiba is slashing more than six aand a half thousand jobs. it will affect its electronics operation as the company struggles with a slump in computer and television sales. shares plunged nearly 10% on monday after it the company expects a four and a half billion dollars in annual loss. the chief executive resigned earlier this year after the company admitted to over stating profits. in north-west syria more than 40 people have been killed in air strikes thought to have been carried out by russian war planes. at least six strikes hit the center of the city injuring 150 people. russia began air strikes in september. moscow has been accused of targeting fighters instead of

i.s.i.l. vladimir putin says he is ready to work with the syrian president as well as other players to find a solution to the crisis. >> translation: it is easy for us to work with president bashar al-assad and with the american side. i've talked about it recently with president obama and with our friends from saudi arabia and other arab countries. why is it easy? we do not wag the tail and change our position. we slowly before formulating our own position listen to everybody and chose a line which we think is acceptable to everyone still to come in the program, why conflict ridden burundi's government is on course for a collision. we will tell you why fishermen's fortunes are drying up nigeria's two biggest rivers. t rivers.

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hello again. the top stories. blatter and platini have been banned from all football-related activities for eight years by f.i.f.a. ethics judges says pelts made by blatter to the european football chief platini in 2011 broke rules of conflict of interest. blatter was suspended from the presidency in october. afghan officials say fighters have taken control of the strategic district in the south. fighting is still ongoing in helmand. the governor asked for help.

spain has been left with no clear majority. the people's party took the most seat but lost a third of its support. new comingers may approve key players in coalition. a bus in kenya has been attacked by gunmen. one person has been killed and ten others injuried. nine people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack. the military says two female antopolers aged between 10 to 15 years detonated their explosive vests when they were stopped for a search - female suicide bombers. the only state of the nation address is expected to be for a third time in the 2017 elections. the electoral commission says 98% of voters backed a

referendum to change the constitution on friday. it will now be amended allowing for him to stand for president once again. burundi's parliament is discussing the u.n. plans to send in peace keepers in the decision that the country is growing in war. they will be considered an invasion force if the african union insists it will send the five now force with or without burundi's consent. nigeria rivers have been the life blood for local fishermen. these sources of income are drying up fast. in the third part of our rivers of life report. >> reporter: this man has been a

fisherman all his life. the skills have been passed down from one generation in the family to another. he considers the river his life and home. >> this has been important and part of our life for a long time and very important. because that's where we feed and live. >> reporter: but the accumulation of salt and overfishing are threatening his life blood. they are not yielding as much as they used for. this is a con fluence. a meeting point of the two rivers. for generations this used to be a very busy hub for shipping, fishing and farming activities. in recent years people earning a living from the rivers have seen their rivers dry up. t

the-- fish breeding grounds are disappearing as the water becoming shallow. many fishermen have had to switch job to feed their families >> translation: we were raised as fishermen, but the fish supply is depleted. you just cannot sustain yourself with fishing today. that's why we were looking for alternatives. >> reporter: boats aren't here as much as they used to. dredging the rivers has made the situation worse. >> the dredging that the federal government that has attempted to dredge the river, most people expect that dredging means that all the debris is cleared and flow is improved. we haven't seen that. my understanding is that only certain areas have been dredged from the ocean to this part but it has not come to the level

that is impacting critically on the economy of this area. >> reporter: fishermen can only watch and hope that some day soon the fish will return and restore their livelihoods part 4 in hour series rivers of life still to come. we look at how local authorities in the united states capital are attempting to stem the flow of raw assuming and toxic material into the waterways. thailand's military government has responded to allegations of widespread labor abuses in the sea food industry. it is one of the largest importers. >> reporter: thailand sea food industry is built on migrant labor from neighbouring countries, particular mean. wages are low and there's evidence of abuse.

this boy says he works up to 18 hours a day putting labels on tins of tuna. he is only 16 and doesn't want to be identified. it's legal for him to work full-time but with certain restrictions like not working past 10 in the evening. >> translation: sometimes i do overtime and finish at almost 1 in the morning, or even at dawn. all extra work is supposed to be paid at overtime. they don't pay me as they should. >> reporter: he works for gold ebb prize, a large tuna-- golden prize, a large tuna processing company just outside bangkok. management wouldn't comment and instead sent security to move us on. >> translation: the issue at golden prize is about wages and overtime. they don't get paid as much as they should. they are paid less than what is stated in the labor law. >> reporter: recently about 1500 staff walked off the job for a

day in a bold protest. negotiations between the workers and golden prize have amounted to nothing. >> reporter: this is certainly not an isolated case. in fact, thailand has always had a problem with labor rights, particularly when it comes to migrant workers. it is an issue that could be about to hurt the economy. the european union has put the sea food industry on notice. it will decide soon whether to ban all imports of products from thailand because of illegal fishing practices and labor issues. >> we are not perfect. in thailand we have about 3.5 million migrant workers. we allow the press and the ngo to monitor us. >> reporter: thailand's military government has altered labor laws and introduced tougher punishments and some companies are making changes, but for

workers the law will mean nothing unless it is enforced. wayne hay, al jazeera, thailand bushfires are raging across several states in australia and destroying homes and threatening communities. high temperatures and strong winds are fuelling more than 40 fires in parts of new south wales and victoria. emergency services have told residents to leave their homes. there have been no reports of any deaths offer injuries. >> reporter: the plan was to pack up the valuables and obviously photos and those sorts of things and leave. we got a load in the car and the fire turned and that's all the time we had, just to wet things down and get back in the house the too many belonging to the nurse of the egyptian pharaoh tutankhamun has been opened nearly two decades of . tutankhamun ruled egypt more

than 3 thousand 300 years ago and died at 19. it was agreed that his nanny was considered the most important woman in the royal palace. more stories that we're covering, including that important store on afghanistan, at al jazeera.com. >> when i became aware of my surroundings, there was no electricity. it was quiet then. >> the land was wide. no dust. nothing but green grass, tall green grass, so pretty. it used to start freezing,