>> kicked out in disgrace. f.i.f.a. bans sepp blatter and michel platini for eight years on corruption charges. >> suspended eight years. but i will fight. i will fight for me and i will fight for f.i.f.a. sepp blatter says he will appeal against that ban from football hello, welcome, we are watching al jazeera, coming to you live from doha. also still to come in the next 30 minutes. the taliban gain controls of a

key district in southern afghanistan. a political shake-up in spain. the ruling party fails to win a majority. the key question today, how do they now form a coalition. >> our top story, sepp blatter and michel platini have been banned from football relating technology. it was said that they broke rules conflict of interest. sepp blatter was suspended in october. both men denied wrongdoing. and sepp blatter vowed in a news conference to appeal against the the verdict. >> suspended eight years. i will fight. i will fight for me and f.i.f.a.

suspended eight years for what, so, therefore, immediately and i i - definitely not surprised that the notification of the digs was made to the media and later to those they should receive it is not surprising. communication in these ethics committee is an example how you shall not do it. >> paul rees is the sports news correspondence live outside the conference. paul, there must be people in f.i.f.a. wincing having lost the conference. they presumably closed this down, they do not want mr blatter to fight on to win, they want him to go away quietly, surely. yes, well i think everyone wants mr blatter to go quietly, and -

but i think the large number of press who was watching that rather rambling press conference that went on for an how far are kind of watching yesterday's man. whatever happened now, whether there's a miraculous turn around in fortunes, what everyone thought it would be about, who was going to be the next person in his shoes was michel platini. we are not hearing from him here. michel platini was the crown prince of f.i.f.a. in a way. president of u.e.f.a. in 2007. he was ready to step into sepp blatter's shoes at the next election and was a real footballing man, a great footballer of all time. one u.e.f.a. 1984 as captain of france. now his name is totally sullied. it seems impossible that he could possibly stand for

election february 26th, and if this ban is upheld, he can't. if there's a miraculous turn around for him, his name is sullied, if that's what the f.i.f.a. and football world want in the future. >> sepp blatter was viewing it through a different police. -- prism, saying you are innocent until proven guilty. he was found guilty by the ethics facility that he brought up. how can he bring disrespect to the process that he's having to now go through? >> i think we'dual like a glimpse at sepp blatter's brain. unfortunately, we only got what he told us, we can't explain how he can be found guilty by the ethics committee as you said and insist that he's innocent, he's

not valid. he can only be removed by f.i.f.a., by the congress, the 209 members. whether that means the appeal to the court is invalid, if he says the decision is, by its nature, invalid, i don't know. yes, it was disjointed and doesn't seem to make a great deal of wages. if this speaks to a way of operating where people are moving parcels of money around, i'm not saying anyone else is corrupt, what does it speak to when it talks about the culture of how f.i.f.a. does what it does. the sport is a multibillion sport. yes, well i think the more money you have warning around any system, the more problems you are going to have.

football is incredibly rich. and sepp blatter will feel that he deserves credit for making it so. the acting president of f.i.f.a., that they have in the last few days sets out what he wants football to be a lot cleaner in future. as you expect with systems in place such as separating the political side of football. and financial dealings. what it does mean in terms of michel platini not being elected president, if that's the case, is that we have other people in line, sheikh salman of bahrain seems to be the front runner in that case, again there's questions over him over whether he was involved in ha committee to look into athletes, bahraini footballers involved in the uprising in 2011 and possible punishments for them. he's not been accused of that by

f.i.f.a., he allows them to run. >> already, he has allegations. thanks very much. >> we'll get you up to date. in the past two hours. sepp blatter and the president of u.e.f.a., the governing body, they have been suspended for eight years with immediate effect because of violations of f.i.f.a.'s code of ethics, together they'd have to pay 130,000 in fines. the bans come after an internal investigation by f.i.f.a. into a 2 million payment made to sepp blatter with blatter's previously. the ethic committee found no evidence of a bribe being made, but said the making of the payment lacked transparency and represented a conflict of interest. the two men were spared a life ban from the game.

more on that in the coming hours on this channel afghan officials say taliban fighters have taken control of the southern district in the country, it is ongoing in the district of sanguine, in the province of helmand the deputy governor says only army installations are under government control. sunday, he went on to facebook asking the president for hep, to stop the area falling to the armed group. it produces most of the world's opium. joining us now is al jazeera's political analyst and commentator on afghanistan. let's spin this around for the next few minutes. what is the afghan military involvement and capability in this. >> afghan military has both the man power and the fire power to take back the district from the taliban. however, it all depends on the

capital, the political decision, and has to be made at the cabinet, at the defence ministry, at the political level. it appears that there's a lack of willing at the political level to take on the taliban. the government has been pursuing the fountain of peace in afghanistan, and with that reason you put all the military capability on the back heel, which has not worked at all. if the decisions have not been taken at the proper level. is it because they can't be taken or not. >> i think there's no political will to fight with the taliban. in afghanistan's media, in the political personalities have constantly criticized the government for a lack of initiative and plan in taking on

the taliban, and fighting the taliban, the government pursues this sort of tribal process of peace where the army is put on the backburner, and the politicians are negotiating with the pakistanis, and with the taliban to bring about the end of the war. the main taliban. support the taliban and facilitate. they have a mind of their own, and they go on the offensive time and time again. >> will it be possible for the afghan military to overcome the inertia, is it a question of time until the area goes back to being under government control, as opposed to being under taliban patrol. the first step for the

government or army is to consolidate what they have. at the moment. they have not collapsed completely. we heard that the spokesperson to the afghan defence ministry said the special forces and air forces has been deployed to the area. they've been fighting against the taliban. and folding against the taliban. the first stage is to show what the government has, and the second is to launch an offensive. the politicians, will they take the fight to the taliban or sit back and lead the taliban to consolidate and go to the negotiating table. >> thank you very much. >> tensions for spain. left with no clear majority.

the program ro hoy's people's party lost a third of support, and newcomers delivered a blow to the 2-party. rohoy talk 153 seats, falling short of the majority. conservatives took 93. the anti-austerity party formed last year claimed 69 seats. while the procitizen's party won 40. that result means spain is facing a period of uncertainty. as barnaby phillips reports. >> it's the strangest victory celebration you will see. at the headquarters of spain's topular party it was working out what it means. the mood reflects atmosphere of

political confusion. the perform fell short of a majority. all this means that spain could be in for a prolonged period of uncertainty. >> when marian lahoy spoke, he insisted on staying in office. >> translation: there's a lot of people in difficulty. we need to create jobs. and continue in the general interests of all spaniards. >> on the other side of town. they were celebrating a political earthquake. and will be a major force in the

new government. for many. they are the future. >> we are very happy for the fact that in spain, the two party system is ended and we are starting a political era in our country. >> for the socialist and their leader, this was not a good night. they, too, recorded their worst result in decades. and yet such is the lack of clarity which surrounds the result. they could be future partners in any collision. that leaves the citizens party. another new force that could play a prominent role in the manoeuvring to come. the citizens tapped into a dissen chantment for the

political establishment. at the end of a long night in madrid. still arguing about who won and lost and how a government will emerge from the mess willing situation. >> let's get more from mad dried. one clear. the maverick former university lecturer put the party, vowing to break the 2 party system. >> it means there's a clear coalition formed in what is now a fractured lower house. the congress of deputies, so to find out how the complex coalition negotiations are going to go. i have with me a senior member of the people's party in charge

of social policy. >> can you tell me what the next step is for your party. >> we have two different. the stability is in risk. people's party means stability and the other chance is a coalition of parties. >> including the communist party. the one who is similar to venezuela, and all the groups that want to create an independent country in spain. >> when you look at the political arithmetic in the congression of deputies, it appears that the obvious way of getting an absolute majority is to go in with a grand coalition. they said know.

do they mean no. one of the members said no today. but maybe they are on a different opinion in the socialist party. maybe the socialist need to think more before explaining what they are going vote in the. think you for the intight. many weeks, a month or two. whether they can form a ruling coalition. a periods of instability. and the market in spain is doing down. back to you in the studio. >> still to come in al jazeera. fisher many's fortunes are drying up on the two biggest rivers. . >> i'm wayne hay reporting from thailand where another seafood processing company is accused of labour rights abuses. bring your family and friends together

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welcome back, you are watching the top stories on al jazeera. suspended f.i.f.a. president sepp blatter vowed to appeal against an 8-year ban by f.i.f.a.'s ethics committee, the explanation of a payment made to the vice president michel platini in 2011 was not convincing. both men deny said wrongdoing and sepp blatter vowed for an appeal. spain is left with no clear governing majority. mariana ra hoy's people party

did not win a majority afghan officials say taliban fighters have taken control of a district in the south. fighting is ongoing in sanguine. the deputy governor appealed to the president asking for help. >> and some news coming through to us. there has been a suicide bomb attack near a u.s. military base near afghanistan. it's unclear about the number of casualties in the attack. the district governor says a u.s. african patrol was the target. the taliban claiming responsibility there. >> in north-west syria, 40 killed in air strikes thought to be car aid out by wore planes. six strikes hit the city, injuring 160 people. russia began air tricks in september. russia has been accused of

battling the forces. the french defence minister will meet his russian counterpart in moscow to ask for an increase against i.s.i.l. peter sharp with the ministers. >> the french defence minister will meet with his russian counterpart at the kremlin, where france will formally ask for an extension and increase in the air strikes carried out by russia in syria, and will consult on how to share intelligence between the two countries, the french defense minister knowing that there'll be russian speakers, and asking for information on them, and be prepared to supply information on french speakers in the jihadist group. russia has 60 aircraft and bombers in the latakia airbase, and carried out strikes against

i.s.i.l. and other what it deems terrorist targets. carrying out 4,000 sortees since it started at the end of september. meanwhile the french moved their aircraft carrier into the golf, and has 26 bombers on board. >> the pilot is debating the african union plan. worrying about increasing violence. more than 400 have been killed since april, when the president pierre nkurunziza decided to run for a third term. the governme nigeria's fisherize provide an income. they are drying fast. we have a report in our third edition. >> 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. >> it's been very important. it's a fisherman. >> their accumulation of salt and overfishing are threatening it the load. the rivers are not yielding as much as they used to. this is a meeting point of nigeria's two biggest rivers. for generations, this used to be a busy hub for fishing and forming. in recent years people earning a living from the rivers are seeing their fortunes dry up. >> the appearance of small islands in the rivers added to the fisher many's wows.

breeding grounds are disappearing, as the water is shallow. as a result. many fishermen had to switch jobs to feed their families. >> we were raised as fishermen. but the fish supply has depleted. we cannot sustain fishing today. that is why we were looking for activities. >> boats don't ply the waterways as much as they used to. a government project to dredge the rivers made the situation worse. the federal government has attempted to dredge the river. most people, dredging, means that all day they are conclude and the flows improved. we have not seen that. our understanding is that they have been dredged coming from the logical end to this part. even that has not come to the

level that is impacting on the economy of the state. >> for now fishermen can watch and hope that some day soon the fish will return and restore their livelihoods and in part 4 of the rivers of life series, we look at the local authorities in the u.s. the capital stemming the flow of raw sewage and toxic material into the waterways there the japanese companies toshiba announced it is cutting 6,800 jobs after a billion dollar accounting scandal. the company struggles with a slump in computer and tv sales. shares plunged 10% after toshiba revealed a suspected $4.5 billion loss. the chinese capital beijing is on the highest level of alert for pollution.

the government ordered 2,000 factories to reduce reduction. the warning was issued last saturday as the second emergency alert in a month. >> in thailand the military government responded to allegations of widespread labour abuse in the seafood industry. it's one of the largest exploiters in the world, plagued by allegations of abuse. wayne hay has more thailand's say food industry is built on migrant labour from neighbouring countries, particularly myanmar. wages alone is evidence of abuse. this boy says he works 18 hours a day, putting labels on tinning the tuna. he's 16 and doesn't want to be identified. it's legal for him to work full-time, but with restrictions like 10 in the evening. >> sometimes i do. i finish almost at one in the morning, or even at dawn.

extra work is supposed to be paid as overtime. they don't pay me as they should. he walks the golden prize, a large protesting planned outside bang cock. it sells $230 million to over seas markets. management would not comment and sent security to move us on. >> the issue is about wages and overtime. they go not get paid as much as they should. they are paid less than what is stated in the labour law. >> reasonably about 1500 staff walked off the job in the day. bold negotiations between the workers and the golden prize amounted to nothing. >> this is not an isolated case. thailand had a problem with labour rights, particularly when it comes to migrant workers. it could be about to hurt the economy. the european union is about to

put the industry on notice. it will decide whether to ban imported products because of illegal fishing practices and labour issues. >> we can say we are not perfect. we have about 3 or 3.5 million. nobody can clean up 100%. but we have the mechanism. we are allowed prayers, n.g.o. to monster. >> thailand's military government has altered labour law us and introduced tougher punishments, and some companies are making changes. for workers, the law will mean nothing, unless it's enforced now to a case of misinformation not misuniverse at that pageant when this awkward moment stole the show. >> miz universe, columbia.

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