♪ hello again. adrian here with the newshour from al jazeera. top stories. isil said its fighters were behind a suicide bomb attack in iraq that killed at least 60 people. police said a truck packed with explosives was driven into a security checkpoint south of baghdad. u.s. presidential hope fuldz, republican donald trump, democrat hillae clinton remain

the frontrunners after the latest primaries but vict odors for ted cruz and bernie sanders show there still could be life in the race. moore graduation commissioner says greece could receive up to 100,000 refugees by the end of this month. thousands are stranded near the edamane border crossing to continue their journey. more on this now, heading to the european stability inibtive. athens germany is playing grease for not being better prepared for the influx of refugees. macedonia for shutting its border to the refugees. a lot of buck passing going on here. is that right? yes. this has been one of the problems in this whole crisis for many months. there has been a lot of blaming and very little hard thinking. you have said it yourself, the

numbers stuck here in greece for the next weeks really are enormous. 100,000,000 people trapped in this country. >> that's more than the number that reached austria, rich austria -- reached all of last year. a poor country in the middle of a euro. this is going to produce a strain and enormous suffering. what will do you predict is going to happen at the eu summit with turkey? is this problem going to be solved? >> well, really, useful to think of it as two different sets of conversations in brussels. one is the conversation which is very, very important between largely the german chancellor, angela merkel and the turkish prime minister. >> that's about what turkey might might be able to do and what a collision of states including german could offer states in

terms of taking refugees from turkey. the other conversation among the eu 28 promises to be -- could be a real setback because what some are trying to achieve is eu backing for the plan of closing the border nothing of grease. al policy they are going to i am prove vise by a small group of eu countries closing off grease in the north will become the policy. this will be a disastever. both have been critical of this, will react tomorrow. is it fair for german to blame grecian, being the poorest nation in the eu. these events have been well beyond its control. it's not going to solve the problem.

on the contrary, the german chancellor has said greece should be preparing itself. >> is an issue. german has defended greece and been critical to close the balkan route. what has happened is that a coalition of states led by central european countries, hungary and slougheen i can't and now including austria, they have pushed for this it ricks e destabilizing greece. if greece is unable focus on the reform, it needs to keep the money flowing, to keep it serviced. this could have huge repercussions for the whole european union. one that requires greek and turkish corporations but it's very important to understand that for this deal to work its not enough for tissuing play along. greece needs to be helped as well. so to shoulder grease's makes a

solution of stopping refugee flows in the aegean a lot less likely to work. thanks for being with us in athens. despite the economic problems in greece many people there have been doing what they can to help refugees, a soup kitchen which once served the you know employed started to feed new rivals. greeks come to the aid of refugees stranded in their country. images of families slipping ol chilly winter nights have made them forget their own problems. at squares like this where the refugees live, they turn up in droves with bags of fruit and medicine. >> we could be in their position. if we were, we would need a helping hand to hold us and walk with us. we come to help all the time

they are human beings. >> a baby. okay. >>. >> greece has been struggling with the massive influx of refugees. to hope the refugees now civilians and charities are being forced to step in. >> soup kitchens that once served unemployed and homeless grooekz gator for the ref uming ease, too. this one is run by volunteers of greece's unemployed. it's not the first day here. >> if they see and they get to know that this is something that we must dot to help people who are hungry or, i think that more people come. >> despite the generosity of the people of greece few of the refugees wants to stay in this

country. a city of refugee arrived here one and a half months ago. >> we have registered here it's not our intention to live here. we would like to go to germany. my brother has been there for two and a half months. we would like to join him their journal to wealthier european countries has been blocked. that's bays european nationals are failing to agree on how to deal happy to continue helping the camp, many are worried about what will happen if people keep coming and the borders remain closed. mohammed adow, al jazeera, athens grease. >> the syrian observatory for human rights says 135 people were killed during the first week of the fragile cease-fire in syria, another 552 people were killed in areas not covered

by the agreement. the truce doesn't include isil oral nusra. the observatory estimates until more than two 00,000 people have been killed in syria's five-year civil war. it's been more than a week now since the start of that partial cease-fire in syria. violence has dropped significantly and this has allowed children of families to spend some time outside at last. a report now. the park has never been as busy in recent days. it's an atmosphere that these children have missed for a while fun, calm and hope. they do what children do best but they seem aware of their reality which surrounds them. >> conditions are good but sometimes the plane comes an hits. i came to play with the swing. it's better now. there are no planes and no

electricity a break away from the fighting and the sound away from the explosions. >> we are having a good time we hope to get clean water back. >> the sky above alleppo is quiet. there are no war planes or helicopters. the partial cease-fire has reduced the level of violence not only in alleppo but in many parts of syria. the u.s., russia and u.n. say the truce is holding. activists say there have been over 180 violations including airstrikes, artillery mortars and fighting since the cease-fire started over a week ago. many people in the western countryside are enjoying the fort worth weather and and relative piece. it's an opportunity many people in syria would like it to last. >> it has given many syrians a chance to live a normal life even if they know it would last

for a short period of time. al jazeera. >> in hon did youas, gunmen wearing police uniforms have attacked a pool hall killing at least 12 people. no arrests have been made. drugs gangs fighting territory y'all disputes to kill 16 people every day on average in honduras. hundreds of native american languages used to be spoken to in california. one tribe is fighting to keep its language and culture alive. in the next part our series on languages at rick, rob reynolds reports. >> you are listening to an ancients language, once nearly wiped out but determined to survive. these children are learning hoopa or as its properly called, good uchi in northern california. hoopa's very existence is hanging by a slender thread says teacher salish jackson.

>> there are three elder fluent speakers. there is a handful of people my age or older who have come to alle. po where we can team and understand and have conversations. >> the hoopa have lived in this beautiful place forever. in the late 19th century, the u.s. government took most of their land. in the early 20th century, the government began americanizing natives across the u.s. forcing their children into boarding schools where their languages and traditions were banned. hoopa children were beaten for using their mother tongue. >> you would actually get punished both in the school and in the actual community at times or get turned in for the indians had to go underground. >> amid those deliberate efforts to stamp it out and the onslaught of american culture, the hoopa language dwindled. >> it was almost like losing a finger or part of your body so

that really they were sick. in this case, the world is sick. >> now, the tribe's making a determined effort to bring it back. in this classroomtribble schoolteachers are learning basic hoopa in order to teach it, themselves, in primary and high schools. eventually, there will be total immersion hoopa dallas for children up toage 6. like many native american people, the hoopa suffer from poverty, crime, alcoholism and drug abuse. bringing back the hoopa language and culture can help heal historic wounds. >> there are so many feelings of despair. with the language comes the culture. with the language comes tradition. this is something that is vital to the survival of the people. >> restoring the language won't be easy. it's a project that will span generations. the goal is thfor these kids to become fluent hoopa speakers and

years later, to pass on the language when they have children of their own. >> a language that refuses to die. and a people who will have survived against the odds. flowing on like a mighty stream. rob reynolds, al jazeera, hoopa valley california. >> air drive craft could be an expensei business but a businessman in serbia has come up with a cheaper way to fly. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: light aircraft from basic materials in this workshop in serbia. production of an aircraft stops with a tin sheet. from the that starting point, it takes us one month to complete the plane and get it ready for its maiden flight. >> there are a number of new aircraft ready to be sent to swedish and german pilots who can use them for training exercises. the company has had to describe

together the finances to build the aircraft. it costs $60,000 each, a competitive price in the european market. >> serbia is an unstable country that doesn't give bank guarantees. if he want to sell something, we have to sell below market price. everything coming from here is used. we have proved we make good quality products. we haven't spent millions of dollars on marketing. instead, we focus on quality. >> the plane can fly for five hours at a time then powered by petro aren't cheap to maintain and don't need long runways. the company sold 70 aircraft in the 5 years since it began. for anyone who might be afraid to fly in one, it may be some comfort to know that there is an emergency parachute designed to bring the plane and the crew down safely. the caroline malone, al jazeera.

>> all right. just ahead here on al jazeera. a digital detox. we will visit a retreat that helps people live without smart phones and gadgets. it's thought nba star lebron james joins an elite club. we will hear about it here in just a few moments.

hello again. the elderly in nigeria are feeling the pinch due to falling government oil revenues. half of the country's 36 states say they face bankruptcy and won't be able to make pension payments. people in one state in

particular are the worst affected affected. >> reporter: it's been six months since shina was paid his pension of around $150 a month. he is angry after 33 years in the civil service he and other pensioners are facing this situation. he has two wives and 18 children and 7 grandchildren to look after. >> somebody with a family nigeria owes penningers more than $100 million in back pensions. they say the state unfairly left them out of a federal government financial bail-out.

>> why are we who are not paid. >> most pensioners across nigeria are facing the same problem. 18 out of 36 states say they can't make pension payments saying the federal government said budgets don't cover pensions. they insist they are doing all they can to try to find the money. the governor says the bail-out for the entire state was only $142 million. he's taken the problem to the president. >> the president gave my his words he will find ways of helping the pensioners. it is quite the pitiful situation. >> people are under pressure to end their dependence on federal government or related payments and bail-outs. instead, they are being told to focus on generating other

income. many say in a state with poor roads, facilities, and chronic power shortages, that may take too long. he says pensioners like him ought to be the government's first priority with whatever money is available. al jazeera. nigeria. >> time now on the news hour for sport. here is rafael. english premier league. one has kicked off where crystal palace taking on liverpool. about twenty minutes goine ther. manchester united can move in fourth if they beat west brom. >> game kings off later. despite the side extending the lead at the top of the table on saturday. >> story took another step forward. scoring 15th premier league goal

of the season in a 1-nil victory. >> this is a crazy season for us, for everybody. we are empty. we are to enjoy. we know very well it's strange chance that we have we want to fight and then nobody can say, ah, we were nervous. no. we are focussed. everything could happen. >> chelsea extended down bodoin run to 13 games in the lead with a 1-1 draw with stoke at stanfordbridge. a spectacler opener next up to the blues is wednesday's champions league last 17 trailing 2-1 in that time. we started rather sloppy the

first half. we got more compose user. second half, i think one key moment that you see it was a clear, clear, clear penalty when it was outside the box. i think it was a key moment. >> this gentleman scored 4 goals at his real madrid team. 7-1 of saturday on sunday, the league leader is barcelona travelling it to ibar. they have gone 35 games without loss in all competition. >> is the a spanish record. >> rorim mcilroy will take a shot at the] championship on sunday, the former world number 1 carded add 4 under par. to leave himself from 12 under overall hitting 4 burdenies.

in florida. sunday, the northern irishman will be paired in the final group with adam scott in a tie for second place. with johnson. they are both 9 under par. pleased to go around that golf course in these conditions. i haven't been making too many mistakes. when we had one boogey today, my last boogey was on the second ball of the second run. my colleague feels good as well. i am happy. >> i couldn't go down. my good shots. when i was scrambling, i dropped

shots. it was a grind. it was tough today. played beautiful probably feels like he left a few out. no one could get it going. lebron james fourth in the scoring list. follows the cavaliers, cleveland cavaliers, 121 action over the bostol september celtics. along with 8 assists, remaining top spot. eastern conference as they looked to lock up the at vapped anterior cranial vault remodeling coming into the playoffs. lebron joined another elite list on saturday. the third person in nba history to the score 10 points or more in 700 consecutive games. who are the other two? one is michael jordan. he tops the lits between 99 in 2001. the chicago bulls legend scored sten or more points in 866

consecutive games. next up is karim jabbar scored double digital in 787 consecutive gales in a 10-year period between 1977 and 1987. then we have lebron on saturday, the 700th time he scored 10 or more. his sweep beginning back it 2007. now, one of the big theist start in mma was beaten in 196 in what's being called one of the biggest upsets of the history of the supports. mcgregor was beaten in a non-title welterweight fight in las vegas on saturday. he is the current ufc featherweight champion but moved up two weight classes that's it. >> many thanks, steve t smart phones and computes have taken

over the lives of many of us. he specially people living in sorting korea. it has the world's highest rate of addiction, which is why the government there is planning to open treatment centers. harry faucet reports. >> there aren't many places in the world's most wide country where you can cut the invezibilities to the internet. this converted rural school is one of them. every few weeks, a new intake of teenagers arrives and is stripped of their smart phones and laptopses and encouraged to read, to play games, to interact in the real world rather than the virtual one. >> while they are here, they get to experience that they have live without their smart phones. we believe this can give them the ability to exercise self control. >> the sessions last up to four weeks and are split into boys' and girls' groups. they aren't just about depriving kids of their phones. they each receive 1 to 1 counseling and are be kirnlinged in group classes to think about careers to plan actively for their futures.

16-year-old yun jung won said he was spending 12 hours every day on his phone playing games, messaging, watching videos. en now, after more than two weeks at the center, there are times he krafz it. >> ushlth when i am about to sleech. i feel like i want to use the time. it's about time to use the phone. i want to do it. such thoughts occurred to me. as we all live together here, i can manage without it. it's okay. >> tensions do boil over. he had to to be separated from one classmate. these are often young people with poor communication schools. withdrawal felt in the first few days can lead to aggression. some even try to escape, staff say they simply walk with them until they are tired and they bring them quietly back. >> there is no question that this is shock therapy. several weeks of rural eyeslation without any access to the internet of any kind. the question is: just how long its affect can last once these kids get back to normal life. >> for the start here, that

depend largely on the parents. they say some are dedicated to making changes. others, they suspect see the camp as child care even promising their children a new smart phone at the end of it. >> our expectation is not that they will never use the internet or smart phones again after camp is over. they live in environments where they can't help using them in daily life. we expect them to use it but with moderation. ♪ >> childhood in south korea is marked by loneliness t absent parents working brutal hours. this camp can teach new attitudes and skills for the conditions that breed addiction will still be there when these young men get home. harry fawcett, al jazeera. mooju south korea. >> our hour of news. today's top stories straight ahead here on al jazeera. i will be back with another full bullet of news in just a few moments.

60 are killed near baghdad. isil has claimed responsibility. hello, this is al jazeera live from doha. also on the program: it's not -- >> a cry for dignity from a refugee camp. thousands are stuck with nowhere to go. victories for cruz and sanders in the race for the white house, but trump and clinton are still out in front. >> one of the most political figures