disaster now in the 1st of a 3 part series al-jazeera explores what really happened during the 1st week of the war in october on al-jazeera. 'd the battle between armenia and azerbaijan intensifies over the disputed region of nagorno-karabakh we'll have a report from the front line. hello and welcome back you're watching al-jazeera live from our global headquarters here in doha also ahead. he's very gracious you just don't hear is the day i know a lot more about it and let him finish. after the insults and the anger will ask if either candidate emerged as winner of a chaotic us presidential debate. for the seeing couple got the man accused of

helping to finance the genocide in rwanda will be handed over to the united nations for trial. and grief and outrage in india after teenager who was gang raped and tortured dying of her injuries. ok let's get going for a 4th straight day armenia and azerbaijan are engaged in fierce battles over the disputed region going to come about both sides are reporting civilian and military casualties but they have rejected the demands for a cease fire by world leaders let's have the latest now from charlotte palace. as the international community pleaded with armenia and azerbaijan to stop fighting they did the opposite now in its 4th day violence is increasing in the disputed region of nepal no karabakh. and it threatens to spread outside the immediate

conflict zone and azerbaijan is more than a dozen kilometers from the front line that the sound of shelling reverberates through the town. 3. men have crowded outside conscription offices in the capital baquba ready to be seen to battle with doctors are there because there is no there is no fear and country needs us will go as far as necessary for our country. karabakh is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan but is controlled by armenian forces when the dispute began in the early 1990 s. many of these men were not born. we were waiting for this day i hope will liberate karabakh i hope all our soldiers return. safely in armenia there were long lines to after prime minister nico passion in maine into military service the un security council repeated coups from russia france and the us to stop the sign up and step

back for talks. yes the leaders show little interest in negotiation of fortune told mother it's very hard to talk about negotiations especially about the continent when specific military operations are underway it's not clear how this fighting began on sunday but i mean ia and as about blame each other. as a by shan says it is retaking towns and territory it lost in the 1990 s. amenia says it is repellent as area advances both countries say they are now at war and menial also alleges turkey is supporting azerbaijan in the battle claiming a turkish if 16 fighter jets shot down an armenian warplane inside armenian is space on tuesday. turkey is backing azerbaijan but both countries say it is moral support with no military assistance. at 16 planes

of turkish air force do not participate in combat by any means today new technologies make it difficult to hide something due to objective means of surveillance that's why it's very easy to see this as just another provocation. provocations that have drawn armenia and azerbaijan into a violent confrontation with rising stakes ballasts al-jazeera. on the front line and areas around that front line civilians are being caught in the crossfire our correspondent said in kosovo reports now from top. city. around 8 am local a rocket from iranian side hits right the city's center of tar tar tar tar is one of the largest regions as the answers cool rain surrounding the gorn a core of alfons north is and the rockets fell very close to the public infrastructure building which is 20 or 30 meters away right behind a quarter corner there were civilians here local sellers that 7 civilians were

injured and one of them already died at the hospital and they say that they are thankful the rocket didn't fully explode you see a car here parked it has been also damaged and neither do owner of the car is going to tell us what happened this morning not to be on the term of some of the old of the motion to talk about himself a lot of them should accept this should be. for closure should the time of took the ship to do it on nanda day mother says to us that there were other civilians here and thank god he's a car was older the party he says at least 15 people were able to hide behind the car that's how they risked their lives and he says i can 2nd force my car as long as the civilians are rescued and he says the answer is we'll win the battle and actually repel the occupiers and here in my hand there are the fragments of the rockets that hit the target our city center that has been already evacuated in the last couple of days and because that became a no man's own. turkey says it will back its ally as

a bunch on by quote every means available france which is part of the international group trying to mediate a truce has criticized anchor of what it calls warlike rhetoric the french president emmanuel macro says any turkish involvement in the fighting would be unacceptable. at this stage i remain extremely cautious but we know it is an extremely watertight situation that said i don't know to turkey's political declination favor of our job by john which i think that inconsiderate and interests france is a part of the main school which requires the impartiality which remains my question remains extremely concerned by the warlike messages coming from talk in the last few hours which essentially remove any old joe biden's in the bush and in reconquering know we're in a kind of bark and that we won't accept it robin forestry workers monitoring developments from the georgian capital tbilisi. it's important to let people know about the latest updates we're getting. with the armenian defense ministry

continuing to insist that the turkish air force is somehow involved in military operations being carried out over the goal no karabakh saying that in fact even azerbaijan had handed over command in offensive operations to the turkish air force it's important to stress that these areas once again tonight that they've described those allegations as false and provocative. just one other thing to mention the mercenary story the claim that syrian mercenaries had been brought over possibly through turkey to participate in the fighting only as a very side seat won't go away that story we're hearing now the reports from the b.b.c. that b.b.c. journalists have spoken. to syrian fighters who claim to be there french media also

reporting this and the u.k. media the guardian as well the other day so that story again also has been denied by the azerbaijani authorities and by turkey but it still persists with credible journalists reporting that this has that this is the case why they would be sending mercenaries to the frontlines is difficult to understand but certainly it's a strange story if true. a day after the chaotic presidential debate donald trump and his democratic challenger joe biden ahead in the campaign trail in battleground states their 1st showed was marred by chaotic interruptions personal insults often drowning out discussions on coronavirus of a long rest and the economy john hendren starts our coverage from cleveland. it was less a debate than a verbal brawl president donald trump lagging in polls and lashed out early and

dominated the clock trump repeatedly sought to throw joe biden off balance with a big blizzard of interruptions that left the moderator scrambling to regain control i was a part of their preserve that rating was an article i mean off like well i wouldn't audience moderator and justify and i would like you to let me ask my question and then you can answer go ahead friend i want to get rid of i understand it sucked but i have to have to give you roughly equal time goodies let the vice president biden sometimes struggling to get back to his point repeatedly lost patience it's hard to get any word in with this clown would you she was out there were moments of coherent conversation on why each should be presidents because there is never been an administration or a president who has done more than i have done in a period of 3 and a half years and why the other man should not under this president we've become weaker sicker poor more divided and more violent. when i

was vice president we inherited a recession i've gone head to head with putin and made it clear to him we're not going to take any of us stuff he's putin's puppy bitter exchanges on the coronavirus that info that you believe for a moment what he's telling you in light of all the lies he's told you about the whole issue relating to covert a lot of people died and a lot more going to die unless he gets a lot smarter a lot sooner has the president don't ever use the word smart with me and there were heated accusations over taxes but why did i do it over again in the last 25 years not because i wondered why does he do it ok he'll our president screwed things up you are a senator and the worst president is america has never had a trump denied a new york times report that he pays a pittance in taxes is it true that you paid $750.00 in federal income taxes each of those 2 year there's a wager tax i paid 38000000 dollars one year i paid $27.00 michaud issues tragedy

here and the president declines once again to condemn white supremacists but are you willing tonight to condemn white supremacy yes and militia groups i would say almost everything i see is from the left wing by trying to be the adult in the room the man with a plan to resolve the coronavirus and to restore civility to government trial tried to befuddle biden with constant interruptions playing into the narrative that the former vice president is beyond his prime and trump sought to draw biden's ayer with attacks on his son hunter with some success hunter got thrown out of the military he was thrown out dishonorably discharged not true as it doesn't and he is my son like a lot of people like a lot of people you know at home had a drug problem he's overtaken it he's he's he's fixed it he's worked on it and i'm proud of it in his starkly divided us the debate might have changed

a few miles. names but it might well have hardened positions between 2 candidates with little love lost between them john hendren al-jazeera cleveland. well that was nasty wasn't it let's take it to a white house correspondent kimberly everyone was focusing in the immediate aftermath of the debate on the key swing voters which way with the tilt off the back of that debate do we have any numbers or percentages here who was impressed who wasn't impressed. no 6 concrete numbers but the overarching impression is that the president did very little to expand his base in fact in terms of support he may have even lost a little bit given the fact that those people who support the president but may have been on the fence over some of his tactics in recent years might throw up their arms and say you know what he's just not presidential i can't support him even if i like some of his policies so that is what the white house is now trying

to combat now the over arching message for many republicans essentially is that the president in his tactics of interrupting the former vice president joe biden that he is overplayed his hand that the strategy that he picked was not the right one in tone or in 10 or so now they both hit the campaign trail subtly trying to kind of play down the blunders of that 1st presidential debate they don't have much time left we're less than 5 weeks until the november 3rd vote their reaction across the country to this debate color what the candidates do in the next debate because this is not a still standing thing is it we've got one of the 2 of these to go. yeah and the next one's format will be somewhat different in mail allow for the moderator to have a bit more control this was a traditionally formatted presidential debate the next one but that where the 2 men will meet is going to be more of

a town hall style so what that means is that members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions and when you're face to face with a voter who is talking about an issue that's important to them it's very hard for things to degenerate much as we saw in the 1st debate where there wasn't really that interaction with the american voter so that's the hope moving forward but again most taking kind of a shaking their head approach to this 1st one that it really was not presidential for both men as when it comes to donald trump you know. the bar is low in terms of expectations he's known as the disrupter in chief and he lived up to that expectation he did didn't he ok kimberly many things can be held at their reporting live from the white house. still to come for you here on al-jazeera. kuwait swears in the new amir who calls for unity in the face of multiple challenges. one of hong kong's most prominent activists is back in court as

pressure grows on the pro-democracy movement. but. we've got more showers long spells of fright in the forecast for central parts of china at the moment what's the weather is up towards the north of the country and that's going to sink a little further south which as we go on through thursday some showers for a time just around the korean peninsula particularly into north korea's of impossible to paris yes is the case into japan a lot of fine and dry weather all of the northern half of honshu up into you could see some west of weather here for a time but it's bright and sunny as we go on into friday as that west the weather which links all the way back into central areas of china shanghai on the other hand at least for another couple of days will see it staying settled and sunny temperatures at 28 celsius we can expect some rain pushing in here by the weekend

plenty of right across eastern parts of india meanwhile some wet weather to just around me i'm awesome live the showers continue to drive that way and still picking up plenty of moisture across the goal and we got a little circulation which should bring some very heavy rain into west bengal into behind that showery rain will push a little further north because as we go on into friday the southwest the monsoon is retreating quite nicely away from pakistan away from the northwest of india so lots of dry and sunny weather here temperatures picking up but shallow as that. for the us to get. a face can tell a story without uttering a single one. and knowing god. can guide. a simple time. inform us. the unconventionality of life witnessed through the lens of the human eye. is what inspires us. to witness

documentaries on how does the arab. world. welcome back you're watching al-jazeera i'm peter dhabi a reminder of your top stories armenia and azerbaijan are engaged in fierce battles over the disputed region of new go on account of our fighting is now into its 4th day and there are reports of heavy casualties on both sides donald trump and his democratic challenger joe biden hitting campaign stops in battleground states a day after a chaotic presidential debate. he wakes late in me

a shake. has been laid to rest the day after he passed away a funeral procession was held in kuwait city for the 91 year old leader kuwait's noumea shake now off. has already been sworn in his jamal al sheil. as he arrived at the national assembly to be sworn in kuwait's amir received a standing ovation. now waffle amadis of off the half brother of the late amir took the oath making him the 6th leader since the country gained independence is to the oval in ice with respect the constitution and the state's laws and to protect the rights of the people and their interests according to kuwait's constitution the parliaments must approve the appointment of a new leader it was a somber occasion to as the new leader struggled to contain his sadness at the passing of a leader loved by many in the law who are those who are interested in soprano who need not if an anomaly to ensue of shortly after the swearing in the body of ship.

arrived from the us where he was being treated before he passed. out i have to have a funeral was then held at the main mosque in the front row paying his respects was the emir of qatar shift i mean been head of the fanny kuwait has been one of the house closest friends in recent years under the stewardship of the late shift the country positioned itself as a mediator a peacemaker and a source of stability in a volatile region many hope shared no wife will do the same. the color of the kuwaiti foreign policy will continue to be the same and that is to see that the region continues to be in peace and through and conflict to be a result of dialogue we may see a small change in style. you know between shifts and and because they're 2 different people and we might see a small difference in style but i think the. fundamentals and

a court if you like and the drives of. foreign policy will continue to be the same but there are challenges true that the new amir must tackle once the morning has ended kuwait has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and has the worst budget deficits in its history it's also needs to diversify its economy away from its reliance on oil production at 83 years old the new amir has been serving in senior leadership positions for more than half a century including his minister of interior and minister of defense how should i know what plans to meet squeaks challenges is yet to be known but many would look to his choice of every parent and prime minister to indicate what sorts of direction he intends to take. i just you know. the highest court in france has today ruled that a suspects in the genocide in rwanda can be sent and zinnia to face trial at a un backed court felicien couple is accused of helping to finance members of the hutu tribe who killed 800-0022 scenes and moderate hutus in 1904 he's been held in

a jail in france since his arrest at his home outside paris earlier this year he's been on the run for more than 20 years etienne zen's amana survived the rwandan genocide and here's what he had to say about couple got. his name a book so many feelings for the victims of the genocide and for people in rwanda we've been through the arrest the court decision to extradite him and now we must hope that things can proceed so that he explains his actions before the court. well that is in paris she says the victims are hoping they will finally see justice. there has been so you know so many people have waited to see police. finally sent to trial more than a quarter of a century he spent at large on the run evading the justice system until maybe when he was caught by french police in an apartment block in the paris suburb of and he

also said so the highest court in frauds has decided the police or could be can be handed over to when custody that will pave the way for him to be sent to return tanzania to face the trial in an international court he is accused of being the main financer of their wanton genocide of funding the ethnic hutu militias that killed more than 800000. sees and moderate hutus it is as i said for those survivors a really big moment he was one of the world's most wanted men lisa is more is though had wanted him to face trial in for play had said that he was all these a man in his eighty's and that he is a frail his health is no longer very good and they would he wouldn't be able to cope with being sent to reship it seems the friend who decided against that they decided in canada to be extradited. family members and protesters in india are

calling for justice after the gang rape of a teenager who since died from her injuries 19 year old suffered spinal neck injuries after the attack by 4 men in a protest the police arrested 4 suspects a family income from the so-called low cost dalat community so the police cremated her body against their wishes. after the post i mean was done in delhi we didn't even know that a body was in town we were not asked for any approval late in the night they were forcing us to perform the last rites we requested a little take your home so a family members could see you for one last time they didn't pay any heed to our request and performed her last write we want justice we want strict legal action. against them and we demand capital punishment for the accused. well there have been protests outside the victim's village which was barricaded by the local police there's anger against the officers and the government over the way the case was handled india's $200000000.00 of long faced discrimination and abuse ordered all of this government is against the poor direly minorities labor is farmers and all

other marginalised six's of society they are against those who are suffering this slogan of removing poverty is all about eliminating the poor and indian court has acquitted 32 people accused of inciting a crowd of people to destroy a 16th century mosque among the accused were a former deputy prime minister and top members of the governing party the hindu nationalists b.g.p. the destruction of the barbary mosque back in 1992 triggered sectarian violence across india that killed 2000 people pakistan's foreign minister condemned the acquittal as shameful. more than 50 women in the democratic republic of congo have accused aid workers of sexual abuse the allegations were made against half employed by the world health organization and other n.g.o.s reports say the abuse happened during the recent outbreak of ebola that ended this year the w.h.o. says it is investigating malcolm webb is following that story for us from nairobi.

more than 50 women reported incidences in the report and they were describing incidences such as being ambushed in hospitals are lured into hotel rooms where aid workers would demand sex for jobs or threaten to terminate contracts if they refused. a lot of the jobs in question were for cooks or cleaners people being paid about 50 or $100.00 a week but got to understand this is a context where there are almost no formal jobs one of the allegations was from a survivor whose husband had been killed by the disease and she alleges that she was drugged and believes that she was raped in one of these hotels where the abode operations were being run from most of the allegations are against foreign male workers 30 of the 15 question against workers of the un's world health organization others are against workers from congo as ministry of health and some of the other

international organizations that were part of that response. now the u.n. secretary general and turning to terrorists is urging countries to step up and contribute to a global coronavirus vaccine so far the program led by the world health organization has received around $3000000000.00 but needs $35000000000.00 more to provide vaccine treatments and test the job well that's the very good if the vote many leaders of dollars to respond to the socio economic impact of the crisis in their own country surely we can invest a small fraction of the split them everywhere. i call on all countries and partners to significantly step up in the next 3 months to provide much needed new police resources will be lies all our lives and to put everybody behind the global response. well here's why those funds are so crucial more than 33000000 people have been infected worldwide with over 1000000 deaths that's according to the latest

figures from johns hopkins global tracker and the pandemic is showing no sign at all of slowing down for a 2nd day in a row the u.k. has reported more than 7000 new covert 19 cases the country is grappling with a 2nd wave of the virus now the parliament's approved an extension of emergency laws that allow the government sweeping powers to impose restrictions indonesia has reported a record number of infections for a 3rd day in a row the latest tally shows more than 4000 new cases and nearly 130 deaths it's the 2nd worst affected nation in southeast asia following the philippines in germany there are fears that colder weather coming autumn in the winter could spark a new wave of infections there too the german chancellor angela merkel says she wants to do everything in her power to avoid another nation wide locked out of the american you're going to have to squamish the we see now that autumn is coming a difficult phase is ahead the more difficult months of the year coming now the

number of infections is on the rise of any kind of more of them would only have to modernize hospitals we were invest in modern emergency treatment and better digital infrastructure will reduce our dependence on medical products and medication which we have become aware of we will support national and european production. the pro-democracy activist joshua wall has been granted bail after another appearance in court in hong kong he's been charged with taking part in an unauthorized assembly quotes and violating the government's ban on masks during the protest of last year is a dream brought. another day another dissident in court on wednesday it was the turn of joshua in characteristically defiant mood we just have to send a clear signal to the world even to try to arrest us prosecute us and even lost interest and that's no reason for us to surrender he's been detained 10 times in the past 6 years jailed twice and now faces the prospect of further jail time if

convicted again thinking one day. also in court on the same charges was could see you a veteran activist old enough to be grandfather. the 2 are accused of violating a mask ban imposed by the government last october to deter street protests 19 though has turned that rule on its head since failure to wear a mask can now encourage a fine of $300.00 both men were each granted bail for around half that son and told to appear before the same court again in december yet to have their day in court 12 hong kong citizens who were detained in chinese waters while attempting to flee to taiwan more than 5 weeks ago hong kong's leader has called them fugitives their families say they are political activists china's government has labeled them separatists who now face the prospect of trial on the mainland. china's

top officials in hong kong have rejected calls to free the 12 this week those same officials made a rare public appearance alongside the chief executive kerry lamb who has said the group must face justice on the mainland before they can return here. adrian brown al jazeera hong kong. you're watching al-jazeera live from doha these are the top stories armenia and azerbaijan are engaged in fierce battles over the disputed region are going to cut about fighting is now into its 4th day and there are reports of heavy casualties both sides have rejected international calls for a cease fire. the 1st.