[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] sarah: first airstrikes. turkey plans to hit the islamic state even harder by working with united dates to create a safe zone. it could provide refuge for tens of thousands of displaced syrians. u.s. president barack obama talks counterterrorism and human rights on his visit to ethiopia. the first ever by a u.s. president. jewish athletes arrive to compete in berlin, a choice of location that hasn't been welcomed by everyone.

turkey is ramping up its fight against islamic state even further. it has agreed with a plan to push i asked out of the strip. it is the latest in a major tactical shift in the fight that began with airstrikes last week and providing u.s. access to bases in turkey. it's not just i asked that turkey is targeting. strikes a been reported against an old foe. the kurds. >> all eyes are now on this border. it separates turkey from syria. last week's bomb attack was a sign that the conflict is spilling over into its northern neighbor. they are promising to create a buffer zone in northern area.

intervention in syria could bring it in the conflict. this unverified outage is a syrian town. washington has been providing air support as they fight aground or. >> there is concern that the u.s. coalition airstrikes have effectively enabled kurdish fighters to reinforce and endeavor to create a coalition nation. >> that kurdish state could include parts of turkey. it has been fighting separatist for decades. the government seized the islamic state as twin evils.

turkey's bombing campaign against the kurds risk stirring up ethnic tensions at home. for the violent protest, one of many recently. the government could face bigger kurdish protesters fighting both the kurds and i asked. they say turkey is already bombing them. it could pour oil on the higher. sarah: what exactly would that look like? there had been reports that they are already targeting the kurds in that area. >> syrian kurds are suspicious of this proposal because of the territory being proposed device to key regions.

it been trying very hard to connect. there is a great deal of skepticism about this. added to the fact that when they were facing annihilation, they showed no interest in intervening. they are feeling this movement is more about oppressing them than confronting the islamic they. they point out that this is just about providing us a favor and where syrian rebels can find safety to launch attacks against islamic state and also to provide a refuge for syrian refugees. sarah: how did the u.s. and turkey plan to create zone? >> that really is the big question.

lots of airstrikes of which turkey is expected to participate along with the u.s. and other anti-coalition members. how do you protect it on the ground? there is talk that america would want to use these recently trained syrian fighters end up fighting the islamic state. after seven months, is only 50 or. they are looking at others. rebel groups. the ones the turks want are considered to be very radical islamic groups. sarah: the general plan but details needing to be worked out. what does the meeting with nato hope to achieve? cracks they want to consolidate and give solidarity from nato partners. they are aware there is growing

can turn over the operations and they'll be looking to allay those concerns and by themselves more time more operation. sarah: barack obama has described ethiopia as a global leader in development. while on the second and line a leg of his tour of these africa. the u.s. president said that he had ranked discussions with the ethiopian prime minister on security and human rights. >> a visit some rights groups did not want to happen. obama faces criticism for meeting with the ethiopian prime minister. his government is accused of stifling the opposition in jailing journalists. >> my government has expressed its commitment to deep in the democratic process already underway in the country and work towards the respect of human

rights and improving governance. >> he says the countries have important shared business. regional security. utopia has two major conflict regions that it door. south sudan to the west and somalia to the east. >> the contribution to the african union mission has reduced areas under al-shabaab control. yesterday's bombing in mogadishu reminds us that terror groups offer nothing but death and destruction and have to be stopped. we have more work to do. ethiopian troops have helped retake major stronghold. we have to keep the pressure on. >> troops in somalia come with inherent risks. it has been the target of violent retaliation. obama urged action to bring

peace to south sudan. >> the humanitarian situation is worsening. the possibilities of the new con like in a region that has been torn by conflict for so long as resulted in so many deaths and is something that requires attention from all of us. >> obama met with six country leaders. they talked about possible arms embargoes before factions failed to reach it he steeled by mid-august. sarah: what can the u.s. due to health ethiopia in its fight against extra space in somalia? >> president obama and ethiopian prime minister have agreed to share more intelligence information.

there are american drones flying over somalia every day. and americans have a good idea of what going on on the ground. they want to share more of this intelligence information with the ethiopians. obama is taking here is very clear. they do not want to put boots on the ground. he is sticking to align the as we provide the logistics and information, but you do the fighting. > sarah: observers say the election in burgundy was not fair. the critics boycotted it as unconstitutional and the opposition leader says lawmakers from his party still have a duty to take their seats in parliament despite the objections. the death toll following a car

bomb attack in somalia's capital . it is home to several western diplomatic missions. the militant group al-shabaab as famed responsibility. firefighters are battling to control a wildfire that has ravaged 1200 hectares of region. the blaze was started accidentally by a local armor. europe's biggest sporting event for jewish at these is being held this year for the first time. events run until august 5. it is a very symbolic location. >> 2000 jewish athletes will be competing in the games. metals are up for grabs under 19 different disciplines from bad mittens abaft the ball and swimming.

since its founding in 1920 nine the movement has promoted the physical education of young jewish people. but significance goes beyond sports. it is not just about athletics it is about preserving jewish culture and the fact that jews from all over the world are taking part and it's very important for the movement. >> berlin is home to their largest jewish population. the decision to hold the gains in the capital was hardly unanimous. >> there is a heated debate within the jewish community about whether it was ok to a worthy games to germany 70 years after the holocaust. i'm glad that supporters of the idea one out. it has tremendous symbolic importance that the games are coming to germany and berlin.

where jews were prohibited from competing in the 1976 olympics -- 1936 olympics. >> it was once a side of racist depression. it the city will be celebrating's warts and german jewish friendship. sarah: the prospect of competing in berlin has a huge mexicans for jewish at rates. our correspondent went to meet him of them as they prepared for the games. >> these young basketball players are about to embark on a very special trip. air traveling to berlin to take part in the games, otherwise known as the jewish olympics. back a new experience to learn about the history and how we came here as a country. >> it is really exciting to life brought with runs in the whole team.

also because of berlin's history. it to be actually in this radio means a lot to me. flex berlin has a reputation as a cold any but it's the history that plays a bigger role for the teams. the school is named after a holocaust survivor and former rabbi in berlin. many of the events will be held very close to the same olympic stadium where the nazis held the olympic games in 1936. a place where most german jews were banned from competing. >> is very symbolic. they failed to wipe out the achievements of jewish week's but later went on to exterminate jews in the holocaust. keep it in mind when you're there. you are from the state of israel representing the jewish nation. >> the team trainer is proud that his teams are taking part

of the worst games in berlin for very personal reasons. >> as the grand holocaust survivors and as a coach for the games in berlin, i have very mixed feelings. on the one hand, i have the terrible at.'s of my grand arson the back of my mind before they immigrated to israel. on the other hand, it seems as if i have to come full circle. accompanying our teams to berlin. >> the teams arriving in berlin. now they have something else in mind the first lace on the podium. sarah: an inevitable record. the biggest drop the chinese dark -- stock exchange is seen for eight years. fresh measures to try to

stabilize the market but are their actions the right ones?

sarah: welcome back. our top stories. as turkish warplanes hit islamic they target, the u.s. and turkey plan to create an isv zone along turkey's order with syria. barack obama has discussed human rights and accurately with government leaders and ethiopia. the president said he wants to strengthen u.s. ties with ethiopia and help it government tackle poverty. businesses with ben and a lot more money has and wiped off chinese docket change all in one day. ben: it has gone extremely quickly and a lot of it.

they raise chileans of dollars worth and the shanghai benchmark index suffered its biggest one-day drop in over eight years. the china securities finance operation will and you indirectly by up stocks by loaning money to brokerages. there is criticism that that is what led to the equity bubble in the first place which has now popped twice. >> people try to remain confident. investors are somehow hopeful. i think the markets have reached their low's. that is my personal opinion. i think it would rebound back after dropping. shanghai shares it skyrocketed despite a weak chinese economy.

the chinese government massively funded investors to find stocks. they attracted many small investors, some of whom have put their entire savings in the stock arc it only to see them i doubt. they are not expecting the up-and-down to be over anytime soon. >> the central bank recently taking measures but the popular feeling has not been steady at all. people may be reminded of their recent crash. the previous crash was tragic and it is still very clear in people's minds. the popular feeling may cause the markets of actuate. week economic data and speculation that the government may not continue its support have once again triggered fears among traders and worries about china's economy. ben: european shares slid and

u.s. shares. it do traders think that beijing is going to save the day? >> they used to think that and for a while, they had a good reason to think so. because that is what beijing was doing for a while, supporting the stock arc it with a very low interest rate and outright buying billions of dollars in stock. now that they are saying that, it might take support to the market down. it led to the panic we have seen on monday and it went around the world because everybody is afraid of a freefall after the huge run-up in stocks we have seen before. ben: this is less to do with the economic backdrop and the government -- and more to do

with the government reaction? >> it as a do it the intricacies that make these markets. one is that they have a lot of different classes of shares. a lot of investors have a hard time really figuring the structure of the market out. and for many years, the chinese stock market did not actually wrote like the economic growth in the chinese economy, growing at a large clip, but the stock market up only 1% or 2% a year. it did not reflect growth until five years ago when is third base huge run-up in that led to some sort of a bubble that now burst. huge volatility in the chinese markets and not the ability investors are looking or.

ben: oil is falling and commodities, wouldn't that suggest that the economy is in a bit of a x? >> weak demand for oil leads directly to a weaker oil price and you see a stronger dollar that plays into the same direction here. whereas you can argue whether or not the market really reflect the economy, they certainly do. ben: thank you for the analysis. technology is helping catch the baddies. fleets in south east asia operating rattus the run ons lave labor. some of the workers are chained to the dax. women are rates night after night and no one gets sealand. investigative journalist have uncovered one such ship thanks

to satellite technology. hundreds of slaves were rescued and hundreds more still unaccounted for. >> as the appetite for seafood rose, set as the demand for fishermen who are paid little to nothing to catch it. he was traffic and the slavery on board a fishing trolley. they avoid the authorities i repainting or hosting different flags. >> we simply change the number of the boat and the lag. we did the same when we left. >> illegal activity was exposed when a satellite camera taught them unloading their catch on larger or juridical cargo ship. the ship was identified as belonging to a thai companies suspected of trafficking.

>> it allows us for the spurs time in human history to find crime, to fight human trafficking, identify piracy. wherever it exists in the world. because you can't hide from space. >> 1000 former slaves of the homes is the government launched a crackdown on illegal fishing in april. experts say better international agreements are needed to tackle the issue. ben: you can't hide from space. back to sarah. sarah: we will turn to india now because india's as it has titans security along the border with packets and halloween a deadly attack. three gunmen dressed in military fatigues stormed the police station in the state of punjab

killing seven people before being killed and else. >> the attackers have been holed up afford on. security forces arrived heavily armed and a 12 hour battle hollowed. when it was over, the attackers were dead. the security forces celebrated with the real police officers and billions killed. earlier, the gunshots had brought panicked residents out on the street. the attackers arrived at the police station in a stolen car after first being put on buses. security in the border region was tightened halloween the attack. indian authorities and this did situation was under control. >> i have asked the director

general to put horses on alert. only 20 kilometers from the border with packets and. attackers are believed to come from the neighboring indian part of kashmir. in a separate incident, police found five lawns on a railway track nearby suggesting an attempt to ordinate an attack. railway services have been suspended and a curate he has in step. >> the opera festival has started in bavaria. for fans of richard back there. -- richard wagner. it begins with one of his best-known works.

>> tristan and he sold, and ethic meditation on love and death. the two lovers wrote through a maze of staircases, trapped in their yearning are one another. -- for one another. the opera tells the story of the illicit love between tristan and the princess it has been promised to his uncle, king mark. in this version, he is the ticket is a brutal tyrant that cap the two of them into a torture chamber when he hears of their betrayal. it was his mission to bring him his future bride. mortally wounded, tristan descends into delirium. bull ones appear and disappear. it offers a strikingly visual at fresh and of the impossibility of his desire.

a love triangle that can only end in tragedy. sarah: and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. asterisk were planes hit the islamic a target, the u.s. and turkey plan to create an isp zone along the border with syria. barack obama has discussed human rights and 30 with government leaders ethiopia and the president says he was strengthen u.s. ties the field via and help the government tackle poverty. more coming up at the top of the hour, but don't forget you can get the latest news and information around the clock.

anchor: hello and a very warm welcome to "focus on europe" -- taking a look at the individual human stories behind the big headlines. i'm damien mcguinness. and this week we have a special program for you, focusing on the greek debt crisis.

the greek entrepreneurs hit hard closed banks. latvia's message to greece? we've done it, why can't you? and in spain, the boom is back but not for the young. the greek crisis has become an incredibly emotive issue: i can't tell you the number of times i've seen a friendly chat almost turn into an angry row as soon as greece is mentioned. some say greece should be helped