ce 20 -- 24 here. more airstrikes hit islamic state targets in syria. monitoring groups saying raids were carried out overnight next to turkish and iraqi borders. yemen is in danger of slipping into civil war, that is the morning from the president after rebels seized key areas of the capital. and joining the race delete, india has successfully launched a mission to mars to put a

satellite into orbit around the red planet. on its very first attempt. ♪ thanks for tuning in to france ready for. there have been -- france 24. there have been reports of fresh bombing raids against the islamic state group in syria. an observer for human rights said air strikes have hit the islamic state group around a syrian town on the border with turkey. there have been five airstrikes near the iraqi border. saudi arabia, jordan, catarrh, the united air -- arab emirates

are joining in the fight. president obama says this is not america's fight alone. >> three waves of nighttime attacks early on tuesday. the first wave, connected by the u.s. alone, aimed at a network of al qaeda seen as posing a direct threat to the west. other targets include islamic state group headquarters, training camps, and their ex. now, the u.s. and its arab partners, saudi arabia, united arab emirates, jordan, bahrain and qatar have hit at least two dozen targets in syria. hours before, barack obama met arab leaders in new york. a coalition aimed at fighting extremists. once again, he stressed his

country is not alone in this fight. >> all of us are committed to making sure that we degrade, and ultimately destroy not only isil , but also the kind of extremist ideologies that would lead to so much bloodshed. but there was no objection to the bombings from the syrian government. the regime said that they supported antiterrorist operations and that washington wanted in advance. turkey has shifted its position on supporting the coalition. >> we have discuss it amongst each other and we will keep discussion it. -- discussing it. of course we will do our part. god willing, it also includes our government. >> turkey has been hesitant to join, while 46 nationals are held hostage by the islamic state group. >> let's get more on these reports of a fresh bombing raid

on the islamic state group in syria. strikes reported they are hitting overnight near the turkish border. turkey has said that its airspace and air bases were not used in the late in -- latest bombing raid. let's get more from our correspondent. david, the turkish government is seeming adamant here, despite the latest strikes on the is group right near the turkish border. what happened? but that is right, so far, the turkish government has denied that turkish -- >> that is right, so far, the turkish government has denied that turkish airspace has been used. as you say, independent reports claim that planes entered syrian airspace from turkey, but the turks themselves have not confirmed that. >> we have seen remarks from president air to one -- presidenterdogan signaling --

presidents erdogan. has the position shifted at all? >> turkey was very much hamstrung, limited in what actions they could take, and even in what statements the politicians felt they could eight -- they could make for fear of endangering hostages. now the hostages were released over the weekend. i think it was inevitable that turkey's position would come up for reassessment. it certainly looks, if we can take the president's statement at face value, it looks like they are just -- thinking of joining the international coalition and taking some sort of role against is. >> how important is that for the coalition? turkey is a key player, isn't it?

>> absolutely, turkey's role is key to the process. it has a border of over 800 kilometers with syria and another 300 kilometers with iraq. the borders are pretty well porous. as we've seen in the last few days, hundreds of thousands of refugees coming across from syria into turkey. this process has been going on for two years. there are already over one million refugees here in turkey. most people have been able to come across the border pretty well unhindered. turkey has a major role to play, both in the international arena against is, and also as an extreme threat to turkey zone security. >> thank you very much.

just one more thing on this story before we go, u.s. president barack obama will be speaking shortly in new york. at the un's general assembly debate getting underway. he will be speaking in just a few hours time. he will be seeking to shore up international support for the us-led coalition, carrying out air strikes in syria. we will be covering that here on france ready for. -- france 24. yemen is in danger of something into civil war, that from the president after speaking out. the yemeni government had struck a deal with hutu fighters, but that has since been crumbling. >> rebels moved to consolidate their power after signing a peace deal with the government on sunday. the leaders said his movement had forced the government to

give into the demands of the people. >> we must continue the fight against corruption, and simultaneously it is necessary to involve all yemenis in the transition phase. >> the yemenis president announced it was a conspiracy that could lead to civil war. >> at this moment, i feel there is a conspiracy from outside the country's borders in which several parties have played a role. some who have lost their interest, and others seeking revenge. they are now taking revenge from the country before they take revenge from their enemies. >> yemen has remained unstable since antigovernment protests in 2011 for then-president ali abdullah saleh. they have been protesting in the

capital for several weeks clashing with rivals and staging mass protests calling for greater rights. at least 200 people our thought to have died in the latest round of fighting. under the u.n. broker-deal, a new government will be formed and the food sees -- and the -- and it will include the separatist government. >> freed a short time ago after a military court in jordan cleared him of terrorism charges. of the guitar that was being tried for attacks against americans and israelis, a plot in 2000. he had been expelled from where he had been living to be tried in jordan. but the court there ruled there was insufficient evidence against him to carry on that prosecution. three suspected jihadists who have returned from france -- to

france from syria are expected to appear before an anti-terror mentum -- anti-terrorism judge imminently. the court initially said they had been arrested upon landing in paris but later, security forces had been waiting for the three men at the wrong airport hundreds of miles away. authorities blamed a mixup in turkey for that. >> confusion at the french interior ministry of a large logistical error that let three suspected she had east -- jihadists slip through a net. the men traveling back from syria, had been arrested and charged with being linked to a terrorism organization. but later they admitted there had been a mistake. they were held in early in turkey over visa problems, but were not in french custody. the turks put them on a flight to paris but it landed hundreds

of kilometers from the officials waiting for them. one of the men said they went through customs without being challenged. one of the three is the husband of mohammed marist sister. he killed several in 2012 including children, before being shot by police. and except comes as french jihadists returning from syria could be launching attacks on french soil. on monday, french interior minister said over 100 french nationals linked to jihadi networks in syria had been arrested. >> u.s. health officials -- u.n. health officials have warned that the ebola epidemic could explode and infect as many as 1.4 million people by january unless efforts to stop the outbreak are stepped up. on the ground, medical teams are

struggling. in guinea, health workers were attacked last week by locals fearing they could spread the disease. here is a report from guinea. >> this is the who convoy attacked last week. eight health workers were killed. seven months after the virus was first officially reported in guinea, some villagers still believe health teams spread the virus. this psychologist says the situation is gradually improving. >> things are changing. people are turning to understand what is going on. the villagers here understand what msf is doing. >> to gain people's trust every morning, he and his colleagues go and speak to residents and tell them how to fight ebola. so far, there have been no cases in this district. >> i went to see a family and i

deliberately did not wash my hands. the father noted and told me to wash them. i told him that was a good idea. >> all of the recommendations are respected. >> all day long we wash our hands. before we go out, and when we come back home. >> but the death toll continues to rise. >> this morning, a patient was sitting outside, now he is dead on the bed. >> the world health organization says the death toll in west africa, which is currently at nearly 3000, could reach 20,000 in november. >> only days since he announced his political comeback, now it has been announced that a corruption investigation into former french president nicolas sarkozy has been suspended. an appeals court in paris announced it is dropping its

investigation into gretchen and influence peddling without giving a reason. next and -- it is a prestigious achievement. india has become the first nation to successfully launch a satellite into orbit around mars. india is positioning itself as a low-cost alternative to established players like nasa. this mission cost $74 million which is less than the hollywood film "gravity." >> getting it right on the very first try on wednesday, india joined an elite club of countries to send a mission to mars. for the next six weeks the probe will study the atmosphere of the red planet to prove if life exists. the countries by mr. said he was commemorating advice -- by changing his signature best to

read. -- red. >> this week, we have rich. into the unknown -- reached out into the unknown and achieved the near impossible. >> india's space organization produced a spacecraft on a substantially low-budget. at $74 million, it cost a fraction of the $671 million nasa spent on it spacecraft that began orbiting mars on sunday. experts say india want to show its budget technology. >> india is doing very relevant signs and also high technology, and boldly telling the world it is no longer a place of snake charmers. this is a country that can do in -- sophisticated into planetary -- interplanetary travel and

can do it on its own. >> demonstrating the country's ability to do more with less. >> here are the header -- headlines from paris. more airstrikes in syria. a monitoring group reported raids were carried out overnight near the turkish and iraqi borders. yemen is in danger of slipping into civil war. that is the warning from the president there after rebels seized key areas of the capital. and joining the space race you lead, india has successfully launched a mission to mars -- the space race delete, india has successfully launched a mission to mars on its very first attempt. it is time to take a look at what is grabbing headlines around the world. the leading topic in a lot of

the papers, of course, is this international coalition led by the u.s. carrying out airstrikes against jihadists in syria. it's absolutely it's getting a lot of -- >> absolutely, it's getting a lot of attention. the airtight jihadist -- the airtight coalition is hitting jihadists hard in syria. for the very first time since the crisis began over three years ago, the u.s. has decided to intervene militarily with airstrikes. but critics say the show of force is too late. i year ago -- a year ago when chemical weapons were being used against the citizens, barack obama had a golden opportunity to hit bashar assad where it hurts. al qaeda and other affiliated groups were not as powerful. obama missed a crucial opportunity and the situation now is incredibly, located.

-- incredibly complicated. it is important to note that france for now is just participating in airstrikes. there is debate whether to extend that to syria as well. it is important to be clear here. what we are talking about is a war and it will cost a lot of human lives and arab nations participating in this collation is essential. >> and focusing on the fact that there are five other nations for dissipating. but that is right bahrain -- >> that is right, bahrain jordan, saudi arabia, qatar and the united arab emirates. you can see that the u.s. is hailing this alliance, but it's

quite competent it. the "washington post" tells us more. these nations have recently been at odds with each other. earlier this year, saudi arabia, the uae, and bahrain withdrew their ambassadors from qatar because they accuse them of bankrolling islamist extremists in the region. the editorial says, nonetheless, their involvement is crucial. especially because these are sunni dominated states that have signed up to fight against the islamic state group, which is a sunni group. this editorial also focuses on the causes behind this intervention and says that in moral part -- in moral terms, it is unambiguous. obama did not have a choice but to get involved. >> there is a lot -- a lot of analysis as well. not all of the newspapers are convinced that this is the right action to take. but the editorial -- >> the

editorial in the "new york times" today talked about the wrong turn in syria, very harsh words here, saying that barack obama is neither cleared, north convincing -- neither clear nor convincing. saying it will be a costly and probably link the war in the middle east again. doing this without public discussion of strikes interior were a bad decision. it does beg the question of whether this is a just war carrying out these airstrikes. is it justifiable? after all, the exact purpose and duration is not quite clear. >> a lot of papers, interesting angles to them. focusing on the crucial role that turkey plays in this region. >> that is right, the turkish press come as you can imagine -- i pulled out an article that

says turkey is ready to aid the u.s. in airstrikes against isis targets in syria, but as you can see, ingres -- ankara wants to know more about u. demand before more moves are made. and what more, turkey believes the islamist group is a product of the syrian regime's oppression. and destroying them will not have any meaning as long as bashar assad is still in power. but that is what is obligated about the system -- complicated about the situation. destroying these groups may benefit bashar assad. like it or not, they are fighting against the same enemy now, which means it will make it hard for the u.s. to get rid of his regime. >> a lot of this is reflected in the press. enemies of yesterday becoming allies of today.

the "washington post" caches is very well. >> absolutely, the cartoon, you can see a soldier talking to someone in the middle east saying, who are you? are you an ally or an enemy? and the other says, i've got you down as an ally between 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., an enemy after 8:00. they are both following a script and it looks like it's changing. >> a lot of confusion. it is time to catch up on the latest sports news. >> on tuesday, marseilles secured their fifth straight win away. elsewhere, to registered a surprise a 3-0 win.

struggling french champions in tonight's clash with cannes. suspended in a crucial match with psg. he is under fire because of the slow start to the season. he admits it has not exactly been smooth sailing. >> it is true that we must admit there is a physical problem with the paris team. we don't want to hide it. there are asked the nations and i don't want to raise the issue again. -- there are issues and i don't want to raise it again. i believe we will be ready at the end of september or the start of october. ps -- >> psg remain unbeaten in all references.

there are murmurings of a squad risk prior to last week's 1-1 draw with leone. >> this is not reassuring at all. we need to accept the fact that we are enduring a difficult time. the players and staff and the coach have to ask the right questions and find the right answers. but in the meantime, we believe things can change fast on both sides. we can endure a barren patch and pick up several wins. i suppose that is one way to react. the best remedy when you are not playing well is to get back to the same level you are playing last year. >> as well as missing silver, abraham in which continues. the 19-year-old is once again being left out of the squad. real madrid continued their excellent goalscoring form. but after that, it was the

cristiano ronaldo show. he scored four. 18 goals in their last three games. barcelona traveled to malaga. they're looking to maintain their 100% record. they open their champions league campaign with a win last week. they have yet to concede a goal this season will stop at manager still want improvement. -- they have yet to concede a goal this season, but the manager still want improvement. but there is no doubt there is still room for improvement. we are working on that so we can include -- improve our collective and individual performances. we can still improve, but our rivals can potentially trouble us and beat us. >> henrique doesn't want his players to get ahead of

themselves, despite already being four points clear of depending -- defending champions . last year, there was clearly three teams above all the rest that practically did not lose axxx

on and clean water for granted. yet, just over 100 years ago diseases such as diarrhea and cholera regularly caused sickness and death across britain. yet, these same diseases are killing millions of children across the developing world today.