>> these are the headlines. reports from kobane say u.s. airstrikes have slowed the advance of islamic state fighters in kobane, as kurdish anger is on the rise from the lack of action from turkey. spain is friendly to identify people potentially infected by a madrid nurse -- is struggling to identify people eventually infected by a madrid nurse the first to be infected with ebola outside of africa. who are kenyatta -- uhuru

kenyatta is the first sitting head of state to appear before the international criminal court. also coming up, can you can can? the dancers at the moulin rouge certainly can. and in business, a half a billion euro hole blown in air france's budget by the two-week pilot strike. first, both the u.s. and turkey have said the syrian town of kobane is about to fall to the islamic state group religions this despite new airstrikes that hit kobane overnight. they have pushed the militants back to the edges of town.

the us all from the group has cost a reported 400 lives and forced thousands to flee their homes. mark thompson has more. >> as a crowd of protesters approached a police station, officers, some dressed in plainclothes, respond with live ammunition. a chaotic scene, similar to those reported across turkey on tuesday night. kurdish communities have encouraged -- kurdish communities demonstrate against what they perceive as in action from ankara -- as inaction from ankara. they have lots militants close in on kobane syria's third-largest town. thousands killed after a series of clashes between kurdish

activist and members of islamist groups -- kurdish activists and members of islamist groups. thousands marched through the istanbul suburb earlier in the day. right police resorted to using water cannons and tear gas to suppress the crowds. the interior minister accused the protesters of betraying their country. turkey parliament -- turkey's parliament has given the country the green light. they want the u.s.-led coalition battling the islamic state to meet his country's demands. turkey is asking for a no-fly zone. it also wants to start training moderate. rebels. -- it also wants to start training moderate syrian rebels. >> let's bring in our

correspondent. what's the latest you are hearing at the moment? >> the latest is the u.s. airstrikes have been increased in tempo and seem to be better targeted. they are having some effect and giving the jihadists some pause. the airstrikes were much more effective. it leads us to believe they may may be coordinating, but the situation is still desperate. there is still a lot of fighting. it has grown quite close to the city center. american officials expect the city will fall. >> compounding all of this are these incredible kurdish demonstrations of anger, tell us a bit more about that. >> the anger has been palpable for days. hundreds of kurds from all across turkey have presented on

the border area and across the country. they are angry. they believe the turkish government could have done more to intervene and to save kobane. the leader of the syrian kurds has been pleading for the turks to allow at least kurdish fighters from elsewhere in syria to come through turkey to go into kobane. they are desperately taught -- calling for antitank missiles, which are being given to other syrian rebels by the u.s. i suspect the problem is going to get worse in terms of kurdish free demonstrations and provocation on the other side. april islamist organization, which is nick name the kurdish as the law, was believed to be active yesterday and may have even fired on some of the protesters. we are expecting that the kurdish demonstrations will increase, particularly if kobane false. -- falls. >> thank you for that report

from syria. let's turn our attention to another developing story. spain is scram and to identify people potentially infected by a madrid nurse suffering from ebola, the first person to have contracted the deadly disease outside of west africa. >> the nurse is still in hospital. a second nurse has tested negative in the second round of tests, as has a traveler who return from nigeria, who is also being monitored. that leaves another nurse who we believe also worked with the two priest, who is being monitored with -- another nurse who we believe also worked with the two priests, who is also being monitored. that's the latest so far. >> what about public backlash or reaction to what has been happening there?

the prime minister and health minister answered questions in parliament. >> they are coming under tremendous pressure. there was quite a tense of a this morning -- quite a tense debate this morning. it is the protocol -- if the protocol was so strict to bring back the missionaries from africa with a bullet, why then did this nurse catch the virus -- with ebola, why then did this nurse catch the virus? we've seen doctors and nurses demonstrating outside the hospital saying there wasn't proper training for people who were being obliged to look after these missionaries that came back that perhaps the actual protective suits weren't up to standard, all sorts of unknowns at the moment. the prime minister and parliament appealed for calm. he said it was very unusual for a case of ebola to be caught like this, and everything was being done to make sure that

anyone who has come into contact with the nurse is monitored, and that this is something spain can get over, he said. >> the world health organization is warning europe will almost certainly see more cases of ebola, but the bulk of the victims have been in west africa where close to 3500 have died so far. roughly half of all those diagnosed with the disease. the world bank has come out saying that the ebola virus could cost west africa and its economy some $32 billion. we went to sierra leone, where a strike by burial teams is leaving the bodies of many victims in the streets. >> ill-equipped and risking their lives. these men are in charge of burying the bodies of ebola victims in sierra leone. they make about $100 per week, but say they have not been paid their risk allowances recently

a situation that has pushed them to go on strike. >> the government promised to pay us by the week, and now they have told us this our second week, no payment. that is why we decided not to come to work today. >> it is a temporary job and there won't be any benefits when the outbreak is over. we need this money. >> because the ebola virus remains active in corpses, those who dispose of the bodies are seen as a threat to the community, especially considering the number of bodies they are in contact with sometimes up to 35 a day. many believe these teams don't have the proper equipment. >> we have over 60 deaths of workers. it is very serious and very discouraging.

more has to be done. >> the evil outbreak has killed more than 600 people in sierra leone -- the ebola outbreak has killed more than 600 people in sierra leone. >> now, uhuru kenyatta has become the first sitting head of state to appear before the international criminal court. judges there are set to decide whether to drop the case against the kenyan president or just to lay it. he has been charged with crimes against humanity for his role in the postelection violence in kenya seven years ago. our international affairs editor has more on the hearing today. >> this is not a trial. uhuru kenyatta is not on trial. let's be clear about that. he didn't speak this morning. his defense lawyer spoke on his behalf. kenyatta, at one point, shook his head, but otherwise did not show much reaction to what was happening around him.

this hearing has centered on what prosecution calls "the kenyan government's obstruction of the judicial process." what it means by that is that kenyatta has -- his government has allegedly failed to hand over phone records and bank records dating back to their deadly postelection violence in 2008. the prosecution wants an adjournment, but it does not want the case to be dropped because it argues that doing that would send a disastrous able to other countries that, if you drag your feet long enough then the case will simply fade away. the defense naturally does want the case to be dropped. the defense saying just now that it had clearly dealt with the natures of the requests from the court and provided answers. >> this case has been deadlocked for some time. why is that? >> the deadlock stems from the

very political nature of this will case. kenyatta controls the government , which according to the icc is not cooperating over these documents. meanwhile, the kenyan government accuses the icc of going on a fishing expedition designed to cover up for the prosecutors' lack of evidence. >> for more on reaction from nairobi, let's bring in our forest fondant. is there hope in kenya that the case against the president will be dropped? >> that is definitely the feeling here at the moment amongst the majority of people i've been speaking to. they are mostly supporters. they are expecting termination of the case. they want the president declared not guilty.

[indiscernible] most people think that this will be the end of it. we are seeing some people who hope there will be some kind of justice for somebody for the killing of 1300 people seven years ago. >> let's talk more about the question of justice. it has been seven years since this terrible violence. what about the victims of the violence? what kind of justice has there been for them so far, if any? >> very little indeed. the government would argue they have spent money to give people land, and also been given compensation financially, but nobody has faced any kind of judicial trial, apart from the

deputy president. very little evidence of justice. the lawyer representing the court this morning said that would be the focus for the victims. i think they are very concerned this could be the end of their opportunity for that kind of punishment of those who took part in the violence. >> thank you for that, mike pf lanz reporting from nairobi. nobel prize week continues with the chemistry prize that has been awarded to two americans and the germans for developing new methods that let microscopes see -- and a german for developing new methods that let microscopes see more than before. it goes far beyond traditional optical microscopes.

let's take a look at our headlines for you on "france 24 ." reports from kobane say u.s.-led airstrikes have slowed the advance of islamic state fighters there. this as kurdish anger is on the rise over the lack of action from turkey. spain is scrambling to identify potentially infected people from a madrid nurse who is suffering from the deadly ebola virus. she is the first person to have contracted the disease outside of west africa. the president of kenya now the first sitting head of state to appear in the international criminal court over his alleged role -- criminal court. that is over his alleged role in the postelection violence that left over 1200 dead. let's start with air france, which has a clearer idea of the damage that was done during that two-weeklong pilot right -- right -- two-weeklong pilot

strike. >> it was the longest right in the airline's history. pilots walked out over plans to expand air france's low-cost carrier. >> the crippling pilot strike maybe even costlier than expected. air france estimates the cost of the walkout at 500 million euros , enough to wipe out more than 1 /5 of the group's annual profits. the knock on effect is more difficult to calculate. total profit fell nearly 60% compared to the year before. the two-week strike, the longest in air france history, sent shares plummeting. they've gone down more than 20%

since mid-september. at stake more than the company's reputation. they can already been struggling, reporting a loss of over 600 million euros in the first half of the year. air france sought the development -- thought the expansion of its low-budget carrier essential, a planet had to disk -- discontinue. >> let's take a look at what the european markets are doing at this point in the trading day. it is a negative trend across the markets. they had hit a one and a half month low earlier over fears about global wrote. the frankfurt dax saw the biggest percentage falls. >> we've had new warnings today about the state of the euro zone economy. >> the oecd says growth will

remain slow for the rest of the year, dashing hopes of a stronger recovery in 18 countries that use the euro. it singled out germany and italy for we go broke -- for weaker growth. let's move on with a quick look at some of today's country news. the country has been given the green light for a nuclear plant. the new plan aims to provide 7% of the u.k.'s electricity -- new plant aims to provide 7% of the u.k.'s electricity. the chennai facility has as many as 8000 workers. nokia claims tax exemptions on software exports, an allegation the company is challenging. the world's largest retailer is

to stop providing health insurance to some 28,000 part-time workers in the united dates. the company said the decision was made on cost grounds. companies in the u.s. say they are paying more in the -- more -- more. >> he has given up his bonus over unrest among his staff. >> you agree to forgo his bonus of almost $95,000. there was a cost-cutting program at the bank, but many staffers complained that the lender is left in chaos. the bonuses had come in for some criticism. the news of him giving up his bonus was met by applause from staff members in washington. >> some angry birds have been causing trouble for one african airline. >> real angry birds. this low-cost carrier says a number of its flights from tanzania have been disrupted by

an unprecedented number of bird strikes. ironic that there symbol -- theikr r symbol is a bird. these incidents required extra inspection and repair work which caused delays and cancellations. they do expect normal services without the angry birds tomorrow. >> thank you for that look at business news. it is time for our daily press review. the big story in spain being the first case of ebola contracted outside of west africa. >> spain is in the spotlight today after a spanish nurse of course, became the first person known to have contracted ebola outside of west africa. it's on the front page of a lot of papers. here it is on the front page of "the wall street journal." "ebola case puts strain on spain."

the nurses at the hospital where she contracted the virus -- the nurse is at the hospital where she contracted the virus. the spanish press is very interested in the story. they are trying to figure out how a nurse in an ebola treatment ward could have become infected. they want to know how she was allowed to circulate in the open , even though she was infected. she was infected on september 30 and only placed in isolation on october 6, quite a large span of time she was out in the open. health officials maintain that all the appropriate measures were taken but others say a chain of errors has led to the current situation. they say it was an obvious error that she was not immediately put into quarantine after she complained of having a eager and even said she feared she had ebola. >> they have managed to interview the spanish nurse from her hospital bed. >> it is fascinating.

they have a recording on their website that you can listen to. they have running this version of the interview as well. they clearly understand the level of international interest. she says, "i don't know how i caught ebola." she claimed she did nothing strange. you can hear the sounds of machines in her hospital room while she is talking on the phone. here she is with her dog excalibur. why are we talking about her dog? health authorities got a court order to put her dog down amid fears the animal could spread the killer disease, but her husband posted a video appealing for the dog to be saved. this sparked outrage among animal lovers, who launched a petition to save the dog. you can read about it all over the press, including insulate -- including in "slate." a lot of people posted photos of pets online with the hashtag.

animal rights groups have come out saying that there is no evidence that ebola can be transmitted from a dog to humans . a lot of emotions around the case. >> former president french -- former french president nicolas sarkozy is back again, making headlines due to his legal woes. >> another day, another legal probe for nicolas sarkozy. they reveal there is a corruption probe involving the sale of helicopters to kazakhstan. the papers are calling it "kazakh-gate." in march, 20 13, french judges opened an investigation into allegations of illegal kickbacks in the sale of 45 helicopters to kazakhstan in 2010, when sarkozy was president.

two high-ranking advisers to sarkozy have already been detained by police and questioned about the 2 billion euro scale. judges in paris are probing into allegations of money laundering bribery of foreign officials, and conspiracy to cover up these crimes. it is a very serious case. why is it explosive? nicolas sarkozy is suspected of being directly involved in this. we will probably hear a lot more about it in days to come. >> i'm sure many of our viewers remember that story about hackers getting pictures of celebrities and posting them online. one of the women who was particularly targeted in that hacker attack, jennifer lawrence, the actress, has broken her silence. >> jennifer silence -- jennifer lawrence is on the cover of this month's "vanity fair." you can read extracts from her interview online. she doesn't mince her words. she calls the phone hacking a sex crime. it's a sexual violation.

it's disgusting. it is my body, and it should be my choice, and the fact that it is not my choice is absolutely disgusting. she is very critical of people who actually went and looked at those photos. she says, "anybody who looked at those pictures, you are carrying out a sexual offense, and you should cower in shame." she is drawn a lot of applause for these comments, "the perfect amount of