when we ask the direct approach for the immigration problem, you say, no, you are not part of europe. reporter: with more than 200,000 people arriving this year, the hungarian government says tough measures were needed. >> from this day on to make illegal border crossing is a crime. trying to damage the fence itself is a crime. and we are setting up against human traffickers -- that is, organized crime. reporter: police have more powers and the international organization for migration says the crackdown looks like it is breaking global rules. in belgrade i asked him what the serbian government was planning to do and how much

assistance from the european union good >. >> at the moment in the form of donation in order to meet the basic humanitarian needs of the refugees. but this is not enough. serbia has 2 temporary makeshift camps of the moment that are ill-equipped and this must change, especially as the bad weather is coming. an interesting move to spot is that the buses carrying the refugees inside serbia are not ordered to drive to the croatian border instead of the hungarian border. reporters are stopping a number of classes -- buses going to the border of croatia. croatia is part of the european union but not part of the agreement. it suggests at least that part of the refugees could be directed to croatia. laura: the eu remains divided

over how to handle the migrant crisis. france, germany, and eu officials one member states to people.,000 east european states remain staunchly against the plan. there will be another attempt at finding a compromise next tuesday. >> this is the responsibility of the entire european union, and that is why we agreed to have a special eu summit next week. i think we need to get back to the european spirit. my hope that this would be achieved through threats is very small and not pronounced. laura: the death toll of migrants trying to find their way into europe rose again this tuesday. at least 22 people drowned when their boat sank on its way from greece to turkey. 11 women and 4 children were

among the victims of latest shipwreck where the syrian top third round just two weeks ago. -- syrian toddler drowned just two weeks ago. french lawmakers have been debating the government's pledged to carry out airstrikes against islamic state positions in syria. the defense minister warned that the group was making major gains in the northern region around aleppo. france will join the united states, turkey, and gulf states and attacking isis positions. australia is set to join the coalition as well. british prime minister david cameron says he, too, will put it to a vote in parliament. france denies the military action will lend support to the regime of president bashar al-assad. necessary,es will be and we alone decide what to target. of the question that these strikes be allowed to

strengthen the assad regime. laura: a former u.k. defense of che based defense atta in paris tries me now. why did france decide to do this now? >> from what i understand from a growing public opinion within , some resolution to the problem in syria, and they think they've been put into a corner. laura: now, france is essentially about to bomb the enemies of syria president bashar al-assad. is this a sign that the french government is softening somewhat to the idea of allowing him to stay in power? >> no, basically, they are being pushed. this war has gone on for years -- 4 years-plus. france, along with other countries, is wringing its hands

and wondering what to do next. now russia, with pressure from their side, and what we're looking at now is the possibility -- i say the possibility -- the possibility of assad being involved in some sort of transition effect. the russians are just not going to drop him. france is coming to the conclusion, the u.k. as well, along with the united states. whereas they are not going to assadt assad, i think will be part of a transition affected towards a new regime in syria. you have to remember that syria stilla certain extent working -- there are still things going on inside syria. nobody wants to end up in a situation like they had in iraq where they got rid of everything once the americans were in there. the idea that we want to keep syria going in some form or

another -- the problem is, of course, assad, and i think we are looking to some sort of transition effect to move towards a new or evolved regime after assad. assad will be given the opportunity to move towards something and then be disappeared at a future date. laura: airstrikes haven't been that effective at curbing the progress of his islamic state inside iraq. will they make a difference in syria? >> no, not at all. it certainly keeps the media happy, it the issue about the u.k. being involved with taking it to their people who are involved in self-defense. that will go on. that will continue. but in reality, there is only one solution. it has to be that awful expression, boots on the ground, it has to be done with people.

the question is, which people, who? the smart money is moving towards trying to get local forces to build up local forces to actually fight back and deal with isis. the idea of putting in usa a nd uk forces is at the moment a nonstarter. laura: thank you very much indeed. >> all right, good night. laura: forces led by saudi arabia are approaching the capital. -- troopsg shiite hoo have been battling shiite h outhi rebels for months now. >> a major captured by uae troops. after taking the city of ade inn july, the ground troops have isolated the houthi rebels in

the capital, sinnott. sanaa. >> our brothers from saudi arabia and the emirates and the rest of the gulf are hoping to people. we are part of them and they are the iranianeporter: backed rebels fear that supporters took control of much of the country last year, forcing the president into exile in neighboring saudi arabia. the coalition forces who want to active president hadi power retaliated with airstrikes and some 4500 people killed since they began in late march. although gains have been made, further challenges lie ahead. runningeople are into difficulty because of the terrain. but also because of the enemy willing to die.

s supported the former president until they ran out of options other than fighting to the death. they call themselves. reporter: there were further casualties during the latest offensive pivot as coalition forces pitchout, the week -- but as coalition forces pitch up, the wheels are in motion. laura: plaxico says it of its nationals were killed in egypt yesterday when security forces mistakenly targeted a group of tourists believing them to be jihadists. it had been thought that just 2 mexicans were among the people killed. mexico's president is demanding an investigation nation from cairo. there is been a third day of violence at the mosque complex in a jerusalem with ongoing clashes between israeli police and palestinian protesters. protesters threw stones and firebombs at police, who

responded to stun grenades. the site is sacred to muslims and jews, and there have been international calls for calm. sound of the ominous renewed clashes. israeli police say palestinians barricaded themselves and threw stones when jewish visitors arrived at the compound tuesday morning. ce clashes in suit of the protesters were pushed back into the mosque. israel he soldiers could be seen deploying stun grenades at the clashes spilled onto the streets of the old city. yet more injured around the holy site revered by both jews and muslims. >> the aim of the israeli security force is to beat people, beat the guards and kick them out of the mosque. israel allows entry to jewish extremist who have no rights are connections to the holy al-aqsa mosque.

this is our must. reporter: jews are stripping for been to enter the mosque but instead pray at the western wall, but a drive by a far right spread fears of a takeover and sown the seeds of the latest unrest. escalation constitutes a provocation and comment in fact, it is crucial that all parties respect forcalm and the status quo of the holy site. reporter: global leaders continue to one that any israeli move to change muslims' exclusive control of the site could add an explosive religious element to an already potent mix. laura: north korea has warned that it is boosting the quality and quantity of its nuclear weapons. pyongyang says its main atomic complex is up and running. experts say the communist state is working to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile. but the threats are seen as a

way of pressuring the international community to end financial sanctions on the impoverished nation. the united states has urged the regime to refrain from what it calls "irresponsible provocations." it is the first down the jump for australia's new prime minister -- first day on the job for us to his new prime and mr., who was sworn in today. malcolm turnbull led a party to on tony abbott. he is seen as more moderate he will lead a referendum on gay marriage comes up and his predecessor opposed. -- father against wildfires fight against lattes continues in california could tens of thousands of acres have been destroyed in california. the fire is only 15% contained. thousands of people have been displaced with 500 homes destroyed. one woman died, elderly and disabled and unable to leave her home in time. officials have warned there could be other such cases.

french pharmacies have started selling self testing kits for hiv. there is no need for prescription and no age limit. it is hoped that the tests will prevent people from unknowingly spreading the virus to others. to get anuntil now, hiv diagnosis, you had to go to a hospital or dedicated clinic. this tuesday in france from you can pop up to the pharmacy. for around 28 euros, this'll test kits are available without a prescription, and it is easy to use. you can even do it at home. pricker ande finger place it on my finger. i take a drop of blood, and i just have to ifre the tester inside the little doser. you are infected with the virus, your body produces antibodies and these will be detected by the subtest of hiv.

therefore, it is important for an accurate result to wait three months after the last time it was taken. reporter: the result is readying just 15 minutes. one line indicates negative. two lines indicate positive. kits hass offering the had to take special training to sell the product. for example, how to preserve the privacy of the customers. >> we will ask the person to come with us and go and talk somewhere where there is nobody who can hear us, so we can talk freely about everything. especially prevention, the test, how it works. we discussed everything we need to. reporter: hiv activists hope to lower the number of people who live with the virus without knowing it. you find out you are hiv-positive, the sooner you are treated and you have a better chance. you knoweatment works, longer pass on the virus and that has an effect on the

epidemic. they got their behavior to prevent risks to others -- they adapt their behavior to prevent risks to others. reporter: it is estimated that one in five hiv-positive do not know they have it. laura: let's get an update on the business days. markus karlsson is with us in the studio. you are taking us to frankfurt, germany, for a big day on the car calendar. fight for murder is underway. it has opened doors to us journalists. isthe frankfurt motor show underway. it has opened doors to us journalists. china is providing a dark cloud this year. sales in the world's biggest car market affected by concerns over the wider economy in china. european car markets are providing a bright spot. sales in europe went up 12% in august compared to last year. in terms of new trends, we

seeing a whole string of manufacturers betting on suv's. carmakers are going the extra mile to push their products. reporter: this is jaguar's attempt to stand out in the increasingly crowded suv segment good a guinness world record for the largest loop to live ever in a car. -- luke to live ever in a car. went for spark, electric sparks. the selling point is that it is an all-electric suv. >> for the first time we have a range of more than 500 kilometers on a single battery charge. other car brands such as bentley, volkswagen, and mazda have launched or announced brand-new suv models. in the european car market that has seen 23 months of rising sales, the four by four wheelers are selling like hotcakes.

analysts say that lower fuel prices have boosted consumer confidence. suv's are largely a confidence bridges. you have to be confident that you will need to go some place different and will have to haul stuff. there is an inherently confident mood about buying an suv. reporter: year-over-year sales in europe have increased by 10% with over 100,000 vehicles sold it with the market still booming, it will be as fierce as ever. fiveales in europe's biggest markets are expected to double by 2018. markus: a lot of chrome on display in frankfurt, but take it from someone who knows, tradeshows like these can be a little bit tiring. you saw that this tuesday sparkedthe head of bmw headlines as he fainted onstage at the show. he took over as chief executive earlier this year. he was whisked away after the

initial confusion in frankfurt. he was heading straight for the doctor's, as we saw this fainting spell happened. a spokesperson for bmw says the doctor didn't find anything worrisome with him and he has been traveling a lot as of late and was ordered to rest after all the travel. perhaps not strange to see the man taking a little bit of a fall, little bit of a tumble in frankfurt. we will move on to something different now. the head of a hotel chain is foreseeing a tenfold increase in international visitors to iran. he made a prediction as the company took over 2 hotels in the islamic republic. both of these hotels are near tehran's international airport. the committee says it is already eyeing other cities across iran as well. international companies are looking increasingly at the iranian market after the nuclear deal with western powers on hopes that sanctions will come down to our reporter in tehran

spoke to the chief executive. most countries, the countries you call developed, depend on tourism at a rate of seven to 12 gdp. it is inevitable that over the next 10-15 years, we will see these countries go from one to toee to seven to 12% could .2 million visitors come to iran every year. we could see an increase tenfold. markus: from one developing economy to another, we will look at priscilla and whether the government has announced tough new austerity measures. measuresic package of has ended up plugging a gap of over 7 billion euros in next years budget. it comes after the brazil credit rating was downgraded to junk by standard & poor's last week. brazil's economy is facing its

worst recession in 18 years. mark thompson has more. mark: desperate times, desperate measures. placing a 7 billion-euro shortfall and taking popularity ratings, the brazilian government announces a new plan to kickstart the struggling economy. >> it is a budget that requires everyone to make a big effort. in particular, it requires a significant effort on behalf of the government. mark: those measures include 6 billion euros worth of spending cuts and about 9.9 billion euros worth of tax increases. among the areas affected, government salaries, infrastructure investments, and agricultural subsidies. almost a quarter of the country's ministries dissolved, and an unpopular tax on financial transactions revive. standard & poor's unexpectedly downgraded the country better rating to junk status last week. that is largely due to the knock on effect from the slowing chinese economy, a major customer for brazil's once

booming commodities exports. >> it has become obvious to all that the need for such an effort , and in the coming months i think we will have 2 or 3 months to convert these measures into reality. the economy and the government are also being weighed down by a corruption scandal at state-owned oil from petrobras. many of the arrested either belong to president dilma rousseff's party or are considered allies. markus: we are going to take it to the stock market. we are seeing a bull that -- a little bit of a bounce for american shares this session with the dow jones industrial average trading higher, 1.6%. american markets have been up three out of the past sessions. 4we are seeing optimism in the united states, this ahead of a federal reserve meeting, which

will start on wednesday. the federal reserve will decide this week whether to hiek interest rates for the first time in nine years. that has investors looking very sharply and attentively at washington, d.c. let's talk you through the european close on the side of the atlantic. we saw shares trading to the upside as well this tuesday. leading the way in paris, up almost 1.2%. car stocks were among the gainers after the fairly strong looking sales figures we got out of the european car market a little bit earlier when it comes to august, at least. let's talk you through a few other stories investors have been watching this tuesday. japan's central bank is refraining from further measures to stimulate the economy for now. the bank of japan won't be beating up its bond buying program, which is put in place to boost the economy as a whole. some analysts say the japanese central bank and its governor

will have to take action as china's economy slows. there is a row brewing over the next head of the central bank of france. nearly 150 economists are objecting to the appointment. he used to work for bnp paribas, france's biggest commercial right. his former job could lead to a conflict of interest. he told the government that it is not the case and that the government must back his appointment before he takes office. and portugal is coming off the planned multibillion euro sale of the lender. the portuguese central bank says ds from chinese and american investors were simply too low. it was bored when it's predecessor collapsed. -- it was born when it's predecessor collapsed. nearly 5 pumped billion euros into the company when it was created last year. the sale complicates the attempt

to recover the investment. we will finish up with this. the space race of the 21st century got a little bit more credit. a startup run by amazon founder w

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