air cover has so far allowed iraqi forces and local sunni fighters to hold haditha., those ground troops are in no position to use this area as a staging ground to take on isil of the armed group controls most of anbar province, zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> an informal summit on climate change is being held in paris, leaders from around the world have come together for talks in the french capital address of the u.n. climate change being held there in november. france's foreign minister says a strong commitment is needed to address global warming. >> translator: last year was the hottest year ever recorded and 2015 may, in fact, surpass that record. the month of july was the hottest month ever recorded and in your countries, we saw massive heat waves with very high temperatures. for example, our iranian friends who joined for us this gathering, they saw temperatures as high as 70 degrees celsius, we see a number of extreme climate phenomenon, that our different populations endure. >>> the nigerian government is planning to exploit its solid mineral resource t

air travel allowed forces to hold haditha. for now, the ground troops are in no position to use the area as a staging ground to take on i.s.i.l. the armed group controlling most of anbar province >>> an informal summit has been held, in the french capital, ahead of the climate change conference to be held in november. france's foreign minister says strong commitment is needed to address global warming. >>ast year was the hottest year recorded and 2015 may, in fact, surpass that record. june was the hottest month recorded and in your country we saw massive heat waves and high temperatures. our iranian friends who joined us saw temperatures as high as 70 degrees celsius. we see a number of climate phenomena that our different populations endure. >> thailand's military appointed reform council rejected a new constitution. if it had passed, it would have paved the way for an everyoned um and an end to -- referendum and an end to military rule. elections will not be held until 2017. wayne hay reports. >> reporter: a return to any f

has the city of haditha surrounded. fighting for control with the iraqi military at least two months now. officials have so far managed to hold on to power but the people who live there have e-are barely surviving. zeina khodr has the story. >> this is the only way to reach haditha. this air base in nearby eld baghdadi is the only life line. haditha is surrounded by i.s.i.l. fighters. the armed group has repeatedly launched offensives to capture one of the last remaining populations in anbar province that haven't fallen to them. >>> one sack of flower costs around $900, most of the time we sleep without eating because we can't afford to buy food. >> these people are poor. they prefer to stay in their homes than be displaced by war. life here however hasn't been easy. >> we are thankful for aid but with the lack of electricity we ask the government to help us. >> reporter: haditha has long been a target for i.s.i.l. surrounded by desert it hasn't been easy to defend this town. in one attack i.s.i.l. used 39 suicide car b

air travel allowed forces to hold haditha. the ground troops are in no position to use the area as a staging ground to take on i.s.i.l. the armed group crawling most of anbar province >>> at least 42 fighters have been killed in battles between i.s.i.l. and syrian rebels. the fighting around the rebel town close to the border. it's in a safe zone suggested in turkey last month. if rebels lose the town, it will make it harder to clear i.s.i.l. from the area >>> now, thailand's military appointed council rejected a constitution, if it had gone through it would have paved the way for a referendum and end to military rule. a referendum will be set up delaying elections to 2017. wayne hay reports. >> a return to any form of democracy is slipping further away from thailand. outside parliament, a few protesters want their voices heard. it's not allowed under the military government that seized power in a coup last year. inside it was something of a farewell badge for so-called national reform council. handpicked by the army. the last

the haditha damn is the second largest in the country.tes at least 1/3 of iraq's electricity if i needs. it could also be used as a weapon of war if isil decides to open its gates and flood neighborhooding areas. when the area was at risk of fooling in september the u.s. expanded its air campaign against isil. since then u.s. assistance has been one of the main reasons isil hasn't been able to capture haditha and its damn. the area is also important to the u.s. because it's close to the air base where its military advisers are training sunni tribal fighters. u.s. air cover has so far allowed iraqi forces and local sunni fighter to hold haditha, but for now those ground troops are in no position to use the area as a staging ground to take on isil. the armed group controls most of anbar province. zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> and still adhere on al jazeera, how morocco has become home to thousands people month have left their homes in subsaharan africa. >>> grief in nepal. morning the protesters killed in a dispute over a constituti

assistance has been one of the main reasons isil hasn't been able to capture haditha and it's dam. it's close to the air base where it's nilt advisors are training sunni tribunal fighters. for now, those ground troops are in no position to use this area as a staging ground to take on isi will: the armed group controls mostly of anbar province. >> the nigerian government is planning to exploit its solid mineral resources to offset the decline in global oil prices. but it says it's losing millions of dollars in revenue every year from illegal mining and now wants the miners to pay tax on what they earn. a report now from the town in northern nigeria. >> mohammed has been working the mines for 17 years. he dropped out of school because he says his parents couldn't afford the expenses. but soon, he may have to look for another job because the authorities are planning to crack down on illegal mining and he is not amused. >> this is my life. i can't do anything else. if anyone wants to take this job away from me, he must give me a home, and all of the comforts of life. most of the gold p