the cost of water in karachi has doubled. somewhere, someone is making a lot of money >>> the venice film festival is the oldest, embracing new technology. online video streaming sites are offering other ways for people to watch movies. we have this report from venice. >> reporter: like the ancient city itself, the venice film festival had a sinking feeling that cinema is dying. this year they are riding a wave of change, welcoming films from the online streaming site netflix. the first ever feature film "beast of no nation", is the harrowing tale of a child soldiers in an unnamed african country, and is a contender for a prize. the other a documentary charting change in ukraine. when released the films will screen in cinemas and online on the same day. netflix's move into the film is controversial. some chains refused to play their times, accusing online stealing audiences. >> on a train i see young people with two sets of headphones watching a movie on an iphone, it upsets me. they are missing something that is very importa

the cost of illegal water in karachi has doubled. somewhere, someone is making a lot of money >>> a drought in zambia saw the level of the world's largest man made reservoir drop to its lowest in years. the amount of water in the lake receded to less than half of its capacity. forcing major power cuts. people around the lake are suffering the most. >> reporter: golden shores and waters of lake carreeba. the local communities, the lake is part of every day life. the dam provides neighbours with thousands of megawatts of power. drought has the lake at its lowest levels in year. >> the cycle normally is that in february the lakes gets to its minimum and begins to rise. in february, the lake didn't rise. it stabilized, and instead of coming up it kept going down. we have lost probably another 2-3 meters since the beginning of this year, when we should have been gaining more >>> steve thompson owned the lakeside lodge for 12 years and said it's only once before he saw the lake so low. and is worried. >> if the lake gets too low. they'll n

karachi only has enough water to meet 50% of its needs.is a powerful business worth millions of dollars, water barons with 30 to 40 tankers earn around $16,000 a day. but the water board is cracking down on them. over 200 pumping stations have been raided. >> this illegal money is also supporting other illegal activities. because if they can survive in an area which is [ inaudible ] this area is infected with these terrorists, with these gangs. >> reporter: over 70% of the stolen water is sold to industrialists. five years ago this plant was closed because there wasn't enough water. now the owner buys from the black market, just to keep his clothing business open. >> they are holding us from our necks. and this is all because a few big people are involved in this, and -- who are the caretakers, and who are the people who are making money, good money out of that, from these people, because of course the mafia cannot operate such a big operation like this. >> reporter: despite the crackdown, the leaders of this underwater world are still ope

the cost of illegal water in karachi has doubled. somewhere, someone is making a lot of money. >>> now a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to events. china's "people's daily", says how the visit of xi jinping will go a long way to counter rising tensions, citing a number of issues clouding the relationship between beijing and washington, including territorial disputes and accusations by the chinese. thailand's "the nation" offers criticism to the gulf response to the refugee crisis. a cartoon showing a refugee asking saudi arabia. the times of london offers this view. an editorial showing british prime minister david cameron eyeing the emergency slide from the inside of a plane, told by the e.u. pilot "go back to your seat and fasten your seatbelt." >>> a film shot in vanuatu is giving a rare insight into one of a last specific tribes. it is a love story showing non-actors. >> reporter: until two years ago these people had never seen a film. now they are the stars of one. in a production they helped to go write -

. >>> i'm in karachi.oming up we'll be investigating the city's water mafia. >>> and later in sport we'll hear from new england patriot's quarterback, about how he is pumped up about the new season, of course following the deflategate scandal. ♪ >>> now floods in eastern japan are affecting up to 800,000 people. at least 100,000 have been forced from their homes. the flooding has lead to a leak of radioactive water from the fukushima nuclear plant. our correspondent has more from tokyo. >> reporter: another natural disaster strikes north of tokyo. this time it was an in-land sea of water which hit the area just after lunchtime, taking everything in its wake. the muddy wall of water uprooted trees and shook house from their foundations. in this city, rescuers couldn't keep up with the desperate pleas for help. only a lucky few were moved to safety. as it unfolded live on television, the national broadcaster urged people in cars and houses not to give up hope, but do whatever they could to survive. >> transl

and the cost of illegal water in karachi has now doubled.here, someone is still making a lot of money. nicole johnson, al jazeera, karachi. >>> still ahead on the program, travel upstream. this power producing lake in zambia is running low. >>> in sport we'll hear from new england patriots quarterback, following the deflategate scandal. ♪ >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >>> hello again, you are watching al jazeera. here is a quick reminder of the top stories. russian's foreign minister has confirmed that russia is supplying military support and humanitarian aid to the syrian government. pictures show russian fighters supporting syrian forces. >>> at least two people are missing and more than tens of thousands are stranded after landslides in plan. it has lead to radioactive water leaking from the fukushima nuclear plant. >>> hungary says it is declaring a state

i'm nicole johnson in karachi. coming up we'll investigate the water mafia, how they control the water supply for millions of people >>> in sport, we'll hear from new england patriots quarterback tom brady about how he's pumped up for the n.f.l. season following the deflate-gate scandal. we'll be right back. hello again, here with the newshour from al jazeera. refugees in hungary are being kept in closely guarded camps surrounded by barbed wire fences. 3,300 refugees are were taken into camp, the highest number in a single day >>> in japan two are missing and 1,100 stranded. it was a day of land, floods and landslides. heavy rain, the site of the 2011 disaster led to the leakage of radioactive water into the sea. >> china's premier has been trying to reassure the world about the health of the economy. speaking at the world economic forum, china would hit the target of 7% growth, but conceded that it would be difficult. >> police in denmark say that they will not stop refugees going to sweden. some train services be

the cost of illegal water in karachi has doubled. somewhere, someone is making a lot of money. >>> the nigerian army released 128 people suspected of belonging to boko haram. all arrested as parts of counterinsurgency operations. the human rights groups accused the military of arbitrarily detaining civilians. senior commanders rejected claims of wrongful prison. and killings of prisoners >>> the first minister of nirmed resigned a -- northern ireland resigned amid a political crisis. the head of northern ireland's pro-british party stepped aside after failing to convince other parties to suspend the power-sharing government. there were alleges that the sin fien party was linked to recent violence >>> scientists discovered the remains of human-like species in a cave in south africa. it could have evolved 2.8 years ago. it may reshape the understanding of how humans developed. >> reporter: it was unveiled in front of the world's leading scientists and media. a new link in the evolutionary change. this is a home owner, one of our earlie

all day trucks fill up with stolen water and sell it across karachi. >> we sell containers for $4. and then they resell it to the people for $25. >> reporter: water mafia thrives on the fridges of the city. armed gangs control this neighborhood. >> so what's here? this is one of the illegal water pumping stations. what's so shocking about it is the water comes from a sewage well. it's piped through here, powered by a couple motors and sold as drinking water to the people of karachi. karate only has enough water to meet 50% of its needs. the water board estimateds around 30% is wasted or stolen. this is a powerful business worth millions of dollars. water barrens with 30 to 40 tankers earn around $16,000 a day. but the water board is tracking down. over 200 pumping stations have been raided. >> this illegal money is supporting other terrorist activities. they will survive in an area, this area is infected with these terrorists, with these gangs. >> over 70% of the stolen water is sold to industrialists. five years ago this fabric dyeing plant was closed because there wasn't enough w

it is powered by a couple of motors and sold as drinking water to the people of karachi. >> karachi only has enough water to meet 50% of needs. the water board estimates around 30% of it is wasted or stolen. this is a powerful business worth millions of dollars. water barres with 30 to 40 tankers earn around $60,000 a day. >> the water board is cracking down on them. over 200 pumping stations have been raided. >> this illegal money is also supporting other illegal and -- >> over 70% of the stolen water is sold to industrialists. five years ago, the fabric dyeing plant was closed because there wasn't enough water. now the owner buys from the black market just to keep his clothing business open. >> this is all because a few weak people who are the care takers and who are the people who are making money, good money out of that from these people, because they cannot operate such a big operation at this. >> despite the crackdown, this underworld is still operating. the cost of water in karachi has now doubled. somewhere, someone is still making a lot of money. al jazeera, karachi. >> up next

the military targeted them all over pakistan in large cities like karachi, peshawar and specifically in the tribal belt. peshawar is surrounded by the tribal belt. there has been operations in areas like south waziristan. it's difficult for the taliban to launch the attacks. >> it's been quiet in peshawar. the state of alert had been increased. many expected that some kind of attack was in the offing. that has taken place. the response by the military is quick. something introduced. it was the introduction of forces. we see the rapid response forced quickly. we got to that area. two hours, it was over. >> nicole johnson joining us live from peshawar. >> the block of west african nations, trying to negotiate with burkina faso to negotiate a peaceful way out of the crisis. discussions with the army general who has taken over the government. he's said to have close ties to blaze cam paing na. three were killed, many wounded after hundreds took to the streets to protest the coup. >> translation: people started to come out. we saw a military vehicle, they shot. killing people. >> translat

. >> government shot dead a television news employees in the pakistani city of karachi. attackers opened fire on the newsstand. it's the latest of attacks on members of the media. two others were include, and are treat for their injuries in hospital. police in india are investigating claims that two nepali maids were raped by a saudi diplomat. the women say they were repeatedly sexually abused and starved over several months. the saudi embassy says the charges are false. it's unclear whether the officials have diplomatic immunity. the women were rescued by police after a tip off >>> guatemala's former president will remain in gaol until his trial in three months time. president molino resigned after months of protests. the nation is grip the by the race to replace him. daniel schweimler reports from guatemala city. >> reporter: this judge gave an intimation during his address that he thought there was ample evidence for the former president molina to go to trial. charging him with criminal association, taking bribes and customs' fraud. and ordered him to be held in cprev

security gates in karachi, pakistan authorities have stepped up security has millions of muslims make their way to mosques across the a day ofo celebrate celebration but also solidarity with muslims facing harsh realities. >> muslims across the world face more. may allah put an end to these conflicts. there was a terrible accident in saudi arabia. we offer our condolences to the victims. reporter: it is the most important festival in islam's calendar. every year muslims celebrate by sacrificing an animal. tradition dictates that the shared into 3, 1 for the sacrificer, another for his friends and family, the third for the poor. in india, the sacrifices about coming together. >> friends and family meet up today and we must pray and gather together, and we must eat with them. reporter: for these syrians living in a serbian refugee camp, aid provides an escape from a difficult new reality. >> we used to celebrate with the families. but now this is our family. reporter: family in search of a better life in europe, hoping next year they will be celebrated somewhere they can call home. tom:

the military have been targeting them across the country with operations in big cities like karachi as well as in the tribal belt. in areas such as the north. >>> japan's security bill is being debated in a full session of the upper house of parliament. on thursday there were scenes as opposition lawmakers tried to prevent the vote. it will allow japanese soldiers to be deployed overseas for the first time since world war ii. our correspondent is joining us live from tokyo. why is it dragging on for so long, rob? >> it is, i think, a measure of the feelings on both sides. in particular, from the opposition and tactics we are seeing being employed by them. shinzo abe has the majority. but the opposition are doing all they can to try to delay proceedings before a vote condition taken in the upper house. the members have to debate various motions being put forward by the opposition mps, getting on their feet, trying to talk for as long as they can. the ruling party trying to limit the length of time they are allowed to speak. all of these filibustering action ticks to try to delay. frustr

even into pakistan, southern parts of pakistan, a heatwave in karachi, temperatures in the mid 30's.howers making their way further north. >> still ahead on this news hour, we'll show you the great length politicians go to in argentina to pull in voters. >> on a mission of peace, pope francis celebrates mass with tens of thousands of followers in havana. >> in sport, the man known as the father of indian contradict dies. we'll tell you the legacy he leaves behind, later in sport. this is a great place to work. not because they have yoga meetings and a juice bar. because they're getting comcast business internet. comcast business offers convenient installation appointments that work around your schedule. and it takes- done. - about an hour. get reliable internet that's up to five times faster than dsl from the phone company. call 800-501-6000 to switch today. perks are nice. but the best thing you can give your business is comcast business. comcast business. built for business. >> these are the top stories. anti houthi forces are advancing on the province not far from sanna. houthis r

and in the attack they killed 132 students so the military has been cracking down in them in the karachi in the tribal belt and has been a big operation in an area called north wizarstan and in h the agency close to here, a few kilometers away and pakistan taliban had dispersed during these operations, right now it does appear they have regrouped and managed to get together enough to carry out this sort of attack. it's a significant attack because it's their first big one this year since that peshawar attack last year. also significant because they managed to not only attack the guard post but they got inside the compound into a mosque in a residential area where there are many offices living in this area and shoot people as they were carrying out their morning prayers. >> what is the army telling you about the current state of the operation? you say this attack and the operations to repel it is still underway? >> that's right, we are not getting a great deal of information from the army at this stage. they say that the operation is continuing. there has been some confusion actually, ear