so he right now is essentially stuck in serbia.nd, again, these are the kinds of stories i keep hearing again and again and again, even though they know the roads will get more dangerous, those that have the means will try to get in touch with a smuggler, and go into a situation that they know is very dangerous, so they can try to reach that end destination. >> okay. mohammed thank you for now. but hold on, because we're now going to talk to a refugee program coordinator. he is on the line from the hungarian capitol budapest, and thank you very much for talking to us. i'm not sure whether you are able to see the scenes that we are seeing. >> i can't, unfortunately. but i can hear you, and i am following what is happening on the hungarian news. >> okay. your thoughts then on this scene that has descended into chaos right on the border of your country with serbia. >> yes, actually my colleagues and i were there on monday and tuesday. we spent two days on the border, and we were witnessing how the border was closed, basically complete

a wall now keeping them from crossing from serbia into hungary. security forces responded in kind. , returned as night fell, but there are reports that the hunt gary and army has deployed armed vehicles along the border. as one border closes, another open. migrants are now moving westward to croatia. 1000 have already crossed and thousands more are on the way. thumbs up, until now that has been the only choice on facebook. now the world's biggest social network says it is thinking about adding a dislike that, to -- a dislike button, too. i'm sarah kelly. thank you very much for joining us. a measure of calm has returned to the hungary border with serbia after frustration erupted into violence. hunt grids -- hundreds were beaten back by water cannon and tear gas. injuries have been reported on both sides. hungary says they have arrested 29 people, including one man identified as a known terrorist. by the dark of night, armored humvees have reportedly begun patrolling the border. hungary says it is merely enforcing eu law but the eu migration commis

that is on serbia's border with ungary. you can see some of the refugees still standing around, wondering what is going on for the moment. an hour ago there were scenes of violence. we're told by the hungarian authorities that some of the refugees tried to push through the barrier to get into hungary. the police responded they nee need--used water canons and tear gas, and we saw the refugees pouring back towards the serbian side. they had streaming eyes. there were some who had been hit on the head by batons. there were crying children. very distressing scenes. but now it's calm at the moment. we're back with more in a couple of minutes.

and serbia too. serbia has said that it will demonstrate the harshest possible protest at the use of hungary using tear gas in this way. so we're seeing the start now of some diplomatic reaction to the scenes that we have been witnessing. stay with us here at al jazeera, because of course we're going to keep you right up to date. but so far these are the events that we have seen. there have been angry scenes of violence for the past hour and a half along this border between hungary and serbia. hungarian riot police have fired water cannon at asylum seekers trying to push them through a border post. people gathering close to the fence could be seen covering their mouths after being sprayed with tear gas, and the situation appears to be getting more volatile. hungary has imposed strict new border controls. that was on tuesday, in order to try to control the flow of refugees into its territory. this move has created a situation where people have been left pretty much stranded on the serbian side of the

in the areare between serbia and hungary. the serbia side of the border. the hungarian side of the border is just behind me. -- there istely absolutely no way they are letting anybody through. groups of people are standing by the border, chanting, "open the door, opened the door." so far the migrants feel they have been treated well. but they are angry about hungary. they do not understand why greece, macedonia, and serbia led them through. toy do not want to go hungary. they want to go to germany. some people say they want to go to the netherlands. they do not understand why that -- why the hung gary and start taking such a hard line. thatof them are saying they think they might try to go back into serbia and maybe try to get around via croatia since there is no way the hungarians are going to change. genie: tell us more about reaction from the serbians themselves and what they are saying about this buildup of migrants on the border with hungary. think the serbian authorities are very worried about this. they have been saying they are not going to let hun

the border is a vital crossing between serbia and european union member hungary. many refugee who is have arrived here in serbia have found themselves unable to travel any further. many refugees hoping for a new life europe's doors remain closed. neave barker, al jazeera. >> and on the serbian side of the border with hungary when the violence broke out, they have managed to open the gate. many women and children and others in the crowd felt that the hungarians were going to let them through. they were walking in, clapping, people lifted up on their shoulders. they were smiling and singing. they felt that they were victorious. they were able to get through serbia into hungary, and then barely two seconds notice we heard a scream from the front of the crowd. people quickly started turning and running in the opposite direction. at one point many in the crowd worried that it could an stampede. kids were making sure that they could stay standing up running with their parents, we were told by eyewitnesses that the front of the crowd that, in fact, hungarian police had r

into western europe as refugees are going--they're making their way south and trying to cross from serbia into croatia. well, hungary has described refugees who tried to push past the border as a real danger to the country. neave barker takes a look at the border. >> in europe's resolving of the refugee crisis, police firing water canons at hundreds of refugees trying to enter hungary. anti-terrorist you wants were sent in to push back the crowds. some used missiles aimed at the police. they say they've taken lawful action to protect the board, but for those eagle for travel north the prows vision is growing. the border is a vital crossing between european union and hungary. hungary has told serbia it has ordered a 30-day suspension at the checkpoint calling on the serbian government. >> we're on the serbian side of the border with hungary, and mohammed, what is going on at the moment? there are still dozens of refugees who are behind us at that fence, that border crossing, although no one has attempted to cross back into hungary since that incident that happened about 90 minutes ago when

they will be stuck in serbia. serbia has been rushing through as many refugees as possible in the run up to the closure but they weren't expecting this police barricade to be put up you know a matter of eight hours before the deadline. so what's happened now is that there's once again not for the first time in this crisis a lot of confusion about what's going to happen. but as far as the hungarian government is concerned it says it is imposing eu law. this is first point of entry that anyone applying for political asylum will go through a fast track process, either turned around or let through. as far as economic refugees, they will be turned around at the port of entry. barbara. >> those refugees that were rushing to get through the border before the deadline, they haven't apparently made it. in the past few days and weeks can you feel any tension there at the border? i think we've lost the connection to andrew simmons who was live for us at bicske. hungarian authorities said they were the going to restrict the c

there are mine fields on the border between serbia and croatia. there is a map on an internet, you can see where those mine fields are, in red where they shouldn't go. they are using now the road that is used by people who live here for the tracks for their cars, so they are safe now. if they go into croatia without any kind of assistance from police, then they are in danger, especially in this area of borderline between two countries. >> marco, from what you're saying, these people who are passing along the road behind you, many of them aren't aware of the dangers that lie in these cornfields. >> yeah, they are not aware. they don't know anything about croatia. their route was toward hungary and changed yesterday when they entered serbia and hear the news that border is closed, so they don't know any kind of information, so they are asking volunteers, they are asking police, but police in croatia is taking them to the train station to move them to the reception center, not allowing anybody to go by themselves over the corn fields, over the fields

declares a state of emergency in two counties and detains more than 9,000 refugees crossing from serbiaand 22 refugees including children trying to get to greece drown off the turkish coast. ♪ i'm julie and you are watching al jazeera live from doha and live on the program israelis in jerusalem injuring 36 palestinians and australia's new leader is sworn this as prime minister, the fourth in two years. ♪ hungary declared a state of emergency in two border counties after detaining more than 9,000 refugees crossing from serbia. imposed tough new border controls blocking the mainland route and a four meter fence erected and it's a criminal offense to cross the frontier without permission from serbia, a country which is not in the eu. the eu chief is meeting with the u.n. high commissioner for refugees to discuss the crisis and called for unity and relocating them across member states. >> our unity or lack of unity internally has an impact on our credibility externally and on effect of that and it's in the last month in a very complicated and very positive way. i come to what we do, united

many of them could be stuck in serbia. unhcr has already warned that this could be tragic. >>> european ministers have been meeting to address this crisis and say their handling will have a lasting impact on the continent. >> europe is at a cross roads. the crisis that unfortunately will last as long as our neighborhood is on fire. we're safe. can we save the history of our cultures and societies. it will demonstrate to our citizens how european and how united we want to be in the future. after several have very heated debates at the european level, we can finally make progress. we formally as the president said before adopted the decision to relocate 40. but for our proposal, 120,000, we did not have the agreement we wanted. >>> what happens next on this nonagreement if you like? >>reporter: yes, the ministers reaching an agreement by sharing out the 120,000 that didn't -- that he was just referring to there, ministers have been trying to put a positive spin on it talking about the political commitment to relocate them bu

there have been chaotic scenes on the croatian border with serbia.he government says it will close the crossing if another 8,000 people enter in just one day. at least three people have died during demonstrations in burkina faso's capitol following a military coup. >>> and the u.s. federal reserve has announced that it will keep interest rates at almost zero percent. >>> islamic state of iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility for suicide attacks in baghdad which have killed at least 23 people. there were two explosions in the commercial district with a third in a nearby district. both areas are mainly shia neighborhoods. hospital forces say a total of 68 people were wounded in the attackings. >>> yemen's cabinet has held its first meeting inside the country since march. the prime minister returned to aden on wednesday from saudi arabia. he and the president left yemen a year ago when houthi rebels took over the capitol sana'a. he says his government will focus on taking back territory from the houthis. >>> israel's prime minister, benjamin ne

but hungary will sealed its border with serbia for at least 30 days. slovenia will increase border control with hungary. that means that people are having to find a new route into western europe. some have made their way south and crossing into croatia, and it said that it's ready to receive them and help them get to where they're wanting to go. then once through croatia they'll cross into slovenia an. >> setting off across the mediterranean in the hundreds. hundreds of people try to enter registration center. at one point on wednesday ten small boats carrying refugees in turkey arrived in lesbos in the space of just a half hour. >> now soldiers from occur keno fasso's guard has restrained the prime minister and cabinet. it comes two days after a commission proposed dismantling the unity. >> well, talking to people there, some members of the cabinet are being detained by the presidential guard. it's not clear where they're trying to take over power, but they could say that it taken over a few days ago. human rights workers have been complaining that so

water canyons may have pushed the refugees back in to serbia. they failed to extinguish their anger. most of the crowd has now disbursed here on the front line of the stand off with hungarian riot police on the other side of that fence, but the mood does still remain tense. in fact, there are men who have womb up in the last few minutes urging the young men who have been protesting this past hour to police move back to let cooler heads prevail so the situation calls down. the mood changed almost moment to moment. veering from defiance to june lance. when the gate in to hungary opened. hundreds of refugees began streaming in. thank you they chanted and cheered in unison. but they were met not with welcome, rather force. parents were stunned as their children. the young just as affected as the old. kids cried from both the tear gas and the trauma they had experienced. she never imagined she would see her eight-year-old daughter beaten by police. >> translator: they hit her with a baton on her head. the police hit her. we were from aleppo we came f

♪ hungarian police detain 9,000 refugees crossing from serbia as several countries tighten border controls♪ hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha, also ahead israel's military forms a compound in occupied east jerusalem injuring six palestinian and russia president says his government will continue to provide military help to the syrian regime. ♪ and the winner is we meet the pakistan woman who won a u.n. award for her work with refugees. ♪ police in hungary rounded up 9,000 refugees crossing in the country from serbia on monday and hundreds more left stranted after they have tough border controls blocking the mainland route into the eu and a four meter high fence is being error -- erected on the border and you cannot cross in a country not in the eu and they put border checks in place on monday and meanwhile the eu foreign policy chief is meeting with the u.n. high commissioner for refugees to discuss the crisis and called for unity in relocating asylum seekers across eu member states. >> our unity or lack of unity internally has an impact on our credibility externally and on the effe

in doha and state of emergency in two counties and detains more than 9,000 refugees crossing from serbiacking assad, russia's president says his government will continue to provide military support to the syrian regime. israeli police storm the compound in occupied east jerusalem injuring 36 palestinians plus australia's new leader is sworn this as prime minister the first in two years and we will meet the doctors working to make motion sickness a thing of the past. ♪ hungary has declared a state of emergency in two border counties after detaining more than 9,000 refugees crossing in from serbia. also imposed tough new border controls blocking the mainland route into the european union, a four meter high fence is being erected to stop the flow of asylum seekers and it's a criminal offense to cross the frontier without permission from serbia, a country which is not in the eu. the eu policy chief is meeting with the u.n. high commissioner for refugees to discuss the crisis. she has called for unity and relocating asylum seekers across member states. >> our unity or lack of unity internally

as for them, serbia is a safe country.enie: speaking at this press conference, germany was already quite fun they do not want to take part in these quotas, saying that they want to punish them. what would they do? >> the talks in brussels did not lead to very much other than a vague draft proposal. of the euts some funds that go to the country to be strict and they want punishment for the countries that do not take on part of the responsibility of hosting the refugees. the vice chancellor said europe had made a full of itself and that this crisis is far bigger than the greek crisis and that we need a summit sooner than later. we are being told october 8 is the day that brussels will outweigh the deep -- outline the details of what to do, possibly a way to spread out the 120,000 refugee request around the other 22 countries. hollande isois pushing for airstrikes against islamic state group in syria. france is already part of the western coalition carrying out bombings on militants in iraq, but the first -- but this is the f

serbia's minister has begged hungary to allow them in. >>reporter: with a state of emergency at this border, hungary has taken the crisis into a new direction. it makes life even harder for refugees. many have found themselves stuck in no-man's land with no way into hungary and no way -- i told the army to describe our situation, the human situation. they don't understand. >> by shutting its main border crossing from serbia into the european union, hungary has provoked outrage from its southern neighbors. but the government here insists its new asylum laws are justified. >> those who have not applied on their journey to the european border to any kind of asylum and there's no sign of them in the system and they don't have proof of that, they're going to automatically be turned back. >>reporter: opposition parties attacked the government for its action. >> the order of the life is stronger than the order of the law. it's outrageous what's happening. we will not forgive the measures to the government of hungary. >>reporter: the far right pa

the country has already closed its informal borders with serbia. hungary has its own approach to dealing with the people. the eu's 28 members can't agree on a solution. ministers failed to reach a deal on settling 120,000 more refugees. >> reporter: european ideal of open borders has changed to this. austria has followed germany in introducing new border controls for syrians and other people seeking refuge. it's a symptom of the lack of a coherent european response. interior and justice ministers met on monday to try to reach agreement on how to share out 160,000 refugees between member states. an ambitious goal for one meeting, and ultimately they fell short. >> when we do not succeed the first time, yes, we try again. the world is watching us. it is time for each and every one to take their responsibilities. >> reporter: these refugees beat the new border controls between serbia and hungary. but they may not be as lucky when they try to cross from hungary into austria. this crisis is laying bare some fundamental positions between eu states. sever

joe ham he had jamjoon is joining us live in serbia with the border of hungary. the situation there. we can see pictures, earlier we could of tents put up, people milling around. >> reporter: yeah, he liz belt we are actually here between border crossings between the border crossing in to serbia. between the border crossing in to hungary. as you can see behind me, there are hundreds of refugees here, there are tents that are put the. i have spoken to syrian refugees here who are saying that they are demanding to try to get in to hungary. but that they have not been able to. they are not being allowed in to up gare. just a few moments ago we heard chanting going on behind in at the border crossing. dozens of refugees staging effectively a peaceful protest asking once more that the government lets them in. let them pass through hungary so they can get in to austria and go on from there in to germany. that is the preferred defamation of most of the refugees that we have been speaking with the past few days, in serbia today, the refugees we were talking to they just

as europe refugee crisis cons tens rise between croatia and serbia. hello.he islamic pill gram page imagine. more than 700 people have been killed in the spam pead, outside saudi arabia holy city. the civil defense says the crush happened on street 204, at least 860 have also been injured. witnesses spoke of chaotic scenes as one group found themselves heading to a mass of people moving in another direction the victims were crushed with bodies left lining the rout. the morning surge towards the stoning collums. >> we were. coming back, on the way back i met my husband, the pill grams began pushing each other and they pushes people to the ground. i was about to die. despite the deaths thousands are continuing their pilgrimages. where the faithful are still making their way to throw stones. al jazeera has the latest oen the emergency effort. saudi authorities and especially the civil defense authorities are sending more ambulances to my right. i just saw about five arriving to the area behind me, and also i heard the two helicopters and i saw two helicopters h

it remains to be seen if north korea wants to prosecute him. >>> serbia and croatia, accused serbia of busing refugees to the crossing rather than move them further north to hungary. political uncertainty, for thousands trying to reach western europe. >> they've traveled a long way and don't know where they'll end up. men and women are registered in a temporary camp. europe's blame game over how to handle the flow of refugees showed no sign of ending. >> this must be spot on turkish and greece border. greece is not following any rules, they are sending people through macedonia and serbia and now we have this disaster here. these people are staying here less than 24 hours and that was our aim. >> reporter: over the border in serbia the prime minister was showing a senior european union official around a reception center. croatia's accusing serbia of failing to police the campaign, after brussels urged it to do so. >> we have to be clear and it's our humanitarian obligation to find ways and solutions to help these people in an adequate and human way. and this is why i'm here. >> at hunga

no food, no water, refugees in serbia protest as hungary closes the border crossing into the e.u.ozens of palestinians injured and as really security forces storm a mosque in jerusalem. and chai that's artist exhibit oversees a show of his work in london. ♪ >>> hello. the owners of a crane which collapsed in the saudi holy city of mecca have been banned from doing further work. more than a hundred people were killed when the crane collapsed on friday. the saudis blame strong winds. they say the crane was always wrongly positioned. bin laden with one of the largest construction contracts or in the world. how significant is this crackdown on the bin laden group? >> reporter: well, it's a very significant one, because it is the biggest in saudi arabia. it is one of the biggest in the region and the entire world, and i think this is trying to settle old scores. this is like my speculation, or my look into this whole incident, because the bin laden group has been operating big massive mega projects in the region throughout the years, and remember there was a -- a new king coming, a new

and was critical of the actions with serbia. hungary has been condemned. police fired tear gas and water canons. dozens were injured, everywhere were arrested. >> thousands ever refugees are crossing into croatia setting up a new path. more than 5,600 entered in the past 24 hours. croatia said it can cope with several thousands refugees, but not hundreds of thousands. we'll speak to al jazeera america, joining us at the border. we saw violent scenes, tell us the mood among the refugees today, after yesterday's events. >> the mood is a little calmer now. clearly calmer than it was last night after the scuffles with the hungarian riot police. behind me there are about 30 to 40 refugees staging a peaceful sit in, holding signs asking for europe to help them. a while ago they were chanting "thank you serbia." many i spoke to are eager to get into hungry. they know the border is sealed, they are aware of what happened. a lot arrived here. they still are asking for the e.u. and the international community to allow them to pass through hungary, get to austria and

many are desperate to cross into serbia and hungary. hungarian police responded with tear gas and water canons. special anti-terrorist units were sent in to push back the crowds. some refugees responded with missiles aimed at the police. families, women and children were among those caught amidst the violence. the check point is a shared crossing between serbia and european union member hungary. the hungarian authorities say that they have taken lawful action to protect their border. >> this is an armed mob trying to break into hungarian soil. using tear gas and water canon is equally proportionate. >> going north the frustration is growing. hungary has told serbia it has ordered a 30-day closing on the checkpoint. many refugee who is have arrived here in serbia have found themselves unable to travel any further. many refugees hoping for a new life, europe's doors remain close. neav barker, al jazeera. >> it is slightly calmer, felicity. about 20 minutes ago we were walking with a crowd of refugees, hundreds of them as they were going i

and if he did not, since serbia is a safe country, he will be rejected. but the serbian government does not want the migrants either. the minister said today the idea of people being turned back into serbia was unacceptable. he said it would make his so the people are stuck in limbo, having fled islands and destruction. they are cornered by the fears of countries that want to keep them out. this bottleneck has steadily built up all day, as has the refugees frustration. >> we will not move and arrived to vienna. we don't want to stay in this country. we like them, but my family, i want to go to them. >> the determination has brought them this far. for many, that's about all they have left. sarah: catherine is at the border. you're on the hungarian side. you have had problems crossing into serbia and you are someone that has proper documentation. tell us what the situation is right now. >> right now, i am on the border check point. you see just in the back and i think you can't hear it, oh we hear very clearly that there is chanting. for hours, it was kind

they felt they were going to be able to get from serbia through hundredgary. people quickly started turning and running in the option direction. at one point there was fear of a stampede. and we were told by eyewitnesses that, in fact, hungarian police had rushed them and started hitting them with batons. these folks were greeted with tear gas so they would turn away. we managed to run back with the crowd into serbia, and at that point the situation calmed, although as you mentioned just a moment ago we have seen people who have sustained many injuries. a moment ago i saw a man who was bleeding profusely from his head. i asked what happened, and he said he was clubbed by one of the hungarian riot policemen. there is still anger in this crowd. kids getting water poured in their eyes because they're suffering from the after effects of tear gas and they're crying from the experience that they've had. there is a bit of a pa turn where young men will go to the front of the crowd, then running back when they feel that they will be met with force by the hungarian pol

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the country closed informal borders with serbia. european and justice ministers failed to come to an agreement on how to deal with the refugee crisis. no mandatory limits. in principle, reflocting 120,000 asylum seekers. >> more on that. 24 thours after germany bruised border controls, life is difficult for refugees trying to rive. rob reynolds has this report. >> reporter: halted meters from their goal. german police stop a group on a bridge near a river forming on the border. >> they walked from salzburg after a long and painful journey. now they wait in falling rain. it's counselled by a dom. >> it came through turkey, greece, macedonia to get treatment. the german police are not letting us through. >> germany has put controls in place here, claiming that the resources were overwhelmed by tens of thousands of refugees that flooded in over the past week. at the munich train station, none were in sight. donated clothes, blankets and toys were waiting, with no one to prove them. over the weekend this was full, but is now empty. the

including the musician's family we bough in the belgrade park in serbia.ustration turns to anger. demonstrations erupt. >> we have been here five days. no food, no sleep. no place to sleep. no anything. police block the entrance to the station, urging people to leave. desperate and defiant, they decide to take matters into their own hands, no longer willing to be left at the mercy of governments and political decisions. we are on the highway that connects budapest to yenna and there are thousands of people, most of them refugees of the war in iraq and syria, who have decided to walk. it's 175 kilometers or 100 miles to the austrian border. they say they'll walk if they have to, all the way to germany. along the way, surprising and heartwarming acts of kindness. hungarian citizens handing out supplies, in stark contrast to the response by their government. >> i'm very sorry for the people with little children and i would like to help. night falls and more volunteers appear, with hot food, clothing, and supplies. mustafa's leg was blown off by a barrel bomb

hasan said the judge you will be expelled from hungary and sent back to serbia. the defense lawyer he'd be given had to explain his options to him, but in this room things like pity or sympathy are nowhere to be seen. hasan is a criminal first, and a refugee second. all the while hungary extends the fence across croatia into romania. soon the border with slovenia as well. the courts will no doubt be extremely busy. laurence lee, al jazeera, sigit in southern hungary. >>> switzerland has temporarily banned the sale of cars with volkswagen-made dice sell engines. they admitted to cheating on emission tests in the united states. they can detect when they're tested and changin' performance to improve results. a number of houthi rebels have been killed in yemen after a rocket attack on the central city of marib. the commander there and a sergeant in saudi arabia's border guard were killed in heavy gunfire near the yen machine any border on friday. they have continued air strikes in sanaa. the residents here are searching through rubble that was following one particula

serbia's prime minister has urged the u.n. to respond to what he has called hungary's brutal behavior. >>> the u.s. is considering proposal from russia to have top flight military discussions. rosalyn jordan has more. >> we have seen the pictures of rebels squaring off against i.s.i.l. in northern syria. what we haven't seen is the fighters the u.s. military floonplanned to train ojoin that fight. perhaps because there are so few. 54 men deployed inside syria mid year they were captured by el nusra. on monday, they told the u.s. that the that there are a few remaining. >> it is a small number, the ones in the fight is we're talking four or five. >> as i see it right now this four or five u.s. trained fighters let's not kid owrs ourselves, that is a joke. >> we are counting on our fingers and toes, when we imagined 5400 by the end of the year. >> coalition air strikes against i.s.i.l. targets instead of trying to create a full fledged opposition army. >> i'm not asking you to come before this committee and obfuscate. i'm asking

chaos on another eve frontier croatia threatens to close the border as 7,000 refugees cross from serbia♪ hello i'm marry ann and you are watching live from london and also coming up, protesters demand release of transitional president after a military coup in buck buck and meets in aiden after returning to the country for the first time after being exiled six months ago, the gift of sound and vision why millions of mexicans are getting free t.v. sets. ♪ croatia says it will close its border with serbia if another 7 or 8,000 refugees cross over in a single day. earlier crowds of refugees pushed through police lines in the eastern croatia town with people trampling and falling on each other amidst the chaos and croatia say 7,000 refugees entered the country in the past 24 hours and forced to change their route to western europe after being turned away at the hungary border with syria and described treatment of reference refugees after water canon and water spray and tear gas was used to stop them from entering the territory and we are on the border with croatia. >> reporter: buses offload

macedonia dumps them on the serbia border, serbia dumps them on croatia's border and croatia is dumping them on the slovenia border. shengen zone free movement from here to germany the only country that's prepared to let these exhausted people finally rest. lawrence lee, on the border. >> and lawrence sent this update. >> reporter: pivotal role in the separation of refugees moving up from greece via macedonia and serbia. since hungary closed its borders and put the razor wire up, croatia has no choice but the disperse them. hungary doesn't want to take them in so they have been moving them by the thousands up towards slovenia as well, a couple of thousand or more today, a few more at other borders. the hungarians closing their borders, to be separated into a parcels of a few thousand dotted around a variety of different border crossings. so what does it mean on the immediate situation here? well it's not very organized frankly and the only good thing you can say that happened today is the presence of all these volunteers and members of the public who have come in large numbers offering

on another eu front and croatia threatens to close border as more than 7,000 refugees cross from serbia and reports from both sides of the line. ♪ i'm mariry ann and this is al jazeera live from london and also coming up, and demand the release of transitional president after a military coup in burkina faso, israel plans tougher punishment accused of stone throwing and one teenager is on house arrest for doing just that and meet the animals who help free mozambeke from the danger of land mines. according to croatia authorities more than 7,000 refugees entered the country in the last 24 hours, now the country's government said it will close its border with serbia if a similar number attempt a crossing in a single day and lawrence lee sent the report on the border of croatia. >> reporter: all day the buses came and offloaded the weary, dozens at a time. picking up their few belongings it was then on foot yet again, 37 degrees in the late summer heat. yet they went through the fields toward the european union. >> no problem for refugees. >> you can walk into croatia. >> reporter: most said

cbs news, serbia. >> and serbia's prime minister is warning hungary not to fire tear gas on to the territory again. hungarian authorities have arrested more than 500 migrants who have tried to cross the border since tough new laws went into effect yesterday. >>> only four or five of the syrian fighters trained bit united states remain in the fight against isis. general lloyd often told the senate armed services committee 60 were trained but many were killed or left the fight. senator john mccain called the strategy a debacle. >>> president obama will meet with benjamin netanyahu at the white house an november 9. the white house says the two will discuss the implementation of the rannazzisi nuclear deal, the isis threat and other middle eastern issues. it will be benjamin netanyahu's first visit to washington since march. >>> egypt has issued a gag order on the investigation into a deadly attack in which egyptian forces by mistake killed eight mexican tourists on a desert a safari. the foreign minister is in cairo to visit with six tourists injured in that attack. egypt called the killings a

desperation and frustration on the border of hungary and serbia exploded in violence today. hungarian police fired tear gas and water cannons. hungary says the actions were utilizejustified because the res were throwing stones and other items. with the serbia-hungary border closed, refugees are using a longer route through croatia slovenia and austria. mohammed jamjoom there. >> as tempers flared, hungary's riot police stood firm. water cannon may have pushed these refugees back into serbia but they failed to extinguish their anger. the front line of the standoff hungarian riot police on the odor side of this fence but the mood remains tense. urging the young men who have been protesting this past hour to please move back and let cooler heads prevail so this situation calms down. the mood changed almost moment to memo. veering from defiance to jubilance. when the gate into hungary opened, hundreds of refugees began streaming in. thank you they chanted and cheered in unison. but they were met not with welcome, rather, force. parents were as stunned as their children. the youn

clashes with police along serbia.announced it will take in 24,000 asylum seekers in the next two years. the british will receive 20,000 more over time. germany has set aside nearly $7 billion to hand the influx. we have the story covered across europe. let's go first to arwa damon live at the serbia/hungary border. arwa, you have seen so much suffering the last few days. >> reporter: we really have. people keep on coming, arriving exhausted. this is the point where they cross from serbia following the train tracks into hungary. you see some of them waiting around here. they are hoping that somehow they will figure out a way to cross without going into the hungarian camps. that is not a likely scenario for them. some families stopping to take a break in the shade. it is quite a trek. this part is three hours and they have another 20 minutes before they get to a holding area where they will pick up buss bus s buses there to take them to the camps. conditions are not exactly ideal. you see the wall there. hungary is in t

military coup in burkina faso, frontier and croatia threatens to close the border as 7,000 cross from serbiaand punishment accused of stone throwing and a teenager on house arrest for that. >>> and i have the sport including aday away from the start of the rugby world cup and look to the opening game as host england take on fiji. ♪ at least two people have been killed in street clashes in burkina faso capital and violence broke out after an officer of the presidential guard said he carried out a coup. the presidents are to travel to burkina faso on friday to mediate on behalf of the regional block echoers and jamal has more. >> reporter: gunfire in burkina faso's capitol, moments after military leader appeared on television confirming a coup had taken place. >> translator: dear patriots and democrats and people of burkina faso we are removing the transitional government, this will allow us to put in place a just and equal system. >> reporter: almost immediately afterward of the coup spread on wednesday people marched to the presidential palace and burkina faso's intern leaders were this a me

many have traveled by bus from serbia. croatia said it is ready to receive or direct the refugees to where they eventually want to go and demining experts have been sent to the border area where migrants began crossing on foot. they are trying to protect the refugees from mine fields left from the balkan wars of the 1990's. meanwhile, hungary is preparing to build a razor wire fence along its border with romania after imposing strict new controlsology its southern frontier with serbia. it's become a criminal offense to enter hungary without permission. out tree i can't is imposing new restriction at its borders. monday, the last day before hungary sealed off its serbian border, a record 15,007 hundred people arrived in eastern austria. >> we can go live now to serbia at the border with hungary. what's the situation? by and large, has the message got through to refugees to hungary is closed for business? >> it has. we are actually on a stretch of motorway that become a no man's land between the borders of serbia which is ah

i should have said hungary serbia border. mohamed, clearly speaking to all those people who are trying to make it into hungary before the border controls are reimposed. police started rounding them up, 9,000 of them have been rounded up in the last day. >> absolutely. and, in fact, the border which you can see behind us, just about a kilometer down the railroad tracks here, that's the unofficial border crossing. that was effectively sealed hours before it was supposed to be sealed. we have been told it was going to be sealed around midnight. we got here far earlier in the evening and that's when the cops were already out, there were policemen on horseback, there were soldiers and they were not letting refugees cross. what was happening, the refugees were being directed to an official border crossing about a kilometer away and at that point there were refugees that did manage to cross over throughout the evening and early morning. we were told that the last group got in around 2:00 a.m. local time. and then many of them were t

the country closes most borders with serbia in a bid to stem the flow of migrants. the rugby world cup starts today with england facing off against fiji. kick off hours away, 20 teams in it for the top 5. we begin with the political turmoil in burkina faso. the country hit a coup d'etat this week. security forces patrolling the streets to put down any protests. 3 people have died. the country's borders has been ordered shot in a nighttime curfew imposed. for more, let's cross to arno fortunate on the ground. what can you tell us on the , the president and interim prime minister were taken into custody. >> i can tell you that early this morning, a military spokesman of the presidential guard made a new statement on national television. he announced that national council for democracy, as they call themselves, has released the ministers and a source of the former president told us that michel kafando was not totally free, he was under house arrest. we are trying to confirm the information. one more thing in the statement by the military, no mention of former prime min

this is the border between hungary and serbia.ntry between those desperate migrants who wants to get into hungary and if they can get in there they can go to austria. ashley: hungary is to the point that they should apply for political asylum at the place they first landed in europe, they would have to go back to greece where they landed in dinghies and rubber boats and told york have to go back there to apply. other countries, germany into the mess that we should be welcoming them but the germans put in border patrol police as has austria. we have a bottleneck and growing crisis. liz: there is a report that hungary is deploying paramilitary troops outfitted with helmets in black uniforms and they are moving information for the serbian side of the border. that is what reports indicate. stuart: and gary and military people. that is different from police officers firing teargas. that is a different story. ashley: there are minefields year from previous conflicts in his region and there's a concern migrants get through, they could tr

the border closure drove thousands to cross into croatia from serbia. selling a new path from western europe. croatian police said more than 5,600 refugees entered in the last 24 hours. the country can cope with several thousands, but not tens of thousands. now live to serbia, at the border with hungary. al jazeera's mohammed jamjoom is there. what is happening at the border crossing right new. now. >> behind me you see 30-40 refugees staging a peaceful sit in, demanding that the e.u. put pressure on the american government. and then go on to austria and general thi there. there's more anger at this hour, at this border crossing. temperatures are rising, it has gotten hot in the last hour, and that means that tempers are starting to flare, people are worried what will happen next. there are medics here, volunteers, aid workers, the refugees say more need to come here. if this is like an encampment, there needs to be more help provided to the refugees that are here. a kilometre down the road that way refugees are waiting to get on a bus, that they say wi

closing border, hungarian police close the border with serbia.topping refugees from crossing. >>> tony abbott deposed, australia's prime ministe is pushed out of his job from a challenge from his own

and many more are still stranded in serbia at a camp across the serbia border and are becoming increasinglyrated. >> reporter: in the weary footsteps of thousands from serbia into hungry and with hope there will be another refugee exodus in austria and germany are diminishing. nothing changes here. it's getting worse. hundreds of refugees spent three days in this field guarded by police. waiting for buses to take them to a camp to be registered. the police are refusing to move but there is real anger here. not just among the men but frustration among the mothers, the children who have been here for three days and it's really cold at night. this man has brought his family from afghanistan. eventually they are lined up, preparing to board a bus, then thi this. >> go back. >> excuse me, they are this man's children. >> go back, go back. >> what do you make of this? >> the situation they are not good people. [crying] they are not acting as a human. they are just doing like an animal. this is not a human being. >> go, go, come on. >> reporter: nearby syrians are gathered. this man complaining he

they're urging serbia to accept for people. many refugee who is have arrived here have found themselves unable to travel any further. many refugees hoping for a new life in europe's doors remain closed. neave barker, al jazeera. >> well, al jazeera's correspondent was on the serbian side when the violence broke out. i talked to him earlier about what he had seen. >> it is calmer now, felicity. 20 minutes ago we were walking with refugees, hundreds of them, as they were going into hungary. they were passing through that gate. they had managed to open the gate, and at that point after they opened it, many women and children and others in the crowd believed that the hungarians were going to let them through. thed into got jubilant. people were clapping. they had their children lifted up on their shoulders. they felt they were sic victorious. then barely two seconds notice we heard a cream from the front of the crowd. people started turning and running in the opposite direction. at one point many in the crowd worried it could be a

i'm on the border between serbia and hungary. the official border crossing. here, this border with movement. we see on this side of the fence with hungary riot police. no refugees in sight. earlier today, we were at the fence between two countries. and there are thousands of people just up the road from the border waiting to cross. but we're walking up and down looking for some possible way to get over and of course the hungarian government at midnight implemented a law whereby anybody illegally crosses from hungary will spend three years in prison. it appears that the flow of refugees and migrants the last few days, just 10,000 people yesterday, it seems to have come to a screeching halt and there are many people hoping to get across the border. they don't want to stop at hungary. they want to go to austria. they want to go to germany. they have been told they will be welcome or days ago they were told they would be welcome. at the moment, no movement in that direction. >> ben wedeman. so many of the politicians expressing dismay at the situation that is cau

[ screaming ] >>> chaotic scenes on the border with serbia, and croatia says it cannot cope with the flood of migrants seeking a new route into the e.u. ♪ >>> hello there, i'm felicity barr, and this is al jazeera live from london. protesters demand the release of their transitional president following a military coup in burkina faso. al jazeera goes under cover to find out how demand from china is fuelling the illegal ivory trade. >>> and the london exhibition which charts russia's incredible achievements in space. ♪ >>> hello. there have been chaotic scenes in croatia as thousands of refugees arrive from serbia, desperate to continue their journey into western europe. nor than 7,300 have already entered in the last 24 hours. the refugees were forced to find a new route after hungarian police used water cannon, pepper spray, and tear gas to stop them from entering its territory. al jazeera's charlie angela has more now on the refugee's desperate attempts to reach safety. >> reporter: here at the croatian borders refugees have spent hours under the hot sun with little food or water.

from serbia. the serbian government is furious at both diplomatic and political levels.is accusing hungary of trying to make serbia into a, quote unquote, concentration camp for refugees. but apart from the moves on the side of the hungarian government, there appears to be no solid action from the european union whatsoever. we keep hearing about another summit, another meeting, but in terms of actually coming to terms with what hungary is doing, very little action has been taken against what they have been doing. the prime minister of hungary seems to be -- to have taken it upon himself to be the main player in all of this. he sees himself at being at the forefront of e.u. policy, by the symbol of this fence. this is the front line against anyone other than e.u. citizens or people with visas coming into the union. and that of course cuts against the logic and the feelings of most european politicians. >> okay. andrew, we'll have to leave it there. it's getting quite difficult to hear you. but thank you very much for that. andrew simmons there. >>> the french prime minist