abbas' comments, he most certainly will.t will be interesting to see what he has to say about the oslo agreements. will he say yes, we'll commit to the oslo accords, then it nullifies mr. abbas' comments to a degree. as we're saying there is a caveat. as long as israel is not implementing the agreements reach, then the palestinians are no longer bound to them. but if we have israeli leaders saying yes we've made mistakes and we need to move forward, perhaps there is some wiggle room. in the background of all this, we need to consider the negotiation side of things. of course, these haven't taken place for a year, year and a half since the last round of talks broke down. talks brokered by u.s. secretary of state john kerry. it's very telling when u.s. president barack obama made his speech to the u.s. general assembly just a few days ago it was very telling the one thing he didn't mention was the israeli-palestinian conflict. he has mentioned it in every single speech he has made since being elected u.s. president since 2009

abbas is looking for a way forward. he's attuned to the anger on the street here in the occupied territories, in the occupied west bank in which a recent poll found more than two-thirds of palestinians want mr. abbas to step down and want a new leadership to move forward. so he finds himself in a very tricky situation. that's why we're perhaps hearing these strong comments. what it will mean practically we don't know at this stage. >> joining me now chief political correspondent and analyst for the jerusalem post. thank you for being with us on the program. how much notice do you think israel is likely to take over what is seen as a warning? >> felicity the authorities are taking abbas' speech very seriously. the israeli leadership wants there to be a peace process. the israelis in particular are very dismayed by abbas saying that he wants to leave the oslo accords, which is what empowers the palestinian authority to be created, and it's the israeli army that's keeping him in power and preventing him from being overthro

and president abbas made the point -- i beg your pardon in a ramallah. he made the point that he still expects the palestinian flag flying above jerusalem, and on the other hand he is saying we'll get there with or without you, israel. >> reporter: indeed. mr. abbas had been saying for many days that this was going to be a bomb shell speech. we didn't quite get that. what we got was a very spark warning. and that is about the osloing s -- oslo accord, which was signed 20 years ago. he said that israel hasn't held up to the according to many many many years, why are we still cooperating? the big question i suppose is something you were talking with james about which is the security cooperation? what will this mean if the oslo according are dead? at this stage we don't know. you might be able to hear music behind me, the reason for that is because there's about -- a few hundred people just behind me in yasser arafat square who are there to watch the raisingover this mrag. it's an important moment for palestinians, but this very pointed speech also raises a

abbas is looking for a way forward. he's attuned to the anger on the street here in the occupied territories, in the occupied west bank in which a recent poll found more than two-thirds of palestinians want mr. abbas to step down and want a new leadership to move forward. so he finds himself in a very tricky situation that's why perhaps we're hearing these strong comments. but what it will mean practically, we just don't know at this stage. >> india has sentenced five men to death for the 2006 mumbai train blasts. it kill the 185 people and injured several hours. several other men were jailed for life. the train network carries around 7 million people a day. >> five people have been given the death sentence. seven others sentenced to life for the 2006 blast where bombs were placed in pressure cookers and then put on commuter trains that went off during rush hour the prosecution called 200 people to the witness stand, which delayed the trial. then the supreme court god involved after one of the accused contested him bein

abbas' speech, a very statement that said this, abbas' speech was filled with falsehoods that will only promote and incite in the middle east. the israelis are looking at this speech thinking what exactly is mr. abbas going to do. >> the latest there at the moment. thank you. >> well, when you look in detail at president abbas' speech, how do you read what he exactly said. what did he really mean by this. >> to clarify, i wa as was just said, the language used was very ambiguous. it's not known if the plo is terminating the oslo agreement. it is only a threat that if certain measures are not met, some measures will be taken in that direction. >> surely he's risking a lot if this is an empty threat, isn't he? >> he's risking a lot if it's an empty threat, that's true. but it's similar language that has been used for the past two years, probably not in the u.n. not in international format, but in local meetings and interviews he has mentioned, he has raised these points before that the pa currently is a shell that does not have any powers but has responsibilities, and that might push him

abbas says similar negotiations worked with the iran nuclear deal. we have more on what to expect from the palestinian president today. >> reporter: a symbolic day for palestinians. for the first time the united nations will be raising the palestinian flag alongside 193 member state flags. palestine remains an observer state at the international body, but the palestinian president says this gesture is a sign of the future. >> translator: when we go to the general assembly, the flag will be raised and god willing, will raise this flag above jerusalem, too. >> reporter: while it may give the palestinians hope, the u.s. and israel say the measures are meaningless without a negotiated two-state conclusion. raising the flag is not an although nafb to negotiations and will not bring the parties closer to peace. time and time again peace talks have started and failed. most recently in early 2014 when the united states tried to broker a deal. >> in the end, my friends, as all of you know, you can facilitate, you can push, you can nudge, but the parties thems

. >>> we're moving on now to abbas who is calling for an end to the direct negotiations with israel.wrote an op-ed for the "huffington post" saying: abbas says similar negotiations worked with the iran deal. >> reporter: a symbolic day for palestinians, for the first time the united nations will be raising the palestinian flag alongside 193 member-state flags. palestine remains an observer state, but the palestinian president says this gesture is a sign of the future. >> translator: when we go to the general assembly, the flag will be raised, and god willing we will raise this flag above jerusalem too. >> reporter: the u.s. and israel say the measures are meaningless without a negotiated two-state solution. >> raising the palestinian flag is not an alternative to negotiations and will not bring the parties closer to peace. >> reporter: time and time again, peace talks have started and failed. most recently in early 2014 when the united nations tried to broker a deal. >> but in the end, my friends, as all of you know, you can facilitate, you can push, you can nudge, but the parties th

president mahmoud abbas spoke at the ceremony earlier. abbas: on this historic moment in the struggle of the palestinian people towards freedom and independence, i say to my people everywhere, raise the palestinian flag high, because it is the symbol of our identity. reporterrance 24's" told us what the flag flying means palestinians. reporter: proud day today for the palestinians right after abbas gave his speech to the u.n. general assembly, the palestinian flag raised here behind the general assembly building in a symbolic gesture. the palestinians won their bid f or nonmember observer status. the flag has been taken away and will be sent to the palestinian museum in ramallah. a flag will be put up next to see.of the vatican i spoke to a palestinian employee. i asked for his reaction on the raising of the flag. he said it was mixed emotions. whilst he was happy to see the flag go up, what he really wants is a real flag on the other side. what would that mean? that would mean statehood for the palestinians. laura: nato special forces ha

the palestinian authority is bound no more, that's the threat by palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. he went before the general u.n. assembly and said that los angeles israel continues to break its agreements, palestine will. >> israel has left us no choice that we last name be the only ones committed to the agreements. >> the oslo agreements, with arafat and rabim, did not demand the two state solution to pave the way for peace to settle their differences, but while the agreements mark the first time that israel and palestine recognized each other, key measures failed to be implemented. israel remains in control of much of the west bank, though the agreements called for full palestinian authority in 1999. as many as 3,000 additional israelis went to the west bank when the accords were signed. checkpoints in west bank it cities not bordering the settlements continue to be monitored by israel, and abbas called once again for the real of 6,000 palestinians in israeli prisons. >> we therefore declare that we cannot be continue to be bound by these signed agreements with israel. and isr

mahmood abbas felt he had to do something to get his own situation back on the map, and what better than the 70th anniversary of the general assembly to do that. in one way he's threatening to tear up the oslo agreements, signed back in 1973 in washington, d.c. and again in '95. it was an incredible thing. there were secret negotiations going on behind the scenes. nobody knew it was happening. it took place in the capital of norway. so the palestinian leader yasser arafat was involved in all of. the up shot was that it was signed by israel and palestine and it was supposed to lead to a palestinian state. we know now more than 20 years on that has not happened. what mahmood abbas is saying is over many years israel has failed to comply with the two oslo agreements, so now we're not going to comply with them either, meaning the palestinian people, and he's handing that responsibility to the west bank to the occupying force for services and policing. all that being said i don't know really--we don't know here exactly how this is all going to play out, and whether he's going to carry out thi

changed the rules, and president mahmoud abbas vows to drop a bombshell during his ga speech. those that see the script suggest that it may not amount to much after all. the problem, of course, is the middle east crisis is now. syria, iraq, refugees and i.s.i.l. - not the traditional crisis, and mahmoud abbas has to get that on track. >> there are serious problems on the west bank today. >> thank you. >> a counteroffensive is under way in afghanistan to uproot the taliban in kunduz, one of the wealthiest cities. taliban fighters captured the city. it is considered the gate way to central asia. national security correspondent jamie mcintyre has more from the pentagon. >> unlike in iraq, where the u.s. is providing close air support, afghan security forces are on their own. when fighters overran kund use on monday, there was no u.s. air power to beat back the assault. nevertheless, the pentagon insist that it is working closely with afghanistan to make sure it has what it needs to defeat the taliban. >> this is a set back for the security forces. we have seen them respond in wee

the flag will be up in just 20 days time, in time for a visit by palestinian president mahmoud abbas. >> reporter: the general assembly had before them a vote about internal u.n. practice. >> we shall now proceed to consider draft resolution. >> reporter: but it was a highly charged and symbolic one, should the u.n. fly outside its headquarters the flags of observer states like palestine. the u.s. ambassador said they should say no. >> raising the flag is not an alternative to negotiations and will not bring the parties closer to peace. >> reporter: she did not stop her resounding victory for the palestinians, 119 countries in favor, 45 be a essentials, including many eu nations and 8 countries voting no. moments after the vote, condemnation from the outgoing israeli ambassador on what happens to be his last speech to the assembly. >> the question is not whether the palestinians will raise the flag, but whether the united nations will raise a white flag and surrender the principles of this institution itself. >> reporter: his palestinian counterpart said this was an important moment a

it happens to be the day that president abbas will be making his speech to the u.n. general assembly. this is the place outside u.n. headquarters where the palestinian flag will fly. with timing in itself is a victory for the palestinians. >>> the united states is to send more soldiers to egypt. the troops will support international peacekeepers who have come under attack from gunmen. the deployment includes a life infantry platoon. there are more than 700 u.s. soldiers. thousands of people in zimbabwe are falling victim to bogus land barrens. the scams have forced many from their homes. >> these families thought to buy land at below the market price was a sure thing. but the land was sold by windellers, they never owned the land in the first place. now they want them to pack up and leave. many people say they have nowhere to go. >> i wonder where these are coming from. how can we leave some of these brothers and sisters. >> some who refuse to leave had their homes depolished by the city council. a bulldozer destroyed this house in minutes. over here was the bathroom

it has to be raised in 20 days, in time for a visit by the palestinian president mahmoud abbas this month. james bays reports. should the u.n. fly outside the headquarters, the flags of observer states like palestine. before the vote the u.s. ambassador told her colleagues they should say no. >> raising the palestinian flag outside the u.n. headquarters is not an alternative to negotiation, and will not bring the patients to peace. >> she did not stop a resounding victory for the palestinians. 119 countries in favour, 45 abstentions, including e.u. nations and eight countries voting no. moments after, condemnation from the outgoing ambassador in what happened to be his last speech to the general assembly. >> the question is not whether the palestinians will raise a flag, but whether the united nations will raise a white flag and surrender the principles of this institution itself. >> his palestinian counterpart said it was an important moment about more than a flag. >> raising the flag signals to our people everywhere, who are watching us tonight. that their freedom is inevitable. and tha

later in the day we get an important speech from the palestinian president mahmoud abbas, he'll address the general assembly, looking and talking about the violence that's been taking place in the old city of jerusalem. he has said in the past week or so that at the end of the speech he'll be dropping a bombshell. no one clear what that will be, but we do know that after his speech, he's expected to move to the garden of the united nations for an important event. for the first time the palestinian flag will be flown at the united nations, following a ruling a couple of weeks ago by the u.n. general assembly saying that nonmember state, those that are observers here are going to be allowed to fly the flag. that is the palestinians and the holy seer. those important events, and we have a special meeting convened by ban ki-moon on the issue. relating to syria, and they are a large number of refugees, making their way to europe. i've been speaking to the high commissioner for refugees. he's in the final stages of his job, standing down in that particular role, and he told me that he's been

the palestinian president abbas has condemned what he said was an attack against worshipers at the holy site. the confrontation comes hours before the start of the jewish new year. so spokesman said officers had no choice but to intervene. >> you can see fireworks were fired from inside the mosque, which is supposed to be and considered to be one of the holy sites, were fired from inside at hour police officers who were outside. our police officers and that our policy only shut the front doors without entering the mosque whatsoever, but our police unit do patrol the temple mount area to make sure it is safe, public order and also because it's within such a close area of the western wall where there are hundreds of people operating on the other side, it's necessary for our officers to immediately intervene. the heightened security taking place in jerusalem is a standard security measure, which is due to the fact that we have the jewish festivals over the next couple of weeks inside jerusalem. thousands will be visiting in order to celebrate. >> the secretary general of the palestinian na

president vladimir putin and turkish president erdogan and mahmoud abbas are to attend the ceremony.ur reporter peter sharp has more. >> reporter: it's being described as one of the biggest mosques in europe. it can handle more than 10,000 worshipers. it's taken 10 years to build. there has always been a mosque here but the old mosque was destroyed on september 11th, 2012 and the building started shortly after that. it cost $117 million. not from russian state funds, these are funds that were raised by muslim communities right across the world but it won't solve the problem of having enough space in mosques in moscow. there are only five mosques here the muslim population in moscow is approaching 2 million, they estimate by 2050. half of russia's population will be muslim it's seen today as russia repositioning itself in the muslim world and also in syria in particular with its increased footprint there. it's a day of religious ceremony in the morning, this afternoon they'll be a political agenda. the many muslim leaders vice illingworth for this ceremony and people like the turkish

the big headline here today, and it is a big headline is mahmood abbas, who addressed the general assembly an hour ago and did dropped a bombshell. he promised to, and he did. he said that the palestinians are no longer bound by the oslo accord as long as israel is not committed to them either. now we have a situation where the palestinians are saying to the israelis, look, you don't comply with many, many aspects of the oslo accord, now we're not going to, and we'll make you responsible for policing and services in the west bank. now it's not immediately clear whether this is just a threat, how it will actually happen, but it is in diplomatic terms a bombshell. and the thing about the oslo accord is that they were negotiated in secret in the early 1990s. no one new knew there were secret talks going on involving the government of of norway in oslo. and then that they were involved in all this. they were agreed in 1993 and in 1995. the point about this is that you could argue that because the israelis have not been complying with many aspects of the oslo accord, that the oslo accord has be

abbas stopped short of issuing a specific deadline. israeli prime minister netanyahu responded saying, quote, abbas's speech of lies encourages unrest in the middle east. >>> washington is now poised to avoid a government shutdown at midnight. a temporary measure sailed through the senate and the house passed the same measure. some republicans threatened a shutdown over funding of planned parenthood. the bill provides funding through december 11. >>> it looks like congress 9/11 health and compensation act that expires at midnight. the federally funded health program provides screening and treatment for people exposed to toxic substances at ground zero following the world trade center attacks. more than 70,000 emergency workers and residents are enrolled in the health registry. the program will be phased out by october 2016. >>> on capitol hill a date has been set for the election to choose the next speaker of the house. the outgoing speaker john boehner says the election to determine his replacement will take place next thursday under

in a statement the palestinian president mahmoud abbas condemned what he called an attack by israel. the presidency strongly condemned the attack by the military and the police against the al-aqsa mosque, and aggression against the faithful that were there. >> as you can see from the scene, the army is using the fire bombs and tear gas. they are practicing aggression. on the other hand, israel is imposing a system of racism, where jewish israelis are given privileges >>> violence spreads to other parts of the old city. each side blaming the other. al-aqsa is a focal point of distrust and intention >>> egypt's military says it killed 53 loyal to the islam are -- loyal to islamic state of iraq and levant. 53 others are arrested in an operation in the sinai province. a military spokesman said more than 30 hideouts and depots were destroyed, launching a campaign to uproot fighters loyal to i.s.i.l. more than 300 have been killed, including egyptian soldiers. >> the saudi-led coalition launched a ground offensive in yemen. an estimated 10,000 have descended. it's an oil rich area. 170km e

the abbas later this month. james bays reports. >> the general assembly, the representatives of the nations of the world have before them a vote about internal u.n. practice. >> we shall now proceed to consider draft resolution. >> it was a highly charged and symbolic one. should the u.n. fly outside its headquarters, the flags of observer states like palestine. before the vote, the u.s. ambassador told her colleagues they could say no. >> raisedding the palestinian flag outside the u.n. headquarters is not an alternative to negotiations and will not bring the parties closer to peace. >> she did not stop her resounding victory for the palestinians. 119 countries in favor, 45 extensions including many e.u. nations and 40 countries voting no. condemnation from the outgoing israel ambassador in what happened to be his last speech to the general assembly. >> the real question we face is not whether the palestinians will raise a flag, but whether the united nations would raise a white flag and surrender the principle

leaders from around the world attended the ceremony led by president putin, among them mahmoud abbas and recep tayyip erdogan. the grand mufti has plans to build a bigger one outside the capital. pledge allegiance to i.s.i.l. are conducting a low level insurgency against the state. the kremlin hopes the mosque will be a symbol of good, and represents russia's own efforts to develop muslim religious education. resonate in the middle east especially in areas where the kremlin is anxious to improve its standing. >> at the moment, putin wants to do something in arab direction, muslim direction it is necessary for him because of situation in the middle east, because of general political situation, global situation. >> appreciation of the cathedral will be just as important in moscow as it will in the regions abroad where the kremlin is anxious to improve its standing. >> the new mosque is a vehicle that helps russia reposition itself in the middle east as it expands its military footprint in syria. it's a tool for negotiation, it's a sign of good intention, and as mr. putin tries to prett

russian president led the grand opening with -- the russian president led the grand opening with mahmoud abbas attending. for vladimir putin, the goal was to ease relations with the muslim community in the predominantly christian orthodox country. inherentional islam is to part of our country's spiritual life. values teach people about mercy, justice, and taking care of their loved ones. reporter: the capital is home to more than 2 million muslims, but there are only a handful of mosques to accommodate them. more places of worship are often met with opposition. the ceremony, putin focused on a much bigger threat -- jihadists operating abroad. >> terrorists from the so-called islamic state group are discrediting a religion, discrediting islam, sowing hate, killing people. their ideology is based on lies, on a clear discoursing of -- clear distortion of islam. reporter: authorities say about 1800 young russians have joined jihadist ranks in syria and iraq. anchor: an activist going to great lengths to prove his point, great heights, anyway. he scaled a 185-meter tower in paris' financial distric

. >> abbas threatening to sever ties with israel. abbas told world leaders that he is no longer honoring agreements signed by israel and calling on the u.n. to provide protection for his people. he may dissolve the palestinian authority over israel's settlement expansion and also other hard line policies. steve: tensions between the u.s. and russia on the way up after russia launched air strikes in syria at isis targets. u.s. officials say the strikes appear to be attacking opposition forces fighting syrian president assad. john kerry says america is prepared to welcome russian military action in syria, but only if it's directed against isis and al-qaeda affiliates. dari: kim davis, who was jailed after failing to issue marriages, had a secret meeting with pope francis. the vatican confirming he met with them for 10 minutes in d.c. last week. davis says he thanked her for standing up for her religious principles. she spent five days in jail until her deputies agreed to issue marriage licenses without her signature. steve: starting to

in a statement the palestinian president abbas condemned what he calls an attack by israel. the presidency strongly condemns the attack bit occupier's military and police against the al aqsa mosque and the aggression against the faithful there. >> as you can see from the scene, the army is using the fire bombs and tear gas. it is the one that is practicing the aggression. on the other hand, what israel is trying to do is impose a system of racism where the jewish israelis are given privileges. >> reporter: the flash point that is al aqsa is nothing new. each side blames the other, and al aqsa is a focus point of mistrust and intention. >>> the al aqsa compound is inside the old city known as the noble sanctuary. to many muslims it's the third holiest sight in islam after mecca and medina. it's the most sacred sight in judaism and known as the capital mounts. this is a move that's never been recognized internationally. let's get more on this now. joining me in the studio is mateo. can i start by getting your thoughts on the timing of this latest round of violence at the al aq

it was about palestinian, president of palestine, president abbas, and under department rules, any kind of discussion of another foreign government leader is supposed to be automatically classified. we're still, of course, combing through these. we'll get you more details as we get them. back to you guys. melissa: peter, thank you so much for that. david: a lot of political implications to that story. never stops. melissa: absolutely. russia and the u.s. fighting for air rights over syria as it launches airstrikes in the region of the how will the u.s. respond to russia's power play? david: could the teamsters go for trump? the teamsters not coming out in support for hillary clinton. what does this mean for the election? melissa: and, the new carl's, jr., ad, causing, let me slow down while i read this. david: thank you, thank you. melissa: quite a picture. >> black angus beef and bacon? so tex. roasted peppers and onions? it is so mex. let's settle this. the promise of the cloud is that every organization has unlimited access to information, no matter where they are. the microsoft clou

putin was, of course, there, for photo opportunities long with other heads of state, including mahmoud abbas. our correspondent reports from the opening of that huge mosque. >> one of russia possibly as mosques have opened their doors to believers in moscow after more than 10 years of construction work. the cathedral mosque is said to be one of the largest in europe, 19,000 square meters. inside, there is a prayer room, a conference room, and in exhibition -- and an efficient gallery. the presidents of russia, turkey, and palestine gave inauguration speeches here earlier wednesday, but the new mosque is able to accommodate some 10,000 worshipers. while most muslims in russia welcome it, they say it will not fall the lack of mosques in the russian capital. during religious holidays, many muslims are forced to pray outside in the streets. underwayre are talks to build more mosques in the outtal, according to a poll in january, some 51% of muscovites are against building more mosques in the city. >> time for national news headlines now. akin business. looking a fast so is -- back in business. p

is turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan, including the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. many people talking of the number of discussions taking place on the sideline of this event in moscow. so the reopening of the central mosque that was demolished in 2011. finally opening on the eve of the muslim religious holiday of eid. >> do stay with us here on al jazeera. coming up on the program, the business opportunities at home that are inspiring more and more ethiopians living abroad to return. also, i'm lee wellings at the high court in london where the game of bridge is trying to be legally recognised as a sport, which opens the debate - what is a sport. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on yo

applause ] >> before the united nations general assembly, round of applause for the palestinian president abbas. rumors have been circulating about how what one of his team described as a bomb shell speech to the united nations. as we go to james bayes, reading the speech, james, i have the speech here and then listening to him deliver it, it would appear to me that he is effectively ripping up the oslo agreement. we declare as long as israel refuses to commitment to the agreement signed with us, they leave us no choice but than to insist we will not remain the only ones, we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements. is oslo dead? >> reporter: it seems to be. some would say oslo has been dead for a long time. but he is making a very important statement here, those oslo according which gave the palestinians a measure of self rule, different amounts of rule in different parts of their

the palestinian president mahmoud abbas condemned what he said was an attack against worshippers at the holy sight. the confrontation coming hours before the start of the year. the al-aqsa compound is inside the city, known as the noble sanctuary. for many, it's the third holiest site in islam after mecca and medina, and the sacred site in judaism. israel captured the site in 1967 and annexed it in a move that has never been internationally recognised. >> nicky is a spokesman for israeli police, and says that officers had no choice but to intervene. >> well, you can see for yourself in the footage that fire works were fired from withinside the al-aqsa mosque, one of the holy sights, fired from within site at the police officers. that's our policy only to shut the front doors without entering inside the mosque. our police units patrol the area, making sure it's safe. and because it's within a close area of the western wall. where there are hundreds of people praying on the other side, and i'm talking about the western wall. the heightened security that is taking place in jerusalem is a s

when world leaders are gathering here in new york and happens to be the day that president mahmoud abbas will make his speech to the u.n. general assembly. this is the place outside where the palestinian flag will soon fly beside the flags of the other nations of the world, the timing in itself is a victory for the palestinians. >>> scientists say they have discovered a new human-like species that may have lived some 3 million years ago. >> reporter: it was unveiled in front of the world's leading scientists and media. a new link in our evolutionary chain. this is one of our earliest relatives, a new species, part ape, part human. >> it walked like you and i do. the feet are like you and i. but standing next to us, you would not think it was a human. about five foot tall, a tiny head. the brain would be the size of my fist. very primitive and high shoulders like an ape. >> the fossils were found in a cave two years ago. never before have so many fossils been found in one place. there are 15 partial skeletons. but what's more significant is what it tells you about the behavior. scientists

stinian president mahmoud abbas declared today he will no longer be bound by agreements signed with israel addressed world leaders at the united nations general assembly, and said there's no point in further negotiations. >> ( translated ): as long as israel refuses to commit to the agreements signed with us, which render us an authority without real powers, and as long as israel refuses to cease settlement activities, israel has thus left us no choice: we will not remain the only ones committed to those agreements. >> woodruff: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu dismissed abbas' remarks as "a speech of lies". back in this country, the state of georgia has executed a woman for the first time in seven decades. kelly gissendaner was put to death by lethal injection, just after midnight. she had been convicted in the 1997 murder of her husband. more than 100 supporters gathered outside the state prison in jackson. in addition, pope francis had asked that her death sentence be commuted. it turns out the kentucky county clerk who refused marriage licenses to gay couples met with pope fra

. >> reporter: at the united nations today, palestinian president abbas said he's no longer bound by agreements with israel, they're going to start pursuing legal means to pursue palestinian statehood and are basically abandoning the direct negotiations approach that has been your position for a very long time now. what is the u.s. response to the palestinians' dismissing that approach? >> i believe mr. president abbas was speaking as i walked out here so i don't have any direct response to what he has said. i will say as a general matter that the united states has long been and continues today to be committed to achieving niece the palestinians and israelis deserve and we have described the resolution of this conflict as a two-state solution. that results in two states for two peoples with a sovereign, viable and independent palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with a jewish and democratic israel. that's been our position for quite some time and that continues to be our position today. julia? >> reporter: thanks, josh. going back to russia's involvement in syr

and that 20 days, actually makes the day that president mahmoud abbas will be hear at the united nations, giving a speech to the u.n. secretary general assembly. the timing is a victory. >> james bays, thank you indeed. the. >> conflicting reports are coming from turkey about the number of people that died in a town under curfew. [ gunfire ] . the government says between 30 and 32 fighters and a civilian died in gunfire in the south-eastern town. but the kurdish people's democratic party says that 21 civilians have been killed in the last week. the town was placed on curfew after an an increase in violence between the state and pro-kurdish forces. >> iraq condemned an incursion into northern turkey. the forcers crossed the border in pursuit of fighters. the iraq foreign ministry says it was a violation of sovereignty and an abuse of bilateral relations. >> the yemeni capital has been hit by a series of air attacks. jets from the saudi-led coalition hit the houses of houthi leaders and military bases in and around the city. there's no immediate reports of casualties. >> the united nations

president arafat appoints mahmoud abbas as prime minister without any real constituency.nd after standing back for two years, u.s. president george w. bush specifically calls for a palestinian state as part of the so-called "roadmap for peace." squeezed between hamas on one side and jewish settlers on the other, moderates on all sides wonder if these are the men to finally make jerusalem the capital of two states. in the region of northern africa and southwestern asia, turkey is one of the most strategically located countries in the world. americans learned why when turkey did not allow the u.s. access to invade neighboring iraq, despite nato membership and an offer of $6 billion. but turkey was torn, as they are on many other issues. are they european or asian? are they secular or islamist? are they democratic or authoritarian? are they urban or rural? here we explore the regional geography of turkey and its largest city. half european, half asian, istanbul is the cultural and commercial heart of turkey. it's a city of great contrasts. the traditional shops in the grand

laura: we don't want another intifada -- the words of mahmoud abbas, in talks of france what a lot ofood -- in talks with francois hollande. palestinians fear that israel is trying to gain control of a site that is deemed holy to jews and muslims. what is happening is very dangerous, and we don't want this situation to continue. we don't want it to lead to chaos and two and intifada that we really no one. laura: after six months and i saw, yemen's president -- six months in exile coming yemen's president hadi is back in the country. today he met with ministers in the port city of aden. saudi arabia and its allies have been bombing yemen in an effort to drive the rebels back. the united nations says 5000 people have been killed in the fighting, many of them civilians. this situation isn't resolved just yet. reporter: at the moment it is not entirely clear. thewe know is is moments in next few days come he is staying in yemen to mark the anniversary of yemen's revolution on september 26. it is an important date for yemen. it is semantically important that he be there after the 26 and he

. >> well, i think israel will bring it up, and the palestinian mahmood abbas, and i think iran willspeak about it. traditionally they have. and they've been very traditionally very hostile towards israel. but under this administration in iran, and you can expect arab leaders to talk about it, but they do it in for formulaic terms which does not help us move forward. >> the issue of a reporter being held in iran, the discussion has been held before. and there are conservatives who said that the iran deal should not have been made if something like this had not been dealt with. it still has not been dealt with. do you think it will be dealt with. >> you can guarantee that it will be talked about. whether in formal context in the corridors or formal meetings, there have long been discussions like this, american prisoners in iran, and there has been a long history of this. what is happening will definitely be raised by the americans with the iranians. >> we appreciate all you have done with us this morning in this session of the unga. it's halfway done, but you explained how these thing

>> reporter: abbas already has written about what he plans to observe in a couple of hours. at the u.n., this historic and controversial raising of the palestinian flag for the first time. the palestinians are not an official state here at the u.n. though the resolution about the flag says it's a state in palestine. abbas, in huffington post, wrote -- here's a portion of it, "the international community demonstrated its solidarity with the palestinian people by approving this flag raising. now it must act with urgency to seize the momentum from this symbolic gesture and provide a clear plan to end the illegal israeli occupation, uphold human rights and achieve justice." israel has denounced it, of course, in their view as a publicity stunt. the secretary-general may be there. the vatican flag was raised on friday before the pope arrived. the vatican and the palestinians, carol, have the same status here, observer, nonmember states. carol. >> all right, richard roth reporting live from the united nations this morning. thank you. >>> i'm just reading about some breaking news c

in a statement abbas condemned what he called an attack by israel. the presidency strongly condemned the attack by the occupier's military and police against the al aqsa mosque and aggression against the faithful there. >> the army is using the fire bombs and tear gas. it is the one that is practicing aggression. on the other hand, what israel is trying to do is impose r impose a system of racism where jewish israelis are given privileges. >> reporter: the flash point that is al aqsa is nothing new. often violence spreads out into other parts of old city with eachside blaming the other. it's a focal point of distruce and tension. >>> still to come here on al jazeera. this arab foreign ministers meet to discuss a resolution to yemen's conflict. the humanitarian crisis. >>> a mural program in the united states that's transforming life and public safety. we'll have all that and more when we come back from the break. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news

the many muslim leaders visiting for the ceremony and people like the turkish press and mahmoud abbasbe meeting with putin later in the afternoon. >> pete are sharp there in moscow. let's take you to mecca now, saudi arabia. fabulous shot there. look at the crowds. devotees of islam attending the all-important hajj. today is the day of. [ inaudible ] for muslims and on this day, hill grimes complete one of the most sensual rituals of the hajj itself. and it's actually taking place on mount or fat where millions of muslims will be asking for forgiveness and it's also the site where the prophet mohamed gave his farewell sermon in the last year of his life. the followers of islam need to move together through a set of rituals, at different sites as i just described around the holy city of mecca. more than 2 million muslims will be taking part in the spiritual journey from around the world. the final rich up up rituals ben tuesday and will end in five days. omar september us this update. >> reporter: it's the essence of hajj if a pilgrim missed being here they will have their hajj invalid

court yard to arrest palestinians who were throwing stones, but the palestinian president, mac mood abbas condemned the move. he said the confrontation came hours before the start of the jewish new year. israeli police have defended their actions and say they had no choice but to intervene. fireworks were fired from inside the mosque, which is supposed to be and which is considered to be one of the holy did he havecites, were fired at our police officers police officer at our police officers and only shot the front doors without entering inside the mosque whatsoever. our police unit did do patrol the temple area to make sure it's safe, pun order and also because it's within such a close area of the western wall where there are hundreds of people that are praying on the other side. and i am talking about where the western wall area is necessary for officers to intervene. the heightened security is a standard security measure, which is due to the fact we have the jewish sfeft values over the next couple of weeks inside jerusalem. and thousands will be visiting the old city in the different

the president mahmoud abbas said this is going over and above and it could also affect things when youk forward in to the relationship and also it will be very interesting over the coming days worked leaders are gather at the united nations assembly in new york. this will be a subject spoken a lot about on the sidelines of that meeting. >> scott lied her, thank you very much for that. speaking to us live from occupied east jerusalem. >>> the funeral of a young woman shot dead by israeli soldiers has sparked fight never hebron. around 50 youth threw soldiers at soldiers who used stun grenades a palestinian civil servant who saw the killing has disputed the israeli army's account. he said that she was moving way from the checkpoint when she was shot a close range, the israeli army says that she tried to stab a soldier. >>> now talks to end the longest running conflict in latin american history have led to a major breakthrough. negotiations have been taking place in cuba between the colombian government and farc rebels. president juan manuel santos says the peace deal will be in place wit

turkish press erdogan and the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas will also be attending that well, let's cross live now to moscow and speak to peter sharp, a lot of heads of muslim countries attending and the significance really is that mr. putin himself will be there. >> reporter: that's right. let me just step out of shot for a second and you can have a look at the mosque itself. it opens its doors today. one of the biddest mosques in europe, and finally opens after a decade of construction. it costs about $170 million, funded by private donations, not by the state. across the muslim world. but it actually won't solve the problems of overcrowding. now course only has five mosques and there are, believe it or not. nearly 2 million muslims in moscow. in moscow alone. and by 2050 half the population of russia will be muslims. the new mosque is really a vehicle for russia that helps russia position itself in the middle east at a time when it's military foot print in syria is growing. now of course this morning it's religious ceremony this afternoon it will be the political agen

palestinian president mahmoud abbas condemned it as an attack on worshipers. >>> the afghan taliban sayseed more than 430 prisoners. it said it used gunmen and bombers to storm the prison in eastern province, four afghan police officers were killed and several others were wounded. jennifer glass joins us now live from kabul. can we confirm, jennifer, the number of prisons released? because the taliban figure is extremely high. >> reporter: the taliban figure is high. the interior ministry tells yous 355 were freed of the 436 prisoners that jail. and of those 148 have been convicted of national security offenses. we understand they were among them taliban commanders, financiers, failed suicide bombers. now, the situation already difficult in terms of secure ticker the taliban attacked checkpoints outside the city and control a number of vellums and areas already, the release of these taliban prisoners along with other prisoners won't improve security at all. >> and as you say, you know, the prisoners were in a fortified building. what does it say about security across afghanistan? >> repo

returning the country to democratic rule discussion in abba. >> translator: at a meeting of the region echo us and that is burkina faso's delicate peace process derailed the planned polled to restore democracy looks some way off, charlie angelo, al jazeera. >>> ♪ now, eu ministers have pushed through a deal to relocate 120,000 refugees overriding fierce opposition from some central and eastern states within the block. hungary the czech republic and romania and they will take a share of refugees and many of whom are fleeing war, oppression and poverty in middle east and africa and ministers under pressure that can be eradicated on wednesday and france timerman displayed the unity saying opponents of quota are not fully implementing the scheme. >> i might succeed and i don't know let's try it. it's relatively simple, the commission made the proposal and we know that some member states were not in favor of the proposal but those member states say and said we will have a vote, you know our position and we will respect the outcome of the vote because that is what we do for the treaty. and s

palestinian president mahmoud abbas has said the watt israeli security forces and israel handled thatased tension was not done properly and broke the law. we are also hearing reports coming out of jordan that king abdullah is very disappointed with the way israel has handled it. and he said that there could possibly be changes with the diplomatic relationship here with israel. there have been reports saying that he has threatened to pull his ambassador from israel because of what happened over the a last couple of weeks, we hear this heated rhetoric, what will be interesting is next week is the general assembly of the united nations of new york and yoall these leaders will be thee it will be interesting to hear how this subject is brought up on the sideline of that big, big meeting with all the world leaders next wee weekend in new york. >> scott leader, than heidler, . >>> the funeral of a young woman shot dead by israeli soldiers had. 50 youth threw rocks and were stunned with a grenade. about 50 people saw this and have disputed the israeli account. saying that she was moving way f

they entered to arrest 358 stun vinnies throwing stones and fireworks, palestinian president mahmoud abbasemned it as a an attack on prisoner. opposition forces in syria have at that the point stepped up thr campaign to take a help on. troops loyal to assad still have the upper hand while areas ran by the rebels face constants shelling. >> reporter: this part of aleppo has been under rebel control for four years. but it's far from safe. government troops shell the area constantly. barrel bombs have destroyed entire neighborhoods. life on the ground is tough. she lost her house during an air strike, she now lives in a community building. each day she walks four miles to a charity that delivers food aid and without to the needy. there are shortages everywhere. but a school principal and music tutor wants his students not to lose hope. here he's making sure that the school girls are ready for the end of year party. >> translator: many people have left because of the government air strikes and civilians, barrel bombs detroit everything. the target -- they target residence shop are shall areas

mahmoud abbas warned it is breaking down into another intifada nearly two million muslims have gathered where the mohammed gave his final reading. eade el ada or the festival of context. russian president vladimir putin opened moscow's largest and most elaborate mosque today. peter sharp reports from moscow. >> reporter: the moscow cathedral mosque, sun splashed in golden marble. they say it's one of the largest mosques in europe. it can hold 10,000 of the faithful as they come to prayers. there are now nearly 2 million muslims in moscow alone. hundreds of spiritual leaders from countries around the world attended the ceremony led by president punt putin. among them recep tayyip erdogan. , russian oil tycoon, also dmaid donated funds. the moscow cathedral mosque took ten years to come to fruition, but the grand mufti has a plan to build another one. low level insurgency against the takstate, represents russia's on efforts to develop muslim education. hopes that monday's ceremony will also resonate in the middle east, the area that the kremlin is anxious to elevate its reputation. >> it

tomorrow we'll look at president mahmoud abbas's speech to the general assembly. the palestinian flag is raised at the united nations >>> james clapper clashed with senators at a hearing on cyber security and expressed doubts with about a deal. >> i think we'll have to watch the behaviours for intelligence to depict what changes if any result from this. clapper said that the u.s. is facing rising cyber threats from russia, iran and north korea. soldiers behind a short-lived coup in burkina faso laid down the weapons after a stand off with troops. former members of the guard have been holding out at the capital. a spokesperson says 3 huns of the have surrendered. a coup leader has not been found. he is believed to have been hiding in the compound. >> a problem for german officials. some are lying to syrian refugees to make sure they get asylum seekers. volkswagen make a move to refit 11 million cards. the u.s. makes a move towards legal action towards the car-maker >>> saudi arabia authorities are asking for help in identifying those that died during this year's ha

days from now, when world leaders are gathering in new york, and happens to be the day that mahmoud abbas will be making a speech to the u.n. general assembly. >> this is the place outside u.n. headquarters in new york, where the palestinian flag will fly, besides the flags of other nations of the world. the timing in itself is a victory for the palestinians >>> in india protests erupted outside the saudi arabia embassy in delhi. demonstrators are planning a saudi arabia diplomat accused of rape bedenied immunity and be punished. two from nepal say they were raped hundreds are calling for his arrest. >> we are demanding if a diplomat is engaged in peaceful work, diplomatic work, there's a provision of immunity, here a diplomat with serious allegations is sheltered in the name of immunity - we are against that >>> the saudi arabia embassy in new delhi denied the allegations >>> protesters in lebanon are rallying against a plan to end the garbage crisis. activists say they'll physically stop the trucks carrying garbage to the land fills. >> if caused the track to pile up. it remains to be s