al jazeera". saturday, 6:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. u.s. president barack obama has called for a review of gun ownership laws after a mass shooting in oregon. at least ten people were killed and seven injured when a gunman opened fire in a community college at the town of roseburg, the man was killed in an exchange of gun fire with police. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> russian air strikes in syria dominated talks on the sidelines of general assembly in new york. rufers denierussia denied that s were killed in the air strikes. >>> now the thai army has often been criticized for its heavy hand he approach for ending a long running conflict in the south. muslim groups have been pushing for greater autonomy. >>> now visiting the house of a suspected gun make are who's believed to be across the border in malaysia. medicine for his wife in the hope she can convince him to come home. the trust-building exercise is trying to improve the army's reputation. thailand's three southern most provinces have been under martial law for 1

u.s. backed fighters. i'm darren jordan in doha with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead, ta tan tanzanians ge polls. and hurricane patricia flash flooding. secretary of state john kerry has discussed the war in syria with king salman. >> we discussed a way forward for syria. we need negotiation for political solution that complies with the principles of geneva 1. we need to get the parties around the table. that can appreciative e-preserve the unity of syria but bashar al-assad can't remain as president of syria. >> until now russia has referred to all groups fighting president assad as terrorists. russia wants a rule of the process and says damascus should prepare for parliamentary and presidential elections. >>> 44 people have been killed by air strikes in the last 24 hours, six children. certain areas near idlib were destroyed by air strikes. jamal al shael has the story. >> targeting what the governments call terrorists. the purse on the ground tell a different story. this is what's left of the town of palal palala outside idlib. it's unclear how many peop

not the other way around. >> the headlines on al jazeera. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to try to push on with a new diplomacy in syria. after russian foreign minister said jordan is willing to coordinate air flights with moscow. hurricane patricia is the strongest hurricane recorded in the western hem western hemisph. more than 50,000 people have been moved away from the coast. home made bombs at thousands of shia muslims in dacca. hours earlier a suicide bomber in pakistan killed at least 22 shia worshipers there. >>> well russia' russia's intr n from baghdad, imtiaz tyab has the details. >> reporter: this is what many across iraq want to see. russian air strikes against sieferl like these once in syria. well it's too soon to say how successful moscow's campaign has been. there is growing frustration, to help take the vast territory i.s.i.l. still controls across iraq. hakim zamalie, one of the most vocal supporters of russian involvement in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> we know russia did not get involved in the midd

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the top stories here on al jazeera. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is due to meet benjamin netanyahu in berlin. they're due to discuss the violence that's killed 26 palestinians and 9 israelis since the beginnin last ten day. fighting intensified in march. reunions for separated north and south korean families have ended with emotional fare wells. mounting in the north. relatives separated over 60 years ago were allowed to meet. >> the u.s., britain, germany and france want to punish iran, u.s. condemned a test but said it is separate from a nuclear deal which was brokered earlier this year. are kristin saloomey reports. kristin saloomey reports. >> they have referred this to the sanctions committee for possible action. any action would have to be supported by other members of the security council as well, including china and russia. iran says this was a precision guided missile, for deterrent purposes only. the united states isn't going so far as to say that iran is violating the nuclear deal that was reached over the s

caroline malone, al jazeera. >>> u.s.tors are charging several united nations officials with corruption and being part of an extensive bribery scheme. among the suspects is former head of the u.n. general assembly john ashe. our deposit natural i can editor james bays has more. >> reporter: it is a largely ceremonial but also very prominent job. presiding over the general assembly. where all 193 u.n. members are represented. sharing meat goes including those involving the world's leaders. >> the assembly will now hear an address by his excellence i barack obama. >> reporter: but it's alleged during his year-long-term john ashe was taking more than a million dollars in bribes from a chinese billionaire property dealer. >> mr. president, mr. secretary general. >> ashe took more than just cash, sometimes to get paid in other ways. he also allegedly had the bribeers pay for a luxury first-class vacation for himself and family. having them pay for his hotel in new orleans at over $850 a night. and asked to pay a contractor to

al jazeera america. >>> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera, u.s. secretary of state john kerry is starting talks with israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu in germany's capital. they'll discuss the violence that killed 53 palestinians and nine israelis since the beginning of this monted. the united nations says that more than 570 children have been killed in the conflict in yemen, 800 have been wounded since the fighting intensified in march. and reunions from separated north and south korean families ended with emotional farewells at a mountain resort in the north of the retifs divided 60 years ago have been allowed to meet. university student in cape town fought with police against higher fees. students protested demanding fee hikes be scrapped. >> reporter: students protest against fee increase outside the south african building, saying they cannot afford them. but there are calls to lawmakers met by stun grenades. days of protest began at the university when management announced a 10% fee hike. according to the student representative counc

u.s. troops will stay in afghanistan going back on a previous promise. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquartersn doha, i'm jane dutton. the e.u. has a plan for the refugees, but needs turkey to agree. >>> government forces launch a major offensive in syria. >>> once common, now rare, we're in the u.s. where the mission is on to save the orchid. ♪ >>> u.s. president barack obama is due to announce in the next hour that american military presence in afghanistan will extended. his original aim was to withdraw most u.s. forces by the end of next year. jennifer glasse is in kabul. how is this going to work, jennifer? >> reporter: well, jane, the 9,800 u.s. forces that are here now are going to stay through most of 2016 and then as the -- at the end o next year, they'll make a decision on the pace of how to draw those down to 5,200 u.s. forces. the extension of forces here a reflection of the growing taliban insurgency -- or the fight against the taliban here. but also there is the fact that u.s. forces will remain in bases around the country. the original plan was to draw down to a small force of a

al jazeera america. >>> a reminder the top stories here on al jazeera. u.s.efense secretary ash carter has offered condolences after a suspected u.s. air strike hit an afghan hospital run by doctors without borders killing at least 16 people. twousisis have have been killed in an attack in jerusalem's old city. 15 people have been killed after a series of bombs exploded in abujua. t >>> the number of dead from a landslide in guatemala has risen to at least 33. heavy rains swept boulders and mud on to houses on thursday night. as many as 600 people are still missi missing. southeast of guatemala city. he mergency crews say they are facing many difficulties. >> the houses were left buried approximately 10 meters or 15 under, which is making it difficult to carry out the search and rescue. we are here bringing help in the area where we are looking for the children who attends the church with us. we are hoping god they are still alive. it's truly unfortunate how many lives we lost, there are many homes buried, most likely where you are standing, there are homes.

. >>> a quick recap of the top stories on al jazeera. u.s. president obama has bolstered the number of american troops that will stay in afghanistan after the next year. 5, 500 soldiers will remain five times more than originally planned. and comes as fighters attack cities across the country. >> two suicide bombers have killed 14 people in northern nigeria. the attackers hit a mosque near maiduguri. the army is fighting boko haram in the area. >> the syrian government launched an assault. 75 people are reportedly killed. >>> israeli security forces fought with palestinians in the occupied west bank. >> tear gas was fired after palestinians threw a molotov cocktail at a vehicle in bethlehem. they burnt tyres and hurled stones. 32 palestinians and seven israelis have been killed in unrest over the past few weeks. the u.n. security council will hold an emergency meeting on friday. the prime minister says security forces are using legitimate means to confront attackers. >> israel is using the kind of legitimate force. that any one of those munic

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. >> the u.s. and five companion countries are demanding that iran be punished for discharging a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon. >>> despite agreements to begin peace talks there's been more fighting on the ground in yemen, as osama ben javad reports. >> this is the part where you keep your child's clothes but for his father, he believes this is the reminder of his son. he can still smell his son. >> he used to play here, jump on the bookshelf and share enjoyable moments with his brother. can't believe he's dead. >> blaming houthi rebels, fighting to control the town of ta'izz, in war torn yemen. don't bury me says in tears. the medics can be heard assuring him that he'd be okay. but he died. his friends on the street cannot believe he's gone. >> translator: we were all playing here and some of us returned home moments before the shell fell on them. we were all scared. my uncle was hit by shrapnel. may god save him and may god punish the aggressors. >> aid agencies hold all

. >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et stories here on al jazeera u.s.tary of state john kerry, and foreign minister are in vienna, ahead of international talks and resolving the war insy yeah. china is abandoning it's one child policy after more than three decades. and republican paul rye ian is elected the new speaker of the u.s. house of representatives. >>> syria's war may be one of the causes of the current refugee crisis, but many traveling to you are from the afghanistan there's a push to speed up the return of afghans bangladeshis deemed to be economic migrants. from the austrian border. >> somehow i found kabul, but the other on the road in iran. >> friendships have been forged on this journey from the afghanistan, he is just 16 years old, abled by a conflict which returned to his hometown this month. >> awful situation. i edon't have a school, i don't have anything. i lost my family. >> getting a story may not be straight forward, because the e.u. continues many to be economic migrants and wants to make it easier to send them home. >> there's a

mike hanna, al jazeera. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will travel to the middle east shortly to try to calm the violence. al jazeera's andrew simmons is in west jerusalem. when we look at those pictures it looks like chaos. >> well. >> the hope anyone might have had that this crisis was going to calm in the light of security measures has been well and truly shattered right now. this is the scene at the west jerusalem bus station when security police went into the mall at the bus station. they were searching right across the various stores and people from screaming. no one was sure what was going on, but they were hunting down a man they accused of stabbing an elderly woman. and this is the scene now next where outside the bus station you can just about make out in that darkness of a doorway there is a suspect lying there and one of the officers runs up and you see this dark figure and he's open fired. at close range killing the man. now, what is the dern in a number of cases is the exact procedures of the sec

u.s. said troops would stay there until 2017. al jazeera an jeefng reports from thjennifer glassereports f. >> the u.s. announcement to keep troops in afghanistan, this man says, is unwelcome. >> we demand that the united states and other foreign countries should stop supporting the taliban and others who fight us. >> at the funeral meal the sentiment is the same. these residents of kunduz know afghanistan policy well, afghan forces needed air and ground support to battle them. >> translator: instead of leaving thousands of forces here the americans should support and equip our own forces and they should be equipped with modern weapons. >> reporter: the united states is helping build an afghan air force but it takes years to train pilots and technicians. and on the ground, the afghans still rely on u.s. air support. afghan president shag welcomes i welcomes the u.s. decision and calls to step up attack on american targets. in this mosque in kabul there is not much hope that the continuing american presence, the desert 88thing economy and se

al jazeera. >> those in the u.s. who oppose opening the door a bit more they also have a point. the government accountability office found that some companies prefer h 1b workers because they are more willing to relocate and to accept lower wages than their american counterparts. in fact six of the top 10 companies applying for these visas on behalf of their workers were headquartered in india. does the america's quest to attract the next albert einstein, viveck, did to see you. you have just heard about the workers who were brought in to train the people the they were replacing. allowing a misuse of the intent of these visas. >> i have an issue with the way this issue without doubt there is wrongdoing happening here. and the people who are using the visa in the wrong way should be punished. i tell you i live in silicon valley. here we are starved for talent. i acknowledge that there are some very solid engineers in certain parts of the country who are unemployed. the problem is they're not here where we need them. very often you know engineers have one skill and we're looking f

u.s. warship got so close to a group of disputed islands. ♪ ♪ >>> time now for a reminder of the stop stories here on al jazeera defense secretary says washington expects to boost the intensity of the campaign against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in syria. >>> meanwhile the united nations security council has also been discussing syria with where the humanitarian situation is getting worse and worse. in the last month alone over 120,000 people have been displaced. >>> and there has been a so-called day of rage in palestinians sparked by the killing of palestinians. >>> a hospital was hit by two air strikes in yemen. everyone managed to escape after the first attack, and there were no casualties. doctors without borders said it provided the coordinates to the coalition two weeks ago. >>> the fbi has been asked to investigate an incident at a u.s. high school where a police officer appears to body slam a female african american student and drag her across the classroom. shocking pictures. the officer named senior deputy ben field carried out the action in south carolina after the student refused to le

then we do the same. >> yes, please. >> reporter: thanks your briefing. [ inaudible ] from al jazeera. the u.slead coalition -- >> you are also from al jazeera? >> yes. >> and you? >> yes. >> it's a big media coalition. they speak about degrading and destroying isil over an extended period of time possibly years, with the russian addition of the military involvement, what are your military objectives in terms of destroying the group, and how long do you expect it to take? >> well, i cannot speak for the military planners. i can only say that the difference which we believe we can make is explained by the fact that we would be coordinating with the syrian army, and it is, i think, common place, recognized everywhere, that air strikes alone would not resolve the problem. >> yes, please. >> reporter: thank you mr. lavrov, my name is [ inaudible ] from [ inaudible ] newspaper in lebanon. we all know that you are a master of diplomacy, and you like to praise your u.s. counterparts. you talked about nice things when you -- >> no, we talk about bad things nicely. >> please. [ laughter ] >> reporter:

al jazeera". saturday, 6:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> ramping up the anti-isil offensive, the u.s. talks about more airstrikes in syria and embedding troops in iraq. i'm lauren taylor. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: three palestinians shot and killed by israeli forces during what has been described as a day of rage in the occupied territories. the fbi opens investigation after videos show an officer throwing a student to the ou

weeknights 10:30p et ♪ hello again, let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera diplomates from russia, the u.s arabia and turkey are meeting in vienna to discuss the conflict in syria and comes just a few days after syria's president bashar al-assad made a surprise visit to moscow to meet president putin. israeli police say age restrictions for muslim worshippers at the al-mosque compound in jerusalem are being lifted and they blocked some muslim men from entering the compound since september. south africa's president is meeting students and university leaders to calm tension over raising fees and it was brought to that stand still on thursday after a week of nationwide protests. hillary clinton has faced a 11-hour grilling by republicans over an attack on a diplomate compound in benghazi and presidential hopeful sparred with republicans over how she handled the incident and kimberly reports from washington d.c. >> reporter: it is the second time hillary clinton has appeared before a congressional committee to answer questions about what happened in 2012 in benghazi libya when four americans d

al jazeera for continuing coverage. >> a quick recap now of the top stories on al jazeera and u.s. secretary of state john kerry is set to meet with benjamin netanyahu in a few hours to discuss the rising violence in israel and the occupied territories. >>> in the latest unrest on wednesday a palestinian man was shot dead after he allegedly drove his car into israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank. five soldiers were injured. >>> the u.s. has criticized russia for hosting the syrian president during a surprise visit to moscow. bashar al-assad met with his russian counterpart vladimir putin on wednesday. it's believed to be his first trip abroad since the syrian civil war began in 2011. >>> and u.s. vice president joe biden has decided not run in the 2016 presidential election. hopes for hillary clinton to be chosen as the candidate for the democratic party for white house. >>> serving as searvegh secretaf state as four americans died in benghazi. kimberly halkett reports. >> three years later, why it happened is still in dispute. first blamed on a widespread reaction to an anti

trade. >> the head lines on al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east to try to push on with the new diplomatic push on syria. kerry is in jordan, the day after the foreign minister said jordan agreed to coordinate air strikes with moscow. >> there are threats of mudslides in mexico after hurricane patricia hit the coast. more than 70,000 people have been moved away from coastal areas. >> police in maldives have arrest evidence the vice president after he is accused of trying to murder the president. >>> thousands make the journey, many have died. fishermen off the turkish coast fear the worst from an 18 month old baby. he was found but is recovering in hospital. hundreds of syrian pro-assad militia men are bleached to have taken advantage of the refugee crisis to gain access to europe. the shabiha go under cover and provide the assad regime with intelligence. osama ben javad reports. >> militia men are arriving among the refugees fleeing the war. says he's been imprisoned tortured and abused by assad

u.s. has no quick way of ending the violence. rosiland jordan al jazeera washington. >> and the u.s. says it will hold a second round of talks with russia to ensure safety during the bombing campaign in syria. 300 have been killed during its latest rounds of attacks on raqqraqqa and homs. >>> north korea is celebrating 70 years since it was founded by its ruling party. it's mark the occasion buy big party in pyongyang. this is the live scene now. you can see the north korean leader kim jong-un. chinese officials were also in attendance there. neighboring south korea is harry fawcett our correspondent and rain heavy rain may have delayed the start of this extravaganza but it doesn't seem to have dampened spirits harry. >> reporter: that's right. they waited until the afternoon, we understood it was to get underway mid morning. those blue skies have come and just around 3:00 p.m. local time here in seoul things started to get underway up there in pyongyang and the highlights have been twofold, really, kim jong-un giving a speech in front of ranks of army fell and indeed invited guests.

u.s. defense secretary ashton carter said a proposed new policy will bel mean additional airstrikes and direct action on the ground. al jazeeraosalind jordan has more on the strategy shift which still needs approval from the president. >> reporter: the u.s. military is rolling out a new version of its countser isil strategy. they are calling it the three rs: syrian rebels retaking raqqa, iraqi troops sweeping in on ramad e and u.s. forces getting more involved. >> the third and final r is raids, signalling that we won't hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against is isil. >> carter's statement comes after last week's raid where u.s. special forces jumped in to help kurdish fighters. in so, that would be a major policy change for the u.s. president barack obama had promised no ground troops to fight isil carter told a congressional panel that despite despite russia's decision to launch airstrikes, the u.s. is pressuring iraqi prime minister to not let russia join the fight on its stair tory. >> we are the preferred partners of iraq. we have been insistent on that point and prime primary abbadi h

letes. >>> hello, the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. is considering escalating military campaign against yil are. u.s. defense -- i.s.i.l. u.s. defense secretary ashton carter said a proposed new policy will need the approval of president obama >>> iran is expected to take part in talks on syria's future for the first time. iran is one of syria's main allies. and emergency teams are trying to help those trapped after the earthquake. they died during a stampede, trying to get out of their school. >> voters in congo's referendum backed a plan to scrap presidential term limits. that meanings the incumbent can contest a third term in office. the opposition to change the constitution was rigged. getting back to normal, thinks are getting back to normal. protests for change to the constitution allowing the president to run for a third term shut the market and her business. >> translation: we can sell our things again. it's calm. the people want peace. >> the government says most people voted yes to the new constitution in sunday's referendum.

al jazeera america. israeli forces shoot dead seven palestis as tensions continue in occupied east jerusalem. >> hello, i'm darren jordan in doha with the world news on al jazeera. the u.s it's suspending a trailing program for rebels in syria. >>> people smugglers at sea. and blockade that is causing chaos on both sides of a

. >> hello, i'm darren jordan in doha with the world news on al jazeera. the u.s. says it's suspending a trailing program for rebels in syria. >>> people smugglers at sea. and blockade that is causing chaos on both sides of a nepa nepalese issue. >> violent protests have spread from the occupied west bank to gaza. the palestinian ministry of health says in october, 14 have been killed by israeli forces and around a thousand injured. four israelis were also killed in a series of stabbings and shootings. hoda abdel hamid reports. >> it took six days to rush to body of the teen abler, his funeral was a show of solidarity and defiance. defiance that later turned into violence. palestinians took their anger into the street. here on betel on the northern edge of ramallah. many muslims suspect israel is seeking to change the rules governing the holy site which allows jews to enter the exowpped but nocompound but not. this was denied by prime minister netanyahu. after several hours there is no sign of the situation easing up. actually the palestinians youth were able to sp

u.s. says it is overhauling its failed training program for syrian rebels. ♪ >>> hello, you are watching al jazeeraive from doha. also ahead, tensions are on the rise across israel and the occupied palestinian territories after more stabbing incidents, we're live in ramallah. >>> the nobel peace prize for 2015 is to be rewarded to the tunisian national dialogue coordinates. >> they are honored for helping pave the way to a peaceful transition after the revolution. >>> i'll be telling you why the rare oil from these trees is big business for poachers and how it affects indigenous communities that depend on the forrest. >>> the u.s. says it plans to overhaul its program aimed at training and supporting syrian rebels. ash carter has admitted the program needs to change. >> we have been looking for now several weeks at ways to improve that program. i wasn't satisfied with the early efforts in that regard, so we're looking at different ways to achieve, basically the same kind of strategic objective, which is the right one, which is to enable capable motivated forces on the ground to retake territory fro

al jazeera, live from london. also coming up, china decides to abolish its controversial one-child policy. >>> u.s.ouse of venntives elect a new speaker, but what does that mean to president obama. >>> and we speak to the afghan refugees who made their desperate trip to europe only to be forcibly sent home. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in vienna, as is the foreign minister from iran. it is hoped that opening a political dialogue with president assad's allies, russia and iran may provide a way of finding a solution to the conflict in the country. mohammed jamjoom joins us live from vienna. the big change is saudi arabia and iran are both there. how much difference will that make? >> reporter: it should make a substantial difference. that's what we're hearing from the participants so far. but we should update our viewers on one thing. in fact secretary kerry is meeting with iranian foreign minister. in fact just a few minutes ago he emerged and walked over along with other members of the u.s. delegation to the host hostel -- hotel where the foreign minister is now. we're told there shoul

patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >> as u.s. troops prepare to head to syria secretary of state john kerry was looking for ways to end the long and bloody conflict. kerry and diplomats from 18 other countries wrapped up two days of meetings at vienna austria. mohammed jamjoom has the story from vienna. >> reporter: they were very long and arduous days but finally some common ground was forged on syria. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was happy to reach the points of mutual understanding reached in vienna. >> syria's unity, independence territorial existence are fundamental. we agreed that syria's state institutions will remain intact. we agreed that the rights of all syrians regardless of ethnicity or religious denomination must be protected. >> diplomats had hoped that the presence of iran might finally lead to a break through and while the sense of guarded optimism may have bolstered diplomacy it did nothing on the battlefield. on friday, dozens were killed in a crowded marketplace in duma and in aleppo province, 21 locatio

u.s. support after taliban fighters captured the northern city of kunduz for three days and al jazeera roslynordan has more. >> reporter: the u.s. president wanted to leave office with almost no troops deployed in afghanistan, but circumstances have forced barack obama to give up that goal. 5500 troops will be stationed around afghanistan after 2016. >> the mission will not change, our troops will focus on training afghans and counter terrorism operations but these bases will gives the presence and the reach our forces require to achieve their mission. >> reporter: right now there are about 9800 u.s. troops in afghanistan, their training in providing battlefield advice and under the president's original plan the number of troops dropped to about 1,000 by the end of 2016. the political pressure on obama to cancel the troop draw down has been building for sometime. on wednesday more than 30 former u.s. officials sent him a letter warning of chaos if u.s. troops leave. >> i think it would be a great loss for all of us if a too rapid withdraw of american capabilities and counter terrorism capabil

lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >> the u.s. and 11 other nations ink a deal to improve trade with fanfare and celebration. but what is actually in the trans-pacific partnership agreement? >> a sweeping international trade agreement has been reach reached. negotiators announced they have finalized plans for the trans-pacific partnership that involves the united states and 11 pacific rim nations. the agreement will cut barriers and set standards for global trade. >> after more than five years of intensive negotiations, we have come to an agreement that will support jobs, drive sustainable growth, foster inclusive development and promote innovation across the asia pacific region. >> congress has 90 days to review the agreement. if approved the tpp would be the largest regional trade accord in history. the chief economist joining us from lexington, massachusetts. good to see you. is there any doubt that the congress would vote against it? >> i think chances are very good this thing will get passed. they had the big battle over the

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mike hannah, al jazeera, east jerusalem. >>> u.s.nt barack obama has extended his condolences to those wounded in an attack in kunduz in a hospital run by the doctors without borders. ban kim moon has condemned at tack. >> the attack began at 2:00 in the morning. inside more than 100 patients and 80 doctors without borders staff. they described the terrifying sustained attack that continued for an hour and a half. the main operating theater, the emergency room and other parts of the medical complex were all hit. doctors without borders says several of their staff were killed and dozens injured. it says gps coordinates were given to american and afghan officials as recently as a few days ago. in a statement they said, with err deeply shocked by the attack, the killing of our staff and the heavy toll it has impacted in kunduz. we urge all parties to respect the safety of facilities and staff. officials from the afghan interior ministry said the hospital it been infiltrated by taliban fighters. >> all the terrorists were killed but we a

u.s. and russia agree on and despite over 250,000 deaths, there is no real international strategy. james bays, al jazeerated nations of the. >>> syrian opposition groups have accused russia of targeting u.s. trained moderate fighters during its air raid. but so far washington has not decided on a strategy to protect them. rosalind jordan has more from washington. >> reporter: only two things were confirmed at the pentagon brief on the ground thursday. one, that u.s. and russian military officials did have their first conversation about how to avoid getting each other's way as they conduct airstrikes against isil targets in syria. the other, that the u.s. does not plan to change its military strategy against isil. that said, the spokesperson peter cook was very reluctant to provide more details about what happens next. >> right now our focus is the fight against isil. there are moderate opposition forces that are taking the fight against isil who are getting our support right now. we believe the russians should be doing everything they can to take the fight to isil as well. >> reporter: peter cook did say

. >>> you're watching the newshour from al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is meeting israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu to discuss the latest waves of violence in israel and the palestinian territories. 52 palestinians and nine israelis have been killed. a reunion for separated north and south korean families ended. relatives split up 50 years ago were allowed to meet at a mountain resort in the north. 12,000 refugees and migrants arrived in croatianer. police are at the boarder to help deal with the influx >>> thousands in south sudan face death by starvation. tens of thousands of others are on the brink of famine. the warning issued by a food security groups saying famine has not officially been prepared but described the worse positions seen. >> people displace the by the war are scared to leave the safety of camps. the peace deal has not reassured many of those forced from their homes, from juba annika reports. >> in some ways it's o down like others. people do their shopping, residents complain when the rubbish ove

this is al jazeera america. the u.s. has escalated its mission against i.s.i.l. the obama administration announced today that the u.s. will deploy about 50 special operations troops in northern yrts tsyria to work with local . the first time american troops will be on the ground in syria. right now special forces are based in northern iraq. a number of them were involved in a raid last week against an i.s.i.l.-run prison. pentagon special correspondent jamie mcintire has more. >> the president says he will not put boots on the ground in syria but today the white house announced that a small number of u.s. troops will be planting their boots on syrian soil, just for now at least in a combat mission. unlike last week's joint u.s. kurdish raid on an i.s.i.l. prison in iraq, the pentagon says the number of troops being sent to northern syria will not be going on with local forces on raids or engaging in offensive combat. a senior defense department official briefing the pentagon on policy said flatly those forces will be doing an advise and assist mission, they won't

democracy are expected to hold an election rally, tune in on sunday or details of that here on al jazeera >>> the u.s. justice department has begun to release 6,000 prisoners as part of a plan to release overcrowding in u.s. prisons. the majority are drug offenders - most going to halfway houses and home detention. >>> now, detroit, in the u.s. state of michigan, experienced racial tension for decades. whites fled to the suburbs after race riots in the 1960s. al jazeera's john hendren found a little known relic that has become a symbol of defines. >> reporter: this is detroit's wall of shame, half a mile of solid segregation. when teresa moonmoved here as a child blacks lived on one side, whites on the other and that's the way it was intended to be. >> the purpose of the wall was to separate the white community from the black community. how i feel is how dare you. i don't like it, it's a parts of my history. >> reporter: as detroit expanded a developer wanted to build middle glasshousing for whites on the outskirts of the city. the u.s. federal housing authority backed the loan, but insisted on the w

u.s.-led invasion of the country in 2003. al jazeera has more now from baghdad. >> reporter: it would have been unthinkable just a few days ago to see traffic movely freely down this road. since sunday parts of baghdad's heavy fortified green zone have been open to the public. the decision was announced by the prime minister and is seen as part of attempts by the government to address growing public anger over security, corruption, and poor public services. we're told that the green zone or international zone as officially known has been closed to most iraqi citizens after the 2003 u.s.-led invasion, it was turned into the administrative headquarters for coalition forces. today it's still surrounded by concrete blast walls, barbed wires and heavily guarded checkpoints. it contains a number of foreign embassies and fwovt homes and the luxury homes of senior iraqi officials, which is why for many it symbolizes the disconnect between the leadership and people. >> this move won't last long. we may as well enjoy it while it can, but it will

u.s. has no quick way of ending the violence. rosiland jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> and the u.s. says it will hold a second round of talks with russia, for the bombing campaign thatting syria. latest rounds of air strikes in raqqa, homs and rr in idlib province. >>> military vehicles have lined the banks of a river in pyongyang in advance of a military campaign. north korea's leader was accompanied by chinese officials who are attending the celebrations. the capital is the venue for what kim jong-un said would be the largest military parade in the country's credit history. especially the chinese for a show of force to the world. >> for kim jong-un this is a coming out celebration. the 70s anniversary of china's huge military parades to commemorate the 70 years since the end of world war ii. kim jong-un wants to show he's as powerful no. respects a powe. the chinese are keeping a distance but as you know president putin has enjoyed closer ties with north korea in the last few years but they simply know they can't do without each other. king kim jong-un wants to normalize it his re

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al jazeera. >>> the u.s.retary of state, john kerry is on a visit to saudi arabia where he is meeting theunt can tree's foreign minister for talks on syria. we are expecting a life press conference on that soon. with me to discuss things further is the chair of co contemporary ml middleast studi. how do you sofa problem like assad? >> always at the core of these discussions, isn't? because we have the u.s., riyadh and arrangearar. there is a view that he can't play a part in the future transition. what do they do? >> the russians and iranians think otherwise and the americans and sawudis and turks think otherwise. what they are trying to do now is to go around the challenge, the difficulty, the problem of assad. they are really trying to postpone the future, the question of the future of assad and focusing really on trying to basically revive a political transition is to also start a political process where the government and its opponents sit down and talk not about assad but how do you establish a transitio

mohammed jamjoom al jazeera, vienna. >> meanwhile the u.s. has announced it will send up to 50 special forces to fight with the opposition against i.s.i.l. in syria. a turn around from president obama's promise not to put american troops on the ground in syria. patty culhane has more. >> it's been a consistent position of president obama on the war in syria. >> i want to know how these wars will be different from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it will not involve american fighting troops fighting on foreign soil. >> they insist it does not violate that pledge. >> the president did go to great lengths to make clear that our counter-i.s.i.l. strategy in iraq and in syria would be substantially different. a difference in night and day between the strategy that president obama was implementing to counter i.s.i.l. and the ground operation that bush administration pursued in 20132003. >> not go into detail of what these u.s. special forces are going to be doing on the ground but trying to paint the picture that they won't necessarily be on the o

al jazeera. thank you. >>> former u.s. counterterrorism advisor mark mitchell has told al jazeera that president obama's he or she -- hostage policy buts americans at risk. >>reporter: the killing of james foley shocked america. behind the scenes mark mitchell was advising the u.s. president. in january he stepped down as barack obama's counterterrorism advisor and today is critical of american policy when its citizens are taken hostage. >> it was a microcosm of our overall awareness of the islamic state. we did not have the intelligence necessary and our resources were frankly prioritized elsewhere. >>reporter: he argues getting hostages home is a small objective in a much larger conflict. >> it's not always the highest priority. >>reporter: it was the meetings with the families of american hostages that forced mitchell into the media spotlight. he was accused of threatening family members with prosecution if they tried to pay a random. >> he's this military gentleman who had absolutely no compassion for us. this gentleman

u.s. agree on. dice fight over 250,000 death there is no real i want national strategy. james bays, al jazeerae united nations. >>> syrian opposition groups have accused russia are targeting u.s.' trained moderate fighters but so far washington has not decided on a strategy to protect them. rosalind george honda jordan ham washington. >> reporter: u.s. and russia military officials did have their first conversation about how to avoid getting each other's way as they conduct airstrikes against isil targets in syria. the other, that the u.s. does not plan to change its military strategy against isil. that said, the spokesperson peter cook, was very reluctant to provide more details about what happening next. >> right now our focus is the fight against isil. there are monthed rat opposition forces taking the fight against isil who are getting our support right now. we believe the russians should be doing everything that they can to take the fight to isil as well. >> reporter: peter cook did say that there are future conversations planned between the russians and the americans. but he couldn't say

u.s.-backed. >>> hello there. i am july e mcdonald. al jazeera live flu london coming up. u.s. cretary of state in jordan and enacted new measures to a couple of the situation at the al asqa mom. the vice president of the maldives is arrested on accusations of planning to assassinate the president. thousands have been forced from their homes. hello there. warm welcome to the program. there are signs of diplomatic shifts over the war in syria. russia's foreign ministers says moss co is ready to provide air support to the pre-syrian army in its fight against isil. until now, russia has referred to all groups fighting president assad as "terrorists." they say they have been in talks with the u.s. about launching a new political process in syria's government in the opposition. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is on a visit to saudi arabia where he will meet the country's foreign minister for talks on syria. whatever is being said diplomatically, russia is still pursuing a different military strategy from the u.s. in syria. jamal al shial reports. >> reporter: syrian state t.v.

al jazeera. afghan forces sport by u.s. air power have been seek to go drive the taliban out of the city since monday. live for us just south of kunduz city, this comes as a bit of surprise, doesn't it? we have been hearing for days the afghan officials saying they are making progress in kunduz. what went wrong? >> reporter: sammy, this morning, afghan security forces were advancing in kunduz city center. they could manage to capture the center of the city, but taliban was fighting in the residential area around the city. i talked with afghan official forces commander who was based in the square kunduz city. he told us that they arrived there. they cleared the area. taliban were quiet and people come to welcome them. suddenly taliban attack. one of their humvee vehicle, armored vehicle, now we are getting report at least two soldiers were killed in this attack and afghan security forces had to leave the square back to the taliban. we are hearing from other part of kunduz city that heavy fighting is ongoing. afghan security

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