. >>> now, polls opened, barnaby phillips, how are the polls going? >> there's a steady stream of voters in this polling place behind me. the vast majority of the country under the control of the government, the voting has gone on smotly. ismoothly. i a big test will be what sort of turnout in those parts of the east that have reenlts come back under -- real estate come back under control. in crimea there will be no voting. that doesn't mean that people who have been displaced from those areas will not be able to vote. we've met displaced people here in kiev who have fled from rebel held donetsk and they will be able to vote. they were able to register here. the government says it has made provision for some 200,000 displaced people to vote. we'll have to see whether they're actually able to realize that ambition throughout the day. >> our correspondent barnaby phillips joining us from kiev on election day. >>> let's move on to other news now. tunisians are voting for their parliament. the 2011 uprising that toppled former president ben ali and starte

barnaby phillips reports from kiev. >> on the edge of kiev they are practicing for war. not all their guns are real but this is not a game. these are students, electricians, teachers. some fear an attack on this city, others have volunteered to go east to fight. in another part of the city we find refugees from the war. they live in a church shelter. when we visited, there was no electricity. olga and her family share a room with 20 other people. their lives have been turned upside down but they are determined otake part in these elections. >> translator: we want to show people we exist and have a right to vote. we are citizens of this country. >> reporter: thousands of people have now been killed in the east. these pictures show just some of the soldiers and policemen who have died. it is a reminder of people here in ceaiv kiev as if they neededt that these elections are taking place in extraordinary circumstances in ukraine. as ukraine's currency falls in value, these people find their monthly mortgage payments go up and up and they can't take it anymore. >> we have to

correspondent barnaby phillips is joining us live from the capital kiev now and barnaby how is the voting going? >> from what we've seen, voting is going smoothly. 8:00 in the morning local time polls opened. many people in this city are going to those polls with high expectations. kiev was instrumental in the overthrow of president yanukovych back in february of this year. since then, i think there's been frustration at the slow pace of reform and the feeling that the old parliament, the rada was preventing legislation from being pushed through. whether we will see those sweeping changes or not however is a bit of a moot point. part of the issue lies in the complicated voting system we have in ukraine. some of the members of parliament will be voted in individual constituencies. on a local level. traditionally what we've seen in the past in ukraine is those local constituency votes can be influenced by corruption and the oligarchs who have held positions over the years. the ukrainians as they go to the polls in kiev. on the edge of kiev, they are practicing for war. not all the guns are

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our correspondent, barnaby phillips is joining us live from kiev. rnaby, what is the importance, then, of these elections? >> reporter: well, i think many of the people who are involved in the overthrow of the yanukovych in the square behind me have been frustrated by the low space of reform in the subsequent months. the same old parliament, hispal parlor, if you like, has -- his parliament, if you like, has been there. it has been successful in sometimeying. the idea that a stronger government could emerge and put ukraine on a more pro-western path could be popular in kooech at least. a short time ago,iev at least. a short time ago,. i spoke to pavlo phmkin and asked him why these elections matter? >> we have a new president. we have new government. but why do we still have that same parliament who supported different initiatives by previous regime, by yanukovych, and in the opinion poll, showed that we have more than 80% of ukrainians in favor of new elections in the sense that we should have new parliament. >> all of this 457ing, barnaby in the co

we go to sarajevo, to barnaby phillips. >> the government leads to deadlock, economic political process often impossible. are the elections going to change that? >> i don't think there's an enormous amount of optimism that they will. the mood is bleak at the moment. you'll probably recall the riots in february, and in other cities which is something of an upsurge of anger about high levels of unemployment, corruption, and it's been a difficult year for bosnia as a whole. since then you'll recall the floods in may. particularly in the north of the country. the worst floods or, i think, more than 100 years, and a great level of dissatisfaction with the government about the restriction efforts since. let's not forget almost 100,000 people were left homeless. >> the river flows gently this autumn. in spring, swollen by rain, it raged down the valley, sweeping away homes. it's the slow government response that destroyed whatever remaining faith many bosnians had in their politicians. >> nadine is rebuilding his house with the help of a private charity. he is skeptical as to what good can col

let's cross kiev and join barnaby phillips. >> reporter: that's right. with those coalition talks under way, there is an urgency in forming a new government because the state of ukraine is critical. the economy is shrinking, and of course in the east the country is at war. we've been gauging reaction to the results here in the capitol of kiev. this television station played a crucial role in the overthrow of president yanukovych. the young and educated from kiev and other cities want change in ukraine, so what does natalia, a reporter here, make of the results? >> people showed more or less--made a smarter choice because the first three parties they more or less the moderate parties. the system is still not perfect, but in general the results are a good surprise. >> these elections were closely monitored abroad. russia said they were legitimate, and now foreign observers in ukraine are drawing their own conclusions. >> nobody can question the legitimacy of the european direction of the country. this is important. this is where the message from maidan has

bar barnaby phillips reports. >> bosnians are going to the polls for the 7th time since the war ended's been almost 20 years of peace but years of political paralysis and lack of economic progress. the balance sheets are so large because this is one of the most complicated political systems in the world. layers of local, regional and national government principally defined along ethnic and religious lines. >> we have seen a steady stream of voters at this polling station in central sarajevo, typically in bosnia about half of the electorate bother to cast votes. we will have to see how things go today. on the one hand, many bosnians are skeptical of their politicians'ability to actually improve things. on the other hand, we have spoken to many people who feel that the situation in the country is now critical so they have a responsibility to come out and vote. >> in the future, it looks gloomy t some 10 years ago, the situation was a lot more promising. and now, it seems that there is a deadlock in any sort of agreement that happens in this country and this trend of dead earation is som

barnaby phillips reports from kiev. >> on the very street whenever dozens of people were shot dead inebruary's uprising, today, they came to vote. the young and the old. everyone knows this is a crucial time in ukraine's history. but they disagree on many other things. >> we hope many things will improve soon, that we have peace and that the economy will get better. these elections are very important to me. >> what do you see as the importance or the significance of these elections? >> nothing. because nothing will change the signatures in ukraine. the corruption is too big. and i can't tell you that this people who now are going to be in the power of ukraine, practically, they say they are different but they are the same. their mentality is the same as it was. >> president poroshenko traveled to krematorsk in the east captured by separatists earlier this year but was retain by the government. so his visit here was a statement. he wanted to say that this town belongs to ukraine and that better times are ahead. >> people are very intent in wanting to vote and voting for the new country

barnaby phillips reports from kiev. >> reporter: in the square where former president januar yanukovhall is quietal. but the signs are the political landscape has been reformed and the winning party is promising swing changes. >> translator: i ask you for vote pro ukrainian and pro european majority. i thank you that you heard me and i thank you that you support this call. >> reporter: earlier the president traveled to the east to show his support for the army and his commitment to restoring ukraine's unity. but in rebel-controlled areas, millions of people did not vote. and it's not clear how a new government will convince or force the separatist to his back down. and although ukrainians give a clear majority to reformist parties, they split their votes amongst the parties and so a delicate period of coalition building is likely to follow. the parties that will form the new government are saying that this election marks a decisive break with the old corrupt ways of ukrainian politics. but a new co defense governmentt will till struggle to overcome powerful vested interests and to rev

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, kiev. >> brazilians are voting in a presidential run-off which is too close to call. the incumbent president dilma rousseff is seeking a second 4 year turn. she is challenged by n neffes who got a third of the vote in the first round am several neim hawaii are preparing to evacuate as a lava flow edges closer to their homes. the lava has crossed a road on the edge of the town of hoa and moving at about 9 meters an hour. it is coming from the volcano that has been erupting continuously since 1983. it's been a year since the indian city of calcutta banned bicycles to improve the flow of traff traffic. it's unset environmentalists and those without means of transport. a report. cal cuta's roads are brimming with all sorts of vehicles like any indian city with one difference: there are no bicycles on the main roads. the past year, a bicycle ban has pushed cyclists on to these back roads. it's especially hard for those who use a cycle to make a living. bashan says for him, the ban means traveling longer and working less. he estimates his income has gone down from

barnaby phillips, thank you, reporting from london. apologies for the glitch in the transmission with barnaby phillips. >>> well, human rights groups in mexico have welcomed a decision to prosecute three soldiers alleged to have taken part in mass murders. they are among eight charged with homicide. the report by adam raney contains graphic images. >> reporter: there are many questions as to how mexican soldiers killed more than 20 people at the warehouse. it's clear that the army's original version of what happened was false. it said the killings on june 30th happened when soldiers engaged in a gun battle with members of a drug gang. witnesses said it was after they were surrounding. the government doesn't believe the military. >> the three soldiers enter. we had no justification. >> these pictures allegedly showed guns planted next to victims after they were kill. they can't be independently verified. there's evidence that the killings were more in the style of an execution than a gun battle. human rights campaigners welcomed the mov

barnaby phillips, al jazerra. >>> in southern mexico, thousands of protest, have blocked the highwayapulco. they want police to find 43 students missing since last weekend. adam rainy reports. >> reporter: paying tribute to victims from the past and the present. thousands marched in the western mexican state, they were honoring students killed in 1968 as they do every year. but this year was different. they are also calling for justice for six students killed a week ago here and for 43 others whose whereabouts are still unknown. they haven't been seen since september 26th when they were taken away by local police in the city of after protests grew violent. [ chanting ] >> reporter: parents shouted they took them alive, and we want them back alive. tensions have risen as authorities continue to fail to find the missing. >> translator: we know the local police took them away. they know where our children are, they know where they left them. we want them back. we want them back in the same condition they were taken. >> reporter: the incidents in 1968 was the worst massacre in mexican hi

eastern breakaway regions, some 3 million people did not participate in today's elections. >> barnaby phillipsnk you very much. barnaby reporting for us from kiev. >>> a record 5 million workers in the united king come are now in low-paid jobs reporting to research by think thank, harry smith reports on how the problem of low pay has sparked calls for government action. the. >> reporter: bility an's economy is growing faster than that of any other major developing country. accord to this international fund. but judging by recent practice tests. below the rate of inflation, effectively giving them a pay consult. the new report says they are not alone. more britains are now in work but a record number of officially in low-paid jobs. >> record employment levels are really welcome because it's true that any job is better than no job at all. but in order for our recover foy gain ground, we need to focus on the quality of jobs as well as the quantity. >> reporter: low pay is defined as below $12, 230 of the national median. another 250,000 workers have slipped below that rate. bringing the total to

barnaby phillips reports. >> this television station played a crucial roll in the overthrow of victor yanukovych. it is popular with the maidan generation, the young and educated from kiev and other cities who want change in ukraine. what does natalia want? >> the first three parties are writing like more or less liberal, moderate parties, system is not perfect but in general, the results are satisfactory and it's a rather good surprise. >> these elections were closely monitored abroad. russia says they were legitimate, now, foreigner in ukraine are drawing their own conclusions. >> nobody can argue with the legitimacy of the country, the message from euro-maidan has received a political enforcement from the citizens -- endorsement from the people. >> progress has been slow in recent months. the government said that's because the old parliament was dominated by supporters of former president viktor yanukovych. the government will no longer have that excuse and the citizens will expect the pace of the government to accelerate. this does feel like a moment of hope at least here in the c

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, kiev. >>> it appears that the scandal ridden regime of rob ford has beenorced out. tom ford -- that's rob ford admitto use crack cocaine while in office and his support to tom ford his brother. again voters said no. >>> a shooting in washington state high school last week has claimed another life. 14-year-ol14-year-old gia soriad last night. one girl died on scene. four others remain in the hospital. tomorrow we'll take a closer look at guns in washington state in our special election, america votes 2014. allen schauffler has a preview. >> clearly a lot of people have guns and gun control on their minds. voters in this state are the only ones in the country being asked to vote on statewide ballot measures concerning gun rights and gun control. there are two initiatives that will be voted on, one would dramatically expand gun show restrictions, private sale of guns even the loan of guns. the other would restrict background checks to what's required by the federal government. gun rights, gun control dueling in the state of washington. we'll have much more to

with russia's annexation of crimea, and the turmoil in the east of the country, barnaby phillips reports on how people are desperate for stability. >> reporter: these are dark days in ukraine. darth vader is on the ballot paper, promising peace and an end to corruption. >> if ukranians share his concerns about where the country is going, they are unlikely to vote him and his government into parliament. there are credible parties emerging. these activists paid a prominent part in the overthrow of viktor yanukovych. but their revolution, they say, is not complete. his systems in courts, general prosecutor office in all saturday agencies and women is working, unfortunately. his state is alive. we should keep it. >> frustration at the slow pace of change is boiling obvious. >> in recent weeks crowds attacked members of the previous government, whom they feel should be brought to justice. the man assaulted here was a minister under viktor yanukovych. we met him in his office. new legislation, he says, that punishes senior civil servants and ministers that work for viktor yanukovych is unfair.

barnaby phillips. >> ed from mankowitz is being remembered. in 1968 as a spokesman for robert f. kennedy' kennedy's bie presidency. >> robert francis kennedy died at 1:44 a.m. today. >> gunned down after a campaign speech in los angeles, man keiwitz. frank mankewitz was 90 years old. michael shore, you knew the family quite well, you got to know frank. what jumps out at you as we try to remember his life? >> david, first of all, the thing that comes up all the time of course is his association with robert f. kennedy. he ran his campaign as the press secretary, he was actually the press secretary for rfk in 1968 and best known for delivering of course the sad announcement of senator kennedy's death. he was a part of history all the way. rfk then mcgovern. he served in the peace corps, ran npr, he lived a very, very unique american life. >> you had a chance to talk with him and his life. were there any particular doaks anecdotes that frank liked to talk about? >> frank was a democrat, an eternal democrat, thought no matter what the democrat was going to win but doesn't help a lot.

aal jazeera's barnaby phillips reports. in the square of the uprising. >> in the square where the proaftprotests against the prest yanukovych began, the parties are promising sweeping changes. yesterday, i asked you to vote for the progressive democratic reforming ukrainian and pro-european majority. i'm grateful that you have listened to me. i am grateful for your support of my call. >> reporter: earlier the president traveled to the east to show his support of the army and his commitment to restoring ukraine's unity. but in rebel controlled areas millions of people did not vote and it's not clear how a new government will convince or force the separatists to back down. and although ukrainians gave a clear majority to reformist parties they split their votes amongst these parties. and so, a delicate period of coalition building is likely to follow. the parties that will form the new government are saying that this election marks a decisive break with the old corrupt ways of ukrainian politics. but a new coalition governmen

barnaby phillips, al jazeera, kiev. >> millions of brazilians will cast their ballots on sunday in asidential run-off. the two leading candidates beat their competitors in the first round three weeks ago. so, what do they stand for? well, marsusef has been brazil's president for the plast 4 years. her opponent is a senate and a former governor of brazil's second most pour lar state. he says the country needs less state involvement and more business-friendly policies. gabriel alosonso, both went head to head in a televised debate last night. give us an idea of what the impact has been for either of them. >> that's right. it was a big televised debate with more than 25 million brazilians watching it. it was on t.v., a global here in brazil, nationwide, broadcast nationwide and it was a debate marked by allegations of corruption on both sides. one of the biggest and most read magazines here in brass i will came out just yesterday with publication of a front page article claiming roussef knew about corruption at the state-run oil giant petro brass. this is a huge allegation and claim. do

barnaby phillips reports from kiev. in the square where the uprising against former president viktor yanukovych began, all was quiet at the end of the voting. the signs are that the political landscape has been transformed and winning parties promising sweeping changes. >> i asked you to vote and i thank you that you heard and support this call. earlier the president travelled to the east, showing support for the army and commitment. in rebel controlled areas, millions of people did not vote and it's not clear how a government will convince or force the separatists to back down. although ukrainians give reform, they split votes among the parties. a delicate period is likely to follow. >> the parties that formed the new government says the election marks a break with old corrupt ways. >> a new coalition government will overcome powerful vested interests, and to provide the economy and bring peace to the east. political change came at a heavy price in ukraine. the winners of the election had the daunting task of ensuring

barnaby phillips reports from kiev. >> this television station played a crucial role in the overthrow of president yanukovych. funded by the public it's popular with the maidan generation, the young and educated from kiev and other cities who want change in ukraine. so what does natalia, a reporter here, make of the election results? >> the people showed more or less smarter--made smarter choice because the first three parties, they more or less liberal, they are moderate parties. the system is still not perfect but i think in germ it's the results tha are a good surprise. >> these elections were closely monitored. now monitors within ukraine are monitoring closely. >> this is where protesters of maidan have received endorsement from the cities of ukraine. and i'm sure that moscow will have to take it into account. >> the majority of ukrainians will expect it to fight corruption and push through economic reforms. progress has been slow through recent months. the government said that's because the old parliament was dominated by supporters of former president victor yanukovych. the gov

more from barnaby phillips. >> on the edge of kiev, they are practicing for war.ot all of their guns are real. this is not a game. these are students, electricians, teachers. some fear an attack on this city, others have volunteered to go east to fight. in another part of the city, refugees from the war. they live in a church shelter where we visited, there was no electricity. olga lost her house in donetsk. now, she and her family share a room with 20 other people. their lives have been turned upsidedown but they are determined to take part in these elections. >> we want to show people that we exist and that we have a right to vote. we can't go home. we will fight for yoour rights. we are citizens of this country. >> thousands of people have been killed in the east. these pictures show just some of the soldiers and policemen who have died. in kiev these elections are taking place under extraordinary circumstances in ukraine. >> the dire state of the economy has brought this crowd on to the streets. as ukraine's current see falls in value, these people find their

barnaby phillips reports from sarajevo. >> the river flows gently. it raged down the valley.loods swept away homes, but it's the slow government response that destroyed whatever faith many bosnians had in the region. nadine is rebuilding his house with the help of a private charity, and is skeptical as to what good can come out of the elections. >> the government told us to try to rebuild our house and said they'd refundus. this never happened. this taught me that we can't trust politicians. instead of creating jobs, they are closing companies down. >> across bosnia's religious line, i meet a leading sush politician. here, too, many complain of corruption and unemployment. his solution is to break up the country. >> the sit zins, if they here the referendum. i am sure 90% would be in favour of leaving bosnia. it is not functioning nor sustainable. we don't want violent change, but we want the separation to happen. >> the siege ended 20 years ago. this city, and bosnia as a whole are divided. the date and peace accords ended the war, but froze the country's ethnic divisions by

barnaby phillips reports on how people in are desperate for stability. >> these are dark days in ukraine, and there are unlikely candidates who say they can get the country out of its mess. darth vader is on the ballot paper. if ukrainian shares his concerns, they are unlikely to vote him and his friends into parliament. there are more credible new parties emerging. the activists playing a prominent part in the overthrow of viktor yanukovych, but their revolution is not complete. >> his system in general prosecutor office in all state agencies and ministers is working, unfortunately. his state is alive. we should keep it. frustration at the slow pace of change is boiling over. in recent weeks crowds attacked members of the previous government who they feel should be brought to justice. the man assaulted was a minister under viktor yanukovych. we met him in his office. he said new legislation that punishes civil servants and ministers that work for viktor yanukovych is unfair. >> it's a catastrophic mistake that can affect 1 million civil servants, professionals that the government can't

parliamentary elections since president january coac yanukovyd out of the office earlier this year barnaby phillipsom kiev. >> reporter: many of the people here in the capital kiev who were involved in the overthrow of president yanukovych in february have been frustrated by the slow pace of reform since then. and they see these elections as an opportunity to have a stronger government, a stronger parliament, which would support president poroshenko on a more reformist, more pro e.u., should i a say more pro western course. but ukraine is a country of diverse opinions, and the old regime, the old party of president poroshenko, the party of the regions is no more but his supporters are still there and they will pick up votes in the east of the country. it's difficult circumstances under which to hold an he lexer because ukraine is at war. the ceasefire in the east is very shaky. 27 seats in that part of the country will be left vacant for the time being. hanging over the country, of course, is the deteriorating state of the economy pitch it's not just the cost of the war, it's the lost of industrial

turning to the team of correspondents, we have barnaby phillips and another correspondent. >> barnaby. given the fact that we talk about three presidents, give us a clue as to the complexities as to what is going on. is there a hope of constitutional change. >> the mood is gloomy. all communities in the country would change. they think that the different political elites within the three largest nationalities, the bosniak muslims, crow at and the serbs have a vested interest in this constructure. it is their route to power and has been. i'll bring in my guest, raouff, a political analyst. i'll find out, do you share the ghoomy prognosis that we will not see change out of the elections? >> i do not. based on the numbers we have seen, the turn out has been higher than expected, and it can be bad news for the ruling parties. further more, the campaign has been such that people have, based on what we have seen, talked about change more than the actual continuation of what we have now. >> that will be good. there is, for example, a cripplingly high level of unemployed. 40%, higher than you

barnaby phillips reports from sarajevo. >> reporter: the only preliminary results suggest that bosnia's divisions are as deep as ever. in a race to the presidency rotates between the muslim, croatian and serb communities. 40% of bosnia's electorate actually voted. not the increase in turn out many hoped for following corruption and unemployment earlier in the year. the fdp was one of the biggest parties in the previous election. at their headquarters activists analyze the early results. given the complexity of the system it may be some time before clear trends emerge. >> these elections may produce new political leaders who will work in the parliament building behind me, but that does not mean that we should expect dramatic new policies. bosnia's post-war constitution was designed to share power between competing ethnic groups. not to produce strong and decisive government. the man responsible for overseaing the peace accords said that bosnia needs more time to build a stable political system. >> mass graves have been opened every few months. funerals are taking place. it's not so easy

. >> we can go live now to barnaby phillips, our correspondent in the ukrainian capitol of kiev.seems as though ukrainians will be voting on sunday with uncertainty as to whether this conflict in the east of the country is resolved or not. >> yes, that's right. elections are taking place under very tense circumstances. in fact, not taking place, it should be said, in those eastern parents of the country where there has been conflict and which are currently under the control of what are seen here by the ukrainian authorities as secessionists, i illegitimate secessionists. dozens of ukrainian soldiers and 50 civilians have been killed over the past six weeks. it's always been a shaky affair and the run up to sunday's vote has been difficult. >> how does this simmering conflict in the east feed into the political debate taking place in kiev? >> well, i think that the atmosphere politically in kiev is in something of turmoil. that is not unexpected, if you remember, of course, the dramatic events of last winter, the overthrow of president yanukovych in february, the expectations of w

our correspondent, barnaby phillips, is live for us in the ukrainian capitol. barnaby, how is the voting going? >> reporter: the voting that i have seen has been going perfectly smoothly here in kiev. you mentioned president poroshenko. he just popped up in the time of krematorsk, in the east, a town we have reported from a lot here in al jazeera, a town that was recaptured by government forces that had been held by secessionists, the kind of place it is very important for the ukrainian government to show today that there is a successful election. they will be hoping large numbers of people come out to give that vote some credibility in the east. >> that's, i suppose, the converse of that is it would undermine the credibility of those breakaway republics if you like. it is an extraordinary situation that these elections are taking place in. let me bring in my guest at this point. it's a great pleasure to have the form ter prime minister of slovakia a neighboring country. you are here as an election observer. some are saying this is a chance for ukraine to have a

russia's annexation and the turnover of eastern ukraine, co correspondent barnaby phillips reports onow people are desperate for stability? >> these are dark days in ukraine. you there are unlikely candidates. darth vader is on the ballot paper promising peace and an end to corruption. even if ukrainians share his concerns about where the country is going, they are unlikely to vote him and his friends into parliament. there are more credible new parties emerging. these activists played a prominent part in the overthrow of the yanukovych, but they say their revolution is not yet complete. his systems in court, in general, prosecutor office in allstage agent sees and ministers is working unfortunately. his kleptocratic state is alive. >> frustration at the slow pace of change is boiling over. in recent weeks, crowds have attacked members of the previous government who they feel should be brought to justice. the man assaulted here was a minister under yanukovych. >> we met him in his. he says new legislation that punishes senior civil servants and ministers who work for president yankee

barnaby phillips, aljazeera, kiev. >> a shift away from europe towards deeper ties to moscow.the crisis in ukraine is now about far more than who should she the countries leader. it led to russian's annexation of crimea and has created the greatest conflict since the cold war. while moscow wants washington to cut off military aid to kiev, now ukraine faces another potential crisis, winter is coming, but russia has cut off most of the countries gas supply. moscow said the move followed kiev's failure to pay its energy debt. ukraine tried buying natural gas from european countries, leading russia to reduce its sails to those nations. great to have you both with us. >> thanks. >> we saw just a moment ago how divided the nation is between east and west. do you think these elections will help heal the country. >> i think the east-west divide was not as prominent as it was a few months ago. the fact that the pro-west parties really achieved a lot of support means that perhaps some of those russian-speaking minorities who live in ukraine and are ukrainian citizen that is vote aren't

we speak to barnaby phillips following the events at london. there's a real sense that the world needs to step up its response. >> well, that's what phillip hammond said. he said there has been progress here. we'll get a fuller picture toward the end of the day, a few pledges, i can tell you, the cuban government is here. they're going to send 63 doctors and more than 100 nurses to sierra leone. the australians have said they're going to be giving $10 million. the finnish government is going to give money. all of that is welcome, but the fight against ebola, the coordinated response is still behind the curve. if you bear in mind a very bleak warning from the british aid charity, they were talking about in sierra leone, five new cases every hour and they expect that number to increase to 10 new cases by the end of october. remember, the kind of state that the health system is in in sierra leone anyway, devastated by that civil war before ebola came along, struggling to cope with local epidemics anyway, like malaria needles and so on, and you hav

barnaby phillips claims how the current president is trying to rebuild the got. >> these elections take mace at a difficult time in ukraine's history. the president is not taking party, they are parliamentary. opinion polls suggest his party is leading and that he will be able to form some form of new coalition which he says will be a stronger more reformist, pro-e.u. kind of government. pane of the people here in kiev who took part in what they see as a revolution have been frustrated in the mons since. they -- months since. they have seen old figures, and see those with a visited interest in the old corrupt way of doing things. we will not see a turn around of who is represented in the iranian parliament. president viktor yanukovych's party, the party of the regions is no pore. former supporters regrouped, and they have significant support in the east. signs are that they will get back into parliament. whoever form the new government has enormous challenges - a shrinking economy, the change of bringing peace to the east xils restoring ukraine's territorial integrity. >> according to t