you are watching al jazeera live from doha.lso head, ending months of dispute, afghanistan's rival presidential candidates sign a power sharing deal. turkishbish security forces fire tear gas as thousands of kurds flee isil. one year on kenyan's remember the victims of the west gait shopping mall siege houthi rebel fighters have seized government buildings and a major army base in the yemeni capitol, sanaa. these major gangs have come as a peace deal brokered by the united nations was due to be signed a few hours ago.

. ♪ hello, welcome to the news hour, from the headquarters in doha and these are the main stories were covering this hour, a u.s. drone strike targets an elsha bob leader in somalia and they break in to the parliament in baghdad and syrian rebels demand release of people in the golden heights and crops depending on aid and farmers in guatemala are ready to leave their livelihoods for good. >> translator: thinking of migrating for the united states in january and i cannot do nothing and i have to do what is best for my children and grandchildren. ♪ a u.s. drone strike in somalia has targeted el-sha bob and it's not clear if they survived the attack and there is no known photograph of him in existence and he is 37 years old and was born in somalia. he received a university education in pakistan and went to afghanistan and believed to train with the taliban and went to the region of somali land hand -- and has a wife and children and he and three others formed what we now know as el-shabob and the u.s. strike comes as the african union launched new offense in southern somalia and we hav

you're watching al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead palestinian activists accuse israel over plans to build a new settlement in the occupied west bank. >>> hong kong activists demand free elections. >>> ukranian forces pull back as pro-russian separatists continue to make gains on the battle fields. >>> we gee gin with breaking -- begin with breaking news out of pakistan's capital islamabad. protesters have broken into the state television broadcasting television station. they have cut transmission of the services. they are demanding prime minister nawaz sharif resign. let's go to kamal hyder in islamabad. interesting pictures of the protesters getting into the state broadcasting building. i understand that the paramilitary forces have gone in and are trying to dislodge them. bring us the latest. >> in the last few minutes the army asked the protesters to vacate the state tv building. normally it's in timing of coup that the the military has come in. there's no coup, it's the protesters that have entered into it building, si

you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. kurdish fighters repeal an isil attack, but thousands are still crossing the border into turkey. >>> the battles of power in eastern ukraine have separatists keeping the gas flowing. >> i'm nicole johnson in pakistan. since the flooding, tens of thousands of people have become sick with abdominal problems and skin deceases. coming up we'll find out how doctors are coping. >> yemen's health ministry say that 200 bodies have been found. and the houthi seem to be tightening their grip. >> reporter: houthi rebels are reported to have acted out revenge on former enemies, raiding the homes of top military and political officials. the new deal will likely allow a shia militia to dominate politics for some time to come. the peace agreement was signed and it was called historic. >> we have secured this historical agreement. which we hope will bring a new dawn to yemen. we commend the efforts of the special envoys, so i urge all to work together to implement this agreement with immediate affect

from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. >>> also - sick but nowhere to go.igeria's ebola treatment centers are overflowing, and there's thousands of new cases. >> india and pakistan helping those who lost everything in the floods. >> take your military tactics and get out of here. >> america's military tactics under fire. we report on the use of military-grade weapons in the force. iraq's parliament has approved the new government, but the key roles of the interior and defence ministers are yet to be filled. prime minister has been under pressure to form a cabinet, and many believe it's the first step in defeating the islamic state group fighters, who control about a third of iraq. >> reporter: iraq is in danger of breaking apart. the new government is supposed to help bring it together. the reluctant introduction of a cabinet - it was not a great start. >> i will go ahead and list the names. i respect all of them and am committed to working with them as partners, but i did not choose all these names. despite the fact that the designated prime minister has t

no grievance justifies thi these actions. >> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead, on the run rebel groups in

. >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - heavy shelling in eastern ukraine despite a ceasefire between government forces and pro-russian separatists. anger in afghanistan - five men found guilty of a gang rape sentenced to death. >>> plus... >> i'm harris in la paz bolivia, where modern technology is used to do more than improve the quality of life of the citizens of this country. . >> we begin in iraq, where the u.s. has carried out a new round of air strikes against fighters from the islamic state. u.s. and iraqi forces bombed sites near haditha in western ambar province, where the iraqi forces and sunni tribe are trying to protect the dam. it's the first time the u.s. targets the sunni dominated area of anbar. >> if you want a remedy for this council, there must be help from the global system. if there is help from the american side, we will target it. >> let's get the latest from jane arraf, joining us from baghdad. what is the latest. are the government troops making advances? >> they say they are. they say

hello again i'm martine in doha. also to come on the program tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters occupy hong kong's business district. signing in as afghanistan as new president, ashraf gandhi and abdullah a

i'm stephen cole in doha. coming up at least six al-shabab fighters die in a u.s.ir strike thought be aimed at the group's leader in somalia. >>> the united nations says the conflict in ukraine has forced more than a million people out of their homes. >>> as west african countries struggle with ebola, a lead charity company says the world is losing the battle to contain it. >>> i'm robin adams with all of your sport. including the wild-card picks to take on the u.s. team. >> i had a variety of choices. >> i'll tell you who made the cut later in the program. ♪ >>> but first a u.s. drone strike in somalia has targeted the leader of the armed group al-shabab, missiles were fired at the al-shabab strong hold on monday. there are reports that at least fighters were killed. it's unclear if the main target was among the fatalities. memo -- mohammed tell us the latest about what we know of these targeted strikes? >> reporter: well details [ inaudible ] air strikes happened in a remote and densely forrested area not far away from a town that is the headquarters of al-shabab

but for now, back to you in doha. >> thank you. and we're expecting the results of that vote in about an hour or so, and we'll be bringing you those results a little later on aljazeera. we move on now, and hundreds of people have been protesting the actions of isil and hamas in a french capital in algeria. more from paris. >> reporter: several hundred people teamed the rally at the central paris mosque ol friday, the aim to come together to protest the actions of islamic state in iraq and lavant. and the murder of the french national who was killed and beheaded by an algerian group in east algeria, a group that has links to isil. the feeling here was very much one of solidarity, though they had called on muslims to attend the rally, it was a mixed affair of people of all backgrounds attending. and also attended by the neighborhood's mayor, who made a call repeatedly, no against terrorism, and for there to be tolerance among the communities. >> it's highly symbolic because all of the communities were present here, and there's many r

you're watching al jazeera, live from doha. also on the programme - palestinian activists accuse israel of the biggest land grab in 30 years over plans to build a new settlement in the occupied west bank. police in hong kong use pepper spray to disperse activists, demanding free election. >>> the white flag of retreat - ukranian forces pull back as pro-russian separatists make gains on the battlefields. >>> we begin with a developing story out of pakistan. the country's state television has returned to air after this was overrun by protesters, the station is under army protection, and protesters are voluntarily leaving. protesters are demanding the resignation of prime minister nawaz sharif. the protesters seem to be getting bolder and bolder. what has been happening in the last few hours, kamal hyder. >> they are getting bolder, partly because the security forces under the civilian administration have failed to contain this problem. thousands of police men have been involved. however, they have not been able to control the pro

. ♪ hello, i'm nick from headquarters in doha, other top stories, leader of sweden social democrat sayswill try to form a government without the help of the far right. following allegations of abuse of aids hiv patients. ♪ and we will tell you how pope francis has broke with tradition presiding over these wedding ceremonies. ♪ so the french president says the world must not waste any time coming together to defeat the group which calls itself the islamic state or isil, 30 countries are meeting in paris right now to decide how best to push is out of large areas of iraq and syria we are under their control. >> translator: the struggle of the people for tur rest is our struggle as well and we have to act together and the turn of the conference and stand by iraqi authorities and not a moment to be lost. >> translator: we have to prevent the youth and deprevious isil of resources and punish all those who linked to it. >> reporter: continued military support addressing the conference and there is urgency in the corporate national assistance in combatting the islamic state or isil. >> translat

. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerra live from doha. also ahead, we want compensation.ian rebels issue demands for the release of 45 captured u.n. peacekeepers. ukrainian rebels sharpen their demands for full independence as kiev warns of the bloodiest conflict in europe since world war two. and american drone strikes against al-shabab in southern somalia. we have the latest from the frontline. ♪ ♪ >>> fax stan's prime minister is rallying his supporters in parliament. he said he will not resign despite the ongoing political cries discuss protest in the capital islambad which shows no sign of ending. kamal hyder reports. >> reporter: what began as peaceful protests are now firmly in a volatile phase. >> reporter: tear gas hangs over the streets of islambad. and now there appears to be decent in the party of opposition leader imran kahn. he said the party president for refusing to storm parliament. and in turn confused of conspiring with the military. >> translator: imran kahn told me that they said to take kadri along and that we cannot move without the army. the core c

. ♪ >>> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha, i'm adrianinighan, coming up in the next 60 minutes, dozens of civilians are killed after air strikes in syria. ♪ >>> the global fight against the islamic state of iraq and the levant expands into syria. >>> israel shoots two palestinians dead accusing them of abducting two teenage settlers in june. >>> life in prison for a scholar who champions for the rights of his people. ♪ >>> for the first time, the u.s. is leading a bombing campaign inside syrisyria. it's aiming at parts of the area held by islamic state. at least 70 fighters of isil have been killed. a key target has been the city of racca, which is a strong hold for the fighters and further to the west. these pictures claim to show the aftermath of that strike. it has destroyed buildings. among those who died are fighters from the opposition musla front. the u.s. navy has launched missile attacks at air assaults of carriers of warships in the red sea and arabian gulf. >> translator: yesterday our ambassador to the u.n. was informed that

. >>> welcome to the newshour, i'm darren jordan from the news center in doha. these are the top stories. >> we are still in a state of law, and the key aggressor is russian. >>> ukraine stays vladimir putin wants to take over his country. >> shelling intense fizz in the east of -- intensifies in the east of ukraine for control of donetsk air force. >>> building the coalition against the islamic state group, the secretary of state john kerry is in egypt. >>> pakistan rescue flood survivors, but thousands are trapped. >>> no longer child play - why kids in columbia have lost their playground to convicted criminals. >>> welcome to the programme. there's supposed to be a ceasefire in ukraine. over the past couple of hours the airport in donetsk and the east has been under attack. ukraine's prime minister has been saying that his country is still in a state of war. it has been warned that voout reason wants to take over his country and recreate the soviet union. >>> robin is in donetsk. what do we know about the attack on the airport in donetsk where you are, and wh

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america ♪ >>> i got another car recall to tell you about involving, guess what, faultsy ignition switchers. it's chrysler this time. it's recalling 350,000, 2008 vehicles to repair defective ignition switches. sound familiar? the recall includes dodge sedans, and station having a gones. it says it is aware of one accident and no injuries. it is similar to the recall of the gm cars that have been linked so far to 21 deaths. >>> eric holder announced his resignation today, president obama accepted it, praising holder for his situation years of service. randall pinkston joins us from the white house. eric holder addressed some controversial issues, he was a lightning rod for republicans. they never liked him. was this a scheduled departure or was he forced out. >> well, actually he had been talking to the president for sometime now, several months at least about the resignation that was announced today. back in february holder had a hea

. ♪ >> hello welcome to another news hour from al jazeera, live at our headquarters in doha, i'm adrianinighan. more us-lead air strikes target more towns as the fight to defeat isil continues. >>> in the u.k. parliament is debating whether to join that fight. >>> in yemen houthi rebels take to the streets to celebrate what they are calling a victory. ♪ >>> we begin with those air strikes on targets held by the islamic state. there have been ten strikes in the last 24 hours. those attacks the u.s. says have controlled armed vehicles and control center held by the isil fighters. the latest targets control two areas in the eastern province. an area in the northeast has always been hit as well. and an oil refinery has been attacked again. that has been targeted several times since tuesday. it's clear they are going for these control and command centers and oil fields undermining isil's ability to raise funds from oil. >> undoubtedly these air strikes will weaken isil, like you mentioned. they are targeting their infrastructure, bases, headquarters, check points. isil will no longer be able

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> an al jazeera america special report families torn apart, fleeing isil's brutality >> the refugees have flooded this small town... >> can they survive? don't miss primetime news on al jazeera america all next week >> this week in new york we had a front row seat to big talk and big promises. climate change which featured president obama and just about everybody else you could possibly think of. the largest climate change rally in history. one of america's wealthiest old oil families was getting out of fossil fuels. i talked to jim kim about the industry's desire to end poverty by 2030. dealing with the threat of terror reaffirming america's role in a region that america may be in for decades to come. this occurred as missiles struck at i.s.i.l. and others. and of course it was another week when the world took testifies to try to contain the threat of ebola. concern of president clinton, at clinton global initiative

doha. coming up in the program. >> you will find no safe haven. we'll find you eventually. >> president obama rules out usin

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >>> welcome back. we're talking about the right that the government has to pay some people with disabilities a lower wage. >> jonathan said : on the flip side we have ka kareem say: >> the law hasn't been looked at for more than a decade. >> it's right. there's not proper supports for people tol people to get employment. i think the existence are one of the reasons for that. as long as we have this crutch that can put people with disabilities in to these segr

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night'svents, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >>> it's been a very busy agenda for leaders of nato in whales today. ukraine tops the discussions as nato leaders made pint of showing unity with ukraine against russia. ukrainian president expressed his optimism about ceasefire talks scheduled for friday. pro-russian rebels said they were ready to reach a ceasefire if a settlement can be reached. russian president vladimir putin first raised the prospect of a deal with a seven-point plan yesterday. meanwhile heavy armed vehicles are headed towards mariupol in eastern ukraine. this is just the latest development that has caught the rest of the world off guard. patricia sabga has got more. >> reporter: as nato leaders gather in whales, scepticism over russia's proposed peace plan for ukraine. >> we call on russia to step back from confrontation, and take the path of peace. >> reporter: russia's foothold includes crimea, annexed in march, and pro-russian rebel-held terri

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night'sevents, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >>> the wait is over, alibaba priced its chairs at the top of the price range $68 per share, making this the biggest offering ever anywhere. the deal will give the company a value of $168 million, shares will trade tomorrow at the stock change under the symbol baba. the question is whether they'll live up to the hype. it's the biggest ipo that americans have not heard of. it runs sites to reach hundreds of millions of customers, handling more transactions than amazon and ebay. the man that owns 9%, and insisted it goes public in new york is jack marr, a chinese business tycoon, an enning ma. mary snow has his story. >> reporter: he may seem an unlikely business tycoon, jack marr, a former english teacher who describes himself as not a tech guys, skyrocketed to status as founder of alibaba. he dresses as a rock store. he is performing for employees, shown in a documentary, following his path to fortune, founding a compa

. >>> from our headquarters in doha, this is the newshour, i'm nick clerk. coming up in the next 60 minutes - trying to solve the crisis in libya - diplomats gather in madrid. some of libya's key players are not attending. >>> we are on the front line with kurdish forces in iraq - they say they don't have the equipment to beat i.s.i.l. >>> also ahead... >> it's spiralling out of control, getting worse, spreading faster and exponentially >>> president obama promises hundreds of millions to fight ebola, a threat that he says is global. >> ming bling - a tour highlighting the golden age of chinese history. >>> we begin with the deepening political situation in libya. it's on the brink of a protracted con conflict and civil strife says the united nations. this is the focus in spain, where top documents are gathering to discuss the crisis. representatives are there from n.a.t.o. and e.u. it's who is not there that could prove the sticking point. more on that in a moment. let's look at what is happening on the ground in libya. more clashes. the images from the wes

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night'snts, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america ♪ >>> the european union has approved a new round of economic sanctions against russia, but they tonight with go into effect yet. because e.u. members wanted to give a recent ceasefire a chance to work. the new sanctions would expand the number of russia businesses barred from raising money in european union financial markets. they would effect three energy companies. now let's look at the energy industry here in this country. the u.s. is pumping more than 8 billion barrels of crude oil a day, and we are consuming a lot less than we used to. but because of a law that dates back to the 1970s america cannot export abundance of oil. david explains. >> reporter: a new battle is shaping up on capitol hill with front lines that stretch far beyond the mar bell halls of congress. in lobby offices, analysts say american's oil producers and refinders are preparing for a major midterm election clash. the ban was put in place during

adrian finighan here in doha.fighters from the opposition front are evacuating headquarters in the west of the country, one of the areas that have seen air strikes from the us-lead opposition. another group says it too is leaving its bases. kurdish forces known as the ypg are attacking fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >>> live pictures from the u.n. general assembly, which has just got underway in new york. a number of items will dominate the conversation. >>> from confronting the isil to combatting the spread of the ebola virus in west africa, heads of state will get a chance to debate all of the issues. as dominic kaine is reporting it is turning out to be a particularly troubling year. >> reporter: this is one annual meeting to which all of the world leaders are invited. but this year is unprecedented. perhaps the most important issue, the threat posed by the islamic state of iraq and the levant, now in control of swathes of land. president obama will chair a meeting and put a resolution

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >>> this week we have seen a lot of outrage over the ray rice case the running back, former running back because the team cancelled his contract and the national football league suspended him playing, after a video in which rice is visibly sawing his fiancee, now wife, inside an atlantic city elevator. he was charged with misdemeanour assault, but when another video came to light, it shows him dragging her from an elevator. a grand jury charged him with assault. what outrages is why it took the n.f.l. this week to spend rice for good. corporations would have dropped rice from his contract. we know this is about money. the league chose to protect an athlete instead of doing the right thing. new video or not. details were known. rice admitted to punching jena in the helicopter. the n.f.l. brings in there 10 billions. commissioner romminger goddel -- roger goodell plans to boost that by 2027. there's things more importan

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> stock rally the day before the federal reserve chair, janet yellen, talks about her outlook for the u.s. economy. the feds pick apart the statement after a two-day meeting that ends tomorrow. talking about when they will raise interest rates. today's rally seems to suggest that many investors are betting that the fed won't be in too bic of a hurry to raise rates after the stimulus winds down. and a report that china will start pumping money into the country's five largest banks. news of the $80 billion stimulus effort comes after the chinese economy is also slowing. >>> the health of the chinese me is particularly of interest to those who want to bialy baba. it plans to start selling stock on the new york stock exchange on friday, in what is believed to be the largest ipo. part of the appeal is size. ali baba's websites host millions of retailers that sell goods to hundreds of millions of customers. but in a world

i'm jane dutton live in doha.oming up, determined to defeat the islamic state group, john kerry visits iraq as the u.s. prepares to unveil its strategy. a new man at the top of syria's most powerful rebel group after the previous leader is killed in an explosion. >>> the yes campaign for sco scottish independence accuses the british prime minister of panic. >>> more clashes in yemen as police try to disburse anti-government protesters. at least one person is killed. ♪ >>> the u.s. secretary of state is in bagdad where he has met iraq's new prime minister haider al-abadi, the meeting comes hours before a live televisioned address by the u.s. president, barack obama, which is expected to announce a new strategy to tackle the islamic state fighters. kerry is also going to visit jordan and saudi arabia, where the king is hosting a meeting to discuss how to tackle the islamic state group. john kerry says more must be done to bring stability back to the country and fight the islamic state group fighters. >> obviously th

>> tech know, only on al jazeera america right now we're going to breakaway from our colleagues in doha and bring you the address before the u.n. general assembly from sheik >> in new york city with mike viqueira, our white house correspondent watching what should be an extraordinary session. i'm really looking forward to this. president obama is said to make history once again at this hour. he will chair a special session of the united nations security council, something that no other president has

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night'smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... ♪ >> nuclear reactors today generate about 20% of america's electricity. up from about 11% in 1980. he nuclear industry boasts that it creates clean energy that doesn't produce greenhouse gases. that is true, but it is a power source that is far from perfect. one problem is nuclear waste. the commission allowed the government to skirt its legal obligations to dispose of the deadly material in a centralized location. nuclear power plants can now store radioactive waste on-site indefinitely. they produce larges amount of spent fuel. most scientists and government officials agree the safest way to get rid of it is to bury it a thousand feet deep forever. patricia sabga explains. >> reporter: the nuclear industry has a sto

. >>> from al jazeera is headquarters in doha, this is the newshour. targetting the islamic state group in iraq. the u.s. launches a new round of air strikes. [ explosion ] >>> unrest in yemen. more than 70 killed in days of fighting north of the capital. >> ukraine's ceasefire on the verge of collapse as explosions are heard in a rebel-held city. plus... >> "the pigeon sat on a branch." >>> a movie few understand wins the top prize at the venice film festival. >>> now, we begin in iraq where the u.s. carried out a now round of air strike against fighters from the islamic state. u.s. and iraqi forces bombed slight near haditha, where sunni tribes are trying to protect the haditha dam. it's the first time the u.s. hit target in the sunni dominated area of anbar. >> if you want a remedy for this council, of course, there must be help from the global system. and if there is help from the american side, we will tackle it in a shorter time. especially when we are talking about the air power. when we have this target and when we can be with us in the movemen

hello, i'm nick clark, you are watching al jazeera live from doha.o coming up, a potential threat to global security. president obama says more needs to be done to fight ebola in west africa. a chance at democracy eight years after

♪ >>> welcome to the news hour live from doha, these are our top stories here.o ceasefire yet, fighting continues in eastern ukraine. nato says it is time to ramp up its forces. >> today we agreed to create what i would call a spear head within our response force. a very high readiness force able to deploy at very short notice. >> also hundreds of thousands of indians jailed without trial now have hopes of being released thanks to the supreme court. kurdish and iraqi forces push forward in tikrit. >>> i'm phil lavelle at tvenice film festival where a wedding is taking place. >>> in a moment we'll be looking at that major announcement by nato. high on its priority list is of course ukraine. there are peace talks in the belarus capitol minsk. a ceasefire was supposed to have been implemented now, but there is still fighting going on in mariupol. and the advance from russia into that country, appears still to be going on. harry there is talk of this possible ceasefire deal, but it seems the fighting is still going on there in mariupol. >> it is, yeah, if you saw me

. ♪ from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is the news hour and coming up, in the next 60 minutes once united, now divided, a power sharing deal between the governments collapses. on the brink of chaos in yemen, anti-government protesters vow to escalate their campaign. more u.s. strikes in iraq as the prime minister prepares for a key political battle. and capturing a rapidly changing world before it melts away, we speak to a photographer and shining light on some of the coldest places on earth. ♪ well, a five-month standoff over of grand stand's disputed presidential election ended over no deal over who should rule. the two candidates who allege election fraud cannot agree on what a new unity government looks like and we will be live in kabul in a moment but first we get a look at how we even got to this point with stephanie becker in this report. >> reporter: a frenzied campaign, before anyone knew just how complicated it would all turn out. enter abdullah abdullah presidential candidate number one. and presidential candidate number two ghani and said they were the best choice

. ♪ hello and welcome from the head quarters in doha and coming up, in the next 60 minutes, french jetsrts surveillance flights as they meet in paris to discuss the islamic state threat. the task facing a new u.n. mission in the central african republic. money on oil, will it mix with an independent scott land, three days ahead of the crucial vote. slum life in mexico city may look humble but some are building their dreams. ♪ french president is calling for united international action to combat the group that calls itself the islamic state or isil and they are hosting a conference in paris from representatives from 30 coun countries and has urgency for international military assistance and isil fighters made significant gains in iraq and are a regional and even a global threat. >> translator: the struggle of the iraqi people against terrorists is our struggle as well and we have to act together and this is the purpose of the conference, we have to stand by iraqi authorities and there is not a moment to be lost. >> translator: we have to do everything to prevent the youth from being enro

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> a huge investment firm that probably manages some of your retirement money is under investigation. i'm talking about pacific investment management company. you may know it at pimco. the sec is reportedly looking into whether pimco artificially inflated the returns of a popular fund aimed at investors. we don't know what it means for those investors but it has the potential to shake the trust that you have in a firm that manages 2 trillion-dollar. the fund i'm talking about is the pimco total return exchange traded fund. exchange traded funds etf, they've become extremely popular with hedge funds and institutional investors, but this has been marketed to appeal to mom and pop investors. the etf has gained 9.5% since it was launched in march of 2012 until the end of this august. here is the potential problem. the wall street journal state the sec wants to know if pimco bought bonds at discounted prices but valued the

you are with al jazeera, we are life from doha. also to come.fghanistan and the u.s., sign an agreement allowing american troops to stay after 2014. standing firm, hong kong protestors refuse to go home, despite calls from the lead tore stop their campaign immediately. plus. >> in that pal,

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night'snts, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> eric cantor, incognito investment of $2.3 million. and that's a nice bump for his salary as congressman. not bad for a guy with 0 banking experience. he landed a job in finance. canter raised $3 million from the security and investment industry in his career. cantor follows a long list of washington power players who cash in on wide receiver after working in washington. last weekend, geiter joined pinkus, he had a stunning upset by dave bratt, who had support from the tea party. >>> the politicians left capitol hill from their five week recess and when they return, there will be talk about re-elections. the republicans are expected to maintain control of that chamber. so most of the attention is on the senate, which has 36 seats up for grabs. republicans need to pick up six seats to pick up control from the democrats, which would give the gop control of both houses. polls show that democrats are under heavy pressure. s

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night'ss, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america ♪ >>> it is no secret that women are underrepresented in so-called stem fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. women make up nearly half of the american work force, more than half of the college graduates, but less than one quarter of those employed in those four industries. as recently as five years ago there was only one woman among the top 89 venture capitalists. there is a new book that saying the tech world is hurting itself and our economy. he was nominated one of the 40-most influential minds in the tech industry. and among one of the top 100 global thinkers in 2012. he serves in other academic roles at duke university and stanford university, from where he joins me now. good to see you. thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me back, ali. >> i spoke to david stockman who was former budget director under reagan, and he was saying if you adjust over time our gdp growth in this country for the la

live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in this program two attacks in somalia, several people are killed and there are reports four americans are among the casualties. >>> physical stalemate in afghanistan as the two presidential candidates fail to reach an agreement on a power power-sharing government. >>> decision time for the iraqi parliament, which is voting on a new government. >>> boeing dreamliner gets a failing grade for safety after an investigation takes a look at why. >> four americans are reportedly among 15 killed in car bombings in the somali capitol. al-shabaab said that it is behind the explosions. forces are concerned that u.s. troops are helping with routine military operation. a car packed with explosives ran a convoy of troops southwest of mogadishu. a second convoy was attacked, and 15 people are reported get. you came back on saturday, let's talk about the targets. >> this comes after al-shabaab spoke. this occurred 10 miles of mogadishu. >> quite a problem. the question is who is there to s

. >> you are watching al jazeera live on doha. first steps towards peace, ukraine's parliament grants rebellious eastern regions greater autonomy. thousands of children effected, at least 15 have died. the independent scotland would effect britain's nuclear defense. >> . >> top security officials in washington have spoken on the u.s. plans to take on islamic state of iraq. and say there will be prepared to go after isil in syria. this is the first time the pentagon is testified about the group, before the senates armed services committee. it was privately interrupted by activists. among those speaking are the joint chiefs of staff. >> isil clearly poses an immediate threat to american citizens in iraq, and our interests in the middle east. we also know that thousands of foreign fighters, including europeans and more than 100 americans have traveled to syria. the passports that give them relative freedom of movement, these fighters can exploit isil's safe haven to carry out attacks against the united states and europe. >> the defen

. >> welcome to doha to the newshour. more isil tanks on the syrian border town after the u.s.-led airstrike. vulsioning to breathe, proceed assad forces with a toxic gas attack. in other news, not guilty, being cleared of terrorism charges. all that. >> one beyond the boundaries of women enterprises. >> mission accomplished for india as it joins an elite club of countries, the latest to put a satellite around mars. . >> we are going to start with syria, northern syria actually where the islamic state of iraq on the lavant is advance october border town. isil has sent tanks into the town right on the border with turkey following u.s.-led airstrikes against isil fighters which began opinion monday. while turkey said it could lend military or logistical support to the airstrikes. with stefanie dekker, near kobani. tell us more about this advance. >> reporter: we have this confirmed yesterday afternoon that following those coalition airstrikes, an isil strong hold and further to the east, there are many isil fighters who had advanced to kobane, a syrian town which is 50 meters dow

i'm laura kyle in doha with the top stories.ce deal, all rebels victory, after strengthening their positions in the yemeni capital. kurdish, repel i.s.i.l, thousands still crossing the border into turkey. >>> children goes back to school in

we're live from doha. also to come, yemen's houthi rebels sign the final part of the peace deal with the government. >>> one of india's top politicians is jailed for corruption after a 58-year corporate battle. and the

. ♪ hel al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on the program.eera exclusive, the palestinian authority accused of missing the chance to have israel investigated for war crimes. emergency teams get vital aid in flooredded areas across south asia, but thousands are still not rescued. plus. pro independence demonstrations is

. >> hello there, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead freed from isil, 46 former hostages return home to turkey. >>> doctors in sierra leone say they don't have enough staff to identify ebola victims as the nationwide lockdown continues. >>> and getting ready for the people's climate march. thousands prepare to send their message to world leaders. >> yemeni pro government forces have been battling houthi rebels for a third day. there has been heavy bombardment over the last few hours and dozens of people have been killed. >> reporter: parts of the building burned one of many strategic sites that the houthies have their sights on as they try to topple the government. for the third day the houthies have moved north to south taking major highways. heavy plumes of smoke and military jets flew low over the area. several attempts to find peaceful settlements have failed. >> we agree on a number of points that would institute a number of agreements. i realized that the situation in sanaa have deteriorated, and i'm sorry this is happe

you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up. anger in hong kong after beijing refuses to allow people to nominate their own candidate for chief executive. >>> after almost three months of siege, amerli has been broken. >>> counterproductive - that's what the u.s. calls an israeli plan to seize acres of land in the occupied west bank. >>> in pakistan, there have been fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and the police in the capital islamabad. in the past few hours police have been having difficulty controlling the crowds because of rain. the protesters are putting pressure on the prime minister nawaz sharif to step down. they have been camping out for two weeks. the army warned both sides not to use force. >> kamal hyder is in islamabad for us. the protest started peacefully, but turned violent over the last few days. three killed. what is going on now? >> as you said, three people killed, hundreds wounded in the last few days, and today, for a third day running, protests are continuing. in fact, this morning the pro

. ♪ welcome to the al jazeera news hour, live from doha, i'm darren jordan and these are the main storiesare look at this hour. victory for the campaign to keep the uk united as scotland rejects independence. >> the people of scotland have spoken. and it is a clear result. >> this campaign will say that 55%, that 1.6 million votes is a substantial vote for scottish independence and the future of this country. >> reporter: about the result comes at a cost, london is prepared to reduce its influence in favor of giving up some of its powers. >>> and we will live in scotland reflecting on how the vote and its effect on our traveling south of the border and could transform the fortune politically of the entire united kingdom. >>> in other news u.n. declares ebola a threat to security as sierrea-leon is declaring a problem. >>> and then we have a grand slam champion at the age of 32. >>> welcome to the program, in the last few weeks the opinion poll said it would be close and reference of the referendum would have created a crisis in london and the final was 40% wanted to break away but 55% wan

. >>> hello, i'm from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. the other top stories - the leader of sweden's social democrats says he'll try to form a government without the help of the far right. plus... anger in south korea following the allegations of abuse of h.i.v. patients, and... >> i'm lawrence lee in aberdeen, europe's energy capital, with a big questioning about the scottish referendum - is there enough oil here to fuel the nationalist's dream, and what happens when it all runs out. >> representatives from around 30 countries are meeting in paris to debate how to combat islamic state. the united states is trying to build an international coalition to defeat the group in iraq and in syria. let's go straight to paris and speak to nadeem basha. francis hollande is co-chairing the conference. do we know the french commitment to the coalition at this point? >> it's becoming clearer. francis hollande is co-hosting the conference with the iraqi president whom he met in baghdad on friday. this comes as the french defence minister announced tha

we're here in do doha with the world's top news stories. >>> houthi rebels with new found power, but questions remain about the fragile peace deal. >>> kurdish fighters say they have repelled attacks, but thousands of people are still fleeing for their lives. >>> good news regarding the ebola outbreak. the world health organization said it has been contained in senegal and nigeria. >>> and playing for peace. iraq's arthriti artistic community are hoping to bring harmony amid the fighting. >>> it's the day after a peace deal was signed in yemen between houthi rebels and government forces. the rebels are still guarding major government buildings of sanaa, and also raided the homes of government authorities and tribal leaders. rescue workers have found 200 bodies since the fighting began since september. we have this report. >> reporter: hours after a truce was agreed upon, yemen's capitol of sanaa remains tense. houthi rebels raiding the homes of top military and former political officials. the new deal will allow houthi domination in politics for some time to come. they have taken alm