dominick cain, al jazeera. >>> that is it from europe. now it's back to doha. >> thank you so much for that. >>> scientists are warning vast glaciers in western antarctica appear to be thawing based on satellite measurements for the past 20 years. >> reporter: for years we've been warned that the mighty frozen continent is melting. now, two separate studies paint a sobering picture of what's being described as an irreversible, unstoppable fall. i glacier system in western ant cart ka previously thought to be stable has started to retreat. this shows the six big glaciers in the sea that are being affected, and the reason say the researchers is global warming. the glaciers sit on the continental shelf below sea level. warm ocean waters cause ice from the coast to thin from beneath. as that melts, the ice above retreats into the sea. the sticks glaciers in question hold enough ice to raise global sea levels by 1.2 meters. their disappearance would also destabilize neighboring sectors of ice sheet. >> if it collapsing into the ocean, we're ta

dominick cain, al jazeera. >> our team is in the disaster area in northeast afghanistan. abdullah shahood has more. >> reporter: the villagers say the aid has come. it's temporary aid, but for now the aid is not organized. it is not distributed properly. they want more transparency in terms of delivering this aid to the needy people, to the people who basically have suffered or survived this massive landslide. now, getting the aid to this area has been a very challenging task for the government or for the aid organizations. the roads are washed out by the floods in the past one week. the mountains, the geography is very challenging to get all those aid required on time to these people. >>> at least 11 people have been killed during fighting in the iraqi city of fallujah west of baghdad held by anti-government fighters for more than four months. reporting suggest at least four were wounded when shelling hit parts of the area. >>> a suicide car bomber has killed six soldiers in southern yemen. it happened where the army launched an offensive against fighters with al qaeda i

dominick cain, al jazeera. >>> still to come, the u.n. describes syria's refugee crisis as the most catastrophic disaster since joan side. >>> plus, campaign countdown in south africa. they hold their final rally ahead of voting on wednesday. >>> and in sports why were chelsea's players calling foul in their premier league game against norwich? those details are coming up. >>> some news from europe now. a russian republican leader and irish republican leader jerry adams is released out of police custody. detectives will send a file of evidence against jerry adams to british prosecutors for potential charges later. investigators have been holding the leader since wednesday in connection with the 1972 murder of jean mcconville, the widowed mother of ten. they abducted her thinking she was working as a spy for the british government. adams denies any role in the murder and says he was never a member of the ira. tim friend is outside the police station in northern ireland where adams were questioned. do we know when he might make an appearanc