charles stafford, al jazeera, northern ethiopia. >>> find out more about opal mining, in ethiopia onjazeera website and find the very latest on all the day's top stories and following the ongoing refugee crisis effecting for the most part europe. >>> the man suspected of ambushing and killing a texas deputy is in court today. police are calling it a cold-blooded execution. >>> plus -- >> cops lives matter, too. let's just say lives matter. >> backlash after the harris county sheriff calls the protest movement rhetoric. >>> wall street opens this morning with a focus on the federal reserve. a week of economic reports could have an impact on interest rates. >>>

ethiopia exports almost half of its produce. ethiopia's agricultural development has made it darling of the world bank. it maintains 10% of the fertile land is being used for agriculture. at least 400 million hectares of unused arable land half of the area -- arable land. early half of the area of australia. the expectation to up exports is huge. overall growth could rise to 10% annually if it focused on promoting agriculture as a career. ethiopia now one of the fastest-growing oil economies is being seen as a royal -- as a role model. daniel: that is all from me. you will have business news the next few hours, but it is back over to sarah. sarah: let's get you up-to-date on stories making headlines around the globe. a palestinian held without trial by israel has ended. his life-threatening hunger strike -- has ended his life-threatening hunger strike. the country's highest court has suspended his detention due to his deteriorating condition after a two-month fast. doctors say treating his health -- it has improved dramatically.

. >>> i'm charles stratford in ethiopia in a mine shaft and looking for a stone hoping to bring thisountry great wealth. ♪ european ministers have called for an emergency meeting on september the 14th to try to solve the region's growing refugee crisis, the blocks uncoordinated response so far has been described as incoherent. according to the u.n. 300,000 people arrived in europe this year and that number continues to climb and hundreds of refugees most syrian are continuing to line up for trains in macedonia, exhausted crowds slowly being allowed to board, train services run twice a day dropping people at the northern most border between macedonia and serbia. meanwhile greece is continuing to have ferries packed with refugees from the island for the mainland. they have come under fire for not processing people properly instead shepherding them to macedonia. hungry under fire for this fence that it is buildings along its southern border to try to stop refugees to making their way to northern europe and they criticized the fence saying it doesn't represent their values and hungry sla

and we have this report from northern ethiopia. >> reporter: there is no let newspaper the stead uptheir country and the heavily disputed border with ethiopia is the route for them and found a family at one of 20 crossings on the north enborder ethiopia has with aratrea and had to walk three days to get here. >> translator: life has become unbearable in aratrea and never wanted to leave the country and i'm a shimmel shepherd and no interest in politics but government officials kept harassing me. >> reporter: 300 refugees arrive in ethiopia everyday and they are first taken to screening centers where they are efficiently registered before going to refugee camps and most of those fleeing are young people and an exercise for both men and women who finish school and military service was supposed to last just 18 months many of them are forced to suffer decades and he is 21 years old and been trying to get out since he has been 14. >> translator: they have no age limit, as long as you can carry a gun you belong in the military. even my father who was partially blind is in the army. i don'

ethiopia exports almost half of its produce. ethiopia's agricultural development has made it darling of the world bank. it maintains 10% of the fertile land is being used for agriculture. at least 400 million hectares of unused arable land half of the area -- arable land. early half of the area of australia. the expectation to up exports is huge. overall growth could rise to 10% annually if it focused on promoting agriculture as a career. ethiopia now one of the fastest-growing oil economies is being seen as a royal -- as a role model. daniel: that is all from me. you will have business news the next few hours, but it is back over to sarah. sarah: let's get you up-to-date on stories making headlines around the globe. a palestinian held without trial by israel has ended. his life-threatening hunger strike -- has ended his life-threatening hunger strike. the country's highest court has suspended his detention due to his deteriorating condition after a two-month fast. doctors say treating his health -- it has improved dramatically.

all are found in ethiopia.ent plan to his establish infrastructure here to sell, cut and polish stoned. >> we are now inviting investors, mining companies with experience to come to ethiopia. >> reporter: the opal is known as the queen of gems. and so men like this continue digging despite the risks involved. charles stratford, al jazerra, northern ethiopia. >>> wes craven the director of horror films like nightmare on elm street and scream has died at his home after battling brain cancer. the 76-year-old was closely associated with the genre of slasher horror film that his first became popular in the 1980s, he was also famous for creating the villain freddy kruger, his recent projects included a graphic novel and several television shows, wes craven has died at the age of 76. >>> now if you want to find out more about the day's news, don't forget you can always go to the al jazerra website there you will get the very latest on all of day's developing stories. a lot of background and analysis, as well. aljazerr

all are found in ethiopia. the government plans to establish infrastructure to sell, cut and polish stones. >> we are now inviting investo investors. >> the opal is known as the queen of gems. so men continue digging despite the risks involved. al jazeera, northern ethiopia. >> you can catch up on all the stories we're reporting on. the address is www.aljazeera.com. >> a man charged with killing a sheriff deputy in what police call an execution-style attack appears in court. >>> president obama heads to alaska for a climate change summit, but he's facing criticism over a decision to rename north america's highest peak. and some european countries are making it tougher for refugees trying to seek a new life.

all are found in ethiopia. the government plans to establish infrastructure here to sell cut and polished stones. >> we're now inviting investors, mining companies to come to ethiopia. >> the opal is known as the queen of gems. so men continue digging despite the risks involved. charles stratford, al jazeera, northern ethiopia. >> you can read much more about that story as well as the day's other top stories on our website www.aljazeera.com. >> police call it an unpro poked cold blooded execution. why they say that police targeted a man and shot him from behind. >> why don't we just drop the qualifier and say that lives matter. >> backlash after a sheriff renames a popular protest movement for his rhetoric. >>> there could with an impact

this is their section of the camel in ethiopia.n of the refugees community. >> translator: chirp are as affected by government policies as the rest of the society. they are forced to flee when their parents are conscripted or arrested for refuse to go join the army. >> reporter: some of the refugees say they want to go to europe. >> of the refugees who have been returned or departed after having reached as far as even egypt, in a bid to cross over in to europe. >> reporter: worried by the number of people who are leaving. the eritrean government recently asked the u.n. security council to help bring human traffickers to justice. it says it's smuggling groups not human rights abuse that are forcing aerotrains to leave. many here would disagree. >>> attempts to register hundreds of migrants on the greek islands of cos have resulted in chaos. the you were says 124,000 people have arrived on greece's eastern island since the beginning of this year. neave barker reports. >> reporter: it's a scene of panic and desperation. 1500 migrants

all are found in ethiopia.ent plans to establish infrastructure here to sell cut and polished stones. >> we are now inviting investors, mining, companies with experience to continue to ethiopia. >> reporter: it's known as the queen of gems and men like him continue digging despite the risks involved. charles stratford, al jazeera, northern ethiopia. >> we still have a lot to come here on the al jazeera news hour including top grades and tuntsz in jordan, syrian refugees say they could be forced to leave the middle east to achieve their dreams. and the red bulls take aim at eastern conference leaders dc united and we will have the latest in major league soccer in sport. ♪ ♪ thousands, tens of thousands of syrian refugees made the periless journey to europe but millions more sought refuge in neighboring countries which is home to nearly 80,000. its tough conditions have not deterred students from finishing high school, some of them with top marks but as we report that does not guaranty them a place at university.

and we report from northern ethiopia. >> reporter: there is no let up in the steady stream of fleeinge country. this heavily disputed border is the route for them. we found the family at one of 20 crossings ethiopia has with aratria and had to walk three days to get here. >> translator: life is unbearable and i never wanted to leave my counter, i'm a simple shepherd who has no interest in politics but government officials kept harassing me. >> reporter: 300 refugees arrive in ethiopia everyday. they are taken to clinics before they go to refugee camps and most flees are young people who want to avoid this or exercise for both men and women who finish school and military service is supposed to last just 18 months many of them are forced to suffer decades. he is 20 years old and trying to get out of here since he was 14. >> translator: they have no age limit, as long as you can carry a gun you belong in the military. even my father who is partially blind is in the army. i don't want to lead that kind of life. >> reporter: young children have also been leaving here, thousands as young as

all are found had ethiopia. the government plans to establish fracture her infrastro sell cut and export gems. the opal is known as the queen of gems and so men, like seto, continue digging despite the risks involved. charles stratford, al jazeera, wello district, northern ethiopia. >>> the festival shows indian men performance dances while intricately painted as tigers. as divya gopalan reports. >> the dancing the music the size of their bellies and that are costumes. each has a tiger costume that is closely garclosely guarded. each group can have up to 51 tigers, backed by dozens of musicians. this is why the competition is so expensive. cost cutting measures, for instance they use regular house paint instead of the traditional dyes on their bodies. there will be fewer tigers on the street because many are struggling to find the resources. 200 year festival at risk of extinction. >> and more on our website, any time, the address for you: aljazeera.com. >> the man accused of killing a texas sheriffs deputy in w

negotiations are taking place in ethiopia. president salva kiir, on the other side come his former ally riek machar. thousands of people have been killed in the civil war. for more on this, we talked to simona fulton, a journalist who pastived there for the three years. are we sensing positive sides from both caps, or not at all? simona: the mediators are trying to hammer out an agreement at the 11th hour at all costs, but really, there seems to be a significant gap that has not been resolved so far. the rebels on one side are demanding more power-sharing in all additional space in south sudan. not just in the most conflict affected areas. the government is not willing to -- they are questioning the reinstatement of reich my sharp -- of reich my sharp -- of riek machar. impose they manage to themselves and force the sides to an agreement -- the question is, how good will the agreement be? and will it be peace on the ground? the talks fail, international sanctions are expected to be imposed. what is the stake here? a: it is tru

government >>> and how running away to join the circus leads to a better future for street kids in ethiopia. a shrine in thailand the argument that of a bombing on monday reopened to the public. people have been visiting the shrine, which is located at one of the bangkok's busiest intersections. police are looking for a suspect linked to a deadly blast that killed 22, and injured more than 100 others. and they release the c c.t.v. footage of this man, who was seen there before the attack. wayne hay is at the shrine. >> just after 36 hours, the erawan shrine is open. there's many representatives from foreign media here, and people coming to pay respects. this may be part of daily routines, today is a little different. they are coming to not only pay respects, but offer a prayer for the many killed and insured at this site. it's a resilient society, thailand, and it appears that this is back to normal. >> a lot of focus remains on the security camera footage, showing the man entering the shrine ground, and leaving behind the bag. at the moment the thai authorities are not saying any more abou

the infrastructure to sell cut and polished stones. >> mining companies come to ethiopia. >> the opal is known as the queen of gems so men like seto continue digging despite the risks involved. charles stratford, al jazeera, ethiopia. >>> tracking the traffickers on the trail with peruvian police as they exercise their new powers against drug smugglers. >>> action on climate change. the u.s. president heads to alaska for historic three day visit. and in sport, the legal end game is in sight for one of the nfl's biggest games, andy is going to have more on that story. story. >> top architect david adjaye. >> for architecture to be emotionally relevant, there has to be a connection. >> talks about the pressures of his biggest projects... >> everything i was passionate about was about to be tested. >> and improving the world through buildings. >> architecture does inspire social change. >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. >> in ord

this is their section of the camp in ethiopia.n is chairman of the refugee community. >> translator: children are as affected by government policies as the rest of society. they are forced to flee when their parents are conscripted or arrested when refusing to join the army. >> after having reached as far as even egypt in a bid cross over into europe. >> reporter: the eritrean government recently asked the undersecurity council to help bring human traffickers to justice. it says it is smuggling groups, not human rights abuses that are forcing eritreans to leave. many here will disagree. >>> resident theres the u.s. city of ferguson have been waking up to a state of emergency. it follows a fourth night of protests, marking a year since the unarmed black teenager, michael brown, was shot dead by a white police officer. more thoon 100 people were arrested across the country on monday. police say demonstrations were calmer than sunday night when a teenager was shot and seriously hurt by police. >>> well, kristen saloomey joins us from

charles stratford, al jazeera, ethiopia. >> after the break.he star player who went out of the competition before she'd even begun. >> hello again, the colorful puli kali festival has been performed for 200 years. but as divya gopalan reports, it's faced with new challenges. >> each group judged by their dancing the music the size of their bellies and their costumes. each group has their own distinct tiger design which is a closely guarded secret until the time of performance. they've hired local artists to paint the patterns on them. they can have up to 50 tigers and backed by dozens of musicians. and this is what makes it so expensive. over the years, cost cutting measures are regular house paint instead of the traditional dyes on their bodies. many are struggling to find the funding to participate. this 200 year old festival is at risk of extinction. >> now to andy for sport. >> final tennis grand slam of the year. seventh seed ana ivanovich was knocked out. 2014 australian open fienlt hast has missed five months of the season due oinjury. >

all are found in ethiopia. >> we're now inviting investors mining companies to investment in ethiopia >> the opal is known as the queen of gems so men continue digging despite the risks involved. charles stratford, al jazeera, northern ethiopia. >> that's it for the news hour right here on al jazeera. but we'll have a full bulletin of news coming your way in just a few moments. in the middle east you can always keep up-to-date on all the latest news by coming to our website at www.aljazeera.com.

say that at least 300 air tray en refugees arrive in ethiopia every day.to screening centers where they are officially registered before being transferred to refugees camps. most of those fleeing are young people who say they want to avoid conscription a compulsory exercise for men and women who finish school. while military services is supposed to last 18 months, many are forced to serve for decades. thomas is 21 years old. he has been trying to get out of eritrea since he was 14. >> translator: the conscription has no age limit as long as you can carry a gun you are in the military everybody my that they are who is partially blind is the military. i don't want to lead that kind of life. >> reporter: young children have been leaving air tray a thousands as young as six and seven have made it to oath i o a unaccompanied. this is their section. this is chairman of the refugees community. >> translator: children are as affected by government policies as the rest the society. >> reporter: they are forced to flee with their parents of con scriptedded aura rest

well, ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in africa.part of that is down t because of the expanding mining industry. mining opals is a growing trade. >> the ethiopian highlands is often called the roof of africa. it's a rugged and breathtakingly beautiful landscape and in recent years it has gem experts around the world very excited. opal, and of exceptionally high quality. the work is very, very hard, this man tells me. look at the blue in that. he has been mining for two years. he and 12 other men work in this 40-meter long tunnel. the group earn up to $2,500 a week for the stones they find. he has been digging here for about 20 minutes now. and he's just hacked into a piece of rock. and you can see here this is the opal, and the guys who work this mine say on a good week they can pull out 50 kilos of these stones. there is nothing to support the roof of the tunnel. he said that the last time a miner was killed here was 3 years ago. >> landslides happens when it rains. it's frightening when you're inside the tunnel, but i don't want t

ethiopia has made impressive gains. but it remains one of the poorest in the world. 30% of the population liver in poverty, and it has a massive impact, when 50% of the population are under the age of 18. government health programs are sek seeded in decreasing chile mortality rates. school enrollment is around 90% but there's a long way to go. it is hoped the children that will come here, will get the opportunities they deserve. just a quick reminder you can catch up on all the news. the address for that is aljazeera.com, and you can also watch us on the watch now icon. aljazeera.com. there a key democrat, this hour is explaining why he is voting no as well. police say the man in this video is the bomber. and china stock market dives 6% over currency fears will the roast of the world follow suit?

this is their section of the camp in ethiopia.s man is chairman of the refugee community. >> translator: children are as affecting by government policies as the rest of society. they are forced to plea when their parents are con scripted or arrested for refusing to join the army. >> other refugees who have been returned or deported after having reached as far as even egypt in a bid to cross over into europe. >> reporter: worried by the number of people who are living, the eritrean government asked the security council to help bring human traffickers to justice. it says it smuggling is human rights abuses that are forcing eritrean to here. many here would disagree. >>> plenty more still to come here on al jazeera, including . . . the philippines trying to smash the drug trade by find out why police are barely making a dent. >>> and a major milestone looming for sub sa share ran africa, as the region is on the verge of eradicating polio. >> they believed in what they were doing but they were not scientists. it wasn't science at all.

all are found in ethiopia.he government plans to establish infrastructure here to sell cut and polished stones. >> we are now inviting investors, mining companies with experience to come to ethiopia. >> the opal is known as the queen of gems. and so men like setto continue digging despite the risks involved. charles stratford, al jazeera, wollo district, ethiopia. >> the chinese have announced a plainly dubbed rainbow 5 will change the game in airstrikes. a report from beijing. >> china has been developing drone technology for a number of years and estimated as many as 900 drones in development or in operation and this particular drone is being described as the largest that they have produced in comparison to its normal range of the ch range, the ch 3 is the most popular there. in particular with this drone, it's nearly three tons in weight, can carry a payload of nearly a ton and has a flying time of anything up to 30 hours. if you compare that to the nearest drone in operation globally with the chinese alleys

come back and displaced by civil war we meet the families praying for a peace deal with talks in ethiopiaconflict in syria has been one of the issues at the top of the agenda between russia and iran ministers and sergei fedorov has been meeting as diplomates during the conflict in the fifth year and talks in moscow comes as the syrian launch more air strikes in the rebel held damascus and zaina reports. >> reporter: the plane dropped the bomb in a crowded marketplace. it is an all-too familiar scene for the people of the rebel stronghold of duma, this town is regularly targeted by syrian air strikes but sunday's attack was the worst yet. civil defense workers and others gathered at the site of the explosion to help move the wounded when more air raids hit. more than 100 were killed and dozens were wounded and doctors at the field hospital struggle to help those who survived and many of them were critically injured. according to activists on the ground they were civilians and women and children were among them. the observe forry for human rights said it was deliberate and did not mention t

northern ethiopia. >> agreed to accept 2000 asylum seekers as part of the e.u.crisis but the decision has not been widely welcomed as we report. >> reporter: poland is not a country with a migration problem and at an accommodation center in war saw they wait for the outcome of asylum claims and relatively few in number and most come from neighboring ukraine and migrants from further afield are viewed with deep suspicious according to resent public surveys. >> i'm afraid it's going to happen like something in france where they wanted to take the process from everywhere from the public places and i think we have to protect sort of our beliefs and our culture. >> reporter: poland's pledge to take 2000 migrants over the next two years is small but significant in a country with strong views about preserving the cultural identity. these men have fled war-torn syria and take english lessons and ask we protect their identities and among a group of 50 families accepted in poland but because they are christians and not muslims. >> we are working with christian leaders, wi

very bullish on ethiopia. >> we barely touched anything. the book will have the answers. thank you very much appreciate you coming on. [applause] >> thank you, lesley ann thank you to aubrey hruby, jake bright. copies of the book are available, please join us for a reception to celebrate the new book. thank you. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> this is booktv on c-span2, television for serious readers. here is our prime time lineup. tonight at 7:00 eastern, evan thomas remembers the life of america's 37th president, richard nixon. >> that all happens tonight on c-span2's booktv. >> booktv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> i just finished reading the coolidge book and very much recommend it to people. i think coolidge is extremely underrated as a president and i think it is very enlightening. you will learn so much history about the early part of our country and particularly in the early 20s. it is a wonderful wonderful book. unfortunately my work on the education committee and the rules committee forces m

stratford, northern ethiopia. >>> you want to find out more about ethiopia opal mining, trade you can find out about it on the website and the top stories as you can see at the hungry refugee not fit for animals is a claim by france and all that and more on al jazeera.com. hospital. >>> saturday is the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina making land fall in louisiana. while the category 3 storm brought destruction. nowhere suffered more than new orleans. that's where the levy system that the city depends on failed, bringing kat as trafy to its residents, some 12500 die the in new orleans, or nearby as a direct result of the storm. half the population was forced to flee the area. some never came back, in many places there was nothing to come back to. that compounded the mental trauma that many contend with, even 10 years on, particularly hard hit, is the african-american community, shrunk by almost 100,000 people since hurricane katrina hit. devastated neighbourhoods have been rebuilt. they are teaming with people. many are newcomers moving into the city after the storm. the sense of

pro-government forces are in control along the borders of kenya and ethiopia. you can see in the center where islamist groups are in control. the u.s. is now taking on a larger military role in the fight against the militia group, particularly in somali. in tonight's in context, michael tells us how the u.s. increased the use of drones on al-shabab strongholds. >> reporter: for almost a quarter century it's been a county in tatters. since 1991, somali had 16 governments, mostly powerless and unable to stop the rise of al-shabab, an affiliate of al qaeda. throughviolence it destabilized not only somali, but the morn of africa -- horn of africa. president obama came to power promising to decrease al-shabab, and using intelligence to fight groups. in a visit to neighbouring kenya, president obama touted his approach. >> as we speak. we are working ethiopia and united states and others to further degrade al-shabab's space of operation inside of somali. the president's trip was a reminder that seven years na his presidency, the fight continues to rage. the day after

it was a good final day for ethiopia. the first person from the african country to win the women's marathon. it was a podium sweep for ethiopia in the women's 5,000 meters. winning with a championship record time of 14:26.83. it meant 1500 meters champion missed out on an unprecedented double. she had to settle for bronze. kenya and the championships top of the medal's table, retaining the men's 1500-meter title to give the country it's seventh gold. they finished ahead of jamaica and the united states. >> in english premiere league leaders confirmed the signing of belgium international kevin deblbuena. he signed for $75 million. last season he was named bundesliga player of the year scoring ten goals and making 21 assists. this will be his second stint in the premiere league having been sold by chelsea last year for $25 million. manchester united are in action in the english premier league league. they're taking on swan is he. a win for the team will move them into second in the table. earlier on southampton beat nor wis

ethiopia has made impressive gains. in recent years but it remains one of the poorest countries in the world. it is believed around 30% of the population live in poverty, and that has a massive impact on the younger generation. when around 50% of the population, are under the age of 18. government health programs have succeeded in dramatically decreasing child mortality rights. school enrollment is around 90%, but there's a long way to go. it is hoped the children that come to learn here, will get the opportunities they deserve. al jazeera. >> 200 u.s. soldiers have been sense to help firefighters battling wild fires in seven western states. the fires are worst in idaho, oregon, and washington state, where they have blackened more than 400,000 land. one fatality has been confirmed obesity exists side by side in the richest country in the world. the phenomenon of the food dessert is becoming increasingly common in the united states. in h the third par of our series ionophose deserts. some planting seeds for a healthier f

what a privilege to have the beautiful churches in ethiopia. and a tragedy to lose them, watch them fall away. do you think enough is sun at the moment to prevent that from happening? >> thank you very much for inviting me. this is one of the most important heritage in ethiopia for the international community. when they described in 1958, in the national park. there were 11 churches, built 800 years ago during the rain. still today, this is a living heritage, where religious practices are done on a daily basis. during the ethiopian chris has been conducted to this place. so this place, this site is important place. if there's a view from an origin point of view, the most serious problem for the churches is human cosis, and the crux on the churches. this happened, what was infiltration of rain and the charges. and the root of the problem, the reason for the crux. so the past attempts at conservation had mistakes and had nigive impacts on the church. so we needed the team to investigate and make an intervention. among the most important proble pr

. >>> i'm charlie pierce reporting from northern ethiopia, where conservations are struggling to savever 1500 years of christian heritage in the rock hewn churches here. >>> hello there. thank you for joining us. of the thousands of refugees arriving on europe's shores, the vast majority are fleeing the conflict in syria. european countries are not the only ones affected. turkey's ambassador has warned that the country is at capacity and said up to a million more people may flee syria if the fighting intensifies. by mid-august this year, 158,000 people had reached greece by sea. that puts rivals there ahead of italy where so far over 90,000 have come ashore. now leaders of the western bakken nations are meeting in vienna in a bid to find a common strategy to deal with the worst refugee crisis to hit europe since world war ii. let's go to barnaby phillips who is following represents in vienna. barnaby for years, politicians in europe have been talking about need of a pan european approach to deal with the problem of these refugees where every they may land in europe. are we closer to t

and i also am bullish on ethiopia. it's a very large population and they're moving quickly, implementing a very aggressive i infrastructure plan -- aggressive infrastructure plan including the first light rail opening up. so i'm very, very bullish on ethiopia. >> as we say we barely touched

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i am very bullish on ethiopia. >> we've barely touched anything. thank you very much.we appreciate you coming out. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you, leslie and thank you to vibe and shake. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> at afternoon, everybody. thank you so much for coming out this up again. my name is lisa muscatine, one of the co-owners of politics & prose. i wasn't expecting that. i promise i did not abridge that, but thank you. it is very kind. that has been a cowinner, brad graham is not cured wishes he could eat. on behalf of him in the rest of the staff, we are delighted to have you here for this event and for such a fascinating otm topic. topic. -- book and topic. ..

thousands make the dangerous trek across the border to find refuge in ethiopia.port from northern ethiopia. >> there is no let up in the steady stream of eritrean who flee their country. we found many at one of 20 crossings. they say they walked for three days to get here. >> life has become unbearable in eritrea. i never wanted to leave my country. i have no interest in politics but government officials kept harassing me. >> the u.s. say up to 300 arrive every day. they are taken to screening centers before sent to refugee camps. most fleeing are young people who want to avoid con description, a paramilitary exercise. it's supposed to last just 18 months, but many of them are forced to serve for decades. >> he has been trying to get out of eritrea since he was 14. >> the con description has no age limit, as long as you can carry a gun, you belong in the military. even my father, who is partially blind is in the army. i don't want to lead that kind of life. >> young children have also been leavingeleaving eritrea. >> children are as affected by government policie

displaced by civil war, we meet the south sudanese families praying for a peace deal at talks in ethiopia>>> syrian opposition activists have called government airstrikes on a rebel-held suburb of damascus a massacre, more than 100 people died in the main market in douma. making it one of the bloodiest attacks by the military in syria's three-year warm. 300 were injured. more air strikes happened as people rushed to help the wounded. zeina khodr joins us now. we are hearing of yet more air strikes on this area this morning. >> reporter: yes. accord to this syrian observatory for human rights, there were three air strikes targeting douma early this morning. there is still no word on casualties. the syrian observatory also reporting that the government targeted other areas in this region. which is in the damascus countryside. targeting areas. now, this area really is a rebel strong hold. it has been a rebel strong hold for many years. and the government has not been able to recapture these territories. but over the years it has been targeting it. at the etched day the military still control

it's hoped the children who come to learn and play here will like millions of others across ethiopiaes they deserve. charles stratford, al jazeera. >>> we are here with sport. >> thank you very much and the international federation is gathering in beijing where they will elect a new president in around 12 hours time. the election comes at a critical time for the organization which has faced accusations of doping in athletics over the past 15 years and it also comes on the eve of the world championships set to take place in beijing from saturday. there are just two men in contention to replace the president, the first is britain 58-year-old won two olympic gold metals for his country in distance running in the 1980s and he served as a member of the uk parliament before becoming chairman of london's organizing committee for the london 2012 olympic games. and he also is a vice president of the iaaf and is the chairman of the sports marketing company. his rival is a 51-year-old representing the soviet union in pole vote in 1991 when he then competed for ukraine and broke the world record

it is hoped the children who come to learn and play here will like millions of others across ethiopiatunities they deserve. child stratford, al jazeera. >>> what a fun program and time now for the sport. >> thank you very much spanish futbol-atletico won the first trophy after winning barcelona and the cup winners beat barsa 5-1 to claim tell spanish super cup and the rivals of 4-0 in the first leg and 1-1 draw in the second leg on monday with an effort to end the drought and the teams will meet again in their league opener on sunday. >> translator: looks like we are carrying the world and the league has not started yet. it's going to be a tightly fought leader and very difficult to win the title again but we must be optimistic and see the team convinced of the difficulty that the season will hold. >> manager eddy says referee mistakes lost to liverpool in the english league are unforgiving and 1-0 winners on monday and it was scored by a new $50 million signing him in the first half but showed the goal should have been called for off side. liverpool one of only four teams have the wo

it was a podium sweep for ethiopia in the women's 5,000 meters.th a championship record time with 14 minutes, 26.83 seconds. it meant 1500 meters champion dibaba missed out on an unprecedented double. she had to settle for bronze after finishing behind. kenya and the championships top of the medal table. kiprop retained his men's 1500 meters title to earn his country their seventh goal finishing ahead of jamaica and the united states. richard barr, al jazerra. >>> to football. english premier league leaders manchester city have confirmed the signing of belgian international kevin did h did. he joined from wolf berg, he was the bundesliga player of the year. making 21 assists, this will be his second stints in the premier league having been sold last year by chelsea for 25 million. >>> duh browner now becomes manchester city's record transfer no mean feat when you consider how much money they have spent is recent years. $90 million, that's what manchester city have paid worse wolves berg for his services. making him the eighth most expensive player

the final day in beijing proved to be a successful one for ethiopia and provided two thrilling relays>> reporter: the 15th world athletics championships in beijing closed with men's four-by-four 100 relay. sean merit anchors the united states for their sixth successful victory in the events. merit has been involved in all of those campaign. >> it's the most exciting race in the championships. and it was definitely exciting with the young jamaican taking it out the way he did. you know, but that's the way he runs, if he would have ran any other way it wouldn't have been his way of running. you know, so he took it out and made it exciting. but as a veteran i kept my poise, you know, i kept calm and taxed when i know i had to. >> reporter: jamaica have been overtaken after the last bend by the u.s. in the men's race but it was the opposite in the women's relay. williams-mills within to go gift jamaicans the four-by-four hundred meters. cap ca got their second goal. derrek drouin winning the men's high jump. after whiping in a jump off. >> i think i put more pressure myself than i needed

. >>> ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, keeping many children too busy begging to go to school. a circus programme is offering an unlikely alternative to keep children off the street. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: these children come from poor families, a few live on the streets. they come to the training center in addis ababa. this is a charity that runs it, relying ondonations and those helped by an italian n.g.o. this boy shows no fear as a trainer lifts him above his head. he is here with his sister, practicing balancing skills. >> i love tom here, i want to be good at the circus. organizers say it gives the children self-esteem and keeps them off the street. >> they have self-confidence and they don't only come here, they come here to have fun, to learn more, to bring out their hidden talents. >> they take us to their homes. they live with their mum in a corrigated iron shack, behind an old building. >> life is difficult. my kids are good at the surface. i encourage them to try their hardest. >> reporter: they are lucky know don't have to be on the s

. >>> clowning around, offering relief and opportunities to ethiopia's poorest children.and in sport, a major league baseball strike out, details just ahead. >> investigators looking into the disappearance of 43 mexican students say they're being prevented from interviewing personnel. they believe videos containing evidence were destroyed, and families were not told that 12 of the missing students were found. we have this report from mexico city. >> one of the things that most angered mexicans about the abduction of last late year was the collusion of authorities. ththere has always been suspicions this could have gone further up the chain of command. the army had a base nearby where this all took place, and a team of international experts who have come to investigate this say that they think they could at the point them more. >> the evidence has gone missing. >> we're especially worried about missing evidence in the case. we've informed the mexican attorney general office which caused the disappearance of the students. >> this i >> in a country where the majority of crim

italy invaded ethiopia. and italy helped overthrow the republican government in spain. nations posted the consummation of an and -- infamous alliance, the axis military pact of 1940. germany and italy would plunge europe into war and became entirely united with japan in the strategy of terror. all, thegh it pillaging of china continues. billions of her people were made homeless, with pathetically inadequate weapons. alone they kept the resistance to japanese imperialism alive. japanese envoys to the united states describe themselves as missionaries of friendship and peace. while they were still negotiating, their countrymen struck a savage blow unparalleled. pearl harbor, december 7, 1941. in spite of crippling damage, the united states fleet, augmented by british, australian, and french units, set off to find the enemy. the japanese advanced. fast forhe enemy made hong kong, marriott, singapore, the alliance began the long journey back at aquatic now -- guadalcanal. in the philippines, under japanese role, prisoners had been subjected to indescribable suffering. the fi

president of sudan, prime minister of ethiopia is here in the country. i'm standing outside freedom hall. there's a brass band in there or the diplomats of south awaiting. there's no sign of president salva kiir zrks i'm told meself in consultations with his cabinet and i'm under the impression that many are opposed to him signing a peace deal. perhaps he's going through last-minute negotiations ahead of meeting with the dignitaries and signing a peace deal. >> thank you for that. we are joined by harry, a professor of government at georgetown university, he was involved in the early part of south sudan's peace talks. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> you know a lot more about this than many of us could possibly know. is he going to sign? >> he'll probably sign. >> right. >> the pressure put on salva kiir by the international community, particularly by the united states, and ethiopia, which has been in the lead of the mediation has been so huge that salva kiir, will probably sign, yes. >> there's a lot of pressure on him to sign. i'm not sure ho

but the peace talks in ethiopia appear to be in disarray. how did we get here? well, so south sud an's president and the rebel leader are veterans of a decades' long conflict which led to south sudan splitting from sudan back in 2011. now, the current fighting erupted after kier fired his deputy in december, 2013. mashar went on the run and under his leadership, rebel faxes captured a string of regional towns including oil hubs while president kiir used ugandan troops to try to crush the re b rebebbion. several attempts at peace deals have failed >> i mean, what is actually -- what's the reaction to this news? >> reporter: well, that's right. we believe that the south suddanese president has said he is not now willing to speak directly to mushar, the rebel leader because of the reports of this split, what he says is these two generals that have split from the rebel faction. now, we spoke to a rebel spokesperson here who tells us that they say that the south sudanese government is just using thises a pretext to delay the signing of this deal. they also said that

this was his second admission to hospital in last month. >>> the ancient churches in northern ethiopiaeen places of pilgrimage for hundreds of years, but conservationists are struggling to preserve what many ethiopians call africa's jerusalem. charles stratford reports. ♪ >> reporter: it's the spiritual home for millions of ethiopian orthodox christians around the world. ♪ >> reporter: the 11 churches were carved out of the mountainside in the 12st century. these ancient places of worship represent holy sites in jerusalem and stories in the bible. the king built them two christians didn't have to risk the dangerous pilgrimage to the holy land. these rock-hewn churches are of immense importance, but they are literally crumbling away. the rock in this area is highly susceptible to moisture. in this church, men use a syringe to inject grout into deep cracks. >> in terms of seismic activity resilience, i mean a slight earthquake would destroy the place. the fact is, when you are dealing with natural strata there is very little you can do. you know, you -- you can't fine it with concrete an

the first ethiopia to win the women's marathon in beijing.year-old beat off kenya's halea in a sprint finish, edging her by a second. it's ethiopia's second gold of the championships. >> translation: i just ran my race and didn't worry about the other runners. i was confident after 35km and felt good, so i used my best sprint in the finish and beat the kenyan. >> the pga champion jason day is the joint leader going into the final round of the barclays tournament in new jersey. the australasian that won the final major two weeks ago is 11-under pard. sharing the third-round lead with a south korean. carding 63. the 29-year-old plays one of his last tournaments before starting mandatory military service in korea >>> bubba watson is a shot further down after a third round 67. barclays is the opening event of the fed ex cup. the four tournament series concludes with a tour championship next month. >> i was very, very busy, and coming into this week, managing my time, practice, body as well. coming that this week. it seems like i'm going a good jo

in ethiopia. >> we know that we ar they know that we're the children of south sudan. >> while all that is going on, the relics on the ground for the children of south sudan is one of hardship and homelessness, hunger, and the fear of being forced to fight. in bentiu an area affected by the fighting, and a place where young people are getting help. >> 14-year-old beater said that he watched soldiers to kill his afternoon. his neighbors drowned as they struggled to cross the river. now they live in this camp in beniu. he said that soldiers have already tried to recruit him. >> maybe i would kill someone or get killed myself. i will solve my problems with education. [ baby crying ] >> the children here are enduring the trauma of south sudan's civil war. it started two years ago after the president fired his deputy, the fighting began and continued ever since. >> many teachers do what they can, but it's like they lose hope. >> there are some recreational activities designed to help children live for better times. but they're losing hope. there is not enoughed food, water and shelter to acc

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