a lot of back channelling trying to convince ashraf ghani to succeed. doesn't sound like he will, he's determined to go ahead. it's looking to be like a long shot. this week abdullah abdullah secured key backing from the 3rd-placed candidate. it's looking difficult for ashraf ghani to be named president of the country. >> thank you >>> still to come - reports of deadly anti-china riots in vietnam, protefrts spreading to the center of the city. >>> qatar moving to change controversial labour laws. >>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories these hours. an operation for missing miners continues in turkey. 282 people confirmed to have died in the worst-ever mining disaster. many are still missing as anger mounts over safety standards in turkish mines. >>> a video has been leaked from a cairo prison showing detained al jazeera arabic correspondent abdullah al-shami. it was reported five days before he was taken from his cell to an undisclosed location. >>> south korea charged four crew members of a cap sized ferry with manslaughter. the acciden

that is quite a bit ahead of his opponent ashraf ghani. live to kabul, and al jazeera's correspondent. we now that there's going to be a presidential run-off to be held in june. >> that's right. this presidential run off, which is scheduled for the 14th of june - it has been scheduled. it, of course, as you point out, will pit abdullah abdullah against ashraf ghani. these are two very different candidates from two different parts of the country, and two different support bases. but the reality is that this - although the first round results, a big margin separating the two of them, this is expected to be a tight race. they are different candidates, different constituencies, and many are expecting that the run off will be tight. however, the electoral commission, which is organising the election has expressed concerns, and from a logistical point of view it will be challenging. they have to travel to well over 50 districts by plane, but the real concern is one of safety and security. the afghan taliban launched a spring offensive, the start

abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani failed to secure the 50% of the vote in the first round. since then more than 3,000 election staff accused of fraud have been fired. that has raised the stakes. this report from kabul. >> reporter: preparations for the presidential run-off are well under way. these workers are preparing the sealed ballot boxes for delivery to polling stations across the country. there's more than 12 million eligible voters, and coordinating votes across 34 provinces at 20,000 polling stations will be a logistical challenge. a political analyst warns that is not the least of it. >> the situation is predictable. as i state, we are hearing a lot of indications that they are going to disrupt the round. security may be the first and biggest challenge. >> last week the taliban begone a spring offensive, marking the start of the fighting season. the group threatened to disrupt the poll, describing it as fake. this man says he's confident that the vote will be held on time. >> organization in afghanistan, this election. but we know that probably the taliban and oth

ghani got 36%.e nounannounc beginning of august. >>> the captain and three crew members are charged with manslaughter. they are accused of banning the ferry as they told others to stay on board. more than 280 people, many pu l pupils from a high school in seoul died when the ship capsized. >>> a jailed journalist who's been on hunger strike more than 100 days has said he'd hold egyptian authorities responsible if his health fails. his current whereabouts is unclear. according to his family, he's now held in solitaire confinement at another prison. >>> you're watching bbc world news. stay with us here. still to come, the friends of syria meet in london to discuss the three year conflict of what realistically they can achieve. >>> she's won in a quarter of a million. an afghan teenager celebrating after getting the highest mark. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that's right for you. with easy ste

a run off between abdullah abdullah who scored 45% of the vote and the runner up, finance minister ghanictions will be held in june. western combat troops are due to leave the country by the end of the year. >>> a chinese worker has been killed during another day of rioting in vietnam over beijing deployment. 90 were injured. >>> the captain and three senior crew members of a ferry that sank off south korea last month are charged with manslaughter. they're accused of abandoning ship telling the passengers to stay on board. 11 other crew members will also face charges of negligence. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come, we'll take you on a tour of the national september 11th memorial museum. stay with us. good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories. two full servings of vegetables hey, razor. check this out. listen up, thunder dragons, it's time to get a hotel. we can save big on killer hotels with priceline express deals. s

there is no doubt as ghani is concerned. he's our guide. he's like a guardian. we all treat him like yaguardia. i want to say bjp party -- actually he gave height to the bjp it is today. we will never let question mark on credibility and trust. we have created so many parties that came together to form the alliance. see whateverkpkpú"k0fr i decid consensus. it was not:'+ozbm:o/omzi a pers. it was a decision from everybody's opinion. see it's not internal affair of the congress party. please i don't want to comment on that. >> this is a news conference in del delhi. they have been saying people have given bjp great responsibility. it's the first time any party has had a clear majority since 1984. all cast, creeds, races have transcended. this is a people's victory and people's mandate, verdict for the development of the country. the campaign has focused on the economic future of india. there's been a massive frustration. i want to show you pictures we've had in the last few minutes. first pictures of modi if we can get them to play properly. we'll get those in

a second-round vote is expected to be between the front runner and the world bank economists ghani. >> anything could happen before final votes are in, but support to abdullah abdullah is as close as one can get. >>> a nigerian expert says book could have put land mines in a forest where teams are searching for school girls. the search has largely focussed on a forest, a known boko haram hideout. churches and moskss remembered those kidnapped. we have more from the capital abuja. >> reporter: almost a month after the abduction of the girls, nigerians are praying for their safe release. catholic church called on the congregation to hold special prayers. many responded to the call at the holy rosary church in abuja. >> it is important to pray for the girls. after exploring all option, in terms of government and trying to make attempts to rescue the girls, we neat the ritual. >> the church calls for all to prayer. in this mosque worshippers have been praying for the girls after every scripture class. the government of the state where the girls were kidnapped called for three days of fast

speculating let's say that to the main main contenders for the presidency are abdullah abdullah and ashkan ghani. between the two of them with the ashram gandhi would be interested in maintaining a strongly centralized state and abdul up to love would be more interested in the possibility of decentralization. we can talk more about why that would be the case. it's not clear to me that the path is fixed in one direction or the other. some people believe there would have to be a constitutional amendment around this. other people say there is room for maneuver here but i think it is a central question for the next government about the extent to which decisions that made the possibility for example might governments be allowed did? might governors be able to have budgetary authority? might they be able to collect taxes? and it's hard for me that at least in the short-term it wouldn't be a loss for the president. i will leave it there. >> to comment on that reflate a think week tend to think of government as having, as an institution that should divide accountable services to the people and therefore

abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani are the two ganned kates, neither -- candidates, neither securing 50%. since then 3,000 election staff have been fired because they were accused of fraud. we have this report from the african capital. >> reporter: preparations for afghanistan's presidential run-off are well underway. these workers are preparing to seal ballot bombs for delivery to polling stations across the country. there are more than 12 million voters for the june 14th pole, and cord noting the poll at 24,000 polling stations will be a huge challenge. this political analyst warns it is not the least of it. >> the situation is unpredictable. as i say, we are hearing a lot of indications that taliban will disrupt this round, security may be the first and biggest challenge. >> last week the taliban began a spring offensive, marking the start of the fighting season. the group dlatenned to -- threatened to disrupt the poll, describing it as fake. we speak for the election, and they are confident the vote will be held on time. >> the option for the afghan people, organization and afgha

his nearest challenger is ex- finance minister ashraf ghani ahmadzai. runoff coincides with the height of the taliban's spring offensive, increasing security concerns for the vote. >> ifill: up to 21 people have now died in anti-china riots in vietnam. a doctor said most of the victims were chinese. a huge mob attacked a steel plant in the central ha tinh province overnight. it was torched during fighting between vietnamese and chinese workers. the two countries are engaged in a territorial stand-off involving a chinese oil rig in a disputed area of the south china sea. a chinese military general insisted today the rig is in chinese waters. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour: tough questions over failures to provide vets medical care. a somber dedication for the 9-11 museum in new york. our conversation with the top official charged with keeping the homeland safe, jeh johnson. a push to get ex-prisoners health insurance. journalist glenn greenwald on n.s.a. surveillance. and controversial new rules for how the internet should work. >> ifill: vet

speculating let's say that to the main main contenders for the presidency are abdullah abdullah and ashkan ghani between the two of them with the ashram gandhi would be interested in maintaining a strongly centralized state and abdul up to love would be more interested in the possibility of decentralization. we can talk more about why that would be the case. it's not clear to me that the path is fixed in one direction or the other. some people believe there would have to be a constitutional amendment around this. other people say there is room for maneuver here but i think it is a central question for the next government about the extent to which decisions that made the possibility for example might governments be allowed did? might governors be able to have budgetary authority? might they be able to collect taxes? and it's hard for me that at least in the short-term it wouldn't be a loss for the president. i will leave it there. >> to comment on that reflate a think week tend to think of government as having, as an institution that should divide accountable services to the people and therefore

will now face off against ashraf ghani next month the runoff will be held amid a mounting taliban terror threat and the withdrawal of u.s. led military forces. riot police in istanbul used tear gas and water cannon on thousands of protesters you blame the government for turning a blind eye to safety regulations it's after tuesday's massive explosion and fire at a coal mine which killed over two hundred eighty people bodies are still being recovered from the site are also protests in other cities calling on authorities to resign and accusing the prime minister of being a quote murderous. emergency crews are struggling to contain wildfires in southern california has sent diego county the blazes to cover an area of around thirty six square kilometers and are being fueled by strong winds and dry brush thousands have been forced to leave their homes but no serious injuries are being reported the state has been suffering from a record breaking drought for several months. police in venezuela the rest of these eighty demonstrators were demanding the release of empty government protesters across