imran khan reports. >> the initial protests have become antigovernment. >> translator: if people have their say they can clairng change anything. we are fed up with a government that has not met the demands of the people. >> translator: people are out today to put an end to this craziness that's been for 14 years. we've had enough. the people we have elected have done nothing to change our lives. >> reporter: the protests have largely been spontaneous but now they're more organized with oings partiesopposition parties encouraging people to come out on the street. unlikely to cause a revolution. >> translator: there's nothing the government can't do in the short term. everything the protesters are complaining about require systematic changes. this government has huge issues with corruption, antiquated practices and there's no money in the budget due to fallen oil prices and the spirit of the situation that is deteriorating. vawkiraq is a young democracy but patience is running out. >> it is unlikely that the protests will continue but even in places where support has been strong, age a

imran khan, al jazeera. >>> just ahead here on al jazeera . . .ls for guatemala's president to step down grow ever louder. >>> plus the standoff may have eased, but the tension on the korean pension la continues as seoul shows off its fire power. ♪ >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazeera. police is austria say they have recovered 71 bodies from the back of a truck left abandoned on a motorway near the border with hungary. the victims were refugees. four were children. hungarian police say they have arrested four men. >>> at least 82 people have drowned off of the coast of libya, and at least 100 are believed to still be missing. many were trapped in the hull when the boat sank. >>> security is being tightened in the iraq yay capitol. iraq's shia cleric is voicing support for the protests. he says that the government must show it's serious about fighting corruption. ♪ >>> there have been mass protests in guatemala calling on the president to resign. most of his cabinet has already stepped down. david mercer reports. >> reporter: tens of

imran khan, al jazeera. >>> and there have been mass protests in guatemala calling on the president ton over a corruption scandal. he has become increasingly isolated in cent days and most of his cabinet have already stepped down. from guatemala city, david mercer reports. >> reporter: tens of thousands of people packed into guatemala city's central park. they want an end to government corruption and harsh punishment for those involved. there is wide-spread anger and frustration at a political system people say has failed them with calls louder than ever for the president to step down. >> translator: we are tired but we know now is the time to raise up. guatemala has never been poor. the government has stolen from us. we need to rise up and show the world that people united can achieve change. >> reporter: the president televised denial on sunday of any involvement in the scandal only served to bring more people to the streets. many schools and businesses were shut to allow students and staff to take part. they were joined by groups from rural guatemala who had been blocking roads arou

imran khan reports. >> iraqi forces enter kuwait on august 2nd, 1990. forcing about half the kuwaiti population to flee. the united nations passed 12 resolutions, demanding iraq leave kuwait. saddam hussein refused saying he had the agreement of the kuwaiti people. the u.s. launched the operation desert storm. iraqis living in kuwait also had to flee, including najeem and his family. >> there was no border left and when the bombardment started the most important thing for us was to go back to safety. my children were young back then. i drove car straight from kuwait to iraq. >> reporter: since that invasion iraq has had a turbulent history. years of sanctions between 1991 and 2003 followed by the u.s. invasion and occupation. now i.s.i.l. is taking over a third of his country. najim mourns the be condition of his country. >> life has become a living hell there now. we even keep our doors open due good security. >> reporter: it's a sentiment echoed by those who fled. >> when i returned to iraq i was 12 years old. i felt a huge lifestyle difference betwee

imran khan reports. >> reporter: it was supposed to a be a flagship policing mission but instead operationame operation ineptitude. police forces had to admit the plan to check people's visas on stleets was handled badly. >> i find it frankly orwellian. >> this is not nazi germany, and we need to fight against it now. >> reporter: australian border forces were due to be deployed, sparking fears that they might racially profile. once again it was social media that spurred a protest movement, a call was put out on twitter and hundreds gathered. the reaction was such that the australian border force had to issue a blunt statement and cancel the operation. >> it has been misconstrued and shouldn't have been worded that way. >> reporter: the protesters celebrated their success but also managed to bring the city to a stand still on friday. local politicians likened the operation fortitude to an action by a fascist government. for now it's a win for the protesters and a loss for the state government. >>> there have been mass protests in guatemala calling on the president to resign over a corrupti

. >> now it's a win for the protestors and a loss for the state government ever australia, imran khan, al jazeera. >> coming up the legendary dead sea and why vienlt environmentae outraged. outraged. >> my li >>> now to our global view segment with a look at how news outlets across the world are reacting to various events. nepal's himalayan times, not threat but opportunity. the paper says the eu should look at the situation as a chance to invest in the economies of the countries bearing the brunt of the crisis. i.t. accuses the european unions their own need for mieg race in thmigration inthe past. >>> from united arab emirates says the time for a no fly zone in syria is now. why the u.s. should create a steasafe zone on syria's border. the article says it would send a message to bashar al-assad that the u.s. has run out of patience. >> and the mumbai warrior. power of dialogue, as the countries fire across their bother and blame each other for starting a conflict this week, the paper says the most versatile strategic tool available to us is the ability to engage the other side in me

imran khan reports. >> the protests have been sparked by the lack of electricity. but the corruption is what is underlying the protests. >> it is enough. the people we have elected have done nothing to change our lives. >> reporter: the protests are largely spontaneous. encouraging more people to come out on the streets. analysts say government is wearing thin. >> there is nothing the government can do in the short term. everything the protesters are complaining about require systematic changes. this government has huge issues with corruption, antiquated practices and there's no money in the budget due to fallen oil price he and a spirit of the situation that is deteriorating. iraq is a young democracy but patience is running out with those in power. >> reporter: it is likely that the protesters will continue. what's worrying with the government is even where support is strong, anger and frustration is likely to spear protests, nothing is being done to de redirect the frustration that is shown. >> police want to question an individual over hard line links to a jewi

imran khan reports. >> reporter: the initial protests were sparked by a lack of electricity, but nowhave become anti-government. protesters say corruption is the reason iraq is in such turmoil. >> translator: if people have their say, they can change anything. we're fed up with the parliament, and a government that has not met the demands of the people. >> translator: people are out today to put an tend to this craziness that has been for 14 years. they have had enough. the people who we have elected are doing nothing to change our lives. >> reporter: the protests have been largely spontaneous, now they are becoming more organized with on situation parties encouraging more to come out on the streets. >> translator: there is nothing the government can do in the short-term. everything the protesters are complaining about require systemic changes. this government has huge issues with corruption antiquated practices, and there's no money in the budget due to falling oil prices and the security situation that is deteriorating. iraq is a young democracy but patience is running out with tho

accusing its neighbour of forcing prices down a conflict many are trying to come to terms with as imran khan reports. >> reporter: iraqi forces enter kuwait in the early hours of the morning, forcing half the kuwaiti population to see. some 400 people on the move. the united nations passed 12 resolutions demanding iraq leave kuwait. the occupation of kuwait lasted 7 months and by mid january, a coalition launched by the u.s. launched operation storm, the moment many say was the beginning of a long end to saddam hussein and his government. iraqis living in kuwait had to fleet, including this man and his family. >> there was none border left. when the bombardment started, the most important thing for us was to go back to safety. my children were young. i drove the car from kuwait to iraq. since that invasion iraq had a turbulent history, years of sanction between 1991 and 2003, followed by the u.s. invasion and occupation. a civil war between 2006 and 2008, and i.s.i.l. fighters taking over a third of the country. this man mourns the state of his country. >> life in iraq is a living mel. kuwai

imran khan, al jazeera. >>> south korea and the u.s.pped up their biggest-ifr joint military drill, around 2,000 soldiers rehearsed a live fire exercise. harry fawcett has more from near where the drill took place. >> reporter: this combined drill is the largest live fire exercise ever carried out by the south korean military, and it comes in the same week that north and south korea settled at least for now some of the most serious tensions in the last couple of years. this exercise is interesting in terms of the types of scenarios being rehearsed here. there is a wartime scenario, but also a peacetime one, which involves south korea responding to a enemy provocation. that's very much a physical playing out of the president's response policy to any kind of north korean provocation, and she's here watching on as this exercise is carried out, fresh from what many here as something of a vindication of her government hard line stance in termsover the negotiated settlement. the president is looking to maintain her harsh position against any