i am is stubborn person, so i began to do that here. >> terror had worked at a university in istanbul and for aid organizations, but then she wanted to help directly. she had experienced the most turkish women are good and handicrafts, so she helped them use their talent to earn their own money, thereby increasing their self-confidence. she has come to pick up her 153 lira, the equivalent of about 73 euros. her colleagues are surprised to see her talking to us. she is considered shy. >> it is nice to be paid for your work. i am very thankful. >> some of the women have been mentally and physically abused by their husbands, but they do not want to talk about that in public. even having women wearing jeans would have been unthinkable a few years ago, but things are slowly beginning to change. >> i graduated from high school in 1978, and i would have gotten a good job, but my father forbade me to work. when i got married, my husband also said i did not have to work. at first he did not allow me, but then i started working here four years ago, and i am very content. >> many of the women ha

. >> welcome to istanbul, a new national hub of help tourism. many visitors are from the united arab emirates and saudi arabia. these two men are from dubai, but they are not here for dental work and organ transplants or a knit and top. what they want is hair -- facial hair. >> they feel follicle challenge, which makes it tough to get ahead in dubai, where a full beard is a status symbol. their plight prompted them to book a transplant package in turkey, one of many deals that cover flights, surgery, and accommodation. >> we saw a report in a magazine about beard transplants in istanbul. we had never heard about that before. after some friends said they were happy with the surgery that had, we were happy to do it, too. >> this upscale neighborhood in istanbul is home to many fashion trends, including cosmetic surgery. the array of specialist doctors here offer everything from breast enhancement to liposuction and more recently, facial hair transplants. the first step for the visitors from dubai is a preliminary checkup. he already has facial hai

russia has warned the meeting in istanbul could have a negative effect in promoting dollars between the sides of the conflict and in its common sense will prevail. not seen from middle east now let's take a swing around the globe and look at some other stories making headlines this hour . hundreds of people in new delhi have been a protesting after a five year old girl was allegedly raped tortured and kept in captivity for nearly forty hours have arrested a man over the attack the girl is in a stable condition but medics fear that she will need surgery due to her severe injuries have been months of angry protests over the mistreatment of women in india sparked by the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a bus in the capital last december. more than five thousand opposition supporters have marched in montenegro claiming that the recent presidential vote was rigged chanting anti-government slogans and carrying banners the protesters called for a new ballot. was the only challenger to the incumbent president filipe each move was declared the winner by the electoral commission on tonight tho

saturday's friends of syria's meeting in istanbul may prove a turning point for the rebels who expect their international backers to turn a promises into action they want to their western and arab allies or to provide the arms they need to topple the regime of bashar assad but the meeting comes against the backdrop of mounting concerns over extremist groups within the rebel ranks as maria for national explains. the meeting in turkey comes when the situation around syria is heating up dramatically and the countries will decide to go are losing patience and well their gender is unclear the raw indicators that a military solution could be discussed at istanbul just ahead of the seventeen nation group conference britain and france informed the un that they have credible evidence that syria used chemical weapons at least once while the u.n. investigation over the issue is told two major european powers have stated that soil samples witness interviews and opposition sources prove nerve agents were used in and around the cities of aleppo homes and damascus it hasn't been specified which site

rebel forces in syria say they hope western and arab countries meeting on saturday in istanbul will give them the arms they need to get rid of president assad there are reports the u.s. has said it will put american boots on the ground in neighboring jordan and patriot missiles along its border it's also recently emerged france and the u.k. have presented evidence to the u.n. of chemical weapons use in syria evidence now being looked at by u.s. intelligence agencies but a u.n. investigation into the use of nerve agents has stalled as the government and the international body wrangle over which areas investigators should be able to visit refund and i reports from a stumble by the friends of syria meeting is taking place. the meeting in turkey comes when the situation around syria is heating up dramatically and the countries will decide to go are losing patience and while the gender is unclear the raw indicators that a military solution could be discussed at istanbul just ahead of the seventeen nation group conference britain and france informed the un but they have credible evidence that

the friends of syria group referring to a minister as druthers russia has warned the meeting in istanbul could have a negative effect in promoting dollars between the sides of the conflict and in its hopes common sense will prevail written off not seen from middle east. the latest kaiser report tells you how a basic spreadsheet error could cost you a pretty penny right after this break. i reckon cardiologist dr omar al claims that the war in iraq destroyed iraq's environment even worse than dropping the bomb on hiroshima did he see puts to data that the number of press cancer cases has grown in the country from fifteen to thirty times cases of congenital heart disease have become fifteen times more frequent a case of leukemia have increased thirty fold the doctor puts the blame on the weapons used in the one thousand nine hundred one and two thousand and three invasions of iraq it which nato forces used white phosphorus depleted uranium rounds and other toxic gases and poisonous substances human rights watch and the world health organization have measured radiation levels in iraq and con

well their gender is unclear the right indicators that a military solution could be discussed in istanbul just ahead of the seventeen nation group conference britain and france informed the un but they have credible evidence that syria used chemical weapons at least once while the u.n. investigation over the issue is told two major european powers have stated that soil samples witness interviews and opposition sources prove nerve agents were used in and around the cities of aleppo homes and damascus it hasn't been specified which site did it but president obama had earlier made it clear no matter who is going to utilize chemical weapons once it happens it will be a red line and while u.s. officials have stressed the deterrent effect of such remarks many have taken it as a clear signal of possible military intervention the mission in turkey also comes just days after america's defense secretary said around two hundred u.s. troops will be sent to jordan's border with syria to bolster jordan's training and defense capabilities as one jordanian minister later commented they have also been con

riper means to have any fire and water cannon to disrupt a mass protests on sunday present court in istanbul in turkey several hundred people a healthy on trial over an alleged plot to overthrow the government that's all trying to live up to rub his producer lizzy feel and find out the latest what's the problem to solve the protests. today i'm right now i'm currently standing in the prison compound in syllabary just an hour outside istanbul where the trial and ongoing trials is being continuing today and it's to try to teach huge opposition there's been thousands of people which have come since midnight last night in buses from across the country and extremely angry this is what you know one of the biggest trials that has ever gone on in turkey and today they've been trying essentially to storm the compound and they they got they managed to get through the barricades and obviously they you know this was expected because back in january when there were similar protests outside the court they also tried to storm the compound so this time there was an anticipation from the riot police and the m

majority of the friends of syria group referred to as brothers russia has warned the meeting in istanbul could have a negative effect in promoting dollars between the sides of the conflict and in its hopes common sense will prevail rif national team from middle east. the winds of change missed the world's most oil rich nation this time around venezuela where as in the majority continue hugo chavez's socialist agenda but basically for the election lays bare stand divisions in society a report from caracas just ahead. one ton of my pay authorities now acknowledge sixty three prisoners are on hunger strike the official number is steadily growing but is still lower than the estimate by detainees lawyers who say most of the hundred sixty six held at the facility are taking part . in a representative of the u.s. state department's bureau of democracy for an official take on the situation at the u.s. detention center. this is the state department only it's concerned about one total it is the fish so eighty six one hundred prisoners here with these given their choice would you agree that age thi

america is willing to boost its normal combat support for rebels brief and russian reports from istanbul. the meeting in turkey comes when the situation around syria is heating up dramatically and the countries will decide to go are losing patience and well their gender is unclear the raw indicators that a military solution could be discussed in istanbul just ahead of the seventeen nation group conference britain and france informed the un but they have credible evidence that syria used chemical weapons at least once while the u.n. investigation over the issue is stalled two major european powers have stated that soil samples witness interviews and opposition sources prove nerve agents were used in and around the cities of aleppo homes and damascus it hasn't been specified which site did it but president obama had earlier made it clear no matter who is going to utilize chemical weapons once it happens it will be a red line and while u.s. officials have stressed the deterrent. of such remarks many have taken it as a clear signal of possible military intervention the mission in turkey also

only then can we return to a brother the coexistence. >> doubts, too, on the streets of istanbul. there have been cease-fires in the past, and little is known about the latest negotiations between the pkk and the turkish government. >> until we know what the two sides have agreed on, i am wary. >> peace is good, but i find it hard to believe that the kurds will not want more than that. >> we still have to live together in this country, so the violence must end. >> the cease-fire was welcomed in the turkish media, but there are warnings the peace process could fail if it is too narrow in its scope. >> there can be no peace without democracy. we need reform. kurds must have their cultural rights anchor in the constitution, and we need a dialogue involving all aspects of society. otherwise, the peace will not last. >> she was 35 when her husband disappeared. she raised all five of her children by herself. those responsible for the disappearance of her husband had never been brought to justice. >> i am happy about the cease- fire, but i still cannot trust the government. i hope they a

the friends of syria group referred to and most are as brothers russia has warned the meeting in istanbul could have a negative effect in promoting dollars between the sides of the conflict and in its hopes common sense will prevail written off not seen from middle east. from all of the solace of world news now. a powerful f. quake measuring six point six in magnitude has struck china southwest and see one province leaving over one hundred fifty people a day just thousands of others are injured and almost ten thousand homes are destroyed an army units have been deployed to the stricken area to search for survivors you. focused on the former leader pervez musharraf will remain in judicial custody for two weeks after being arrested on friday charges accused of illegally detaining judges and is suspended the constitution after imposing emergency rule back in two thousand and seven from a military leader could be jailed for life if convicted. these thousands of protesters have turned out in a time and an older in spain angry at the arrest of six of the bus cagey youths were taken into custody

majority of the friends of syria group referred to as druthers russia has warned the meeting in istanbul could have a negative effect in promoting dollars between the sides of the conflict ed in its hopes common sense will prevail. some international news in brief a huge earthquake in the southwestern chinese puzzle shalon has left more than one hundred twenty people dead and over three thousand injured on me units mobilized by the government have rescued fifty people from a landslide in the north of the region the trauma is of the worst since two thousand and eight when a devastating as a quake left at seventy thousand people day. the u.s. government was reportedly unaware the text of the fertilizer plant that exploded on there is they still want a dangerous the months of a morning and nitrate it's been alleged by a person close to the case that the factory didn't declare it was holding a chemical fourteen people are confirmed to have died in the massive explosion with sixty people still unaccounted for. coming up in the latest edition of breaking the sad with every month and. i reckon

majority of the friends of syria group referred to as brothers russia has warned the meeting in istanbul could have a negative effect in promoting dollars between the sides of the conflict and in it hopes common sense will prevail written off not seen from middle east. nicolas maduro now heads the world's most oil rich nation venezuela for an official swearing in ceremony but the victory of hugo chavez his successor came with a slim margin so slim in fact that the country's top electoral body has embarked on a partial audit of the cost. is in caracas. you know that the order of the field position has been asking for it was agreed upon by the electoral council they say that they will conduct an audit on the forty six percent of the votes which have not been ordered to get the opposition was asking for a full vote recount but the supreme court had already said that this just wasn't possible citing the in one thousand nine hundred constitution and also everything the whole system is automated so we're going to have is an audit now my daughter it was still inaugurated so he is the new presid

police have fired tear gas and water cannon to disrupt a mass protest outside of prison court in istanbul in turkey several hundred people are held there on trial over alleged plot to overthrow the government the details now from artie's channel producer lizzy. there's been thousands of people which have come since midnight last night in buses from across the country and extremely angry so they managed to break through the barricades and that was immediately met with water cannons they were drenched in water and it's not a warm day today and also several rounds of take gas were fired upon them and that that succeeded in pushing them back behind the barricades and then they were confined to a smaller space and what they essentially calling for is for the government the turkish government to resign saying that these trials trials are a sign that the government has slipped in. and it is an extremely controversial process because we're talking about people that have been detained for about five years without charges and these are high ranking military officials that have been arrested very pr

they are put out tonight turkish police crackdown on a mass protest outside a prison corner istanbul where hundreds are on trial over an alleged plot to overthrow the government we've got the details about very shortly also to the bloody unrest in egypt no longer driven by divisions between political groups it is now breaking down into strife between muslims and christians will tell you by. that shortly as well. as. world. series technology innovation called the list of elements from around russia we've dumped the future covered wealthy british style it's time to. find. markets why not scandals. find out what's really happening to the global economy in the kinds of reports on. the book about international and world in the very heart of moscow. again this is our team going to focus on egypt now police they're on high alert tonight after the latest in a series of into religious clashes outside cairo's main coptic christian cathedral two people being killed over eighty injured and i was a fierce fighting between christians and muslims all correspond about true reports from the egyptian

kerry was also in istanbul on sunday, two weeks after the u.s. broke an apology from israel to turkey for a deadly raid in 2010. both countries are vital u.s. allies. >> we would like to see this relationship get back on track in its full measure. >> turkey's foreign minister seem to agree that it's time to move on. but first he wants compensation for the victims and an end to trade restrictions on the gaza strip. if there is to be a be iation, there has to talks. >> the u.s. is taking an active role in the israeli-palestinian conflict. but with the positions far apart, getting them talking again won't be easy. >> nicole johnston, "al jazeera," ramallah. >> the hackers anonymous has led a cyber attack on israel. the government says it had little impact. anonymous said it was targeting israeli sights to protest with the government treatment of palestinians. >> police in gaza city have been ccused of shaving young men. he se he was bundled into a police van and were forced to have their haircut. they've been targeted by fundamental ils members of h

. >> for tourists, independence street in istanbul is a shopping area. , it is a living museum like a iconic buildings cultural block built in the 19th century. or a movie theater built at the beginning of the 20th century. now the cinema will be demolished i private involvement company -- by a private development company. artists and activists took to the streets expressing outrage. critics say knocking down the first movie theater in turkey to build a shopping mall could only be interpreted as a politically motivated decision by the government. they insist that building should be preserved for future generations so the legacy remains. one of the owners of the company building the new he plans to move the cinema to the upper floor. instead, architects are using state-of-the-art restoration technology so that the new venue keeps its original spirit. >> the spirit is not the building itself. otherwise, it would be easy to say, the building is the spirit. the spirit is how it is used. we have to make people come back to a mac. we want spectators to cheer, they can enjoy the movies, the

. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums >>> rescuers in istanbul, turkey, feverishly work to crack this safe.-old boy stuck inside will run out of air and die. earlier in the day, the boy and some friend were playing outside a store that sells safes when on a dare he got inside this safe sitting on the curb. his friends shut the door but then they couldn't reopen it and the shop owner is away on vacation. now he's been trapped for hours and rescuers turn to the jaws of life to get him the air his body is craving. they need to work carefully. the space is small and the rescuers risk endangering the young boy. finally, they manage to pry the door enough to get air into the tiny box. they can see the boy covering his ears. he's afraid but still alive. after hours of uncertainty, the boy is pulled to safety as the crowd cheers. he was checked out by medical personnel and given a clean bill of health. >>> traveling halfway around the world from istanbul to new york city to a man stuck in a bigger box. as fears go, this is a pretty big one for so many people. nicholas white is trapped alone in an e

the japanese capital is competing against madrid and istanbul to host the 2020 games. he made a speech to the japan society, the biggest exchange group with the u.s. >> translator: it's impossible to host the olympic games without the passion of residents. the latest survey shows that 77% of the residents support the bid. >> he stressed the punctuality of tokyo's public transport systems and said the success of the city's annual marathon proves it is best qualified to host the games. roughly 10,000 volunteers take part in that event. inose also promoted tokyo's bid on a tv show at a new york-based station. the international olympic committee will make a decision at its general assembly in september. >>> here is rachael ferguson. >> je, another blast of icy cold air across northern portions of eastern asia. as for japan, we'll we'll be staying clear of most of that really icy air, but there is a low pressure system moving through and it is likely to produce a few snowflakes on the mountains, but the majority of the precipitation will be rain. we have 18 millimeters of r

we have the details from istanbul. >> these of the closing chapters turkey'sas been called greatest road. the prosecution has finished its case against the defenders of alleged to have the numbers of a shadowy group plotting to destabilize the turkish state. six the case first started years ago, most turks were in favor of a. they thought it a necessary reckoning with the past. of those arrested were members of the turkish military. as the case developed, more people have been ensnared including academics, journalists, politicians, and now members of the military standing trial. the opponents of the case now say it is being used by the ruling party to stamp out any opposition to them. -- an islamicc party that has been in power for 10 years. protestors fear the secular foundations of turkey are being threatened by the trial and the government is using it to silence its opponents. the prime minister would argue this trial is bringing stability to turkey. 1 areg kong and tie setting a precautionary measures against a new strain of bird flu. they have been spraying disinfectant into markets

. >> our correspondent is live in istanbul. it seems like a lot is being put on the shoulders of turkey. how prominent does the u.s. want turkey to be in the peace process? >> you get an indication from what you heard john kerry say of the importance the u.s. government seemed to be putting on developing turkey's diplomatic role in the region and the importance it attaches to turkey and israel preparing their relations. this visit comes following the phone call broken by barack obama between israeli prime minister and the turkish prime minister. in that phone call, and yahoo apologized for the israeli military raid on the turkish putin. the turkish foreign minister said the issue of the apology is behind them. they must still talk about ofpensation for the victims the rate. both went on to talk about the importance of developing the palestinian economies in gaza and in the west bank. john kerry said turkey could have a role in developing those economies. john kerry said he would have more to say about the west bank economy foll

. >>> a horrifying scene at an apartment in istanbul, turkey.ou immediately see flames and smoke bursting out of the front windows of this apartment and you quickly notice that there is a woman hanging out her apartment window. that's about four stories above the ground. no fire trucks in sight. only bystanders and neighbors trying to figure out what they could possibly do to help this woman out. such a flat wall. there's nothing you can think of climbing down. >> you also notice a family in an apartment behind there. there's two women and two children also stranded in this burning building. >> really small children. >> now, you can see the neighbors starting to try and make some sort of catch for this woman. they're stretching out sheets, tarps, whatever they can. the woman is climbing out, gripping to the edge by her hands, dangling down precariously before her hands give way. >> oh. >> they didn't catch her at all. she hit the ground completely. >> reports say the woman was seriously injured in the fall. a 12-year-old also fell from the windo

tokyo is competing for the 2020 summer games against madrid and istanbul. the international olympic committee will announce the winning city in september. >>> the 2011 tsunami destroyed many businesses in northeastern japan. among them was a shop that sold a popular snack that's unique to the region. the owner has opened his doors again and locals are now enjoying a taste of life before the disaster. >> reporter: this is a deep fried sweet made of dough and brown sugar. and locals can't get enough of it. >> translator: i can buy only ten? i want more! >> reporter: they named the sweets taro after the city in iwate prefecture. two years ago a tsunami 50 meters high tore through the neighborhood. this is where the snacks were made and sold before the disast disaster. this 58-year-old man is the third generation of his family to own the business. they know what it is like for history to repeat itself. in 1933, his grandfather also saw a tsunami destroy his shop. but after a year of back breaking work, the elder tafaka was selling the sweet again. interpret i w

last year with a shot in the dying seconds the greek side hold a two nil series lead as they go to istanbul to face with us in games three and four genco moscow. so after all that top russian action let's cast our eyes over the best of the rest from the world of sport. on monday it was a dream practice round for teenage golf chang lying against the chinese prodigy teamed up with well not to want to tiger woods ahead of the masters but fourteen one is the youngest ever player to enter the tournament and also went on to make more history into augusta the one that can't survive they want shot penalty for slow play to make the cut with four over par becoming the youngest ever golfer to reach the weekend. on tuesday italian world cup win i understand del piero kept his debut season in the australian aid league by claiming three awards at the sydney f.c. club the thirty eight year old strike up act up the player of the year award as well as the members' award in golden boot after scoring fourteen goals in twenty four appearances his star presence also helped to sydney's average crowd to about eig

being a heavily kurdish region, they don't have the greatest relationship with istanbul, they don't have the greatest relationship with the turkish government. it's a completely different world. it's completely opposite. when their armed forces show up, it's not really lacked upon as a good thin. this is why i want to say thank you to our military that's here today, to the army, the navy, the military in general, the marines, the coast guard, even i saw a couple air force running around here yesterday. the fact that you are here and you are in san francisco and you do this every year, it says a lot. because we lack at -- look at this as a good week. we have a great working relationship and after being there and seeing that it's not a good relationship and people get really, really tense when the guys in green show up, it makes me appreciate what we have all the more. there's one other thing i really appreciate, by the way, and i'll direct this to general speese being the trainer that he is, i got a whole new appreciation for muzzle discipline back there. i appreciate the fact that we dri

i was just in istanbul three weeks ago to welcome our largest turkish class ever. so, there you go. in the creation of our campus, as diego's outline pointed out, we've been very conscious about assembling contin with us parcel in the neighborhood with the goal of creating an urban campus. we look very forward to continuing to work with our neighbors, to pull this together, and to help on the infrastructure improvements and basically the quality of life improvements in this neighborhood. the lighter pink rectangle on there that's abutting 7th street is the new parcel we bought in march of 2011. and, so, about two years ago we sat down with the zoning administrator and steve and diego actually to discuss the best way to go forward and create a planning framework and a special use district was suggested as the best alternative. and then supervisor cohen introduced that last november. we worked through the front part of it with with steve and sophie who were fantastic. and i'd like to thank them both publicly. in the process, sophie also answered the question of which takes longer to c

and going into game four in istanbul the greek side needed just one more win to go for the fact. they were leading seventy one sixty four with less than two minutes to go but then former l.a. lakers star jordan fama and jamen lucas lead the home side in a thrilling comeback. with two seconds on the clock that's messed up three points but lucas tipped in the bowl to make it seventy four seventy three on the night two two in the series. and force a deciding game later this week. in contrast to a time when israel madrid breezed into the semifinals with a three nil series win at mcabee tel of eve and they'll take on the the six time champions plan of an eye cause or at rivals barcelona came back to level the series two two seventy sixty win and athens one carlos navarro netted eleven of his seventeen points in the fourth quarter as the visitors won by the largest margin of any game in the series which moves back to spain for the decisive fifth game on thursday colleen bray r.t. . well that's all for part one don't go away though more after the break. for. me it's peace. steve. keep.

florida from istanbul when our joined live by amnesty international's research are on turkey andrew gardner nice to see you today let's quickly return to the case of pianist a fossil say who received that ten month suspended sentence for mocking islam we know it's a source a suspended sentence and looks more like a warning than a punishment but is this trial making an example out of say perhaps in this world of political correctness. you know. just one example of a real clear trend of abusive prosecutions against journalists writers and others you know it's a controversial subject really clear violation rights of free press and there are many. such as this one. from the military. but mr gardner how does it all fit in with i mean ultimately with turkey secularism. i mean. it fits in very well with the patent which is why. controversial subjects which to tackle. well there's now two sides. going to students and others anyone really speaking out on one of these controversial subjects chris prosecutions from the authorities if the view they're expressing is not with the view it's our excuse hav