hundredal jazeera. hundreds of people have been killed after an earthquake in afghanistan, tremors felt across the region. a report obtained exclusively by al jazeera indicates strong evidence that the myanmar government has committed genocide against the country's rohingya minority. and the world health organization has released a report that says processed plate causes cancer. international health body adds that red meat is also risky. >>> two turkish policemen have been killed during a shootout with suspected i.s.i.l. fighters. police say they were carrying out raids on the outskirts of diabakur when the outbreak happened. >> as turkish officials raided several properties, gun fire echoed throughout the neighborhood. two police officers were killed by booby trapped bombs as they broke down a adoo door at one apartment. seven suspected members of i.s.i.l. were killed in a shootout according to police. >> translator: this was a very important operation planned and conducted successfully. the outcome is

al jazeera jon henry smith has more. it is a big blow, a big blow. >> at this prayer vigil, went on in a boynton beach florida church, the drum set sat empty, the man who played them, 31-year-old cory jones, died sunday. shot dead by a police officer. >> he was a drummer. he worked hard. i mean he was everything you needed in a son. >> jones and his band the future presidents played what would be their final gig just after midnight sunday. everything cements normal, he was completely himself, shook hands and he left. >> hours later jones' car broke down, around 2:00 a.m. he call add band mate for help. and then he call add tow truck. but while he was waiting police say officer no man raha driving an un, maaed car stopped to investigate what he believed was an abandoned car. police haven't released many details but said in a statement, the officer who has only been on the force for since months was confronted by an armed subject, as a result of the confrontation, the officer discharged his firearm resulting in the death o

this is al jazeera america. we begin tonight with the obama administration abandoning its effort to train moderate syrian rebels. pentagon officials admit the $500 million training program failed to produce real results against i.s.i.l. the program was widely criticized for only training a handful of combat ready rebels, american officials say the resources will now be used to equip and establish troops already fighting i.s.i.l. as russia continues its box bardment in the war torn country. killed 200 i.s.i.l. tighters in the latest air strike. mike viqueria reports. >> secretary of defense ash carter says the pentagon is pulling the plug. >> we will try the same basic objective which is the right one. >> to train syrian fighters in a third country, either jordan, turkey or saudi arabia and send them back into syria to fight i.s.i.l. the initial cost, $500 million. president obama revealed the plan last year. >> taking on i.s.i.l. terrorists inside syria. >> but taking on the goa i.s.i.t the goal of most syrians.

joanna gezra, al jazeera, must cat. must muscat. >> relocating their matches there for safety reasons. england were beaten 3-nil on their last visit. >> we understand the pressures of playing, under these conditions as well, a lot slower-paced games and you can lose games in cricket in a short span of time. you can do a good work over a long period as well to win games and the guys are prepared for that. >> i think we are more prepared this time than all what mistakes they did previously with they just came here. obviously they have been working on that. and a bit more prepared. so we need to also focus and we need to really improve our performance. we just can't take it easy like that. >> between the toronto blue jais and the texas rangers, the canadian franchise is back in the play for the first time in 20 years. the rangers still lead the best of five series 2-1. okay that is how sport is looking for now. i'll hand you back to barbara in london. >> andy thank you. developing story we're covering in this newshour, pal

al jazeera, washington. leah watkins says congress needs to introduce better gun laws. >> we have the best congress money can buy and they are more beholden to the nra which representatives gun manufacturers here in america. don't forget, their only moarvetiomotivation is to sell . they don't care who they sell to. until the american congress represents the people, not the gun manufacturers which are soaked in guns, near 34,000 a year die in gun violence and over 80,000 are injured. this is a yearly, daily occurrence in the united states. unless people actually start to make this an issue and they vote, the members of congress out who refuse to take action, you know we're not going to see change but states like new york are making positive change. we have the third lowest gun death in the nation. we haven't had mass shootings at schools for many, many years and that's because strong smart gun laws work and i think congress needs to get the same message. >>> russian air strikes in syria have dominated talks o

this is al jazeera. following nor clashes at the west bank. president obama apologizes for an air strike that destroys a hospital in kunduz afghanistan. russia has fired cruise missiles at syria. more than 1200 kilometers away were involved in the strikes. moscow says it's targeting cite but some have hit western backed rebels. u.s. says the advantage a fundamental mistake. and u.s. well not cooperate with russia. peter sharp reports. >> from the caspian sea, 1200 kilometers from the fighting, russia opened a second front. the caliber missiles, bearing the nato code name sizzler were launched without warning from russia's caspian sea flotilla. with a range of 2500 kilometers the missiles were within reach, russia said it received permission from iran and iraq to overfly its territory, avoiding southeastern turkey. sergei shoygu briefed of the campaign. >> 26 cruise missiles on 11 targets. all targets were destroyed and no civilians were harmed. >>> why russia would target missiles 12 loo miles away, when it's carrying out daily strikes on i.s.

al jazeera. >> you're watching al jazeera. still to come. the weekly refugee influx to reach greece since the start of the year. >>> an $18 million deal updates senegal's mode of transport. more after the break. >> al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights, on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of our top stories here on al jazeera. mexico is bracing for a potentially catastrophic conditions as one of the strongest hurricanes on record heads towards its coast line. >>> after days of unrest, for the first time in six weeks restrictions of who can enter the al-aqsa mosque compounds has been lifted. >> 22 people have been killed after a suicide-bomb attack. mourners were attack as they reached the end of the route. >> 530 kilometers happened in a city which is an historic old city named after mid 19th century east even company

>> top stories for you on al jazeera. foreign ministers in vienna have agreed for the united nations to start a new diplomatic process aimed at finding a different solution in syria. the u.s. has announced that it will send up to 50 special services personnel, training and advising opposition fighters in syria. >>> 2007 kille27 killed and ove0 injured in a night club fire in bucharest. >>> northeast nations relations have been icy thanks oterritorial disputes, harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> every week they gather outside the japanese embassy in seoul. supporters of south korea's so-called comfort women, last survivors, have been an issue of heart of strained relations between seoul and tokyo, as shinzo abe operators to meet south korea's president for talks. >> for 25 years we have been shouting for japan to compensate. if he last answers he can come to south korea otherwise he cannot. >> while abe made his statement, he upset seoul, without reiterating them for a personal standpoint. for all this symbolism of japa

al jazeera tried to get an official to comment on the tactic but nobody was available.he palestinian security forces are still around. the protesters have told us people are still being monitored and sometimes arrested by the pa and it's just that with talk of a new one they don't want to be seen to be antagonizing a young generation of activists. there is another twist in the cycle of protests, university students are using social media for alternative demonstrations where the flags of the various palestinian factions are noticeably absent. >> something they are listening to are political leadership or even for this and taking the ownership and trying to change the whole framework of what we struggle against the occupation. >> reporter: nobody knows when or how the latest up surge in violence will end but in the meantime there is no such frustration among protesters by and large they are being left to their devices, al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >>> much more still ahead for you on al jazeera, we will tell you why a saudi blogger has been awarded the eu's pric

this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: al jazeera uncovers evidence of genocide, allegedly coordinated by myanmar's government against rohingya muslims. a gun battle in southern turkey, two police officers and

al jazeera, beirut. >> you're watching al jazeera.nty more in this hour of news from london, including. >> i'm catherine soi in western kenya. i'll be telling you about this invasive weed and why malaria researchers here are so worried about it. >> plus, why the one strong relationship between china and northamptio north korea is becoming strained. >>> and why sepp blatter hopes to be behind his fifa desk sooner than anyone expected. the united nations security council has approved the second phase of operations off the coast of libya. they're permitted to seize and destroy boats used by human traffickers. >> the u.n. security council voted to endorse the european union naval operation off the coast of libya. thousands have died making the journal. now they'll intercept and later destroy the boats. the u.k. which drew up the resolution said that it will save lives. >> any smuggler stopped will be arrested, and their boats will be seized. we must not allow people smugglers to profit from other's despair. >> however, they said that it w

you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program, syria's president applauds russia's air strikes in the war hoff torn country saying the intervention is violation to middle east civility. >>> deaths along the french riviera as two months of rain falls in two hour. >>> the herbal remedies harder to pick in south africa. >>> thank you for joining us. in the northern afghan city of kunduz, it has reported fallen back into taliban control. government forced backed by u.s. war planes have been fighting against the taliban there since monday. paul has the report. >> reporter: police in kunduz have distributed bread and rice to residents. many have lived without food, water or electricity for days. >> translator: planes are bombing us from above. towns are shelling from the ground. we don't know what to do. >> reporter: afghan soldiers and the taliban have been fighting for control of the city for more than a week. afghan troops drive past bodies left on the ground as they patrol the city with damaged and boa

al jazeera.bove ground. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> in at a time valley, we have this update. >> reporter: according to the provincial disaster management authority, the worst hit is the province and werz told that they have suffered the maximum number of casualty did, almost 187. the death toll mounting, over 250, and there are reports that at least 800 houses have been damaged or destroyed here, alone. >> number is over 1,100 across a vast region because this powerful earthquake not just shook islamabad but as far as new delhi and the proof incial capitol but the worst hit according to the provincial authorities is here in swath and malakan, just an adjoining district. ♪ >>> a world health organization agency says that processed meat such as ham and sausage can lead to comeon and or cancers and red meat is probably cars inogenic as well. wayne hay has the details from thailand seeing a rise in the number of people eating processed meat. >> for some people, the perception of meat may have ch

step vaessen, al jazeera, south su math rah. sumatra. >> artisans have made their living making hand made copper goods. but now the industry's dying out. imtiaz tyab has the story. >> for 40 years, madek has hammered sheets of copper into intricate pieces of art. it was taught to him by his father, who learned from his father. he's afraid he's the last one. >> translator: my sons are not going to follow my footsteps. unfortunately, they believe this profession is going to be ex extinct. there is just a handful of us artisans due to the poor security and economic conditions of the country as well as the lack of foreign tourists. >> reporter: baghdad's safafir market has been around for generations, it was the place for traders across the middle east looking for highly prized copper handicrafts. that only changed with the u.s. golf war in the 1990s. now only around 15 shops remain with just five still crafting new pieces. the artisans of the safafir copper market say it's not just successfullivsuccessive changese growing popularit

you're watching al jazeera. still to come we'll bring you the latest from the war in yemen where even children are targets for snipers' bullets. we'll tell but the cheap set ups that are keeping zimbabweans in business. >> welcome become. foreign ministers announce the u.n. should start a new diplomatic process aimed at finding a political transition to end syria's war. meanwhile inside syria itself, the violence is continuing. 140 people have been killed by missile attacks carried without by the syrian government. 30 refugees including 11 children have drowned after two boats sunk off the coast of greece. >> now the last british detainee to be held at guantanamo bay has been freed. he has been held there for 13 years and in the last eight years he was released twice. he flew back on friday. emma hayward reports. >> after more than 5,000 days inside guantanamo bay, he was finally back on british soil. flown to a civilian air port on the edge of london, a moment his family, friends and supporters had been hoping

this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm tony harris. the washington post and the family of jason rezaian are vowing to appeal his sentence. he faces a sentence of ten to 20 years. the executive editor of the washington post says it represents an outrageous injustice. rezaian's brother calls it a, quote, travesty of justice. mifs miines ferre has more. >> it is clear the final outcome of jason's case will be made by political authorities not by judicial ones. >> reporter: newspaper's top editors have called the legal proceedings in tehran a sham. they are calling on iran's leaders to resolve the case. >> we have heard from president rouhani that the leaders are willing to move jason's case to conclusion if the united states has part. the decision will be made with highest authorities. >> jason was arrested with his wife and other employees. >> since he was a little boy my son loved iran. his love for iran is so infectious he has made a creefer of showing its beauty to others. >> more than 150,000 have signed a petition for his release. e

the news continues, live from london. >> this is al jazeera. >> this is the al jazeera newshour, good to have you along, i'm david foster. this is some of what we're looking at in detail in the next 60 minutes. croatia opens its border with serbia as the balkan states struggle with thousands of new refugees. >>> investigation into the death of an eritrean migrant shot in the case of mistaken identity

hours gmt and on line at al jazeera/investigators.rs in england are threatening to strike and unhappy with the national service contracts which say will make them work longer hours for less pay and emma reports from london. >> the new national health service starts, have you chosen your family doctor. >> ambitious plan to bring free healthcare to all and decades has been the pride of britain and now nearly 70 years on the national health service is in crisis. under pressure and struggling to pay its bills, thousands of junior doctors are threatening to walk out in an row over pay and conditions and tom is a young doctor who loves his job and always expected to work long hours but worries a new contract which the uk government wants to introduce could push people too far. >> we all went into this because we care enormous about patients and we want to help people. and we all knew there were long hours and a very stressful job and were ready for that. >> reporter: effecting doctors working in england and offered some concessions and say

al jazeera america's award-winning investigative series. monday, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >>> a shake-up on capitol hill. kevin mccarthy drops out of the race to be house speaker. >>> what he knew and when he knew it, the head of volkswagen america testifies on capitol hill. >>> lead in the water. flint, michigan struggles to find a solution.

you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, a typhoon slams into the phil peens. philippines. >>> china's mobile companies, pushes sales down at home. >>> well, the situation remains tense across israel and the occupied palestinian territories where there have been daily stabbings and killings. since october the 1st, 43 palestinians and eight israelis have been killed. shoot to kill policy has failed to stop the unrest. >>> now moving on, flights this been cancelled and at least 10,000 people move to higher ground as a typhoon slammed into the philippines. heavy rain damaged roads bridges and power lines. the government advised people in elf coastal area tcoastal areas. marga ortigas has more. >> this is strongest one to strike this year. it is not as strong however as typhoon hyan, the strongest typhoon ever to hit landfall. however, concerns are that this will drop rainfall more in one 24 hour period that will cause landslides that the typhoon is going to pass over, a mountainous region that also sees the longest

. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm randall pinkston in new york with a look at today's top stories.israelis and palestinians continue exchanging deadly attacks as the latest round of violence extends into the ten 10th day. jason rezaian has a sentence. >>> republicans try too secure a candidate to replace outgoing speaker of the house, john boehner pchejohnboehner. we begin with washington, expressing deep concern about the escalating violence between israelis and palestinians. late saturday secretary of state john kerry reached out to both israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestine palestinian president mahmoud abbas trying to restore calm. this was the scene just a few hours ago outside the coastal city of hidera, a palestinian soldiers rammed into a israeli soldier. several people injured by a palestinian woman who detonated a bomb inside her car. >> there was an explosion that took place inside the vehicle. the female terrorist was injured seriously. >> two civilians were killed including a pregnan

daniel schweimler, al jazeera, buenos aires. >> joining us from buenos aires, welcome to al jazeera. what is the biggest issue on the minds of the voters as they go to the polls this weekend? >> well, sheila that's a good question. first of all what anyone would like to know is whether we're going to be calling a new president on sunday night or monday, or if we're going to have to wait until november 22nd to see who's the next president of the country. right now, the polls don't seem to agree, even though daniel sioli seems to be the clear front runner. we don't know if mauricio magry will get close to him or whether sioli will be the winner on sunday. >> sioli appears to be the heir apparent to the kirchners. with the economy in such bad shape why is he doing so well? >> well a lot of people here, they are very, very loyal to the are parones party. and what's surprising even though this is obviously cristina's heir apparent, more fest appealing to the lower class not as parones as the middle classes, seems to distance himself from her party. just yesterday he said woe raise the eco

patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >>> the u.n.'es agency says that more than 5,000 refugees were arriving in serbia from macedonia every day. and that there is no sign that flow of people will ease. the u.n. says that 13,000 have entered serbia in the last 48 hours alone. and it's predicting another surge in the coming days. more than 170,000 people have passed through serbia on their way towards europe this summer. and refugees are continuing to arrive in italy, more than 700 people mainly from syria and eritrea were rescued off the coast of libya on monday the aid group doctors without borders pick he had them up in two separate operations, they have been taken to the italian island of sicily. germany's chancellor angela merkel says her country can't handle the refugees crisis alone. she is heading to brussels for a european union sum out thursday. where she will appeal for help from other states. merkel is under pressure her coalition partner to his limit the number of asylum seekers entering germany. jonah hull reports now from

this is al jazeera. >> hello there. this is the news hour, live from london, coming up in the next 60 minutes. ramping up the anti-isil offensive, the u.s. talks about more air strikes in syria, and embedding troops in iraq. two palestinians shot and killed by forces during what has been described as a day of rage in the occupied territories. a u.s. police officer accused of throwing a high school student to the

this is al jazeera. the second day of campaigning in turkey's second general election in just six months. amount green and gold fever in sydney as the wallabes prepare to take on new zealand np rugby world cup final. >>> russia has warned of a proxy war breaking out in syria after announcement of u.s. sending special forces to fight i.s.i.l. announced while foreign ministers were in vienna for an international summit on the conflict. u.s. says its forces will are in a position to train and advise. >> translator: i believe that neither the u.s. nor russia want to go back to the so-called proxy war. >> the president has been determined to try to make certain that we were going to increase our efforts against daesh. because to everybody's obvious perception, more needs to be done. >> earlier my colleague elisabeth is puranam asked if this was mission creep. >> i suspect these u.s. special operations forces were already in syria. theist found its main desire is to overthrow i.s.i.l. in raqqa. they found that

imoku molu, al jazeera. >> doug olivant is al jazeera's national security advisor and a senior fellow at the security council. the administration had said no boots on the ground in syria now special forces are going in. what's your take? >> well, i'm sympathetic to what they're doing here. they're trying to change the situation on the ground. and we saw today the white house try to explain well, boots on the ground really aren't boots on the ground. and this isn't the kind of boots on the ground we were talking about. but clearly at the end of the day, what we have is somewhat less than 50 american soldiers, our best trained american soldiers. it sounds like they're going to be part of delta force or something akin to it, who will be on the groundworking with these groups just north of raqqa trying to put as the white house said some pressure on raqqa. >> so do you think it's russia's presence that has brought about this change in the administration's statistician to put at least a small force of american soldiers on the ground? >> well, it could be. it could be that the russian ves v

rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> sports is next. a local football team in africa is trying to restore to a community. >> scientists fighting malaria in easting africa face new he my, a weed invading the countryside is growing across uganda, tanzania, somalia, ethiopia and kenya. it is attracting mosquitoes. we report from western kenya. >> scientists of the international center in nairobi watch the movements of the mosquito which transmits malaria and study the weed and try to term how much gains it has made in the fight against malaria. mosquitoes are attracted to the nectar which keep it alive. the research started in 2007 is still in its early days, but the lead researcher says the preliminary findings are worrying. >> it tells us that when the mosquito is carrying the parasite, it can survive a lot longer. the question is that if the mosquito is not infected with the parasite, what does it mean in terms of the impact on the survival of the mosquito. that we don't know. >> this weed originally from north and south america was int

"talk to al jazeera". saturday, 6:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> tension in jerusalem as a second palestinian man is shot dead bipolice for stabbing israeli citizens. i'm fauziah ibrahim. you're watching al jazeera, live from doha. >>> president barack obama offers his sympathy, after a suspected american airtr

only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. watching al jazeera live from doh. stories, russia has conducted a second day of airstrikes in syria. saudi arabia has criticized the russian raids saying it has caused civilian casualties. heavy fighting from kunduz between the taliban and the afghan army. the talltable have retaken some areas they lost overnight to government forces backed by nato. declaring no longer bound by the oslo israel. >> voters in turkey go to the polls on november 1st for the second time in five months. the ruling ack party failed to w win. they will try to win again or face the prospects of coalition with bitter rivals. towns like zakara prospered over the last 13 years. restaurant owner is typical of the business owners who credit the liberal economic policies of the ruling ack party for their success. >> i voted for the ack party because i am happy with their services. isn't they didn't come back on the last election, i would have to be the first that season in 13 years. there was shopper shock that it failed to win a parliamentae majori

welcome to al jazeera live from our headquarters, in doha, i'm fauziah ibrahim. tensions continue over access to jerusalem's holy site. 12 pacific rim countries reach agreement on the world's biggest trade deal after years of difficult negotiations. and we meet the nobel medicine prize winners whose discoveries helped save millions of lives. we begin with some breaking news out of yemen and we're getting reports of three explosions in the south of the country, in aden near a hotel used by the prime minister, the vice president, as well as the majority of government ministers. now according to reports, rocket propelled grenades explodeoutside thexplodedoutsid. we will give you more when we get more details. >>> second violation of air space by russian jets. russian airplanes crossed into the territory of turkey. nato has condemned the incursion. rory challands has more. >> this is the latest, grainy silent black and white blooms of light are also we're being told bombs successfully hitting targets near homs, are near idlib and al shegur. what we aren't seeing is t

al jazeera.> there are reports today that former virginia senator will drop out of the domic race for president, and run instead as an independent. remember is polling in the low single digits he also complained about not dwelling enough air time to speak at last week's democratic debates. police in st. louis are looking for clues in a series of church arson attacks. in each case, a outside door was set on fire, one of the churches almost destroyed. no injuries have been reported they don't have a suspect, or a motive p tennessee county voting against displaying the flag, and today the university of mississippi is expected to vote on whether to remove that flap, from it's campuses. >> in recent days the debate turned into a shouting match over the vote to take down the state flag at old miss. hundreds of students and faculty members have urged the university of mississippi to stop flying the flag, that fee ur churring the confederate symbol, but today's vote facing opposition, an online petition

the top stories here on al jazeera. afghanistan and pakistan are rush to go deliver relief aid to earth quake victims. more than 300 people died after a 7.5 magnitude quake hit south asia on monday. the epicenter was in the hindu mountains northeast afghanistan. >>> china has warned the u.s. to act cautionly in the disputed without third south china sea after i u.s. warship sailed close to two man-made islands that china claimed at its territory. the u.s. says it's acting in accordance with maritime law. >>> two turkish policemen have been killed with two suspected isil officers. it happened during a raid. >>> the european union is working to implement new measure to his tackle the refugees crisis in the western balkans. croatian authorities say an estimated 260,000 people have passioned through since hungary closed its borders in mid september. slovenia continues to face 10s of thousands of new arrivals. but as robin reports from the board he should volunteer aid workers say they are being prevented from offering much-

♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello, i'm mary ann and this is the news hour live from london coming up, in the next 60 minutes top diplomates in vein that at talks aimed at ending the civil war in syria. china abolishes its controversial one child policy in a direct response to an aging population. we speak to the afghan refugees who made their desperate journey to europe only faced to being forcibly sent home. and let there be life, purple flowers that suddenly bloomed in one of the world's driest places. >>> i'm robin adams in doha with the kansas roles with home field to go for the world series. details coming up. ♪ top diplomates are now in vein that to begin talks that could kick start a process that may one day end the war in syria. the official dialog begins on friday amed cautious optimism several sideline meetings have already been held and john kerry met with iran minister and include russians from russia, turkey, france and saudi arabia. syria's government in opposition are not involved. all the ministers meeting in vein thawill need to overcome competing agendas t

"talk to al jazeera". saturday, 6:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. the stop stories on al jazeera. the hamas leader in gaza wants protesters, palestinian shot dead early saturday morning by the israeli army at a checkpoint in east jerusalem. kill six palestinians on friday. >>> syrian rebels to fight i.s.i.l, $500 million was set aside to equip fighters but only a handful made it to the battlefield. >>> north korea is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its founding political party. will take place in the capital of pyongyang. >>> the u.n. security council has given its support to a european union plan to target suspected people-smugglers off the libyan coast, if the latest attempt to stop the flow of refugees across the mediterranean sea. our diplomatic editor james bays has the report. >> voting to endorse a european union naval operation off the coast of libya. thousands of people have died making the joish joarn. nomaking the orion. making the journey. the u.n. which drew up the resolution says it will stop lives. >> any smugglers will be stopped

it backs up what al jazeera was told by the boat captain in june.e. >> translator: i told the all australian man we needed money to return to our wife and children. >> reporter: am nells at this says what australia did amounts to a people smuggling crime around the united nations convention that australia has signed but individual countries prosecute people under such laws and australia's government won't go after its own. on thursday it reacted angrily to the whole report calling it a slur and a disgrace. >> our australian officials operate in accordance with domestic australian law and in accordance with our international obligations. >> so what is your reaction tottam necessary at this international report? >> i reject it. >> reporter: but politicians do not explicitly deny payments at sea took place. amnesty international is calling for a public inquiry in to what australian officials do at sea to stop boats of refugees. but it's unlikely to get one. secrecy about tactics is part of the government's strategy. the same of the government is to did

on al jazeera america. >> the historic city of antakya is just a few kilomentres from the border crossing with syria - where domenico and pierre were released. many of the secret deals to free western hostages are made here. >> american journalist peter theo curtis was based in antakya, when in october 2012, he was kidnapped. >> all of a sudden i didn't hear from him. and i didn't want to sound like a worried mother, but i was a worried mother. then i got an email from him that with a subject heading of hey, and then there was no message. and then i really panicked. >> a few weeks later fellow american journalist jim foley was taken at gunpoint just a short distance away. >> we wondered that jim didn't call us on thanksgiving. and sure enough that next morning we received a call jim had in fact been kidnapped. so, that's when we knew. >> the fate of these two men reveals the contradiction at the heart of american hostage policy. the public declarations of "no negotiation" and "no ransom" - do not tell the w

jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> still ahead, college protests. some students are voting to whether to ban the state flag from the college campus. >>> zombies running for their lives, now a hunt is on for the shooter. >>> decades in the making and separateby politics. one korean man hoping to reconnect with his family in the north. i just had a horrible nightmare. my company's entire network went down, and i was home in bed, unaware. but that would never happen. comcast business monitors my company's network 24 hours a day and calls and e-mails me if something, like this scary storm, takes it offline. so i can rest easy. what. you don't have a desk bed? don't be left in the dark. get proactive alerts 24/7. comcast business. built for business. >> the university of mississippi will vote this week on whether to remove the state flag from campus. the mississippi flag has a confederate symbol on it and hundreds rallied on friday to call on administers to tak admit down. at least three other state universities do not fly that flag. >>> police are looki

nidhi dutt, al jazeera, new delhi. >>> still ahead on al jazeera the e.u.human rights prize to a saudi blogger whose writings about free speech have landed him in jail. >>> exploring migration through art. 40 zimbabwean artis artists feae their work. >>> we'll tell you about the golfer who has sunk his second hole in one in two months. robin standing by with the details. >> tough that the country gave up on me. >> look at the trauma... every day is torture. >> this is our home. >> nobody should have to live like this. >> we made a promise to these heroes... this is one promise americans need to keep. ♪ ♪ >>> held going, reminders of the top stories here on al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and iranian foreign minister have met in have you ina ahead of international talks to end the civil war in syria. china abandoning its controversial one-child policy after more than three decades. republican paul ryan is elected the new speaker of u.s. house of representatives. >>> syria's war may be one of the causes of the current refugees crisis but ma

. >> honor delayed a soledad o'brien special report only on al jazeera america >> this is al jazeera america i'm randall pinkston in new york. a look at tonight's story. tragedy at sea. a boat sinks, and the search on for survivors. >>> 17 european countries agree to cooperate in a plan to deal with the refugees streaming into europe. clinton versus clinton, an in depth look at hillary clinton's policies versus president clinton's policies. we begin with brake being biking news off the west coast of canada. a fran th frantic rescue missioa whale watching boat sinks. four people are confirmed dead, ten others pulled out of the water and they are getting medical treatment. but there were 27 passengers on the ship. melissa kai joins us now by phone in victoria, british columbia. what can you tell us about what happened? was there rough weather? any idea what caused the ship to tip over? >> at the moment, the cause of the sinking is still under investigation. but what i can tell you is that at about 5:00 p.m, local pacific time at about eight nautical miles northwest of tofino, the lovia

jonah hull, al jazeera, in southern bavaria. >>> just adhere on al jazeera, we are in turkey where someple are questioning security following saturday's bomb attack in annika rah. and giving a voice to the people. we'll look at what the grassroots alternative to the u.n. climate summit aim up with in bolivia. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> held going, the top stories on al jazeera. israeli police say a palestinian man has carried out a knife attack at a bus stop in tel aviv. it's the latest in a series of stabbing incident. dutch is about to release its final report on mh17 which was shot down in eastern ukraine last year. all 289 people aboard the going 777 died in the crash. the u.n. refugees agency says that more than 5,000 people are arriving in serbia from 345s down i can't every day. it says that 13,000 entered the country in the past 14 hours alone. and that another surge is expected. >>> turkey's deputy prime minister says tha

al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >>> the u.s.center stage as republican presidential candidates met for their third debate at times the exchange grew ill tempered as alan fisher reports from boulder, colorado. >> reporter: it was a night when frustrations boiled to the surface. >> folks, we have to wake up. we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know how to do the job. you have to pick somebody who has experience, somebody that has the know how, the discipline. >> reporter: this is a tight battle where campaigns haven't gone as planned and some saw the way ahead by attacking others. >> marco, when you signed up for this, this was a six-year term. and you should be showing up to work. i moon, literally the senate, what is it like a french workweek you get like three days where you have to show up? >> someone has convinced you that attack me will help you. here is the bottom line my campaign will be about the future of america. it's not going to be a attack anyone else on the stage i will continue to have tremendous admiral tryings

our top story on his al jazeera.opposition says dozens of civilians have been killed in russian airstrikes. the u.s. is questioning moscow's intentions in syria as it enters the conflict. both sides have agreed to hold talks as soon as possible. >>> fighting has resumed in parts of kunduz city in northern afghanistan between the tal can and the afgha afghan army. >>> palestinian president ma moved huh bass has used his speech at the u.n. to declare he's no longer bounds by the oslo accord. he accused israel of breaching the agreement signed in 1993 which were meant to provide a basis for peace. >>> there has been another explosion in a chinese town a day after seven parcel bombed killed people. in reports of new injury coming a day after seven were killed following blasts in multiple locations. >>> china is celebrating its 66th national day. ♪ ♪ >> more than 50,000 people gathered to watch the ceremony. the events commemorated the founding of the communist people's republic of china. a 7-day holiday will follow. ♪ ♪

thank god, we survived. >> still ahead on al jazeera. the preparation for the 2020 olympics in japan, run into problems plus. >> for a few weeks each year people flock here to risk it all, for ride of their life. i'm gabriel elizondo, that story coming up. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. up. >> welcome back. the top stories here in al jazeera. israeli police have restricted the area of old jerusalem. hours earl yerm similar atta

this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >>> nato calls on russia to keep out of turkey's air space with attacks on syrian opposition targets that continue. >>> the charity called it a war crime. now the u.s. says afghan forces asked for the air strike on a clinic in kunduz. >>> and 12 nations from both sides of the pacific reach a new trade deal covering ho -- 40% of the world's economy.40% of t world's economy. >>> hello. israel's cabinet has been meeting to discuss continuing tension and violence over access to jerusalem's holy sites. a 13-year-old palestinian boy was shot dead during fighting with israeli security forces. as protests continue in the occupied west bank, four israelis have been killed in the past five days. mike hanna has more from west jerusalem. >> reporter: a 13-year-old boy shot in yet another clash between demonstrators and the israeli army in the occupied west bank. he died while receiving treatment in hospital. the army says it's investigating the circumstances of the death. in the v

recap now of the top stories on al jazeera and u.s. secretary of state john kerry is set to meet with benjamin netanyahu in a few hours to discuss the rising violence in israel and the occupied territories. >>> in the latest unrest on wednesday a palestinian man was shot dead after he allegedly drove his car into israeli soldiers in the occupied west bank. five soldiers were injured. >>> the u.s. has criticized russia for hosting the syrian president during a surprise visit to moscow. bashar al-assad met with his russian counterpart vladimir putin on wednesday. it's believed to be his first trip abroad since the syrian civil war began in 2011. >>> and u.s. vice president joe biden has decided not run in the 2016 presidential election. hopes for hillary clinton to be chosen as the candidate for the democratic party for white house. >>> serving as searvegh secretaf state as four americans died in benghazi. kimberly halkett reports. >> three years later, why it happened is still in dispute. first blamed on a widespread reaction to an anti

♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha.s is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. tensions flair across the occupied west bank as the u.n. chief calls for an end to the violence between israelis and palestinians. >>> rights groups say russia air strikes in syria have killed dozens of civilians in lattlatt. >>> plus we meet the 64-year-old man meeting his father for the very fifth time. >>> i'm wayne haye reporting from the philippines where the former typhoon continues to dump huge amounts of rain on the island of luzon. ♪ >>> we begin this news hour with developments in israel and the palestinian territories where it's been another day of tenning. in the past few hours there have been demonstrations in the occupied west bank. rallies too in gaza. this demonstration was held by women linked to the armed group islamic jihad in support of a palestinian uprising. a palestinian man was shot dead after a small demonstration near hebron. he had stabbed an israeli soldier there. and the israeli military says another pal

this is al jazeera america. we begin with a major escalation and show of force by russia in war torn syria. the kremlin said it had launched cruise missiles from locations in the caspian sea. the russian naval strikes come as syrian naval forces launched an offense under the cover of russian air strikes. defense secretary ash carter said u.s. led coalition forces will not cooperate with russia and the pentagon confirmed u.s. jets recently had to change their routes to avoid russian fighter planes over syria and that air operations in general have had to be adjusted because of the russians flying these missions. al jazeera's peter sharp reports from moscow. >> reporter: from the caspian sea 1200 kilometers from the fighting russia opened a second front in the syrian war, unleashing a salvo of cruise missiles at i.s.i.l. position he. the caliber missiles bearing the nato code name sizzler were launched without warning at from the caspian sea flotilla. broadcast on russian state television, moscow said it obtained

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start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> we're back talking about the u.s. government so-called no-buy lists, we're referring to the list of specially designated nationals, sdns kept by the office of foreign assets control, ofac for short, the organization, suspects on the list can have their assets seized and their ability to have assets curbed. the danger of the ofac list is that it can effectively deny someone's constitutional rights on the name of the war on terror. adam smith was a senior advisor to the director of ofac from 2010 to 2015, he's now with the law firm of gibson dunn and crutcher. he insists ofac is a critical part of the fight against terror and keeping americans safe. adam thank you for joining us. i've got the list in front of me with over 6,000 names. the good news is this list is public, then can go on the government website and see this list. >> that's right. >> there are many parts of the process leading up to a name being added to this list that are absolutely

. >>> hello from a al jazeera's as headquarters in doha. after one of its soldiers is killed in a raid to free hostages. plus. >> i'm tanya page reporting from ivory coast. president oassa is assured of a second term. >> devoted to what we eat. arhello, beginning in vienna, where authorities are gathering to discuss the conflict in syria. findings out more about russia's bombing campaign in the country. let's cross now to barnaby phillips who is in vienna for us. barnaby, what can we expect from the talks? >> reporter: as you were suggesting, i think there are an awful lot of questions of the russian he, from the other three. united states, saudi arabia and turkey which have been amongst the most vehement critics of bashar al-assad, russia on the other side, now perhaps his most crucial ally. all four countries militarily engaged to different extents in different ways to syria itself. to that extent it is very important, i think yes, the anti-assad trees owe, want more clarity as to what russia's intlengserussia'sintentions are. what is its