. >> reporter: shaping kenya's economy. how it will. pack it's informal sector. plus the e.u.turkey more than $3 billion to help deal with the flow of refugees in to europe. 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 top stories on al jazeera the muslim friday prayer will begin at al-aqsa mosque compound in the next hour, restrictions do remain on the men under the aim of 40 from taking part. later the security council will be holding an emergency meeting on the violence. >>> syrian troops backed by russian jets have attacked the area south of aleppo the area they targeted is heading to duh damascus. 75 people were killed by another offense wife the government on homs. >>> u.s. president barack

kenya's president on the threats and ambitions of somalia's indiscriminate killers al shabaab. and making waves with a new book. we talk to her and the lead parent in her household, her husband. >>> first, here is my take. vladmir putin has america's foreign policy establishment swooning. one columnist admires the decisiveness that has put him in the driver's seat in the middle east. not since the end of the cold war has russia been as assertive or washington as acquiescent. it's true that it's been a quarter century since moscow has been so interventionist outside its borders. the last time it made these kinds of moves in the late 1970s and 1980 it invaded afghanistan and intervened in other countries as well. back then commentators similarly hailed those actions as signs that moscow was winning the cold war. now, how did that work out for the soviet union? washington foreign policy elites have developed a mind set that mistakes activity for achievement. they assume that every crisis can and should be solved by a vigorous assertion of military -- american power, preferably mil

it's a tiny part of the electricity kenya uses.re's a lot way to go, but they are now among the families that can now afford electricity. and they are delighted. [ laughter ]. >> malcolm webb, al jazeera, kenya. >>> you can get more on that story as well as all of the others we have been telling you about. if you head over to our website you can see the front page there. all for you there, at aljazeera.com. >>> these are live images coming from capitol hill where they are picking the man who will soon be third in line to be president. it is expected to pick paul ryan as speaker. >>> the dynamics of diplomacy to push the end to the crisis in syria. >>> and china is

it's a tiny part of the electricity that kenya uses and about three quarters of the population still afford it. there is a long way to go but they are now among the families that can. ♪ and they are delighted. malcolm web, al jazeera, kenya. >>> now one of the world's driest places has burst into bloom and has been transformed after rare august rain as rob matheson reports. >> reporter: a carpet of color spread over an arid land, chile's desert has sprung to life the most spectacular growth seen in nearly two decades. >> translator: we have not had such large flowering in the past 18 years, in 2010 we had a large flowering but already this year has passed all the previous ones. >> reporter: this life comes from tragedy, torrential storms in august because mudslides and rivers were so swallowen they burst their banks and 28 people died and the rains watered the seeds of 200 exotic plants lying dormant for years and they in turn attracted birds, insects, lizards and rodents. for some locals it's an unforgettable experience. >> translator: for us it was a miracle because i'd never seen

>> people in kenya are not at this point entitled.ly what i said when we were with president obama. to them there is not an issue. they have more pressing issues. however, that said i am also and will not allow people to persecute any individuals or to beat them or to torture them. whi witch hunts. we won't allow people to take the law into their own hands. every individual has the right to be protected by the law. that's stated in our constitution. what we're saying is that as a society we do not accept some of these values. this is where i'm saying we've got to get synergies. you're not going to create the united states of america or the great britain or the netherlands or kenya or nigeria overnight. these are processes and they take time. >>> up next, slaughter says no one would expect male ceo to juggle his work responsibilities with parenting. why do we expect a female ceo to do just that? it's a very good question and one i will explore with her and the lead parent of her household, her husband, when we come back. become the onl

kenya: el mÉdico le mandaba hacer exÁmenes a mi hijo y le recetÓ medicina.aron que le diera la medicina. no tenÍa autorizado llevar medicina dentro del centro. reportera: ambos cruzaron la frontera desde mÉxico huyendo de la amenaza de las maras en su natal honduras. esperaban la oportunidad de probar su caso de asilo humanitario ante las autoridades. kenya: no sÉ bien en ella huyendo para pedir un refugio y con sus hijos buscando lo mejor. reportera: no fueron los Únicos que vivieron esa amarga experiencia. abogados que representan a los inmigrantes con casos similares a los deke presentaron una queja ante la junta de texas. quieren disciplinar a los mÉdicos por abandonar sus obligaciones Éticas y profesionalesy por dar prioridad a complacer a ice, su empleador. >> no estÁn buscando un hospital a veces despides agua y la niegan. se empeora las condiciones y puede morir. y todavÍa, despuÉs de todo eso, no estÁn recomendando que salgan de este centro. reportera: kenya galeano vivirÁ aquÍ temporalmente la casa de su hermana desde donde esperan asilo humanitari

malaria is widespread in western kenya.ducational programs and vicente strategies have helped to relief it. but many don't seek treatment. doctors say that everyone should be aware of the weeds in danger. >> it is to be the lead offici official. people need to get to know this plant. it is common, but people don't know the effect on humans and on animals an. >> clearing the weed for years but it always grows back. he does not know about the link with malaria. he does know that none of the other plants can grow when it is around. >> it grows very fast. we don't know what to do about it. but we're trying to cut it as soon as it comes up. >> back in nairobi scientists continue to try to solve the problem of the malaria carrying mosquitoes. al jazeera, kenya. >> police in texas made a surprise discovery when they searched a tractor trailer. 39 undocumented migrants from guatemala, el salvador and mexico were found in the back of the truck. the group, including four children, were taken into custody by the u.s. border parole. th

welcome to sauri in kenya part village, part laboratory for sustainable development the future's green growing moldova's economy the organic way . and saving germany's hambach forest -- meet the activists putting their bodies on the line. fifteen years have passed since world leaders gathered in new york to celebrate the launch of the un's "millennium development goals": eight ambitious targets for cutting global poverty and hunger, providing clean drinking water and primary education for all and halting the spread of hiv aids. because these were supposed to be tangible, measurable commitments and not just an idealistic set of "nice-to-haves", a delivery date was set: september, 2015. that time has now arrived and so it's time for us to take stock. which goals were met, and which fell by the wayside? >> let's take a closer look at three of the 8 millennium development goals: one of them was to reduce child mortality. 25 years ago, 90 out of every thousand children did not reach the age of 5. in 2015 that figure has been cut in half. child mortality remains a major global problem, howev

it's a tiny part of the electricity that kenya uses. three quarters of the population still can't afford it. there's a long way to go, but the family is among the families that can. they're delighted. [ laughter ] malcolm webb, al jazeera, kenya. >> still ahead in sport, japan's gymnasts fumble their way to a piece of history at the world championships. >> welcome back. in zimbabwe an art exception called migration hopes to educate people about why people leave. we report from the capital. >> the family has come to see an art exhibition called mike allegation. it's about the problems refugees face all over the world. before coming to africa on holiday, the children helped the school collect food and clothes for refugees. >> there's a war in their country and it's difficult for them to live there, so they have to go and across the oceans to get to other places. >> artists are showing what migration means to them through art. parents want children to know more about the problem. >> it's part of their word. they need to know it's happening

rob mcbride, al jazeera, china. >>> now to kenya where workers who toil in back street factories fear lose out to government plans to modernize the economy and worried about cheap imports flooding their market from countries like china and catherine has the story from nairobi. >> reporter: this is not a job for everyone, it's clouded by the clanging of hammers on metal and glass, roughly 5,000 men and women spend their days toiling in the blacksmith market in nairobi suburb in the economy and created a one-stop shop for affordable household and commercial appliances. joseph sells this metal boxes and wheel barrows and takes about five hours to make each and they sell at an average of $250. >> the government is helping us to acquire things to make better products for the market. >> reporter: kenya's informal center employees 11.8 million people and contributes about 20% of the economy. some of the blacksmiths here have been doing this for decades and now the government wants to make them part of a plan to inform kenya and make them industrialized by 2030 and they say they are now facin

. >>> i'm in kenya where these corn husks are being turned into kilowatts of electricity. >>> we deservehave a 2022 world cup. >>> qatar's official speaks up in support of the 2022 world cup. that's coming up in sports. ♪ >>> the greek coast gua is still trying to find 38 people missing from a boat that sank off of the island of lesvos. three people were confirmed dead. john psaropoulos has more. >> reporter: for these survivors a life in europe may become reality, but it comes at a high cost. dozens of their fellow passengers may never be found, and a further dozen children at the hospital are not yet out of danger. three coast guard else haves and two helicopters were still looking for survivors, and fishermen joined the search on thursday, but anger runs high on the island at the disregard for human life. >> those people who [ inaudible ] those people that came yesterday in the island. they are criminals. they just get money to put those people on boats to get to -- to be dead. >> reporter: survivors say the boat capsized when its overcrowded upper deck collapsed on to the people belo

malaria is widespread in western kenya.are programs and other preventative strategies have helped ease the burden, but about a quarter of the people who live here have been diagnosed with malaria this year. doctors say everyone must be made aware of the weed's danger. >> [ inaudible ] government takes over, people get to know about this plant. it's common, but some people don't know the effects it has on humans or animals or mosquitos. >> reporter: this person has been clearing the weed for years, but it always grows back. he doesn't know about the link with malaria, he does know that none of his other plants can grow when it is around. >> when there is rain it grows up very faster here, and we don't know what we can do about it. but we are trying to cut it. every season it comes up. >> reporter: back in nairobi scientists continue to try to solve the puzzle of the malaria-carrying mosquitos, and the plant they love. >>> the once strong relationship between china and north korea is strained because of a spike in cross-borde

. >> i'm catherine wambua-soi and central kenya where this football field has been turned into a rehabilitation center because of an alcohol problem that has gotten out of hand >>> at least nine people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital run by doctors without borders, happening in the northern afghan city of kunduz, where government forces backed by n.a.t.o. have been trying to retake the city from the taliban. n.a.t.o. says the u.s. may be responsible for the bombing. doctors without borders said it provided hospital coordinates to afghan and u.n. forces well in advance. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: this is what is left of the doctors without borders trauma center in kunduz. staff say the hospital was hit several times during a sustained bombing attack. the air strikes started at 2 o'clock in the morning, local time, when most of the hospitals' 100 patients, would have been asleep. u.s. forces conducted an air afghan government forces backed by u.s. air strikes and n.a.t.o. special forces have been fighting to regain control of the northern city from taliban fighters. th

. >>> getting and staying sober: how kenya is dealing with its drinking problem.he medical charity doctors wort borders is demanding answers after its hospital in north he were afghanistan was hit by a suspected u.s.-led airstrike in the battle against the taliban. >> reporter: the attack began at 2:00 in the morning. inside, more than 100 patients as well as 80 doctors without borders' staff. they described the terrifying sustained attack that continued for an hour natural. the main operating theatre, emergency room and other parts of the complex were all hit. doctors without borders said several of their staff were killed. and dozens injured. it said gps coordinates had been given to american and afghan officials as recently as a few days ago. in a statement, they said, remember deeply shocked by the attack kill, killing of our staff, the heavy toll it has inflicted on healthcare in kunduz. we urge all parties to respect the safety of health facilities and staff. official from the after gag interior min city said the hospital had been infiltrated by taliban figh

from central kenya. >> this is not an ordinary group therapy session. and women here are getting free treatment and counseling to help with their drinking problem. a number of people suffered violent withdraw symptoms when illegal alcohol companies were shut down. it has been turned into a temporary rehabilitation camp. daniel was a policeman for 14 years. he lost his job last year. his wife and children left two years ago. >> it became so hard for me to stop drinking, simply because i had to drink. i had to drink for me to do anything i have to do. i had to drink in the morning. >> here they reflect, eat well, support each other and build their confidence, volunteer counselors, medics and teachers are running the camp that was set up by the federal government. >> there are about 1,000 recovering alcoholics here. hundreds are signing to get help. >> we are working to make sure that they are strong enough. i know that you cannot prevent it. others will fall back but we are looking for it and we will celebrate if we manage to save 100 that would be a good

it is a tiny part of the electricity kenya uses. three-quarters of the population still can't afford it it is a long way to go, but they are now among the families that can. and they are delighted. >> malt come web, al jazeera kenya. >> the world's driest places has burst into bloom, a chillian dessert has been transformed after rare august rain. >> color spread over an air rid land. chili's dessert has sprung to life, the most spectacular growth since in nearly two decades. >> we have not had such large flowers, in 2010 we had a large flowering, but already this year, has passed all the previous ones. >> this life comes from tragedy. torrential storms devastated chili's northern region, because mudslides and rivers were so swollen they bust their banks. 28 people died but the rains have watered the seeds of more than 200 different plants lying dormant for years they in turn, have attracted birds, insects, lizards and rodents. for some locals, it's an unforgettable experience. for us it was a miracle because i have never seen what t

. >> a historic bust of ivory from kenya... >> and that equates to almost 900 elephants... >> but the perpetrators of this horrible crime against animals are never caught. for law enforcement entities like interpol stopping the killing of elephants at the source is what's critical. the question is: where exactly is all this ivory coming from? >> they almost always ship the ivory out of a different country from which it was poached. because.... that's where you start your search, you're looking in the wrong place. >> sam wasser is the director of the center for conservation biology at university of washington. when it comes to solving the mysteries of the illegal trade, wasser has created a coalition of scientists, virtual detectives using techniques in:dna extraction from ivory, genetic mapping through dung sampling and radio carbon dating. this multi pronged approach attacks a criminal enterprise that's brought the majestic african elephant to the brink of extinction. >> there's probably only 450,000 elephants left so the whole focus of our lab is to really to try and use dna assignm

. >> i'm catherine soi in western kenya.l 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 will lead to more people making the journey from libya to europe. >> libya believes that migrants

. >> now to kenya where workers who toil in back street factories fear they are going to lose out tonment plans to modernize the economy, and they are worried about teaching boats flooding in from the economy. >> ruffle 5,000 men and women spend their days pounding in this black smith market in a suburb. it has created a one stop shop for affordable household and commercial appliances. >> joseph sells his metal boxes and wheel barrels. they sell at an average of $20 and $50. >> the government is helping us to acquire loans and machinery to be better for that of the market. >> kenya employs 7 million people. >> some here have been doing this for decades. the government wants to make them part of the plan to reform kenya to an industrialized country by 2030. these men say that they are now facing competition from cheap imports from other countries. >> some economists say it will be hard to grow small businesses if they continue facing unfair competition. >> there is a possibility that the countries that then export those goods that end up on our restale shelves might dangle a little bi

the connection costs in kenya came down. he's paid to get power.veryone is excited. >> translation: i'm health. i have waited for so long. there has been power in the neighbourhood. before i couldn't afford it. it's among a steadily growing household. the growing demand for energy met by various sources. just across town, there's a new one. the gosh husks and broccoli leaves are feeding a biogas power plant. it's the first in africa. the farm waste is the mixed with waters in the bank, and also with bacteria coming from the inside of cow stum a. makes a smell. it spend a day in the dank before being pumped into the digestors. this contains the gas and pumped to a power station. the liquid and waste goes into this tank where it's turned into compost and taken back to the farm and used as fertiliser. >> the farms use about half of the electricity generated here too. a neighbouring farm shared in the power station. owners say financial involvement guarantees the fume supply and they hope in six years they can make back the costs of $7 million. >> half

the winner this year was returning champ philip lagat of kenya with two hours, 21 minutes and two seconds. this is the 13th year for the event. local 5 is a proud sponsor of the marathon. elias: this morning, des moines police continue the investigation of a sunday drive by shooting. elias: police received a call about gunfire on east 12th street around eight last night. the caller heard two gunshots, went outside, and saw a hispanic man walking down the street. that man told the caller he was shot. police say the caller told them they saw a larger car take off south bound . it is unknown of the victim was injured but police did find shell casings at the scene. elias: for much of the nation this morning....a crisp warning that cold temperatures have arrived and the snow is sticking. over the weekend .....snow fell near the great lakes...and widespread flurries across the northeast. abc's stephanie ramos has the details. "script: its beginning to look alot like..winter. the weather is changing on us fast... just last week near syracuse, new york this is what it looked like... a week later.

officially, prostitution is banned in kenya. but it's an open secret that it happens. it means that sex workers are often arrested, and are not legally protected themselves -- they don't get help from the police when their clients don't pay or even when they're the victims of violence. on top of this, fear of hiv-aids is widespread. aid organizations are trying to help and get women off the streets. but for many there seem to be few alternatives. reporter: monica wanjera lives in a slum on the outskirts of nairobi. she's 27 and has three children. their fathers do nothing for them. to buy food for her children, she works nights as a sex worker. monica: sometimes you may go there, the street, you find those guys they are too harrassing. they beat you up. they even take your money that you have get for the kids. you come home without anything. you find the kids, they are hungry, don't have anything to feed them. it's very hard, and sometimes painful. reporter: monica had to start earning a living when she was 12, so she couldn't attend school anymore. she wants a better

that's just as serious here as it is over in kenya. maybe more so. >> it came from the u.s., my cousin brought it from the u.s. >> stephen: so we still export things! ( cheers and applause ) that's good to know. well, clearly, you have a sense of humor. you've done this pretty heavy stuff. as i said you did "12 years a slave" and you're doing "eclipsed." did you ever like to do comedy where you and jonah hill drive across the country smoking the world's biggest bong, something like that, something lighter? >> yes, i would love to do something lighter. yeah, why not? comedy is very scary, and i like to be scared. >> stephen: you like to be scared? >> yeah. >> stephen: do you like being embarrassed? i love being embarrassed. >> i used to really -- >> you used to like being embarrassed. >> i used to like doing that. me and my friends do these silly walks on the street, just break out in a silly walk. i don't do that any longer because maybe too many people are looking at me. >> stephen: maybe people go that's lupita nyong'o doing a silly

congratulations to philip let got a of kenya -- philip lagata of kenya. brooke degussa -- brooke to go for -- degufa one for women. elizabeth: congratulations to them. shaina: it was a day that was supposed to be a beautiful wedding overlooking the sacramento skyline that a lot of people would not forget. elizabeth: the venue was left with a bunch of catered food and no wedding after the groom got cold feet a week before the wedding took place. rather than cancel the $35,000 outing, the bride's family invited the city's homeless for a meal. many of them brought their children. part of the wedding package was a honeymoon, and the would-be bride will be going with her mom. it turned into a night with a took care of others, and what a great way. shaina: what a great way to take their painful day. eric: not a fun situation at all. every now and then, wildlife and city life intersect. an animal from down under paid a visit to new york city. the furry fugitive was seen happily hopping back and forth in a auto shop parking lot. they called the police to bust a b

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. >>> i'm in central kenya where this football field is turned into a rehabilitation center because of an alcohol problem that has gotten out of hand. >>> hello. the head of the u.s.-led forces in afghanistan has apologized after an air strike hit a hospital run by doctors without borders according to the afghan president's office. at least 16 people were killed in the incident in kunduz city. doctors without borders condemned the attack. they provided coordinates well in advance. the united nations high commissioner for human rights called the air strikes inexcusable and possibly even criminal. we have the report. >> reporter: the attack began at 2:00 in the morning. inside more than 100 patients as well as 80 doctors without borders staff. they described the terrifying sustained attack that condititi for an hour and a half. the main operating room and other parts of complex were all hit. doctors without borders says several of their staff were killed and hundreds injured. it said gps coordinates for the facility were given to american and afghan officials as recently as a few days ag

malaria is widespread in western kenya. strategies have helped ease the burden. despite that, about a quarter of the people who live here have been diagnosed with malaria this year. many more don't seek treatment. doctors say everyone must be made aware of the weed's danger. >> people need to know about this plant because it's common but some people don't know the effects it has on humans and anima animals. >>reporter: she has been clearing the weed for years but it always grows back. he doesn't know about the link with malaria. he does know that none of his other plants can grow when it's around. >> when there's rain, it grows up very quickly. we don't know what we can do about it. but we're trying to cut it every season it comes out. >>reporter: back in nirobi, scientists continue to try to solve the problem. >>> state run health services in the u.k. have sunk more than $1.5 billion into debt. the national health services under increasing pressure. >> the new national health service starts have you chosen your family doctor? >>reporter: it was an ambitious plan

. >> i'm catherine wambua-soi in central kenya, where this has been turned into a rehabilitation center because of an alcohol problem that has goaten out of hand >>> at least three people have been killed in an air strike on a hospital in the afghan city of kunduz. n.a.t.o. says it is investigating the attack, carried out by u.s. forces. victoria gatenby reports. >> reporter: this is what is left of the doctors without borders trauma center. the hospital was hit several times during a sustained bombing attack. the air strikes started at 2 o'clock in the morning, local time, when most of the hospitals, more than 100 patients, would have been asleep. in a statement n.a.t.o. says u.s. forces conducted an air strike in kunduz city against individuals threatening force. the strike may have resulted in collateral damage. the incident is under investigation. afghan government forces backed by u.s. air strikes and n.a.t.o. special forces have been fighting to regain control of the northern city from taliban fighters. the bombing is a reminder of how imprecise air strikes can be. doctors without

but the connection cost in kenya recently came down and so he's finally paid to get power.. >> translator: i am very happy. i have waited for so long. there has been power in this neighborhood since 1985, but before i just couldn't afford it. >> reporter: it's among a steadily growing number of households connecting to electricity the growing demand for energy is being met by various sources. just across town, there is a new one, these cornhusks and probably leafs from a nearby farm are feeding a bio gas power plant. and it's the first in africa to put electricity in to a national grid. farm waste is mixed with water inside this tank and also with bacteria which come from the inside of cow's stomachs because from the local slaughterhouse, makes quite a smell. next it spends a day inside this tank before being pumped in to the digester. this dome contains the gas that's collected there and then pumped to a power station just over here. meanwhile, the liquid it and the solid waste goes in to this tank where it's turned in to compost and taken back to the farms and used as fer

it's a tiny part of the electricity that kenya uses.e's a long way to go, but this is now among the families that can afford it. and they are delighted. [ laughter ]. >>> one of the world's driest places has burst into bloom. a chilean desert has been transformed after air august rain. >> reporter: a carpet of color spread over an arid land. chile's desert has sprung to life. >> translator: we have not had such a large flowering in the past 18 years. in 2010 we had a large flowering. but already this year has passed all of the previous ones. >> reporter: this life comes from tragedy. torrential storms devastated chile's northern region in august. it caused mud slides and rivers burst their banks. 28 people died. but the rains have watered the seeds of more than 200 exotic plants. they in turn have attracted birds, insects, lizards and row identifies. >> translator: for us it was a miracle, because i had never seen what the grass looks like until now. >> reporter: and it's fascinating tourists. >> it's so unusual. it's surreal. we have c

malaria is widespread in western kenya. public awareness programs and other preventive strategies have helped to eyes the burden. despite that about a quarter of the people who live here have been diagnosed with malaria this year. many more don't seek treatment. doctors say that everyone must be made aware of the weed's danger. >> people need to know about this plant. it is common, but people don't know the effect it has on humans and on animals, and the effect it has on mosquitoes. >> this has been clearing the weed for years, but it always grows back. he doesn't know about the link with malaria. he does know that none of his other plants can grow when it's around. >> it grows faster here. we don't know what to do about it. but we're trying to cut it. >> back in nairobi scientists continue to try to solve the buzzel of the malaria carrying mosquitoes. >> in terms health that is pretty bad. how about this one. a warning for men in china. a statistic of one in three is likely to die because of their smoking. also britain's n

al jazeera, western kenya. >>> in quad mall arc it's been one week since a landslide killed more than people. and families are still burying the their dead. with the rescue operation over, many are asking if the disaster could have been springed. david mercer reports from where the mudslide happened. >> reporter: juan and his family are trying to come to terms with their grave. last week a deadly landslide buried his sister and 11 other family members. the bodies of eight relatives have been identified, and laid to rest in this cemetery. but they still haven't recovered the other four. >> translator: it brings great pain to my family. we have such sadness in our hearts. we ask god to take this pain away. it hurts so much to hear the tears of so many people. >> reporter: weeks of near constant rain brought down part of this mountain side. burying 125 homes under a million cubic meters of earth. more than 220 people have been found dead and hundreds more are still missing. in recent days, authorities have identified fractures that could lead to moreland are land slide and some people ha

we report from a football field in central kenya that's been converted into a rehabilitation camp. sghoo >> reporter: this is not an ordinary group therapy session. they're getting free treatment and counseling to help with the drinking problem. a number of people suffered vie len systems who they were shut down in july. the football field has been turned into a temporary rehabilitation camp. daniel was a policeman for 14 dwree years. he lost his job last year. his wife and children left two years ago. >> it became so hard for me to stop drinking alcohol simply because i had to drink. i had to drink for me to do anything. i had to have a drink in the morning. >> reporter: he reflects they will support each other and build the confidence, the volunteer koungs lors and medics are running the camp set up by the federal government. there's about 1,000 recovering alcoholics here and hundreds more are registering to get help. most of them are not employed. the concern is what happens when they leave this place. >> we work to make sure they're strong enough to be able to prevent relapse.

. >> i'm in central kenya, where this has been turned into an alcohol rehabilitation center. >> in sport they admit to having the worst area in their career as they get ready to face southampton. 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. >>> welcome back, a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. nine people have been killed in an air strike, a hospital run by an aid agency: it gave the attack coordinates in advance to the u.s. forces, says doctors without borders. who are accused of carrying out the strike. >> three bombs exploded in abuja. 15 have been killed. these are the first attack, the hit near the city in over a year. 39 civilians and 14 fighters have bee

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 introduced to east africa in the 1970's, and has been spreading fast, displacing many other plants, it can grow in any environment and any weather. a big concern for scientists researching this weed is what it could mean in places where the malaria prevalence rate is still very high. if the research concludes that the weed also keeps the mosquito parasite alive lo

. >>> eastern kenya and telling you about this invasive weed and why malaria researchers here are soed about it. >>> south america chile have a major reach for the cup and all these are coming up, in sport. ♪ after months of talks to end the conflict in libya u.n. has a deal that includes a national unity government and proposal still needs to be approved by the rival parliament and country defended violence after moammar gadhafi in 2011, one of the two governments is the general national congress gnc which op rays out of tripoli and came to be known with libya dawn took over the capitol city last year and drove out the internationally recognized government which now operates out of eastern city of tabrook and recognized by u.n. and arab league and by the general who commands an alliance of factions and diplomatic editor james base reports from the u.n. in new york. >> reporter: there were smiles when after talks that had lasted over a year the u.n. mediator announced his plans for a unity government in libya and leon said it had been a difficult process. >> this was not an easy task

in kenya, there's the largest refugee camp in the world.than 300,000 somalis live there, according to the u.n. david mckenzie gives us a look at life in this refugee camp and the worries over whether there's an end to their safe-haven. >> we're in northern kenya on the border of somali. we have come here many times over the years. the last time was in 2011, during the somali min famine. dust and dirt flying through this area. this is the place that they say they've come to escape to. this pace is more than 300,000 people. many people in this camp have been born here or been here more than 20 years. you have three generations of refugees. one of the hardest things is to get a perspective on this enormous set of cam presidents here. it's so flat course to the border with somali. the best way for us has usually been to go up a water tank. wow. this thing is super high. it's just like a city bigger than any kenyan city in this part of northern kenya. you really get a sense of how attract -- how the situation is. this is one of the oldest camps.

. >> i'm from kenya.e here to train hard because i want to go to get my -- i want to train harder. at the training, i would like also to -- let me see. whatever i can be i can do. >> african youngsters learning acrobatics in china is a turning point for one of the country's most prestigious traditional arts. wu chow is the home of chinese acrobatics. the town attracts 600,000 tourists a year and it's said that every credible circus group in the world has a performer who trained here. acrobatics became popular because the farming was poor. most of the residents made a living from work related to the art. the china wuqiao act oh battic arts school was founded in 1985 as the first school dedicated to acrobatic arts. it's a boarding school where students can enroll from as young as 8. compulsory, elementary and junior high school classes are provided, but from early morning through the evening most of the day is spent training in acrobatics. >> the cool began accepting international students at the request of