sonia galego, al jazeera lampedusa, italy. >> more migrants have arrived on the shores of lampedusa. most of the boats come from the north african coast including tunisia. from the surgeon part of the country, there are boats leaving every other day but we don't hear about them unless something goes wrong as is the case with this boat off the coast of lampedusa. but most migrants are deciding to move from libya because it's a lot easier there. there is a breakdown of law and order and the militia is in control, now i think the priority for the european union is to coordinate with the libyan and tunisian authorities. certainly libya from the eu border patrol organization which patrols the area of the mediterranean wants to get a deal going with libya, hasn't happened so far. many of the migrants i've spoken to in tunisia and malt malta, pe are making millions of dollars out of their misery, basically. here in tunisia people are leaving for economic reasons. there are 60% unemployment in many parts of the country, they will go to italy and try to get to france. but i have spoken the a

the first island they see is lampedusa.arnaby phillips, i know you have been speaking to migrants that have made the journey. what have they been telling you? >> well, they have been telling us that they are desperate. many came from syria, and for obvious reasons they felt they had to get out of the country. they were prepared to take enormous risks and spend a lot of money. the people we have spoken to say they have spend 1,000, 2,000, $3,000 perhaps to trafficking gangs who help them to move across north africa and then further. i spoke to a lot of erit rayans. there's a lot from eritria. numbers are equal in terms of how many people came across the mediterranean - equal request those of syria. it has to be an endietment of the government, bearing in mind the horrific circumstances that people are living through in syria. lampedusa, meanwhile, is a tiny place caught in the middle of this extraordinary drama. a few square kilometres, a barren place of rock and scrub - one little village behind me. through a quirk of geogr

. >> another route is lampedusa. 8000 m8000 mike8000 m8000 mike8n lampedusa.ou are in tunisia because of the proximity of lampedusa but it's the whole of the north africa that sees this coming. take us through the process. >> there are two side to this. there are people leaving from tunisia they are economic my migrants who have no opportunities to find work. they are getting on boats from the tunisia coat lin coastline g to lampedusa. and there are migrants that are coming from east africa from syria as well crossing into libya. because they find it easier to get there because the border region is so pour us. porous. it's a treacherous journey. we are focusing on the boat journey but just traveling across the sahal is an incredible dangerous journey as well. once they get to libya they have the risk of being arrested and detained or they have to be in holding centers until they can pay the thousands of dollars necessary to get on boats. whatever happens, wherever they are, it's a difficult and very dangerous place to be right now. >> is there a sense nazeen i

the boat filled with refugees caught fire and capsized near the talent island of lampedusa. at least 80 are confirmed dead, but that number could rise. the crackdown on greek and neo- nazi political party golden dawn goes all the way to the top. the founder and head of the group will be held in a high- security prison leading up to his trial on charges of running a criminal organization. a third day of government shutdown in the u.s. civil servants forced onto unpaid leave take to the streets to protest. you are watching "france 24." it was a boat filled with migrants trying to reach an better life, but the ship caught fire and capsized, leaving over 80 dead with 200 missing. passengers on board are thought to be coming from libya. rescue operations are underway off the coast of the italian island of lampedusa, where the boat went down. our correspondent has the latest. >> it is a massive tragedy with hundreds of migrants on the boat sinking off the coast of the island of lampedusa in italy. what we know so far is that the mayor has said at least 80 people have been killed.

>> dozens of people are feared to have died after their boat capsized off the island of lampedusa. a rescue is now underway for more than 220 others who are believed to have survived. the italian coast guard says helicopters are currently taking the injured to a sicilian island . the maltese have been assisting with the refuge -- rescue. last week, a ship carrying some 500 people capsized off lampedusa, killing more than 300. it prompted calls for the european union to increase patrols to the southern mediterranean in order to prevent such tragedies. lampedusa, which is closer to africa than the italian mainland, is the destination of choice for smugglers taking migrants to europe. >> dozens are feared dead. bodies -- corpses were spotted in the water. at least one news agency ansa, is saying that at least 50 people have been killed. that includes children. the coast guard received a satellite phone call from the boat. that helped them decide where the coordinates of the boat were. it was an aircraft that spotted the boat in trouble. then it was maltese ships and italian navy ships

the vessel went down about half a mile from lampedusa. it's thought to have carried illegal migrants. what more do we know, sonya? >> reporter: we know the latest figure that has just come out. we hear that at least 80 have been found dead and still 250 missing. from the sea rescue workers are describing scening of horror with bodies being found in the sea. this is an enormous death toll for this boat. now, they described how many of these people have been in the water since the early hours of the morning, and emergency workers have been really racing against time to try and rescue as many of the survivors as you can see. what apparently had happened was that there were approximately 500 people on board a boat that was carrying subsaharan migrants. there was a small fire on the boat to try to attract the attention of coast guard after the vessel underwent a technical failure. there seem to be, from what we can gauge from emergency rescue, enormous panic on board, which then caused the boat to flip over. >> unfortunately, sonya, this isn't

lampedusa was a sleepy place, known for fishermen and sun sets.ut now it has a fame it never desired, as the island which people risk everything to reach. >>> more than 13,000 refugees have already sought asylum on lampedusa this year. that's double the population of the island. al jazeera america is looking into the increasing number of people around the world willing to risk everything for a better livment the united states is enticing to those desperate to leave the poor caribbean countries like the dommin can republic and haiti. >> one of the fastest growing communities in porto reika are people in san juan. 40% of dommin cans here don't have documents. there's an increasing amount of haitians making a crossing from the dominical republic to peur. >> the dominican republic's northern coast has a reputation - not just for its beauty. >> here it's easy to hire a boat and captain to cross the mona passage to peur. this man has taken several boatloads of illegal migrants across the waters. >> translation: the more they drown, the more they attempt

and lampedusa shouldn't be the end of the line.here is no reason that the island should be over crowded and the island should be made to suffer. you use lampedusa as a welcome sinister you cacenter you can hd in 24 hours. these things can be managed and organized and europe as a whole needs a more equitiable burden sharing and so the onus doesn't fall on maul at tha maul at mald greece. it shouldn't be because of the happenstance of geography left holding the bag here. it's something that ought to be shared and the european union has failed to do that thugs far. far -- thus far. >> thank you for joining us and bringing attention to the humanitarian crisis that has gotten little attention here in the united states. it's important to know what is going on. thank you to to you both. >>> we still don't have the flying cars of the jetsons but the new technology comes with more than a simple radio. hi, my name is jonathan betz, and i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. i started in a small television station i

>> as the death toll from the shipwreck near lampedusa hits 200 30, officials are pushing for more money to launch sea patrols to cope with the flood of refugees knocking on europe's door. a teacher in protest of more -- for more pay module violence. they wrap -- they smashed through a gate near city hall. a vote over electronic cigarettes could reclassify the fake smoke products as medical products, making them only available in pharmacies. divers off the coast of italy's lampedusa island have recovered dozens more bodies from the sunken boat that went down last week. some of the deep sea drivers -- deep-sea divers described as unpacking a wall of the whole of the ship full of people. it was filled with asylum- seekers from africa trying to reach a better life. eu ministers are scheduled to discuss that tragedy in luxembourg at a meeting today. italy and others have been calling for reform of immigration rules. they currently deal with migrant solely on the country of arrival. >> remembering the victims of the lampedusa boat disaster, this vigil was organized by members of the italian p

and back on lampedusa, the day ended the way it began. 95 men, mainly from mali and senegal. they were picked up 100 miles to the south. they wish this problem would go away, but migrants hope they will find peace and prosperity. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, lampledz. lampedusa. >> are 14 iranian border guards have been killed in fighting near the border with pakistan. iran's official news agency reported the attack took place on friday night outside a town in the northeast. >>> soria, what happened here? >> it looked as if the border guards were on patrol late friday night, on the pakistani border, an area known for drug smuggling, when they were set on by assail ants. 14 are dead, 12 are soldiers and two are border guards. they are all station thread on parole. it is interesting military service, for males, that is many of these young soldiers actually get posted on the border. very likely these were young iraniaians that were killed. the latest report we have is from the deputy governor that there were no hostages taken. however, i have noted that there are a number of so

we go from lampedusa to tunisia. we are talking about one of the major stepping off points for europe and th an southern europn particular. any idea how many people have tried to get out of africa from where you are? >> well i have to say that it's diminished here in tunisia partly because the tunisian coast guard have been more active and the tunisian government has an agreement with the italians where to yo to tuno try to get to europe thank you you -- through italy are deported back here. we are talking about thousands of people who have left since the beginning of the year and we understand that there are thousands of people right right now in detention centers an trafficking holding centers waiting to get on boats. and the worrying thing about this, david, is that the seas look pretty calm where i am right now. but out there winter is arriving and the seas will get increasingly choppy. the journey that is already dangerous is going to get more and more dangerous but people are desperate. they are desperate they

the navy will take them to sicily because lampedusa is struggling with the my grants it already has. but this is not just an italian problem. >> definitely not because the biggest part of these immigrants wish to go to germany, norway and other parts of europe and this moment have a more flourishing economy. this is a historical situation in which people are leaving their homeland because of the change of the climate, because of wars a massive activity. >> this is the center which the italian authorities built to house my granmigrants built for >> maximum, 300 people. there is a lot always a lot more than that here these days. at the moment action there are over 700 inside. we were not given permission to enter. so through the if he knew we spoke to mohammed from dam a under the circumstances. how was his sea journey. >> so dangerous, the crowd and the sea, like you said, too dangerous. >> what do you want now? what is your dream for the future? >> to complete my studies. so have respect. >>la lampedusa was a sleepy pla but now it has a fame it never desired, that the island which pe

the staff at lampedusa hospital know it won't be long before the next alert. lynn jame, al jazeera. >>> let's talk about the maltese talks. not necessarily african migrant. where do you ball three they came from? >> the the majority of them, 147, came from syria. >> so we have syrian refugees, we have people coming from both directions from the northeast shore of the mediterranean to the shores of the southwest. >> yes, that's right. at the moment, our army and our navy are stretched helping and aiding migrants crossing. as we speak there are other operations ongoing. and during the night, we saved 147 persons from sea. they arrived this morning and they were in a very difficult situation. some of them arrived on land, without their children. some of them lost their husbands and wives. it is a real human tragedy at the moment. resources in malta and italy, of course italy is cooperating with search and rescue operations. resources are stretched at the moment and we are doing our best to give the best possible treatment to these people who are becoming syrian r

a ship cam size -- capsizing off of the coast of lampedusa italy. karl tell us what you know. >> reporter: so far, stephanie it the navy is conducting a major maritime incident. this is the second incident we have had of this sort, where a boat carrying more than 200 men and women has capsized. it is dark and there are many coordinating the search and rescue mission. the seas are not so good at the moment. we must also remember this incident happened just a few days after the migrant tragedy in lampedusa where 320 lost their lives. >> do we know how many people were on the ship and how many are in the water? >> reporter: the maltese navy reporting at least 200 men and women have been spotted on board this old fishing vessel which lefted libya some two days ago. an sos was launched by satellite phone, but it took time for rescue efforts to get to the area. because nautical miles are quite far from the coast. and it took at least an hour to get to the area, so basically we know the rescue operation has been coordinated thanks to the sos call which man

the survivors who reached lampedusa end up in this camp from which the press is barred.eds and nearly 900 inhabitants, including children. the journey leave miss traumatized with symptoms similar to torture victims. this woman is a psychotherapist with an international charity. >> they say, okay, why am i here and other people are not here anymore? was it possible to do something more? could i have saved someone? >> reporter: but the danger and uncertainty has done nothing to slow the flood of migrants trying to find a better future. allen pizzey, cbs news, lampedusa. >> pelley: we have a couple of political notes tonight. the senate has unanimously confirmed the nomination of caroline kennedy to be the next u.s. ambassador japan. and voters in new jersey elected newark mayor corey booker to the united states senate. booker will fill the seat that was left vacant by the death of fellow democrat frank lautenberg. we'll be right back. lautenberg. we'll be right back. have -- have you seen it? yes, i have seen it, and it looks -- you gotta look better. ladies, breathe. casc

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so have respect. >> lampedusa was a sleepy place known for fishermen and sunsets. now it has a fame it never desired. as the island which people risk everything to reach. barnaby phillips, are al jazeera, lampedusa. >> all right, well, darren haynes is here with sports and game 4 is wrapping up and the series is getting kind of interesting. >> it is getting interesting, jonathan, you know what? after a controversial game 3, they're back at it in game 4. currently in the bottom of the 8th inning the presms holding rg on to a 4-2 lead. kansas city chiefs are now one win away from tying their franchise's best start to a season at 9. after a 22-17 win against the cleveland browns, threw for 220 yards and two scores. will host at arrowhead stadium. >>> jerome prior set the raiders team record for the longest run beating bo jackson's run in 1989. also the longest run for a quarterback in the modern era in morn history. other record was in 1996. the raiders won 21-19. jonathan. >>> criticism of obama and his administration over the nsa spying allegations. just ahead. plus

this camp is the first port of safety for those who reach lampedusa island. kids already traumatized by what they have seen and experienced have no safe place to play in a camp that has three times as many inmates than beds. for two years, the charity save the children tried to get permission to take small children out for a few hours >> we need a lot of authorization, a lot of bureaucratic things to do, but now, since last sunday, we are able to do it. >> reporter: two weeks ago, bureaucracy came up against an even greater force, as close as you can get to divine intervention-- pope francis. >> we knew that pope personally make a call and then the authorities let us do it. >> reporter: so it took a call from the pope to accomplish what you could not accomplish in two years? >> yes. it was. >> reporter: the migrants will eventually be moved on to accommodate the unceasing tide of newcomers, but even that won't be strong enough to carry them to the freedom they have risked so much to reach. allen pizzey, cbs news, lampedusa. >> axelrod: an instrument from the

but lampedusa's residents wants to stop the migrants from even arriving. from which many start their hazardous join. >>> the united nations set it off in 2011 when thousands of refugees fled the conflict there. the u.n. left in june. some people were given more than $1,000 to move into tunisian towns. but some spent the cash on illegal boats to europe. there is concern some of the former residents might have died off the coast of lampedusa last week. a few hundred turned down the money and decided to stay. >> i woik l would like to get ar life but i don't know how to get it. because i have been here without even medicine. so how i can get a better life? i don't know. >> tunisia is closer to italy but most africans are leaving on boats from libya because there is less security there. these folks had been drifting for days. tunisians are living too. mohamed jelasi made it to this coastline and then to france but returned after he couldn't find work. mohamed wants to try his luck again. >> when we get there, i really felt like i crossed the seas and i just we

later in the week, in other boat capsized off lampedusa, killing dozens of migrants. presidentna's underwent surgery on tuesday to remove a blood clot on the brain. the operation forced her to abandon her campaign for midterm operations. her supporters held vigils outside the hospital. the president is expected to make a full recovery, but it is not clear when she will return to work. >> a new study comparing adult education levels in industrialized nations made for summer reading in germany this week. the organization for economic cooperation and development study to four nations. -- 24 nations. the survey showed major disparities in germany, with background playing a key role. adults in japan and scandinavia scored best in the study. wonpresident of azerbaijan a third term in office after a landslide victory in elections on wednesday. he took 85% of the vote. the outcome had never been in any doubt. led the oil- has rich country for the past 10 years. voteivals accuse him of rigging, intimidating voters, and controlling the media. they say they will take their objec

of both sank off the coast lampedusa after it caught fire. our editor gavin hewitt reports. >> this is the first glimpse of the migrants' boat which lies 100 feet low the service. divers believe many bodies are still inside. they are not looking for any moresurvivors area -- any survivors. this is the moment yesterday when rescue boat arrived at the site where the migrants capsized. at one point, coast guards were in the dust coast guard crews were in the water trying to save people. 300 peopled up to died in the mediterranean's worst is asked her involving migrants. during -- worst disaster involving migrants. during the rescue, one man worried about large numbers still at risk. >> how many people are staying in the boat? >> 108. >> we met one of the survivors from eritrea. >> we got out swimming. our motor did not work anymore. the fire got out of control. everyone jumped into the water. ships and helicopters have been scouring the waters. there are still 200 people unaccounted for. survivors say they were so close to land they could see th

it's thought that 6,000 migrants have reached lampedusa this year aloafer. thousands have died in recent years. most of them come from sub i sub-saharan africa, some from libya because that's where the boat started, egypt, syria, and park stanpakistan. we talk to the red cross joining us live from rome. tell us first of all what the red cross' involvement in this particular case might be. >> hello, the red cross is involved in the island of lampedusa, and in this particular case for this tragedy we're making tomorrow psych local support for the migrants that are alive. the tragedy that they have lived through this morning. >> because there has been criticism about the conditions in the past for those migrant who is make it safely to lamedusa, are you concerned about that as well? >> yes, sure, today as the italian red cross, it's another time we ask for the italian government, mostly the european union a safe way for these migrants arriving in italy and europe. we ask for the corridor for these people. most people from the horn of africa and they're escaping

a boat carrying migrants has capsized off of the coast of lampedusa.week more than 300 people died when another boat carrying migrants capsized off of the same coast. >>> republican leaders met with president obama this afternoon of the government shutdown and the debt ceiling crisis. >>> the air force is firing the

of both sank off the coast lampedusa after it caught fire. our editor gavin hewitt reports. >> this is the first glimpse of the migrants' boat which lies 100 feet low the service. divers believe many bodies are still inside. they are not looking for any moresurvivors area -- any survivors. this is the moment yesterday when rescue boat arrived at the site where the migrants capsized. at one point, coast guards were in the dust coast guard crews were in the water trying to save people. 300 peopled up to died in the mediterranean's worst is asked her involving migrants. during -- worst disaster involving migrants. during the rescue, one man worried about large numbers still at risk. >> how many people are staying in the boat? >> 108. >> we met one of the survivors from eritrea. >> we got out swimming. our motor did not work anymore. the fire got out of control. everyone jumped into the water. ships and helicopters have been scouring the waters. there are still 200 people unaccounted for. survivors say they were so close to land they could see th

hundreds of people have been arriving in lampedusa every month.ore than half of those here are syrian who escaped the war. the conditions here are barely habitable. >> frightened people. we are trying to make the transfers quickly because the conditions here are not human. we ask institutions to make this happen quickly. >> there are around 1,000 people at the reception center behind me. the problem is that there's only room for 250. that means that many people here, including women and children are forced to sleep outside in the open air. for those who live here commemorating the loss of life is the least they can do. lampedusa bore witness to tragic incidents involving migrants over the years. authorities need assistance to give those who arrive here the help they deserve and the e.u. has to recognise challenges they face. they may feel that the world is indifferent to their appeal for support. what is certain is that the boats will come to lampedusa and for those who make it here, the chance for a dignified life in europe is worth the risk of t

it's only 50 miles out to sea, lampedusa is only 90 miles from there. it's also a main point of contact for many migrants from africa, from the middle east to into europe. since the beginning of the year alone, there's been 26,000 refugees who have gone into -- tried to arrive in lampedusa. it's an extraordinary amount. it's not helped by the amount of conflict that is apparent in the middle east and africa. so this really is -- has been a critical focus in the u.n. refugee agency who says that they really need and must be more help and more of an effort to deal with the shear amount of refugees who reach -- who have been going to lampedusa this year. they're really at a stretching point in the system there, and it may seem to get worse. >> indeed. sonya is joining us on the line from rome. thank you, sonya. >>> myanmar's president has promised that his government will track down those behind the violent anti-muslim attacks in the western part of the country. the conflict flared up this week after three months of relative calm. scott tyler reports now f

and aiding illegal immigration and bodies of 231 migrants have been recovered off the island of lampedusaare joined live from lampedusa so an arrest has been made even as the death toll from this tragedy continues to rise. >> well, indeed, with the authorities from the detention center here on the island of lampedusa where he was detained with the other hundred and survivors of the shipwreck and he was identified by tens of them and they say he was the captain that went from libya here off the shores of lampedusa and now he has been brought to be transferred by the italian police to the town on the island and will be charged for aiding illegal immigration and a shipwreck and it's considered a crime. and now the migrants also gave details of the horrific travel that they were subjected to and the conditions on that boat. they said that they spent days in a warehouse and off in the fields off miserati and this boat was badly over crowded with more than 500 people and it was so over crowded as a matter of fact they had trouble standing. there was though space for them to sit down or lie down

this comes after just a week that 139 migrants drowned near lampedusa. it brings about questions of immigration policies. is on the line in rome. what has been the reaction to this new tragedy in the mediterranean sea? >> this tragedy involves the maltese government and the prime minister has said he will refuse to let the eu continue to ignore the problem, as he put it. he wants a solution. he wants help from the eu. that is also the common message coming out of italian politics today. politicians on both sides of the spectrum have said they would like to see a greater crackdown on the traffickers who will quit these migrants onto very rickety vessels, which tend to run out of fuel or capsized partly because they are so overloaded. i think that is going to be -- problematic because it will involve rolling up sleeves and getting involved in law enforcement in north africa. quite a problem there. >> despite this week disaster with the high death toll, it seems the stream of refugees continues unabated. why is that? >> there are two reasons, one is nearing

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the loss is felt in lampedusa about. the people are on the frontline of this migration problem or this migration issue, which is very much felt politically in italy as well. italian politicians say that really, lampedusa has become a port for migration into the eu. and that the eu really needs to step up its efforts to try and help those my grants who are coming over from war-torn areas in africa and the middle east and to try and put some kind of system in place in order to help the people on the island of lampedusa to deal with that. >> more to come here on the al jazeera news hour from doha. we will be reporting on the syrian children in lebanon who haven't seen the inside of a classroom for a very long time. >>> as the deadlock over obama's healthcare reforms goes on, we speak to americans who signed up for t for the program. another position, velths wins the grand prix. we will have the sales this hou the grand prix. we will have the sales this hour >>> the family of a woman shot dead by police after allegedly attem

there are already many syrians in lampedusa, like mahmoud.pent his nights in a detention center and his days in a cafe waiting to be moved to the italian mainland. typically as winter approaches here on lampedusa we see less migrants arriving from africa to the south but this year the weather last on the hole remained clear and there's no sign that things are slowing down. meanwhile in rome being er eritraens, forces so many of them to risk their lives by fleeing to europe. and back on lampedusa, the day ended the way it began. 95 men many from mali and senegal were picked up about 100 miles to the south. in brussels europe's leaders wish this problem would go away but europe for all its problems is still a place where migrants hope they'll find peace and prosperity. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, lampedusa. >> contentious issue there, since 2007 boats carrying a total of 45,000 people have arrived on its shores. immigration was a key campaign issue during recent regulations, the government's stop the boats policy means asylum seekers will be

the boat went down about 100 kilometers off the island of lampedusa. >> for the staff of lampedusa hospital, an all too familiar coordinated action. >> we got ready as soon as we were alerted of the accident. a helicopter with ten sick people on board was due to arrive. we're working with all our staff. >> although lampedusa is part of italy it is closer to africa than the italian mainland. >> they arrived this morning and they were in a very difficult situation. some of them arrived on land without their children, some of them lost their husbands and wives. it's a real human tragedy at the moment. >> just last week a ship from libya capsized with 500 people board. only 150 survived. a distress call was received from a satellite phone and a search and rescue helicopter from malta dropped life rafts to those below. the maltese prime minister warned the sea will become a cemetery if not better patrolled. >> it is high time that europe must act immediately to save the lives of these migrants who are trying desperately to reach the shore. >> the staff continues the work with the survivors. >> t

lampedusa is a major route for migrants trying to get into europe. the tiny island lies 113 kilometers from the coast of tunisia. we have more from the italian capital of rome. >> reporter: a devastating scene was described by the may r o of lampedusa who claimed the situation on land was so chaotic he was struggled to find a place to put the dead bodies pulled from the sea and where to find a place for the survivors to be care of. they're very traumatized following this horrific incident. it appears that the incident occurred in the early hours of thursday morning. a boat carries what is expected to be about 500 people on board suffered a technical malfunction and caught fire. that incident was witnessed by a couple of fishing boats passing by in the area. it seems that there was a panic seen on board of the ship that was carrying the migrants, and many of them just jumped into the sea. now, the rescue efforts are being carried out by the coast gua guard. on land it is a local sigh sillian health care agency taking care of survivors. also, there was

shame on you, shunned protesters, as he visits lampedusa. accompanying men well barroso there. sets a trial date for mohamed morsi who is being held at a secret location. he is facing charges of inciting to murder and violence. france goes public with the names of journalists held in syria since the month of june. four french reporters currently held. the foreign ministry says they have freese improved they are all alive. families did not want their plight be made public up until now. and barack obama is expected shortly to name the first ever, nominate, rather, the first ever female leader, janet yellen, to lead the federal reserve. the senate is otherwise occupied right now with the shutdown and the negotiations over that in washington. the stories and much more on the top of the hour right here on france 24. welcome back or if you're just joining us. this is the france 24 "debate." we're talking about mainstream conservatives in france and how that is playing out across europe in these times of crisis. with us to talk about it, aurÉlien mondon, the author of "the mainstreami

and lampedusa is right in the middle of it. fortunately we're hearing of no fatalities at all.saw ourselves that at least 200 of them were brought ashore here in lampedusa in the very early hours this morning. we weren't allowed to speak to them, but we could see that many were children and the italian coast guard tell us that most of them are syrians. they have taken to a detention center which has a capacity of 300, and we understand there are close to 700 there now. and they try to move people on quickly to sicily, a much bigger island, or indeed to detention camps on the italian mainland where they asylum applications can be processed. >> barnaby phillips reporting for us from the island of lampedusa. >>> now in rome hundreds of aratrarians are protesting outside of the parliament. they want europe to establish a humanitarian corridor so that refugees can come to europe safely. >>> now kenyan deputy president must at tend his crimes against humanity trial at the international criminal court in the hague. the appeals chamber has reversed an earlier decision excusing him of a

now in lampedusa the situation remains quite in bad shape here. the my grants that have managed to make it over here have been traumatic. most of them are from east africa, and lampedusa is commonly known as a gateway from the middle east and away from the conflict into europe. they say they need help to help those people and now they're calling on the eu to give them that help, saying this is a situation that needs an europe-wide solution. >> you know, stocks edged up after two days of decline, investors are beginning to show increased concern over the stalled budget cuts in dc. two giants made announcements today. joining me is nicole, good to see you again. >> good to see you, as always. >> do you agree the shutdown becomes more an issue the longer it goes? we're talking about into next week and beyond. >> reporter: the biggest fear for the government right now and the economy is fear itself. because the big concern you were talking about at the top of the hour for the shutdown is the effect of furloughs and on their families. but when fear ent

how was his sea journey from lampedusa? >> so dangerous, so crowded.t's too dangerous. >> what do you want now? what is your dream for the future? >> to complete my studies. to have respect. >> lampedusa was a sleepy place known for fishermen and sun sets. now it has a fame it never desired, as the island which people risk everything to reach. >>> one year ago today the east coast braced itself for what would by the deadliest hurricane to hit the region in 40 years. a year after superstorm sandy communities are still trying to rebuild. there's a group of people who have down a lion share of the work - updocumented workers. kaelynn ford has their story. >> lucio and alfredio worked on staten island for years. after hurricane sandy. they took to the streets to do what they do best. together with other undocumented immigrants, they formed brieing aids. >> thousands of day labourers that lived in the same neighbours were among the first responders, way before fema, way before the red cross. they went into the neighbourhood and brought relief to the many pe

>> lampedusa's coastguard takes great pride in every life saved. it's a shame it's taken so many lives lost to focus the attention of europe's politicians. . >>> in the u.s. a 13-year-old boy carrying a replica gun has been shot by police. the boy's father said he was returning the plastic toy in santa rosa california. the incident comes a day after a 12-year-old boy shot dead a teacher at a school in nevada. >> russian prosecutors dropped piracy charges against greenpeace activists. they'll be charged with high school iinganism. if found guilty, they'll spend up to seven years in gaol. >> president putin had publicly admitted the greenpeace activists were obviously not pirates. that charge in russia carries a maximum prison term of 15 years. the criminal authorities in moscow appear to be toeing the kremlin's line, replacing them with chargs of high school iinganism for attempting to climb aboard an oil rig. that means they could face up to seven years in a russian gaol instead. reacting to the new, greenpeace's spokesman in moscow said the arctic

in lampedusa the situation remains quite in bad shape here. the migrants that have managed to make it over here have had it pretty tragic. most of them are from east africa and lampedusa is known as a gateway from conflict zones into europe. that is a situation that italian politicians are tiring of it. they're calling upon the eu to give them help and say this is the situation which really needs an europe-wide solution. >> so in the first six months of 2013, 8,400 migrants and asylum seekers landed on the coast of italy and malta. of those 8,400, 6,000 hundred departed from north africa, princely libya. only 40 deaths reported of people attempting to cross into italy. in comparison, 500 people were reported dead or missing at sea in 2012. 13,200 reaching italian shores. >>> now political happenings around the world tonight we're looking at ireland, italy and syria. first in ireland, voters are trying to decide to back kinneys proposal. and italy's former prime minister berlusconi is one step closer to permanent exile. they have introduced a v

this boat arrived in lampedusa shortly before the tragedy took place. the belongings are still here, life jackets, clothes, telling a story of lives forced to flee in hurry. brus lbrussels knead to step in. >> it's an urgent matter. no one has shed a tear here, no one wants to make a decision to change something. it is the most shameful and our faults. >> a chance to have a new life in europe is for many, worth crossing these seas. while the island takes the strain, many hope the eu will change the system omembership those in need. >> sonia galego reporting there. st. francis renounced his worldly possessions and lived a life dedicated to the poor. the pope talked about the release of the 13th century priest, he said it leads to vanity, arrogance and pride. >>> a small school is cultivating some big time talent. alaska are pacific are university. >> in the hills above anchorage, in the mud and the mist, there is suffering going on. up up up up up up! >> this is ski training on dirt. a workout designed to hurt and to help. >> as soon as we tip it uphill,

europe was shocked last week when 200 refugees drowned off the island of lampedusa. it was not the first such tragedy. many people risk the dangers across the mediterranean in crowded boats. for many, it is the only way to make it to europe in search of a better life. entering through the land route has become virtually impossible without papers. the borders are heavily protected against illegal immigration. those who do try often end up stranded in greece. private organizations there have been taking care of many of the children who get separated from their parents on the way. >> he makes his living in one of the most beautiful conservation areas in the balkans. the river delta is home to countless rare bird species. it is also part of the border between greece and turkey, a dangerous transit zone for people fleeing to europe. >> these are the remnants of the boats and -- that the refugees used. apparently, the weather was bad and the people would -- the people drowned. only the boat remains. there is the ever us river and beyond that is turkey. it is just 50 meters

claudio joins us from lampedusa. >>> now, the u.s. is denying reports that all military aid could be withdrawn from egypt. it's been reported that the obama administration has been considering holding back up to $1.5 billion since the military coup in july. meanwhile, protests against that coup have continued. more than 1,000 students rallied at cairo university. there were also demonstrations at a university north of cairo. >>> the world's biggest retailer walmart is ending its indian joint venture and going it alone as a wholesaler. it's buying out the 50% share owned by barti enterprises. the company is trying to break into india's huge but underdeveloped retail sector. it says it's finding it hard to deal with strict government regulations aimed at protecting local businesses. >>> up until last year india's $500 billion retail market was reserved mostly for indian companies. in september of 2012 they changed the law to allow large, foreign retail chains to invest more, but a critical stumbling block is the stipulation that foreign

he is on the island of lampedusa. i know you have worked nonstop as this has unfolded. what is the latest you can tell us? what have you seen in the last few hours? >> good afternoon, everybody. the situation now is a bit calm mer.-- is now is a bit cal yesterday, thed tragedy -- i was in the port early in the morning when the coast guard boats came with the victims, actually. i moved to where i thought i could be more helpful. they had doctors and nurses. theuld see them and i had possibility of speaking with some of them. >> francesco, how many are in the hospital right now? all the most serious cases have been in hospitals in italy. the others are not alive, of course. other regions of italy, the authorities, the coast guard is working, trying to find the bodies that are still missing. >> i want to ask you one more quick question. you work all the time on this issue, trying to help able using these boats to get to lampedusa. describe your feelings right now. is there any chance of stopping this happening again? >> well, my personal opinion is that, actually, it is a

. >> reporter: it's a 70-mile trip from north africa to the italian island of lampedusa. they died in the last mile. body after body was brought ashore, many more are missing. the italian coast guard says there were roughly 500 people on the boat. only about 160 have been rescued. survivors say the majority on board had been fleeing from somalia. they say they had lit a fire as a distress signal when the boat got close to shore. when it spread, they moved to one side of the boat. it capsize capsized and sank. most of those on board, many of them children, couldn't swim. swim. "this was tragic in every way" said rescue worker poppo noto. "many of the children were wearing new shoes" he said, "a sign of hope for the new life they'll never have." the asylum seek seeks are were following a well-worn but dangerous path to europe, crowded on to unsafe boats by people smugglers who charge thousands of dollars a head. these pictures of other death trap refugee boat were taken over the past three months. just three days ago, 13 people drowned trying to swim ashore from one of thos

on lampedusa, they know ultimately europe cannot stop people coming. even this dusty outcrop of rock in the middle of the mediterranean seems like a better life for millions. and other news now, the world's chemical weapons watchdog says it is sending a second team of inspectors into syria to help destroy the .ountry's stockpiles the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says it has made a nstructive start. they set out in november 1 deadline to syria -- to destroy .yria's chemical weaponry -- it is known as the so- called god particle, and today, the british and elgin scientist who predicted the existence of the higgs boson have won the nobel prize for physics. they have been the favorites to share the prize. vindicated by researchers earlier this year. our science editor reports. >> meet a very modest winner of a nobel prize -- peter higgs, shy but brilliant. his equation proved right half a century later. it was in geneva last year that the particle that bears his name was actually discovered. this is the key element in the fabric of

>> to complete my studies to have respect. >> lampedusa was a sleepy place known for fishermen in someut now it has a fame it never desired as the island which risk everything to reach. barneby phillips. >> in the wake of the spring revolution, indonesia has become a transit country mainly from sub is a hasaharan africa. they are mainly headed to france, germany, italy and the u.k. there are a lot of reasons for leaving war, poverty, famine andling uncertainty. now, nazarine is in tunis. >> the coast guard has clamped down on my grants leaving this part of north africa we understand 30,000 people have made the treacherous journey to europe they have no agreement with italy in terms of deporting people and there are security problems in the country. there is a porous border region of thousands of kilometers. very little security on the coastline. >> that's why my grant did a -- migrants are leaving. they can't find work back home but, also, they are fleeing war, particularly those who are coming from somalia and aratraa. they are paying thousands of dollars to get onbosis and they can't