. >> sri lanka has paid a very high price of war. estimates range from 65,000 to 20,000. many economists believe this is higher putting the cost at $200 billion. during the election campaign sri lanka's new president promise to investigate allegations of war crimes as well as human rights abuses. as reports five months later families of those dead and missing say they're still waiting for answers. >> she lost two sons during the war, the third is missing. she has yet to find him. >> i lost my reason to live in the last stages of the war when my youngest son went missing. i'm just a she will now. the need to see my son is what is keeping me alive. >> she told al jazeera that speaking out landed her in prison for a year. she is now trying to set up home again and get her 13-year-old daughter out of an orphanage. this woman also lost three children. her son-in-law was a member of the tamil likers. he handed himself in at the end of the war with her daughter and two grandchildren. they have not been seen since. >> this government must tell us where they are. they surrendered

a cultural revival underway in northern sri lanka and three decades of war almost destroyed it and nows making a come back as we report. >> reporter: dance, drama, theatre, once familiar pastimes in sri lanka's northern peninsula but the realities of the civil war in these parts took over from the make believe. today artists are once again finding the time and space to express themselves. >> translator: previously we concentrated on the war but now we have broadened out and we do think we remember the war now we are at a stage where we can move away and once gene employer other subjects. >> reporter: cultural exchanges and visiting performers like this group visiting the university are building bridges between the communities. they also bring uncomfortable or sensitive topics into focus. >> what we are expected to do you will perform on stage, what we are supposed to show what we are supposed to find. >> reporter: six years after the end of the war the changes are hard to ignore. justin has always been known as a center of learning and culture but 30 years of war and people had other p

a few months down the line so we can check progress in sri lanka. thank you >>> now to mexico where the supreme court ruled it's unconstitutional for mexican states to bar same-sex marriages. gay marriage is illegal in some parts of the city. under the rule ag gay couples in other regions will have to apply to courts individually to have marriages recognised. >>> a woman that worked in a prison the u.s. appeared in court, charged with helping two convicted killers escape in new york state. 51-year-old sewing structure joyce mitchell pleaded not guilty. the convicts used power tools to get out of a high security prison last weekend. the prison employee has been accused of smuggling contraband into the facility and faces charges that good lead to a 7-year gaol term. >> a prominent still rights activist has been accused of lying about her identity. she claims to be african-american, her own family says he's right. rob reynolds reports. >> a prominent activist has been >> rachel is the 37-year-old leader of the spokane washington chapter of the n.a.a.c.

. >>> leaders in sri lanka say they're reviewing the country's china dependent foreign policy.he foreign minister is visiting japan for the first time since the current government came to power in january. >> sri lanka's foreign policy has moved back to the center, and china, too, remains a very good friend of ours, but we also want to win back the other friends who have also been traditionally very close to sri lanka since independence. >> samaraweera says economic aid from china led to rampant corruption under the previous government of ma had indhra rajapaksa. they are considered a port project in the largest city of colombo. the president has shifted from his predecessor's pro-china foreign policy since taking office in january. he chose india as the destination of his first overseas trip, trying to balance diplomatic ties with other nations as well. leaders in beijing had said china would always place sri lanka in an important position in the region. china overtook japan in 2009 as the country's biggest source of financial assistance. >>> people in japan and south korea wi

. >> still ahead on al jazeera, the sri lankas still looking for loved ones years after the civil war ended. >> the surgeon who believes he can remove this man's head and transplant it on to a healthy body. with xfinity from comcast you can manage your account anytime, anywhere on any device. just sign into my account to pay bills manage service appointments and find answers to your questions. you can even check your connection status on your phone. now it's easier than ever to manage your account. get started at xfinity.com/myaccount >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the u.s. authorities have confirmed the death of a man who attacked the dallas police headquarters armed with guns and explosives. this is a picture of the van used in the attack which cause fire. >>> a raid of a police compound that killed 20 policemen.

. >> sri lanka's government has promised to investigate after the war.ain say they still don't know what happened to their loved ones. that's coming up on the news hour. >>> and calling for the nighttime curfew to be lifted. >>> and in sport, trouble again. >> so indonesia said that australia would have stooped to a new low if allegations that it paid people smugglers to turn back are found to be true. >> it was told that it would return the people on board in return for $5,000 paid to each person. >> tony abbott has neither confirmed nor denied the reports. when asked both boats have been stopped by hook or by crook. but he did not say if the allegations were true. >> the islands of tie lapped's west coast are exquisite, but this is no joy flight. the captain is flying a team out over the sea looking for boats of trafficking migrants. in mid-may thailand was criticized for pushing back boats of rohingya. they would not let them and on shower. air patrols have started, and they're ready to accommodate any migrants found. when boats of bess operate migran

sri lanka dismissed sri lanka for 329, giving the hosts a tart of 153 to win and level the 3-match series 1-1. they have to level it monday. that's the sport. thank you for watching. >> thank you. you can find more on the website. the address for that is aljazeera.com. you can see a top story - what is happening in burundi. plenty of analysis there. that's it for me from the newshour. back with more in a moment of the day's news. see you then. bye-bye. >>>tonight in our panel - is it time to bring back the firing squad. and is the millennial generation just as racist as their parents? >> he's not part of a movement. >> he's absolutely not part of a movement. >> this is a young man that dropped out. >> he is sick and twisted ... >> he's not sick and twisted. >> he's a lone wolf. >> he's not a lone wolf.

the area will be hoping they don't have to wait longer. >> in part 3 of our series looking at sri lanka's six years after the end of the civil war, we'll bring you a report on the resurgence of arts and culture and the former war zone >>> i.s.i.l. fighters killed 11 iraqi soldiers and shia militia allies in northern iraq. four suicide bombers drove vehicles through checkpoints at the military headquarters. the world kurdish fighters seized the town from i.s.i.l. and surrounded i.s.i.l.-held town on the boarder, and it is important to i.s.i.l. as it's the only route to link turkey. the israeli army will investigate reports, after a group of soldiers bashed a palestinian man. a soldiers finished a rifle before more soldiers joined the scuffle. it happened on friday where dozens of palestinians took part. a delegation has met with the cuban vice president to discuss the process of diplomatic ties. last september they agreed to normalize relations. the u.s. removed cuba from a terror black lift and announced plans to reopen the embassy in havana. it is expected to be finalised next month. man

. >>> sri lanka paid a heavy price for a 26-year war. figures vary but the u.n. says at least 40,000 people lost their lives as this, about half were civilians. this figure is disputed as the final four months of the law were bloody. estimates range from 6, 500, to 20,000. the economy also suffered. a 1998 study calculates that the conflict wiped 1.5% off g.d.p. annually. many economists believe that the cost to have been higher putting it at about $200 billion >>> sri lanka's new president has promised to investigate allegations of war crimes and human rights abuses during his election campaign. as reported five months later families of those dead and missing say that they are still waiting for answers. this woman lost two sons during the war. a third is missing. he is in a photograph taken at a rehabilitation center for tamil tigers fighters. >> translation: i lost my reason to live in the last stages of the war when my youngest son went missing. i'm just a shell. looking for my son is keeping me alive. >> reporter: she told al jazeera that speaking out landed

. >>> we meet tamils in sri lanka finding it hard to rebuild their lives after decades in the civil war. >>>hello the top stories, african leaders are meeting with the crisis in burundi at the top of the agenda. the international criminal court called for the arrest of basheer who is attending the talks >>> attacks on an army base in eastern kenya. several killed including 11 members of the armed group including two members of the kenyan military. several groups have been killed fighting. peace talks appear to be held in geneva. the houthi delegation for the talks has not left yemen as scheduled >>> iraq's military says that fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant have blown up three car bombs targetting an army base. it happened at a village south of fallujah. 13 soldiers are said to have been killed, including an army commander. hundreds of syrians gathered at the turkish border to escape fighting between i.s.i.l. and kurdish forces. more than 13,000 syrians crossed the border into turkey in the past two weeks. it is giving shelter to 1.8 million refugees. almost 350,000 sy

sri lanka's cricketers are making progress in the first test. sri lanka only got going on thursday. they are 137 for 1, with silva unbeaten having made a half century >>> the 11 are 5th u.s. open begins in chambers bay. some of the best players sent tuesday getting to know the course. world number one rory mcilroy after his second title says chambers bay will separate the men from the boys. >> this is the sort of golf course that, you know if you are slightly off, it will multiple that. it will really reward people that are hitting good shots and are confident and the short games are sharp. i think this is the sort of golf course that you could see the guys that are playing well and, you know are confident with the setup, and how they approach it. they could separate themselves from the rest of the field. >>> 2015 n.b.a. champions, the golden state warriors arrived home to a rousing reception after winning a title in game 6 against cleveland. after the teams playing touch down, players walked out holding the trophy the first time the wrors where are lifted it in 40 years. that is al

hundreds of tamils in sri lanka have been given back ancestral land after 25 years. the government used the area as a high security zone during the civil war. people faced numerous challenges as they try to make the area their home again. after 25 years of waiting, many are going back home. rebuild will not be easy. >> reporter: this person got ancestral land back 1.5 months ago. she and her family have to stay in a community hall until they can rebuild. >> we moved here with the children and put them in school to get the place ready to live in. it's not easy. we can't afford to hire labourers, we have to do it ourselves. >> reporter: she led us to her land through heavily overgrown vegetation. the family worked hard to clear the space. throughout this area, i met people clearing their land, getting ready to return. 25 years has taken its toll. this family showed me the area clogged up with roots and soil. it's something that those heading the council can help with. they say people are happy to be back after many years, but points out that much needs to be done to ma

sri lanka dominated the first day of the second test against pakistan in colombo. they bowled out the visitors for just 138. taking five wickets, sri lanka were 70-1 in their first innings. >> making a return to the limb mix in wee yo next year, it's 92 years since it last appeared at a games. the sports officials are drumming up enthusiasm by building a beach rugby pitch on rio's beach. the governing body expects to make $50 million in revenue from the seventh version of the sports being played in the olympics. they hope it will boost participation. >> olympic sports, you find your way into the curriculum, where normally you wouldn't even be on the radar. more money in the game, more legitimacy within countries because the olympic sport in terms of curriculum. of course the spotlight that it would provide the sport is where you'll reach global areas of the world that your sport really has had trouble reaching in the past. >> there's nor sport on our website. for all the latest, check out aljazeera.com/sport. the first day of the second test between pakistan and sr

. >>> one country who is openly wary of chinese investment is sri lanka.ir defense minister spoke about the importance of developing relationships with other nations. >> i think sri lanka and china has always had good relations and throughout the war period i think china is one of the countries that helped sri lanka a lot when giving military assistance throughout the world. the government has changed now. there's a new president and a new government. we are still keen to continue relations with china, but we are also opening, you know our doors to the rest of the countries and the west australia, and of course india, our neighbors, but i think right now, with our new government i think we have prime minister in a hen dra mody coming to our sri lanka and recently john kerry coming to sri lanka. >> despite the growing out, you don't fear that china is going to antagonize your closest neighbor in india? >> no i don't think so. this new government we have the president and the prime minister are very keen on you know reaffirming our relations with the west as

took a career best seven wickets for 76 to help pakistan bowl out sri lanka.akistan chased down the 90 run target in the final session to win the match. the second test of the three match series starts on thursday in colombo. >> roger federer has won the open for a record eight times. in his 10th final he defeated in straight sets. the 17 time grand slam chan 15th title comes just a week before the start of wimbledon. there's more sport on our website at aljazeera.com/sport. >> that is it for this news hour. sigh us us. >>> al jazeera calls for the release of its journalist under a warrant issued by egypt. >>> hello. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: standing strong against racism the congregation at the church in charleston which has re-opened following the shooting that left nine people dead. the greek cabinet ahead of the summit to present a debt default. the world marks the first internat

. >>> and sri lanka put pakistan under serious pressure.ave all of the details in sport. ♪ >> hunted to the brink of extinction... >> we need an urgent method that stops the killing. >> now fighting back with a revolutionary new science. >> this radio carbon dating method can tell us if trade of ivory is legal. >> it could save a species... >> i feel like we're making an impact >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropcal wind storm... >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technology meets humanity! only on al jazeera america >> brittany menard's decision to take her own life last year. sparked a national debate. >> brittany didn't wan't to die the brain tumor was killing her, she simply took control over how that process would go. >> now see what her husband is doing to keep his promise to change "right to die" laws nationwide. america tonight ♪ >>> welcome back. let's remind you of the top stories on al jazeera, in the united states the all

sri lanka 4-9. rand they'll resume the play after a great come back victory.tan will need to fight back in this one. >>> and finally some interesting if not comical pictures in liverpool. they've been having fun with the penalty challenge. they would spin arnold in a circle 15 times. he has been the subject of two failed for manchester city. this is his effort. the 19-year-old able to slot home his kick. and brendan rogers will be hoping this is not the sign of things to come. that's your sport. >> that's a fantastic video. we need a couple of five-year-olds. >> amateur football. >> exactly. now you can find out much more on our website. the address is www.aljazeera.com. we'll be back in a couple of minutes. bye bye. development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> the prime minister could soon announce a ref referendum. i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. dozens are shot dead as gunmen target a hotel in tunisia. and bombs kill 27 in a mosque in kuwait. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> u.s. president musical tribute as he

. >> they began work in northern sri lanka 50 years ago. its deputy priements session makingdeputy priements prime minister says. >> selling ticket for a drama production. most of the artists who work with us do so on a voluntary basis. >> be rag kumar also says the artistic environment appears to be improving. al jazeera northern sri lanka. >> let's catch up with more sports news and more fifa. >> oh yes there will be some for a while yet. two weeks after shocking the world, sepp blatter is still in place. a close advisory of blatter said he could stand for president again if a suitable replacement isn't found. pointed out to al jazeera he no longer officially represents him and this is his personal opinion. the marn who is overseeing, gave a reminder that mr. bleart needs to stick to the script saying fifa needs to follow through with the initiated process of leadership change as announced. meanwhile the man who was charged with technical assessments for 2018 and 2020 quardqatar bids, spoke to al jazeera daniel schwindler about the fifa c

. >>> cricket now in pakistan fought back on day four on the third test in sri lanka trailing 182 and struggling on 118 with only five wickets left. pakistan managed to reach 417. the top score with 131. as they secure the 117 run lead. they even managed to take early wickets in the second inning restricting the holdless to sri lanka, currently trails by 54 runs. alexandriaalex rodriguez made his 3,000 hit as the new york yankees beat the detroit tigers. the three-time american league mvp had missed all of last season with a doping ban. the yankees would win this game 7-2. just a few kilometers from the u.s. open, disabled veterans are recovering to pursue their love of golf. >> the course looks good. i've tried playing golf with my prosthetic leg. it does not go so josely. >> these carts allow me to play. it stands me up so i can stand up and swing there one hand, two hands whatever works best, and then i can lower myself down. >> i'm jim martinson. he was e-5 in the military. i lost high legs in vietnam in 1968. i keep my head down nice and easy. >> my name is aaron. i served in the

rossi expends his lead to 10 ahead of lorenzo >>> cricket and sri lanka has a chance to win a secondt against pakistan. rain in colombia washed out the final session. when they resume on monday sri lanka will chase 123 for victory after dismissing pakistan for 328 in the second innings. >>> and felix hasn't decided whether to one in the 400m or 200m. she's won the 200m world title, but never the 400 crown. judging by her form at the u.s. championships at eugene she could change that. binning the final on saturday. meaning she qualifies for 400 meter event in beijing 2015. should she choose to do she could help out this season's fastest woman over 400 meters francine. she finishes in fourth missing out on qualification for the world championships. >>> more sport on the website. for the latest check out aljazeera.com/sport. blogs and videos from our correspondents around the world. that's it for me. >> thank you very much sanaa. that's it for this newshour. there is more news coming up after the break. stay with us. i'll be back in a couple of minutes. bye for now. after the break. i'l

. >> in sri lanka hundreds of tamels have been given back their land, the hectares taken away duringthe war. they are faced with challenges as they work to make the area their home again. >> she got her ancestorial land back one and a half months ago. she and her young people stay in a community haul as they rebuild. >> we moved here with the children and put them in a school so we can get the place ready to live in. it's not easy, but we can't afford to hire laborers, so we have to do this ourselves. >> she led us to her land through heavily grown vegetation. her family has worked hard to clear the space. i met people clearing their land and getting ready to return. 25 years has taken its toll. this family showed me their tube well, now clogged with roots and soil. heading the local council in the area, he can help with it. he says people are happy to be back after many years but points out that much needs to be done to make resettlement possible. >> the road network is non-existent and overgrown. housing, sanitation, clean drinking water must be provided for people to return. >> th

sri lanka there is more pressure on the first test. we have more on sports coming up. >> brittany menard's decision to take her own life last year. sparked a national debate. >> brittany didn't wan't to die the brain tumor was killing her, she simply took control over how that process would go. >> now see what her husband is doing to keep his promise to change "right to die" laws nationwide. america tonight only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. watching the al jazeera news hour. an update of the top stories now. the man arrested for a shooting in the united states has been charged with murder and weapons charge. >>> peace talks ending the war in yemen breaks up in geneva. >>> european central bank has entried to increase emergency support for the banking sector. now a picture is beginning to emerge of the life of dylann roof and his motivation for the attack. the 21-year-old is a loner with a police record of minor offenses and known for making racist remarks. we have more now from roof's hometown of lexington. 200 kilometers fr

and action from one sri lanka pulls off a brilliant catch. welcome back to the news hour an inquiry into the deaths of 34 miners killed by south african police. found that the police plan to break up the strike was deforgettive and they should not have gone ahead with it. fighters have struck back in h syria after a string of recent defeats. they launch add suicide attack five months after they were driven out. the german chancellor says there must be a deal on the debt crisis before the markets open on monday now fear that pram legacy health care reforms were at risk, has lifted after the u.s. supreme court upheld crucial tax sub is siddys. more from washington. >> barack obama wanted a win and he got it. >> so this was a good day for america. >> the supreme court cheered the decision ending the last significant legal challenge to signature affordable health care act, a majority of 6-3 the federal government could provide subsidies. if it had gone the other way 6.4 would be facing higher costs or losing their insurance the affordable care ab

. >> a career-best performance from one of pakistan's spinners helps them to victory in sri lanka. >> hunted to the brink of extinction... >> we need an urgent method that stops the killing. >> now fighting back with a revolutionary new science. >> this radio carbon dating method can tell us if trade of ivory is legal. >> it could save a species... >> i feel like we're making an impact >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropcal wind storm... >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technology meets humanity! only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera journalist mansour was detained in berlin at the request of the egyptian authorities. >> the south carolina church where nine of a americans were shot dead reopened to worshipers. >> protestors gathered in front of athens as parliament to demonstrate against austerity measures. these are live pictures now where many thousands have taken to the streets encouraging the government to reject any further cuts. >> fighters from the islamic state of

and sri lanka wickets sri lanka still trailed by 54 going into that fifth and final day. >>> and englandhave won a thrillling international series against new zealand. they would take the series 3-2 with a high-scoring serious. series. england' reply adjusted to 192 an 26 over and got there with an over to spare. >>> well, the world's best golfers are battling out at chambers bay. just a few kilometers way from a greater challenge. the friends of american veteran veteran's golf course design bid jack nicholas. if is for war veterans. >> the course looks good. >> i tried playing golf with my prosthetic leg. it doesn't go so smoothly. >> i love it. >> it stands me up so i can stand up and swing through. with one hand or two hands whatever works best. and then i can lower myself down. mier my name is jim martinson. he was an e-5 sergeant in the military and lost my legs in vietnam in 1968. >> i keep my head down, i swing nice and easy. >> my name is aaron i served in the united states army as an e-5 sergeant. i did two tours. one tour in iraq and then i served in afghanistan where i was hur

. >> that still to come, find out if sri lanka could stop a second innings lead from piling up against them. the sport is right after the break. >> the tiny pacific island nation is fighting back against growing numbers of illegal fisherman who plunder its waters. it's sending a strong message to potential poachers. >> the vietnamese boats were spotted in the waters last month. onboard, eight tons of sea cucumbers and fish destined for asia's black market. the vessels were towed to open water, never to be used again. they are clamping down on illegal fishing. 15 vietnamese boats have been captured with more than 25 tons of protected species onboard. >> this message is really this is no longer an option for poachers. we have a marine law enforcement team. we guarantee you that you will return with nothing if you are caught stealing in these waters. >> it is a tropical archipelago nearly 1,000 kilometers east of the philippines, lying in the midst of vast, unpatrolled waters, easy target for illegal fishing boats. now it seeks to protect its rich seas, creating a marine conservation zone

sri lanka managed to reach 300 in their first innings. top scorer for them hitting 125. in response, pakistan struggled. removing both openers as they collapsed to 118 for five. they trail by 182 runs. >> the nhl's new champions have been celebrating their stanley cup, parading through chicago on thursday en route to a championship rally. they secured their third stanley cup in six years with a 4-2 series win over the tampa bay lightning. that's all the sport from me. we'll have more later on. >> see you later on. >> the paris air show wraps up this weekend. while the focus has been on how many planes bowing and airbus cancel there are more deals going on behind the scenes. military sales are a big part of any air show. the big push is to push some more of its homegrown fighters jets. we have a french aviator success after many years of trying. >> it is a french fighter jet used predominantly by the french air force. up until recently, no one else wanted it. performance wise, it didn't stack up against the euro fighter or f.a. team, even if the boss of the country which

sri lanka are at the crease on 13 for 0. rugby union makes a return to the olympics in rio. 92 years since it last appeared at a games. sports officials are drumming up enthous axes by building a rugby pitch. they expect to make around $50 million, and hope it will boost participation. >> because it's an olympic sport, of schools, universities. russia, normally it wouldn't be on the radar. more money in the game. more with legitimacy in the country. then of course the spotlight providing sport for the two weeks, where you'll reach global areas that your sport had trouble reaching in the past. >> that's all the sport for me for now much more a little later. >> see you later. do stay with us on al jazeera, i'll be back at the top of the hour. live in brussels deal or no deal for greece. >>> the fight for kobane i.s.i.l. fighters re-enter the strategic town on the syrian-turkish border for the first time in months. also ahead - last-minute talks in brussels to find a solution to the greek debt crisis. >>> a burundi advisor flee

the former team is playing in a 3-match series in sri lanka, rain lost out day one.alf centuries from kumar sangakkara and another. helping the sri lankans to 178-3 >>> australia golden girl of swimming kylie palmer is at the center of a bizarre case of doping the sport has seen. the olympic gold medallist has to defend herself against a positive drugs test from the world championships in barcelona two years ago. the 25-year-old was informed of the failed doping test in april. she has no idea how the substance came into her system. palmer withdrew from the australian swimming team for the world championships after accepting a professional ban. swimming australia slammed the anti-doping agency. >> we have been concerned about the length of time it has taken for swimming australia and athletes to be informed of the offense from the 2013 world championships. we expressed our concern. the priority is to ensure the case, continuing through the processes, and we are confident that that will do so with fina's policies and practices. we'll work with fina and the athlete to e

manel fernandez, al jazeera, sri lanka. >> there's more news at our website, aljazeera.com.

result means that sri lanka levels the three match series one on and will begin on friday.sprinted his way into the history books at the u.s. trials. sending a warning to the competition he will face at the world championships in august. and he had two doping bans with a new personal best in the final of the men's 200 meters and 1.9.57 seconds is a new record for the meter and he is the fifth fastest 200 meter runner in history. major league baseball and los angeles beat the mariners on sunday and got an rbi singles to put the angels ahead in the 8th inning and now the mariners turn to come back and did just that in the ninth and paul segar a solo home run to put them on level terms but in the next inning they threw the game away letting la score off a wild pitch and final was 3-2 to angels. and now two of south america's biggest rivals on the pitch at peru and host chile out of fourth place in the copa american finals in santiago later on monday and crashed bolivia 3-1 and they fought a war with in the 19th century in a time known as the pacific classic. peru were beat 3-0

. >>> in sri lanka the president resolved parliament, paving the way for an earlier than expected parliamentary vote. vote willing now be held on august 17th. >> more than a thousand people have now died as a result of the heatwave in pakistan. the city of karachi has been the worst affected. the heat has now subsided bringing relief to the millions who have been affected. >>> emergency relief continues to arrive in affected areas in india where 50 people have been killed. flash flooding triggered by seasonal monsoons have destroyed bridges and houses. there's been no rain in the region for the past two days, and relief workers are now trying to reach people who are stranded. >>> despite competition from new retailers, india's oldest toy store is going through the fifth generation family owned store. it began business in 1890. we visited the shop in new delhi as part of the still going strong series. >> in one of new delhi's most famous markets rcs toys look fairly ordinary. but inside the small shop is exceptionally cramped with all kinds of toys. giving children a wide choice even if they alr

. >>> election fever is hitting sri lanka after the president dissolved parliament paying the way for an earlier than expected election. voting will now be held in 60 days. august 17th is the likely date. sri lankaens were due to go to the polls in ten month's time. >>> the police are searching for a man who escapeed from a prison . the search area has narrowed and is centered around the town where matt was found. it's 40 kilometers northwest of the prison that the pair escaped from. >>> as the internet evolves moves are being made to preserve the vast amount of information that it contains. a tech center in san francisco has taken on the huge task. rob reynolds went along to check it out. >> the internet is like a vast artificial organism throbbing with billions upon billions of web pages where scientific research and historical records sit along side teenage diaries and cute cat videos. the average life span of a page before it gets altered is just 100 days. so is anyone keeping track of it all? well, yes, as it happens. inside the neo-classical building in francisco that was origin

the current world record is a mere 128 brides maids set two years ago in sri lanka.done, lady, very pretty. let's send it over to drew. a lot happening this weekend including record-breaking brides maileds wedding, pride, nascar. am i missing thing? >> i think you have it -- oh, levi's stadium. so a lot to get to and a lot to talk about for sunday. today start off a lot of sunshine. live doppler 7hd right now showing you it's a rather quiet scene over the bay area but i will take you to lake tahoe. we have a couple thundershowers that popped up. over the past hour, live doppler 7hd has estimated 144 lightning strikes and this cell is moving to the north. so, lake tahoe over the next hour you'll see a thundershower with vivid lightning so take note. take a look at current temperatures. 67 downtown san francisco. 79 in fairfield. 82 fremont. some of these temperatures are 20 degrees cooler today than we were this time yesterday. so it is a lot cooler to start off the week. we'll look at the evening planner. see a few low clouds. by 7:00 we'll call it's mixture of sunsh

sri lanka is facing early election as there is an attempt to drive through reforms.remains largely loyal to the predecessor. lawmakers have resisted the drive to reduce the power of the head of eight and update the electoral system. the president wants parliamentary support for an investigation in the final stages of the civil war. the plane attempted to fly around the world powered by the sun has set off on the most dangerous mission yet. left nagoya heading for china. it was worst to avert to japan after leaving on june 1. the flight to hawaii is the riskiest because there is nowhere to land in an emergency. back to the markets. as well as greece, the other big china's ratec is cut. what to expect when shanghai opens in less than an hour. more than 7% fall on friday. what a tumble. reporter: exactly. we really will be waiting to see onther or not that rate cut saturday is going to have any impact on the shanghai composite. really dreaming -- trimming the year-to-date gains. to see a loting more falls coming through. volatility, certainly the order of the day in asi

. ♪ yvonne: sri lanka, phasing early elections in august as they attempt to drive through roof warm afteroffice in january with a parliament remaining largely loyal to the predecessor. updating the electoral system. presidential support for the investigation of the final stages of their civil war. in vienna they are close to an historic deal to curb the iranian nuclear program according to the eu foreign-policy chief. negotiators say that they have overcome one of the most contentious issues and they will be waiting sanctions until after they have verified have been implemented. they will gather again once the deal has been drafted. attempting to fly around the world powered by the sun setting off on its most dangerous mission yet they were going to go last week of bad weather intervened going to japan after leaving china on the first. the flight to hawaii is the riskiest because there is nowhere to land in an emergency. joining me now are david and julia and victor. no emergency landing on the solar impulse. is there an emergency landing in china? >> it depends on what you define as an e

the only declines we're seeing in terms of indices right now are the philippines, thailand and sri lanka. largely a day of gains and optimism that there will be some kind of 11th hour solution even if they do miss the imf payment that somehow with the referendum coming the greeks will vote for a path forward for greece. we know that remains to be seen but one big corporate story we wanted to tell you about today japan up my 6/10 of 1%. sony was down 8% and today announcing plans to raise $3.6 billion by selling stocks and convertible funds. its first share sales since 1989. a big corporate story out of japan and the larger story of greece and the chinese bear market. back to you. jon: fantastic work. the losses stabilize and the dax open 2/10 of 1% negative. a busy day ahead in terms of data. we will bring you that live with bloomberg tv. bloomberg unemployment data comes through. inflation numbers for the month of june and then at 3:00 p.m., u.s. consumer confidence. the story to watch for the rest of the day is greece. it is deadline day for greece and the government owes 1.5 billion e

. >> sri lanka's new president promised to investigate allegations of war crimes and abuses. but five months after taking office, families say they're still waiting. the united nations said at least 40,000 people lost their lives. of this around half were civilians, but even this figure is disputed as the final four months of the war were particularly bloody. estimates of civilian casualties range from 6500 to 20,000, as we now report. >> she lost two sons during the war. a third is missing. she said he is in this photograph taken at a rehabilitation center for tamil tiger fighters, but she has yet to find him. >> i lost my reason to live in the last stagessers of the war when my youngest son went missing. i'm just a shell now. the need to see my son is keeping me alive. >> she's now trying to set up home again and get her 13-year-old daughter out of a orphanage. this woman also lost three grown children. her son-in-law was the member of the tamil tigers. she said that he handed himself in to the war at the end of the war. they have not been seen since. >> this government mus

. >> the imf has an obligation the its membership from sri lanka to switzerland to have a program that is credible, but we are always flexible. , wehey are good proposals can review them, of course. mark: euro area of finance ministers are meeting with talks deadlocked. the euro area part of the deadlock expires on the same day the payment is due. -- the maker of wearable fitness tracking devices -- there you hear the opening bell and the cheers. fit it pricing above shares yesterday, raising -- now valued at $4.1 billion. that's a look at the top stories at this hour. coming up, the federal communications commission is voting on new rules for robo calls. it could change the way pollsters work. prices in china fell in fewer cities last month. we will tell you what the government is doing to restore buyer confidence. not: computer code may sound sexy but it has made numerous appearances on movies and television. we will tell you how it has been portrayed over the years. paoia: in the case of ellen 's case against kleiner perkins, it's back in the headlines month after she lost the case.

the typical pattern where it is the northwest to southeast this is moving in from the remnants of lankae up look this will continue to move off in the western direction of a close look to some of the areas looking at downtown san francisco stress on all boy was some light rain and we have more rain will off to the mid peninsula stretching all the way down to pacifica pressing the july spot in south san francisco right behind you see the block of yellow that will continue to track offer to the west and south will not want to see some more rent for your area public the next victim of the imminence looking at the eastman shoreline the damage free regular but more rain and the sea to head off or down south to san lorenzo also some ran across 580 from san leandro to castro valley if your continuing westbound from the dublin and to change it from continuing what about your quantity to see more rain as it is closer to castro valley it will continue to move all the to the northwest for this morning a live look at san mateo bridge maybe if your travel across this air not want to see the rain let

the critical test series will be decided in the third and final test match after have i sri lanka completed, just 153 runs to win but the constant threat of rain meant the bats and loss of three wickets. the deciding test begins on friday. >>> the international be olympic company, one company euro sport sport,2018 through to 2024. it takes in all platforms from tv to is internet to mobile phones. the contract signed at ioc headquarters in lausanne is the first time one single media company has accomplished all rights, companies who lost the rights such as the bbc can still try to strike a zeal. >>> finally olympic boxer lajinzer singh may not compete next time in the olympics. he'll be based in manchester england for the rest of his pro-career. more on wimbledon. >> look forward to it. thank you lee. >>> a new show by the american artist jackson pollack in the u.k. he died at shortly before age 44. al jazeera went to see them up front. >> summertime number 9 a typically of jackson pollack. the paint literally dripped onto the canvas, a frenzy of throwing paints but controlled chaos ending w

. >>> australia and new new zealand sri lanka many completed victory.t of rain meant quick scoring with the tactic and they made their runs before lunch the deciding match begins in pelakella on friday. >>> selling the european board trust being rights to just one company, eurosport. first time a single media company has held all the rights across the continent. u.s. sport will broadcast -- euro sport could still strike deals with national broadcasters who would pay them to sublet the rights. the deal covers both the summer and winter games from 2018 to 2024 on all media platforms from tv to mobiles. and that is all the sport but there will be plenty more wimbledon over the coming days. >> i'm also very interested in the fact they're going to have a pink cricket ball. i don't know why it has to be pink it could be some other color. all right lee thank you very much for that. that is about it for myself from lee and the rest of the news team. but we'll be back in a couple of minutes. we'll see you then, bye-bye. >> hello there i'm felicity barr in london

find out if sri lanka can defeat pakistan in sports. >>> greece isn't the only deadline on tuesday. there's another one, the iranian nuclear talks and there are reports that deadline will be extend extended. a framework agreement was struck in april but major differences remain on the details of a final deal. the foreign minister of iran is returning to at the ran for more consultations. here's this report from vienna. >>reporter: the u.s. secretary of state john kerry face-to-face with his iranian counterpart. it was after this meeting it was announced he would be returning to at the ran for consultations. experts say it's not clear whether that means there's now a problem. >> it could be. but it could also be that there's a new detail surprising on the table that he needs to take back to at the ran because it goes beyond his previous mandate. >>reporter: the news he was leaving came while others were arriving to the talks. >> if strong political will is there from all the parties, we cannot get there. >> how tough are the day as head going to be? >> it's going be tough. it has alw

the exceptions, india, vietnam, sri lanka. in north asia, southeast asia, and china, you are seeing big declines. 2% drop for the shanghai composite. the chinese regulators move in to try to take additional steps to curb margin financing, risky loans that the chinese domestic investor is taking to bid up the stock market. $10 trillion valuation. more than that in fact. it set a record and surpassed other markets in the region. the concern is that this leverage that has been accumulated could implode. the regulator now on top of that and issuing regulations as recently as friday terrain that in. it has had an impact on the markets, driving the shanghai composite lower. those chinese companies listed here trading down on the day. the hong kong exchange is lower by about 3%. it was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the china-hong kong stock connect. it is declining about 3%. insurers seeing big declines. thanks, keep those in focus as well. the latest home prices in hong kong performing well. a 1% gain over the last week. let's

. >> hundreds are reported dead in sri lanka, as a powerful earthquake off indonesia triggers devastatingsia. >> like every other american citizen, i deserve a fair trial, i will be acquitted and vindicated when the truth is told. >> we find the defendant not guilty. >> four separate yet simultaneous explosions striking the transit system there. >> the real concern is the wind and the rain and any flooding that may cause. >> katrina, to many it's a simple name. for people of the gulf coast, it means so much more. for them it represents death and destruction and the nightmare of august 2005. hurricane katrina. cnn teams were positioned across the southeast united states as the powerful storm hit. when the wind and rain subsided they found utter devastation. homes, neighborhoods, families wiped out. more than 1800 dead in alabama. florida, georgia, louisiana and mississippi. it was more than some cnn reporters could even bear. their reports filled with dismay, grief and eventually ang anger. >>> a powerful hurricane appears to be setting its sites on the central gulf coast. >> the winds are

. >>> sri lanka needed to chase down a target on the final day in scoring a half century. >>> and printing his way into history books at the u.s. trials sending a warning to competition that he'll face in august. he major league baseball and the los angeles angels beat the seattle mariners on sunday after falling behind. with an rbi single to put the angels ahead in the eighth inning. it waws then that the mariners turn to come back and they did it just in the ninth. they have a smashing home run to put them on level terms. that's it for me. >> thank you very much. well, from sana, myself and the whole team in doha, we thank you for joining us on this news hour. we'll be back in a minute. >> egypt's prosecutor general dies after a bomb attack on his convoy. hello, i'm maryam nemazee. this an al jazeera live from london. the e.u. commission chief said that he feels betrayed by greece as banks are closed for a week. low turn out as burundi goes ahead with elections. the action that african union said should be postponeed.

are prioritized a democratic situation in sri lanka before every engaging. time and time again, i think we have made decisions with that objective in mind, often getting results including the ones i have mentioned. sometimes, it is very difficult because this is not the only interest we have in the world. it is an interest. it is intimately related to national security and prosperity, but not the only one. it would be childish and unrealistic to suggest it can be or should be only one. with respect to egypt and bahrain, to countries in the middle of a region in turmoil where we had very important interests partnering with government against terrorism. we have still kept this issue front and center among other things. we have not gone back to the exactly the same military relationship we had with egypt before all of this started. we have encouraged very strongly, the release of mohammed's all-time -- and we continue to press for the release of other nonviolent opposition leaders who remain in prison. >> thank you, thank you very much. tom malinowski: thank yo

pakistan have beaten sri lanka by 10 wickets. the second test of the three marsh series starts in columbo. that's all the sport from me. >> we'll see you later, thank you. >> one of the big surprises at last year's world cup was pakistan, a country not known for football skills. promises of help from the government are yet to be honored. we have this report now. >> after a third position in the street trial world cup in brazil the pakistani team has won admiration not just here but from across the world. most of these children have come from bean homes. some had drug addiction problems abandonment and living rough on the streets of karachi. it was the efforts of the foundation with only three months to train this team to participate in brazil. he is hopeful the team will do well in the upcoming july-norway cup, as well. now interestingly this is an example that street children can be rehabilitated if the government and society at large is willing to help them out. >> if the government supports these boys, then i think they can pr

sri lanka's government promises to address abuses during the war. many tamil people do not know what happened to lo once >>> also ahead, black or white - a civil activist accused of lying about her racial identity. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. . >> here with the newshour here is a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. pakistan's army says 20 fighters have been killed in air strikes. it's part of an offensive launched last year. the world health organisation warns more people will be infected with middle eastern respiratory syndrome m.e.r.s. since the outbreak 138 cases have been confirmed. 14 have died. one gunm