-- sri lanka? arjuna: it has to do with the sri lanka foreign policy focused on the bilateral relationship with china. stronger unders the previous regime is now there is a balance with policy with the west. we had the secretary of state john kerry visiting the island. that signified better relationships with western countries which has been neglected in the past. this will lead to flows from the west end of the western -- in -- -- and the opening of the western import market in sri lanka. rishaad: how does the following equity affect the economy? arjuna: it is a double-edged sword. on the one hand, we have seen tea producers and rubber producers affected by lower prices but on the other textiles has managed to grow strongly and that has offset some of these lowdown. exports are keeping up with the growth rate from last year. but of course we expect them to grow even faster as we approach the pre-christmas production season. fromad: arjuna joining us colombo. we have been talking about commodities

selling sri lanka to foreign investors. in a couplehim why of minutes. ♪ rishaad: sri lanka's stock exchange that 15% today. public parliamentary elections coming up, what are investors his sentiments? let's get a look. thank you for joining us. let's start up with its election. what sort of questions are you having to field from foreign investors? the potential for foreign investors is looking for stability and tranquility. owerourse, the regime in p c -- facinged and election again is the synod andght in the law in 1978 prior to the region india and bangladesh and someone. rishaad -- no question about it. -- theykland policy have an open policy. ofy are meeting with a lot economists. they will instill more confidence with the outcome of the election. rishaad: it depends on who was going to win. who would be negative or positive? the negative attitude by any investment because indications are such that the government in power will get reelected. be not so seems to much getting far as far as the activism is concerned. hope

a condition mostly diagnosed in male fathers in north central sri lanka.l weak, they say there is no cure, but i have to keep taking medicine. >> reporter: her husband, like this group of farmers we spoke to blames the herbicide a powerful chemical he used to kill weeds and grasses. it was introduce today sri lanka by the american biotechnology company monsanto under the brand name roundup more than 30 years ago. after the ma knowledgely ended a number of other countries began making it which is used extensively in over 160 countries. >> translator: the earth is saturated with round up. it's like emptying both loads of the total weed killer area. >> reporter: the government banned it in may this year, making sri lanka only second country in the world to do so. the weed killer made popular by monsanto is still available on the black market. we bought this can quite easily. disdespite its wide use researchers say it's not only killing weeds but humans as well. this doctor from the university says he believes there is a link between the herbicide and kid any

let's go to sri lanka where the chemical is already banned. >> waiting for good news. they're hoping that his wife's latest medical report would bring some relief. she's one much more than 69,000 people who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. a condition normally diagnosed in male farmers in sri lanka. >> they say there is no cure but i have to keep taking medicine. >> the husband like this group of farmers that we spoke to, blames a powerful chemical he used to kill weeds and grasses. it was introduced by the north americaen company monsanto. a number of companies began to make it and it is used in 140 points. >> the government banned it in may this year making sri lanka only the second country in the world to do so. the weedkiller made popular by monsanto is still available on the black market. we bought this can quite easily. despite it's wide use research researchers say it's not only killing weeds but humans as well. >> they believe interest is a link between the chemical and kidney failures in that region. >> once you use it in the place where there

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lanka after 26 years of civil war. >> government troops had crushed the tamil tigers - a guerrilla force which had waged a brutal insurgency seeking self-rule for the tamils c a minority making up about 12 percent of sri lanka's population mainly living here in the north. >> peace has brought stability tourists are again flocking to sri lanka's golden beaches and investment is flowing.

after menel fernandez reports in sri lanka it's waiting for other concerns. >> more than 69,000 people who have been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease a condition mostly diagnosed in male farmers in north central sri lanka. >> the body feels fairly weak, there is no cure but i have to keep taking medicine. >> reporter: the husband along with other farmers blames glyphosphate. under the brand name roundup more than 30 years ago. after its monopoly ended other companies began making glyphosphate. >> the earth is saturated with roundup. >> the government banned glyphosphate. the weed killer made popular by monsanto is still available ton black market. we bought this can quite easily. despite its wide use researchers say it's not only killing weeds but humans as well. dr. at the university says he believes there is a link between glyphosphate. >> once you use it there's a possibility of complex getting complex. that complex is never toxic but i think monsanto new this fact but they intentionally hide the fact. >> al jazeera contacted monsanto regarding the government's ban on the impor

chaising bail only on al jazeera america >> in 2009 peace came to sri lanka after 26 years of civil war. >> government troops had crushed the tamil tigers - a guerrilla force which had waged a brutal insurgency seeking self-rule for the tamils c a minority making up about 12 percent of sri lanka's population mainly living here in the north. >> peace has brought stability tourists are again flocking to sri lanka's golden beaches and

why sri lanka has banned a widely used herbicide. plus analysis of the "world health organization" coming up. >> cleaning up after another bloody night in el salvador. we're at an morgue where durings say they have receive an endless stream of bodies. we'll tell you why 700 people were killed last month alone. >> and making a dramatic entrance on world stage. why male swimmers are able to make a slash in the sport around 20 minutes time. >> it's good to have you with us. our top stories. turkish police have detained dozens of isil and pkk suspects. the turkish government is calling for an emergency meeting to discuss threats to its national security. secretary of state john kerry discusses it's human traffic report in malaysia, cuba and malaysia has been taken off its track list. >>> in india seven people and three gunmen were killed. >>> in el salvador 700 people were murdered last month alone. just a warning that you may find some of the images in the report distressing. >> a steady stream of boyd. last month alone someone was murd

it was introduced to sri lanka cabby monsanto under the brand name round up more than 30 years ago. after the monopoly ended other companies began making it. it is used extensively in over 160 countries. >> the area is saturated. it's like emptying bolt loads of the weed killer on the area. >> the government banned it in may this year, making sri lanka only the second country in the word to do so. the weed killer made popular by monsanto is still available on the block market. we bought this can quite easily. researchers say it's not only killing weeds but humans, as well. >> the doctor says he believes there is a link between round up and kidney failures in this region. >> once you use roundup in a place where ground water there's a possibility of complex. chai complex is nephrotoxic. i think monsanto knew this fact, but intentionally hide the fact. >> al jazeera contacted monsanto recording the government's ban on the import of roundup. the company declined an on camera interview but released a statement saying we are extremely disappointed by this development and believe there is

google will now work with sri lanka's internet providers. >> saturday is shaping up to be a big day forll of those people who drive dwoogle buss. the deal would include a pay raise giving those drivers a rate between 21 and 25 bucks an hour. >> how about owning a brand new tesla for free? tesla ceo sent out an e-mail saying a few people will get tesla's new model x for free if they refer it to someone else. before you get too excited, a bunch of guidelines. >> >>. >> interesting story with former warrior, david lee, what he did today. stay with us. big matinee finale' for giants against milwaukee.... as >>> i believe, as we speak, at at&t park there are hundreds of fans with their annual slumber party right there in the outfield. >> oh, you're missing it. >> you know what they've got a clans to hang in first place for the first time in a cup months today. big matinee for the giants against milwaukee as the orange and black with a chance to move into the tie for first place for the first time since may@e 29th. six scoring innings. top 7th gets a scoreless game until hunter pence finds th

now to sri lanka have i lan slawng. sri lanka. >> one of 169,000 people who have been asking by chronic kidney disease. most diagnosed in male members of the farming counts. >> i have to keep taking medicine. >> the husband like these farms we talked to blames glyphosate condition after its monopoly ended a number of members began making glyphosate in a number of countries. >> translator: the earth here is saturated with roundup. it's like emptying tank loads of the chemical every year. >> reporter: the government banned glyfosate a year ago ago. the weed killer is still available on the black market. we bought this can quite easily. despite its wide use researchers say it's not only killing weeds but humans as well. dr. chanajai says he believes there is a link between be glyfhosate and there is a possibility of complex getting complex. that complex is never toxic but i think monsanto knew this fact but they intentionally hide the fact. somewhere. >> reporter: al jazeera contacted monsanto regarding the government's ba

emily: you were born in sri lanka. what was the state of the country at the time?hamath: i was born in 1976. the civil war broke out in the early 1980's between the hindu minority and the buddhist majority. both my parents are buddhists. my dad was in the civil service. my mom was a nurse. my dad was able to insinuate himself to get posted to the sri lankan high commission in canada. i think we were six years old when myself, my sister, and my parents immigrated. emily: had the war started by then? chamath: it had started. my dad proudly talks about how he was a communist organizer. when he spoke out about that, there was a huge pushback from the government that said you can't talk like this. there was a lot of pressure on my father to the point where he could not reasonably return to sri lanka without our life not being in some kind of jeopardy, so we filed for refugee status. the canadian government, out of the goodness of their heart, gave us refugee status, and we stayed, and life as we knew it abruptly stopped and we had to start all over again. no house, no c

it marked the deadline to register for questing a contesting a seat in sri lanka's legislature. gamble he lost to opposition. he was accused of many of fostering a culture of corruption. >> when selecting candidates, to give clarity to professionals and you know academics and the people, have clean sheet. >> reporter: the main ruling party says it will fight for an extension of the mandate given to the president. >> the people are victorious and ensure that good disciplined government is important. >> the landscape has shifted dramatically. ally of the former president has crossed sides. he says it is to complete the work started in january of this year. >> we hold to our kind of political reformation here in sri lanka unless otherwise we can't move forward. >> still recovering from civil war, sri lanka is at a critical phase but the election is likely to be driven by personalities not policies. like the january presidential poll the upcoming parliamentary election looks likely to be dominated by the single issue what he represents, reconciliation and issues affecting individual

it marked the deadline to register for pursuing a seat in sri lanka's parliament next month. accused by many of a culture of corrupt and cronyism, he says they learned from their mistakes and made adjusts accordingly. >> when selecting candidates, to give priority to professionals who know economics and the people have clean sheet. >> the main ruling party said it will fight for an extension of the mandate given to the president. >> the political landscape shifted dramatically as politicians have allegiances. >> we have political reformation in sri lanka within unless otherwise we can't move forward. >> still recovering from civil war, sri lanka is at a critical phase, but the election is likely driven by personalities not policies. >> like the january presidential poll the upcoming parliamentary election looks likely to be dominated by a single issue. other issues, like the causes of the civil war reconciliation and. >> affecting individual electoral districts may take a back seat. >> we are not having the serious conversation that we need to have on the key issues facing th

it's the first series run in sri lanka since 2006 and they are up to third in the world's rankings. >st round in 3.5 days, great win, and the last one choosing a big target and the fourth and fifth, i think it's a great achievement. >> second are australia. they are getting ready to start the series against their oldest rival england. building up to the first test on wednesday. england looking to hit back after losing the last series 5-0 in australia. >> you cannot keep harping on about that. you know if you went back five more months before that we won 3-0 in our own conditions. so you have got to be very careful as players not to read too much into that kind of stuff. it's all a brand new challenge, a fresh start. >> i think this team has faced plenty of challenges we haven't won here since 2001, beating england in their own backyard is extremely tough. we're excited by the challenge, but we know it will be tough. >>> and the u.s. women's world cup champions are set for a day of celebration. the team are in los angeles after their 5-2 final win over japan. the u.s. becoming the firs

. >>> sri lanka will soon have an election. be manuel hernandez has more. >> a bament for political power. district administrative centers like this one in colombo were the height of activity. vidz lan ca's political elections next month the polls follow jan's race two years ahead of schedule a gamble he lost to opposition candidate. raja paxa was accused of many of fostering a culture of corruption and cronyism. >> corruption when selecting candidates to give clarity to professionals and academics and the people. be have a clean sheet. >> reporter: the main ruling party says it will fight for an extension of the mandate given president serasena. >> for good disciplined government it's important. >> reporter: the political landscape has shifted dramatically. switched allegiances. ally of the former president has crossed sides. he says it's to complete the work started in january this year. >> we hold to our kind of political reformation. otherwise we can't move forward. >> still recovering from civil war sri lanka is ah at a cr

it's a national holiday in sri lanka, so no trading bear. let's look at some breaking news. we have net income for the second quarter coming in at one billion singapore dollars. -- 1.05 singapore dollars. expecting 969 million. let's go to wall street now. we had a mixed day. growth cap speculators betting on a september rate hike. let's go straight to sue in new york. we did have stocks reversed earlier. we also have a lot of earnings coming in that affected the mix. that also facebook. it some disappointing earnings that we will get to later. the dollar rose to a four-month high. on the economic front, this is the focus. the latest data we are getting is that the gdp number rose. that was suggested by the market. that was significant. they are not expecting a big show for gdp for the year as a whole. i would say we will be probably up 2%. >> below 2%? >> yes. it's based on 1.8 to two, we have had very weak first-quarter. the second quarter was slightly above 2%. were not going to be doing great. we have some other reports, consumer spending grew more than projected. applic

sri lanka reached the target of 288 with 11 balls to spare.in the series. >>> fifa official being held in custody in switzerland has been exdieted to the united states where a senate inquiry is underway. they are looking into whether the top-ranking football officials were involved in bribery. the former president jack warner and jeffery webb are among the officials indicted by u.s. prosecutors on charges of fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. >> the fact of the matter is what has been revealed so far is a mafia-style crime syndicate in charge of this sport. my only hesitation in using that term is it's almost insulting to the mafia, because they never would have been so blatant, overt and arrogant >> americans are still trying to track down four cubans who defected and traveled to the united states on saturday just a few kilometers from the u.s. the four left the team and headed to the border before the regatta even began. the defection of cuban athletes have become fairly common. at the 1990 pan american games this man was one to seek

. >>> sri lanka on top after a third day of a test. sri lankan wickets taken in the hopes of bowling the hosts out. an innings of 77 out. steering sri lanka to 228 to 5, a lead of 291 with two days to go. >>> the world record is being broken for an international football score. the fed rated states of micronesia lost a qualifier against fiji 38-0. you are watching goals 37 and 38. the loss for micronesia comes days after they were beaten 30-0 by tahiti breaking a record by australia. >>> you have to feel sorry for them. that's all the sport for now. >> thank you so much. >> after several failed attempts supplies arrived at the international space station. a russian rocket delivered a capsule laden with 2.7 tonnes of supplies. it lifted off two days ago. i'll be back in a few moments with a full bulletin. stay with us. >>> tonight in our debate are u.s. elections a threat to american democracy. later in the panel, did the supreme court ruling open the door to legal acing ... given university students too much power. i'm imran garda, thi

and linked it to cancer and the manufacturers say the science doesn't add up and we report from shri-lankat is banned. >> reporter: waiting for the latest medical report will bring some relief and one of more than 69,000 people diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, a condition mostly diagnosed in male farmers in north central sla . >> translator: they say there is no cure and i have to keep taking medicine. >> reporter: blames a powerful chemical he used to kill weeds and grasses and it was given by an american company under the grand name round up more than 30 years ago. after the monopoly ended a number of other companies began making this used extensively in over 160 countries. >> translator: saturated with round up and likes the total weed killer area. >> reporter: the government banned this in may this year making in the second country in the world to do so. the weed killer made popular is still available on the black market. we bought this can quite easily. despite its wide use reachers say it's not only killing weeds but humans as well. from the university says he believes there is

pakistan cricketers have a run test to run the series with sri lanka and winning and unbeaten 171 and highest ever successful chase and winning the series 2-1 and captain hitting the winning run for the sixth and the first win since 2006 and up to third in the world rankings. second is australia and getting ready to start the series against their oldest rivals england and building up to the test on wednesday. england looking to hit back after losing the last series 5-0 in australia. >> as an individual when you are involved in a series like that does drive you to make sure it doesn't happen again. but i think we are fortunate in the fact we have players that have not necessarily had that experience and have not had a great deal of actual experience if any some of them so i think that would be positive for us going in with open eyes and hopefully they can show everyone what they can do. >> reporter: 2013 tour de france champion has yellow jersey in the fourth stage, five riders won't be in action after a huge crash on monday. organizers were forced to briefly stop the race just over 10

. >>> a woman was kirred in sri lanka after gunmen opened fire during an election rally. it happened after the finance minister left. unidentified gunmen traveled in two vehicles and escaped after the shooting. parliament polls are due next month. >>> the host city for the 2022 winter olympics is about to be named in the malaysian capital. the chinese capital of ba jinx and kazakhstan are the contenders. if successful beijing will be the first city to host both summer and winter games. >> the games of the 29th olympiad in 2008 are awarded to the city of beijing. >> reporter: it's a scene that china hopes will repeat itself. when beijing won the bid to host the 2008 summer olympics. a milestone in modern china spending $40 billion getting ready for the summer games. like many of her fellow chinese, she was proud back then but her house were demolished up to the massive construction leading up to the games. her protest led to years of disability after beating after being detained after the games. she says they have a responsibility not to award the games to beijing. >> tran

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meanwhile, pakistan has won their first against sri lanka after nine years after winning the fourth game in colombo. >>> a man was attacked by a shark on live television while competing for a championship. he said that it might take months to get back in the water. we have reports from sydney. >> the footage of australia has en enthralled people from around the world. proportionately more people surf in australia than anywhere else. of 20 attacks so far this year, the only one that proved fatal was on a surfer you about that has not put many australian sufferers off. they wrote in a up in saying that the thrill of knowing you might be killed is part of the appeal. >> there is a shark attack on this beach three or four years ago, and very next morning we're all out surfing in the same spot. and frightening and that spookiness was part of the attraction for sure. >> but although the numbers of shock attacks are small in australia its rising. five were killed. how to avoid being next is a main topic on the beach. >> spark >> tagging helps to track sharks and can alert people when a known bi

people building the facilities for the event all imported essentially from bangladesh, india, sri lankaemy -- amethe are immigrants. those have drawn the iron of human water rights groups to say you are not improving conditions for workers. scarlet: the flipside to this. which countries have the fewest number of foreign-born citizens or people living there right now? guesses? be on the listot obviously. number one china. number two cuba and number three indonesia. i love all the good information. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. alix: welcome back to the topmberg "market day." stories crossing the bloomberg terminal at this hour. the obama administration sales pitch for the around your deal turning into a showdown on capitol hill. john kerry appearing before the senate relations committee joined by treasury secretary secretary.nd energy lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle told them it is a tough se

in nigeria and in sri lanka. when you scan the headlines from syria to north korea to south sudan, it's clear that overall, 2014 was a tough year for human rights and human rights activists. we highlight many specifications of course in the reports and more have developed this year. for example, the disappearance of zim bab ian activist who has been missing for over 100 days now. the united states urges the government of zimbabwe to pursue a credible investigations of the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and to bring the perpetrators to justice. as the secretary said, one of the notable trends this past year was the brutality of non-state actors. these groups did not emerge from nothing. violent extremism in nigeria was exacerbated by the actions and in some ways the inaction of the previous government there. in syria dash's rise was ruled by the horrific abuses. many in the sunny community felt marginalized that their legitimate grievances were being ignored by the government in baghdad. as president

. >>> a comfortable win in the one-day internationals in sri lanka.ng them to a six-wicket victory. pakistan winning this game with 38 bowls to spare. >>> glance is celebrating its first home victory in this year's tour de france the ag 2 rider pulled away from his rivals in the final 500 meters of the stage in northwest france. chris vroome finished fifth. >>> agreeing a deal to stein world cup winner scheinsteiger. meek marquette is on pole position in germany's grand prix after his best qualifying of the season. he's now qualified for 60s in a row and he'll start along side teammate pedroza. >> this is always a good rhythm. this will feel really good. it's very important. >> that is our news. we'll be back with a full bulletin of news. stay with us. >> this is it. eurozone finance chief to decide once and for all whether to save greece from bankruptcy. hello there i'm felicity barr. and this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: serbia prime minister is attacked as anger boils over at the memorial for europe's greatest atrocity since worl

. >> managing to keep sri lanka in. made a good start.akistan took 4-77 to restrict ve language can 272-8. >> the 102nd edition of the tour de france gets underway sunday. cycling is a way of life in the he got netherlands but that's not likely to help them on the tour. the dutch are never far from their bikes and it's a relationship that lasts a lifetime. rides of 200 kilometers are not unusual for the 72-year-old leading the wind jammers club from am at amsterdam to celebrate his love of the bike. the race is nearly as old as tim. >> we have some very good riders who sometimes win a big race, but no yellow jerseys anymore no wins in big tours, and why is that? i think that the dutch maybe do not have the winning mentality you know? >> 198 elite riders are in the city for the start of the tour, but the city has to find room for its commuter bikes. >> finding a space to park your bike can be difficult. despite their love affair with cycling, the dutch have only had two tour deforce winners. >> the with 20 stages to come, will test his ski

meanwhile, pakistan has won their first one-day series against sri lanka for nine years. pakistan reached their target with nine overs to spare. >> venturing in the water despite a sufferer being attacked by a shark on live television during a championship. andrew tomorrows reports. >> in just three days it has become the most famous shark encounter since "jaws." the footage of mick fanning has enthralled people from around the world. but for the surfer it feels personal. more people surf in australia than anywhere else. all 20 attacks in australia so far this year. the only that proved fatal was on a surfer. sports writer will swanson who himself was still out on wednesday wrote in a up in saying that the thrill of knowing that you might be killed is part of the appeal. >> if there is a dark shark attack and very next morning we were all serving in the same spot. it was frightening and spooky, but that fear and that spookiness was part of the attraction for sure. >> although the number of shark attacks is small, in australia it is rising, five were killed in 12 months to

sri lanka in their first match they made a good start in the century, but pakistan is having a good series pakistan need to get the remaining wickets for that win. for the practice mercedes quickest. it was rosberg who posted the fastest time in both sessions they recorded the second fastest lab in the opening session but struggled in the second. hamilton is facing his third victory with a ten-point lead in the standings over rosberg that's after eight races. >>> the tour de france gets under way on saturday in the dutch city of eutrecht. >> the dutch are never far away from the saddle of their likes and it's a relationship that last as lifetime. rides a few hundred kill matters are not unusual for 72-year-olds to celebrate the start of the tour tour de france. 33% of travel here is done by bike. but the mether land's love affair for the bicycle has not translated to the biggest race of all. the last dutch winner is nearly as old as tim. >> sometimes we're in the big race but no jell-o jerseys any more. why is that? i think that the dutch may be do not have the winning mentality you know.

now sri lanka's cricketers, the home side lost the last two bowling at 278.hen pakistan replied three wickets appease reduced to 299. that's 69 behind with just one wicket left in their first innings. finally the super rugby tournament between two teams for new zealand. then he set up the try in the second half as the team would lead. the highlanders' first ever victory in it tournament. >>> that's it for sport. we have plenty more from wimbledon and elsewhere. >> i can lead you the way of our website. www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. that is if you want to catch up on all of the world news. but stay tune because felicity barr is coming up in just a moment from the news hour team. bye bye for now. >> tunisia's president declares a state of emergency eight days after a gunman killed 38 people in a beach resort. hello there. i'm felicity barr. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up poles apart. greece votes for a referendum that has politthe has split the country in two. >>> palestinian authorities warn of more arrests to come

find out if pakistan's cricket ears can produce a record breaking effort to win their series with sri lanka>> because i was african american i was trying to fit in. >> misty copleland's journey wasn't easy. >> dancing gave me the opportunity to grow into the person... i don't think i could be without it. >> now, this trailblazer is opening the door for others. >> i wanna give back to ballet what it's done for me... >> reaching out to chirp in violent neighborhoods, using basketball to break down barriers, we have this story. >> just throw strikes, all right? >> for chicago police officer eric olson coaching baseball is one way to step away from the street violence he sees on a pretty good basis. >> i'm always a policeman, but i want to coach this baseball team today. >> on chicago's south side, it's one of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. >> ok, let's play ball, guys. >> on this day along with 10 other officers, he has traded in his weapon for a whistle. >> a lot of times, there will be conflict, you know, based on different boundaries or gang lines or where someone may live. this g

sri lanka's opening equaling the second fastest of just 17 balls. that set up the home team rather nicely. reaching a target of 288 with 11 balls to spare. it's 1-1 in the series. >> a fifa official being held in switzerland is extra dated to the united states. u.s. football federation chief testified, saying he had no knowledge of corruption but experienced moments of discomfort during concacaf meetings. the former presidents are among the 14 current and former fifa officials indicted in may by the u.s. prosecutors on charges of fraud, racketeering and money laundering. >> the fact of the matter is that what has been revealed sov is a most of i can't style crime syndicate in charge of this sport. my only hesitation in using that term is that it is almost insulting to the mafia because the mafia would never have been to blatant overt and arrogant. >> american authorities are tracking down four cubans who defected after traveling to the united states. they left the team before the border before the regatta began. defections during competitions have b

. >>> in sri lanka, the century helping to a six wicket victory.akistan winning this game with 38 bowls to spare and zimbabwe over india. scoring on unbeaten 100 as zimbabwe would chase 56. he needed to hit a six to win. could not quite manage it, and india holding on to win it by four runs. >>> manchester united to sign schweinsteiger. >>> the raining champions beat haiti on friday. dempsey with the win in the second half. if they're going to retain their title they will equal mexico's record of six championships. now the reigning masters in the u.s. open jordan spieth looking good. shooting 7 under par 46 64 in illinois. he'll be the favorite going into next week's open in scotland. in the absence of the injured rory mcilroy. i think plenty more on our website www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/sport. to let you know australia now 234-8. they need two statistics win their third ash he is test. >> thank you very much, andy. all day we've been bringing you coverage from bosnia of the 20th anniversary of the srebrenica as kerr. nowseason bremenof t

. >> third and deciding test match in sri lanka. his first in test matches and he was joined by former captain unis khan. day 4 in pelekele. on the final day to win the match and the series. >>> some incredible pictures coming up from the final lap of sunday's nascar race in daytona florida.the car you're about to see taking off belongs to american driver awrch austin dillon. the permanent safety fence doing its job. dillon also managed to walk away from the wreckage unharmed. absolutely incredible. that is all the sport for now lauren. >> thank you very much indeed, jo. see you soon. and that's it for me lauren taylor but we'll be back for a full bulletin of influences. thanks so much for watching. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> the german and french leaders say they respect the greek vote but athens needs to come up with something new. hello there

. >>> elsewhere in the one-day international between sri lanka and pakistan pereira the opening batsman equalled the second fastest 50. he reached the target of 288 with 11 balls to spare. 1-1 in the series. the third taking place in colombo on sunday. >> an f.i.f.a. official is being held in cus switzerland, has been extradited to the united states, where i senate inquiry is under way, looking into whether america's top ranking officials are involved in bribery and corruption. dan flinn testified saying he had no knowledge of corruption but experienced moments of discomfort duringle c.o.n.c.a.c.a.f. meetings and jack warner and jeffrey webb are among the 14 f.i.f.a. officials indicted in may. they were former heads. they were indicted on fraud, racketeering and money laundering. >> the fact of the matter is that what has been revealed so far is a mafia style crime syndicate. in targe of the sport. my only hesitation in using the perm is it's almost insulting to the mafia. the mafia would never have been so blatant overt and arrogant. >> medical authorities are trying to track down four

13.8km in 13 minutes, 15 seconds, the fastest individual time-trial in tour de france history >>> sri lanka'seters have the advantage over visitors in pakistan. the home side lost the last two. they were bowled out for 278. pakistan were reduced. that's 69 behind. news from the sashes. fast bowler ryan harris announced his retirement. the 35-year-old failed to recover from knee surgery last year. pat cummins replaces him in the squad. the final of the super rugby turn it was between two teams from new zealand. elliott dixon was man of the match in his victory, scoring a try, setting up a try in the second half. it was the high landers first ever victory in the tournament. that is all the sport for now. >> 2 minutes of stoppage time and they are into extra time at the copa america, we wait to see. that's it for me and lee and the newshour team. stay with us for more news in a couple of minutes. this week on talk to al jazeera, explorer and environ mentalist jean michel cousteau. >> we're the only species on the planet the only species on the planet that has the privilege not to disappear... it

. >>> pakistan could be set for an unlikely win in the test match of their series against sri lanka. pakistan require 147 more runs to win this third test. nowthe first two-thirds of the stage effectively counted for nothing when racing did resume they won the race with the taking of the leaders' yellow jersey. hopeing to make a basket is the first-ever african team. we spent time with them in the build up to their historic adventure. >> the tour de france finally has an african team. they're already on the long road to paris. >> 21-year-old is also the youngest rider in this year's event. >> multiple african champions already a star in eretrea. he's at the front of the campaign by the team to get more people from all over africa. >> we want more riders, so many strong riders. yes. we're working hard, and i think we can make it. >> why not if you look at the endurance running that this continent has had over the last 30 years why not? >> it's been a long journey for the first eretereans to compete. if they finish it they'll cycle 330 kilometers or two-thirds of the way from amsterdam

. >> pakistan win their first one-day series in sri lanka since 2006. here they are beating the hosts by 7 wicket and have an unassailable 3-1 lead in the 5-game series, chasing a victory target of 257 with 10 overs to spare. plenty more on the website. aljazeera.com/sport. aljazeera.com/sport. there'll be more from me later. that is it for now. >> thank you very much >>> now, a ship as docked with the international space station, taking with it three astronauts from russia japan and the u.s. to join three already there. this is the first time the international space station is fully crewed >>> more to come on al jazeera. don'ts go away. >>> the u.s. defense secretary arrives in baghdad where he's meeting the iraqi prime minister. >>> hello. welcome to the newshour. i'm martine dennis in doha. the u.n. envoy to syria expresses alarm over the use of barrel bombs. more on his drip to damascus. the battle for aden - pro-government forces say they have pushed houthi fighters from their last remaining stronghold. plus... >> i'm andrew simmonds at the home of

may not realise if you are looking at a revolution, when it comes to diseases doctors here at sri lanka are not sufficient centered in -- here at sanger is not just interested in the cause, but want to know the whole sequencing. these may look like refrigerators, but they are at the heart of what researchers hope will help them to track diseases around the world in real time. >> that man head a team developing ways of tracking a range of super-bugs which are resist anted to aind bi -- resistant to antibiotics, likening it to a family tree. >> if i take bacterium from you me and both of them i can say how closely related they are. ou they shared a common ancess store. in another part of the sanger institute they were working on a mass killing. malaria. >> it has been extracted. taken from a patient's parm. researchers are busy analysing how the parasite caused the illness in humans. they are trying to discover how the mosquitos spread it became resistant to insecticides. you want to get rid of the parasides. you want to stop them transmitting. there are strategies such as getting people

. >> reporter: cricket in the third and deciding test match between sri lanka and pakistan. 17 wickets two tests shaw took four. the batsman providing stern resistance, though. they reached the second test century, and eventually went on to score 130. the home side reaching 272-8. >>> miami star basketballer dwyane wade has promised the heat will be even better next year. he has been with the franchise for 12 years now, and has agreed to stay with the team for another season. he averaged 21.5 points in 62 games. he believes the heat are destine for the playoffs after missing out last season. >>> the 102 edition of the tour of france gets underway on saturday. cycling is a way of life in the netherlands, but that is not likely to help them on the tour as paul rees now explains. >> reporter: the dutch are never far away from the saddle of their bikes, and it's a relationship that lasts a lifetime. rides of a few hundred kilometers are not unusual for a man like this hear leading the club to celebrate the start of the tour de france. it's land of two wheels. 33% of travel here is done by

and pakistan with a comfortable win with sri lanka, pakistan winning this game 28 balls to spare.d rid long's serving goalkeeper leaving after 16 seasons. john's former european champion he won three champions leagues titles and two to spain but recent performances saw him out of favor with fans at the club as he ended the season without a major piece of silverware. manchester united agree to. the german captains comes with a loaded resume. france is celebrating it's first home victory in this year's tour de france taking stage 8, the ag 2 r rider pulled away from the rivals in the final 500 meter stage in france. chris broom finished 8 and belinia's 11 seconds. that's it for sport now. thanks, joe. >> that's about it for this hour and the entire newshour team. more in a couple of minutes. i will see you then. bye-bye. >> this week on talk to aljazeera a rising star in the ballet world misty copeland >> it was the first time i had an identity, and ot was through being a dancer >> one of six children raised by a single mother - copeland had a difficult childhood. >> i never felt a

. >>> cricket and these are the first up and third and deciding test match between shri-lanka and 17t two tests and has taken four more on friday with the opener and then still at the crease with an unbeaten century. the host of 216 and is died at 1 -- tied at 1-1. basketball and the heat are going to be even better next season and 33 old shooting guard has been with the franchise for 12 years now and agreed a $20 million deal to stay with the team for another season. wade is a three-time nba champion and average 21 points in the game and destined for the playoff this time after missing out last season. and a within of sport ahead and basketball on al jazeera/sport and latest from wimbledon and blogs and videos from correspondents around the world there as well al jazeera.com/sport for all of the latest and that is where we will leave it for now and thanks for watching. >> thanks so much robin and stay with us on al jazeera, we have another full bulletin of news coming up, in just a couple of minutes and of course there is a website with the sports news like robin mentioned and all t

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. >> now a woman's been killed until sri lanka after a gunman opened fire after the finance ministert. police say unidentified gunmen traveled in .2 vehicles and escaped after the shooting. parliamentary polls are due next month. >> one of the world's most complex border disputes is set to end on friday. more than 50,000 stateless people who will are locked between india and bangladesh will finally, have a state. the two countries are exchanging 162 enclaves. the people of these enclaves haven't been able to use local schools, clinics or water and electricity. this hist oscar land deal means 111 enclaves will be transferred to bangladeshi control while 51 will bel become india's responsibility. now, people in these enclaves can choose to live either in india or bangladesh and there be granted citizenship. a report from an indian en dmraf bangladesh. >> for most of the rubl island's life walking to go work has meant breaking the law. he is entering a foreign country. he is a resident of an indian enclave deep inside bangladesh cut off from delhi and public services. >> i have gone her

. >> he is is a former mixed marble arts champion in his native sri lanka.the united states, he finds work at the fuel depot as a way of supporting himself while he trains for future fights. >> i wouldn't be scared even if both of the guys comes at me at once because i know i can fight them easily. i had no doubt. i knew. i knew i could take them. >> he and his coworkers continue fighting off the larger attacker. the other retreats to the safety of the suv, but emerges a few seconds later. >> i was thinking they might had a weapon. this one guy ran back to the suv and he came back. usually if you do that, that means you are coming back with something else. you know? >> if the man is armed, the situation could escalate. he wants to know if the man has a weapon and has to think fast. >> i hit him with a shoe because i didn't know what he had in his hand. so i wanted to take a second and see. but when i hit him with the shoe, i saw that he didn't have anything. >> the scuffle lasts for a few more seconds as both of the attackers try to get back to the suv. he a

the cuba opening in the way that i've just discussed or prioritize the democratic transition in sri lanka before engaging there. time and time again i think we have made decisions with that objective in mind, often getting results, including some of the ones that i mentioned and then sometimes it's very difficult because this is not the only interest that we have in the world. it is an interest. it is intimately related to our national security and our prosperity but it is not the only one. it would be childish and unrealistic to suggest that it can be or should be the only one. with respect to egypt and bahrain, two countries that are in turmoil where we have very important interest in partnering with governments in the fight against terrorism. among other things, we have kept this issue front and center. we have not gone back to exactly the same military relationship that we had with egypt before all this started. we encouraged as you know, very strongly the release of mohammed sultan and we're very happy to see that happen and we will continue to press for the release of all the other

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