by danny how that sri lanka was ruled by king. with me. in death there were seven royal ruling period was thing going to go and landed on your knees in the in eighteen fifteen the british conquered candy and with it the temple of the sacred tooth was he as an important symbol of power and straight lanka with on. budget you've been a city. patiently waiting outside the chamber where the relic is housed. visitors only get to see a container the tooth isn't on display it's said to be housed in an ivory capsule which is in turn encased in six further containers. it's thanks to the temple that candy is on unesco's list of world heritage sites. a further spectacle worth watching right next to the temple in the late afternoon serato new batters bats otherwise known as flying foxes are getting comfortable. and. candy is also known for its dance performances these men and women are just getting ready for one the tradition dates back to the time of the last kings of candy. on the seventh. this dance troupe has performed since one thousand nine hundr

are we at that point in sri lanka?o and take up arms. invest, develop, give them some guidance. these people who ran a war, these guys have built torpedoes, submarines. >> anthony: ingenuity. >> man in red shirt: they were also keen about destroying the war, terrorism, destroying the terrorism. they never value the strength of the people. >> man: really? >> tracy: yeah. >> man: is that how this ends? >> man 2: that's the story. >> tracy: it's a little depressing, no? >> man 3: how about a message of hope! >> man: yes! >> tracy: all right, let's talk about it. [ chatter ] >> tracy: and then one day, the civil war of lies came to an abrupt end. >> anthony: harsh question. why should americans, watching this, why should we give a shit? why should people care about sri lanka? >> tracy: i guess -- i don't know why americans should care. i just want sri lankans to care. the story has to go on, and for it to go on, we have to have some hope. citizens were asked for what they most desired, and that is how peace came to the isl

story lanka is classed as a developing country. but many people live by agriculture often fifty euros a month must suffice for an entire family that's not a lot here either twenty percent of the children on malnourished. the gaps between town and country rich and poor a huge third class is correspondingly crowded some passengers aren't happy about the status quo at all. and i think that we want to know. what it's like in first class with the television. we want to have the same services and thirdly. we want improved comfort and greater security. docs are. the people are dissatisfied with their economic situation that caused president rajapaksa to be voted out at the last election. we're stopping in rumble qana is just a few minutes by took took to sri lanka's biggest tourist attraction. the pinto well an elephant often it's. the daily bath in the maya or your river is a sensation. baby elephants and injured adults are nursed back to health here in pin a well and. this is the need. for found the members he's now about sixty years ol

that's how i started in one thousand nine hundred eighty one i became free golf champion of sri lanka. we're back at nano station we listen to the music of clarence big of arden a history lankan king of pop now long dead. a change of vehicle we participate in an inspection on a trolley. of course the token is a must on this trip to maintaining the railway is quite elaborate work in sri lanka particularly up here in the mountains. i generally help the senior railway staff in their monitoring work. rather than. the trolley is used for maintenance. and if there's been a direct helmand or a landslide it takes railway staff to the city. the heavy rainfall during the wet season causes a lot of damage to the truck then it has to be fixed. we visit a british manor house at a slightly higher altitude it houses a monastery these days sent benedict's father michael has run it for twenty two years he runs the school for the novices and takes care of the property to. the fruit being chopped up here ready to make jam it's called an elephant apple or wood apple. we started this dusty for the mainten

sri lanka all out, pakistani team just 136 for victory.team got off to the worst possible start. aslam caught from herath in the fourth over. and as the pitch deteriorates the wickets continued falling. both teams made 400 in their first innings. but with pakistan format wickets down with 32 runs, 136 was starting to look like a tall order —— four wickets. and despite resista nce —— four wickets. and despite resistance from the middle order, the last line of defence, soheil was removed with 38 runs behind, and that proved too much as herath spun sri lanka to victory, his sixth wicket of the innings took into 440 is test career. the first left—arm spinner in history to reach the milestone as pakistan lost for the first time in abu dhabi. the shortlist is out for the iaaf world athlete of the year and well the male list is noteable for the absence of one man, and that'sjustin gatlin. the current 100m world champion has failed to be nominated — the first time since 2004 that an olympic or world 100m champion hasn't featured. the american has

boy is at it again — nick kyrgios walks off court, after after losing a first set tie break and sri lankaer in dubai with a series victory over pakistan. hi there wherever you are around the world welcome to sport today. let's start right away with one of the most crucial world cup qualifiers in a long time. most importantly for russia's organisers, portugal are through and with that success comes at the marketing magic of cristiano ronaldo and more bums on seats. they beat switzerland 2—0 in their final vilifying game. cristiano ronaldo and his men beat switzerland 2—nil in their final qualifying game at estadio da luz. an own goal from johan djourou handed the european champions the lead. andre silva netted the second in the second half to spark celebrations in lisbon. portugal's coach fernando santos said... "we've never pretended to be the best in the world, but we're capable of going head to head against any opponents." so here's how the final table looks in group b with the portuguese finishing level with the swiss on 27 points but crucially having the superior goal difference to ea

a fatal attack by gunmen on sri lanka's team bus in 2009 stopped teams touring.ast time any country sent a team to play in pakistan. man of the match and player of the series shoaib malik top scored for the hosts with a half century as his side set sri lanka a target of 181 for victory. in what was a clean sweep for the hosts in the three match series a 36 run victory was sealed with mohammad amir the pick of the bowlers claiming figures of 4for 13. still with cricket, india have beaten new zealand in kanpur to win the all important third one day international by six runs and claim a 2—1 series victory. set a target of 338 to win, the black caps failed to make the target finishing their 50 overs on 331 for 7. rohit sharma and virat kohli both scored centuries for the home side while colin munro made 75 for the tourists. england's men have arrived in australia ahead of their ashes series. they play five tests, with the first starting on the 23rd of november. england are the current holders of the urn but all the talk has been about their allrounder ben stokes, who

imam—ul—haq marks his international debut with a century as pakistan clinch the one day series against sri lankaand welcome to the programme. plenty to come but first let's go to straight to the champions league where eight games have been in action on wednesday — the pick of the bunch — a 6—goal thriller between chelsea and roma at stamford bridge. this man, david luiz opening the scoring in that game. it ended in a draw — but that puts both teams firmly on course for a place in the last 16. with more on this, our football reporter chris latchem. a riproaring game but chelsea looked lucky to get away with one point. they are on top of group c but they are playing against as roma and it was a remarkable game. you can see, not very happy with antonio conta. look at that, he put them in front. and chelsea, while they needed their little number ten, eden hazard, but it was him who provided the equaliser with a header. we never see eden hazard scoring headers. a remarkable game of football and leaves chelsea at the top of the group. atletico madrid are just two points in the group so far so chelsea

pakistan are withing touching distance of winning the second test against sri lanka and levelling the series. and the houstons astros end the boston red sox quest for the world series with victory at fenway park. hello and welcome to the programme where we start with the news that iceland have qualified for theirfirst ever world cup finals. goals from gylfi sigurdson and johann berg gudmundsson gave them a 2—0 win over kosovo and top place in their group and a place in russia next year. and you may hear more of this! this isa and you may hear more of this! this is a couple of hours after they qualified. the chart copped the imagination last year in france. iceland has a population of only 333,000 people and is the smallest nation ever to feature in the ultimate football event. i think we will always be humble. i think that is one of the characteristics of iceland, to a lwa ys characteristics of iceland, to always be humble. we have earned the right to be there, as anyone else. we are not only representing iceland, we are representing europe. we have beaten big nations in our group to

sri lanka still lead by 254 though and they also have a 1—0 lead in the two match series. dunhill links championship thanks to a three—shot victory at st andrews on sunday. ross fisher was his main challenger on the final day and, although he failed to reel in hatton, he did set a new old course record of 61 on an historic day for the european tour. hatton became the first player in the 17—year history of the dunhill links to successfully defend the title in a tournament played over three scottish courses, the old course, kingsbarns and carnoustie. his aggregate score of 24—under was a tournament record. it's amazing. i'm just so happy. you know, today felt like a tough day, although i scored really well, and it was fairly nerve wracking at the end. obviously fish had a good round and pushed me all the way. on the lpga tour american cristie kerr coasted to a four—shot victory at the french open on sunday after starting the final round with a huge nine—shot advantage. it was her first win in a european tour event and her second of 2017 after the lotte championship in april.

by train across sri lanka. delhi. we take our somali. with all the wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all true fans far. more than football online. history books are brought to life. maybe the stories therein will get a rewrite. of the story of the russian revolution. from the perspective of writers thinkers and to covent garden just what did it feel like to live in times of a revolution the people. nineteen seventeen the real october starting october twenty fifth dog. following a very warm welcome indeed to quadriga coming to you from the hearts of people here in germany have this week be marking unity day which commemorates the coming together of. east and western germany and the fall of the iron curtain nearly three decades ago but the recent national election here has put the far right alternative for germany party in the blunder start for the very first time and triggered talk of a return to those old east west divisions meanwhile europe wants united by the tearing down of the iron curtain is again putti

the pakistani cricket team prepare to host sri lanka.fter an attack by gunmen. after 46 years of unhappiness these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion. no more fear. no more uncertainty. six astronaut heros and one legend. lam enjoying six astronaut heros and one legend. i am enjoying the show. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history, born today this girl in india is the 7 billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news today. the headlines. catalonia's dismissed leader has urged peaceful opposition to madrid's direct rule. at least seven people are killed after two explosions in the centre of the somalia capital, mogadishu. the pakistani cricket team are preparing to host sri lanka on sunday. the first time since they we re sunday. the first time since they were attacked by militants nine yea rs were attacked by militants nine years ago. eight people were killed when gunmen opened fire on the sri lankan team bus. since then, pakistan have been forced to play their home games in the gulf be

globe trotters sends us money or guides from sri lanka. and in our email we take to the paragliding bakery. i'm on my way to buy. book castle high above eyes and this is where martin luther translated the new testament into german between fifteen twenty one and fifteen twenty two. it's a climb. but if you run out of breath don't worry along the way you'll find fifteen panels with information about luther the perfect excuse for a little break. luther was quite the phrase monger many of his sayings still apply today. bill where of cats that lift you when you're looking but scratch you when you're not i kind of doubt he was really talking about cats there of course when he was really talking about were hypocrites backstabbers. i've made it bought a book castle it's almost a thousand years old and a unesco world heritage site. it played an important role in martin luther's life it's where he took refuge when he was declared an outlaw protected by the thick castle walls he translated the bible before that he spent a lot of time on the road. thi

ten thousand police and soldiers locked down lahore ahead of this game to ensure sri lanka's poignant return to the same city where its team was attacked passed off safely this is sending a signal to the rest of the world they were the affected party they were the party that they haven't all said the security arrangements on board they want to help the people of pakistan bring back international stars and their lost everything in order to demonstrate that they support the game and that the security arrangements of. the last eight years pakistan's team has effectively been in exile forced to play the majority of its home games in the united arab emirates and starving the country's cricket match fans of live games come back to pakistan. this match follows a series of exhibition games involving a world eleven that also took place in the hold back in september there is still much to be done before pakistan is ready and able to host longer series in cities beyond lahore there are concerns of the foreign teams leading teams in international cricket like australia and england because of cour

sri lanka batted first after pakistan won the toss, and they were bowled out forjust 102.king three for 23. in reply, shoaib malik top—scored for pakistan with an unbeaten 42 off 52 balls. mohammad hafeez hit the wining runs as pakistan reached their target with 16 balls to spare. south africa beat bangladesh by 20 runs in the first t20 international in bloemfontein on thursday. quinton de kock top—scored with 59 on the proteas way to 195 for four. bangladesh did put up a fight in reply, but were restricted to 175 for 9. australia's women beat england in the second one—day international in coffs harbour, to make it two wins out of two in the multi—format ashes series. australia batted first after england won the toss, and made 296 for six from their 50 overs. captain rachael haynes top—scored with an unbeaten 89 offjust 56 balls. after a brief delay for rain, england were set a revised total of 285 from 46 — but were bowled out for 209. there's one more one—dayer, followied by a test match, and three twenty20 internationals. you can get all the latest sports news at our we

the pakistani cricket team is preparing to host sri lanka on sunday — the first time since a militantbus. ever since, pakistan has been forced to play their home games in the gulf, because other teams have been too concerned about safety. now, though, many in pakistan see the return of the sri lankan team as the return of international cricket to the country. secunder kermani reports from lahore. this empty plot of land is playing host to three simultaneous games of cricket. but the match everyone is talking about will take place a few kilometres away, when pakistan take on sri lanka at the gaddafi stadium. translation: i'm really happy the sri lankan team is coming here. for a long time, there's been no cricket in pakistan. that's been really damaging to young players. translation: we will be supporting both teams, but particularly the sri lankans. whoever wins, it's a victory for cricket. this is what happened last time the sri lankan team came to lahore. eight people were killed, a number of players injured. following the attack, pakistan have held their home games in the united ar

still to come, the pakistani cricket team prepare to host sri lanka.fter an attack by gunmen. indira garnsey, ruler of the world's largest democracy died today. 0nly yesterday she had spoken of dying in service of her country and said she would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation. after 46 yea rs of growth of this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear. no more uncertainty. of what each day may bring. boost to ignition and lift of discovery with a crew of six american astronauts and one hero. it is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the 7,000,000,000th person on the planet. this is bbc world news. our headlines this hour: catalonia's dismissed leader as suggested peaceful opposition to madrid's crore. stay with a story, i has been speaking to two different people on different sides of the debate. —— i have. i asked different sides of the debate. —— i have. iasked if different si

pakistan have beaten sri lanka by 32 runs in abu dhabi to take a 2—0 lead in their best of five one dayhe hosts won the toss and elected to bat with babar azam notching a century and shadab khan's unbeaten 50 rescuing their innings while in response a middle order collapse for sri lanka when they lost five wickets for just 23 runs helped seal their fate with only skipper upul tharanga's unbeaten century providing any real resistance. the third match will be played at the same venue on wednesday. the nba season tips off on tuesday with the champions golden state warriors at home to the houston rockets as they bid for a third title in four seasons. steph curry will feature in california as his franchise looks to become one ofjust a handful of teams to reach at least four consecutive finals. boston did it in the 1960s, and again along with the lakers in the 1980s, and miami achieved it from 2011 thru to 2014. it's tough to repeat. so the motivation comes from within. our quys motivation comes from within. our guys are motivation comes from within. our guys are very motivated, very competit

in reply sure lanka slumping to one hundred eighty seven all else to lose by thirty two runs. it is the ninth straight one day defeat at. the champions league group stages continue on tuesday with two time defending champions roma dritte hosting tottenham royal.

she was also impressed by the people she met in sri lanka. after returning home to germany or such tirelessly until she came across a cream that contained only natural ingredients. it may be just a belief of mine but if the body soul and spirit are in harmony that improves your mental state and everything else. i found a totally simple cream that's not at all expensive and that's what i use all the time it smells good feels good and since i started using it i have minimal symptoms . and that's given a huge boost to her stop was. unthinkable not too long ago now she'll find hitting the streets of berlin in a pair of shorts. i'm going to need a musical instrument and i just wonder how could this help against surprise so i ask you this question the trickiest part of the concerns well this can be one element of a complex multiple deleterious treatment approach in case of or to new diseases or diseases that have a skin involvement not necessarily has to be one but it can be one particularly in those patients who have. a stress or psychosomatic or

another visit another statement pablo digraph has been in sri lanka for two weeks he's been reviewing what the country has and hasn't done to promote justice and human rights the all to me to. what we call. indecision in options. in congress save. the envoy says the transitional justice process has been represented as a threat to the majority singhalese community and of interest to one of the minorities only the tamils but for families of victims the need for answers is key rather as underage watched uniformed military personnel take a husband eight years ago in the market when the cook and a motorbike blocked our vehicle in traffic and a white van pulled alongside they held a pistol to the driver's head and said steven get out and bundled him into their vehicle and there's been no trace of him since and life has been hard bringing up three children alone now it's time to move house a time when she misses her husband even more but assurances to bring truth and justice mean little after years of searching. high profile people keep coming here but this isn't benefiting us they're just t

thousand runs in test cricket pakistan's highest ranked batsman is seventy four not out against sri lanka on what was a slow third day of the first tast by the end of play pakistan reached two hundred sixty six for four in trail sri lanka's first innings total of four hundred and nineteen by a hundred and fifty three runs by passing by thousand runs only joins a list of his country's greats including. an eunice khan. a disastrous qualifying session for sebastian vettel could prove a turning point in his quest for the formula one world championship the goal is to do ok to leave. that for a driver will start last on the grid at the three he failed to set a time after being rocked by engine problems vettel is twenty points behind championship leader lewis hamilton who start on all and his mercedes red bull driver max for stopping will be third on the grid. we have no idea how is going to go today you know and so to whatever happens to. very quickly practice the summer we turn around the engine is such a great job yesterday the car filled great. and so is. surprised to be out there with these

says much more work needs to be done to bring stability to sri lanka nearly a decade after the end of its civil war it's conducting a review to find out what's blocking reforms as middle fernando's reports victims' families are frustrated with long delays in securing justice. than us and the raja's moving again a process that brings back painful memories she was asked to move out days after her husband stephen was abducted by uniformed military personnel on the market when the a motorbike blocked our vehicle in traffic and a white van pulled alongside they held a pistol to the driver's head and said stephen get out and bundled him into their vehicle that was more than eighty years ago there's been no trace of him since hundreds of families like the have joined protests demanding. they see a government that won the war against the tamil tigers must be able to find out what happened to their loved one. hope prompted many to vote in the government of mighty policy to say one two thousand and fifteen it has been working with the international community and has made progress including the

ared nine years down the line sri lanka are now decides to come back this is sending a huge signal to the rest of the world they were the affected party they were the party that was attacked they haven't all said the security arrangements are bored they want to help the people of pakistan bring back international stars and they are stepping up in order to demonstrate that they support the game and that the security arrangements are good now earlier we spoke to the sports editor of park sun's don newspaper ryszard mum and he's often asked optimistic about big games returning to pakistan but admits more must be done to assure foreign teams on the country's security. this is indeed a very storied day for pakistan cricket because it is a sort of a revival of international cricket in pakistan after almost eighty years it is ironic though that it was in two thousand one which was attacked in this very city of lahore and they have come back to revive the international cricket in pakistan but it does an absolutely great occasion i mean of course there are concerns of the foreign teams the lea

demanding answers in sri lanka victims of the civil war push for justice at decade after the conflict. and liverpool have a wembley nightmare thanks to the premier league's top scorer andy explains all in sport. however we've got some really heavy rain pushing across the eastern side of the u.s. over the next twenty four hours or so. is there for the moment but the already active weather system that's making its way from texas through the deep south and so pushing up into the northern plains the canadian prairies and driving further right down the appalachians through monday really heavy rain coming down into georgia a good part of the panhandle florida looking pretty to the east of that generally find it right twenty one celsius in added new york and even more mist still left for washington d.c. central pa standridge doing ok and that is the case to have it towards the western side of the u.s. thirty seven for the north little bit of weather there into that western side of canada with some snow and that will continue to drive its way further but for many it will be settled and sunny

sri lanka. last time we were here, we couldn't see too much of the place.us conflicts you could imagine. the war is over. what is sri lanka like now. >> tune in to "parts unknown" tonight at 9:00 eastern time. so much more straight ahead. >>> thank you very much for being with us. we begin this hour in washington where grand jury dimes are overshadowing the week ahead for president trump. an arrest or plural arrests could come as early as tomorrow following the first charges in the investigation led

the indian art of healing has a long standing tradition on sri lanka to. the holistic approach of io veda and a calming view of nature. the steam bath with healing herb's is also good for relaxation it reduces cholesterol levels cuts weight and cleanses the skin. it's paradise and. we're completely relaxed on our final leg to ella. this stretch is definitely one of the most attractive in the whole of asia that's why it's best to think about its future. i mean like you'd better know that i had a great career. i didn't beat by the way did my handed over to the us cool. as a day to day today and then again as i thought is very big. i am saying i don't say that it should be for the. just look i think it should be me and dan rather than to. limit this area flooded with. a good idea because that would secure the continued existence of the mainland allowing travel as from all over to discover a new world in just nine hours stuck. a . ha unplugged. the first in the history of this legendary norwegian band. find out why aha are going acoustic and one else their fan

cricket game since two thousand and nine as a huge security operation a lock down long war with sri lanka returning to the city point team with a tactic eight years ago. iraq's kurdish leader massoud barzani will not extend his presidential term be on november the first his request was approved by the region's parliament which will redistribute his powers in a speech following the announcement he said the iraqi central government no longer believes in kurdish rights and is using september's secession vote as a pretext to attack the region. according to the law the presidency can be extended by the parliament however i inform the parliament that i will not extend my term i will not accept any bed but in the law to extend my term as president let's go to stephanie decker in what else did he have to say. coming off the back of what you just heard him say because his term has been extended two thousand and thirteen and two thousand and fifteen he said that was because we had the threat to beisel and this is why i then agreed to do that he said without the pressure i still would not be defeate

the united nations says a great deal of work is needed to bring stability to sri lanka nearly a decade after its twenty six year civil war it's conducting a review to find out what's coming in the way of vital reforms in elfin and his reports many victims' families are frustrated with the long wait for justice. rather than us on the raj is moving home again a process that brings back painful memories she was asked to move out days after her husband stephen was abducted by uniformed military personnel on the market when the a motorbike blocked our vehicle in traffic and a white van pulled alongside they held a pistol to the driver's head and said stephen get out and bundled him into their vehicle that was more than eighty years ago there's been no trace of him since hundreds of families like the have joined protests demanding. they see a government that won the war against the tamil tigers must be able to find out what happened to their loved one. hope prompted many to vote in the government of mighty policy to say one two thousand and fifteen it has been working with the international

sri lanka fell 36 runs short.y with us here on bbc news — much more to come including all the business news. that contenders for the us federal reserve chair. and we ask what you think of facial recognition. do you trust these new innovations or do they open the door to more fraud and thoughts. use misuse? send us your thoughts. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. i will see very soon brought the latest business stories. ——i will see you very business stories. ——i will see you very soon or business stories. ——i will see you very soon or all the latest business stories. —— for. hello there. it's been a mild october so far that this is the it's been a mild october so far that this is the most it's been a mild october so far that this is the most widespread it's been a mild october so far that this is the most widespread cold night of the season. clear skies in many areas. even showers by the end of the night. otherwise, with high—pressure, clear skies, light winds, those temperatures fall away quite sharply. those of t

from al jazeera still to come on the program families who lost loved ones in sri lanka civil war wait for justice they only a decade after the fighting came to an end. an indian mining company is heading to australia to build one of the world's biggest mines will it be an economic bonanza or an ecological disaster. at this time on al-jazeera. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the wound. so no matter where you call home al-jazeera international bringing the news and current of families that matter to you. al-jazeera. has yet to have no i'm not dead. yet. we want the good news that's our population. trying to get like not. just. jump on the drug. get all of the one today. just on al-jazeera. elegant good to have you with us adrian for the get ahead in doha but the news out from al-jazeera our top stories u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is in saudi arabia as part of renewed efforts to end the gulf diplomatic crisis between cast out its neighbors but he's indicated that a breakthrough is unlikely he's also been discussing iraq and tensions with ir

but first, last time anthony bourdain was in sli lanka there was a civil war going on.he returns to see how the culture and the food have changed. >> so it's been eight or nine years since i've been to this beautiful country filled with lovely people, incredible food, sli lanka. last time i was here, let's put it this way, we couldn't see too much of the place. we were here in the middle of one of the most vicious, unrestrained conflicts you could imagine. well, the war is over. what is sli lanka like now? >> find out when you tune in to parts unknown tomorrow, 9:00 p.m. eastern time right here on cnn. ♪ stare with me into the abyss ( ♪ ) of dry eye.of us suffer from the gritty and frustrating symptoms we need theratears®. theratears® is more than just eye drops. it's eye therapy. dry eye symptoms are caused by a salt imbalance. theratears® unique electrolyte formula, quickly restores the natural balance. so your eyes will thank you. more than eye drops, dry eye therapy. theratears®. >>> welcome back. an amazing story of survival. two women and their dogs have been resc

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we have seen some violent storms affecting sri lanka recently and you can see the thunderheads showing up quite nicely on the satellite picture the showers they will continue then across much of tamil nadu pushing over towards kerala as we go through chews day and on into just a little change anything just watching a little further north west to the north of that is five and drive with some pleasant sunshine hazy sunshine there for new delhi where the stubble burning has caused some visibility problems also has the sunshine across. a little bit of a cloud just around the gulf of aden but elsewhere it's fine dry and sunny doha with a top temperature of thirty five degrees. on counting the cost to italy's wealthy northern region say seeds of more autonomy but who are the forces reshaping european politics how might china's new leadership lineup affect the economy plus why trade is that hong kong stock exchange is saying bye bye to the fact it can do the cost at this time on i'll just. zero. where ever you. hello again and reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president donald tr

a great deal of cloud showing up on our satellite picture the cloud is all being reserved for sri lankaere now over the next day or so we are going to see the showers begin to come back again so expect more of them over the southern parts of india and again over sri lanka and no massive change as we head through thursday so still rather showery here towards the north a fine and settled for us and it's also going to be dry for most of us in bangladesh as it should be across many parts of pakistan as well kwacha there getting to around thirty two degrees in the sunshine i mean while towards the west and here in doha we're all noticing that it's not as hot as it was the temperatures are gradually easing so we're expecting a maximum of around thirty three or thirty four and at night we're down to twenty six. with. short films of hope and inspiration. a series of. stories that highlight the human triumph against the odds. al-jazeera selects at this time. to remind of our top stories here on al-jazeera the united nations secretary general antonio good terraces arrived in central african repub

then this is up in the united nations says a great deal of work is needed to bring stability to sri lanka nearly a decade elf to its twenty six year civil war and it is conducting a review to find out what's happening in the way of vital reforms and as an elephant and as reports many victims' families are frustrated. than us and the raja's moving again a process that brings back painful memories she was asked to move out days after her husband stephen was abducted by uniformed military personnel and the market when the a motorbike blocked our vehicle in traffic and a white van pulled alongside they held a pistol to the driver's head and said stephen get out and bundled him into their vehicle that was more than eighty years ago there's been no trace of him since hundreds of families like the have joined protests demanding. they see a government that won the war against the tamil tigers must be able to find out what happened to their loved one. hope prompted many to vote in the government of mighty policy to say one two thousand and fifteen it has been working with the international communi

there is a test match series going on for example, sri lanka have beaten pakistan, but none of thesennected, from 2019, we are going to have a league which is played over a two year period. top two tea ms played over a two year period. top two teams will be in a play—off, a grand final which will probably take place at lords. so look, nine teams, but there isn't time within the two yea rs but there isn't time within the two years for every team to play every other team. so each side will play six series, three home, three away. that's one thing which is a bit unusual. also, a series could be two matches, it could be five matches. so for example, england might choose to play bangladesh in a two match series. then against australia, they will keep it to a five test match series like the ashes. so within the new structure, there will be an attempt to keep the traditional by lateral relationships between nations together. so it's complex, but yes, certainly, in australia, for example, they do see this as a highly significant step forward. and the idea behind this is about improving the a

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and it's been an historic day in lahore as pakistan hosted sri lanka in the first major internationalts with a half century as his side set sri lanka a target of 181 for victory. series — a 36—run victory was sealed with mohammad amir, the pick of the bowlers, claiming figures of 4—13. and game five of the mlb world series gets underway in houston as the la dodgers travel there, the series is currently 2—2. best of seven. let's bring you a story with a happy ending. italian firefighters have rushed to the rescue of a dog stuck at the bottom of a 25 metre deep forest pit in the north of italy. the setter was out for a walk with his owner in the woods near venice when he suddenly lost his footing. two firefighters were lowered into the pit to rescue him. the whole operation took about two hours. when they brought him up, he was unharmed and is said to be recovering from his fall. time to remind you of the top story. prosecutors in spain say time to remind you of the top story. prosecutc to in spain say time to remind you of the top story. prosecutc to file jain say time to remind you of

and in sport pakistan and sri lanka's cricketers set up a thrilling fifth day in two by peter will have on the. well proven to be one of the fastest moving a hurricane is to push across mainland parts of the us particularly across the gulf states hold freckle of the system now in the process of what remains of it just pushing its way across that northeastern corner legacy of showers coming back in behind the looking at a fair amount of warmth in place a temperature getting up to twenty six twenty seven celsius in new york and full of d.c. twenty degrees there and also with us back twenty one. those numbers around for denver just highs of around twelve degrees here as we go through tuesday western parts and dry i would suppose you still some wet weather in place just around that northeastern corner from the warning has already been issued for ninety days in the process of facing out but still some lobby downpours a possibility over the next douse a clear skies come back in behind that down towards the southeastern corner across the gulf states we're looking good as we make our way throug