i'm laura kyle in doha. the world news from al jazeera. also in this programme. >>> al jazeera journalist mansour spends a third day in german detention amid calls for his release. >>> greece makes a last-minute offer to creditors ahead of an emergency mee

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, i am laura kyle in doha. the world news from al jazerra.o on the program. more than 400 people have died due to a heat wave in southern pakistan. >>> controversy flares over the u.s. con federal flag with calls for its complete removal. >>> and how long is too long to spends online?

. ♪ hello there and welcome to the al jazeera news hour i'm laura kyle in doha and coming up, in thet 60 minutes fighters make gains in seer yeah and closer to i.s.i.l.'s main stronghold of raqqa. pakistan's heat waive is continuing to rise and 400 people have died in the singe province. >> take it down. >> reporter: more controversy over the u.s. confederate flag with growing calls for removing from public places. and how long is too long to spend online? we report on japan's growing digital addiction. ♪ we begin in syria where kurdish fighters made more advances against the islamic state of iraq and the levante. kurdish people protection units or wpg say they have driven out i.s.i.l. fighters north of the stronghold of raqqa city and backed by u.s. air strikes and say the kurds pushed i.s.i.l. back to the outskirts of raqqa and it's important because it links it to other i.s.i.l. out post in provinces of aleppo to the west and to the east and still ongoing in the i.s.i.l. held town about 50 kilometers north of raqqa city and we have this report. >> reporter: this kurdish fighter sa

. >>> hello there, welcome to the newshour i'm laura kyle in doha, and these are the top stories - theht for kobane - i.s.i.l. fighters re-enter the strat eebleic town on the sir -- strategic town on the syrian-turkish boarder. >> we are one step, one step far from famine >>> a looming crisis - tens of millions of people are at risk of starvation in yemen >>> last-minute talks continue in

i am laura kyle. also ahead. >> we are one step ahead. >> the unites nations warns that 10s of millions of people at risk of starvation. >>> new talks between greece and its creditors get around way after negotiations breakdown. and nepal's government a

. ♪ hello there you are watching al jazeera, i'm laura kyle and also coming up, al jazeera journalisted mansour begins a third day in german detention and the growing call for his release. greece makes a last-minute offer with the international creditors ahead of an emergency meeting in brussels. and there are pests and can be deadly and may hold the key of keeping those mosquitos away. ♪ a bomb attacked and open fire on a building while politicians were in session and five died and 31 others injured. afghan police say seven attackers were also killed and jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >>> the parliamentary session was just getting underway when this happened. there is confusion and it's just an electrical problem says the sneaker as m.p.s flee from the champ chamber but it was a bomb going out and they went across the street firing at the entrance to parliament and police and special forces quickly arrived to move the senators and m.p.s and fight attackers as people looked on. taliban attacks are not lemented to limited to the capitol and northern afghanistan they control two di

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, i am laura kyle in doha. the world news from al jazerra.o on this program. at least 400 people in southern pakistan died in a heat wave. >> we are close than we were ever before. >> european leaders say they are hopeful of a deal on a greek bailout within this week. >>> and seven indicating smog in santiago. cars are banned fromhe

. ♪ hello there and welcome to the al jazeera news hour i'm laura kyle in doha and coming up, in thet 60 minutes fighters make gains in seer yeah and closer to i.s.i.l.'s main stronghold of raqqa. pakistan's heat waive is continuing to rise and 400 people have died in the singe province. >> take it down. >> reporter: more controversy

you are watching al jazeera and i'm laura kyle and also ahead the death toll in pakistan continues toise at least 400 people have now died in southern providence providence. more controversy over the u.s. confederate flag with growing cause for removal in public places. ♪ and a swift u-turn by apple over music royalty payments. ♪ kurdish fighters in syria made more advances against the islamic state and levante and protection units or ypg have driven out fighters from the base of the stronghold of raqqa city and backed by u.s. air strikes and the base is important because it links them to ohiother i.s.i.l. bases and they secured the town about 50 kilometers north of raqqa causing i.s.i.l. to completely withdraw and we reports. >> reporter: this kurdish fighter says they discovered a tunnel used by islamic state of iraq and levante on syrian/turkish border and not clear if they were used to smuggling people or materials and they go by ypg have made gains on the border and took over this border post and now the fighting is over hundreds returned and they opened the border to the surroun

i'm laura kyle in doha. the world news from al jazeera. also in this programme. >>> al jazeera journalist mansour spends a third day in german detention amid calls for his release. >>> greece makes a last-minute offer to creditors ahead of an emergency meeting in brussels. plus... >> i'm nick clark in cuba. on the challenge of resisting endless development - as the country opens its doors. >>> there's has been a suicide car bomb explosion outside of afghanistan's parliament, injure injuring 21 people. taliban fighters opened fire on the building while politicians were in session. six gunmen have been killed including the bomber. let's get more from jennifer glasse, live from kabul. when we spoke last hour there was a gun fight continuing. what is the situation now? >> that gun fight is over as you said all six attackers have been killed according to the police chief. there's a bit of crackling and popping of gunfire outside the building. it's an ammunition depot by the parliament security police that is burning and some of that is burning

. >>> hello for doha, i am laura kyle. hospitals and morgues in pakistan struggle to cope as the death toll from the heat wave keeps rising. >>> striking port workers cause chaos with nigh grant ceasing the opportunity to cross the champion. plus. >> reporter: i am catherine soi in western

. >>> hello there, i am laura kyle from doha. also ahead, hospitals and the dcope as the death toll fra heat wave keeps rising. striking port workers cause chaos in calais with migrants sizing the opportunity to cross -- seizing the opportunity to cross the channel. az

i'm laura kyle in doha. the world nis from al jazeera -- news from al jazeera. also in this programme. a third day in german detention, and there's growing calls for his release. greece makes a last-minute offer in an international crisis ahead of an emergency meeting in brussels. >> another below to ghana's ailing economy >>> there has been an explosion in afghanistan's parliament after a taliban fighter entered the building wearing a suicide best. politicians were inside in the capital kabul at the time. there are reports of ongoing gun fire. more from jennifer glasse in the afghan capital. an attack at the heart of the afghan government. what is happening now? >> well the gun fire is going on, the chief of police at kabul says taliban fighters are firing from a building across the street from parliament. police and afghan special forces are moving in. all senators are safe and have been evacuated. it's a huge explosion, the taliban gaming responsibility. we have seen cars pushing outside the building the ministry of health told us that 18 people have been bro

i am laura kyle.o ahead. >> we are one step from famine. >> the unites nations warns that 10s of million of people in yemen are at risk of starvation. >>> negotiations breakdown in

. >>> hello for doha, i am laura kyle. hospitals and morgues in pakistan struggle to cope as the death toll from the heat wave keeps rising. >>> striking port workers cause chaos with nigh grant ceasing the opportunity to cross the champion. plus. >> reporter: i am catherine soi in western kenya where researchers are focusing on communities like this one to help reduce ma layer ya. i'll be telling you how. ♪ ♪ >>> isil has destroyed two islamic shrines close to the ancients syrian city near palmyra, a unesco world heritage site. this videos show the shrines being blown up. a companion of profit mohamed's cousin. mines have been laid in the ancient city raising fears that more artifacts will be lost. in a statement isil void to destroy statues and shrines which it regards as idol worshiping. a former director of the scientific laboratory. joins us now from athens, ohio in the united states. great to have you with us, how significant are these tools already destroyed. how significant are they in syrian history? >> in terms o

. >>> hello there, i am laura kyle from doha. also ahead hospitals and the d the death toll from a heat wave keeps rising. striking port workers cause chaos in calais with migrants sizing the opportunity to cross -- seizing the opportunity to cross the channel. amazon and google are the latest retailers to pull confederate flag merchandise from their sites. >>> isil has destroyed two islamic shrines. close to palma palmyra. these photographs show the shrines being blown up. smoke could be seen rising from the too many of a companion of the prophet mohammed cousin, mines had been laid in the ancient city raising fear that his might artifacts will be lost. isil has vowed to destroy statues that it regards as idol would be shippingas eyeor chiming. earlier he told me why isil chose to destroy the islamic shrines. >> from an archeological perspective. they don't have any archeological value the value is more in he remembers it of religious and historic connection. with islamic would be ship worship and the profess. but in he remember

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, i am laura kyle in doha. the world news from al jazerra.o on the program. more than 400 people have died due to a heat wave in southern pakistan. >>> controversy flares over the u.s. con federal flag with calls for its complete removal. >>> and how long is too long to spends online? we report on japan's growing digital addiction. ♪ ♪ >>> greece's debt crisis has taken a positive step. euro zone leaders say they are closer than ever before to reaching a deal. they are coming through the details i've new proposal submitted by the greek mime perimeter alexis sip russ, they have to payer default other its debt. phil lavelle is following their discussions in brussels. >> reporter: the perfect way to start the day. it seems greece's prime minister alexis sip ross had a lot to deal w that was a man with a plan to get his country the next chunk of bailout cash it needs. but the smiles weren't to lost. first his finance minister was 450 minutes late and the greece's creditors said they couldn't accept the proposals yet because they had not been gibb

i am laura kyle. also ahead. >> we are one step ahead. >> the unites nations warns that 10s of millions of people at risk of starvation. >>> new talks between greece and its creditors get around way after negotiations breakdown. and nepal's government a appeals for billions of dollars to rebuilding the county after devastating earthquakes. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in syria where rebel groups have launched major attacks against government forces in aleppo and a city south of the capita damascus. after two years of fighting for control of the strategic square in aleppo, rebels now say they have seized that area. they have also taken control of the surrounding government barracks in northwest a help so city. further south syrian activists say rebels have a took government held areas of the city and heavy fighting has been reported overnight. eight people have been killed, 3838 wounded in an attack on the syrian town of kobane, according to a kurdish ypg official a car bomb exploding close to the border with turk

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, i am laura kyle in doha. the world news from al jazerra.o on this program. at least 400 people in southern pakistan died in a heat wave. >> we are close than we were ever before. >> european leaders say they are hopeful of a deal on a greek bailout within this week. >>> and seven indicating smog in santiago. cars are banned from the streets of chile's capital and people are told to stay indoors. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in syria where kurdish fighters say they have driven out isil fighters from a base north of the armed group strong hold of raqqa. the kurdish people's protection units have taken control of the 93 base. they were backed by the u.s. air strikes. the syrian observatory for human rights said the kurds have pushed isil back to the outskirts of rack actual the base is important because it links raqqa to other isil outposts in the provinces of aleppo to the west to tottenham east. fighting still ongoing to the isil held town about 50-kilometers north of raqqa city. for more on this, we are join ed by charlie winter a researcher at the qui

i am laura kyle.o ahead. >> we are one step from famine. >> the unites nations warns that 10s of million of people in yemen are at risk of starvation. >>> negotiations breakdown in greece so new talks begin. nepal's government appeals for billions of dollars to help rebuild the country after devastating earthquakes. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in syria where rebel groups hollande wered major attacks against government fors in a hleb owe and a city south of the capital damascus, after two years of fighting for control of the strategic laura moon schwa irrelevant in aleppo, rebels now say they have seized that area and taken control of the surrounding government barks in northwest aleppo city. further south syrian action have a tests say rebels have attacks other areas and overnight. 12 people have been killed and at least 70 wound ed in an isil attack on the syrian town of kobane. isil fighters have also stormed the city in northeastern syria overnight and seized control of several districts. a suicide car bomber

i'm laura kyle in doha. the world nis from al jazeera -- news from al jazeera. also in this programme. a third day in german detention, and there's growing calls for his release. greece makes a last-minute offer in an international crisis ahead of an emergency meeting in brussels. >> anotherow

. >>> hello there, welcome to the newshour i'm laura kyle in doha, and these are the top stories - the fight for kobane - i.s.i.l. fighters re-enter the strat eebleic town on the sir -- strategic town on the syrian-turkish boarder. >> we are one step, one step far from famine >>> a looming crisis - tens of millions of people are at risk of starvation in yemen >>> last-minute talks continue in brussels to find a solution to the greek debt crisis and... >> i'm nicole johnson in afghanistan. i'll take a ride with the country's only female taxi driver finding out what challenges she faces on the >>> we begin in syria where fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant entered the syrian town of kobane for the first time. 12 people have been killed and 70 wounded. a suicide car bomber blew himself up at a border crossing with turkey. kurdish forces say i.s.i.l. fighters entered from the sworn side of the town on the border with turkey. the latest offensive coming days after fighters withdrew them from a town blocking them from raqqa and hasaka. overnight i.s.i.l. fighters storm hasaka and

my colleague laura kyle spoke to a u.n. special envoy to yemen, jamal benomar. i know the situation is difficult. i know yemen from before. i'm optimistic because i think from day one there's only one solution, a peaceful solution. we believe that the only way to get this war stopped is by the yemeni coming around the table, agreeing on a ceasefire, and agreeing on discussion what we have been describing from day one. they have been saying dialogue in yemen should start around c.p.r.s, the national dialogue and outcomes and the security council. we have been clear on this. one day they need to come together. that makes us optimistic. when they come together they'll found differently a solution to this table >>> it's great that they are coming and not having preconditions. what are they willing to compromise on, what is each side bringing to the table. ? >> what we know is what is the guiding, now, i would say factor is the suffering witnessed in yemen. the united nations has been vocal. what has been a good development is the discussion with the houthi recently.

. ♪ hello there you are watching al jazeera, i'm laura kyle and also coming up, al jazeera journalistins a third day in german detention and the growing call for his release. greece makes a last-minute offer with the international creditors ahead of an emergency meeting in brussels. and there are pests and

i'm laura kyle in doha.pt's muslim brotherhood calls for a popular uprising after a court upholds the death sentence against mohamed morsi. fears of a knew nuclear arms race and russia adds ballistic missiles to the arsenal and show me the money of people smugglers and says this is the cash they were bribed with to turn back migrants. >>> including the chicago blackhawks win the stanley cup trophy for the third time in just six years. ♪ egypt's muslim brotherhood called for mass protests after a court has upheld the death penalty for deposed former president mohamed morsi, the judge described year long presidency as a long night that didn't end until he left office and pursuing satanic goals and using the death penalty as a political tool and we report. >> reporter: death by hanging, this judge upheld the court's previous verdict against egypt's deposed president mohamed morsi. >> translator: the court has ruled firstly that in presence first and with consensus of opinion to punish each of the following defe