i'm martine dennis live from al jazeera headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. [ gunfire ] >>> trying to bring civility to libya. an international conference is under way in rome >>> 87 people are killed after coordinated attacks on military strikes in burundi. the largest loss of life since violence began in may >>> history is made in paris with an international agreement on climate change, but now the countries must implement it. plus, we take you to the star wars shadow puppet show in malaysia >>> but first, an international conference is under way in rome, aiming to end the conflict in libya. members of the two rival political factions are expected to attend, along with the u.s. secretary of state john kerry. representatives of both administrations have agreed to sign a u.n. brokered peace deal. libya's been in turmoil since muammar gaddafi was overthrown four years ago. libya's two parliament have been vying for military and political control since the militias took over the capital tripoli. it forced out the internationall

i'm martine dennis in doha with the world's top news stories coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> suspendedight years. i'll retire. i'll retire from fifa. >> defiance from sepp blatter. he said he'll challenge his eight-year ban from football. >>> the

i'm martine dennis in doha.oming up in the next 60 minutes. [ gunfire ] >>> the battle for ramadi, iraqi forces say they have launched a big offensive to recapture the city from isil. [ applause ] >>> the greek parliament votes to recognize palestine as a state in the presence of

. >>> hello, i'm martin dennis from doha. also to come on the program, the taliban gained control of a key district in southern afghanistan. political shakeup in spain, the rule party fails to win a majority. the key question now is how does he form a coalition. >>> i'm in port-au-prince, a country with more than 2,000 people in slavery. we'll highlight the work of one radio program tackling the issue head-on. >>> fifa banned seth blatter and michel platini for eight years. ethics judges said a payment made by platter to the european football chief platini in 2011 broke the rules. both men have said they'll peel against the verdict. we have more from fifa headquarters in zurich. >> seth blatter once again the center of attention, the 79-year-old swiss fighting to get into a press conference as he fights for his very future in football. on monday, the suspended fifa president platini were given eight year bans over a $2 million payment made by blatter to the frenchman in 2011. the swiss isn't going quietly. >> i would file for

i'm martine dennis live from al jazeera headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. [ gunfire ] >>> trying to bring civility to libya. an international conference is under way in rome >>> 87 people are killed after coordinated attacks on military strikes in burundi. the largestos

i'm martine dennis in doha, and these are our top stories. burundi's presidential administration said that it will not allow peace keepers into the country. >>> voters against extra terms. a rare moment of

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello i am martin dennis, you are with al jazeera live from doha.o to come on the program. the trial of another prominent human rights lawyer in beijing, but is it china's record on civil liberties in the docks? perhaps the shortest term in office ever for a south african finance minister after 48 hours he is out and a new man takes the job. >>> more signs of trouble for brazil's embattled president, thousands of protesters called for her to step down. ♪ ♪ >>> france is hosting a meeting of foreign ministers as part of preparation for a third round of talks by world powers on syria next week in new york. this is the most significant push yet by the international community to find a solution to the conflict. more than 250,000 people have been killed and over a million injured in this five-year civil war, most of them are civilians. nearly 7.6 million syrians are displaced making it the largest displacement crisis in the entire world. the u.n. says more than 12 million people inside syria are in need of humanitarian assistance. a 12-fold increase sinc

i'm martine dennis in doha, and these are our top stories. burundi's presidential administration said that it will not allow peace keepers into the country. >>> voters against extra terms. a rare moment of unity. endorsing peace for syria. >>> one distric school districts against islamic indoctrine natioization. >> first, burundi's presidential spokesman has told al jazeera that it's government does not want african troops to help keep the peace. a short time ago, we learned why burundi will not accept peace keepers. >> there are regulations in accepting peace keepers. we as the government will believe that these regulations have not been followed because the government has not been consulted on this, and we're surprised that troops are being prepared to be sent to burundi, which has fully functioning government, and which has police, which are fully functioning. we don't believe that the u.n. security council will bring a resolution. the peace keepers should be native of burundi. and just recently, the under secretary council here in burundi

i'm martine dennis in doha.oming up in the next 60 minutes. [ gunfire ] >>> the battle for ramadi, iraqi forces say they have launched a big offensive to recapture the city from isil. [ applause ] >>> the greek parliament votes to recognize palestine as a state in the presence of mahmoud abbas. [ explosion ] >> reporter: afghan government forces advance in their bid to push the taliban out of the southern district. >> i think that isil [ inaudible ]. >>> india's parliament approves a bill allowing juveniles to be tried as adults for serious crimes. ♪ >>> but first, the iraqi military says it has begun an offensive to recapture the city of ramadi from isil. their aim to advance to the city center. it says it has surrounded isil from all sides and a closing in on the armed group. isil ceased the capital of anbar province earlier this year. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: it is being described as the final assault to recapture ramadi from isil. the iraqi military says its troops are moving in on the center of the c

i'm martine dennis in doha with the world's top news stories coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> suspendedight years. i'll retire. i'll retire from fifa. >> defiance from sepp blatter. he said he'll challenge his eight-year ban from football. >>> the taliban gain control of a key district in afghanistan. >>> a new party emerges a clear winner after the elections. >>> and burundi's party votes against african union peace keepers t from stopping unrest. >>> sepp blatter has been banned from all football activities for eight years. payment to michel platini in 2011 broke the rules. soon after they were kicked out. both officials say they will challenge the verdict. we'll go out to where fifa headquarters are based, and our correspondent paul reese. paul? >> yes, thank you. it's been an extraordinary day. sepp blatter, president of fifa for 17 years, was found guilty of in an investigation of a $2 million payment to uefa president michel platini, which came just before blatter was re-elected 2011 with platini not standing against him on that occasion, and blatter getting the support of the uef

. >>> hello, i'm martin dennis from doha. the program, the taliban gained control of a key district in southern afghanistan. political shakeup in spain, the rule party fails to win a majority. the key question now

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