this is mongkok, where the transition began. for the first time there was violence between citizens of hong kong on friday. the police were in the middle. one historian sees a similarity between riots in 1967 during which people were killed and what is going on. both caused by violence. the people of hong kong were on the same side. right now it's not clear. it seems you have interesting class divisions, divisions between students and non-students, but then among the non-students you have differences too. >> in the wake of the 1967 riots, the government worked to close the gap between the states and society. it led to reform. many feel that these protests can't go on for much longer, and will come to an end. unlike those of four decades ago, few expect concessions. just an expanding condition within the city's population. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 281 days. they are falsely accused of aidin

how away is mongkok. do they accept similar clashes. >> mongkok is made up of islands. it's a fair distance. you can get from one end to the other quickly. it's been an offshoot of what you see behind me. this is a main site and remained peaceful. this is where you see the largest numbers. from mongkok it's been a steadfast group of protesters, protesters more prone to confrontation with police and residents in the area. it was surprising when police cleared up the area quickly on friday morning, and suddenly we took the area. but in the evening, it was those picture you saw, evening here, morning for you, where previously clash with police, and now that protest site is bigger that it has been. what it says to the government is you can try to clear us up, drive us away. we'll come back bigger. >> with the protest saying we will come back bigger, what does it mean for negotiations. thursday, the chief executive executive revived an offer, is this a sign that student leaders aren't willing to negotiate. >> they have agreed that they will negotiate. that will happen on tue

we have the latest from mongkok. >> not the numbers seen at the height of the protest, but in mongkok. there has been many scuffles, and these have been a daily thing going on, including earlier, when the blue ribbon anti-protesters tried to come and break things up here. i'm not sure if you see in my shot, there's far tighter security, and this has been a flashpoint of conversations between the locals and protesters. regardless of what the chief executive said and locals are saying, as far as inconveniencing lifestyles and daily lives of going to work, and the daily functions, the protesters stated that they are going to remain here >>> a small village in thailand is struggling to recover from years of led contamination, the village of klity lang won a high court challenge, but many are left with health problems. >> this woman spent 50 years in this thai village near the border of myanmar. 10 years ago she lost her sight. a single mother with two sons. my kids were small, i could not see. they had to help me, and not the other way around. >> what happened to her and others was preven

this is mongkok where the transition began. for the first time there was violence between citizens of hong kong on friday. the police is in the middle. one historian sees a similarity between riots in 1967 during which people were killed and what is going on now. both caused by police violence. then the people of hong kong were on the same side. >> it's not quite so clear. it seems to me you have interesting class divisions, divisions between students, non-students, but among the non-students you have differences too. in the wake of the 1967 riots, the government worked to close the gap between the state and society. it let to reforms. many feel that these protests can't go on for much longer, and will come to an end. unlike those of four decades ago few expect many concessions, just an expanding division within the population. >>> israel says it will summon the ambassador of sweden after it said it would formally recognise a palestinian state. it was said that sweden is rushing to a decision without understanding the canonflic

adrian brown is in mongkok and joins us live. what has been happening there over the day? >> a lot of heated arts in the streets behind me, finger jabbing. verbal confrontation rather than physical. this area of monk cock, a bys yes area of the -- busy area of the city is controlled by two group of supporters. one wanting to end the protest the other saying they'll continue the fight to get the right to choose their own chief executive. the barricades have been fortified during the day. other groups have been trying to dismantle those barriers. there has been scuffles and skirmishes which ebb and flow, but not like we saw last night. you don't see broken window, no torching of vehicles or looting, something that you wouldn't find in cities during protests like this. >> let's leave it there with adrian brown, our correspondent, who brought us that update from hong kong. >>> a professor of social science at the hong kong university of science and technology, and he joins us from hong kong now. good to have you with us. firstly, what did you make of the scuffles on friday nig

>> the people in mongkok were not necessarily supportive of the talks, they want change or demands to be taken by the government, or they are not moving. like we said, that seems not to be a big issue. the issue is the scene behind me. this is what is called umbrella sports, like a tent city, where the leaders are. and the leaders are from two main groups, and another grouped called occupy central. they have been talking to the government about possibly coming to discussions, which will start saturday. neither side are giving in on their demonstrates, and the government clearly said that they will not relent on demands to change hong kong's political system by 2017. >> thank you, didia gopo lan reporting from hong kong. >> still to come, we'll cross to the himalayas for the rescue efforts for dozens of trapped or missing trekkers. >>> the top stories on al jazeera, libya calls for a ceasefire in benghazi. the renegade general launched an offensive to take background from rival armed militias in the city. fighting between houthi rebels and al qaeda-gunmen killed 10 people. fighters hav

mongkok there has been many scuffles. these have been a daily thing that is going on, including earlier when the blue ribbon anti-protesters, as they call themselves, tried to come and break things up here. i'm not sure if you can see in my shot, there's more police, tighter security, that has been a flash point of a lot of confrontations between the locals and protesters. regardless of what the chief executive said, and the locals are saying as far as inconveniencing their lifestyles and daily lives of going to work and their daily functions, the protesters stated that they are going to remain here >>> and the polls are closed in bolivia. resident cast their ballots in the presidential election. over 6 million registered to vote. evo morales is expected to win a third term. if he succeeds he'll be the longest serving president. we go to bolivia, in la paz. when are we expected to cabinet the results? -- to get the results? >> hello, i'm in front of the presidential palace, and the legislative assembly. bolivians are taki

>> undoubtedly some of the them are protesters, but that area in mongkok is not far from my office much the atmosphere there is quiet, peaceful. there's not really a great deal of inconvenience caused by the pro-democracy camp. so there's clearly something more to it than simply inconvenience. >> where to next for the protest movement. what options are available to them now, do you think? >> well, we are clearly at an impasse now. so someone has to make a move now. i think the best way forwards is simply for the chief executive to resign. that is the only thing that is going to restore the faith of the protesters. >> he hasn't budged so far. it seems unlikely at this statement, doesn't it. >> it seems unlikely, but, yes, so far he's resolutely refused to stand down, and seems to have the backing of beijing, as i said, we are looking for a way forward, and someone has to make a gesture that can dissolve the tension and get the process moving forward again. as far as i can see that is the best way forward. if you crush demonstrators or weight them out, it will not solve anything or move t

. >> this is mongkok. for the first time there was violence. the police were in the middle. the tension is there the next morning. protesters came out. they saw the attacks on tv. locals, where the operation is taking police, had had enough. the fight for the democracy is not giving the right to occupy the streets and disturb us. we can't sleep at night much. >> the reason that people are so upset and what the protesters got was local and different to what people in other parts of hong kong, they want the protesters to take the sid-insless respect. >> people are more concerned about the broader impact of hong kong. >> the city's economy has been affected, and a lot of shops are losing business because people are avoiding the area. >> reporter: one historian sees a similarity in the riots of the past and now. >> now it is not quite so clear. you have interesting class divisions, divisions between students and nonstudents. among the nonstudents you have differentses. >> in the wake. 1967 riots, the government worked to close the gap between state and society. it led to reforms

there were clashes in the flash point of mongkok. demonstrators are angry at free and fair elections. only candidates vetted by beijing will be allowed to stand. >>> north korea is finding ways to get around international sanctions to provide a high standard of living. they passed rescrections targetting -- restrictions targetting travel and other areas. teresa bo obtained access to the country and reports on pyongyang. >> reporter: a water park in pyongyang is for people here the symbol of posterity. brand new swimming pools, 12 types of saunas. the government here - places like this are an act of defiance. >> according to the u.n. sanctions the goods cannot be traded. some are imported. most of the things we did it ourselves. four units - it was replacements. the place is for formal families and citizens. >> in the last year import of luxury goods soared in spoit of actions. most are widely seep in the capital pyongyang. where it's not difficult to support cars. at the equestrian center outside the city, more and more people are co

this is mongkok, where the transition began, for the first time there was violence between citizens on friday, and the police were in the middle. one historian sees a similarity between riots in 1967 during which people were killed, and what is going on now. both caused by police violence, but then the people of hong kong were on the same side. >> right now it's not quite so clear. it seems to me that you have some interesting class divisions, divisions between students and non-students, but among the non-students you have differences too. >> in the wake of the 1967 riots, the government worked to close the gap between the states and society. it led to reforms. many feel that these protests can't go on for much longer, and will come to an end, but unlike those of four decades ago, few expect concessions, just an expanding division within the city's population. >> israel's foreign minister is summoning the swedish ambassador after sweden announced plans to recognise a palestinian state. sweden is rushing to a decision without understanding the conflict between israel and the palestinian

demonstrations remain centered in the mongkok district. activists are calling for free and fair elections in the city. the government only allows candidates vetted by beijing to campaign. police accuse radical groups of being mind the recently confrontations. the area remains a high-risk area. activists as well as troublemakers are mingling with other protesters. from time to time, they planned, organized and direct various actions to prove occasion our officers and create chaos. joining us live, sunday saw a bit of tensions flaring there. what's the situation like now? >> reporter: this is the high-risk area that the superintendent was talking about. basically what's happening behind me is police are guarding an enter sense they cleared on friday morning. after that, protesters came back friday night. there were clashes. they came back saturday night. there were clashes again, and now, here it's sunday evening, and police and protesters are in a face-off. but this time, both sides are prepared. the protest have come with hard hats, goggle

i'm in mongkok. where we are seeing scuffles, volatile, if you may, protests. a few minutes ago, the group called the blue ribbon protesters tried to come in here, but police managed to keep them away, saving another confrontation or scuffle. it's different to what we are seeing, which is relaxed, peaceful and some would say more creative. ♪ ♪ can you hear us ♪ hear us crying ... >> reporter: sweet melody, these sisters have a harsh message for the leader. >> i want to express my anger for you guys. that's why we had the song. you can guess what it is. >> protesters are finding all kinds of ways to express themselves, and it's turning the site into an art gallery. one work that is a symbol for the movement is this metal and wood installation called umbrella man. its creator never imagined it would be the centre piece for the process. >> i saw a picture on the internet. a guy holding an umbrella to share with the police. and that inspired me to do this. the protests why not only illustrated how different it is, but it's changing how some around the world view th

in is mongkok, where the transition began. for the first time there was violence between citizens of hong kong on friday, and the police were in the middle. one historian sees a similarity between riots in 1967 during which people are killed and what is going on now. both caused by police violence. then the people of hong kong were on the same side. >> right now, it's not so clear. it seems to me you have interesting class divisions, divisions between students and none students, and among the non-students there are differences to. >> reporter: in the wake of the 1967 violence, the government worked to close the gap between the state and society. >> it led to reform. many feel that these protests can't go on to much longer. it will come to an end. unlike those of four decades ago, few expect it. >>> still to come on al jazeera, the death of jean-claude "baby doc" duvalier. find out why human rights watch are disappointed that he won't stand trial. >> new technology at the hajj - should pilgrims be banned from taking selfies. >>

. >> not the comes seen at the might of the protest, but in mongkok there has been scuffles, and these have been a daily thing, including earlier, when the blue ribbon anti-protesters tried to come and break things up. i am not sure if you can see in my so the, there's tighter security and a flash point between locals and protesters, regardless of what the chief executive said or what the locals are saying, insofar as convincing the daily life going to work. protesters are determined to remain >>> in the united states, police arrested several in st. louis, missouri, it's unclear how many were detained. it stands in contrast to a weekends of activism drawing attention to police violence. >> michael brown was shot debt by police in august. we go to st. louis, missouri. [ chanting ] >> reporter: it's called the weekend of resistance, in and around st louis, and it may seem like another outpouring of rage for another police force accused of brutality. >> it's highly organised and carefully onseized campaign. >> reporter: yes, there are the demonstrations. but there are seminars examining r

been more confrontations between police and demonstrators in hong kong, there were further clabs in mongkok. demonstrators angry over the refusal to allow free and fair elections, only candidates vetted by beijing will be allowed to stand. >>> soldiers from north and south korea fired at each other, reportedly occurring after several north korean troops approached the demarcation line inside the heavily fortified zone. leader kim jong un has been photographed using a cane whilst expecting drills. he made a public this year. his absence fuelling speculation about his health. >> staying into the area, a rare and exclusive report inside north korea. the country has been targeted by sanctions on bank, travel and trade because of its nuclear programme. as teresa bo reports, it has not stopped the north korean elite enjoying the highlight. >> reporter: a new water park in pyongyang is for people here the symbol of prosperity. swimming pools. 12 different types of saunas, for the government here, places like this an act of defiance. >> places or luxury goods cannot be traded. some materials are im

further clashes in mongkok.demonstrators are angry over beijing's refusal to allow free and fair elections. only candidates vetted by beijing will be allowed to stand. north and south korean troops fired across the border. the second such incident this month, more from harry fawcett, who joins us on the line from seoul. what started to this time. >> what we know is that it happened an hour and 40 minutes ago at the local time. they fired across the border. it doesn't seem that they were targetting troops. >> sorry, harry, i'm afraid the line is breaking up. we'll try to re-establish a connection. after we have taken a look - a rather rare look inside north korea itself, the country has been targeted by u.n. sanctions on banking, travel and trade because of its nuclear programme. as teresa bo reports from pyongyang, this has not stopped north korea's elite enjoying the high life. . >> reporter: a new water mark in pyongyang is for people here the symbol of prosperity. new swimming pools and slides, 12 different t

he mentioned mongkok. the area where we have seen violence, saying that crowds seem to be gathering there. the police will take action if there's a sign of trouble. once against, he did not explain what kind of action. he did not give an ultimate matom like in the -- ultimatum like in the last few days for the people to clear the road. what is happening is student leaders are having the conversation with government representatives. they are talking about how to proceed with talks, and how to take the conversation and dialogue further. >> that report from hong kong. i spoke with a protestor and activist with hong kong democracy now. he told us what he thinks about the demonstrations now that government workers are allowed back into the building. >> we are getting into a peaceful place and we are negotiating with the government to have dialogue. it seems to be it's getting more peaceful nowadays. >> protesters ignored a deadline from the government to leave the area. do you think there would be a backlash in

this will be televised so people at both sites, as well as in mongkok will watch this. the mediator, from the university, has been appointed by eight universities to oversee them. he said he would act impartially, despite links to roberto luongo. he was the advisor to him. despite the links, he said he will work hard to facilitate the discussions and make sure it's peaceful and they discuss the issues at hand >>> coming up next - is detroit violating human rights by shutting off the water for unpaid bills. the united nations joins the debate. >>> we'll begin the week with soggy weather across the north-west and north-east of the united states, due to the nor-easter developing. it will develop off the coast. normally a nor-easter brings windy and snowy conditions if it were the winter. we will stay rainy and see a bit of it as it developments. an air of low pressure is moving over the valley, instigating low pressure moving up the east coast for new england over the next couple of days, we'll see rain up here, anywhere from massachusetts up to parts of maine. in that are

. >> well there are tense scenes in mongkok as police protect the intersection. the protesters thrown out with ease. there were clashes and it was threatening to repeat itself again. police and protesters are standing off. seems like there's more protesters and police. it's difficult to take actions. this, of course, comes after student leaders agree to talk to the governments. talks take place on tuesday. they'll ask the government for suggestions how to progress with democratic reforms in hong kong. but the government has proposed a mediator, a professor known to be pro-beijing and close to the chief executive. it will be difficult to tell whether the students will agree to them. >> divya gopalan in hong kong. >> today british ops reversed its per -- bishops reversed its pe essential on gays. they moved for the church to be more inclusive. on a vote highlighting divisions. they rejected proposals, a two thirds majority was needed. >> translation: i think talking of these issues the church should embrace people first of all. the church should be ready to listen

. >> in hong kong, pro-democracy protesters confronted riot police in the mongkok district. it's the second day in a row of violent confrontations. they don't look to be waning, despite the negotiations between the government and protesters. beijing has not signalled a plan to reverse a decision to vet canada for the chief executive vote in 2017. live pictures for you. that is a move that sparked the demaptions. >> supporters of -- commongss -- demonstrations. >> supporters of catalonians took to the street following a ses session bond. they want immediate elections. the regional president called for a non-binding vote next week. protesters want to use the results as a de facto referendum. the referendum is unconstitut n unconstitutional. >> the constitution of spain says teresa romero is clear of ebola. another test will be done within the hour on her blood. she was the first to contract ebola outside of south africa. she was infected after treating with two patients and died from the disease. >>> medical experts are attending the world health summit. the president saying t

earlier there were clashes in the mongkok district. >>> kurdish and isis fighters are locked in a battle for kobani. up next, how coalition air strikes are working to halt the isis advance into the syrian city. >>> plus, police in virginia call off their search for a missing college student. we'll have the latest on that developing story. aswhen i really needit's reto get stuff done,at home. i hide in the laundry room. no one ever goes in there. a lawyer that's a monkey? hahahaha. also, the dryer sheets reeeally help my writing. writing supplies. oh. number 7 of my 20. the amex everyday credit card with no annual fee. thank you. make 20 or more purchases in a monthly billing period and earn 20% more rewards. it's membership that rewards you for the things you already buy, everyday. what's your 20? a single ember that escapes from a wildfire can travel more than a mile. that single ember can ignite and destroy your home or even your community you can't control where that ember will land only what happens when it does get fire adapted now at fireadapted.org >>> welcome back. u.s.-led air s

this is the mongkok business district.t you're seeing is a number of individuals being picked out of the crowd and escorted away. we've had a few scuffles, a little bit of -- it's no more than that. they're not riot police, they're just police in uniform in the midst of that. but clearly there are still some tensions. that's the very latest for you on the situation in hong kong. thanks for watching "bbc world news." is the audition to play a portuguese guy? no, british. oh. (british accent) the passport is clearly a forgery. (american accent) the passport is clearly a forgery. that was just... regular. (english accent) the passport is clearly a forgery. but don't do it in a lady's voice. how do you know i'm not auditioning to play a woman? you're absolutely right. ok. you make your own choices. with the best screen of any tablet, the new samsung galaxy tab s is the world's most entertaining device. get it now at these retailers. faster than d-con. what will we do with all of these dead mice? tomcat presents dead mouse thea

this is mongkok, where the transition began. for the first time there was violence between citizens of hong kong on friday. the police were in the middle. one historian sees similarities between riots in 1967, during which people were killed and what is going on now. both caused by police violence. then, the people of hong kong were on the same side. >> right now it's not quite so clear. it seems you have interesting class divisions. you have divisions between students and nonstudents, but among the non-students you may have differences too. >> in the wake of the 1967 riots, the government worked to close the gap between the state and society, leading to reforms. many feel that it cannot go on for much longer and will come to on end. unlike those of decades ago, few expect concessions, just an expanding division within the city's population. >> earlier i spoke to sharon, executive director of human rights in china, and paul zimmerman, an elected official who has been active in the protest. >> there's a three part strategy that b

i think we can bring you pictures coming from the mongkok district, about 20 minutes away from where we are by the mtr, the tram network here. and we understand that the scuffles broke out between anti-occupy demonstrators and pro-democracy campaigners. we're not quite clear on the numbers involved, but we are getting unconfirmed reports that it could be around 100. as yet, our understanding is that the authorities have not been involved in trying to separate the two sides there, but those minor scuffles breaking out in the last hour or so. but back here in the financial district, as you can see, numbers like we were just saying, thin on the ground. a few hundred still occupying the offices just outside -- sorry, not occupying. i should be clear about that. they've gathered outside of the offices of the chief executive c.y. leung, who has become the focus of the demonstrators' attention. they called for him to resign. he overnight said he would engage in conversation with the demonstrators, but as yet, so far today, there has been no sign of any political dialogue between the two sid

it happened in mongkok, one of the most densely populate areas on earth. normally teaming with tourists on a fradd night. there were similar scenes in two other shopping districts. those who support the protest movement accuse the police of ignoring the attacks. blaming government sympathizers. many on the streets were local business owners, and residents, angry after a week of disruption. >> if they stay one, two, three day, people... because you are asking something. okay. then you can do it. we give many ves. >> the violence caused by some of the people. and we ask it to stop. the hong kong chief executive appealed for calm. >> i will not consider the use of police force to clear the area. this cannot continue for a long time. >> and mrs. struggling to keep the rival protest groups apart represented their cause for all demonstrators to kill the street. that is simply not happening. >> the worry now is that the violence we have seen tonight will continue, especially as the leaders of the three main protest groups have pulled out of talks with the governm

confrontations continue on the streets of hong kong, where police and demonstrators clash again in the mongkokistrict after the government agreed to meet with student leaders. the protesters wants complete and full democracy. beijing is allowing candidates to run. the late pope paul vi. pope francis beautifying him. the miracle pope paul is credited with is a woman who prayed for him told that her unborn child had fatal birth defects. the baby turned out fine. >> the mass coming after catholic bishops ended their 2-week meeting. at the end they had backtracked on welcoming gay members into the church. the move revealing a split. ross shimabuku is here with the story. what, exactly came of the meeting. >> it could have been a landmark moment. last monday an early draft of the report on the modern family showed compassion, gays, divorcees and catholics. in the final draft a watered down version failed to pass. monday's draft stated that moemo sexuals should have -- homosexuals should have gifts and qualities. the backlash was swift, some cardinals vowing to check it. they did. in the final draft