nhk world, new delhi. >>> reporters from japan and from the u.s. were both killed last year in syria. now journalists from around the world have recognized their bravery and professionalism. members of the international press institute selected them for the 2013 world press freedom hero award. participants attended the awards ceremony on monday in the jordanian capital. bethel mckinzie talked about their coverage of the afghan and iraq wars. she handed the award to her colleague. he was with her just before she was killed. >> i feel the award is a validation of her life as a journalist. without the eyes of the media, the violence in syria will never end. >> ipi representatives said 132 reporters lost their lives in 2012. 39 of them were killed in syria. >>> physicians without borders, or rather physicians with doctors without borders say they're facing some unprecedented challenges in syria. the head of the japanese unit has added her voice to those calling for international action to end the civil war. she just returned from a month in northern sy

oda, nhk world, new delhi. >>> prime minister singh is welcoming the fact thatly has chosen the india as the location of his first overseas trip. we have more on india's view of the visit. >> they hope the meeting of the two leaders will deepic economic ties and avoid a worsening border dispute. in 1962, a border war let to fighting between the chinese and indian groups. they came to a head last month when the two militaries faced off in the disputed border. indian officials are also worried that the activities could expand into the indian ocean. india has been beefing up their military with china in mind. but on the economic front, india and china have huge domestic markets and are quickly deepenning ties. indian business owners are seeing opportunities in china. singh said economic growth is india's top priority. the last thing he wants is to throw cold water on bilateral ties. si singh hopes his meeting will create a friendly relationship with china and insure that any border dispute will not dampen economic ties. >>> japan's defense minister came close to naming the country that s

political analyst from new delhi says it will be an interesting time between china and india. moment, one can really not say very much. he has just taken over as the premier. there is also a new president of china. according to chinese official he will carry out its new a foreign-policy and new age diplomacy, which seeks to encompass neighbors and different countries and underdeveloped countries. that interesting to see the premier was sent on his first visit abroad and his first stop is india. a readjustment of thinking in beijing. he put the old ghosts are still there. >> still to come on al jazeera, hunts ands -- witch an attempt to keep senior citizens happy and healthy. are the again, these top stories on al jazeera. has begun anlitary offensive on a rebel town. the attack comes after months of fierce fighting in the area. tunisian police have fired tear gas at supporters at a group in tunis. the group has been blocked from holding its annual meeting with there are also reports of clashes with police. a female politician has been killed outside her home in karachi, pakista

countries fought four wars over the past 60 years, and sharif has promised to improve ties with new delhi. u.s. president barack obama said he will work with the new pakistani government as an equal partner. official results do not come out until later on monday, and sharif is too hard head -- too far ahead of his rival. we report from the capital islamabad. the chief election commissioner has the air of a man whose job was well done. it is the largest ever exercise in pakistani democracy. more than 50 million people casting their votes. the percentage of voting is very high. this is what i call empowerment of the people. a public show of strength. nawaz sharif will be pakistan's first three-time prime minister, hoping that after being driven by the army from office, this time he will get to complete his five-year term. there was a satisfying victory for the pakistan's people party which for decades has been the only other viable horse in the race for political power. a merging in this election, a third course in pakistani politics, imran khan's movement for justice may have only come sec

. >> li keqiang made comments to be a group of students in new delhi where he is on a visit. >> translator: china and india growing closer will bring more influence on the growing economy. that will give developing and emerging nations more power. and that will increase fairness and justice in international society. >> li is on his first official trip at premier. people see his remarks as a chance to bring the nations clother together. he also seems eager to speak on maritime intentions. >> china believes in peaceful growth. and china will keep global peace forever. >> india is increasingly worried that china's maritime advance will reach the indian ocean. it is also strengthening it's military defenses. >>> pakistan is at the forefront of the u.s. led campaign against terrorism. sharif, the new prime minister, is moving in a different direction with the country's powerful military. nhk reports. >>> his pakistan-muslim lead won a victory in this month's general election. he pledged to improve the precarious security situation. a key focus of the election was rampant terrorism. during the c

let's go down to cnn in neighboring new delhi. an incredible story. did this young woman survive for so long? >> reporter: victor, it's really quite an amazing story. people in bangladesh overjoyed and overwhelmed by the news. after days and days of recovering dead, decomposed bodi bodies, rescue workers weren't expecting to find anyone alive, especially for 16 days. for the past 10 days, they haven't been able to pull out anyone alive either. rescue workers say, as they were pulling out rubble from the lower lowers, they saw something move and heard something, a rod hit another metal rod or something like that. then they heard -- you can imagine how stunned they were when they heard a voice crying out for help, a woman's voice saying, please rescue me. i'm alive. i'm alive. as you can imagine, it's very, very unusual to find anyone alive underneath that kind of rubble in those kinds of temperatures. it's about 99 degrees fahrenheit there, very, very humid. the rescue workers say she was able to find a pocket, if you will, a gap, amid the rubble where

he arrived in new delhi on sunday. he will hold talks with indian prime minister through his stay through wednesday. he hopes to strengthen relations with indenindia, one of its mos important neighbors. one issue that needs resolving between china and india is their bosch der demarcation along the himalaya mountains. troops from both sides were in a tense standoff earlier this month. the two country the have been discussing how to ease tensions in the area. china hopes the visit to india will reduce those tensions. >>> a senior pakistani politician from a reformist opposition party has been killed ahead of sunday's re-polling of the national elections. zara hussain was shot as she left her home if karachi. she's a senior member of the pti led by the former cricket star. they claim that the elections held on may 11 were rigged. the opposition, pakistan muslim league, sharif, won a victory on may 11th. pti also added more seats. they have been accused of killing zara. many terrorist attacks took place during the election

we report from new delhi. >> is being called one of the most lethal attacks ever by rebels. the attack struck at the heart of india's ruling political party. among the dead are congress leaders, including karma, the man who led the campaign against the group. >> attacks our convoy of 25 vehicles. rebels surrounded us. he urged them to not kill anyone but him. >> a landmine exploded, hitting one of the vehicles before as many as 200 rebels opened fire. the killings are a huge blow to the congress party as it prepares for election in 2014. the prarty's leadership rushed to visit the wounded. attack, absolutely, absolutely. it is unthinkable. >> it is a heart shattering incident the likes of which has never happened before. it poses a big challenge to the indian government as well as the government here. >> this is the second time in over a week that the rebels have struck targets in this state. 8 days ago that killed one soldier when they attacked security force vehicles in the same area. people gathered outside the chief minister's residence to express their frustration of th

the premier has signed a series of trade deals with india during his visit to new delhi. earlier heat and the prime minister said relations remain strong despite a recent military standoff over disputed territory in the himalayas. >> who have had our differences -- we have had our differences recently. over the last 25 years, we have built a mutually beneficial relationship. continued growth and expansion of ties means peace and tranquility on our borders. by seeking a solution on the boundary question, we have agreed this must continue to be preserved. >> both sides agreed with regard to the boundary question leftover by history, the two sides have established the essentials for settling the question. we have worked to maintain tranquility and peace in the border areas. writer and analyst on china says the strategic relationship with pakistan puts india at a disadvantage. >> it has been china's policies to playe 1950's pakistan against india to keep india off balance. the same time, pakistan was an ally of the united states, the relationship that has deteriorated in rece

even towards new delhi, 44 here for your high near wednesday. as the rains push out june into july, at least it will be a welcome sight for you. but let's talk about the u.s. severe weather has been in the forecast. it's still going to be in the forecast. on on monday there were 16 reports of tornadoes. well, now the same low is extending off toward the east into the ohio river vailie, illinois, into iowa. expecting over 200 millimeters in your forecast. that's going to be triggering the risks of flash flooding, but also the severe weather that's in the forecast, we're talking about large hail, up to baseball size, some winds over 100 kilometers per hour, everywhere you see here in the red. still the risk of tornadoes, as this continues to develop, bringing those widespread rain showers with it as well. as we look forward to the south, though, things are quite dry and warm. take a look at houston for your high here. 32, atlanta into 30, miami some afternoon showers popping up. really most of the northeast for that matter, you'll be seeing some r

as mentioned, opec delegate ves started their meeting on the arrival in new delhi.e discussing their concerns about the impact of shale on supply. to shale or not to shale? >> i think to shale. i think it's a concern. i have a cop fegz to make to our viewers. i've only spoke ton half of the opec minister these morning. i spoke to six senior xhin ter these morning as opposed to the full 12. i'll hold my hands up there. i haven't managed to speak to all 12 for you. i have spoken to the iranians, the iraqis and they seem relaxed about the second general post which is something where we understand there is a whole amount of on contention about. what seems clear at the moment is there is a rollover of current production at 30 million barrels a day. we all know they cheat and they've been cheating less recently than they have in the long earer term. they are overproducing in what is a weak command period at the moment. let's hear what the venezuelan oil minister has to say. >> the price of the market -- sector for everybody. the consensus of that. while the demand side, t

international affairs analyst us sriram child yes as a beijing and new delhi of all it takes to make a good business. president xi jinping chose russia for his first foreign visit after assuming office and premier li kitchen has chosen india for the first foreign visit so it does show that for the chinese the greeks formation is very critical in india also we take it seriously and interpret street has been growing into tremendous space and if you are trying to trade for a victory to reach up to one hundred billion dollars in the next couple of years so that's a very ambitious target of increasing it always with forty percent and if they are cheap it it's going to benefit the rest of the brics countries in so far as it's already creating momentum because india and china are obviously the two major economies in the brics formation and there is an effort on the part of india to attract chinese investment especially in our infrastructure sector so the growth edge and of these two missions which is what is making them so important in the world is very connected to truly investment strateg

where in new delhi is the most tragic. is flood or droughts to blame. it was a bad year without a trained we couldn't plods any saying. there was great hunger. always a good help comes too late and with no good intentions. diplomacy and business. welcome back you're watching our team u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has been ruled out military action against syria but stressed that a political solution is more viable a pad gone chief added that the country is collapsing becoming an increasingly real possibility with a war they are becoming more sick tarion has got it she can no explains washington remains reluctant to get further involved in the conflict. after the administration all but accused the assad government of having used chemical weapons vice president joe biden now says quote we don't know for certain whether they were used by some of the opposition including the radicals who have aligned themselves with al qaeda this is probably the first time we hear someone in the administration talk about the possibility that the rebels may have used ch

on sunday, he met india's prime minister for talks in new delhi.the recent military standoff along disputed territory in the himalayas could affect bilateral trade. india's only chinatown, once home to tens of thousands ethnic chinese, the community is fast disappearing. they celebrate with a dragon dance. everyone here is an indian citizen. at least 20,000 ethnic chinese once lived in calcutta. only a few remain. >> it is down to 4000 something. >> why? >> they will have a better future abroad. >> he was born in india. he has managed to keep three generations of his family under one roof. the same cannot be said for most others in the area. businesses that supported the community have either closed or moved away. this is one of the 350 batteries that provide people with jobs. as traditional jobs dwindled, many of those who remain have turned their links -- turned to their links with china to make a living. >> in the restaurant building -- business. [indiscernible] thehe chinese arrived from 18th century as immigrants to take advantage of economic

they were all stationed in new delhi. they're covering the election.ofn you're in that kind setting, it seems strange that there should not be more of a cohesive relationship between the two countries. they have so much in common. hopefully in the next decade, we are going to go to a place there is a lot of cooperation. ok. >> a nice segue to my question that has to do with the army. the army kind of stood back and let this happen. i'm sure they have got good reasons. looking ahead a little bit, do you foresee that the government will have a bit more space to deal with these policy issues without an army coup happening? indication. one never knows. we have a saying that says i'm going to try. of --he line gets a taste when bill lyon gets a taste of blood blood, it is very hard to wean -- when a lion them away from it. they have tasted power. be an easyoing to thing to divest themselves completely but that there'll be some weaning away from the old powerful army. >> they have learned their lesson. they understand it is not in the interest of the army to

police in new delhi have used water cannon on protesters marching towards the indian prime minister's residence there demanding his resignation and us to geishas into garage in allegations this comes after two ministers resigned on friday and the mounting pressure against prime minister singh. as unemployment and cuts by in the u.k. british taxpayers will now also have to cough up for another five million pounds for their queen to carry out her official duties there well pay hike comes as her majesty promises to stick to staring in her annual speech outlining the government's dislike of programs as artie's boyko now reports my ministers first priority will be to reduce the deficit and restore economic stability at the same time the creed is set to get a five billion pound pay rise this year thirty six point one million pounds from the u.k. taxpayer will go towards the queen and her residence says her royal chefs and footman cost an estimated ten million pounds a year thirty six million is divided into money which runs the royal household of the queen and the duke of edinburgh most of

al jazeera, new delhi. president hamid karzai's older president -- older brother has announced plans to run for president. he is expected to run as an independent candidate. analysts say it is a ploy by the country's most powerful family to maintain their powerful position. hamid karzai is not eligible. >> president karzai has not yet said he backs his brother. he has not said who he will support in the election. >> more details have emerged about a gun battle in central kabul between the taliban and afghan forces that lasted several hours on friday. 10 employees of the international organization for migration who hid inside a fortified room during the firefight spoke out. they praised the afghan police who came to the rescue. six people died in the battle which started with the suicide bombing. >> this was a preplanned attack targeted at us. first of all, full investigations have not yet been done. there may be a different conclusion afterwards, but they forcede way themselves in, the way they knew where t

and they also arrested the building owner and several of the factory owners. >> thank you from new delhip next hour, we'll talk with dr. sanjay gupta about exactly how someone can survive 16 days. 16 days. it is incredible. we'll talk to sanjay next hour. >>> back here in cleveland, though, one question people are asking, could police have done more for these three kidnapped girls? >> they didn't seem to give any real true desire to the case. >> that man says he saw gina dejesus the very day she was an du abducted in cleveland, but he says police didn't want to listen. his story next. where tonight we've switched their steaks with walmart's choice premium steak. it's a steakover. it's tender. good flavor. it just melts in your mouth. mine's perfect -- man! we're actually eating walmart steaks. to tell you the truth -- they're pretty good. are you serious? that was a good cut of meat! [ earl ] these are perfectly aged for flavor and tenderness. i would definitely go to walmart to buy steaks. walmart choice premium steak in the black package. it's 100% satisfaction guaranteed. try it. made

but first we want to go to cnn in new delhi today. this is amazing. tell us how this happened. >> that's right. after days and days really not expecting to find anyone alive. this is the 17th day. as we're going through the rubble of one of the lower floors, they heard someone, a woman crying out for help. she was saying please rescue me, i am alive, i am alive. this was just about a few hours ago, about five hours ago. so the rescue workers started to dig through trying to pull her out. took about an hour or so. there was a huge crowd that had gathered just to see this whole scene, or this whole miracle if you will unfold. >> and sumnina, we've been hearing from one of the rescue workers who were there when this woman was found. and you can imagine the emotion. have a listen. >> translator: when i was cutting iron rods, suddenly i found a silver colored stick just moving from a hole. and i looked through and i saw someone calling, please save me. instantly i called the army and firefighters and said, please, look, i heard a sound. then they saw her a

delhi. this is the world news from al jazeera. -- from delhi -- doha. end tofor a negotiated the syrian conflict. her kiss rebels are preparing to pull out of turkey. alex ferguson announces he is retiring at the end of the season. developing news today, an egyptian court rejecting an appeal by prosecutors over the so-called battle of the camel trial in cairo. this involves 24 former egyptian officials who were previously found not guilty of sending men on camels to break up a protest back in the revolution of 2011. the prosecution had hoped new evidence would lead to a guilty verdict. our correspondent is live in cairo for us. what did the court gave as reason for its decision today? >> the court's reasoning is not typically immediately released in egypt, but a lot of people will be waiting to hear what the appeals court's explanation is concerning those acquittal verdicts. we do know that the initial court that had rendered the first acquittal verdicts said at the time there was simply no sufficient evidence whatsoever, no communication records, no pho

they were all stationed in new delhi. they're covering the election.when you're in that kind of setting, it seems strange that there should not be more of a cohesive relationship between the two countries. they have so much in common. , wefully in the next decade are going to go to a place where there is a lot of cooperation. ok. segue to my question that has to do with the army. andarmy kind of stood back let this happen. i'm sure they have got good reasons. looking ahead a little bit, do you foresee that the government will have a bit more space to deal with these policy issues without an army coup happening? >> that seems to be the indication. one never knows. i'mave a saying that says .oing to try when the line gets a taste of wean, it is very hard to them away from it. they have tasted power. one hopes that this election that there'll be some weaning away from the old powerful army. they have learned their lesson. the population started turning against them. they have pulled back in the last several years from having heavy involvement. i think the

the new chinese premier has met the indian prime minister in delhi on his first foreign trip since taking office in march. li keqiang has pledged to build trust with india following recent border tensions. he said his visit shows how important the relationship is. what's take a look at some of the details. together they make up more than one third of the world's people. trade between china and india is worth $66 billion. they hope to reach $100 billion in 2015. but there has been a recent flareup in border tensions print last month, india accused china of crossing the country's effective border. north is indrew delhi. let's start with the border issue. how much of an influence could this be on the talks? >> it has really overshadowed the whole visit, even though both sides are trying to play things down. this is a dispute that really goes back over 50 years to 1962 when china launched a devastating surprise attack on india, defeated its forces along their himalayan frontier, and in the process, took large chunks of indian territory. india still wants that back. for its part, china is clai

would come to europe to seek new opportunities started their will businesses building their lives have now will also change their minds threads iana this meant leaving the. in delhi all the way back to her native ecuador and while homesickness was the initial reason for the move she has no regrets about making that decision the sixth one had also many foreigners decided to leave grace and move to countries like germany and switzerland but the greeks who stayed behind are saying that the situation is really difficult there when for instance servicemen who used to get one and a half thousand euros are now paid just one hundred m. our place has been open for two years even though still new i believe we have very good prospects for the future. something she says just isn't possible in europe right now to trend if you look at the figures in countries like ardent some people argue that a whole generation has left and perhaps for good they're not willing to i don't think so i believe rather stay here for one time does so sylvia our team brussels. going up next year not to talk to parallel into the world of ballet. famous american political figure ron paul has decided to

new family. even i as her mother will be a stranger to her then. she is making her rounds. this time, it is a shocking and tragic case. shortly before the mass raid in delhiat made headlines around the world, a seven-year-old girl was raped and killed here. she asks how the family are doing. is the perpetrator still in jail? yes, the mother says, but i think he is going to be released soon. no, he won't be, she says. what a pretty girl. if the perpetrator is ever released, he will never be able to walk the streets. we will tattoo on his face rate rapist andrder -- murderer. he will never want anyone to see his face because people were persecuted him. that is how we will do it from now on. so instead of frequent calls for the death penalty for rapists, tattoos. so far, the gang has not resorted to such methods, but her plans to officially announce her new vigilant a punishment method to the media soon. the gang women are working on it. as straw figures will serve rapists. they will tattoo therefore heads, symbolically using charcoal instead of real thing. we are going to announce it everywhere. if we get our hands on one of these rack this is -- if we get

delhi in sort of a slum community. >> reporter: he says it's especially true in places like these, closer to india's prosperous, mostly urban new economy. here, he says parents willingly pay nominal tuition for pratham's services. but most of the group's $16.5 million budget comes from individual, corporate, and foundation donors, in india and overseas. for its part, india's government passed a right to education law in 2009, and has managed to enroll 96% of all children. that doesn't address the quality of education, chavan says, but does show a willingness to entertain new ideas and different ways to run school systems. >> by 2018, 2019, 50% of india's children will be paying for their own education in private school. but on the other hand, the governments are also playing with different models-- public- private partnerships like charter schools, if you will, for education. so india could come up with its own system of education as we go forward. >> reporter: what do you want to become when you grow up? we took that as an undecided. >> a math scholar. >> a doctor. >> reporter: it's not clear how their ambitions could ever be

he spoke at the annual meeting of the asian development bank in new delhi on saturday. aso explained the japanese government is trying to get the country out of deflation through bold monetary easing and bold growth strat new jersey. he add the 2k3w069 has adopted a policy that places importance on asia. asia is expected to remain the world growth center, and japan will support the region's efforts. aso said japan plans to use yen loans to help reduce poverty, improve infrastructure, and offer medical care around the continent. he called for creating a system to provide support for natural disasters that could hinder growth. he also said japan would step up bilateral financial cooperation in currency swaps in the event of a shortage of u.s. dollars. >>> myanmar is celebrating its resumption of rice exports to japan after suspension of 45 years. maian mar was once the world's largest rice exporting country, but business declined due to the military regime. at ceremony was held in myanmar's city on saturday. the commence minister said the country wants to regain its global

singh spoke to nhk and other japanese media in new delhi ahead of his visit to japan starting on monday. he said he hopes japanese industries will play an important role in infrastructure development in india. >> we have plans to invest 1 trillion u.s. dollars for infrastructure. we need japanese investment in energy, clean energy, renewable energy. >> he said that such investment would help resolve serious power shortages in his country. singh referred to the nuclear pact that would enable japan to export nuclear-related technologies to india. he said he expects progress to be made toward an agreement. negotiations on the pact stalled after the accident at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011. singh also said he hopes to see prime minister shinzo abe's economic policies boost japan's growth. he said efforts to revive the economy are good not only for japan but for india and the asian region. >>> french prosecutors have decided not to place the head of the international monterey fund under formal investigation. they've been looking into abuse of power allegations against ch