across northern argentina farmers are making similar demands. in since the center left government has imposed an export tax on crops there has been constant tension with the farming sector. the cos crops of soybean has fallen in the last year. >> since 2008 the government has taken the farming sector as an enemy. the former president said that he wanted to put us on our knees, and that message is still in place. >> presidential elections are two months away. the government said that this isn't the right time for a strike. farmers here think differently, and say that they will block the roads until at least some of their demands are met. al jazeera, argentina. >> now in just a moment we'll have a round up of the global headlines. let me point you to our excellent website www.aljazeera.com. for all the headlines and the background. www.aljazeera.com. >> the dow climbs back after following a thousand points at the opening bell. [applause] >> receiving france' top honor, four people including three americans praised for stopping a gunman on a train.

we have reports now in northern argentina. these farmers have gone unheeded for years. they say that they're in an economic crisis. >> we're here because our production in the northern part of argentina has a terminal disease. it's not viable. next year there won't be any crops in this part of the country. >> jose has been a farmer here for decades. he took us to his ranch. he said that the situation is so complicated that many in the area are thinking of selling their land. >> this is terrible not to have this land with crops. the humidity is the right one, but we have to spend a lot of money and it's not that easy. >> he said that the big problem is the exchange rate with the u.s. dollar. in argentina there is an official rate and a local rate. >> in the case of the soybean we have to pay 35% export tax. and of that value, we get paid a dollar that is fake and worth 60% less than the real dollar. so we pay 35% minus 30%, and it is impossible. >> that's why they put a roadblock here for a third week. the local government has granted some tax exceptions. farmers hearsay

probably more likely uruguay for northern argentina. you'd have to be clever to forecast that accuracy. this is a position likely to be during wednesday. it extends into wednesday and back up to this side, the argentinian side of the andes, but taking 24 hours. the line is there for a day before finally it fades just a bit >>> still ahead on the al jazeera newshour, a lethal cocktail. running the risk of being poisoned sipping the wrong kind of alcohol in indonesia. . >> back heel brilliance from a player - stopping and scoring goals. details in sport. sport. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >>> you're watching the al jazeera newshour, hello again. the top stories - houthi rebels are strengthening defenses after suffering losses in the south. troops loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi are in the city of ibb. around 40 people died after syrian government forces attacked the rebel

. >> i'm in northern argentina where farmers protesting here state that the government policies are making it impossible for them to grow their crops. >> hello, marathon talks between north and south korea have ended in agreement defusing a crisis that pushed them to the brink of armed conflict. earlier police broke up protests in the border area where negotiations have been taking place. a south korean news agency reported that the north expressed regret over a land mine incident that wounded two south korean soldiers this month. both countries' militaries have been on alert after a brief exchange of fire at the border on thursday. >>> live now to seoul and our correspondent harry fawcett. harry tell us more about this agreement. what more do you know? >> reporter: well i.t. was about two hours ago that the chief national security advisory to the president here, park geun-hye he was the person who came before reporters and said that an agreement had been reached and as far as he was concerned it was an indication of south korea's tough negotiating line. he said that north korea had made a

. >> i'm here in independence square in northern argentina, where thousands gath ired to protest againstovernment. fraud was committed on the elections for the governorship of this province. this was the center of the clashes between the protesters and the police on sunday night. thousands gathered to protest. >> there were families, people with children, the police did not have the right to do what they did. >> people here say that irregularities were committed. among them. 32 boxes were set on fire. no doubt fraud was committed. they were voting tables. the candidates had more votes than what they reported. >> the governor's race was won by juan mansour, and the government here says that the opposition as a difficulty in accepting that they were tweeted. people are curious, they believe the election has been stolen from them. the presidential election two months away, for many this is an example of tension they see between the opposition and the ruling party. >> a tech start-up scene is floorishing in one city. it's trying to make a name for itself as the silicon valley of latin americ

. >> i'm here in independence square in northern argentina, where thousands of people gathered to protest against the government, saying that fraud was admitted on sunday's election for the governorship of this province. this square was the center of the clashes between the protesters and the police. when thousands gathered to protest against the election. >> there was family, people with children, the police did not have the right to do what they did. people say irregularities were committed. >> they have no doubt for those committed. they were voting tables where the candidates had more votes than what they put in. the governor's race was won by juan mansour and the government says they have a difficulty in the fact that they were repeated. they were furious. they believe the election was stolen from them, with presidential elections two months away. this is an example of tension we will see, between the opposition and the ruling party. >> an already difficult relationship between columbia and venezuela appears to be worsening. the president appears to have closed the border and hundred

plus -- >>> i'm in northern argentina, where thousands of people have been forced out of their homes by the flooding. ♪ >>> we start in iraq why isil has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in a crowded mar tet. at least 55 people were killed in a mainly shia muslim district of baghdad. around 200 others were injured. mohammed jamjoom reports. >> reporter: in the blink of an eye, the scene turned from mundane to murderous, as a truck plaqued with explosives blew up in a crowded market. the prom dominantly shia muslim neighborhood is one of the capitol's most densely populated. as some searched for survivors, others found the dead. amid displays of the cruelty that had been committed. because the early-morning attack was apparently planned to maximize civilian casualties, many knew this would be the work ochl isil. it was the third attack in as many days. on tuesday, isil attacked two other areas where many shia muslims live. dozens were killed and dozens more injured. attempts to deepen sectarian lines at a time when increasing numbers of iraqis are demanding their government wo

. >> reporter: i am here in independence square in the province in northern argentina where thousandss gathered to protest against the government. they are saying that fraud was committed on sunday's elections for the govern shi governorships prop since. the center of the clashes between the protesters and police on monday night when thousands gathered to protest against election consults. >> translator: there were families, people with children, the police did not have the right to do what they did. >> reporter: people here say that several irregularities were committed among them a at least fourth two ballot boxes set on fire. >> translator: we have no doubt fraud was committed. there were voting tables where the opposition candidates had more votes than what they reported. >> reporter: the governor's race was won by juan man sewer from e ruling party. they have difficulty accepting that they were competed. people here are furious believe the lex has been stole friend them. the presidential elections only two months a was, for many thers is an example of the tension we will see betw

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. >> i'm in northern argentina, where farmers protesting say the government policies are making it impossible for them to grow their crops >>> and i have all the sport, including a 100 metres gold for jamaica at the world athletics championship. this time in the women's final. later in the programme, the details. >>> hello. after a marathon session of talks, north and south korea agreed a deal to end a military standoff that pushed them close to the brink of war. the agreement sees the north expressing regret. seoul will turn off loud speakers blasting propaganda messages over the border. we have a report from the seen capital, seoul. >> reporter: after app session of books lasting 33 hours, ahead of south korea's goal, an agreement. after a dispute in the southern side of the demilitarized zone, maiming two south korean soldiers, the south started prappa behind e with loud peakers -- propaganda with loud speaks ears. >> north korea expresses regret over the land mine incident in which two south korean soldiers were injured. south korea will stop all propaganda protests. why >> reporter: talk

homeless after multiple explosions ripped through the chinese port of tianjin plus in northern buenos aires argentinare dozens of people have been forced out of their homes by the flooding. >>> and a star gazers spectacular and dark skies highlighted dramatic meteor shower. ♪ now the top stories fighters from islamic state of iraq and levante are responsible for a bomb blast in baghdad, the explosion tore through a crowded market and in a mainly shia muslim area killing at least 55 people, 200 more are injured. mohamed reports now from the iraqi capitol. in the blink of an eye the scene turned from mundane to murder. as a truck packed with explosives blew up in a crowded vegetable market in the city. the predominately shia muslim neighborhood in eastern baghdad is densely populated. as some searched for survivors others found the dead. because the early morning attack was apparently planned to maximize civilian casualties, my rackys knew this would be the work of i.s.i.l. it was the third attack by the group in as many days. underscoring just how tenuous the security situation here is. on tuesday i.s

moving through the area will continue with the bouts of heavy rain for southern argentina -- or northern argentinagnificant amount of rainfall going forward with 100 to 150 millimeters of rainfall. some of the models have picked up over 350 millimeters in a few separate locations thanks to pulses of energy in the area. look at the footage coming out of parts of argentina. the flooding is inundating businesses, households and i think there is a shot of a church there. difficult scenes. that's going to mean a big cleanup effort going forward. >> it certainly will. thank you for taking us through that. appreciate it. >>> one of the experts behind allegations of widespread doping in athletes says that the governing body lacks the drive to clean up the sport. last sunday the sunday times newspaper revealed details from a leak of blood test results from 5,000 athletes. anti-doping expert michael ashenden examined the data and says hundreds of suspicious results were not followed up on. in an open left to iaaf candidate he asked does it pursue the anti-doping mandate with the same single-minded all-consu

same weather system giving rain across northern parts of argentina. doesn't look like much in the.here will be rain but hopeful the situation will continue ton improve, has a.m. >> regaichard, thanks. when we come back on this "newshour." we meet the young iraqi activist at the forefront of peaceful protests against corruption. ♪. >> singing through the pain of civil war, how children are coping with conflict in south sudan. >>> in sport, we will tell you why three-time champion ravel nadal was sent packing for the masters. details later on the program. >>> expressing deep remorse over japan's past but says future generations should not be obliged to apologize. >>> people near the scene of multiple blasts are going told to leave because of contamination fears. the death toll has risen to 85. >>> a cease-fire in a syrian town has ended as talks between the warring factions collapsed. a temporary truce between rebels, government process and its lebanese ally hasn't has come into effect on wednesday. let's get more on the cease-fire in syria now with zeina khodr. first of all, what ha

homeless after multiple explosions ripped through the chinese port of tianjin plus in northern buenos aires argentinahave been forced out of their homes by the

. >> there have been violent clashes in argentina after accusations of fraud in a regional election. the police in the northernprovince fired tear gas at demonstrators who claim that the polls for the governor was rigged. supporters say that the elections were fair and the protesters are unhappy with the result. >>> thousands of refugees are returning to somalia from the world's largest camp in kenya. nearly 400,000 people listen in the camp. two years ago an agreement was made to half that number. many live in a life of hardshi hardship. >> it's been a long time since he's been home. maya returned a few weeks ago. >> all we have here is peace. nothing else. we have no help settling back and we've got no aid from anybody. >> just before the first group of refugees have returned a number of refugees has come together to build these makeshift police station here. >> the families who stalled here complaining that there is too much heat. >> local officials say that they have there is little that they can do for them. >> it requires huge resources. there are so many services that they required. >> this young men ar

have been confrontations between riot police and protestors in argentina after accusations of fraud in a region alex. police in the northern province fired tear gas at demonstrators who claimed the poll for governor was rigged. mansour supporters say the elections were fair and the protestors unhappy with the results. >> a russian court sentenced a ukrainian filmmaker to 20 years inries so far for what was described as terror attacks in crimea. he was arrested soon after the crimean peninsula was annexed in 2013. he said the charges were politically motivated. >> laughing in the face of a lengthy prison sentence, filmmaker ands his co accused sing the ukrainian national anthem in defiance of the russian court that handed them a combined 30 years in jail. they were found guilty of setting pro kremlin party officers on fire in crimea after it was seized by russia and for plotting further attacks. the men were tried as russians in the military court despite not having russian silt send ship. they pleaded not guilty and say the charges are politically driven. the trial has been condemned by the ukrainian president and the amne

. >> thousands of people have taken to the treats in argentina over allegations of fraud in a local election. the race for governor in the northernvince has been plagued by controversy. >> thousands have gathered to denounce fraud. people hearsay that elections last sunday to pick the next governor were killed with irregularities. that's why many want the voting to take place again. >> we have seen the ballot boxes have been lost. there have been threats. people have been bought with sacks of food. >> we traveled 30 kilometers away from the capital where these women told us what they saw on election day. >> we see them root for the ruling party. they did it openly in front of everyone's eyes. this is not the first time that something like this has happened here. politicians can get people to vote for them. >> this is not the people's fault. people don't know the value of a vote. it will be four years of their lives. >> but that's not the only thing that went wrong. >> we're being told that people started gathering here and they forced themselves in, and brought the ballot boxes out here and set them on fire. argentina still uses

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