they included the independence army, which is fighting to maintain control of large parts of northern myanmaralso been fighting correctly -- recently in other areas. the president says the door remains open for all groups to sign the agreement in the future, so the suffering can end. >> translator: there have been armed conflicts in our country since we won independence. hundreds of thousands of people have suffered immensely from the fighting. >> reporter: political talks will now be focused around the desire for a federal system, to give the various states greater autonomy. there will also be talks on putting monitors in conflict area areas. >> after election, one thing we will see is that can the construction tuks be amended ? if the constitution can be amended and [ inaudible ] more autonomy, and more [ inaudible ] of power for thet nick armed groups who decided not to join in the ceasefire [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: but there is still mistrust. wane haye, al jazeera, bangkok. >>> medical emergencies are on the rise for snakebite victims in several african country, because the last batch

. >> reporter: we're on our way into northern myanmar to see what is happening with this repressed minority, refugees in their own country. they were the ones no one wanted. thousands of men, women and children refugees trapped and adrift on cargo boats for several weeks this summer with no food or water, abandoned by ththe smuggls and traffickers they'd paid to get them out of myanmar. after a huge public outcry, some were rescued. but thousands remain unaccounted for, feared deadr sold into slavery. members of a minority group, desperate enough to risk death and slavery to escape? >> it's so bad here, the best option is to force death, torture, or other abuses at sea and in thailand just to escape. >> reporter: we go deeppnto myanmar to a restricted part of the country where journalists are almost nev allowed. matt smith, an activist and founder of fortify rights, is taking us in. >> not an easy trip to get. >> reporter: we head north. this is where most of this minority population live, just over 1 million people. >> the autrities have a lot to hide in this part of the country. >> what a

for a firsthand look at what it's really like to be a hated >> reporter: we're on our way into northern myanmar to see what is happening with this repressed minority, refugees in their own country. they were the ones no one wanted. thousands of men, women and children refugees trapped and adrift on cargo boats for several weeks this summer with no food or water, abandoned by the smugglers and traffickers they'd paid to get them out of myanmar. after a huge public outcry, some were rescued. but thousands remain unaccounted for, feared dead or sold into slavery. what would make these people, members of a minority group, desperate enough to risk death and slavery to escape? >> it's so bad here, the best option is to force death, torture, or other abuses at sea and in thailand just to escape. >> reporter: we go deep into myanmar to a restricted part of the country where journalists are almost never allowed. founder of fortify rights, is taking us in. >> not an easy trip to get. >> reporter: we head north. this is where most of this minority population live, just over 1 million people. >> the author

they included the independence army, fighting to maintain control of large parts of northern myanmar, and there has been fighting in other areas. the president says the door remain open for all groups to sign the agreement in the future, so the suffering can end. >> there has been armed conflict in the country since we won independence. tens of thousands lost their lives. hundreds of thousands living in a conflict area. >> political talks will be focussed around a desire for a federal system, to give the states greater autonomy. and there'll be talks on putting monitors in areas and ultimately troop withdrawals. much is in doubt given an election is due to be held on november the 8th. >> after the election. one thing we'll see is can the constitution be amended. and with autonomy and utilisation of power so the ethnic armed group, so that they can... >> there's mistrust between the rebel groups and myanmar's leaders. >> the turkish media named the two suspected suicide bombers behind the killing of 99 people in ankara on saturday. the newspaper says an attacker is believed to be the b

myanmar. >>> and rebuilding brick by brick in northern nigeria, communities push ahead with reconstruction,te the threat from boko haram. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazeera. underchief ban ki-moon has met with the palestinian president in ramallah and once again called for calm. >>> syria's president has met his russian counterpart vladimir putin in moscow. his visit is believed to be his first trip abroad since syria's war broke out in 2011. >>> south african riot police have fought with hundreds of protesting university students in cape town. protesters tried to storm parliament where the finance minister was delivering the budget. they are complaining against a hike in tuition fees. >>> desperate people living in east asia are taking advantage of the end of the monsoon season to seek a better life overseas. the calmer waters give them a chance to travel. but they still risk everything. many are rohingya muslims. thousands make the dangerous journey across the sea, trying to reach, malaysia, indonesia, and thailand. florence looi reports. she has been on patrol with t

northern india strong evidence of genocide against the rohingya. the report by yale university law school blame the government for the crime against the rohingya who live in the west of myanmar. >>> two turkish police have been killed in a shootout with suspected isil fighters. police say seven isil members have been killed and three have been captured alive. >> e.u. and balkan leaders met on sunday and agreed on new measures to help the refugee crisis facing europe. they have warned that the system will only work if implemented throughout the region. >> officers will monday for numbers of people and share that information with other authorities. let's talk with robin walker who is on the border with thousands of refugees continue to cross. robin, we'll talk more about these sorts of measures and what they may and may not do at the moment. >> yes, we're at the holding center. and every few hours we're seeing hundreds of refugees arrive they just cross over from slovenia into croatia. this is the first place they go after being held in a field for up to ten hours at a time. and then they're moved on by foot to places like this. i'm going to step aside, and you can see more ab

northern homs province. the fighting is focused on two areas. they are both part of a rebelled-held area where a major highway passes through. >>> and the myanmarand eight armed ethnic groups have signed a historic peace agreement. it's seen as a significant step towards ending more than 60 years of civil war, but seven rebel groups haven't signed the deal. >>> now, china will host an informal meeting of defense ministers from the association of southeast asian nations it comes amid rising territorial tensions in the south china sea. china claims the 12 not call miles around the spratly islands within itsy borders the claims overlap with a number of other countries. beijing has announced a u.s. plan to conduct a so-called freedom of navigation exercise close to the disputed islands. the u.s. is already beefing up its presence in the region as step vaessen reports now. >> reporter: two world powers flexing their muscles over seven small islands in the south china sea. recent satellite photos show building on coral reefs reclaimed by china. the construction includes what the u.s. suspects will be the latest of three air field on reefs which the u

myanmar government against the rohingya people. >>> and processed meat can cause cancer. hedge everyone, massive earthquakes in afghanistan thon monday, which has shaken parts of asia. the impact felt in neighboring pakistan and northern india as well. so far more than 150 people have been killed over 800 others injured. caroline malone has the latest. >>> it was the strong earthquake is an epicenter in afghanistan, but it caused damage in parts of pakistan and felt hundreds of kilometers away in the indian capital of ne new delhi. there were fears that aftershocks could shake foundations even more. >> it was it was a severe earthquake. there were extremely severe shocks after five minutes and the buildings suffered severe damage. there were crux in walls. >> power lines cut and phone lines down in parts of afghanistan. it's a seismically active region. this earthquake was the death of 200 kilometers. but michelle reports suggest there has been a lot of damage. caroline malone, al jazeera. >> we have extensive coverage on the story. kamal hyder, and jennifer glasse in kabul. take us back to when you felt the earthquake in kabul, which admittedly is a long way from the epicenter. >> it is. we're 260 kilometers from the