-- in australia peter greste's family have launched a new appeal to secure his freedom. they have hired new lawyers and set up a website where supporters can donate money. we have more from brisbane. >> reporter: andrew greste had a heavy burden, he come back from visiting his brother peter greste. he is tasking with securing his release. one of the offeringses is an appeal. so do that the family is hiring a new team. they set up a website to keep the public informed of the case and raise funds. >> it's a significant amount of money. we figure regardless of the cost, we have had enough. >> greste and his two colleagues were convicted of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood designated a terrorist organization by the egyptian government. greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentence th to seven years in prison and baher mohamed 10 years because he had a spent bullet in his possession. some of peter greste's work from other parts of africa. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. the conviction triggers global condemnation with journalists,

peter greste and family were sentenced to seven years in prison. because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. evidence used to convict them, including video from another channel. and some of greste's work. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. the conviction triggered global condemnation with journalists, governments and international institutions around the world calling for their freedom. speaking to the egyptian media recently, abdul fatah al-sisi said: >>> the cold hard truth remains, three me are behind bars for doing their jobs as journalists, convicted on false charms. their families are paying the price as well. their loved ones suffer, but determined to do all they can. >>> still to come on the show - uniting a divided nation, columbia's defeat, and world cup players get a humorous welcome in [ ♪ music ] >>> welcome back. let's recap the headlines here in al jazeera. nine have been killed in a series of israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. seven hamas fighters are among the dead. the group

the judge sentenced peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was given a solt of so years because he picked up a spent bullet casing. since they were first picked up they spent 209 days behind bars. >> the first four weeks after the verdict restrictions in prison were tight. from what i understand now, he gets most of the time of the day outside of his prison cell. and he has a few more extended liberties in relation to exercise and those sorts of things. he still is finding it very confining and restrictive, but certainly they appear to be a lot more relaxed than in previous times. >> peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy released a joint statement describing the moment the court passed sentence. >> reporter: journalists from around the world protested in support of the three men whom amnesty international describes as prisoners of conscience. with a new team appointed by the peter greste family to take the case to the appeal court, it's hoped the judiciary will rule that journalism is not a crime. >>> a man is being tested for th

peter greste's family is taking the beginning steps of the appeals process. >> reporter: adam greste is heavily burdened. he just came bang from visiting his brother peter greste. the family plans to hire a new legal team in cairo. they set up a website, www www.freepetergreste.org to update people of the case and to receive donated funds. >> we figure regardless the cost of it, we want an end to this. we've had enough. >> reporter: grest e and his two colleagues were convicted of aiding the muslim brotherhood. peter and bader were sentenced to seven years in prison. mohammed ten years because he had a spent bullet casing that he had picked up. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. the conviction triggered global condemnation with journalists and governments around the world calling for their freedom. president fatah al sisi said some of us look at we're interfering in the judicial system. the verdict from some journalists had a very negative effect and we had nothing to do with it. he went on to say, i wish they were deported after their arrest, instead of being

peter greste's family launched a campaign to secure their release. his brother gave details of a new website and a bank account where people can contribute. he spoke about his parent's recent meeting with peter in cairo. >> it was emotional. it's the first time that he was seen in the flesh, for six months. there was a tear shed. it was more distressing. we expected a 2-hour visit with peter. and in the end it was cut short at 45 minutes. >> florence louie was at the launch of the new campaign in brisbane. >> reporter: at the moment his family is looking at appealing the conviction and will hire a new league at team to do that. peter greste was sentenced along with two colleagues mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, accused of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood, designated by the egyptian government as a terrorist organization. the false evidence used in court to convict the three includes video from another channel and peter greste's report from other parts. their conviction triggered a global outcry. journalists signed petitio

last month peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were given seven years in prison of the baher mohamedears and they added on another three because he had a used bullet casing in his possession, something he picked up at a protest whilst working. al jazeera demands that the journalists be free. peter greste is an australian national and media and human rights groups are campaigning for his release. journalist hugh rimmin tonne is one leading the evidence and says it's vital to keep pressure on the egyptian government. >> there has been contacts made between the senior prime minister and tony abbott. the pressure needs to continue. there's a legal process, and it's important that there is a continued level of attention. we heard abdul fatah al-sisi say he would rather they were deported than put on trial. that shows levels of confusion about the process within the egyptian government. we have peter greste's parents in their late 7 # 0s. -- 70, they are over there, they are not treated as others are treat in the egyptian system. they are getting 45 minutes. everyone else gets four hours.

family of jailed al jazeera journalists, peter greste launched a new ap peach for freedom and he is in with colleagues mohamed and bahir for 191 days and florence has more. >> reporter: andrew greste is a man with a heavy burden and come back from visiting his brother and is trying to secure his release and appeal the conviction and the family will plan to hire a new legal team in cairo and that have a new website to keep the public informed of the case and to help raise funds. >> it's a significant amount of money. so but we figure that, you know, regardless of the cost of it we just want an end to this, we have had enough. >> reporter: greste and his two colleagues were convicted of spreading false news and of aiding the muslim brotherhood designated a terrorist organization by the egyptian government and sentenced seven years in prison and mohamed ten years because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest and video was used to convict them from another channel and al jazeera rejects charges and demands their release and journalists and government and i

peter greste's brother spoke about his parents recent meeting with peter in cierp. >> well, as you'dimagine it was quite emotional. it's the first time they've visited him or seen him for six months in the flesh. and they were certainly tears shed. >> florence louie, reports from australia at the announcement. >> his family is looking towards hiring a new legal team to appeal. peter greste together with mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were accused to aiding the muslim brotherhood designated by the egyptian government as a terrorist organization. the false evidence used in court to convict the three include video from another channel as well as greste's reports from other parts of china. their conviction triggered a global outcry. jowrnlts frojournalists united m around the world have cried for their release. using words like chilling and draconian and obscene. >> coming up. separatists call for help from moscow. we'll get the latest from eastern ukraine. >> opponents say those are some of the reasons he needs to be replaced. and u.s. china relations, the issues on the table as the se

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste are in prison in egypt. this was them being sentenced three weeks ago and jailed, reporting false news was the charge, something that they and their employer emphatically denied. >> peter greste should not have been imprisoned for one day let go it hundred. >> here in al jazeera, staff are doing whatever they can to get their voices heard. this is a silent protest. the message from these employees is very loud, very clear. journalism is not a crime. ask the network. it's official position remains unchanged. it continues to demand the immediate release from employees from prison. >> at the end of the day as journalists we're all aware that it could have been any one of us inside that jail cell in cairo. wherever we are in the world, we're always thinking of peter and mohammed and bader and calling for egypt to reverse their shameable decision. >> reporter: cross social media the #free ajs staff is being retweeted. there is a determination to make sure that these men are not forgotten. >> why is he doing that?

the family of al jazeera correspondent peter greste launched and all appeal and falsely as accused ofith the muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: a month on from the scenes from an egyptian court al jazeera correspondent peter greste will appeal his conviction. his brother made the announcement at a news conference in australia. >> our family will continue to work tirelessly towards securing peter's freedom and his innocence. we acknowledge the support by friends, members of the public, the media, international community as well as politicians and diplomates. but we need to also recognize that there is still a long way to go in order to achieve our goals. >> reporter: they were all convicted of reporting false news and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood, all three maintain their innocence but the judge sentenced peter greste and fahmy to 7 years in prison and mohamed was given ten years because he picked up a spent bullet casing at a protest and since they were first picked up they spent 209 days behind bars. >> the first few weeks after the verdict the restrictions in the prison were f

peter greste and mohammed fahmy given seven years in prison. mohamed receiving ten years. >>> the acting va sectarian sloan gibson testifying before a congressional hearing today. he promised immediate action to fix what he admitted are unacceptable issues, but he added one of the problems is adequate staffing. >> we don't have the refined capacity to quantify our requirements, because historically we have not built our resources from the bottom up, we have instead managed to a budget number. >> he says they will work to speed up delivery of care. >>> the affordable care act is now six months old. a lot of state governments have opted out of the expansion saying it wasn't affordable. robert ray has the story having to choose between marriage and insurance. robert? >> del, good morning. an extraordinary story and not something that is very common in the state of tennessee although there are over 160,000 people that state to fall into this medicaid coverage gap, but their story is indeed unbeliefable. larry and linda have been in love but now the

in australia peter greste's family has hired a new lawyer and set up a website where supporters can donate money. we have more from brisbane. >> adam greste is a man with a heavy burden. he has just come back from visiting his brother peter greste. one of their options is to appeal the conviction. to do that the family plans to hire a new legal team in cairo. they set up a website www.freepetergreste.org to keep people updated on the case and allow people to donate funds. >> we figured regardless of the cost of it, we want an end to this. >> reporter: greste and his two colleagues were convicted of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood designated a terrorist organization by the egyptian government. greste and family were sentenced to seven years in prison and mohammed ten years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he had picked up from a rally. al jazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. there are governments and institutions around the world calling for their freedom. president al sisi said: >> reporter: but the cold hard truth remains. thr

last month, mohammed fahmy and peter greste were given seven year sentences.ed was also given seven years plus an additional three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand their release. now in a press conference the parents of peter greste pleaded for justice and continued attention on their son's case. >> we passionately and absolutely know that a grave and very serious injustice has taken place in peter's case, and we won't shy away from professing that position as long as we can. and therefore, no matter how independent any system is, people do hear and there is always a place and value of public opinion. and so to respond to your comment, generally, we would still encourage you to maintain your interest in the campaign not only to get peter out of jail, but in the course of media freedom, because public opinion just like the one each and every one of you have a public opinion, does matter. >> now you can find a lot more

. >> the parents of gaoled al jazeera correspondent peter greste tell us of their first visit to theiron's prison cell. >>> in sport we tell you about the first canadian man to reach the wimbledon semifinals in over a century. >>> welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. iraq's kurdish president is addressing parliament as the kurds push for more independence. he has already announced he wants a referendum to decide the future of kirkuk, and the kurdish region. >>> the leaders of south korea and china met for talks aimed at strengthening business and diplomatic pies. chip he is president xi jinping is in seoul for his first state visit. >>> the family of a teenager killed is awaiting the return of his body. air strikes have conditioned. >>> it's the anniversary of the overthrow of president mohamed mursi of egypt. and he's been replayed by abdul fatah al-sisi -- replaced by abdul fatah al-sisi. supporters of muslim brotherhood continue to demand his reinstatement. >> reporter: july the 3rd a day many egyptians will remember for generations. the defense minister

. >>> the family of peter greste has launched an appeal against his conviction.convicted alongside colleague mohammed fahmy and baher mohamed a month ago after being falsely accused of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: the verdicts were denounced around the world. now al jazeera correspondent peter says he will appeal against his conviction. his brother made the announcement at a news conference in australia. >> our family has resolved to continue to work tirelessly towards securing peter's freedom. we acknowledge the immense support that has been offered by friends, members of the public, the media, international community, as well as politicians and diplomats, but we need to also recognize that there is still a long way to go. >> reporter: peter along with baher mohamed and mohammed fahmy were all convicted of reporting false news and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. all three maintain their innocence. but the judge sentenced peter greste and mohammed fahmy to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was given a total of ten years be

mohammed fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years each.y accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. phil reports. >> reporter: they share the same opinion from cnn to the bbc, from sky news to itn, journalist who would be rivals on any other day, but they are, woeing together right now to support three al jazeera employees who have been locked up for 200 days. mohammed fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are in prison in egypt. this was them being sentenced three weeks ago and jailed, reporting false news was the charge, something they and their employer emphatically deny. >> they shouldn't have been arrested or incarcerated for one day, let alone 200. and we continue to call on the president of egypt to recognize this, and to release them and send them home straight away. >> reporter: here staff are doing whatever they can to get their voices heard. this is a silent protest, but the message from these employees is very loud, and very clear. journalism is not a crime. as for the network, its official position remains unchanged.

mohammed fahmy and peter greste were sen tensed to seven years each. baher mohamed given seven years and then added on another three because he had a spent bullet casing in his possession that he picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects all accusations and continues to demand that their journalists being freed. >>> still to come we'll compare the weapons being used by both sides. >>> and we'll go to erbil in the north to take a look at the effect that is having had on the economy there. ♪ >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they c >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... r ♪ [ technical difficulties ] >> trying to sort out the muddle of the presidential election. he has described the situation as a critical moment

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy gaoled for seven, baher mohamed for 10. you have been watching the al jazeera news. i'll be back with more after the break. stay with me. thank you. >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader.

farm and peter greste were -- mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were gaoled for seven days. baher mohamed was given seven years and received an extra fully years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. they are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera demands that its journalist be freed. >> 20 children have been killed in an indian state af a school bus collided with a train. it happened at a railway crossing. 20 children were injured. >> a somali politician has been killed in a drive by shooting. he was a popular folk singer, is the fourth member of parliament killed. al-shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> the doctor in charge of battling the ebola outbreak in sierra leone has been infected. he has been described as a national hero for his efforts to fight the virus. more than 500 people across three west african countries are known to have died from ebola this year. >> next - all the sport and the action from the second semifile of south america's top competition. details coming up. america mobil

until then it is asked they don't congratulate the winner >>> it's a month ding peter greste, mohamedel fahmy and baher mohamed were convicted of spreading false news and given gaol sentences by an egyptian court. al jazeera says the accusations are ridiculous and politically motivated. >> reporter: it has been a month since this moment. a lifetime for the three journalists behind egyptian bars. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, al jazeera employees, all kncted of reporting false news and aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. a judgment interpreted by journalists around the world as being politically motivated. this is a case receiving attention across the globe. the latest programme to highlight the cause "the daily show", the u.s., interviewing sue turton. >> we were specking the prosecution to come up with amazing evidence. we were confused about. it never happened. we were still found guilty. i have been sentenced to 10 years in gaol in absentia. the guys have between 7 and 10 years in gaol. they'll appeal, but we are looking at the same judicial system that put

mohamed fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste locked up in egypt. false news was the charge something they and their employer emphaticallien the. >> our colleagues have been arrested for one day let alone 200, we call on the president of egypt to recognize this and send them home to their families straight away. >> staff are doing whatever they can to get their voices heard. this is a silent protest but the message from these employees is very loud, very clear. journalist is not a crime. as for the network, its official position remains unchanged. it continues to demand the immediate release of its journalists from prises on. >> they are all aware it could have been any one of us inside that jail cell in cairo. wherever we are in the world, whatever the story we are covering, we are always thinking of peter, baher and mohamed, and for egypt to reverse their shameful decision. >> the free aj staff message is being retweeted, to make sure these men are not forgotten. >> the leader of egypt has himself expressed concern. why is he doing this? there is

but columbia football is welcomed home after the world cup. ♪ now three al jazeera journalists peter gresteamed have been 191 days in a prison and they are hiring new lawyers and set off a new website where supporters can donate money and we have more from brizbim. >> andrew greste has come back visiting his brother peter and is securing his release and one option is to appeal conviction and the family will hire a new legal team in cairo and set up with with.free peter greste.org to keep public informed of the case and help raise funds. >> it's a significant amount of money. so we figure that, you know, if regardless of the cost of it we want an end to this, we have had enough. >> reporter: greste and two colleagues fahmi and mohamed were convicted of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood that is a terrorist organization by the government and they were sentenced 7 years in prison and mohamed ten years because he had a spent bullet picked up in a protest and they used video from another channel and work from other parts of africa and al jazeera rejects charges and demands re

mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were convicted of colluding with the muslim brotherhoodcharges that al jazeera totally reject. >> journalism is not a crime journalism is not terrorism. yet that is precisely what peter and his colleagues have been found guilty of and sentenced to long jail terms in a cairo prison. as we've done many times before we say once more, we urge prime minister tony abbott to personally contact president al sisi and respectfully demand the release of all journalists locked away in egyptian prisons for their journal i am. >> banking firm citigroup has agreed to pay $7 billion to the u.s. government to settle an investigation into risky subprime mortgages. citigroup is the second major group to pay a settlement in the long-running investigation. the u.s. attorney general said that the company tried to hide risks associated with the loans which helped to fuel the 2008 financial crisis. >> in addition to the historic $4 billion penalty assessed against citi, this resolution also includes $2.5 billion in relief provided to homeowners and communities af

al jazeera america's mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste now spending 200 days in presidentoday the national union of journalists organized across the u.k. and beyond. these are journalists from around the world showing support for our impressioned journalists. al jazeera continues to say that they're innocent and demand that our fellow journalists and colleagues be released. >>> the obama administration pressing immigration today. more towns and cities are turning down requests to house those children. >> what we're witnessing is a refugee crisis due to violence. el salvador, honduras and guatemala rank the among the top five most dangerous countries in the world. last month in honduras four young boys were assassinated and dismembered. they had refused to be couriers for the local gang to carry drugs throughout their communi community. >> now several witnesses saying there is no quick fix but the u.s. said they need to make sending countries safer in order to keep people from leaving. we've been bringing you the stories of migrants in their home stories and what pushes the

mohammed fahmy and peter greste were each sentenceded to seven years in jail.ohamed received an additional three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which was picked up at a protest. al jazeera continues to reject all charges and demand the journalists be freed. >>> there is a strike over anger of the government. it's the biggest strike since the government took power in 2010. ♪ >>> to the world cup news, argentina have set up the world cup final against old foes germany. they beat the netherlands on penalties after the first scoreless semifinals in the cup's history. >> reporter: the netherlands were looking for a second final, while argentina were looking for their first appearance to the finals 24 years. messi got a free kick after 15 minutes. the argentines went close to ten minutes later. at halftime it remained goalless. the second half had even fewer chances as neither team seemed able to score that all-important goal. but robin had a chance to win the shot in the 98th minute. but 30ing minutes of extra time couldn't separate the teams

. >> a family of al jazeera journalist peter greste has launched a new' pil new appeal to secure his freedom. mr. greste has been imprisoned in egypt along with his colleagues for 191 days. >>> an iraqi general has been killed. the general commanded a division responsible for defending part of the capitol. fighters from the islamic state group who control large parts of northern and western iraq are now threatening to advance on the capitol. their threat follows an explosion at security checkpoints in central baghdad. we have more details. >> the bomb took place just behind me 300 to 400 meters away. when we looked behind there was a big thick black cloud of smoke where the bomb, took place. it was at a checkpoint. seven people died and 21 people injured. it's the second bombing in 12 hours here in central baghdad, and there was another suicide-bomber on a motorcycle which hit another neighborhood here. after that bombing early in the morning the islamic state claimed responsibility for this. we have a picture of the man they say is responsible for that particular attack. now this is

australian journalists delivered a petition to the egyptian consulate calling for the release of peter greste and his two colleagues. they have been in prison for 185 days, and want the egyptian government to ore turn the verdict, so they can't be used as a precedent in the future. >>> ukraine's president said he will renew operations against pro-russian separatists informant east. petro porashenko ended the accuracy fire against kiev and the separatists on monday there were hopes of an agreement being reached but president vladimir putin dismissed agreements. these pictures show the aftermath of the shelling in the strong hold of slovyansk. nigeria says it has made a breakthrough no the investigation of the 70 schoolgirls. the army said it broke up boko haram intelligence, and arrested its leader who took part in the abduction. the group kidnapped the girls in april, and threat ned to sell in in slavery. >> the turkish ruling ak party is expected to put hums into the vote and he is looking for support. >> reporter: for turkey's kurds the political output has never been brighter. they are bei

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were gaoled for seven years, baher mohamed was given seven years but received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera continues to demand the journalists be freed. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> why did so many of these people choose to risk their lives? >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> people are dying because of this policy... >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but what is the administration doing behind the scenes? >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader. thed you are insa fletcher here how they are shaping

last month mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years each in prison. baher mohamed was given seven years but received three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up in a process. al jazeera continues to demand the journalists be freed. >> still ahead - claims something fishy is going on in the sri lankan president's home town. and later - the world cup star setting new trends in men's hairstyles. >>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories - israeli forces targeted the home of gaza's police chief, leaving 18 dead. it's the worst single incident in more thanive days of air attacks. rockets continue to be fired from gaza into israel. the israeli military says the iron dome system destroyed three rockets. for of its commanders were injured on a raid on a rocket launch site in northern gaza. >> afghanistan's rivals agreed to a full audit of votes in the run-off presidential election. john kerry announced the move m following two days of talks. >> more on the offensive in gaza. here is john hendren. >> reporter: inside

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years. baher mohamed was given 10, because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the convictions and demands the journalists be freed. >>> two people were injured when egyptian security forces fired at drivers protesting a hike in fuel prices. it removed subsidies on friday resulting in a 70% increase. taxing the poor is not the right move. >>> now, a new internet law in russia could cause major problems for foreign-based websites. sites that store the percentage information of russians are forced to move them to domestic servers or risk being blocked. it include facebook, youtube and others that don't have offices in russia. websites can be blocked without a court ruling if they are deemed a threat to public order. mt vladimir putin says it will protect children from indecent content. critics say it puts them on the same path as china. >> an intelligence analyst says a majority

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and baher mohamed were convicted of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that they and al jazeera raeget -- reject. journalists in federation square tweeted a photo with the caption "journalism is no crime." >> journalism is not a crime. journalism is not terrorism, and yet that is precisely what peter and his colleagues have been found guilty of and sent to long gaol terms in a cairo prison. as we said before and say once more, we urge prime minister tony abbott to personally contact president abdul fatah al-sisi and respectfully demand the release of all the journalists locked away in egyptian prisons for their journalism. >>> after a month of matches germany are the first european country to win a world cup on south men soil -- south american soil. they beat argentina 1-0. the world's most famous football stadium, venue for the sports biggest game. germany started the world cup time nervous lie. tony coez with a misguided header. missing a chance for argentina. the same player with a ball in the net minutes later. rightly ruled offs

jazeera journalists have spent 212 days in an egyptian prison, last month mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were given seven year sentences. baher mohamed was given seven years, but received a further three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demands that its journalists be freed. >> mexico city is one of the largest. it's one of the most polluted. its high altitude contributes to poor air quality. 20 million citizens are growing grass on the rooftops to try to breathe easier. >> reporter: walk through mexico city any given sunday and you see a transformation. no cars, streets and avenues turned into bike lanes, and free aerobic and exercise glasses. this woman is rolling out the grey carpet. dozens of gardens are a trend. they pure fi the pair and regulate the temperatures. >> this is excellent. i feel like i'm contributing to making the city better, greener and cleaner. this is a small area. i feel a difference already. she says the whole family is less stressed out. including the dog. the company behind the roof top garden sa

mohammed fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to seven years.er mohamed received an additional three years because he had a spent bullet casing in his procession, which he picked up at a protest. >>> still ahead why the spirit of ramadan is struggling to survive. >>> and this is threatening the future of its landowners. ♪ >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> its disgraceful... the only crime they really committed is journalism... >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera. this is a recap of our top stories. the israeli cabinet has given the go ahead to mobilize 40,000 soldier reservists. at least 14 people and 80 more injured in gaza after israeli air strikes. the israeli military says that more than 100 rockets h

peter greste seven years, and another seven years plus three years because he had a spent bull net his possession one he picked up at a protest. they are falsely impressed and al jazerra continues to demands their release. >> people have suffered and died from ebola for years. it's a devastating disease. what makes this latest west african outbreak the worst ever? the number of dead, the geographics spread. the threat of many more case. ebola is the "inside story." hello, i'm ray soares. ebola is a disease caused by a virus. it's very easily spread from person to person. up to nine out of ten people who contract the disease die of it. people who have been incubating ebola shed bodily fluids through vomiting and diarrhea, and contact with the bodily fluids is how the disease spreads. there's no cure, no vaccine, rapidly the viruses spread. with cases reported now in four west african countries, the world faces the frightening prospect of a widening outbreak. today's ebola outbreak in west africa is the worst in history. and as there a race to control it. since march, the world health oc

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy received seven years, baher mohamed received seven years and anitional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession by he picked up at a protest. more on that campaign to free our journalists, and the rest of the day's news on the website at aljazeera.com. corporations. >> ..entertaining >> it's fun to play with ideas. >> ...thought provoking >> get your damn education. >> ...surprising >> oh, absolutely! >> ...exclusive one-on-one interviews with the most interesting people of our time. >> you're listening because you want to see what's going to happen. >> i want to know what works what do you know works? >> conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> talk to al jazeera. >> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of the israeli / palestinian conflict, stay with al jazeera america, your global news leader. >>> i'm ali velshi at the

mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and baher mohamed were convicted of colluding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that al jazeera rejects. journalists at the rally in federation square tweeted a photo with a caption journalism is no crime. >> journalism is not a crime. journalism is not terrorism. and, yet, that is precisely what peter and his colleagues have been found guilty of and sentenced to long gaol terms in a cairo prison. as we have done many times before, we say once more. we urge prime minister tony abbott to personally contact president abdul fatah al-sisi and respectfully demand the release of all the journalists locked away in egyptian prison for their journalism. >> human rights campaigner malala yosafzai is to meet with the nigerian president. she will urge goodluck jonathan to save more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by boko haram fighters in april. the girls were taken from a boarding school in borno state 91 days ago. >> salvage crews in italy began an operation to remove the wreck of "costa concordia." 32 were killed when the ship capsized in january 2012,

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were gaoled for seven years, last month. baher mohamed was given seven years and received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demands the journalists be freed. >> to syria, four people have been killed and another 22 wounded from mortar fire. video posted on social media claims to show opposition fighters. the town is important because of its procximity to damascus. >>> president bashar al-assad says western and arab states will pay the price for supporting opposition groups in the country. he's been sworn in for a second 7-year term of syria. >>> the united nations is alarmed at the displacement of tens of thousands of people in yemen due to ongoing fighting between houthi rebels and government forces. 15 million are in need of aid. 3 million have no access to clean water or adequate sanitation. 8 million have no access to health care. one million children under the age of five are malnourished. 10.5 million are struggling to get food. relief effor

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy from sentenced to 7 years, baher mohamed was given seven years and an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. al jazeera rejects the convictions and continues to demand the journalists be freed. >>> now, india's new government is about to announce sweeping reforms to boost the economy. all is being revealed in the first budget since narendra modi won a landslide election victory two months ago. as we report, factory owners want government help to compete with china. >> reporter: this group is a giant of indian manufacturing, and its expertise in building industrial sized pumps and valves earnt revenues of $2 billion a year. the chairman accuses previous governments of app athy, that he says held back growth in his business. >> we have a feeling that manufacturing is treated like a stepchild. there's so many rules and regulations that need to be followed. some that you needed and some not allowing us to compete with china or the other countries that are big in manufacturing. >> reporter: it's a common

all three of these men, bader mohamed, mohamed fahmy, a canadian egyptian, and peter greste, abaustralianected international journalists some prosecutors must have brought case tighter than king akhenatan's sarcophagus. "this sarcophagus is famous for its tightness." so what is the terror evidence? >> the only evidence, if you want to call it that, that the prosecution has presented has been old video clips, video clips of news conferences, news reports, sometimes news reports from outside of egypt. >> i want to give you a sense of what the evidence they presented was. one of them was footage of a trotting horse that was aired by sky news arabia [laughter] >> jon: was it any horse or was it legendary horse terrorist abu who testified >> they're in my neigh-borhood. they're guildy. >> i submit it was of course, of course, of course. egypt's prosecution couldn't even pretend it wasn't a sham. their case is based on some random video clip they probably found on the web. "we got the jail these terrorists and here's a horse and a dog and ba rena suit. we'll throw in a baby dancing. and the pro

peter greste, and mohamed fadel fahmy were given seven year sentence, and baher mohamed received 7 yearsnd an additional 3-year term because he had a spent bullet in his possession which was picked up at a protest. al jazeera conditions to demand that its journalists be freed. >> more to come on al jazeera. >> i'm tania page reporting from south africa, where the e.u. is demanding stricter measures on citrus growers over fears fungus would spread. >> women in europe using a new screening process look forward to having a healthy baby. details coming up. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. the israeli bombardment continues into gaza, with more missiles being fired. the day-time attacks follow a night of air strikes and shelling. >>> a government complex was among the targets. the house of hamas leader also came under fire. >>> hospitals are cleaning the wounded, the palestinian death toll at 1,110, and 53 israeli soldiers and three civilians have been kill. >>> the obama administration is pushing back against israeli criticism of john kerry, accused of favouring hamas in the la

jazeera journalists intent 212 days in an egyptian prison, last month mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste from given seven years sentences. baher mohamed received seven years and received an extra 3 years because he had a spent bullet that he picked up at a protest. they are accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera demands that its journalists are freed. >>> venezuela's former military intelligence chief has been released after four days of detention on the caribbean island. he was arrested over u.s. allegations of drug trafficking. venezuela said the detention violated international law. he wasened to aruba. it was argued that he didn't have immunity, but they freed him. >> it's been a free since the lac-megantic fuel train explosion in canada that killed 47 people. the u.s. department of transportation chose to phase out the tangers. that's not going to be enough. they want the train stopped. we have this report from philadelphia. twice a day trains like this one more than a kilometre long roll into california. it delivers more than 190,000 barrels of crude oil for

peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were sentenced to sex yours, and fahd was given sevenors and received -- seven years and received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demand they be free. >> the mountains here is important for neighbouring south africa. a local company identified a business opportunity further away. >> reporter: water is la suit u's wealth. the king dom is powered by hydroelectricity from the dam, and it sells water to south africa. the surprise in the land locked country is a young but successful aqua culture venture. most said it would never work. the fish are so good all 1500 tonnes of it is exported to japan for sush eemy and sushi much. >> the product at the moment is a fresh water food. almost mineral water in terms of quality and what that does is gives it a unique safetying and text toured product. >> workers clean the fish tappings 24 hours a day. many were relocated because of the reservoir. the jobs are sustain ag and valuable, and in a country where one and four people are unemploy

mohamed fadel fahmy, and peter greste were gaoled for seven years. baher mohamed was given seven years but received three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. al jazeera demands the release of our journalists. cyprus marked 40 years since an invasion split the island in two. they are living separate lives with turkish cypriots in the north and greek cypriots in the south. we'll hear from paul beban in a next, but first simon mcgregor-wood in the south. [ sirens ] >>> every year the sirens sound 5:30am. greek cypriots mark the moment forces began their enface. they morn those killed in the fighting. white crosses for the 6,000 that well. of hns wept missing. the president laid a reef, along with the leaders of parties. later in this church, the surfaces was led by the archbishop. >> translation: i feel like the invasion happened today. a huge country invaded cyprus. no one cared, not the united nations, not the european union that claimed it's democratic. for creek sipry ots there was mourning. and anger an

mohammed fahmy and peter greste was given seven years each and badder mohammed receive ten years. al jazeera still demands the release of our journalists. president obama targeting russia with sanctions. al jazeera scott heidler met a group of children and teachers who say they're hoping the violence ends soon. >> reporter: 17-year-old lydia gets good grades and wants to be a journalist. she has been living in an orphanage on the outskirts of donetsk. but in the middle of the night last friday all these children were evacuated by separatist fighters to an orphanage in--onetsk city. >> we went to bed and the bombing started. it was the scariest thing, a city of sleeping people and then there is bombing. >> reporter: just on the other side of the orphanage,s also an orphan, this woman grew up here. she's now a teacher. >> i hope god will help us, that the children will come back hear and we'll have peace in our land. >> his mother in law's body is in his car. he kim to check in on her and found her charred remains. >> we need to bury her but i can't find the right authorities. thank

. >> peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy were given 7 year sentences last month. baher mohamed was given senn years and a further three because he had a spent bullet in his possession, one picked up at a protest. they plan to appeal the convictions. they have not taken a final decision. you can follow the stories on the website. it was updated 24 hours a day. >> job training was the subject of something you rarely see in washington. a near unanimous vote in the house of representatives. the goal is to train up more workers for available jobs and run federal job training programs more efficiently. and it's the "inside story."

last month mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were given seven year sentences.er mohamed was given seven years but received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. they are falsely accused of aiding muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand they be freed. >>> a wildfire has doubled in size, destroying half-a-dozen homes. firefighters are using airplane and helicopters to drop fire retard and. a second fire at the yosemite national park is threatening homes. >>> bangladesh releases $3 billion in new notes. it's a tradition in eid for elders to give fresh currency to the youth as a holiday exist. not everywhere is keen to wait in queues outside banks. >> reporter: in the days before eid thousands queue up at the bank to get their hands on new bank notes. >> now notes give children a different joy. that's why we come here and have been waiting here for so long. every eid, people like to hand out bank notes for children and their relatives. >> it's a tradition to give a token sum of money. for man

peter greste, australian. >> bar muhammad is egyptian and muhammad fatmy is half canadian and half egyptian >> yes, muhammad had a dislocated shoulder and it became broken while he was being transferred. >> jon: people can slip and fall. >> they can slip. >> jon: sure. >> they were put in maximum security terrorist prison called the scorpion unit because --. >> jon: who is naming things in egypt these days, our c.i.a.? [laughter] 200 days. now, there's a big deal made that people have appealed to cici, the pharaoh there. [laughter] he says he can't do anything because the judiciary is a separate entity from... it's not under his auspices. >> he was making the point it's an independent judicial system. we were all hoping that was the case. we had 12 sessions of trial, which i was on trial as well because i've been tried in absentia. a number of us, even though we weren't in the country, we're also accused of helping terrorists, the muslim brotherhood. >> jon: these guys are merely reporting some negative things just objectively that the regime would find objectionable. >> well, were we repor

mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were gaoled for seven years last month.er mohamed was given seven years but received an additional three because he had a spent bullet in his pocket, picked up at a protest. al jazeera continues to rengt the charms. >>> a community center is using football to educate people and help combat the virus. >> we have this report. >> reporter: the excitement of the world cup is running high in las ute u. children are imagining a game between al jazeera and ghana. they are in a kick for life programme, a project for neighbouring south africa's 2010 world cup. >> this man is commentating, he came it the game. alongside the pitch he's learning about h.i.v. it's important in the country with the third highest rate of infection that causes aids. >> this is dangerous, we learn about aids every day. we find something that is getting in our heads, so we protect ourselves. >> this is an orphan living on the street with friends. as well as how to avoid h.i.v., they are learning how to budget what little money they have. >> for many young pe