rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> the united states marine corps are putting women to the test. all branches of the military are ordered to open up units currently restricted to men later this year. al jazeera's kristin saloomey visited the gender experiment in action. >> it is a long way to the top but all in a day's work for 22-year-old corporal jacqueline dean. 6 loo 00 marines male and female rl participate. it hasn't been easy. >> when we first arrived we wers introduced to men who weren't even used to women in the marines. >>> body weight every day close to five miles now we're here carrying 75 pounds for six miles so your body doesn't have the chance to recover. >> for eight months these marines have been training in a grueling atmosphere. breathing can be hard and the basic task of even breathing can be difficult. after marines are asked to record how they're feeling the information collected will be used to set gender-neutral standards. >> we have found that all the marines are capable of performing the task. what we're trying to ascertain is to what level they are capa

rob mcbride joins us from hong kong. divers knocked on the hull of a vessel and have gotten a response. >> that's right. the rescue operation has a sense of urgency with report from the xinhua newsagency in china to say that livers on the vessel heard shouts for help coming from inside the hull. if that is the case, it's a significant development, it suggested that there is at least an air pocket in there. passengers then will have survived. it's 12 hours since the vessel went dune. it's not known how long it will last for the water level inside if it's rising. that is the priority. the vessel is in shallow water, but is upturned. it seems the vessel sank within two minutes. it happened late at night in bad weather. most of the passengers were retirees aged between 50 and 80 and most of them it's fair to assume would be in the cabins and asleep. a little chance for the passengers to have escaped from the vessel >>> frightening to think about how many people have died. reports are that two of those that did survive are th

that is one of the poorest countries in asia and cambodia faces particular challenges as rob mcbride. >> reporter: the arrival of the truck at this field in northwest cambodia marks the start of the working day. and no one is too young to work. with children only able to earn $1 for a day wielding a chopper, the smallest of fingers are needed for families to make enough to live on. family groups working together. we have come here with world vision. one of the organizations helping cambodia realized its goal of putting children like these into school full time and it's also his dream. i prefer being in school he tells us but we need the money. across cambodia child labor is still a problem. ♪ it is most blatant in the countryside countryside. resent efforts to clamp down in the cities have largely moved the problem from view but in the brick factories you just have to look a little harder. in this slum area half the children work. as the oldest of five children he is often the main income earner when her mother isn't working. >> translator: it's very difficult and sometimes i am on c

rob mcbride has now more from hong kong. >> reporter: china's mighty rooifr has seen tragedies before is uncommon in this case is the expected loss of life. hundreds of tourists mostly retired workers, were taking the trip of a lifetime to the popular three gorges dam area. the captain who was rescued soon after the vessel went down said it was struck by a freak storm, what he described as a tornado. most of the passengers were asleep in their cabins below deck and had little chance to escape, as the vessel sank in just two minutes. as other vessels and rescue teams rushed to the area hopes were raised and sounds and shouts for help were heard coming from inside the hull. >> translator: the next step is to continue strengthening efforts in our rescue operation. not a second will be wasted. as long as there is a little bit of hope we will keep searching. >> reporter: the scale of this tragedy is likely to raise fears about safety on china's rivers. a number of people on board will have been taking their first-ever vacation and as more and more people in china have the time and money to

crossing over to rob mcbride who is joining us. rob is really likely to put marine safety back under the spotlight in china. not only this incident but incidents in the past and tell us what you are hearing about this maybe and the people on it. >> reporter: that's right. i mean, we'll raise concerns about general safety on china's rivers. there was another accident earlier this year in january, a tug that was undergoing trials sank with a loss of 22 lives. but it has to be said that the yank see river is china's most powerful waterway, a huge body of water that flows through the heart of china is no stranger to accidents. we have lots of life. what is unusual is the expecting scale of this tragedy and the expected fatalities we are going identity from this particular vessel. that was partly a result of a combination of unfortunate circumstances. we know, for example the passengers are mostly retirees. it sanction in two minutes from the point it sanction to the point it came to rest was klee three-kilometers, so we had hopeful sig

rob mcbride reports from tokyo. >> reporter: running a nail salon from her living room, she is luckyugh to have found a work life solution. she can everyone a living while raising her son her customers many of them working mothers as well can also bring along their children. >> translator: i wanted to work. and i also wanted to raise my children. so running my salon from my home was the best way. >> reporter: other working mothers are looking for their own solutions. on a sunday afternoon women who left work to have children attend a catch-up course trying to return to the same positions in the companies they left. >> translator: japan has the worst income disparity between men and women of any of the developed countries and women who leave to have children are the worst off. >> reporter: faced with an aging population, bringing more women in to the workforce is seen as an obvious way of revival the economy in doing so the government is trying to overturn a culture of discrimination. >> it is wonderful that no one is going to ask you why are you working? it used to be a japanese trad

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about freak weather conditions than marine safety at the moment in china, darren. >> all right rob mcbride there in hong kong, rob, thank you. >>> in eye rock, isil has killed 87 people in two separate attacks on the army and police. meanwhile, the iraqi air force has launched air strikes against isil. areasareas targeted include anbar and samarra. the defense ministry says it's inflicted heavy loss on his the armed group. the iraqi prime minister will be at a meeting in pair toys discuss how to deal with isil. he says the international community must do more to protect his country. >> translator: the flow of terrorists coming to to iraq never stopped. and the number never went down. everybody for a fraction. this is a very dangerous phenomenon, because it clearly shows that all of the efforts by the international community to stop the terrorists from coming to iraq have failed. no to mention that until now isil is still able to sell oil and use its revenues to finance its criminal enterprise and terrorist operations. >> as mentioned earlier the foreign ministers from the u.s.-led coalitio

crossing over to rob mcbride who is joining us live from hong kong to give us an update on the situationat we know about this particular vessel, rob. >> reporter: that's right. this does raise various safety concerns about cruise ships and about the yangtze river. there has been earlier this year in january another tragedy a tug was undergoing trials when it capsized and 22 lives were lost. but the loss of life on the yangtze is not uncommon. it is the most powerful waterway in china. a huge body of water moving through the center of china. what is unusual is the assumed death toll in this particular tragedy. and that has been the result of a combination of unfortunate circumstances. this happened late at night. we know that pretty much all of the passengers on board were retirees aged 50 to 80. quite a few of those would have been below decks already in their cabins asleep. and the vessel overturned, we understand, from quickly just two minutes for the vice toll vessel to sink. bearing in mind the power of river from the point it sanction until the point it came to rest was three-kilome

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. >>> i'm rob mcbride in cambodia a country committed to ending childhood labor. >>> a french court seto rule on whether former imf strauss kahn is guilty of aggravated issues. ♪ pakistan's government has shut down the offices of the international aid group save the children an ordered employees to leave the country within 15 days. and seals the offices in the capitol islamabad and pakistan accused the organization of working against the interests of the country. previously the government has linked the charity to a fake vaccination scheme used by cia to track down bin laden and has been in pakistan for 35 years said in a statement we strongly object to this action and raising serious concerns at highest levels and all our work is designed in close collaboration with government ministries across the country and aims to strengthen public service deliver systems in health education and child welfare and we report from pakistan. >> reporter: the nation program with the charity he was recruited by the cia and after the operation against osama bin laden and a,000 people have been working the

as rob mcbride reports, it is part of the controversial resettlement policy. >> reporter: they arrived with little ceremony hidden inside a van. the governments of cambodia and australia were equally sensitive with no official comment but australians involved in aid work were more vocal. >> the ethics of is justice from a rich country with lots of space leave a lot to be desired. >> refugees refused entrance into australia given the option of being moved to cambodia. they are promised start up money a home a job and access to schools and hospitals. the only problem is: it's cambodia. one of asia's most impoverished nations and a poor record on human rights and dealing with asylum seekers from other countries. >> the way cambodia can than problem, turn you are a blind eye and put more burden on cambodia. >> reporter: the burden on cambodia is eased by the cash that the migrants represent money australia is putting up. these are tonal first four volunteers making them look like very expensive imports. the international refugee organization iom has helped in the transfer after receiving g

rob mcbride reports from tokyo. >> at the newly opened internet cafe in tokyo, the individual boothsargely empty during the day. the manager tells us it's at night that the place comes alive. when the customers come, they can exchange this capsule for one in a hotel down stairs never leaving the premises. that's if they can sleep. an inability to sleep is a symptom of internet addiction. this clinic is one of a handful in japan treating internet addicts. >> in the worst cases, kids drop out of school and are not able to catch up with curriculum. they are not able to sleep which needs to be tackled in addition to the addiction. >> tokyo's district on a busy weekend offers the latest devices for a gadget-obsessed generation. views here vary on what counts as too much on line time. >> if you use it too much, it's not good for you. i'm on line about 10 hours a day, which is ok. i don't think it's wrong because it's just the way we live. >> as with any addiction, it seems part of the problem is failing to recognize it as a problem, but the government now estimates more than half a million

rob mcbride takes a look at the advocacy in cambodia. >> the rival of the can casava truck. children able to earn a dollar a day wielding the chopper. the smallest of fingers are needed for families to make enough to live on. >> family groups working together. >> translator: we have come here with world vision. one of the organizations helping cambodia realize its goal of putting children like these into school full time. it is also sam's dream. i prefer to be in school he tells us but we need the money. across cambodia child labor is still a problem. are it is most blatant in the country side . recent efforts to clamp down in the cities have largely moved the problem from view, but in the brick factories outside phnom penh you just have to look a little harder. in this slum area, around half the children work. as the eldest of five children, sunsre hing is often the main income worker when her mother isn't well. a local nongovernment organization wants to bring her to the protection of its center for protection but it's a hard job to convince the parents. >> one to get mone

rob mcbride reports. >> the arrival of this truck marks the start of the working day. no one is too young to work. with children only able to earn a dollar for a day wielding a chopper, the smallest of fingers are needed for families to make enough to live on. >> these are family groups working together. >> we have come here with world vision. one of the organizations helping cambodia realize its goal of putting children like these into schools full time. it's also simon's dream. >> i prefer being in school, but we need the money he tells us. across cambodia, child labor is still a problem. it is most plant in the countryside. recent efforts to clamp down in the cities have largely moved the problem from view, but in the brick factories outside phnom penh, you just have to look a little harder. in this slum area around half the children work. >> as the eldest, she is often the main income worker. >> it's very difficult. sometimes i find work on construction sites. >> a local non-governmental organization wants to bring her to the protection of its center for full time

rob mcbride has more from hong kong. >> china's mighty yangtze river has seen tragedy before. what is uncommon here is the unexpected loss of life. hundreds of tourists, mostly retired workers were taking the trip of a lifetime. the captain was rescued soon after the vessel went down said that it was struck by a freak storm. most of the passengers were asleep in their cabins below deck and had little chance to sink as they escapeed in two minutes. other successful and sounds in sounds for help from heard from inside the hull. >> the next step is continue to strengthen efforts and not a second will be wasted. as long as there is a little bit of hope we'll try our best. we will not given up give up. >> the scale of this tragedy is likely to raise fears about safety on china's rivers. a number of people on board will have been taking their first-ever vacation, and there is more and more people in china have the time and money to spend on holidays, so the increased risk of tragedies such a this one. al jazeera. >> a bomb blast at a marketplace marketplace, at least 17 at least peo

rob mcbride al jazeera, tokyo. >> more news on our website. the address www.aljazeera.com. >> changing the tone over hostages. president obama announces a new policy for the families taken captive overseas. the body of a church pastor arrived at the south carolina state capitol where the public is lined up to give an emotional goodbye one week after he was shot dead. >>> and documents from wikileaks accuse the nsa of spying on french leaders. the outrage in paris and explanations from washington. #*r. >> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm lisa fletcher. president obama said that the u.s. will do a better job to help families of u.s. hostages held overseas. over a policy shift announced in just the last hour the justice department will no longer threaten to prosecute families of american hostages who pay ransom for the return of their loved ones. mike viqueira live in washington, the change is part of a broad review of how the u.s. deals with hostages. >> that's absolutely right. after what he had as an emotional meeting ma

rob mcbride with this report. >> reporter: running a nail salon from her living room. this woman is lucky enough to find a work-life solution. she can earn a living whilst raising her sun. customers, man of them working mothers as well can bring along their children. >> i wanted to work. i also wanted to raise my children. so running my salon from my home was the best way. >> reporter: other working mothers are looking for their own solutions. on a sunday afternoon, women that left work to have children attend a catch-up course, trying to return to the same positions in the companies they left. >> translation: japan has the worst income disparity between men and women of any of the developed countries. women that leave to have children are worse off. >> reporter: faced with an ageing population, bringing women into the workforce is seen as a way to revive the economy. in doing so the government is trying to overturn an economy of discrimination. >> it's wonderful no one will ask you why you are working in the japanese tradition, where women are supposed to be stay at h

here is rob mcbride in hong kong. china's mighty river has seen tragedies before. what is uncommon in this case is the expected los of life. hundreds of tourists, mostly retired workers were taking the trip of a lifetime to the popular dam area. >> the captain who was rescued soon after the vessel went down, said it was struck by a freak storm, what he described as a tornado. most of the passengers were asleep and had little chance to escape, as the vessel sank in just two minutes. as other vessels and rescue teams rushed to the area, hopes were raised as sounds and shouts for help were hurt coming from inside the hull. not a second will be wieseing. we will try our best, we won't give up. >> one woman was pulled out from inside the vessel. raising hopes that more passengers somehow found air pockets to stay alive. the scale of this tragedy is likely to raise fear of safety. as more and more people in china have the time and money to spend on holidays so the increased risk of tragedies such as this one. am al jazeera, hong kong. >> there is a curfew now effect in n

rob mcbride reports. >> having suffered as a teenager, this counsellor is well equipped to deal with others problems. part is a failure to talk about it. . >> no one is talking about it. the schools things if we talk about it, schools think it indicates they have a problem, so they'd rather not talk about it. if they do, they never use the words suicide or depression. with her partner she's developing a computer game that aims to help. in this desert island adventure, young people who are at risk can be identified by the choices they make. . >> it's a taboo topic in many places so we thought if we approach it not from a clinical perspective, from a game, that it's fun and engaging it opens up a dialogue with schools. pressure to excel academically in a highly competitive city starts as soon as people put on their uniform. suicide rates among the young are no higher than elsewhere, they have been on the rise. a study found up to 60% of students surveyed showed signs of depression. >> if young do not face enough stress, there's the political dimension of life in hong kong. last year's

. >>> i'm rob mcbride in cambodia a country committed to ending childhood labor. >>> a french court set

therapists say japan has been slow to recognize the harmful effects of being constantly online as rob mcbridets. >> reporter: at a newly opened internet cafe in tokyo, the booths are largely empty during the day. the manager says it's the night when the place comes alive. and when the hours of gaming or surfing have taken their toll customers can exchange this capsule for a capsule in a hotel downstairs. that's if they can sleep. an inability to sleep is a symptom of addiction. his clinic is one of a handful in japan treating internet addicts. >> translator: in the worse cases kids drop out of school and are not able to catch up with school crick -- curriculum. and they won't be able to sleep. >> reporter: this offers the latest devices for a gadget-obsessed generation. views here vary on what counts as too much online time. >> translator: if you use it too much it's not good for you. >> translator: i'm online about ten hours a day, which is okay. trp >> translator: i don't think it's wrong because it's the way we live. >> reporter: as with any addiction, it seems part of the problem is faili

rob mcbride, al jazerra, tokyo. >>> and you can fuel your addiction on your website. there it is, aljazerra.com. plenty of news, all the latest stories plus a chance to watch programs again. schuster. "on target." plus gruns and violence in america will sarnt ever prevail. prevail -- will sanity ever prevail? >> less than a week after authorities charged a young white man killing 9 african americans in a chaferlts church. state lawmakers wrestle with the are being confederate flag. a symbol that fed the suspect dylann roof and his alleged crime. this debate has helped determine which man or woman will represent republicans in the race for white house. mitt romney the gop's last presidential nominee pushed the flag issue tweeting, take down the flag at that time south carolina capital, take it down to honor charleston victims. jeb bush made the point, florida moved the confederate flag to a museum where it belongs. and lindsay graham called to take it down from the grounds. take a look at what mike huck biand mar co marco rubio said and did not say. >> they have founde

rob mcbride, al jazeera tokyo. >>> if you want more on the stories you know where to go head over to our website at al jazeera.com. >>> as our machines got smarter and smarter technologyists said hey, don't worry, they on the know what they tell them. when certified smart guys like physicists steven hawking says wait a minute, you are playing with fire, is it time to be nor careful about artificial intelligence, machines smart enough to mistake decisions without us. one that is we may not like. that's tonight on "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story". i'm ray suarez, our world welcomes new products every day working fast and well in part. they are working without us. machines are learning by what they do today, tomorrow and next week, some get queasy, digitally enabled smart products will make decisions without being taught, and teach other machines without asking for permission. that's artificial intelligence at a time that launched stories for decades. here is al jazeera's jake ward. >> reporter: every day approximately 3 billion people go to a form of work and bring with th

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crossing over to rob mcbride joining us live from hong kong, so from questioning them, rob are authorities any closer in trying to understand exactly what happen and the circumstances of this accident? >> reporter: well, the captain also the chief engineer have reported some kind of cyclone hitting the vessel. it seemed to be some localized storm which simply overwhelmed the vessel. no other ships involved. and the vessel went down we believe in about two minutes. the rescue operation is continuing along this stretch of the yank see yangtze river hopes were raced several hours ago a 67-year-old woman white sox pulled from inside the vessel. they heard a woman shouting from end help earlier on in the day raising hopes that there are still some alive. the 67-year-old woman was pulled to safety. since then, we have yet to hear anymore reports of other people being rescued it's now 18 hours since this vessel capsized the longer we go on certainly those hopes will begin to fade. the yank see yangtze river is china is' most powerful body of the water running height through the heart of china. it

rob mcbride, hong kong. june the united states marine corps is putting women to the test. all branches of the military are ordered to open units currently restricted to men by the end of this year. we visited one training center to see the gender experiment in action. >> it's a long way to the top, but scaling a rock cliff is all in a day's work for corporal jacqueline dean. she's part of the marine ground combat unit incident graded task force, experiment into gender integration. 600 marines, male and female train side by side for combat roles never before open to women. >> absolutely exciting thrilling, i love to do things like this. >> she admits it hasn't been easy. >> the hardest part had to be when we first arrived, showing up to a unit full of males that had never seen a female marine. never seen a marine let alone worked with one. that in itself was a struggle. >> then there's the heavy gear carried over long decides to answers. >> in the dessert, we had 100 pounds on our back. i was carrying more than my body weight, now carrying 75 pounds for a total of six miles

rob mcbride sent this update. >> the rescue efforts at the scene of the sinking on the yantsy river giving a sense of urm si that shouts -- urgency, given that shouts for help have been herd from inside. the vessel is lying in shallow water, but overturned quickly, said to have sunk in 2 minutes. we know that all the passengers on board were largely retirees aged between 50 and 80 now happening late at night in appalling weather. all the passengers would have been below deck. many of them indeed would have been in their cabins sleep. little chance for them to have escaped from the vessel. the priority now is getting inside the vessel to rescue any that may be alive inside. >> in iraq the islamic state of iraq and levant killed 87 people in two separate attacks on the army and police. the iraqi air force launched strikes against i.s.i.l. areas targeted included anbar, and others. the defense military says it inflicted heavy losses on the group. the iraqi officer will be at a meeting in paris to discuss how to deal with i.s.i.l. haider al-abadi said the international community must do more t

questioning and the eastern star sank in the yangtze river in the province in china's south and rob mcbriden update from hong kong. >> reporter: this accident will raise concerns about marine safety on chew that rivers there was an earlier accident on the river in january when a tug that was under going trials capsized with the loss of 22 lives. but the yangtze is the most powerful body of water running right through the heart of china is no stranger to accidents. what is unusual in this case is the expected death toll and that is due mostly because of a set of unfortunate circumstances. it was late at night when this boat sank and it took just two minutes for it to sink and we know that most of the passengers on board were retirees and people age 50-80 who were below decks and most of whom are asleep and very little chance of getting out of the vessel. we expect that quite a few of the people on board the vessel would have been taking their first ever vacations and that is a concern for the authorities but we are going to see a huge growth as people more people in china take vacations duri

rob mcbride.bodia. >>> south korea's health minister has confirmed the death of a fourth person in a death of mers. the number of infected people has risen to fourth one. it has emerged an infected doctor came in to contact with more than 1500 people. harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> reporter: in a time when the government is publically taking mesh tours try to stop the threat of mers. the news overnight that merged about this one doctor will concern people nationwide. on the 27th of may he encountered a patient treating a patient with mers. two days later he developed what the health ministry says are mild symptoms, he was the told not to come to work but not to corn teen himself. the owners of this big apartment complex in south seoul in which he is one about redeveloping this place 1,565 attendees at that meeting. the seoul city government says that they weren't properly enveloped of this by the health minute city. the mayor came out in an overnight press conference to publicize this fact.

rob mcbride has more. >> reporter: the four migrants arrived here at the international airport and weretely spirited through the v.i.p. entrance, these are considered after all, to be v.i.p. refugees well way from waiting media and taken now to an undisclosed location in the suburbs where their assimilation in to cambodian life will begin they will have language courses they will be given training for different trades, they will be given health insurance education and so on. all of these guarantees to help them assimilate in to life here. but, of course, these people have thought by now they would be assimilating happily in to life in australia. the australian authorities have different ideas. this agreement goes back to last september and this is only the first batch of refugees asylum seekers that have been convince today come here. the authorities both in cambodia and also in australia are hoping that this first batch will have such a smooth experience assimilating in to life here that many more will want to follow them. >>> coming up on the program afraid to go home, university stud

rob mcbride has more. >> this accident will raise concerns about marine safety on china's rivers. there was another accident on the river in january when a tug that was undergoing trials capsized with the loss of 22 lives, but the yangtze river is to stranger to accidents. what is unusual in this case is the expected death toll, and that is due most live because of a set of unfortunate circumstances. it was late at night when this boat sank. it took just two minutes for it to sink. we know that most of the passengers onboard were retirees, people aged from 50-80, who were below decks most of whom were asleep and had very little chance of getting out of the vessel. we expect that quite a few of the people onboard the vessel would have been taking their first ever vacations. that is a concern for the authorities that we are going to see a huge growth, as people, more people in china take vacations during the summer, more people go on cruise ships like this. the authorities will want to ensure that that cruising is done safely. >> rob mcbride reporting. >> myanmar's navy is identifyi

rob mcbride al jazeera hong long. >> italian coast guard has been carrying out operations to rescue migrants stranded in the mediterranean. >> we're about 16 hours south. a call for the italian military police. we were about 24 fraught call miles off the coast of which most of the migrants boats sail up front. where we carried out the first rescue operation 110 people all on board of a rubber dinghy. the bottom of it was plywood and by the time we reached that boat the wood was slowly turned into paper because of the water and it was seeping into the boat. then about eight nautical miles northeast that have another rubber dinghy. this one packed with somalis. many were women and pregnant, and there was also one child. now we had to come back because there was also a very sick man. he has a broken leg and by the looks of it, one of the crew members said that he could have gangrene. our first stop is lampedusa. >> here pregnant women their relatives and sick people are being off loaded. the rest will have to stay on the boat for another few hours until we sail to another port where finally the

rob mcbride, al jazerra tokyo. >>> and a reminder that you can always keep up to date with all the very latest news on our website, there it is on your screen aljazerra.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera actor and comedian richard lewis >> my goal is to make people laugh. first of all i'm not entirely-- not depressed a lot of the time, either by the w-- lemme just-- i don't wanna paint this rosy picture. >> often described as neurotic and angst ridded lewis reflects on his rise from early stand up comedian, to becoming a household name. >> i was broke for a long time. but i was still-- felt like a million bucks, broke living in horrible places, come-- going into a club and seeing these famous comedians come over to me, go-- you have it you're gonna make it! >> he's out with a new book. that showcases his jokes illustrated by carl titolo. reflections from hell is richard lewis's guide on how not to live. it focuses a lot on his parents. > i had a-- not a great upbringing. was an alcoholic and a drug addict for a long time. i was with a lot-- i was in horrible relationships by my own

rob mcbride, al jazeera >>> child's rights activists in india are accusing the government there of undermining efforts to ban child labor. last month the cabinet proposed changes to the child labor law which would allow children under the age of 14 to work after school or holidays. critics say it would allow children to be employed in dangerous industries. >> the level of education being provided is true and so many changes can take place. one simple way to end child labor is by giving children good education and making such arrangements that children and parents realize its worth. >> this is a senior specialist on child labor and says sending children back into school is not enough to eradicate child labor. >> we're talking about 168 million children across the world in child labor and that is up to the age of 17. and here in asia-pacific where i work we're talking about 78 million children in child labor. largely they're in rural areas working on agriculture. but we are seeing a trend increasingly especially in this particular region towards commerce and services. and we find that more girls

rob mcbride with more. >> china's mighty yangtze river had seen tragedies before. what was uncommon in this case was the extensive loss of life. hundreds of tourists, mostly retired workers were taking a trip of a lifetime. the captain who was rescued after the civil went down said that it was struck by a freak storm. what he called a tornado. most of the performances passengers had little chance to escape as the vessel sank in just two minutes. as other vessels and rescue teams rushed to the areas hopes were raised as sounds for and shouts were heard from inside the hull. >> the next step is to continue efforts. as long as there is hope we will try our best. we won't give up. >> the scale of this tragedy is likely to raise fears about safety on china's rivers. a number of people on board will have been taking their first-ever vacation. as more and more people have the time and money to spend on holidays so are the increased risks of tragedies like this one. >> boy a stunner in sports. fifa's president said he's stepping down, just days after re-election. plus impr

rob mcbride has the latest on one of the worst maritime disasters. >>> china's mighty yangtze river has seen tragedies before. what is common is the loss of life. hundreds of tourists retired workers were taking the trip of a lifetime to the three gorges dam area. the captain, who was rescued after the vessel went down said it was struck by a freak storm, described as a toronto. most of the passengers were asleep in their cabins below deck, and had little chance to escape as the havel sank in 2 minutes. as other vessels and rescue teams rushed to the area hopes from raised as sounds and shouts for help were heard coming from inside the hull. >> translation: the next step is to continue strengthening efforts in a rescuing operation. not a second would be wasted. as long as there's hope we'll try our best. we will not give up >>> a woman as pulled out from inside the vessel raising hopes that more passengers somehow found air pockets to stay alive. >> the scale of this tragedy is likely to raise fears about safety on china's rivers. a number of people on board will be taking a vacation. a

rob mcbride, al jazeera, phnom penh. >> coming up here on the program, did the former yemeni government know where al-qaeda's chief bomb maker was hiding? new allegations made to al jazeera suggest they did. >> a decade after destruction by the taliban the areas making a comeback. >> in sport more revelations over the fifa corruption scandal while the women's world cup try to focus back on football, we're in edmonton, canada for the opening game. >> it's been called the biggest hack of u.s. government data ever. 4 million past and present u.s. federal employees were hit by a cyber attack last month. the u.s. us expects china but the chinese government says accusations are irresponsible. live from washington d.c., rosalind tell us about this cyber attack and why china is in the frame. >> essentially the u.s. government says that it first detected evidence that someone had breached the computers at the office of personnel management basically the human resources agency for the entire u.s. government's workforce back in april. it took a couple of weeks for them to conduct a preliminary inv

rob mcbride, hong kong. >> do stay with us here on this news hour. still to come, violence in mexico has a tense midterm election. >> spinning with spiritual inspiration. >> the 37 year wait is over, american pharaoh has won! >> atop the sport of kings as history is made in the united states! >> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder of our top stories turkey's president has been casting his vote in parliamentary elections. 66.5 million people are eligible to volt. >> a german naval ship brought migrants to the italian port after rescuing them from the mediterranean sea. a british ship has rescued people from stricken boats. operations are underway to bring them to safety. >> british prime minister david cameron called on g7 leaders to show united fronts against what he describes as russian backedgression in ukraine. leaders from the richest seven nations are attending the g7 summit. >> the elections are underway in turkey and professor of international relations joins us live from istanbul. now, the party that we've all watched closely

rob mcbride, al jazeera tokyo. >> we've got it all on our website if you fancy taking a peek. i'll see you later. ♪ >> armed group al-shabab attacks a convoy in mogadishu, at least 12 people are killed. muse ♪ >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. i'm jane dutton. isil destroys to shrines close to the city of palmyra. >>> forces loyal to yemen's former president sees a saudi border crossing and fighting continues in yemen. >>> and a dutch court

here is rob mcbride in hong kong. hundreds of tourists mostly retired workers were taking the trip of a lifetime to the popular three gorges dam area. >> the captain who was rescued soon after said it was struck by a freak storm what he described as a tornado. most of the passengers were asleep below deck, and had little chance to escape, as the vessel sank in two minutes. >> as overs and rescue teams rushed to the area, hopes were raised as sounds and shouted for help were heard coming from inside the hole. the next step is to continue efforting. as long as there's a little bit of hope we will try our best we won't give up. >> one woman was pulled out raising hopes that more somehow found air pockets to stay alive. >> the scale of this tragedy is likely to raise fears about safety on china's rivers. a number of people onboard are taking their first ever vacation and as they have more and time and money so the increased risk of tragedies such as this one. al jazeera, hong kong. >> joining us a research fellow in asia

settle in australia but relocated under controversial multi million transfer deal with cambodia and rob mcbride. >> reporter: they arrive with little ceremony hidden inside a van. the governments of cambodia and australia were equally sensitive with no official comment but australia people involved in aid work here were more vocal. >> ethics of compassion and hospitality and justice from a rich country with lots of space leave a lot to be desired. >> refugees refused going in australia are given the option and promised a job and home and access to schools and hospitals, the only problem is it's cambodia. one of asia's immoverished nation and dealing with asylum seekers from other countries. >> for cambodia to handle the problem they turned a blind eye to ensure they can clear their own problem and put more burden on cambodia. >> reporter: this is eased by the cash the refugees represent, the agreement is worth around $40 million over the next few years, money the australia people are putting up and since last september these are only the first four volunteers and making them look like very expe