squeezing out the film camera, in south-east asia, known for cutting edge devices, they are interested in taking pictures the old way >>> hidden behind the flashing lights of the big stoles are stalls are what some consider a rarity. there are cameras, traditional ones, from floor to sealing. >> translation: they are timeless, lasting forever >>> david chan opened his first camera store 45 years ago. since thin, he has seen dramatic changes in the market. >> in 1960. >> these days it's dominated by digital technology and smartphones, interest in vintage cameras is coming back and growing steadily. >> more of them... >> the new iphone and camera is a different culture, it's like instant noodles, it can't compare to fresh home maid

about the disputes between china and some individual countries in south east asia, we believe that theties directly concerned should handle and try to solve these differences and through friendly consultation and negotiation, and this is exactly stipulated in the declaration of conduct to parties in the south china sea. betty: it is my understanding, mr. yang, the philippines filed with the hague, and the chinese have refused to engage in that complaint. mr. yang: because the philippines signed on to it, and china made it very clear that such disputes or similar disputes should be solved by the parties concerned, and we would not participate in any kind of adjudication, as you have mentioned. china made this very clear. not this year or last year. actually, about 10 years ago. china made its position very clear, so i believe it would be good for everybody to keep its word and to do what they have promised. betty: when you look at the disputes in the south china sea, the chinese sending navy ships up the coast of alaska when president obama was there, and the military parade commemorati

happiness >>> apple is set to unveil gadgets, digital technology squeezing out the film camera, in south-east asia, known for cutting edge devices, they are interested in taking pictures the old way >>> hidden behind the flashing lights of the big stoles are stalls are what some consider a rarity. there are cameras, traditional ones, from floor to sealing. >> translation: they are timeless, lasting forever >>> david chan opened his first camera store 45 years ago. since thin, he has seen dramatic changes in the market. >> in 1960. >> these days it's dominated by digital technology and smartphones, interest in vintage cameras is coming back and growing steadily. >> more of them... >> the new iphone and camera is a different culture, it's like instant noodles, it can't compare to fresh home maid noodles. they began with a digital camera, but they are hooked on film photography. he collects and is tapped into the growing vintage market. >> classical cameras have a long history, every brand has its own touch. >> the younger generation may experiment with older models. the market is saturated with digi

about the disputes between china individual countries in south east asia, we believe that part is directlyed solve handle and try to these differences. and through friendly consultation and negotiation, exactly as stipulated in the declaration of conduct two parties and the south china sea. is my understanding the philippines filed their opposition to what is happening in the us out china's the and that china have refused to engage in the complaint. refusedhe chinese have to engage in the complaint. yang jiechi: china made it very clear that such disputes or similar disputes should be s concernedhe partie and we would not participate in any kind of adjudication, as you mentioned. china made its of you very clear not that this year or last year ,ut actually about 10 years ago china made its position very clear. i believe it would be good for everybody to keep its word and to do what they have promised. see that evencan bank you can say that interview -- yvonne: you can see the interview as "china: behind the wall." coming up next, now you see it, now you don't. burberry uses snapchat for a

let's head straight to the city where our south east asia correspondent is waiting by. makes singapore stand out? : guess what, singapore has it all. they get good pay, great quality of life, and if you are after career development, you'll get that at least according to 20,000 ex-pats surveyed. what they found out that survey -- a third of them make more year, more than double when compared globally. 60% say it is a good place for career development, 70% say it offers a better quality of life. 80% have confident in the economy. if you are a parent, your child's health will improve by moving to singapore. singapore is number one, the other top five include new zealand, sweden, are rain, and germany. the most generous package will be found in the middle east, they get everything. yvonne: it is summer 365 days a i saw that list you put out there, sweden, that is a new entry. why is it among the best place for ex-pats? haslinda: sweden is the best place family life, it is the north family friendly -- whether you have kids or not. or to percent said they found -- that if you

the call for access in south-east asia, first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. wildfires in california force more than 20,000 to leave their homes, the valley fire consumed 67,000 acres, and the bute fire burning through 71,000 acres. destroying more than 700 homes. 15 are dead after flash floods in utah. authorities are searching for a person missing in the southern town of hillsdale. known as the home of fundamentalist sect. heavily rains on monday sent water racing through the town. 16 people were washed downstream when floodwaters crashed into their vehicles. three died when hiking in a canyon. >> details were released on charges find nearly two years after the hazing death of new york city college student michael dank. he died through a hazing tour. five from charged with murder, 32 charged with charges ranging from lying to police and hiding evidence. >> israeli ministers held a meeting to discuss tensions between police and palestinians at the al-aqsa mosque. it is a site revered by muslims and jewses. the white house called on both sides to ease tensions

many of the fires are burns, sending a thick haze across south-east asia, earlier this week several officials were arrested. >> five years before the games begin, a battle over the logo of the 2020 summer games goes to courts. we have this. >> i'm jessica baldwin in amsterdam where an exhibit is opening. >> every saturday night. .> every saturday night. >> jewish people around the world spent the day preparing for the day of atonement, one the holiest days on the jewish calendar. in one ritual the faithful empty their pockets at sea. casting away a year of sins. it begins at sundown tonight and concludes tomorrow, marking the end of jewish high holy days. more than 2 million muslims begin a handling mecca to islam. every able bodied muslim that can afford it must perform it once in a lifetime. it is the site of prophet muhammad's final sermon 1400 years ago. the global news segment looks at how news outlets across the world are reacting to events. the chinese paper talks about xi jinping's visit to the united states. the arab times affairs a sharp criticism of the league under the headline ar

the rain, parts of south-east asia, heavy rain, not the same weather system. parts of thailand.he rain - there has been flooding here, there's a change. it is moving away to the west, certainly for bangkok and many of the holiday islands in, it should be improving. >> millions of muslims from around the world will be visiting the saudi city of mecca for the hajj pilgrimage. security has been stepped up. >> reporter: the number of pilgrims in mecca is increasing ahead of hajj, and saudi arabia's government wants it to go there. it's stepping up security preparations, showing up forces and equipment. they are tasked with stepping up pilgrims performing the hajj. special forces, snipers and others are among them. they prepare for different scenarios, including bombings, shooting and attacks. and estimated 50,000 securitiesy forces. >> this year the hajj comes at a critical time. they are leading a military coalition against houthi fighters, and are facing a threat from the islamic state of iraq and levant. >> i.s.i.l. has carried out two suicide attacks in the king come since may.

in south-east asia, known for a cutting edge of devices, they are interested in taking pictures the traditional way. sarah clarke reports from hong kong. >> reporter: hidden behind the flashing lights of the big electronic stalls is what some consider a rarity. there's not a smartphone, instead there are cameras, from floor to ceiling. david opened his first store 34 years ago. he has seen dramatic changes in the market. >> i think in the 1960s... >> it's dominated by digital technology and smartphones. interest in vintage cameras and film photography is coming back and growing steadily. >> more of them - the new iphone and camera sa different culture. it's like significant noodles. you poor water on it. it can't compare to fresh noodles. >> it began with a digital camera. not only does he collects, he's tapped into the growing retail vintage market. >> translation: cam rails have a long -- cameras have a long history, every brand has a personal touch. >> reporter: the market is saturated with digital technology. china is the engine of global growth. there has been a fall in sales, it accounts

. >>> now, benjamin is an independent south-east asia expert and is currently writing a book on thailand'sgeopolitics, saying parts of the rejected constitution are flawed. >> it's difficult to assess the level of popularity, counting on the fact that discussion and criticism is muscled. people talked about the deficit, whereby the constitution has been drafted. regardless of the content and the provision, the fact that it was drafted, a group of individuals handpicked by the military that overthrew the democratic election government. raises questions as to the constitution. they have been largely kept under wraps. supervisions, i think, have gotten most attention, was that it would allow for an elected president to become the next prime minister. and the constitution makes clear there'll be more selected than elected. one element is you can have a prime minister. not elected by the peep. it certainly is a nationality strategic reform, and wherever again a largely select body of individuals. i believe 21 of 23 elected would have executive and legislative power. in times of crisis. what mak

speaking of the fed, look at what is happening across south east asia. gains for many of these markets with the exception of malaysia. that is because the indecision is good for these countries. don't see a negative hit to their currencies. that is a positive for investors. take a look at what is happening in japan. safebecause this push into haven assets including the yen continues. what is good for the emerging markets, not necessarily the best for japanese equities because the yen as the safe move comes into play. the australian dollar looks like this. trading at 7191. the governor commenting in parliament about the impact of the chinese slowdown on his country's currency any general of the aussie dollar on markets. let's take a look at the japanese yen. trading at 119. we will turn it back to you, guy, and london. .uy: joining us from hong kong the decision not to raise interest rates might make the ecb resident mario draghi's growth a little bit more challenging career there is an alternative view we will talk about later. let's get perspective from

the regional conference of economic partnership with a bunch of countries in south east asia. china has a deal pending with australia right now. politically hanged up on something. caller: i would like your guest to answer some questions if he could. malaysia washink raised from a tier three to a tear to nation. president obama played golf with the prime minister of malaysia. i wonder if there was a quid pro quo involved there. i think we have to stop the fallacy that things are going to even out. our country is suffering. all american citizens should march on washington. a they are working against the citizens of this country. guest: the malaysia issue, malaysia has been an interesting country in this deal. they have turmoil in their country. the trafficking issue came up in the context of getting the fast-track through congress. menendez introduced an amendment that would bar any agreements to be fast tracked and they included countries that are on this tier three of the 's report.rtment it is seen as a good standard. -- good standard for changing trafficking and getting cou

former intelligence officer from the middle east, south asia intelligence agency. >> can this deal between the permanent mfimembers, including the faustin usengimana, e.u. and iran act as a -- u.s. and e.u., act as a predicate to anything. >> it can, depends on how the sides play their hand. what the deal did was end 35 years of n enemy preventing the u.s. and rain changing in dialogue to resolve their issues. there has been an ebb and flow of cautious outreach on both sides. until now we have not seen something that produced a final agreement. and the fact that we have the u.s. and iran both sign on the bottom line for this agreement - it's an open door. the challenge now, does this bring new opportunities to engage on an issue. the two sides know they have a lot in common and disagreement. but the next few months and years will decide a strategic opening, where they take some of the political capital, taking it and using it to address other challenges. >> i think iran is a divided country, between the moderates who represented the nuclear negotiators, led by president hassan rouhani, who

in that sense the islamic state has expanded its reach in africa, south asia and middle east.ld say it presents a more problematic case because of the threat it poses to its homeland and expansion. >> host: seth jones, how does the crisis in syria play into all of this in >> well the crisis in syria, this as a key issue. and i will there is small numb from the united states and other locations to fight in syria and the concern, i think, for terrorism more broadly is for those people going in, it provides them expertise, weapons, explosive, propaganda, and the concern is they may take that and move to other battlefields or move back to europe or the united states to proliferate attacks. that is what makes syria a problem. the united states and european strategy for dealing with syria are not particularly clear, at least to me, long term. the solution for dealing with syria are more problematic thane most countries. >> host: our guest is seth jones of the rand corporation. the director of their international security and defense policy sector. 202 as we talk about 9/11 and poten

expandedic state has its reach into africa, south asia, and the middle east. based on its expansion i would say it presents a more because of itse threat to the homeland and expansion into multiple areas. host: how does the crisis in syria play into all of this? guest: the crisis in syria is a key issue. i will expand slightly. the borders between syria and iraq are nonexistent. .his is a syria-iraq war the biggest single problem we have seen is the foreign fighter caucusesm europe to and some small numbers from the u.s. to fight in syria. the concern for terrorism, more broadly, is for those people going in, it provides them expertise in weapons, explosives, propaganda, and the concern is that they may take that and moved to other battlefields or back to your or the united -- back to europe or the united states. that is what makes syria a problem. european strategies for dealing with syria are not long-term.y clear the solutions right now are more problematic. host: on this 9/11 anniversary our guest is seth jones, the director of the international security a

repeating the same mistakes right now throughout our adventures were misadventures in the middle east and south asiaamongst the things that are happening, jihad against christians in the region goes almost without notice by the white house and the national media. your book, you focus on it. your thoughts on how bad it is going to get. >> a century ago 15 percent of the middle east were christians. you have entire towns that once were a lot of christians. syria, no more. what has happened is, you have the radical islamic state on one side, the sunni world, and the other side, the iranians. in the middle, the 2nd class citizens of the region that are rejected already. it is a terrible situation, not just for the christians but any non-muslim. lou: the president is ignoring what is happening, is enough? >> he is, and his policies are directly related to the dismal situation not only for christians who believe the end times for them but the entire region. we have one civil war after another. no telling where else. it looks like egypt started to have an insurgency in the west. so isis has morphed. lou: y

not only in the middle east, of course where we see so much suffering now as a result of religious oppression, but also in south asiaast asia, really throughout the world. the pope has established himself as a great human rights champion, beginning with the right to religious freedom. >> christiane amanpour has a question as well. >> just in the spirit of what's going on today, and we've seen the resignation of the speaker of the house, john boehner, and you knew him very, very well. you know him very well. i believe he appointed you to your current position. give us your reflections on his announcement of resignation today and also linking it to this amazing event that he choreograpcor choreographed at congress. the pope came. you could see speaker boehner was amazingly moved by that, weeping and, apparently, chose at the very last moment, just overnight, after that day, to announce his resignation. >> yes, it's quite remarkable, christiane. i have to say, i'm as surprised as anyone else. i was appointed to the u.s. commission on international religious freedom by speaker boehner and then i was elected to the chair

countries struggling to accommodate hundreds of thousands of refugees from africa, the middle east, and south asia. fiveuropean council says countries are handling 70% or more of those refugees. jordan's queen says the international committee must step in and help. >> we need to come together for collective action. when you to come up with a conference of and cohesive policy in order to deal with this. other countries are being asked to take in more refugees but some oppose doing so. the european union officials will meet next week to discuss this issue. alison: widespread flooding in japan is forced about 170,000 people from their homes. 20 inches of rain fell in only 24 hours. north of tokyo helicopters were forced to rescue people from rooftops. more flooding is possible as the weather system moves north. authorities are concerned that the run of good overwhelm the drainage pump at the fukushima nuclear plant. jonathan: coming up at 4:00, the search for eternal youth for your dog. scientists across the country are trying to do just that. that is coming up next. are trying to do just that. that

my colleagues in the near east and south asia district at that time there were a lot of people that didunderstand and understood what we had been doing. the opportunity would have been a as advocates for some of the things we were trying to push at the time. there were others and a wonderful organization might ultimately lead at the counterterrorism center in no great deal about terrorism and the great deal about terrorist organizations. but didn't because of their personal experience didn't know very much about the cultures and the political structures in which those terrorist were functioning. that was often the real difficulty so you would have people that were focused like a laser beam on the terrace and said you must do this and we would say hang on there are very serious consequences and what you're proposing and here's what they are. it frequently led to clashes and that is one of the things i tried to describe as impartially as i can in the book. but there are often reasons for it and i think for whatever reasons by and large at the time that i was there i was able to put our po

quote corps pineline through which al qaeda moves money and operatives from across the middle east to south asia this pipeline exists, corkt the obama treasury department, as part of a formerly secret deal between iran and al qaeda. as recently as last year, while the nuclear talks were under way, treasury staid that iran had let al suri, identified as the leaders of the network in july of 2011, let him out of his temporary detention so he could resume control of the network. the president said he understands that iran's support for terror continues. he has said that should not stop congress from approving his nuclear deal he seems willfully blind to the fact that the benefits conveyed to iran in this agreement, the money, the conventional weapons, the sanctions relief, facilitate and enable the iranian regime's support for terror and terrorist groups. including those who have attacked the united states and are today threatening our security, our allies and our interests. the united states congress stood ready to approve a strong, serious agreement to prevent the threat of nuclear armed iran. in

pipeline through which al-qaeda moves money, facilitators and operatives from across the middle east to south asia. this pipeline exists, according to the obama treasury department, as art of a formerly secret deal between iran and al-qaeda. as recently as last year while the nuclear talks were underway, treasury said that iran had let the leader of the network in july 2011, let him out of his temporary detention so he could resume control of the network. the president said he understands that iran's support for terror continues. he has said that should not stop congress from approving his nuclear deal. he seems willfully blind to the fact that the benefits conveyed to iran in this agreement, the money, the conventional weapons, the sanctions relief facilitate and enable the iranian regime support for terror and terrorist groups including those who have attacked the united states and are today threatening our security, our allies and our interests. the united states congress stood ready to approve a strong are, serious agreement to prevent the threat of a nuclear-armed iran. instead, it has been h

so my colleagues this the near east -- in the near east and south asia division at that time, there werea lot of people who did understand south asia, who understood what we had been doing and who, given the opportunity i think, would have been effective advocates for some of the things that we were trying to push at the time. there were others in an organization, wonderful organization that i ultimately led in the counterterrorism center, who knew a great deal about terrorism, knew a great deal about terrorist organizations but didn't because of their personal experience, didn't know very much about the cultures and the political structures welcome back which those terrorist -- within which those terrorist organizations were functioning and had a great deal of influence over them. so that was often the real difficulty. you'd have people who were focused like a laser beam on the terrorists and saying you must go and do this, and we'd be saying, hang on, there's some serious consequences to a when you're proposing, and here's what they are, so it frequently led to clashes, and this is one

and then as the mayor referred to this at the beginning as we are hearing a lot about east asia and the south china sea. here in alaska, there's also potential tensions in the arctic. and we will see where it goes. americans might find folks on -- and folks on the outside might find out more in more the importance of this place. and so, personal interests, yes. then and now. regional interests, more now. national interests, no question. international interests, no question about it. anchorage should, in time, become a great industrial city. a great and mighty northern empire. that says the "weekly alaskan" in june 1916. a little bit further from where we are now. and perhaps that is a bit of an overstatement, this one. but not too much. it is pretty impressive. in 100 years time. thank you. >> [applause] >> any questions? yeah. >> recently i heard an economist university talk about the responsibility of migration of people from water states to drought stage. does that come across? professor jones: c-span folks, do you need the microphone? ok. i can come down. the question was, for example, in

extremist groups like isil, al qaeda, and their appearance are expanding across the middle east and africa and south asia, and quitting afghanistan. after 14 years of fighting in afghanistan decisions made in the months ahead will determine whether our sacrifices were worth it. after pulling out of iraq against the advice of our military leaders, the president's plan to withdraw from afghanistan would risk of replay of that failure. we look forward to your views on this policy. in addition to the so-called islamic state, the islamic republic of iran has in another main beneficiary of the middle east peace descent into chaos. many of us have urged the administration to. -- adopt a regional strategy to counter iran's malign activities in the middle east. unfortunately, that has not happened. the administration is too often controliran as an arms challenge rather than the wider geopolitical challenge that it is. left unchecked, iran has stepped up its destabilizing activities in iraq, syria, lebanon, brain, gaza, and elsewhere. whatever one thinks of the nuclear agreement, it will not resolve this larger ir

quote corps pineline through which al qaeda moves money and operatives from across the middle east to south asia this pipeline exists, corkt the obama treasury department, as part of a formerly secret deal between iran and al qaeda. as recently as last year, while the nuclear talks were under way, treasury staid that iran had let al suri, identified as the leaders of the network in july of 2011, let him out of his temporary detention so he could resume control of the network. the president said he understands that iran's support for terror continues. he has said that should not stop congress from approving his nuclear deal he seems willfully blind to the fact that the benefits conveyed to iran in this agreement, the money, the conventional weapons, the sanctions relief, facilitate and enable the iranian regime's support for terror and terrorist groups. including those who have attacked the united states and are today threatening our security, our allies and our interests. the united states congress stood ready to approve a strong, serious agreement to prevent the threat of nuclear armed iran. in

this hearing continues -- to counter isil in the middle east africa and south asia. it takes extreme ideological and protect its including the use of chemical weapons. isil is gain control of syria and iraq erasing the border between these countries. this violent extremist group has enslaved women and girls in carried out horrific attacks in and ethnic and religious minorities and broadcast its barbaric acts on social media. to escape the violence of isil the assad regime and multiple other elements millions have been displaced or fled outside of iraq and syria. the plane has added to the sensitive urgency to restoring restoring -- in a region. while the coalition pushes isil out of some territories including gains by the peshmerga in the north and iraqi security forces and the removal of isil along sections of the border with turkey the self-described islamic state continues to hold key cities including iraq a dan balz on iraq. there executed forces counter is to take back has struggled and brashear remains contested. the same time iranian backed shia militias have

asia-pacific south china sea. some other the sections of the east china sea.he message of peace is one that , as long as everyone in the region agrees china's claimed territory. of course, that is not the case. countries such as japan, the philippines, vietnam, and other countries all have claims to the same territory that china has. that, and the of context of the military capabilities being developed, there is a risk -- we have a number of countries making claims to the same territory. china is saying it is ours, and of course if other countries agreed to china's claims than that is where the president is making reference to the peace and there will be peace. but the problems arise when countries dispute those claims. at the moment, those countries are disputing those claims. rishaad: i want to give you some of the headlines, reassuring words that china would never or expansion. there will also be cutting 300,000,personnel by making that announcement will me have this gigantic military parade taking place. he is backing up his words was an action it would se

east asia. there's a stationary front bringing rain into japan and also clouds into south korea. we will see the rain chances increase as we go into thursday. meanwhi meanwhile, we do have a severe tropical storm moving to the north and west, and it is approaching the islands towards the weekend. this is going to be a big rainmaker, and expected to be a typhoon at that point. we have to look out for this. as this moves continuely to the north and east, we have to watch how it impacts the tokyo area by next week. rain expected with cooler temperatures on thursday with a high of 21 degrees and rain also down towards the southern portions of china as a low pressure system continues to bring in moisture for the region. quick look in europe. rain for the western portions of the continent, a low pressure system onshore, another day of rainfall for the region from paris down to madrid. you'll need your umbrellas further towards the east. i hope you have a good day. here's your extended outlook. >>> more coming your way here on nhk world and also visit our website for featured stories an

this hearing continues -- to counter isil in the middle east africa and south asia. it takes extreme ideological and protect its including the use of chemical weapons. isil is gain control of syria and iraq erasing the border between these countries. this violent extremist group has enslaved women and girls in carried out horrific attacks in and ethnic and religious minorities and broadcast its barbaric acts on social media. to escape the violence of isil the assad regime and multiple other elements millions have been displaced or fled outside of iraq and syria. the plane has added to the sensitive urgency to restoring restoring -- in a region. while the coalition pushes isil out of some territories including gains by the peshmerga in the north and iraqi security forces and the removal of isil along sections of the border with turkey the self-described islamic state continues to hold key cities including iraq a dan balz on iraq. there executed forces counter is to take back has struggled and brashear remains contested. the same time iranian backed shia militias have

extremist groups like isil, al qaeda and their adherence are expanding across the middle east, africa and south asia including afghanistan. after 14 years of fighting in afghanistan, decisions made in the months ahead will determine whether our sacrifices were worth it. after pulling out of iraq against the advice of our military leaders, the preside president's plan to withdraw from afghanistan would risk a replay of that failure. we look forward to your views on this policy. in addition to the so-called islamic state, the islamic republic of iran has been another main beneficiary of the middle east descent into chaos. for years many of us have urged the administration to develop a strategy in the middle east. unfortunately, that has not happened. instead, the administration is too often treated iran as merely an arms control challenge rather than the wider geopolitical challenge that it is. left unchecked iran has stepped up its activities in eiraq, syria, lebanon, bahrain, gaza and elsewhere. whatever one thinks of the nuclear agreement it will not resolve this larger iran challenge and will like

south in miami. drier as we go out towds the west. now, as eyou look at the forecat in east asiawe are keeping an eye on the remnants of a storm that's taking the moisture along with the stationary front located near the western portion of japan and move towards the east. we had a high pressure system over japan bringing us drier condition, but that's going to change thursday and friday, and the moisture is picked up, drives up over the korean peninsula thursday, and later on in the day into friday, we see the wet weather over japan, and so you will need to have your umbrella, thursday, friday, and saturday, in sapporo, and other areas will dry out for the weekend. over europe, high pressure still sitting right over the northern portions of the continent, keeping it dry, but still a bit cooler as we see the northerly and westerly winds in place. the wet weather continues in the south as instability remains, and expect to see wet weather from rome to madrid with temperatures in the 20s, down to the teens for highs on wednesday further up north. hope you have a good day wherever yo

at a crossroads where the north-south axis of rich and poor intersects with the west-east axis of cultural differences. this is where christian europe meets islamic asiaistanbul lies on the bosporus, the narrow strait that unofficially separates europe from asia. the city has flourished for many centuries as an economic and political center. as constantinople, it was the center of the christian byzantine empire. as istanbul, it was the seat of the turkish-ottoman sultans. after the first world war, the last remnants of the ottoman empire disappeared. turkey, on the losing side, was reduced to its present size. in the 1920s, the political leader ataturk founded the modern turkish state. ankara, to the east, became its new capital. one of ataturk's major goals was economic modernization. development was focused on the cities. the effort led to mass migration from the countryside to urban areas. many villages were completely abandoned, escially in the 1950s and '60s. ( speaking turkish ) translator: this village of formerly 120 families now only houses 35. these 35 households mainly consist of elderly people-- old-age pensioners. i don't think anyone wil

wrapping things up with a look at east asia, a stationary front moves into japan, bringing in the rain, and there's a tropical depression to continue to bring rainfall into south asia, so be prepared for heavier amounts of precipitation as we go into wednesday. i hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> and with that, we wrap up w you're watching france 24. time now for 60 minutes around the world. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. hungary declares a state of emergency on two counties on the border with server he -- with serbia. they are enacting new laws against those being expelled from the conflict in syria. even those fleeing war zones are not exempt.

east china sea, in the south china sea, when china continues to build up on the reef that i also claimed by six nations, including vietnam and the philippines, straddling key shipping lanes in southeast asiagreat deal of concern being raised there. the intercepts, many civilian aircrafts that play in the east china and south china sea, any number of high profile issues on the table, a very important meeting, a lot of symbolism here to try to generate good will and friendship only afforded to america's closesta closest alli. you mentioned there is a state dinner tonight, so something of a set piece here, but a lot of very important substance on the table. >> what you refer to there is what makes this moment so remarkable, this review of troops which we would not have seen. the defense relationship is sort of one of the key issues that ann lee and i were just talking about. it was just a few weeks ago that china had its big military parade to mark the end of world war ii and that commemoration of events and they rolled out military hardware that raised concerns, carrier killer missiles that we hadn't seen before. that defense relationship playing into it. you allude to how this has become v

between the wars and the economic devastation that you're seeing of subsa hair an africa and south asia and middle east is the beacon in a way that in earlier generations and other places of the world the united states is. but i think what is really driving this whole force is just complete desperation. the idea these people -- >> but why now? the desperation has been building certain in the middle east but all across the world. why now? why this summer? >> that's a good question. what you've seen a steady -- starting as a trickle a decade ago and almost every year the numbers have gone up. certainly what you're seeing in syria now and i think syria is going to become worse next year is much larger numbers coming out. but you've always seen this coming out of sub-saharan africa. i don't know why you can pinpoint. >> mike? >> we have a horrific photo on the cover of "the new york times," a turkish police officer carrying a 2-year-old boy drowned, dead. that will galvanize people until about 10:00 a.m. this morning. should we just shut down the united nations for incompetence? >> mike, i can't believe yo

extremist groups like isil, al-qaeda, and their adherents are expanding across the middle east, africa, and south asia, including afghanistan. after 14 years of fighting in afghanistan, decisions made in the months that will determine whether our sacrifices were worth it. after pulling out of iraq against the advice of our military leaders, the president's plan to withdraw from afghanistan would risk a replay of that failure. we look forward to your views on this policy. in addition to the so-called islamic state, the islamic republic of iran has been another main beneficiary of the middle east's descent into chaos. for years, many of us have urged the administration to adopt a regional strategy to counter iran's malign activities in the middle east. unfortunately, that has not happened. instead, the administration has too often treated iran as merely an arms control challenge, rather than the wider geopolitical challenge that it is. left unchecked, iran has stepped up its destabilizing activities in iraq, syria, lebanon, yemen, bahrain, gaza, and elsewhere. whatever one thinks of the nuclear agreemen