. >>> sri lanka's president said he would set up an inquiry into war crimes during the country's civilar. saying u.n. investigators won't be involved despite international pressure. the sri lankan army defeated the tamil separatists ending a 26 year conflict. eng modi the first indian lead tory visit sri lanka in more than 25 years. modi is due to hold talks with the new president there. trade and investment are expected to be at the top of the agenda. let's go to our correspondent live from the capital and, modi returning a visit that was paid to him last month. we are seeing a strengthening of relations here? >> reporter: very much so. relations between sri lanka and indian india had been on the back burner due to the various sort of close relations of the previous government here in sri lanka had chosen to keep can china, obviously in terms of the region and strategic importance there were tensions. as a result, they had sort of an arm's length sproechlt since the new government, since zena has come into power, we have seen relations, offering to make delhi his first stop taking off

. >> sri lanka's president said that ale set up a domestic inquiry into war crimes during the country's civil war. the u.n. investigators won't be involved despite the international pressure. the sri lankan separatists ended a 26-year conflict. and the prime minister has arrived in sri lanka. trade and investment are expected to top the agenda. we have the latest from colombo. >> reporter: the indian prime minister narendra modi's visit return visit to sri lanka after last month after he took over president of the country. things had been somewhat tense between india and sri lanka especially considering it's close alliance with china and the sri lanka government staying very close to china almost antagonizing and raising concerns for the region for big brother about india. here we see sri lanka building bridges and trying to foster that warmth once again. we saw a very warm welcome for the prime minister. he has a very packed schedule over the next two days. he'll be holding talks with the president, the prime minister, and holding talks in colombo as well as paying respects at the indi

modi the first indian prime minister to visit sri lanka in over a quarter of a century. >> harry faucetrom the chinese village 19 months of a devastating flash flood here along with the damage serious doubts remain about the official government story about what happened here. ♪ iraqi government is now confident victory in tikrit is days away iraqi army backed by shia malitia and tribesmen on the front and recaptured some of the western neighborhoods and it focuses on the presidential complex and city center and we are live here in the studio and covered iraq for many years, is this battle in tikrit going as quickly as officials tell us? >> it's certainly going quickly whether it's as quickly as the officials are saying earlier in the week they said they would be in charge of the city of tikrit and would have taken it by about wednesday and it has not happened and they are rolling back on that slightly but going quickly for a few reasons, the fact they have a unified iraqi security force which is shia malitia and sunni tribes can go in for places under i.s.i.l. control and the palace and

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modi is the first indian prime minister to visit sri lanka in 28 years. in talks with sirisena he offered z a $318 million credit line to improve sri lanka's railways. >> support and good wishes for the new journey of peace, reconciliation and progress. we stand with you in your efforts to build a future that accommodates the aspirations all of sections of society. >> sri lanka's former president had a policy of accepting huge assistance packages from china to build infrastructure, but some objected to what they saw as an overreliance on this aid. president sirisena has indicated he would take a different approach. he said modi's visit has strengthened relations between the two countries to a higher level. china's strategy toward the region has been dubbed the string of pearls as it appears to encircle india through the construction of port facilities in sri lanka and other points. india is increasingly wary of china's increased activities in the indian ocean. modi's tour is believed to be part of an effort to limit china's influence in the region. before

. >>> and we'll report from column bow, as the sri lanka president tries to renegotiate multi-billionollars deals with china. ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera. it's time to recap our headlines. iran is calling for an end to the saudi-lead air strikes in yemen. they launched a military campaign to support the president hadi who was driven out of the capitol sana'a last month by houthi rebels. >>> the co-pilot of the germanwings plane crashed it deliberately into the fen. alps. all 150 people on board died. >>> let's get a bit more now on our top story, the strikes in yemen. arab league foreign ministers are meeting. egyptian foreign minister says his government fully supports the joint military strike against houthi forces in yemen. >> translator: we are supporting the legitimacy of the yemenese state so it can carry out its national responsibility to keep the integrity of the territory. yemen is witnessing disturbances that brothers in the gulf are trying to bring back yemen on the road to stability and democratic transformation. >>> well the strikes come as diplomats meet once again

narendra modi becomes the first indian prime minister to visit sri lanka if over a century. in over a century. >> the iraqi deposit is now confident that victory in tikrit is just days away, the iraqi military has been advancing on several fronts. on wednesday forces recapture some neighborhoods only leaving some patterson of the center city in i.s.i.l. hands. >> about 3,000 rake soldiers and police have been attacking positions held by i.s.i.l. as they try to reach the city center. they are backed by 20,000 militia men and sunni tribes tribesmen. suicide bombers and booby trapped buildings is slowed then them down. stopping i.s.i.l. suicide bombers in a vehicle from reaching a baker barracks. the forces are triumph ant. ant. >> thank god. we dead mated their car bombs. >> in baghdad veterans have been queuing up, an organization by iraqi artists. >> should participate in this blood donation campaign. this is a simple thing i offer to my country. >> reporter: elsewhere in the capital, the prime minister said forces fighting i.s.i.l. had made huge gains but also had to protec

modi the first indian prime minister to visit sri lanka in over a quarter of a century. >>> chinese villagemonths after a devastating flash flood and doubts remain about the official government story about what happened here. ♪ the iraqi government is now confident that victory in tikrit is just days away. the iraqi army backed by sierra malitia and tribesmen have been advancing on several fronts and wednesday they captured some western neighborhoods and it focuses on the presidential palace and pockets of the city center and we report. >> reporter: pounding enemy targets on the outskirts of tikrit on the fourth day of a huge offensive. about 3,000 iraqi soldiers and police have been attacking positions held by i.s.i.l. as they try to reach the city center and backed by 20,000 malitia men known as the popular mobilization forces and sunni tribesmen and not lacking military hardware they have been slowed down by snipers, suicide bombers and boobie trapped buildings and this shows stopping i.s.i.l. suicide bombers in a vehicle from reaching the barocks and that are in the western am ambar pro

india's prime minister arrived in the sri lanka city of jaffna. narendra modi was the first indian leader to visit the city >>> egypt unveils plans for a new capital city at the cost of $45 billion, one of a series of big projects announced by the government during an economic development conference. >>> the head of the c.i.a. warned the demeself of the syrian regime could open the doors to i.s.i.l. john brennan says the c.i.a. is being revamped in order to combat i.s.i.l. and other threats to security. more from washington d.c. >> reporter: an assault on staff at the newspaper "charlie hebdo" in paris. bun fire at a cafe in copenhagen and the killing of children at a school in pakistan, the head of u.s. intelligence, says these attacks were a trend to show... . >> the emergence of a terrorist threat difficult to track, and more difficult to this ward. >> that's why the director of the c.i.a. says he's overhauling the agency. critics argued that the c.i.a. has been too focussed. a drop in analytical capability yes and errors were noticed, notably

. >> sri lanka's president.is trying to reme negotiation more than $5 billion worth of chinese deals, that has been assigned -- more from the sri lanka capitol columbo. >> the visit by the schley lan can president comes as a time when china has expressed concerns regarding the future of the investment here in sri lanka. which is seen the coming in of a new government this has led to a lot of concerns. now, a sri lanka team of journalists have been sponsored by the chinese government. has spent over one week in beijing, and some of the key messages coming out has been sort of overall concerns that china hopes that even with the shift of government that there won't be a shift in investment and economic policy, that the hopes of stability and investment will be held, and the confidence of investors won't be broken i spoke to one of the journalists on this visit, and he said that was very much the overriding message which they heard during all their meetings with representatives of chinese government, as well as chi

. >>> narendra modi visits sri lanka. >>> yemen's houthi rebels have taken over the capitol say they have reached an agreement with iran to boost the economy. meanwhile, a new coalition has been formed against the houthis in sanaa. presidents and close aids remain in aden after escaping house arrest last month. we have reports on the political stand off. >> there is a power vacuum in yemen, and iran appears to be capitalizing on it. since the shia houthies forced the president to flee the capitol, iran has found a willing partner. a houthi delegation has just returned from a two-week mission to iran with an economic aid package. a houthi spokes than said that iran is pledging to expand a port help build a power play and provide yemen with enough oil to last a year. they say that the pledge will boost the economy. a spokesman for the exiled government says that the only ones getting a boost from this deal are the houthis. >> the iranian interference is about troops. i don't think iran cannot forwardafford that kind of money. >> it comes after the recent announcement of direct flights

we did hear him talk about india's support for industry sri lanka and reconciliation. they looked at bringing peace to the communities. just hyped me you see the historic public library, a symbol of culture of learning. it was burnt down because of the war. it has been rebuilt and it's very significant. he came here and met the chief minister of the area, the governor, and watched a cultural performance by school children, but his message is not just political. it's about that affinity between india and sri lanka an affinity that has been strained. but here in the northern province not only is he talking about india standing side by side in its pursuit of a future for all communities in this country, including the tamil minority, which he said would bring equality, justice dignity and peace for all and he did talk very much about the fact that the tamil national alliance he spoke to should not be rocking the boat, and should acknowledge that it is just two months since the government took office and there is much work to be done in giving equality and addressing the gr

. >> still to come on this news hour india's prime minister tours sri lanka's civil war zone calling for closer ties between the government and tamils. plus... >> i'm barnaby phillips in croatia. we have reports of how men in the former yugoslavia are now fighting in ukraine. >> and in sports, find out who had an ace up his sleeve at the pga events in florida. >> first on the eve of new talks with iran, u.s. secretary of state john kerry said it's unclear whether an interim deal on its nuclear program is within high speed chase. the u.s. and five other major powers will resume negotiations if with iran in switzerland. the group wants to limit iran's ability to create enough nuclear material to build an atomic bomb. they say this will be the last round having set a deadline for the deal at the end of the month. >> from the beginning these talks have been tough and they've been intense and they remain so. we've made some progress, but there are still gaps, important gaps, and important choices that need to be made by iran in order to be able to move forward. >> the united nations is pr

sri lanka's former president sought to strengthen relations with china.obtained substantial financial support for improving infrastructure. but sirisena chose india as the destination for his first official visit as president. he's pursuing a more global foreign policy than his predecessor. >>> government officials in china have been trying to find ways to curb the problem of air pollution. they want to create urban areas that don't damage the environment. officials in one southwestern city are doing just that by developing and promoting ecofriendly vehicles. nhk world's kunihiro yamamoto reports. >> reporter: a major maker of electric cars in america has set up a base in chengdu fush juan province. it provides both sales and after care. to meet growing demand it has also set up 50 charging stations around the city. >> translator: there are many charging stations. it's very convenient. >> reporter: this manufacturer was recently given a crucial boost. the chinese government is encouraging consumers to buy electric vehicles by offering subsidies of up to $

sri lanka.ave the details of his historic trip it & what it could mean for the neighboring countries when we come back. >> tuesday on "the stream". >> the annual south by southwest festival has been a breeding ground for some of the biggest tech innovations in the world. we'll take you there, giving you a glimpse into the future. >> "the stream". tuesday, 1:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> hello again. the top story on his al jazerra. many people are feared dead after cyclone pam hit the south pacific nation of vanuatu. the red cross says the destruction is unbelievable. winds of more than 250-kilometers an hour brought downpour lines and caused storm surges. >>> china has sent fighter jets to its border with myanmar and is accusing myanmar of an air raid in chinese territory that killed four people. myanmar says it's targeting ethnic chinese rebel that his wants to take over the cocaine region. egypt says it will build a new administrative capital east of cairo. part of a series of m

. >>> and the sri lanka president tries to renegotiate deals with china, and in sport the final lineup the cricket world cup is confirmed. details still ahead with robin. ♪ >>> it's now thought the germanwings plane was deliberately steered into the mountainside. a french prosecutor who listened to the voice recordings says the plane's co-pilot crashed the plane on purpose after locking the captain out of the cockpit. he is a german citizen with no known links to terrorism. the sharp news comes as relatives of those on board traveled to the scene of the crash. charlie angelo reports. >> reporter: as search teams prepare for another day of combing the vast crash site analysis of the black box has already started to reveal the plane's final moments. listening to voice recordings prosecutors say the pilot was locked out of the cockpit during the flight's final moment. the co-pilot apparently conscious was at the control and appears to have deliberately crashed the plane. the passengers are heard screaming just before the plane's final impact. >> translator: the most likely interpretation

it's the affinity between sri lanka. one that had been in previous years with the government being closely aligned to china. here in the province not just is he talking about india standing side by side in a pursuit of a future for all communities in the country, including the tam ill minority bringing equality justice, dignity and peace for all. he talked about the fact that the tamil national alliance who he spoke to should essentially acknowledge the fact that he realised that it's too much before the government took office. there's a lot of work to be done in addressing the grievances of the tamil people that the new government may need time. >> it's an important time for relations between the two countries. they have been strained haven't they? >> that's right. in terms of this whole visit that we have seen and unfolding over the last two days. almost unthinkable a few years ago. the new government say the president himself did pledge that they could redraw or re-organise the country's foreign policy. the previous g

. >>> healing relations narendra modi visits jaffna to meet the displaced from sri lanka's long civil war. first, iraqi forces battling i.s.i.l. say the city of tikrit will be freed within 72 hours. control of tikrit which is the home town of former president saddam hussein is seen as crucial in the fight against the armed group. people, at least 13 kurdish peshmerga fighters have been killed in i.s.i.l.'s shelling. this incident took place south of the oil-rich city of kirkuk. let's talk to our correspondent jane arraf, in the iraqi capital. first of all, tikrit how credible is the optimism from the iraqi forces that they could liberate this important town within three days. >> well liberate is a sweeping word. what they are saying is they believe that they are confident in eradicating the i.s.i.l. preps in tikrit. the major pockets of i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. holds half the city. it's not a huge number of fighters. the reason this is taking so long, and the offensive started a week ago, is i.s.i.l.'s main tactics are explosives and snipers, and people willing to blow themselves up. as iraq

. >> sri lanka's president is on his first official visit to china. they are trying to renegotiate $5 billion of chinese deals. we go to colombo for more >>> a visit by the sri lankan president cams at a time when china expressed concerns regarding an investment in sri lanka, which saw the coming in of a new government. china, the biggest project has been suspended pending review. it led to concerns. a sri lankan team of journalists have been sponsored by the chinese government. some of the key messages coming out has been overall concern that china hoped with a shift of government there won't be a shift investment and economic quality and they heaped stability of investment will be healed and confidence won't be broken. i spoke to a journalist. he heard that was the overriding message when they meat with chinese government and companies. their relationship goes back centuries, and the convention centre you see behind me is a gift to sri lanka during the '60s. it's not something that is a new relationship, but china elevated this to a strategic partner

sri lanka civil ward ended in 2009, the defeat of the rebels., it is estimated that at least 80,000 people had been killed. this update. >> a domestic process a which he said would be starting within the next month he said the initial work has begun and this process would start soon. now, that committee would seek the views of the united nations, the president has gone on record as saying that the views of the united nations and the international community would go to strengthen this domestic process. however, pushed on whether international investigators would be allowed into the country, he drew the line. he said there has been a process, but confident and trust has been built among the international community, into this domestic process promised by his government, and therefore, no outside investigators would be necessary, he did say that in corporating these views of the community, which it has been very much ensubstantialed in the last two months and there seems to be some sort of goodwill by both sides and this is very much in contrast to

sri lanka showing fight in their taste. 272/4 with 10 overs left. aston villa could face an investigation after a win over west broom ended in a goal. delph claims to have been bitten by a pitch invader. fans throw seats. barcelona's chances of winning the pannish title looked unlikely. they can climb to the top of the league. they trail. ed leaders lost. scoring after 26 minutes. they failed to record a league win for the second consecutive game. bayern munich pulled 11 clear. they came from rah goal down to win 3-1. fernando alonzo scored a brilliant kick. it was covering through three second-half goals. they'll turn the attention to a wednesday champion's league. 0-0 for the first leg. >> second place wolves burg fell behind and suffered the first defeat winning 1-nil. >>> domestic football in greece made a return. after it was suspended. the games this weekend, including this match were played in front of empty stands. matches were halted last week after violence between olimpy arkos and panay tan ike os. >> palmers footballers will return to th

it is true the human rights council has been a force on accountability whether it's in syria, in sri lanka, north korea. it's not the security council. it's the human rights council that has created commission of quin inquiry and exposed great abuses in some places, have applied pressure in the way of the security counsel to act. >> one example is the syria commission of inquiry, these four commissioners were appointed by the human rights counsel. in the next few days they will present their latest report and they may release a list of those they believe are responsible for carrying out war crimes. it could have an impact that other parts of the u.n. have failed to achieve. the u.n. security council is the most important body in world affairs, with a foerster authorize the use of force and to send cases to the international criminal court, but for four years, on accountability for war crimes in syria, there has been complete deadlock here in new york. >> in fact, it's this chamber more than 6,000 kilometers away on the other side of the atlantic that could have more impact. there is no cha

forces of the government in sri lanka as well as liberation tigers. whether this credible domestic investigative unit is called is questionable whether it will deliver. people in the north in particular want an official acknowledgment of what happened to them and they want justice. >> two police officers have been shot during a protest in ferguson missouri. they are being treated in hospital. people gathered outside the city's police headquarters after the police chief resigned following a report that found widespread racism within his department. stephanie decker reports. >> just as the protest was breaking up around midnight, the shots were heard. >> as we were about to pack our cameras up, we hear what we thought were fireworks up the street. turns out happened three more times. it was gunfire because we saw the muzzle fire from a gun on top of the street and so we all kind of just ducked down and once we dug down saw the cop was shot right next to us. >> one police officer was shot in the face, another in the shoulder. it happened at a protest out

during all of their meeting with representatives of chinese government as well as chinese companies, sri lankave and china's relationship go back many centuries even the conventions that you see behind me as a gift to sri lanka during the '60s '60s it's not a new relationship but china elevated it to a extra team i can project with the president here last year and this visit is very much expected to try to alay concerns as well as make sure that the future of this relationship stays firm. >>> it's been a tradition in the pharaoh islands for centuries but now the hunting of pilot wales is coming under crowing criticism. animal rights active activists saying the killing is cruel and unnecessary. >> reporter: this is the sort of hand carved hunting knife used to a traditional pharaoh whale hunt known as the grind. >> you then cut up the spinal court. and the whale will die in like seconds. >> reporter: for centuries the people of the islands have killed pilot wales for food. drawing passing pods in to challe so waters. each year it's estimated the hunt takes 1.1% of the population. >> i like the

. >> sri lanka's president pledges a war crimes inquiry but rejects international pressure to involve the u.n. >> a russian shopping center where he could by fire. many are trapped under the rubble. >> four years of killing, four years of destruction and four years of civil war in syria the united nations has failed to act, failed to protect civilians from the consequences are war say 21 leading aid agencies. >> while the international community looks on, barrel bombs are still falling on communities like this one in aleppo. crude weapons branded illegal by the u.n. that kill indiscriminately. a u.n. backed report said the war has cost syria $200 billion and plunged most of its people into poverty. the u.n. estimates more than 220,000 people have been killed so far. 7.5 million are displaced inside syria and 4.5 million are said to be trapped in besieged or hard to reach areas. almost 4 million people are registered as refugees. the battle for aleppo has split the city into government and rebel controlled areas, as part of our special coverage to mark the conflict entering its fifth a

sri lanka's president has announce add domestic inquiry into the 26 year long civil war. the inquiry will not involve the united nations, but the president says their views will be taken into account. both government forces and rebels are alleged to have perpetrated war crimes the civil war ended in 2009 was a defeat of the rebels. but then it is estimated that at least 80,000 people had been killed this update from co lum bow. >> what the president is promising is a domestic process, investigative committee, which he said would be started within the next month, he said initial work has begun, and that this process would start soon now that committee would seek the views of the united nations, the president has gone on record as i aing that the views of the united nations and the international community would go to strengthen this domestic process however pushes on whether international investigators would be allowed into the country, he drew the line. he said there has been a process, but confidence and trust has been built among the international community into this dom

the chinese president wants to strengthen relations with sri lanka in a mutually beneficial relationship >> super markets unvenezuela are introducing new measures to combat food shortages. people have been signed specific days to shop. we have more from the capitol caracas. >> private super markets in venezuela introduced a new system to curb food shortages and also the hour long queue's affecting the country. with the new system, shopping can be limited to one day according to i.d.'s. on a monday, people whose i.d. ends with a one or two would be allow to buy items that have gone scarce, milk, sugar or even flour. the venezuela government is planning on introducing fingerprint scanners. these scanners would control according to the government, what they've called speculative shopping or hoarding. the idea is to basically stop what has become a rampant contraband problem with people tripping out close to 40% of what the country produces. people have come to the supermarket to discover two of the items that have gone missing from most shelves soap and fabric softener. >> at least two peop

. >>> still to come another inquiry into sri lanka's civil war, but there are already questions aboutmpartial it will be. >>> and as the number of illegal migrants in greece grows, the government pushes for them to go elsewhere. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again, a reminder of the stop stories here on al jazeera. the u.n. has been accused of utterly failing the people of syria. >>> police in ferguson in the u.s. state of missouri have described the shootings of two officers as an ambush. >>> and 25 people are missing, feared dead after a shopping center caught fire in russia. five others have been confirmed dead. >>> isil-linked fighters who attacked a police station in the libyan capitol tripoli. a bomb was placed under a police car and detonated close to the foreign ministry. >>> talks between libya's rival governments appear to have stalled. the tobruk based delegation has not yet arrived. previously saying they wanted more time to reveal finer details of a deal. the fighting is mainly between two rival militia units. that parliament wasn't elected but legally installed by libya's constitutional

a dropped catches and sloppy bowling allowing sri lanka to chase down the target. at the crease their batsmen thrived. kumar sangakkara and they'ra mannery bringing up -- they'ra many bringing up tonnes. rocking to a 9-wicket victory. >> anything can happen in the tournament, you know. we were one down when things started. but we came back really hard. but that is not - in the end we have to play against australia in the next match. we want to win that match also. >> when we bowl one bad ball every couple of overs or every over, you'll be punished and we were. >> england need to pin a final two group games against bangladesh, and afghanistan, to avoid being knocked out >>> in sunday's other match, the world cup hopes of pakistan were kept alive with a win over zimbabwe. pakistan batting first. leading the way with 73. an unbeaten half century, 19992 champions stored 235/7. zimbabwe couldn't chase down the total. payesman ries taking four wickets, pakistan winning by 20 runs. >> when you stop clicking you need to be really aggressive in your bowling line-up. if we a

the whole sri lanka batting innings played really well and there's pressure, no doubt about it. our attitude was we've got to find a way to take wickets. it shows how long the game's come now that you can think about chasing 375 runs, but it's the skill of the players and the work they put in. >> new zealand beating having a. he took 4-18 of his 300th wicket in the pros. they made short work chasing that down, top scored with with 57 improving to a six wicket win with 84 balls to spare. they sit comfortably on top of pool a. >> it's always a good wicket here. you restrict teams to under 300 traditionally, you've got a chance of winning. we went into it thinking it was going to be a tough day. >> almost going bust out of business this week after taking on atlanta right now. the game is only taking place after the league gave the team $6 million in emergency funds so they can play their remaining matches this season. a court will decide whether to clear the club bankrupt. the game is 0-0 with a few minutes left to go. >> two months ago title hopes looked faded but now barcelona on

and they are through to the cricket world cup semifinal. 133 was never going to be enough for sri lankauth africa's spinners that did the damage. jp dameny taking the hat trick and four wickets for saher. 18s over is all it took for south africa to complete the victory and give these guys big miles on their faces. look at that one there. how does it feel then to have won a match, a knockout match in the cricket world cup? >> it feels fantastic the way we've come back after losing to pakistan taking four wickets taking three wickets and all i can see is we just see ourselves in the final of the world cup. go south africa. >> you think it's in the final already? this is is guy has come from south africa to watch the cricket world cup. do you think they can win. >> absolutely. we passed the big c word choking first, we got our loss out of the way, win win win. >> let's see, let's put it to the test. come on are south africa going to win this cricket world cup? >> yeah! >> i think that's as yes. >> i think it is. lee james reporting in sydney. south africa's win unfortunately meant there wa

sri lanka eventually crumbled for 312, australia winning by 64 runs. >> i thought they played really well, the whole sri lankan batting innings, we were under pressure, no doubt about it. we had to continue to take wickets. our attitude was we've got to find a way to take wickets. it those how far the game has come, it's the skill of the players, the work they put in. >> new zealand have made it five wins after five beating afghanistan. the damage was done, taking four order 18 notching up his 300 ad o.d.i. wicket in the process. they made short work of chasing that down, top scored with 57 cruising to a six wicket win with 84 balls to spare. they sit comfortably on top. >> it's always a good wicket here. if you restrict teams to 300 you have a good chance of winning. we went into it thinking it's going to be a tough day. >> two months ago their title hopes seem to have faded but now barcelona are back on top. they went into their match trailing real madrid by two points after real's loss saturday. it came with plenty of impetus lewis scored twice and a record 30 second hat trick in 3

with dropped catches and sloppy bowling allowing sri lanka to easily chase down the target. at the crease their batsmen thrived. kumar sangakkara and syria mannery bringing up tonnes as sri lanka rocked to 312/1, a 9-wicket victory. england need to win the final two games against bangladesh and afghanistan to avoid being knocked out >>> rafael nadal will go for a record of equalling 46th clay when he plays in the open. meanwhile, his long of time rival roger federer won the dubai tennis championship for a 7th time beating world number one novak djokovic in their 37th on-court meeting. roger federer took the first 6-3, the second closer. and took him until the 11 game to break novak djokovic's serve and take a 6-5 lead. serving out the set sealing sa 6-3, 7-5 win securing the second title of the year. >> i think i won the big points. i was 2 for 2 on the breakpoints. i've been effective on break points all week. it's something you wish was the case every single match, it's impossible. it depends on your opponent. i did well together and i think novak - i don't want to say let

sri lanka romped to 312/1, a 9-wicket victory. >> anything can happen in the tournament. we were one down when things started. but we came back really hard. but that's not - at the end we have to play against australia in the next match. we want to give 100% and win the match. >> you look at the best sides or bowlers, they are predicted to be good and when we are firing we are predictably good. we have two tall guise effective, swinging the ball. so that's the balance of their attack. rooty gets a bit of a bowl. when we are - when we bowl well we put on the pressure creating opportunities. today we didn't. >> glapd need to win the final two group games against bangladesh and afghanistan to avoid being knocked out >>> in sunday's other match pakistan kept their world cup hopes alive beating zimbabwe in a pool b match in brisbane by 20 runs. leading the charge with 73. and an unbeaten n on half a century. posting 235/7. zimbabwe close. pakistan's bowlers stood the test. four wickets taken by each bowler. zimbabwe 215/9. >> if the batting is not clicking, you need to be aggr

. >>> now, the prime minister modi promised closer economic ties with sri lanka. speaking of the talks with the new president, mr. modi said he would address trade concern and help with some key projects including the development of the islands railways. mr. modi is the first indian prime minister to make an official visit to sri lanka in almost three decades. he spoke of sri lanka's and india's shared history and shared future. >> being in the region out on the same journey, the lives of our people. when we work step in step. >> you're watching news day on bbc. >>> still to come on the program, what does this mean to modern day india? we'll find out. bring the delicious taste of hershey's chocolate to anything - everything. with hershey's spreads, the possibilities are delicious. ♪ real fruit in silky smooth dove dark chocolate. new dove fruit. choose a pleasure less ordinary. >>> this is bbc world news. the latest headlines. iraqi government troops backed by shia militias are consolidating their control as a large part of tikrit in an operation to recapture the

. >>> and cricket, sri lanka chasing down a victory the getting 310. sarah coats reports. >>reporter: growing up in wellington singing the national anthem. ♪♪ >>reporter: england were perhaps thinking about how to save themselves and their world cup campaign. with their opening in middle order batsman gone easily england's young gun stepped up. the 24 year old carving out a career best 121. >> we've dropped catches and sloppy bowling allowing sri lanka to easily chase down their target. at the crease their batsman thrived. they dropped to 312 for 1. >> i think anything can happen in this tournament. you know. we were one down when things started. but we came back really hard. but that's not the end. we have to play against ausa in the next match. so we want to win that match also. >> when we bowl one bad bowl, every couple of overs or every over, you're going to be punished. and we were. >>reporter: england now needs to win their final two group games against bangladesh and afghanistan to avoid being knocked out. >>> sunday's games saw pack stand keeping their world cup ho

a hat trick along with four wickets brought sri lanka out for 143. south africa with an unbeated 78 for a nine-wicket win. >> we didn't come all this way to say say that we believe we've brought the right group to achieve that. we'll really have to regroup today. i think it might be in auckland where we see we over come the next obstacle. >> lindsey vonn with with win. the men's world cup down hill his second world cup title. >>> lance armstrong is refusing to leave the spotlight. now it's reported the banned cyclist has secretly met the ahead of the u.s. anti-doping agency. his organization exposed his organization and led to being stripped of seven tour de france titles. armstrong hopes that his ban will be reduced and he can compete in other sports. >>> peace at last for the formula one team after a dispute overshadowed the new season. confirmed a settlement has been reached over the decision not to give him a driver seat, and was turned back at the melbourne circuit. now he has agreed to walk away. >>> these are worrying times for the nfl. a tale

. >>> and narendra modi meeting people who were displaced by sri lanka's long civil war. >>> yemen's houthi rebels who have taken over the capitol say they have reached an agreement with iran to boost the economy. meanwhile, a new coalition has been formed against the houthies in sanaa. the president and his close aids remain in the city of aden after escapeing house arrest last month. we have reports on the political stand off. >> reporter: there is a power vacuum in yemen and iran appears to be capitalizing ton. since the shia houthies forced him to flee the capitol iran has found a willing partner. a houthi spokesman said that they'll provide yemen with enough oil to last a year. the houthi's say that the pledge of support will boost the economy and bilateral relations. a spokesman for the exiled government said that the only ones getting a boost from this deal are the houthis. >> the iranian interference is merely about military support to some militia or militia groups. iran has then supported any country economically. the most important point hire is the yemeni daily consumptio

millions of syria live in neighbouring countries, sri lanka's president revealed plans to set up a domestic inquiry into crimes committed during the 26-year civil war. it's scenes like that this the investigation is expected to examine. tam ills say the hospital was shelved, patients injured and seeking help or killed by the go. . for 26 years tamil tigers mainly women, have been accused of attacking civilians, recruiting child soldiers. government soldiers have been accused of the same crimes but it's believed they ramped up attacks at the end of the war of the it's claimed they used heavy weapons like these to fair chels into safe zones -- shells into safe zones containing civilians. fighting raged around them. they remained trapped until the army defeated the tamils in may 2009. the government denies committing war crimes. i'm joined by our correspondent in columbo. i know that you have spoken to the president's office. what did they say to snu. >> the president's office confirmed that they have essentially put down a time frame. they talked about an investigative committee that would be

helped south afteria thrash sri lanka in the cricket world cup.e also marked the end of the odi careers of sri lanka batsmen. >>> stay with the quarter final theme. roger federer is into the last eight in indian competition in california. he was dumped out of the australian open earlier this year. he is bidding for a fifth title. nadel is also into the last eight. that's it. more later. >> thank you very much indeed. just a recap of our main story on al jazeera. a manhunt somebody underway in tooenz for three people suspected of being involved in an attack in the capitol tunis. 22 people were killed when gunmen stormed the bardo museum in tunis. we'll have plenty more on that and the rest of the world's news with my colleague david foster live from london. i hope you do stay with us. ♪ >>> hostages run for their lives as gunmen storm a museum in tunisia, killing 24 people according to state television. [ sirens blaring ] >> security forces have now killed two of the gunmen and we understand they are hunting for three other suspects. ♪ >> good to h

sri lanka is a first batsman to score. his break in performance came side with a victory over scotland. his innings are 124 comes after offensive against bangladesh, england and australia. sri lanka in the final four game game. >> the privilege to share the dressing room, so it's fantastic playing wonderfully at the moment. hopefully it would continue the form. >> and scotland has sent home their most experienced player with one game still left in the tournament after a breach of the team code of ethics. they allegedly tweeted that he was left out of the sri lankan match for racial reasons. he was born in scotland and is of pakistani descent. >>> the new formula one season starts on sunday in australia thanks is already controversy. the team isthe court upheld that van deguard has to be given a car for the australian grand prix. he said that they promised him a place on the team in 2015 before changing their minds. >>> the result of the appeal in the next 24 hours. the case has a chance of succeeded. >> from a black letter

sri lanka showed some fight.angakkara making a third conservative century, they were out for 312, australia winning. they reach the quarter finals. >> i thought they played really well the sri lankan batting team they played well under pressure. no doubt about it. we had to continue to take wickets, i think. again, we had to find a way to take wickets. and it shows how far the games come that you can think about chasing 375 runses. it's the skill of the players and the work they put in. other co-hosts new zealand made it five whips out of five. daniel vettory did most of the damage taking 4-18. new zealand dismissed afghanistan for 186, making sure they chased. new zealand crews to a 6-wicket win with 80 balls to spare, sitting top of pool b. later it's a must win match for england. england lose three out of four pool a matches, they need to win, before reaching the quarterfinals. reaching bangladesh guarantee them a place in the last eight. >> there's pressure in the world cup, and on us as a team because we hav

essentially prime minister modi saying he supported sri lanka's independence movement, years back supported by india building bridges between the singalese and tamil community efforts to build a future that includes all communities including the minority tamil community that will ensure justice and equality for all these sections of the community. so all in all not just a feel good factor but an important part of have i have i sri lankan associate. housing built by the indian government for those who had been displaced by the war. >> talks of parliament have been postponed for five days after one side failed to show up. absence of the government based in tobruk. members from the trib li based national congress were concerned about the appointment of renegade appointment of chalifta hafa. >>> yemen's houthi rebels, captured one area, similar protests in yip ibb and ta'izz. >> passed through dardanelles strait in northern turkey. refugees who were trying to reach italy had been taken to the nearby town of galibalu. >>> cairo will not be the president of egypt forful longer if egyptian plans a

. >>> india's prime minister is proposing regular have it sises to sri lanka. the comments on the start of his two-day trip to the island. he is the first indian leader in 28 years to make the visit. new agreements are being signed with trade negotiations. >> the bank of india, and the central bank of sri lanka have agreed into an currency [ inaudible ] of 1.5 billion usd. this will help keep the [ inaudible ] rupee stable. >> sorry for the poor quality on that clip. >>> it has been years since flood waters swept through this area. the government was accused of being unprepared and hiding the number of deaths. harry fawcett reported from that village immediately after the disaster 19 years later, he has been back to try to fine more answers. >> reporter: the river that runs through here is a triple now. but the destruction it left in the summer of 2013 is still visible. we arrived four days of the flood to a town full of grief and anger. they were accusing authorities of covering up the true extent of the death toll. another person is trying to talk to us and t

we dropped catches and sloppy bowling allowing sri lanka to easily chase down their target.e crease battle and thrived. both bringing up tons as sri lanka rocked to 312 to 1 and 9 wicket victory. >> anything can happen in this tournament you know. we wonder when things started. but we came back really hard but that's not in the end we have to play against australia in the next match. we want to give 100% in that match, also every over you are going to be punished. we were. >> england now need to win their final two group games against bangladesh to avoid being knocked out. sarah coats, al jazeera. >> pakistan keeping their homes alive with a nervy win over zimbabwe batting first. backstan captain. 1992 champion scored 235 to 7. zimbabwe couldn't quite chase total. >>> keep looking for a win. so, this is the way we have to approach the game. >> a special page there with the latest news from the critic world cap at our website, aljazeera.com forward slash port. liverpool's victories our top story there. all right andy thank you. machine guns in the first fighter jets took to t

australia puts their place in cricket's world cup with sri lanka. more on that. stay with us. >>> welcome back. 40 u.s. high school students are competing to take homung of the world's most trestprestigeous science awards. tom ackerman met one who is well on the way to a career in advanced physics can you explain to me what you did here? >> michael winston's mother admits she doesn't understand her son's project which wong him a spot in intel's annual science talent competition. he has a passion for quantum mechanics, the cutting edge of theoretical physics. >> i solve differential equations and i want to figure out how to do better in a video game. clearly, plenty of people do well without doing that. michael taught himself calculus at the age of 9. last year, he won a silver medal in the olympiad a high school competition of more than eighty countries. though few people may understand his field of interest he says, it's a key to improving the world. >> nuclear power and clean energy, super connecting wires are wires with no resistance which would like make elec

they allegedly tweeted that he was left out of the sri lanka match for. racial reasons.e was born in scotland and is of pakistan descent. >> the new former are a one starts on sunday in australia and there has already been controversy. the team is appealing against the court decision to force them to use ditch rider. it was a ruling upheld that he has to be given a car for the australian grand prix. he says that they promised him a place on the team in 2015 before changing their mind. >> i look forward to going back to the team. i have a very good relationship with the team, so i'm looking forward to the race this weekend. >> the result of the appeal is due in the next 24 hours. earlier we spoke with london base sport john masad who said that they have a chance of succeeding on safety grounds. >> from a letter of the law perspective if you look at his contract, he has a right to race, of course, but formula one is more specific than that. you need to look beyond the actual terms of the contract and look at the safety provisions in terms of having a driver racing in a rac

so much for bringing us up to date with the latest still to come, a war crimes investigation in sri lanka there will be no foreign involvement. plus, the hunt for survivors after a fatal fire at a russian shopping mall, and in sport, the correct world cup giant aiming to take out another of the top nations >> but he said the inquiry would not involve the united nations. up to 100,000 people were killed in the 26 year conflict reports from calum bow. >> she has just been released on bail the investigation department said she aided terrorists. she said she was punished for campaigning to find her missing son. i feel it's because of going to demonstrations that they took me in. to take revenges. >> jake and thousands like her have tried hard to find out what happened during the war especially the bloody last stages. both the military and have been accused of war crimes the agency was crushed the agency in power denied any wrongdoing, now the new president say as new mechanism will start working in a month lit be faired balanced unbuyed and independent, and take into account views within the