factories in the philippines shed 137,000 jobs. around the world, there are now growing calls for universal social security. dr. rene ofreneo is among the leading advocates for the cause in the philippines. >> in 1948, the united nations came up with this historic declaration on human rights, and, with no ifs and not buts, it declared that-- the u.n. system declared that social protection is the right of all workers. >> and if they need it anywhere, they need it here. the number going hungry rose to 23% of the population at the beginning of the year. >> they have nothing, no means to survive. the lack of social security drives people towards desperation. uh, drives them towards-- to commit acts sometimes of lawlessness, or little undesirable social outcomes. if you have a good-looking daughter, well, sometimes you close your eyes, okay? you go to this, uh, club, you work in the club, you have all these stories, and they are repeated over and over. >> across the globe, only 20% enjoy adequate social protection, almost exclusively in

. >>> the tide is turning in the philippines, people who once demanded u.s. forces leave the country now want them back. we'll tell you why. >>> u.s. president barack obama is seeking international support for a streak on syria. he arrived in stockholm earlier and is holding talks with fredrik reinfeldt. in russia he hopes to convince g-20 leaders that military action is necessary. the u.s. and britain and france say they are convinced syrian forces used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of civilians last month. the regime of syrian president ba bashar al assad needs to be punished but faces stiff opposition from the leaders of russia and china. vladimir putin and jinping also stated their objections to a military strike. putin says russia may resume selling anti-aircraft missiles if western countries attack without u.n. approval. >>> putin could start shipments to syria and added that accusations about the use of chemical weapons in syria should be based on solid evidence and not on rumors, intelligence from eavesdropping or chatter. putin said if there is pr

consequently, mcarthur is plucked from the philippines. he goes to australia, and roosevelt gives him command of the southwest pacific area. that is roughly half of the pacific war zone. the other half goes to admiral chester nimitz who i mentioned earlier. after mcarthur leaves the philippines, he is plagued with doubt, plagued with humiliation, and he then makes his famous battle cry regarding the philippines: i sal return. i shall return. by mid 1944 there is a competition, a controversy between two forces as to how to win the war in the pacific. admiral nimitz and his forces have been conducting an island campaign. they've jumped from guadalcanal, they island hopped to saipan, eventually to iwo jima and okinawa, and it's brilliant strategy because it leaves other well-fortified japanese bases to wither on the vine as he hop scotches across the pacific. and nimitz's point of view is that we can continue to do this, we'll eventually surround the japanese, strangle them economically which will obviate the necessity of a very bloody invasio

he was, as we learned, governor general of the philippines. and an important part in that country's development and our relationship with it. in 1901 to 1904, in 1904, the secretary of war, today called the secretary of defense. then his term as president in 1909 to 1913, and then later on, 1921 to 1930, the life's wish to become chief justice of the united states. also the early positions, the secretary of war, governor general of the philippines, which was most helpful to his experience in the white house? >> i think it made him a national figure. he said i'm not going to run in 1908. ella was probably too old. there was will taft from ohio, a state that mattered to republicans in those years so he became the logic of the situation. >> very briefly, why does the united states have the ability to appoint the governor general of the philippine s? >> the result of the spanish-american war and the treaty of paris in the summer of 1898, spain creeded the philippines to the united states and they became a possession and would remain so until 1946.

it was returned to the philippines in 1992 amid a rising sense of nationalism. today, once again, u.s. war ships are using the base. a carrier, a rescue boat and a marine research vessel. port officials say 89 american warships used the facility last year, double the number from a year earlier. the united states has been lobbying hard asking officials to support its joint use of subic. the mayor received a visit from the u.s. ambassador. >> when i talked to him june 26. he just asked me what is your stand. what was my stand as the incoming mayor in case the americans will be coming back. >> reporter: the philippine navy has been involved in repeated standoffs with china. it supports the return of the americans. this former vice commander says china started stepping up its activities soon after the u.s. forces gave up the base. he says china builds structures on tiny islands to bolster its claims. >> there's some small markers. then if you do not mine them, there will be a bigger float, then they start coming up with steel something, then what they will do is pour

they took the family to the philippines. e had a chance to travel around the world and also had a chance to introduce her children to this travel. she learned different languages. philippines to the united states and they became the possessorbefore she and thet there, taft -- mrs. taft like to have dinners and incorporate philippines people. these are programs from the different rank that were there. william howard taft and his family. they treated him just like equals. mrs. pat -- taft invited them to dinners. of thetended a lot celebrations. she liked to see the band play. entertainment was a big part of the things she did over there when in part of the philippines. this is where we keep more valuable artifacts as well as things on display. as we come in, we see mrs. taft collected a lot of philippines items. theyis a storage chest bought over there. it was one of the items they were able to pick up while there. some photographs from ladies in the philippines. they took some formal photographs here. and gavee inscriptions t

the mlf demands that the philippine government implements the peace agreement. it is opposing ongoing peace talks with another break away group, the moro islamic liberation front saying the peace talks are not inclusive or representing the needs of the moro people in the philippines. >> a huge undertaking off the coast of italy. crews will try to sit the "costa cordia" right side up, more than a year after it toppled over. a record on two hills, a story behind a weird-looking bysicle and the guy behind it. i'm jith - -- john henry smith, heights of sport later. >> at least 35 people were injured after a greyhound bus drove off an ohio interstate. the detroit bound bus overturned in a corn field. six passengers had to be flown by helicopter to a hospital. it's not clear exactly what caused the crash. >> the grounded coast crewship has been lying on its side for well over a year. a team is about to attempt to put it right-side up. a team of 500 people will start to roll over the massive ship. the process has never been tried on a ship this large. it will take 12 h

we'll have an update from the region. >> in the philippines, the stand off between government forces and separatists demanding independence is in its fourth day. hundreds of held hostages and thousands forced to flee. we have more. >> it's been four days since fighting broke out between the philippine government and moral national liberation front. there seems to be no sign it will slow down. here in southern philippines, the city remains on lockdown. over 100 civilians remain hostage with fighters in several suburban village here. over the last few hours, hundreds of soldiers have moved in, government forces. we've spoken to u.n. rights observers saying this is increasingly a humanitarian concern. the philippine government is putting the number of those forced to leave their homes at at least 14,000. there are families still trapped between the fighting, unable to get out. there are several bodies that have been decomposing since fighting broke out early monday morning. the muslim rebel i don't know was led in the 1960's. it's signed a peace agreement with the philippine government

also ahead, a cease-fire between rebels and the philippines military collapsed only hours after it came into force. >>> we're in south sudan where u.n. piecekeepers are tries to stop members of a tribe from being killed. >>> shark soup is taken off the menu at official events. >>> five days after russia proposed a plan to bring syria's chemical weapons under international control there are signs of diplomatic progress. the white house has said it's open to a u.n. resolution that isn't backed by force. the threat of military action was one of russia's main objections. russia is syria's main ally at the u.n., but the u.s. could still take action without u.n. approval. the report by chemical weapons inspectors into the attack in august could be submitted on monday. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon said it would overwhelmingly show that chemical weapons were used. talks between russia and u.s. entered a third day in switzerland. u.s. officials are quoted as saying both sides are coming to an agreement. >>> this was the scene in geneva where we expect to hear from the russian foreign m

there's several islands in between the philippine. this storm is massive. it's going to bring flooding downpours. we are going to even see mud slides out of the system as it makes its way towards hong kong. it is expected to make landfall in hong kong saturday night into sunday morning. flooding downpours, really not a time for people to be out close to the water. preparations need to be underway and folks need to brace for this life threatening storm. it is the largest of the season. typically this season sees 20-25 during the season. this is the largest so far, 680 miles wide. on the home front,er we are looking at damaging winds from detroit back into indianapolis, also. i'll tell you about that just a bit later. >> thank you. >> the death toll from the flooding in colorado is now at seven and could go up more. 140 people are still unaccounted for. flood damage spanned 17 counties and nearly 2,000 square miles. this some roads could be closed for weeks if not months. so many victims don't have flood insurance. people that said so far, more than 10,000 peo

the eye of the storm is passing between the philippines and taiwan. the most powerful cyclone of 2013 has the potential to do great damage in hong kong. preparations for this hit are underway. craig leeson joins us live from hong kong. craig tell us more about the preparations. >> well, it was a beautiful day here in hong kong. you wouldn't have expected that a super-noon was on its -- supertyphoon was on its way. the flag was hoisted about today but people went about their business as though nothing was happening. but that wasn't the case in the philippines and taiwan where the super-typhoon they were the first land masses for it to hit. the might of the u.s. navy's pacific fleet, the u.s.s. bonhomme richard, pulled out 24 hours before the typhoon usagi's arrival. it formed in the pacific early in the week and has tracked northeast through the luzon strait that separates the philippines and taiwan. in the philippines 100 families were evacuated from islands as torrential rain caused floodings in four regions. waves as big as buildings began smashing s

mall siege and pounded by typhoons and torrential rain floodings and landslides wreak havoc in the philippines. ♪ ♪ >> the death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwest pakistan has risen to more than 200. pakistan's army is sending troops and helicopter to his the remote ring town help with the rescue effort. magnitude 7.8 quake destroyed hundreds of home homes. doctors, food and a thousand tents are being sent to the region. hundreds have been injured and left homeless. the quake was so strong it created a small island off the coast. it was visible from the port. for more now let's speak to the bureau chief for dawn news. our apologies, we don't actually have him on the line right now. but we will endeavor to get him. let's move to some other news now. and iran's president says he's ready for talks. he was making his first address as president to the united nations general assembly in new york. he insisted iran isn't developing nuclear weapons. economy decemberred the imposition of western sanctions on diplomatic editor james bays reports from the united nations. >> reporter: the focus

a ceasefire between separatists rebels and the philippines military collapses only hours after it cameth. riot police move in to end a three-week sit-in protest by teachers in mexico city. and patching up a serious health problem. the high-tech remedy that could help indians treat pa, but lows. ♪ ♪ >> five days after russia proposed a plan to bring syria's cheap cal weapons under international control, there are signs of diplomatic progress. the white house says that it's open to a u.n. resolution that isn't backed by force. the threat of military action was one of russia's main objections. but the u.s. d could still takes action without u.n. approval. talks are now going in to a third day in switzerland. u.s. officials have been quoted as saying both sides are coming to an agreement and that talks are at a pivotal state. meanwhile, the report by chemical weapons inspectors in to the attack in august, could be submitted to the u.n. security council on monday. the secretary general ban ki-moon said it will overwhelmingly show that chemical weapons were used in an apparently unguarded mo

storm is still edging between taiwan and the philippines. you still have a lot of rain before it eventually moves away. we're expecting the storm to make land fall or get close to hong kong on sunday. but in less than 20 hour, we're expecting the winds to be 60 kilometers per hour hong kong. things will get worse and worse. the hurricane-storm winds are not the worst of it. you call it the hurricane inform forced winds. those are 100 kilometers across earth side so it's a huge storm. >> thank you onset for us. >>> a chinese court is expected to hand down its verdict. form rising star on sunday. he's on charges of take bribe, embezzlement and abuse of power. prosecutors also accused him of appearing in the investigation in to the businessman back in 201 # 1. 2011. >>> families separated for decades by the korean war won't be reunited next week. the reunions have been happening in 20 200. around a hundred families were due to to be reunited last thursday. millions were split by the korean war in the 1950s. harry is in seoul with the details. >>

thanks, fred. >>> in the philippines ten days into the siege of zamboanga city. it's been at a cost. scores have been killed and 1 hundred -- 100,000 people are lem homeless. a major military offensive has taken back areas in the center of the city. there's been heavy fighting in the east, and there's also been fights on the outskirts of the city of talon. it's not known how many rebels remain. we can now speak to our reporter live for us. give us a picture of how things have moved over the past few hours. >> reporter: well, the military, as you said, indeed quite confident they have the upper hand here. they have surrounded what's left of a very weakened rebel force. they say because there hasn't been as much gunfire exchanged today, this shows they're conserving what ammunition they have left. there's no way the rebels can get any more supplies into them. you will see behind me, actually, the area where they have been con stricted basically containing the area and they're taking very deliberate action as they have strict orders from the philippines president to

these are the philippine islands. storm is going to rake across the straight and barrel its way towards hong kong a city filled with millions of people. as we track towards sunday, damaging winds, flooding downpours, and those downpours will trigger mud slides. evacuations are certainly underway across portions of southern china. we'll deal with the system the next several days after sunday so the rain will spread across china, and mud slides will be the major threat. >>> thirteen people were injured when someone opened fire in a park in chicago. the most seriously injured, a three year old boy. he was shot in the cheek. he was at the park with his mother. this happened about 10:15 last night at cornell square park. investigators say this may have been bang related. at least 38 soldiers are dead in yemen. a car bomb reportedly exploded at a camp in the province, killing 20 soldiers and wounding many others. gunmen also shot ten solders in a town, a officer said another attack happened. the government says the assaults

in the philippines now. eard there the hostage taking of a couple -- more than a couple hundred people increased security on the ground which is largely christian more than muslim, how much of a concern should this be and i know it does happen from time to time but the fact that it happened on this scale, is this an indication that mnlf is getting stronger? can we read that into that? let me try again, steven rood, can you hear me? okay, i apologize for that, it seems we have some audio problems, our guest there couldn't speak to us and he was going to talk to us about what is happening in the philippines right now with rebels taking hostages. let's move on to guatemala where a gunman has opened fire on the main street of the town near the capitol and killing at least 11 people. most of the victims were sitting inside the bar. police are blaming the attack on gang violence but they say corrupt police officers are responsible. >> translator: i don't know what to think because you can no longer live cally and n

president appears at the hague to face charges against humanity and the hostage crisis in the southern philippinestinues as army tanks move in to take on fighters. ♪ in the past hour the french foreign minister announced that his country will present a new resolution to the u.n. security council on syria. the goal is to force syria to make the chemical weapons stockpile public and put them under international control and destroy them. >> translator: we have decided to take the initiative. france will submit a resolution for the u.n. security council and the process will start this very day. and it will be assessed by our partners and the security council. on a very practical level france will today submit a proposal to the security council members to put these ideas into practice immediately. >> reporter: the proposal for, syria to give up the chemical weapons came from russia russia and he is selling the plan to the syrians. >> translator: we are currently working to prepare a workable, precise and concrete plan with the syrian side, we are hoping to present this plan soon and we will be ready to

. >> and rebels tried to take control of a city in the southern philippines. >> and some fresh technology. the electronics show in berlin. >> it has been a day of twists and turns in the syrian crisis, as the world waited to hear how congress would react to barack obama's call for action against the side regime. suddenly, moscow is involved. >> moscow has called on syria to put all of their chemical weapons under united nations control. they were doing that with dave off the attack. >> some welcome to the idea. he will be talking to course on the in washington after this report. but. when ministers position came to many as a prize. he said damascus is written in its chemical weapons stock while under international control, but the remark was short on details, and washington has expressed serious them. the offer came after u.s. victory of the john kerry raised eyebrows at a london conference if you was asked if syria could do anything to avoid military action. >> sure, he could turn over every single bit of his chemical weapons to the international community in the next week, turn it over,

the polls with the ruling of france dominating the assembly. ♪ but first after 300 families in the philippineity of zamboanga are entering the 8th day of violence and we report. >> reporter: a city paralyzed by armed conflict and government forces continue to battle national liberation fighters in zamboanga in the southern philippines and the fate of hose adjusts and those remain trapped are more desperate by the day. monday is the fighting, the heaviest so far. human rights watch is urging restraint from both sides. unknown number of civilians are trapped in 5 coastal villages. >> worried about the civilians still trapped in the villages because we have not seen any sort of how do you call this, strategy by the military on how to get them out safely. >> reporter: the human rights group says the military continue distinguish between civilians and rebels worried that civilians may already have been killed and may have violated the rules of war by turning the largest hospital in the city into a military and where soldiers are based and deployed from but military is aware of the rules of engagem

>> well, mcarthur assumed that after he was plucked from the philippines that wainwright would carry on almost to the death. wainwright sees his forces essentially starving, outmanned, and he surrenders nothing like the figure of half a million, but he surrenders them. and mcarthur publicly says thereafter that wainwright carried on a heroic battle to the very end, but as he makes clear to his inner sickle, he is -- circles, he is outraged that wainwright surrendered in the philippines. anybody else? >> time for two more questions. >> i want to play off the relationship further between fdr and mcarthur. was fdr uptight about mcarthur? was fdr inherently hostile towards mcarthur? i mean, i ask this in a certain context. when the japanese attacked pearl harbor, the commander and chief of the pacific fleet, when the japanese attacked the philippines, mcarthur was not only plucked -- as you put it -- out and taken to australia, he was given the congressional medal of honor of all things for his role. what can you elaborate on? i realize it could be the subject of an entire talk, but what

. >> hostages in the philippines walk away as the military and a standoff with rebels. -- ends a standoff with rebels. >> welcome. diplomats from the u.s., russia, britain, france and china will be meeting in new york today to discuss a resolution on eradicating syria's chemical arsenal. >> the russian initiative to get the weapons out of syria moved washington to hold off on possible military strikes. but the differences remain. >> russia has a very different version of events. at a joint press conference with his french counterpart, the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said the attack might've been a rebelhe said that solid e pointed in that direction, with groups wanting to stage an attack that would provoke a western military strike to topple assad from power. >> russia has rejected claims that the u.n. report on the chemical attack shows that damascus was responsible. >> on the ground in syria, people are doing what they can to stay safe. >> syrians are protecting themselves with whatever means they have. these volunteers east of damascus are making improvised gas masks, fearin

. >> still to come, the latest for the philippines. as tensions continue, we will meet to teenagers that are finding common ground despite their differences. >> people in cuba have been holding a day of protest over for intelligence agents still imprisoned in the united states. demonstrators displayed yellow ribbons to show national support on the 15th anniversary of their arrest in florida. it was the largest anti-u.s. protests staged on the communist island since president castro took over in 2006. the fighting between philippine government forces and suspected members of the muslim separatist group has intensified. but as barnaby lo reports, the government is still committed to resolving the crisis peacefully. >> the philippines armed forces will remain firm in its operations and its mission at the moment to contain them. to prevent them from leaving. the international police will make those responsible answerable. >> they receive several villages , and the state won't hesitate to use its forces to protect those people. just as the s

. >>> the philippine island of minden now is untapped. the island home to islamic insurgents and other armed groups, but this week saw the opening of a melting plant. locals hope it's a chance for the economy to catch up with other parts of the philippines. nhk world's kathleen ocampo reports. >> reporter: to mark completion of the new melting plant went swiftly in eastern mindanao. the plant was built by companies including japan's mining at cost of $1.6 billion. equipped with the latest technology, it will produce 30,000 tons of nickel. most likely will be sent to japan for processing. >> translator: it's been eight years after this massive project began. after many twists and turns, i'm glad we are finally ready to operate. >> reporter: in october 2011, a group of militants attacked nickel mining facilities. the new people's army, the military wing of the philippine communist party claimed responsibility. the new people's army is labeled a terrorist organization by the united states. it currently has 4,000 members. mindanao is mostly ho

. >> hostages in the philippines walk away as the military and a standoff with rebels. -- ends a standoff with rebels. >> welcome. diplomats from the u.s., russia, britain, france and china will be meeting in new york today to discuss a resolution on eradicating syria's chemical arsenal. >> the russian initiative to get the weapons out of syria moved washington to hold off on possible military strikes. but the differences remain. >> russia has a very different version of events. at a joint press conference with his french counterpart, the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov said the attack might've been a rebelhe said that solid e pointed in that direction, with groups wanting to stage an attack that would provoke a western military strike to topple assad from power. >> russia has rejected claims that the u.n. report on the chemical attack shows that damascus was responsible. >> on the ground in syria, people are doing what they can to stay safe. >> syrians are protecting themselves with whatever means they have. these volunteers east of damascus are making improvised gas masks, fearin

. >> she's now facinated withdrawing the philippine flag. they are the ones caught in the fighting between government fighters and muslim separatists a week ago. >> they are asking why have this happened? i don't know how to explain to them because they are still so young. >> what is makes it even more difficult for many of notion displaced by the -- displaced by the fighting, they are muslims too who have coexisted peacefully with the christians for generations. >> i am a muslim and it hurts me because we are the same blood. but we have different principles. why are they, do they not see how many people that are here that are just like them? >> the muslin separatist movement in this predominantly christian country is over 40 years old. it has splintered into various armed factions each which claims to speak for all filipino muslims, one person is displaced every 20 section in the philippines because of the continuing violence. the siege is just the latest incident. 40th,000 children have been displaced by the fighting, it is estimated. the g

in tefrpls of what's going on, we have more in the philippines, you can see we have this large massive cloud and rain which is now making its way just to the east of the philippines and that's going to drive a small over the next couple of days. a clearly defined eye on the store is organizeed. it is likely to turn in but at the moment. i about 200 kilometers per hour. pushing up towards that eastern side of japan. ahead of that cloud and rain. tkpraert amounts of rainfall on this. the system will make its way through the start and allow -- you can see from the south there are the outer bands of our next tropical storm which will push it. ahead of that, temperatutures ae well in to the 20s here. make the most of what we have in japan in the next couple of da days. >> voting is taking place in germany's election. they will return to power far third term. she may struggle to keep her coalition majority in parliament. if election is being watched very closely across -- on the eve of the german election demonstrating against the rise of the far right at home. the symptom they say the oh op

zamboanga is the third largest in the philippines in terms of area. a major military offenses took back areas in santa barbara and santa catalina and there's heavy fighting in talon and more fightings in mapong. what does the moro national liberation front? the moro people have been fighting for independence in the southern philippines. the group is one of the three in the region. the moro islamic liberation front split in 1981. they signed a peace treaty with the government in 1996, and the government has been reviewing it. in early august it declared a new state and tried to raise the flag in zamboanga city, which led to the latest fighting. we'll go to the sports stadium being used as an evacuation center. first we go to the city's medical center. margot, what is the latest on the fighting that you're hearing? >> reporter: well, at the moment at least over the last hour or so we haven't heard any exchange of gunfire. now, the military says this is an indication that the rebel forces have indeed been weakened and no longer as strong as in the early d

nothing has changed in 20 years in the southern philippines. they are opposing peace talks with another group saying they are not inclusive or in the best interests of the moro people. they say they have to do what they have to do. in order for the government to heed to their demands, implementing a final peace agreement. >> lastly - hostages - can you update us on those? >> nothing is really sure, exactly. nobody knows for sure what the situation is like for the hostages. there have been reports that some hostages have been killed - allegedly by military fire. those reports, according to human rights observers, who say they have spoken to some hostages, that when the military starts the assault. they are used as human shields. these are, in fact, still unconfirmed, obviously. now, what the human rights observers want is that there should be a clear observation to allow all the civilians that are trapped to escape and be able to allow aid and assistance to get into the areas. >> thank you for joining us jamela alingogan. >> riot police confronte

the strongest storm on the planet so far this year hits the philippines. ef warns that nearly a million people are at risk from famine in a anybody i can't. >> we begin in pakistan where one of the founding members of the taliban has been released. he was captured three years ago. and his release is seen as a part of a move to help the peace process in afghanistan. for more on this we are joined by our correspondent. why is it so important that this man is release? >> reporter: it's extremely the tribe that he belongs to and the tribe before his arrest he was already reported to be in secret talks with the government because he is respected by the supreme taliban commander and the fact that he was one of the strategists of the taliban holding the number two position involved in the day-to-day battle against u.s. nato-led forces. he is seen as a crucial bridge to try and convince them to come to the negotiating table. even though there are some questions that because he's been a prisoner in pakistan, that other commanders have taken over and that it will tak

violence in the philippines may be coming to a head. government force as peer to be gaining the upper hand on muslim rebels who took hundreds of people hostage. and african art is booming. we'll tell you why the surprising export has become all the rage. >> it's clear that background checks didn't work when it came to the shooter at the navy yard in washington. and president obama said today the mass shooting proves the country needs better mental health screening for gun buyers. the president briefed tuesday bite fbi and the attorney general. the white house order aid review of security at all federal agencies. mike has more. >> reporter: a day after the killing i and chaos a solemn tribute to the fooling, chuck hagel laying a wreath at the navy memorial. the toll, 13 dead including the shooter. all civilians 14 wounded. >> we'll continue to conduct all other necessary investigation to learn about the activities and contacts of mr. alexis. >> reporter: a may have contractor, alexi used a valid pass to enter the navy yard. then with a sh

the philippine government now puts the number of evacuees at 70,000. that is 10% of the city's population. now they are demanding that the philippine government implement the 1996 agreement it signed with its founder. it is opposing on going peace talks with another break away group the liberation front, saying those people are not inclusive, and does not represent the needs of the people here in southern philippines. >> a series of attacks in iraq, have killed at least 28 people. south of baghdad where two car bombs went off near a market. four were killed in the city of cab ball la. and the blast happened in kut, 100-kilometers south. >> as the u. n. tries to raise billions of dollars in aid, we have been looking at how international donations have been spent in past crisis. the famine in small la killed more than a quarter of a million people. a look now at how money raised for that was spent. >> two years after the end of somalia's war, there's no let up in the stream of hungry people. she ned from her town, 700-kilometers west. >> i came here in s

. >> between the philippine government forces and national liberation front fighters. the city remains in lock down, the airport ask still in fact closed. over 180 civilians still remain hostage by mnlf fighters here in the city. it is becoming increase beingly a humanitarian concern. as more and more families remain trapped in the area where fighting is concentrated. they are unable to get food and help and it's unknown exactly what the situation is like in there. now it's unsure also whether negotiations are even underway. monday afternoon the mlnf actually made two demands that they be able to go to the center of their town and hoist their flag without getting shot at by government sources. the national liberation front signed the peace agreement with the philippine government, that wasn'tfully implemented. they say these talks are not inclusive and does not represent the needs of the people in southern philippines. this seems to be what the founder of the mlnf is actually trying to say, no matter what the peace agreement the philippine government will have, this doe

. >>> 300 families trapped while government forces step up the offenses against rebels in the philippines. >>> the costa con cardiois free from the rocks in the biggest salvage operation in history. >>> and mexico is battered by huge storms on both coasts. at least 21 people are dead. >>> syria must be held to account. that's the message from the united states, britain and france. at a joint news conference in paris, u.s. secretary of state john kerry said they would seek a united nations resolution with serious consequences for syria if it failed to hand over its chemical weapons. >> now, russia did agree in geneva that chapter 7 is mentioned specifically as the root for compliance. if there is noncompliance or any use of chemical weapons by anyone in syria. >> well, the french foreign minister made it clear that military force is still an option. >> translator: keep in mind that all the options remain on the table. if these statements are not followed by concrete actions in the field. this is why france, the u.k. and the u.s. wants to obtain from the u.n. security council a strong resol

just to the northeast of the philippines, you can see the eye really well developed. the defined spiral of circulation around the storm system, a clear indication of just how strong it is. people ahead of it do need to be taking it quite seriously. i know the philippines has issued the highest warning level for the islands right here in the luzon straight. about 15,000 people live there. farther to the north in taiwan, this photo taken by a colleague of mine that shows a lot of the traffic continuing to head towards the north. most of the people in these cars there on the northbound lane actually are tourists. it's an extended weekend in taiwan. it's a holiday weekend. so a lot of people headed down south for that extended weekend. but now starting to head north to get ahead of this. still many of the locals, though, this part of the world, very used to typhoons. so they're going to be ready for this as they hunker down. winds now 198 kilometers per hour. the main threat i do believe will be the heavy rainfall along the east coast of taiwan here. widespread accumulati

the philippine government now puts the number of evacueeses at 70,000.10% of the cities population. now the mlmf is demanding that's development implement the 1990 peace agreement it signed with its founder, it is opposing ongoing peace talks with another breakaway group the islamic liberation saying those peace talks are not inclusive and does not represent the needs of the people here in the southern philippines. >> as the u.n. tries to raise billions of dollars in aid for syria. we are look at how money has been spent in cast crisis. we track aid sent to so pool i can't after the devastating famine and find out if the money has really reached the people who need it most. it couldn't be anywhere else but bavaria, could it. the germany's most traditional state holds the key to the forthcoming election. details coming up. al jazeera america - a new voice in ameri [[voiceover]] no doubt about it, innovation changes our lives. opening doors ... opening possibilities. taking the impossible from lab ... to life. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-

gun fighters started between the philippine military and rebels. the army has surrounded the city to free up to 180 people taken hostage. they are being held by muslim separatist fighters. the stand off began on monday when the military arrests five of the groups armed members. it's been three days since fighting out in the philippine government forces and more in national liberation front, the city remains in lock down, curfews are still imposed and the airport is still, in fact, closed. other 180 civilians still remain hostage, by fighters in several villages here. it's become increasingly a humanitarian concern for several human rights observers and red cross volunteers as more and more families remain trapped in the area where fighting is concentrated. they are unable to get food and help, and it's unknown what the situation is like in there. now, i'm sure whether negotiations are even underway, monday afternoon the mlf made two demands, they will be able to do to the center of the town, and hoist their flag, & who with the hostages without gett

ahead on this also, the army moves to end a four-day stand off at separatist rebels in the philippines. >> the dutch government apologizes for killing thousands during indonesia's struggle for independence. >> a new face on the block, we have the campaign from what could be germany's first black member of parliament. >> there is a chance for peace in syria and the world must not let it pass is the words of the russian foreign minister ahead of his meeting with his u.s. counterpart. john kerry just arrived, he's there to discuss a russian proposal for syria to hand over chemical weapons. there has already been a rejection of russian's plan. we have more from geneva. >> with russia playing host, the five leading members of the u.n. discussed monday evening to discuss about syria's weapons to be destroyed. russia does not want this to be military enforceable, the u.s. and allies do. it is up to these men, the u.s. secretary of state and russian's foreign minister will discuss the practicalities of putting those weapons under international control. the idea with russia, holding onto the in

. >>> bosses of hostages are freed in the philippines but some are still held at gunpoint. and the costa concordia is raised in 18 hours. >> there are calls for the chemical attack in syria to be referred to the international criminal court. the nerve agent sarin was used august 21st. the details support their claim that the government is to blame. >>> while the u.n. claims unequivocally chemical weapons were used. and rockets compared sarin. 85% of the samples taken from the attack tested positive for the agent. >> the u.n. secretary general came to speak to reporters after presenting the security council with what he said was evidence of a war crime. as he spoke he was flanked by the head of his weapons inspection team, who wrote the report. >> the report makes for chilling reading. the team gathered testimony from survivors, medical personnel and first responders. the findings are beyond doubt this is war crime and grave violation of the 1925 protocol, and other rules of international law. >> what's the reaction of the security council? divided. some ambassadors claim the

is. >> he added japan will deal with activities by exchanging opinions with will the philippines, vietnam and other countries. he made the remarks with the east china sea in mind. china claims the islands. officials say last month's crash landing is a class a mishap. the most serious type of accident. they were on a training flight from a base when it was forced to make a landing near a base in nevada. they caught fire, but none of the four crew members were hurt. officials said the crash landing damaged the aircraft beyond repair. the military sorts accidents into four degrees. a class a crash applies when an aircraft is destroyed or damage tops $2 million. the crash landing is fueling safety concerns about people in okinawa and southern japan. they are deployed at a base there. they routinely fly over residential areas. >> ariel castro who kidnapped and held three young women captive for nearly a decade at his house has been found dead in his prison cell. he was sentenced to in prison without parole and an additional 1,000 years for abduction, rape, torture and other charges. local medi

♪ rebels in the southern philippines take the police chief hostage as the army continues the defensive♪ hello and welcome, world news from al jazeera and it's good to have you here. also in this program the french foreign minister heads to moscow for a resolution following the chemical weapons report. police identify the former navy service man who shot dead 12 people at a military base in washington. mission accomplished the costa concordia is upright again! ♪ we begin in the philippines with the chief of zamboanga has been taken hostage and it's the 9th day of confrontation between forces and fighters from the liberation front and we have the latest from zamboanga. >> some of our exact things remain unclear on the ground and there are not as many clashes between the liberation front and government forces. the news that the zamboanga police chief has been taken hostage with other several other police is a surprise as people were expecting here on the ground that there will be a slow down of forces. now, for those the government announced there were hostages that have been freed but it

. >> reporter: rains in the philippines caused flash floods and landslides that killed 20 people and s of families are in shelter in emergency evacuation centers and more heavy rain is expected and we are in the providence on the west coast of the philippines. >> the providence is still under a state of calamity and 20 died and 200 homes destroyed due to land slides and thousands of residents have been evacuated but unsure when they can go back to homes. and many of the roads are impassable and recovery efforts are ongoing for many of those who remain trapped in many residential villages and the providence is, in fact, one of the center of illegal small mining, operations in the philippines and the supreme court ordered to halt all operations includess small scale and large scale operations and environmentalists warned of damage to the environment because of those operations but many of the residents say they don't have an option for livelihood, many of them are either reliant on fishing for their livelihood or to work in mining, operations such as those from foreign companies. so uns

[ technical difficulties ] flooding downpours are expected across portions of taiwan and into the philippinesding rain is the primary threat and damaging winds, and we'll see mud slides out of this system. we expect it to make landfall really on sunday afternoon, so we'll continue to monitor that system. meanwhile on the home front, we're looking at a cold front ushering its way into the east. from detroit down into portions of the midwest including places like chicago all the way down into st. louis. we had severe thunderstorm watches in effect yesterday. those have since expired, but as this front pushes towards the east it will cool down areas behind it. but the severe thunderstorms are going to be a problem. meanwhile across mexico, moisture continues to push into texas, and heavy rain a expected to cross the state today. >>> 13 people were injured when someone opened fire in a park in chicago. the most seriously injured a 3-year-old boy. the boy is in critical condition. he was shot in the cheek and was at the park with his mother. it took place at cornell square park. at least ten ambul

the eye of the storm is now passing between the philippines and taiwan. it is leaving flooding wind damage and a storm surge. the most powerful cyclone of 2013 has the potential to do a lot of damage in hong kong. more now from yai craig leeson. >> the biggest ships in the u.s. fleet, the u.s.s. bonhom richard, is moving out. this storm formed in the pacific earlier in the week and has tracked west northwest influence the luzon strait that separates the philippines and taiwan. in the philippines 100 families were moved from islands as torrential flooding. in taiwan, waves as big as buildings smashed the coastline. flights and per yi ferry service cut. china's residents have been prepared for the worse. 23,000 fishing boats returned to port. hong kong is in its sights. 100 people died and major storm damage to the city. sunday airlines say they will hold all flights in and out of among congress. thousands are in the area to celebrate the mid autumn festival. for those who remain the weather observatory has raised the typhoon flag to signal the need to begin

fierce firefights between the philippine government forces and elements, the muslim separatist groups, have forced most of the stores to close for more than a week. but with more and more people feeling safe enough on the streets, some business owners are seen a reason not to open their doors. >> we can't let fear take over our lives. we need to try to get back to living our normal lives at some point. >> the government has also allowed commercial flights into and out of the airport. that is a move that could be a sign of the conflict will soon be over, even as entire villages are being raised to the ground. these volunteers continue to serve more than a hundred thousand evacuees, even though some of them are not sure either that they still have a home to return to. >> yes, there is an overwhelming number of evacuees. but there are also many volunteers can we do what we can to help them. >> but the crisis does not end when the fighting ends, specially for these children. some of them were caught in crossfire. some were witness to the armed invasion. many are left with no home. painful

. >> in the philippines. the stand off between government forces and separate its demanding independence is in its fourth day. we have more from the capitol. >> it's been four days since fighting broke out between the philippine government and moral national liberation front fighters. there seems to be no sign that these clashes are going to slow down. in southern philippines, the city remained on lockdown. over 100 civilians remain hostage. over the last few hours, we've seen hundreds of soldiers move in, government forces and we've spoken to u.n. observers who said this is increasingly a humanitarian concern. the philippine government is putting the number at those forced to leave their homes at 14,000. observers say families are still trapped between the fighting, unable to get out. they say there are several bodies that have been decomposing since fighting broke out monday morning. there was a peace agreement with the philippine government in 1996, but that was never fully implemented. now they are prosing