the philippines appears to be trying to check its powerful neighbor by forging closer ties with the u.s. and japan. nhk world reports from southern luzon island. >> combined elements of philippines and u.s. will simulate operations in a literal environment to exercise their ability in amphibious boat raids. the joint military drills began this month in the philippines. along the south china sea. about 2,000 marines from the two countries are taking part in a variety of training exercises. including one simulating the retaking of an island from enemy forces. the philippines is now hurriedly stepping up its military cooperation with the united states and boosting its naval power. behind this move, is a sense of crisis. over china's increasing presence in the south china sea. china has been conducting a series of landfill projects in the disputed spratly island and building facilities on the claimed land. an analysis by a british research institute announced last month shows that china has completed a 3,000-meter air strip in the islands. that's long enough for military aircraft. once the

and we're also about to go to the philippines and learn some more about the island. >> very exciting. and this is also a very historic month for filipinos, right? if you can give us some history and talk to us about your involvement with filipino-american history month. >> of course. filipino-american history month is really an opportunity for our community to come together and honor our ancestors and their sacrifices. i know that filipino-american history stretches all the way back to the 1500s with the first filipinos coming into california and jumping ship. going into the '20s coming into san francisco, into stockton and little manila and creating like ethnic enclaves to survive during the great depression and work with the agricultural fields in california. and then it goes into 1965 with the pre-professionals and the doctors and nurses that came over. so with all these different stories, really it's a month for us to bring it all together, know history so we can know ourselves. >> and to celebrate it and it's different from national indigenous peoples month, right? >> yes. actual

this is the area that the philippines claim and the area claimed by vietnam.ut this is the area that is claimed by china. marked here with the broken red lines and it extends much farther than the 350 miles. the u.s. fears that the china navy may use their island bases to disrupt global trade. they put the amount of bilateral trade passing through the south china sea as $5.3 trillion a year. one fifth of that involves direct trade with the united states. once more, allies in the area philippines and malaysia have their own claims on those same spratley islands. an challenge could quickly draw the usa into the fray. that's why the danger over the trouble ed waters continue to grow. for more mary snow has the sto story. >> on most satellite photos like this, the johnson south reef about the size of a football field showed up as just a submerged reef in the south china sea, not even an island. but this series of photos revealed that since 2013 china has dredged up millions of tons of rock and stand from the sea floor to create a brand new island. the speculation

the philippines hopes a favorable ruling will strengthen its claims. manila apparently plans to further cooperate with the u.s. to challenge china's strategy. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, manila. >>> vietnam is another country in dispute with china in the south china sea. and next week vietnam will host chinese president xi jinping for talks. china's vice foreign minister lu zhenmin said that the talks will cover the south china sea. >> tnslator: there is a difference in understanding between china and vietnam over the south china sea issue. both countries recognize each other as an important partner and are working hard to resolve the issue concerning the waters through dialogue. >> china's foreign ministry said xi will visit vietnam on november 5th and will leave for singapore the following day. he's scheduled to meet the head of vietnam's communist party and president. and will give a speech at vietnam's parliament. china said xi's visit will deepen political exchanges and advance cooperation in infrastructure development. nhk's correspondent in

>> yes. >> studied electrical engineering in the philippines and has a degree in mathematics. when goodsell came calling she jumped at the chance to teach in the u.s. a job that would offer her five to six times what she made at home. >> parents might be skeptical. >> you could get students who say miss i can't understand you. then there will be kids who test your patience and try to compare you to their american teachers. >> what would you tell people about your training and how good a teacher you are? >> teachers in the philippines have to finish four years in college and for you to be able to teach you have to undergo licensing test. so if you don't pass that test then you're not allowed to teach in the philippines. so luckily we have done all those. >> there have been a few parents that were upset just simply because they were a little bit leery of someone coming from another country to come teach their children. the folks that come over are rug are rigorously screened and do a wonderful job for us. >> what do you feel? >> we would prefer having american teachers teaching o

china, the philippines, vietnam, malaysia, and taiwan all claim the spratley islands. the fill fifteens says it supports the u.s. move. >> this is cause for alarm or concern, not only f the philippines, but also for the all other countries that are benefitting in the south china sea. the presence of the united states in the region gives us the confidence that they would help us and other small countries in the region. >> reporter: the issue was one of the main topics u.s. president obama discussed with his counter part, president xi last month, but they failed to narrow the gap. >> i conveyed our significant concerns over land reclamation, construction, and militarization over disputed areas which makes it harder for countries in the region to resolve disagreements peacefully. >> we have the right to uphold our maritime rights and interests. relevant construction activities that china is undertaking do not target or impact any country and china does not intend to pursue militarization. >> reporter: having the world's second largest economy has enabled china to pursue m

we have reporters in the philippines. be trying to make contact with them over the next hour to bring you the latest from the island. >>> we want to turn to israel now. there's been more violence and finger pointing at tensions between israels and palestinians. israeli authorities say palestinians carried out five knife attacks on saturday in hebron, jerusalem and ka land i can't. the attackers were killed in four of the five incidents. the condition of one alleged attacker is unclear. the israel defense forces say the intended victims were police, soldiers and civilians. but at the same time, palestinia palestinians, israelis are coming together, calling for an end to this latest violence. they marched through the streets of jerusalem in a joint peace rally saturday. they're saying dialog, talking is the answer. >> we have to talk. we have to start communicating with each other. so we will have a true solution. we have to do it for our sake, for our children's sake, the israel sake and the palestinian side, same. >> when

the philippines and u.s. began joint training in the south china sea. about 2,000 marines from both countries participated in the drill. >> that is cause for alarm or concern, not only for the philippines, but also for the all other countries that are benefitting in the south choi that sea. the presence of the united states in the region gives us the confidence that they would help us, small countries in the region. >> reporter: last month, u.s. president obama and chinese president xi held talks in washington. one of the main top cics was th issue of the south china sea. obama says it is the right of all countries to have the freedom of navigation and expressed significant concern. china takes a different path. the president says beijing has a right to uphold, and lawful life and interest. >> i'm committed to expanding our cooperation even as we address disagreements candidly and constructively. >> reporter: chinese leaders fear that if the united states becomes involved in the issue, it will make things worse so the talks were held only with members i

and in the philippines a major typhoon has made landfall. the typhoon is expected to bring up to 175 kilometers an hour. we have more from manila. >> the philippines gets an average of 24 typhoons a year. but this is the strongest one to strike this year. it is not as strong, however, as typhoon haiyan which devastated the country in 2013. that was the strongest typhoon ever on record to make landfall. however, weather officials are concerned that this typhoon will linger over the country longer and drop rainfall which might be seen in a year in one 24-hour period. that is expected to cause massive flooding and potential landslides in the area that also has the longest, fastest river in the country. they say they have learned their lessons from haiyan in 2013, and they will make sure that the towns are as prepared as they can be. emergency relief workers have already been pre-possessioned as well as relief goods. they're also aware that the communication lines are brought down and they have prepared satellite systems. power is expected to be

the philippine government was wrong. a was building its new airbase on a reef cold fire recross. the april -- on a brief cold fiery cross. area claims these islands its sovereign territory. the u.s. strongly disagrees. today, the u.s. navy sailed this guided missile destroyer into those contested waters. it was a deliberate act, one that provoke this serious, if unofficial, response from beijing. american military vessels in china's territorial waters, and china's front door. the whole of china is enraged and the entire country is calling for a strike back. >> i don't see how this could be interpreted as provocative. in international waters. from our standpoint, we would see these as part of our normal business as a global navy. for now, china knows it would be unwise to pick a fight with the immense firepower of , but china's own navy is growing fast. in the long run, it's intention is to push the u.s. pacific fleet far from china's front door. rupert wingfield-hayes, bbc news . achala: i'm joined by michael green, the s

. >> a fire in the philippines have killed ten people. victims trapped in their cells. faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for the fire. >>> activists are callings often the philippines government to consider a mental health law for people in need. there's a real stigma admitting to mental health problems. mar gmarga ortigas has the stor. >> the only time she had seen a psychiatrist, she was in hospital after trying to take your own life. >> it's like a movie which is dragging whether or not to have a happy ending or not. i'm sure there are a lot of people who suffer from that but nobody knows about it because nobody actually talks about it. >> reporter: the philippines reportedly has the highest incidence of depression in southeast asia but officials say only a third will seek help. afraid to bring shame to their families, filipinos with mental health issues would rather hide their problems. but psychiatrists are trying to break the stigma through education. holding conferences in public halls. mental healed patients even took center stage to show they're just like

australia is in talks with the philippines to resettle refugees, last year the government reached on agreement with cambodia to take in asylum seekers, four refugees moved the opposition politicians say it was a failure costing 365 million. australia intercepts the boats, sending assume them offshore. >> reporter: the philippines has a long history of accepting refugees from other countries, as far from europe, spreading from the war in 1970s. they built a village even i for resettling in other countries. a plan to resettle asylum seekers who attempt to reach australia by boat is not quite the same. australia has reportedly offered over $100 million to the philippine government in a span of five years to take the refugees, something officials strongly denied. >> in the recent issue of migration we have to take into account our own resources and capabilities. >> refugees that tried to reach australia shores have been sent to hundreds of prisons in a tiny nation of nauru, where living conditions are different. >> cambodia tried to resettle refugees. the 55 million arrangements has been

the center for rice production in the philippines. it has all been turned into swamp. we were heading to an area where the typhoon made landfall. we were met with flash floods. we have to turn back. now we are trying to find a safer ground where we can stay for the night. the situation is different for communities that are trapped at the moment. this is a province, but other places rescue ears are not able to enter the areas. the death toll is at two at the moment. there's a lot of concern about safety and security for those that have been dropped. the water is up to the chest level at the moment, and nal now there's worry that flash cluds build go -- flush floods will go down. there's worry about security and safety. >> how has people prepared for the typhoon, and what have authorities advised people to do in order to prepare? >> well, the president spoke to the public the other night warning of dangers of the typhoon. this is certainly the local government and communities seeming to be more prepared because of the experience of highian, where more than 7,000 died in c

i don't think the philippines will agree either. fundamental contradictions which at the end of the day i think will make the off shore processing arrangements completely unsustainable and do agree lot of damage to the people involve and asylum seekers and to the international reputation and it's racist and zenophobic, no doubt about that. >> reporter: cambodia did get $55 million in additional aid from australia which is now negotiating with the philippines as well to transfer asylum seekers there and only four people have been transferred and some have been on there for what two years? >> yes, i would say yes now, it's very clear that cambodia cannot resettle. it's a very poor country they have been able to bribe and coerce rights of asylum seekers and that is the problem australia has got, international community recognizes the people in australia's responsibility and able to bribe and new guinea and cambodia and don't think it's the same for the others, you cannot buy rights. >>> an officer who shot dead a 12-year-old boy carryin

. >>> australia negotiating with the philippines on the pacific island of naru and agreed with cambodiaar to transfer asylum seekers from the island but four refugees have moved and opposition politicians said it was a failure and cost nearly 55 million and they talk about the boats arriving on the stores and send them to camps in new guinea. >> reporter: the philippines has a history of accepting refugees from other countries and as far away as europe and provided sanctuary for refugees who fled vietnam in the 1970s and built a village for resetingly in other countries but the resent plan to resettle asylum seekers who attempt to reach australia by boat is not quite the same. australia has reportedly offered over $100 million to the philippine government in a span of five years to take the refugees. something that officials here have strongly denied. >> in this resent issue of migration of the refugees we can consider but at the same time we have to take into account our own resources and capabilities. >> reporter: refugees have tried to reach australia showers sent to hundreds of pris

each year they screen a number of the videos in the philippines. many residents stay away, but some come to watch and to see if they can come to terms with the horrible memories. >> my father was killed. my sister, my grandfather, and my nephew. but those things were in the past. we forgive what they have done. >> war sometimes make men crazy. not because they want to, but because they are forced to. maybe if things were reversed, maybe i would be the same as them. >> reporter: jin is also reaching out to younger people in japan. she wants them to know what happened to the war generation and to think for themselves. >> translator: i can't get the image of people killing out of my mind. it must be painful for the victims and for the soldiers. war is a very cruel thing. >> translator: we need to take the history of what happened to heart. i believe it's our responsibility to deliver our seven decades of peace to the next generation intact. >> reporter: jin sees the next step as collecting testimony about war experiences in south korea and china. perso

. >>> an international arbitration court has decided to hear a case filed by the philippines of a territorial dispute with china. the case involves the group of islands in the south china sea. china claims sovereignty over almost the entire south china sea. the philippines, vietnam, and other parties also claim parts of it. the philippine government says china territorial claims violate the u.n. convention. they've taken their argument to the permanent court of arbitration in the hague. on thursday, the court ruled it will hear part of the case. the tribunal rejected china's argument that the issue is beyond the court's jurisdiction. beijing claims the dispute is about sovereignty and should be settled between the parties concerned. it has boycotted the proceedings. the philippine government issued a statement welcoming the decision saying it gives manila a chance to air its position. the u.s. officials also signalled their support. >> we don't take a position on the claims. we take a position on coercion. one, all the disputes to be resolved peacefully, dipmatically, and through legal mechan

bar in the philippines and his prior 3069 was assistant secretary of the philippines center of foreign affairs and she has one son and ladies and gentlemen please welcome our consul general henry bonserto. >> philippine -- proud of us. [applause] i'm not cheerleader from the golden state warriors but i want to make sure we know why we're here and what we're celebrating and that's why i had to do that . the honorable mayor edwin lee and mrs. anita lee, assemblymember rob bonta, board of education commissioner hydra mendoza mcdonald. the honorary host committee for filipino american history month. our esteemed filipino american elected and appointed officials . honorable members of san francisco's board of supervisors supervisors. ms. carmen colet from the sister committee. colleagues from the philippine consul general and colleagues. happy filipino-american history month. [applause] this reception is a great way of ending october. a month that has been filled with celebrations by various filipino american communities all over the bay area, and beyond to highlight the vital co

. >> a clean-up under way in the philippines as the death toll for tropical storm koppu continues to rise. >>> and a winning performance of a 21-year-old from south korea wins a prestigious music competition >>> we'll get to those stories in a moment. we start the newshour with a live news event in ramallah in the occupied west bank, the palestinian president mahmoud abbas in a conference with u.n. chief ban ki-moon. >> translation: that you take the credit for all this, and you take the credit for having the palestinian plastic bag hoisted, and premises - the continued violations by the occupation and desecration of our sank tities, namely al-aqsa, will open the doors of a sectarian conflict, which has already happened, and we'll regret fully warn the commences of this conflict. stressing that the historical sadist of the terrorism must be preserved, not the status quo imposed since 2000. here, binyamin netanyahu is misstating himself when he claims that he is adhering to the status quo. the status quo imposed in 1967 is the real status quo we are speaking of, not the status quo imp

candidates are registering to run for the president of the philippines. we will be live in manila. the value of investment in china and india are rivaling those in california's tech heartland. warsts for the next star are about to go on sale, two months before the movie opens. juliette: we are seeing a better-than-expected gdp number coming from china. weaknesseen some coming through in korea. the weakness on the hang seng dragged down by the casino stocks. the shanghai composite up 5.7%. -- up by .7%. korean one and aussie dollar also with earlier losses. it does leave the government 70% target -- it does leave the government 7% target within reach now. david has been sifting through the numbers. 7%id: we are growing below for china, that is the third quarter number. 6.9% year to date, a little bit below the 7% growth target. given the measures they have put seem they areoes confident they can meet their target. just to put this into context, 6.9%, it was 6.8% was the estimate. if you look at how large the economy is, that translates to $110 billion in additional output. it is a fa

i just returned to the philippines a few weeks ago. i welcome japan's overtures and their efforts to improve the capacity of the -- of both countries, vietnam and the philippines. i think vietnam presents an ideal opportunity for us as we work more closely with them. i think that that is another indication of the response of the region to china's bad behavior in the south china sea where countries that previously that were at odds with us or leaders of the movement are coming to us for assistance and are opening themselves up to us. that's one of the costs that china has to bear for its bad behavior. >> very good. thank you. you have mentioned both of you, the philippines several times. they have proven to be a great ally, whether it's the global war or terror, hurricane humanitarian relief efforts and so forth. are there specific steps that we can take or should be taking with the philippines at this time to further develop those relationships? >> you are right, senator. more can be done. when the president was in manila last year, he

and how young people in the philippines are moving into the city. video emerged of annealedderly palestinian man falling to the ground in the occupied west bank while confronting armed israeli police. he was telling them to stop shooting and killing younger palestinians. they threatened to arrest him and told him to leave. >> translator: get away from here. i'm not going away from here, i won't go away. it's not right. shame to you for pointing your guns at children. take your soldiers away from here. don't shoot f one of them dies, you will all die, too. don't shoot at children. shame on you, don't shoot, don't raise your hand at me. shame, shame, shame. get away. i will arrest you. you can't. don't shoot there. you have noter to fire your arms. get away. get away. i won't go away, i won't go away. don't shoot, don't shoot. why? you want to kill more? we just buried two today. you want to kill more? are you not ashamed to yourself? go to ethiopia. don't shoot. >> let's go to our correspondent. this disturbing incident is representative of how frust

in proveses further up north in the philippines, there's still no definitive death toll from the government because they're really struggling to get information on the ground. there seems to be a cultural shift already and an awareness in 2013. there's a lot of awareness and preparation. but this is different. the magnitude, there's a lot of rain. it's temptly difficult for millions of filipinos here. we have yet to see the impact on the typhoon and we're only going to find out about that tuesday or wednesday morning. >> thank you. lots more still to come here including al those i remember clearly have died. i barely remember my sister's face. a rare reunion for hundreds of north and south koreans after decades of separation. don't try this at home. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> awesome! >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challengi

it's going to be centered across the philippines for the next two to three days. as i run the sequence through, you can see the whole completely obliterated there. in terms of rain, one meter of rain is quite possible in main areas, one or two spots could see one to two meters. the degree of flooding can hardly be imagined. >> thank you very much indeed for that. a naval show of strength in the bay of bengal as china looks on warily. >> in sport, tennis world number one picks up his ninth title of the season. that story coming up a little later. >> u.s. and afghan officials are still investigating what happened when a hospital run by that the charity doctors without borders was destroyed by a u.s. air strike earlier this month. the attack killed 22 patients and staff. the charity calls it a war crime on what's an independent investigation, something the u.s. is resisting. jennifer glasse reports from kabul. >> the attack came in the middle of the night on october 3, and reduced the hospital to ruins. about 180 staff and patients were inside the hospital, when a u.

aunder death. >> the caretta cemetery is the final resting place for many who live in manila, the philippinesffins stacked on top of each other, others are broken, the cemetery overflowing. but it wasn't the newly depart they'd i come to see. where the graves here may supply oresting place for the dead, they also provide one for living. the filipinos who live here are known by many derogatory names. skeletons. zombies, the cemetery people. but forest ter an for esther and her family, it is a place they can call home. over the past 30 years, three generations of esther's family have lived on this tiny corner of the cemetery. she makes a living from the dead. turning wax scraped from graves to candles. selling flowers to mourners and helping to seal the graves of new arrivals with cement. on agood day this will earn her just over a dollar. esther is just one of thousands of filipinos who live, work, play, and eventually grow old mung the mausoleums and crypts of the cemeteries. wit lack of affordable housing is trapping many in poverty. but in a country where hundreds of millions of dollars mea

. >> also, super typhoon pounds the philippines. at least two people have died. >> and is the red dragon slowing down? new numbers on china's economy later in the show. >>> hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm errol barnett. thanks for kicking off your week with us. we're here for two hours on "cnn newsroom." >>> we begin with new details about a shooting in southern israel that left two dead and 11 wounded. >> a bus station is the location. the migrant was mistaken for an attacker, but it turns out there was just one gunman. he was also killed. >> this comes as security is we'ved up across the region including construction of a wall between an arab and a jewish neighborhood in east jerusalem. the recent violence has caused john kerry to meet separately with israeli and palestinian world leaders. he says the u.s. is engaged in seeking a resolution. >> we are as deeply engaged as i can ever remember in trying to help resolve some of these very complicated explo

>>reporter: the philippines reportedly has the highest incidents of depression in southeast say that but experts say only a third of those troubled will seek help. they are afraid of losing their jobs or bringing shame to their families and they would rather hide their problems. psychiatrists are trying to break the stigma through education. mental health patients even took center stage to show they're just like everyone else and shouldn't bes assize *. but not even the government representatives that were invited showed up. >> it's the second highest ranking region for disability. we would like to step ahead and be able to address the needs of the fill pee know people *. >>reporter: there's only one doctor on duty here a day and in addition to looking after 200 patients, he has to look after all these people that come as outpatients. less than 5% of the national health budget goes to mental health care. there are only 500 certified psychiatrists in the country. most are in private centers. >> the government should be more consistent in giving help to these people and forming organiz

it is very nice, i really like it very much my work. >> al jazeera, sabu city the philippines. >> that is "america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. call for international protection foe at the al-aqsa mosque. another day of confrontation between palestinians and israelis. hello, i'm darren jordan, live in doha. russian planes bomb syrian rebels. hungary shuts its border to prevent refugees.

margo has more. >> reporter: the philippines gets an average of about 24 typhoons a year. this is the strongest one to strike this year. it is not as strong, however, as the typhoon which devastated the country in 2013, that was the strongest typhoon ever on record to make landfall. weather officials were concerned that it would linger, longer, and drop rainfall that might be seen in a year in one 24 hour period. that is expected to cause massive flooding and land slides in the area of the country which the typhoon will pass over. it's a mountain that sees the largest river in the country. the people were evacuated friday. government officials say they are preparing the towns as prepared as they can be. emergency and relief workers have been pre-positioned as well as relief goods. they are aware na communication lines have been brought down and they have prepared satellite systems. power has been cut in certain areas, and officials say they are prepared to deal with any eventuality as best as they can >>> 48 people from the same family have been killed by a russian air stri

it is very nice, i really like it very much my work. >> al jazeera, sabu city the philippines. >> that is "america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, solving the middle east peace pulls with the israelis and palestinians why both sides now mistrust america's leadership. the middle east is consumed by violence and president obama's foreign policy is coming undone in iraq, yemen and syria. but the palestinians and the the israelis, clashes in the wawrinka have killed at least 39 palestinians and eight israelis and counting. despite a

. >>> a clean up under way in the philippines as the death toll rises to 26 >>> israeli security forces say they have shot a palestinian woman for allegedly attempting a stabbing attack in the occupied west bank. she's been taken to hospital. on tuesday, five palestinians were killed in the latest violence in the occupied territories. three weeks now, there has been daily clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinians, 50 palestinians and nine israelis have been killed since the start of the october. the israeli government has clamped down on security, increasing search powers, protests against israeli occupations triggered by concerns over access over the al-aqsa mosque compound. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is in jerusalem and is calling for calm. andrew simmonds reports from the occupied west bank. >> reporter: the grim aftermath after another shooting in hebron, what is called an attack on soldiers. two people shot dead, a soldiers injured. this an a day of attacks and protests on the streets of the occupied west bank. 10 minutes drive from ramallah where ban ki-moon is

and how family farms are dying out in the philippines as young people move to the cities for greener pastures. >> turkey is observing a period of mourning for the victims of two suicide boament bombings in. 95 people killed and 250 injured at a peace rally. that included the prokurdish pkk party. parliamentary elections are due on november the 1st. >>> thousands of people have been marching in central istanbul in protest. police maintained a heavy presence, at protesters blamed recep tayyip erdogan. antigovernment protests also took place in several other turkish cities. >> world leaders are condemned the bombings in turkey. u.s. president barack obama offered his condolence as he said american people stand in solidarity with the turkish people. >> translator: i want to express my deep condolence to the turkish people. surely this is an attempt to destabilize our friendly country. it is an obvious provocation. >> morak suma is a political science professor at koch university in istanbul. >> what needs to be expressed here is who has political responsibility. and it is clear that the

canada, western europe, the philippines, mexico. and this is what really gives the power behind this, the lost cause of coalition. -- la causa coalition. century, ity, 20th 1950's politics. you are not finding this anywhere. the,e to call this housewives, and hardhats. fancy alliteration. religious groups across all faiths. white middleur upper-class housewives. who is not buying grapes? the latter. 1956, the much to sacramento. this is the first time you see this dynamic coalition sprawled across the capital. and we see this nationwide. on no other front in the 1960's with these people be standing next to each other. they are at odds. again, when you look at what is interesting, the many strategies that kept this coalition together. thathat we can also see is this really gave the poor got -- the boycott the economic edge. in the late 1960's, and the 1970's, this organization such as the u.s. chamber of commerce. is saying how will we deal with these boycotts? they characterized it as consumerism. this is the number one threat to bus

they shouldn't be in cambodia and shouldn't be in the philippines. i think the government's approach to the philippines is just one indication of the fundamental flaws in the processing arrangements. it doesn't have any resettlement arrangement. there's no resettlement arrangement with papua, new guinea. only four people have been willing to go there. it's clearly dead in the water, as well. >> syria is at the top of the agenda at a meeting of european union forces in luxembourg. the u.n. fortune chief is concerned by russia's growing military role in the conflict. >> it is for sure a game changer. it has some very worrying elements. we will discuss them. in particular when it comes to the violation of the air space of turkey. i've always said and i believe that is going to be also the outcome today, intervention against daish have to be clearly against daish and other terrorist groups as defined by the u.n. we have common ground, the u.s., russia, all have common ground, which is the security council resolutions that were already passed in the u.n. f

we have more from manila. >> the philippines gets an average of 24 typhoons a year. this is the strongest to strike this year. it's not as strong as typhoon haiyan which devastated the country in 2013. that was the strongest on record to make landfall. weather officials are concerned that this typhoon will linger longer, and trop rainfall which might be seen in a year. that is expected to cause flooding and land slides in the area of the country. it is a mountainous scene. the people in the areas were evacuated as early as friday. officials say they learnt their lessons, and are making sure that the towns are as prepared as they can be. >> emergency and relief workers have been prepositions, as well as relief goods. they are aware that communication lines have been brought down, and they were prepared that emergency satellite systems. power is to be cut in areas, and officials are prepared to deal with any potentialitiy as best they can. >> syrian activists say 48 people have been killed by russian air strikes, a bomb shelter they were hiding in is set to have a rocke

and iran >>> a clean up under way in the philippines as the death toll rises to 26 >>> two palestinian teenagers have been shot dead in the west bank. that brings the death toll to five in the past 24 hours. for two weeks there has been daily clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinians. 50 palestinians and nine israelis have been killed. dozens of extra checkpoints have been added in, and search powers. protests against israeli occupations were triggered by concerns over access to the al-aqsa compound. the u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is in jerusalem calling for calm. andrew simmonds reports from the west banks. >> reporter: the grim aftermath after what is called an attack on sold years. -- soldiers. two people shot dead, a soldiers injured. this an a day of attacks and protests on the streets of the occupied west bank. 10 minutes drive from ramallah where ban ki-moon is meeting the president, this is the message from the youth. goading each other. it's potentially a lethal cat and mouse game. soldiers versus protestor in the west bank. this woman, who left her children at

plus... [ singing ] ..rebel health patients in the philippines take center stage to show they are just like everyone else. person >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> hellom again, i'm martine dennis, and these are the top storeys at al jazeera. there has been two expressions in ankara, turkey, happening during a peace rally. there are reports at least 20 people have been killed >>> a week of violence between israelis and palestinians spread to the gaza strip. israeli troops opened fire on palestinian protesters, killing seven and injuring dozens more on pay day. since the beginning of the month 17 palestinians and four israelis died in a series of attacks across the region >>> north korea's leader warned the u.s. that it is ready to respond to any threat. kim jong un was speaking during a military parade held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ru

. >>> workers reach the stranded as the typhoon reaches the philippines. stay with us. >> arm police are helping to rescue stranded people after the typhoon dumped rains in the philippines. water has forced 60,000 others to leave their homes. the winds are now weakening. the typhoon will be classified as a tropical storm by the end of the day. we have this report. >> we are in the philippines. this has been inaccessible. this is the area we were trying to cross to get to the province yesterday, but you were unable to. now power is still out. there is still no electricity. there is still no running water. everything at a standstill at the moment. you can see right down to every turn into swamps. this is the capital of the country the impact of the typhoon is still unknown. so many areas that have been cut off from the rest of the world. we're trying to get to another area further north. their communication has been difficult since typhoon struck and resources are stretched. it's hard to quantify the damage because the biggest problem is infrastructure. >> th

the philippines government ordered more to move out of the path of koppu.wo people have been killed so far. the death toll is expected to rise. voting begins in egypt in the first parliamentary election since the overthrow of mohamed mursi in 2013. authorities say the poll is the final step in a transition to democra democracy. >> 48 people from the same family have been killed by a russian air strike. a bomb shelter they were hiding this has been hit in homs. moscow launched air offensives, and russia was accused of helping government forces. the prime minister said the strikes are meant to fight i.s.i.l., not back bashar al-assad. >> no, absolutely not true. it is up to the syrian people to decide who will be the head of syria. it combines many nationalities and religions, it is complicated. this is the choice the people should make. we operate on the premise that bashar al-assad is the legitimate president. >> thousands of refugees arriving from croatia - the asylum seekers fleeing from war and poverty, the middle east, africa and asia are on their way t

. >>> typhoon koppu flies over the philippines. and one of the good guys, aspiring a blockbuster film. >>> canada's prime minister steven harper has conceded defeat in the general election and is to resign as leader of the conservative party. the liberals justin trudeau is set to follow his father and become the new prime minister. his party has secured a majority in parliament. >> this is what positive politics can do. this is what a positive, hopeful, a hopeful vision and a lat form and a team together, can make happen. canadians -- cheerp [cheering and applause] >> canadians from all across this great country sent a clear message tonight. it's time for a change in this country, my friends, a rechange! >> friends, our country is one of the most enduring democracies in the world today. and today for the 42nd time in 148 years canadians have chosen a national parliament. well tonight's result is certainly not the one we had hoped for. the people are never wrong. >> and with a majority of results in the liberal party is well ahead. a

parliamentary election since president mohammed morsi was ousted after a coup in 2013. >>> in the philippines typhoon koppu will top many trees and power lines across many provinces. there. >>> is anger in india over the rapes of two children. a five-year-old and two and a half-year-old were attacked in the capital of new delhi. a series of sexual assaults that led to claims that the police and government are not doing enough. >> the police work on site. another grim crime scene but with a difference. a young child was said to have been raped here. at another location another child brutally abused. one of the children had been gang raped. the minister arrived at the hospital where one victim was being treated. >> together we need to create such an environment in new delhi with our mothers and our daughters can feel safe, which is not happening right now. that means there are some shortcomings in security. the new delhi government is doing everything in its power to prevent such situations but i feel the police plays the biggest role. they need to help women feel safe. we're also trying to hel

, shot at a restaurant in the central philippines. e chinese consul general was also wounded and being treated in a nearby hospital. >> let's get a weather forecast now. meteorologist everton fox has news of yet another hurricane brewing off mexico. >> that's right. this is patricia kicking up a storm here. want to keep an eye over the next couple of days. you can see this little clutch of storms off the west coast of mexico, just making its way further northward and westward as we go on through the next days starting to cause problems. there is still a tropical storm sustained, but it will intensify as we go on through the next few days. by friday, we expected to make landfall west of mexico city. by that state, it could be 155 kilometers per hour. life threatens flash floods and mudslides a possibility as it makes its way towards western mexico. we have southeastern the weather making its way up the west coast of mexico over the last couple of days. it's going to continue doing that as we go on through the next few days. that's the p

australia has reportedly offered over $100 million to the philippine government in a span of five years to take the refugees, something that officials here strongly denied. >> in this recent issue of refugees, we can consider, but at the same time, we have to take into account our own resources and capabilities. >> refugees trying to reach australia shores have been sent to hundred was prisons in papua, new guinea in the tiny pacific nation where the living conditions are difficult for many. cambodia has previously agreed to accept refugees who tried to reach australia by boat. the $55 million arrangement has been criticized by many. australia has long taken a hard line stance on asylum seekers who tried to reach its shores by boat. the policies are mainly to discourage refugees traveling by sea. >> the whole of the cabinet is trying to make sure that we absolutely are determined to stair down the threat from people smugglers and not allow the boats to recommence. >> the united nations high commissioner for refugees says since australia in a signatory to the 1951 u.n. convention and ref