court on camera, the moment bombers target a bus carrying police officers in the turkish city. tributes to one of the world's most acclaimed architects who has died at the age of 65 >>> the upper house of myanmar's parliament has approved a new governing poet for aung san suu kyi. it is designed to give her a powerful role in the running of the country. she is barred by the constitution from becoming president because her children hold foreign passports. our correspondent has the latest from myanmar's capital. >> reporter: a large majority here in the upper house was accepted a very crucial bill which will give extended powers to aung san suu kyi. she was barred from running for president because of the constitution says that her children can't have foreign nationalities. she has created a powerful position for herself which seems to be in a similar level as the president and that was exactly why the military has is very much against it. the majority of the upper house has voted in favor. >> it is important because the whole country, the people, we - we may not i, but the whole

caught on camera, the moment bombers targeted a bus carrying police officers in the turkish city. the world champion u.s. women's football

caught on camera, the moment bombers targeted a bus carrying police officers in the turkish city. the world champion u.s. women's football team demand the same pay as their male counterparts. myanmar's parliament has voted on a bill to create a new post for aung san suu kyi. it's designed to give her a powerful role in running the country. her party, the ruling national league for democracy as proposed the bill to make her a state adviser. she is barred from becoming president because her children hold foreign passports. what does this mean, how much power would it give her. >> reporter: this was an easy win for her, a large majority in the upper house has just accepted this crucial bill which will give her far-reaching powers. as you know, she was barred from running for president. the constitution says a person with children of foreign nationalities can't be a president. she has explained it to be above the president. it looks like with this new bill she will be above the president. some compare it with a position of prime minister. officially it's called state counsellor and it

turkish flags still fly in the centre of town, but the influence of the syrian arabs is evident right across the city. most of the refugees live side by side with the turkish residents in modest accommodation, paying cheap rent. but a few thousand syrians are also housed in a refugee camp on the edge of town. hasan kara is the mayor of kilis. he says his city has been so successful in integrating the refugees that he believes it qualifies for the nobel peace prize. and so, he's more than happy to support the kareemat project. he releases a dove of peace for the cameras. this particular initiative doesn't quite want to get off the ground -- but kara remains optimistic. >> i invite the united nations and all the aid organizations of the world to come to kilis and see how hospitable people are here towards syrians, even though the economy is not doing well and our options here in kilis are limited. >> he's certainly right about one thing -- en thoughhere are now more syrians in kilis than turks, there have been attacks on refugees or refugee in it's a model of integration. so the mayor has started up an

turkish flags still fly in the centre of town, but the influence of the syrian arabs is evident right across the cityst of the refugees live side by side with the turkish residents in modest accommodation, paying cheap rent. but a few thousand syrians are also housed in a refugee camp on the edge of town. hasan kara is the mayor of kilis. he says his city has been so successful in integrating the refugees that he believes it qualifies for the nobel peace prize. and so, he's more than happy to support the kareemat project. he releases a dove of peace for the cameras. this particular initiative doesn't quite want to get off the ground -- but kara remains optimistic. >> i invite the united nations and all the aid organizations of the world to come to kilis and see how hospitable people are here towards syrians, even though the economy is not doing well and our options here in kilis are limited. >> he's certainly right about one thing -- even though there are now more syrians in kilis than turks, there have been no attacks on refugees or refugee housing. it's a model of integration. so the mayor has star

security officials say an explosion in the turkish city was a suicide bomb attack.the bomber and wounded several others. this comes as the u.s. issued a new warning about credible indications of terrorist threats in touristy areas in the country. turkey has been hit by six deadly suicide bombings since july that worry the claimed by kurdish militants or blamed on islamic states. news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalists in more than 150 news bureaus around the world. i mark crumpton mark crumpton. scarlet, back to you. scarlet: thank you. we are less than one hour from the fed decision. erik schatzker is live in washington to help us check the scene. we have heard lots of commentary from market watchers saying that this will be a yawner but people dissect the statement anyway. will, or givenly me if this sounds a bit familiar, but for those turning their attention to the fed with the policy statement less than one hour away, let's just reiterate that there is virtually no chance of a move today. the data is supposedly a data dependent fed and the fed funds

says it was behind a car bombing in the turkish south-eastern city. seven police officers died. at least 27 others were injured. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: the explosion shattered the calm of this residential neighborhood. a car packed with explosives detonated here. the damage is clear. this family, this shock, they survived the attack. >> translation: my parents were cooking in the kitchen. i was in the bathroom. my children were studying in the living room. all of a sudden with a powerful explosion we felt the storm and saw something strong coming on to us. it was like an apocalypse. >> reporter: many onlookers stood in disbelief. many more scared. >> translation: we heard the explosion. we thought it was an earthquake. we were worried and scared. >> reporter: the car was parked mere and it detonated about by remote control when the minibus arrived at this corner. the explosion was so powerful it shock the windows of the surrounding buildings. security officials say they have identified the man in this cctv footage as the main suspect. turkey is increasingly bein

. >> discussion in turkey given rockets firing into turkish cities security zones in northern parts ofyria may prevent these incidents but based on your experience do you think security zones in the northern syria can prevent rockets firing into a major borders? >> i believe as we go after daesch to take any innocent life shooting rockets, artillery, we will take them down and take care of this. >> the troops that will be deployed to syria to what extent special operations help forces fighting daesch over there? >> these troops advise and assist and train very effective force to encounter daesch. >> next to joe. >> to follow up on the question, in addition to what the high marks will do to counter the rockets from isil could you explain to us if this system will play a role in securing or encountering isil, could you tell us if this system will play a role in future operation in rocca? >> let me clear up high marks situation. that is simply one of many systems the coalition is bringing to fight this enemy. we have fighters remotely piloted aircraft, cyber and high marks. we will bring

even as he toured washington, washington evacuated family members from the turkish base after cities were struck. erdogan had hoped obama would be joining here. this is after all less than an hour's drive from washington dc. obama declined to meet with him here or at the nuclear summit that brought him to washington. he didn't merely side lyn him, he scalded him >> i think the approach that they've been taking towards the press is one that could lead turkey down a path that would be very troubling. >> reporter: we asked erdogan what he thought. >> reporter: mr president, president obama says there are troubling signs in turkey. what do you say? but he kept the answer to him >>> debris found could belong to the missing malaysian air flight. it was discovered a month after this was found in mozam bique. it is almost certainly from the aircraft >>> indigenous australians are calling for a slice of a multi million dollar fishing industry they say they are excluded from. many of them have been arrested on charges of poaching. the government says they're not entitled to fish even though th

turkish border. the only way out of the city is a treacherous road through areas controlled by isis or the regime. >>humming a tune) >> (man shouting) >> narrator: after a three-hour drive, the family arrives at a refugee camp on the border. by january 2015, more than one and a half million syrians have fled to camps like this, and there's hardly any room for newcomers. >> narrator: after two days in the camp, hala and the children cross the border into turkey. their life as refugees has begun. they are heading to istanbul, where they will apply for asylum at the german consulate. hala has used her savings to take a mini-bus across turkey. (laughing) (playful screaming) (screaming continues) (playful screaming) >> narrator: it's february 2015. the family is staying with a relative in istanbul. they've been waiting to see if their application for asylum in germany will be accepted. (engine roaring overhead) (screaming) (sniffling) (sniffling) >> narrator: after three months in turkey, hala and the children have some good news. they've been granted asylum. with refugee passports, they can now travel sa

located in northern syria, 35 kilometers from the turkish is syria upon second-largest city. but since the war began, besieged by fighting and bombing. no longer an economic center, it was once a bustling commercial and transportation hub. industrial hub was as big as the city center, but all that now his ruin. factories were shut down. the city is divided. government forces control a little under half the city and its greater urban area. here they are in most of the city center, but the regime controls eastern areas, including the airport. the yellow region is held by kurdish fighters. the rest, in green, is controlled by multiple rebel groups. namely, the al nusra front, the main -- a cease-fire went into effect in february between government forces and some of the rebels. as those groups seen terrorist organizations by the u.n. were not part of the truce. an airstrike targeting al nusra rebels continues. in aleppo, it maintains control areas to the northeast of the city. molly: for more on the situation, let's cross to our regional correspondent, adam pletts, who joins us

turkish prime minister has promised to rebuild the city. the his tore part of the city has been left in ruins. >> reporter: this man is in debt. his cafÉ has been closed. fighting has stopped and although his business is open again, he is not happy. >> translation: the people had nothing. they were australian agree. there was to work, nothing. i'm in debt. i'm relying on my credit card and i don't know how i will pay back the bank. the government has to help us. >> reporter: he is not alone. many people in the historic part have been affected. the district here is the hardest hit. the government imposed the curfew in late 2015 and launched a military operation targeting p.k.k. members and affiliated groups. the fighting went on for months, house to house, street by street. local aid groups say between 40,000 to 50,000 people were forced to leave. the damage is estimated to be tens of millions of dollars. over two weeks ago the curfew was lifted and life is slowly returning to normal. attentions remain. police in plain clothes are everything

this morning three boats filled with migrants arriving in a turkish port city. international correspondent phil black is live with the breaking details for us. >> reporter: michaela, the third of the vessels is what you can see behind me here that have come into this turkish port. 202 migrants in total are being relocated here today, mostly from pakistan. some afghans as well. also two syrians. this is part of a deal between europe and turkey. it has created a backlog in greece. there are 50,000 people stuck in squalored camps there. europe hopes this deal, shipping them back, will begin to reduce the burden, but dissuade others from making the journey as well. it is a controversy deal. is europe abdicating its responsibility. and can they legally assess the asylum applications of people that are there. and legal concerns about sending them back to a country like turkey, which some say is not the best place to offer necessary protections and so forth. the numbers today are not particularly big. just 202. within the context of the movements of people we have seen

city of aleppo. as we've been reporting over the past few days, the prime minister has been speaking to visiting leaders from moscow in the syrian capital. the turkish prime minister is holding a cabinet meeting in the city close to the syrian border. it is now home to a large number of syrian refugees. this is the first time a cabinet meeting has been held outside ankara for 13 years. talking to our correspondent now, charles stratford. more, please, on the significance of the prime minister bringing his cabinet outside of the capital ankara and taking it to this area which is mainly kurdish, but also with many syrian refugees. >> reporter: the prime minister has just finished speaking before that cabinet meeting takes place this afternoon. it was a ceremony here at this stadium in which it was as a pretext, if you like, the prime minister was honoring the city in its battle against french forces in 1920. as you say, it is of huge significance that he has come here to this region, predominantly kurdish, to make this announcement, to honor the city at this time. what he said during his speech also highly significant. he said that there were people i

washington, washington evacuated family members of military troops at a turkish base after suicide bomber struck in various citieserdogan had hoped that president obama would be joining him to dedicate this cultural center. obama declined to meet with erdogan here or at the nuclear summit that brought him to washington. that is widely been seen as a snub. obama didn't merely sideline him, he scalded him >> i think that the approach that they've been taking towards the press is one that could lead turkey down a path that would be very troubling. >> reporter: we asked erdogan what he thought. mr president, president obama says there are troubling signs in turkey. what do you say? >> reporter: but he kept the answer to himself >>> a coastal community in south africa is mourning the death of an anti mining activist killed last week. he had been battling for years to stop an australian company from mining day obtain yum there-- titanium there. >> reporter: hundreds turn out to mourn a community leader on the wild coast. anti mining activist was killed ten days ago. he was shot multiple times by unknown gunmen. he has

russia has not breached turkish airspace since then. >> the city of san francisco is being offered almost 3.5 to settle planes associated with the deadly plane crash at sfo three years ago. the boeing 777 clipped the seawall at end of the runway causing the plane to cartwheel and burst into flames. the money goes towards legal costs, airport damages and compensation for the city's insurance company. three teenage girls died in that crash. u.s. safety investigators blame the crash on pilot error. proposed financial settlement will need approval from the board of supervisors. >> the panama government raided the law firm accused of money laundering for high-profile international clients. it lasted more than a day. there not been any arrests so far. the so-called "panama papers" scandal came to light earlier this month when an anonymous source released 11 million documents that embarrassed clients at the law firm, including friends of russian president vladimir putin, the president of argentina, and the father of british prime minister david cameron. the government of panama is looking for ev

police officers in south-east turkey, but the attack didn't stop the turkish prime minister from going ahead with a planned visit to the citya report >> reporter: the explosion the calm of this neighborhood, a car packed with explosives, the damage is clear. the family is shocked. they survived the attack. >> reporter: we felt the storm and saw something very strong coming on to us. it is like an apock lips. >> reporter: many stood in disbelieve and more squared. >> translation: we heard the explosion. we thought it was an earthquake. we were worried and scared. >> reporter: the car was parked here and it detonated by a remote control. once the minibus carrying the police arrived at this corner. the explosion was so powerful it shattered the windows of the sur rounding buildings. security officials say they have identified the man in this cctv footage as the main suspect. turkey's prime minister didn't want to disrupt his preplanned visit. he is here as part of the government's plan to rebuild the historic part of the city. the area has been hit by security forces and the outlawed kurdistan workers party, the p.k.k. they sa

the rubble after a flyover collapse kills 21 in the indian city of kolkata >>> i'm darren jordan in doha. bombers target a bus carrying turkish workers. tens of thousands march in brazil in support of embattled president. and behind the scenes at the recording

the rubble after a flyover collapse kills 21 in the indian city of kolkata >>> i'm darren jordan in doha. bombers target a bus carrying turkish workers. tens of thousands march in brazil in support of embattled president. and behind the scenes at the recording studio where zack bowman made his time album ahead of it closing down >>> after an exhausting night emergency crews in india are continuing effort to find survivors trapped underneath a collapsed flyover. 21 people are confirmed dead in calcutta, but the final death toll could be higher. it's feared as many as 150 could be trapped. a 100 meter section collapsed and fell on to a busy road. we were at the scene overnight. >> what's happening behind me is that heavy machinery - diggers, are trying to break through a slap of the fly over that fell on to the ground. rescue workers believe there are several vehicles trapped under the ground. it is a very congested area. the flyover is built in between building, and the end touches the walls or the windows of residential blocks, and it slowed down the rescue effort. >> before the ambulance arrived we were here at the location,

city from rebels. the operation is likely to put a strain on the agreement to end hostilities. >> reporter: some significant developments close to the turkish border today. we understand that i.s.i.l. fighters made an assault around seven villages close to the border. we've spoken to activists inside syria who say that the turkish ar till reinitially responded to those attacks with the help of coalition air strikes. activists now saying that at least three possibly four of those seven villages have been retaken by the free syrian army. we also under that fighting may be continuing in the remaining villages. these developments come on a day where the syrian government has announced that it plans to retake full control, the city of aleppo with the help of its allies, russia. this comes at a time where we're supposed to be seeing a partial ceasefire, a partial cessation of hostilities. the syrian government said they've made this announcement because they say they have come under repeated attacks of what it describes as opposition groups. very worrying for the remaining civilians inside aleppo. we understand that around 65,000 families still i

city. as we've been reporting over the past few days, the prime minister has been speaking to a delegation in damascus. charles stratford joins us from the town close to the syria border. the turkish prime minister is there today. what are we expecting his central message to be? >> reporter: he ask here under the pretext of honoring this city, giving it a medal for ridding the city of forces in 1920. this has great symbolic value here. we're in south east turkey, in a predominantly kurdish region. repeated peace efforts [indistinct] the p.k.k. have failed [indistinct] [voice over loud speaker drowning out correspondent] >>> charles, thanks. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has laid a wreath at the peace memorial park in hiroshima. he is the most senior u.s. official ever to visit the site of the world's first nuclear attack. it was dropped in the last days of world war ii. as well as talking about the actual event of hiroshima and the impact that the memorial service had on mr kerry, it was also interesting to listen to him in that news conference because he was going through the shopping list of big world issues. basically, that the g7 countries are all on the same page abo

also, the turkish prime minister is holding a cabinet meeting in the city close to the syrian border. this is the first time a cabinet meeting's been held outs ankara in 13 years, the city home to a large number of syrian refugees. charles stratford has the latest now from southeastern turkey. >> the prime minister is giving his speech at a ceremony honoring this city's victory over colonial forces almost 100 years ago, the message, the symbolism of why he is here in southwest turkey not lost on anyone. he said that there were forces in this country trying to ignite the same sort of fires ignited in syria and iraq. he said that the turkish people were building fires of brotherhood in their defense. now, this area has been the focus of a severe military campaign over the last few months, since peace talks broke down with the kurdish workers party, a party that the government has accused of being a terrorist organization. there have been a number of attacks by people that the government says were affiliated to that group and as i say, a military offensive in this area. of course, coming

. >> turkish prime minister has promised to curb what he called the terrorism of the p.k.k. speaking from the city'sistoric park, he pledged to rebuild the area. >> we will not leave it as it is now in the way the terrorists ruined and left it. we will reconstruct in the best way possible. >> not everyone here trusts the government. >> the fighting was like a living hell. this is dirty politics from both sides. no, i don't believe what the prime minister says. >> i will trust him when i see everything is rebuilt. >> turkey's kurdish issue is like a bleeding wound. the p.k.k. has been fighting for autonomy for over 30 years. restoring trust will take much more than rebuilding homes and livelihoods. al jazeera. >>> 11 journalists have been detained by police in the maldives, arrests made during protests of alleged government crackdown and press freedom. police fired tear gas and pepper spray. the ruling party presented a bill in the parliament protesting fines and jail terms for defamation. >>> a protest is staged against the ruling government, opposing on going peace attacks with the farc rebels in c

military troops from the turkish base after suicide bombers instructed in ankara, istanbul and other cities. erdogan was hoping obama was here to celebrate the opening. he declined to meet with him here. that ask widely been seen as a snub. >> reporter: obama didn't merely sideline erdogan, he scalded him >> i think the approach that they've been taking towards the press is one that could lead turkey down a path that would be very troubling. >> reporter: we asked erdogan what he thought. >> reporter: president obama says there are troubling signs in turkey. what do you say? but he kept the answer to him >>> emotions are running high two days before new year european refugee deal takes effect. today several hundred turks protested the deal, saying migrant who arrive back in greece back to turkey is not accepted. it calls for european country to accept one syrian refugee in turkey for every migrant who is returned from greece. protesters were also on the streets in northern greece today. residents of a greek border town say they are running out of patience as thousands of refugees are still c

turkish town. >> brussels airport is now open for business again, following the attack on it 12 days ago. the first flights en route to the portuguese city took off a little earlier in the day. airport staff marked a minute's silence ahead of the plane's departure. passengers arrivings for flights on sunday had to undergo new extra security measures that were put in place. the departure hall was partially destroyed in the attack. the metro station was attacked on the same day. 32 people were kid in both attacks. >> we will need time to come to terms with what happened and overcome the pain. we will never forget. i'd like to also thank everyone once again for your courage in the face of adversity and for the impressive work which took place. this solidarity and energy represents the airport community. >> runners taking part in the paris marathon have been making their way along the 42-kilometer route. it has heightened security following the attack in brussels and the paris attacks. >> organizers say security has been strength they understand for the race, the 40t 40th marathon in paris. we're at the start of the race. we only saw a handf

the attack didn't stop the turkish prime minister from going ahead with a planned visit to the city. >> reporter: the explosion shattered the calm of this residential neighborhood. a car packed with explosives detonated here. the damage is clear. this family, this shock. they survived the attack. >> my parents were cooking in the kitchen. i was in the bathroom. my children were studying in the living room. all of a sudden with a powerful explosion we felt the storm and saw something very strong coming on to us. it was like an apocolypse >> translation: we heard the explosion. we were worried and scared. >> reporter: the car was parked here and it detonated by a remote control once the minibus carrying the police arrived at this corner. the explosion was so powerful it shot erred the windows of the surrounding buildings. security officials say they have identified the unanimous this cctv footage as the main suspect. turkey's prime minister didn't want to disrupt his preplanned visit. he is here as part of the government's plan to rebuild the historic part of the city. for months it ha

city. for months, they have been hit by the pkk. turkey last name bow before attacks and violence. >> your brothers have come here so the turkish flag would continue to wave. they gave their lives in order for it not to fall into ruin like damascus, like aleppo. >> last month, a suicide attack, carried out by an isil suicide bomber killed several tourists in istanbul. both averageara and is tall bull have had attacks in the last year. several consulates have closed their doors, and they have warned people from visiting the country, especially southeastern turkey. >> still to come, indian police, a flyover collapses, plus, at a nigerian school, giving orphans the chance to make a fresh start. >> the top stories on aljazeera, the u.n. is calling for legal safeguards before refugees are returned to turkey, and ankora with the european union. amnesty international has accused turkey of forcibly returning syrian refugees back to the war-torn country. >>> barack obama has announced that 102 nation have ratified a treaty on the protection of nuclear material. he was speaking at a summit in washington. >>> an israeli military court has rule

city. the european union deal will affect them. they'll be sent to reception center in the turkish ports. despite this, the refugees keep on coming. more boatloads of people have been rescued. many children among those making the journey. since the deal was agreed. 5,600 have been registereded. zeina khodr has more from lesbos. >> reporter: less than 24 hours before the e.u. turkey deal according to authorities, deportations will take place on monday. ships are at the port. the external agency deployed dozens of officers on the island to escort the deportees back. they'll by accompanied by a front ex officer, which means there are security concerns. the deport hags has to begin. there's a lot of frustration. people are anxious. they have a loft questions, a lot of uncertainty. we are not able to enter the detention facility, and we talk to a group of people, and they were syrians, what they told me, they have more questions than answers, they are asking what will happen to us, what happens if they send us to turkey, we can't go back. they are afraid of what comes next. greek authorities m

is knocked out of the world's twenty20 >>> first, turkish police have released footage showing the moment a car bomb exploded in the south-eastern city. the blast killed seven police officers and injured at least 27 others. the policemen were travelling in a bus when a nearby parked car full of explosives was detonated. our correspondent joins us to update us on what happened there in the aftermath of the attack. >> reporter: the residents of this area, residential area, they were in shock. they were describing how big the explosion was. to my left there is a house that is severely damaged and the person saying that his mum and dad were forced to go to the hospital because the ceiling partially collapsed on them and his wife and children survived. also the buildings, at least four buildings in front of me, you can see the windows shattered, so it all indicates how powerful the explosion was. this is where the explosion took place where you can see people are standing there. we also know from turkish media reports that the security services have identified one suspect and he appears to be leaving a car and then walking off. this is wh

city. for months they have been hit by security forces and the outlawed kurdish workers party the pkk. there have been attacks and violence. >> your brothers have come here for the turkishlag would continue to wave. they gave their lives in order for it not to fall into ruin like damascus, like aleppo. >> turkey is increasingly being targeted. last month a suicide attack carried out by isil suicide-bomber killed several tourists in istanbul. both ankara and istanbul have seen spike attacks since last year. the security and the economy are the targets. several consolidates have closed their missions, and many western states have warned their citizens from visiting the country, especially southeastern turkey. thursday's car bomb attack will only increase fears of more attacks. al jazeera. >> syrian state media said state officials have uncovered a mass grave in palmyra. the remains of 40 people were found, 23 of them were women and children. the syrian troops continue to comb the city for landmines left by isil fighters. drops recaptured the city from isil last month. >>> a military court has ruled that an israeli soldier accused of killing a palestinian man can be moved

case is seen as a test of the turkish media freedom >>> the kurdistan workers party, known as the p.k.k. claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in turkey's far eastern city. the blast killed seven police officers and injured 27 others. >> reporter: the explosion shattered the couple of this residential neighbourhood. a car packed with explosives detonated. the darge is clear the family is shocked. they survived the attack. with a powerful explosion we felt the storm and felt something strong. it was like app apocko lips >>> we'll take you to pretoria. south africa's president zouma is speaking since a court ruled against him to use tax payer funding to upgrade his private residence, let's listen in. >> fellow south africans, i address you during an important year, when the country celebrates 20 years signed the constitution of the republic into law. which took place on 10th of december 1996. our constitution commits us individually and effectively to build a nation based on the democratic values of human dignity,quality and freedom. through constitutionalism. and the rule of law. we have well-established institutions that support democracy. and which pro

protests among the turkish and we commissioned one of our contacts in allepo to shoot some footage for us. it seems aleak answers between the various fashions are shifting, changing in that city. this is our report. >> alliances are changing in this city the sir i can't believe forces say they have allied themselves. the u.s. supports the ypg in its fight against isil and the nusra front. this shows an area controlled by the syrian military. there are various anti-government groups. it's believed around 65,000 families remain in the city. don't be afraid my son, he says. there is no running water or electricity across the city. we had to convert this washing machine into a wood berner to keep warm at night. >> when the bombing starts, we hide. it's a room inside the cave. it's terrifying the fight in and various articles groups competing for control has made that difficult. the main road into the city of aleppo. if it is closed there will be no more roads in or out. you have absolutely no other way they control some areas in the south of the city no cease-fire for us, this man screams. book on the streets, the fighting continues. there is a sniper. i can't go out says this fs

lira a stronger turkish because many did expect this move. other board for you. i arrived in the city of london hours ago. , thanksto the u.s. open now positive on futures. dow jones futures up about one point. here in london, still lower, down by about .25%. out, the japanese government 10 year yield, -13 basis points. when i arrived in london this morning, it was remarkable. yields below 0.4% on the way out to 40 year that. -- 40 year debt. david: a big story for the markets. we are looking forward to the japanese and central-bank later this month taking more action or not. the european union earlier today took another shot at u.s. tech giant google, this time over the company's android software. there has been an ongoing tussle here between the eu competition authorities and google. what is different about this? >> he just got a lot more serious. the antitrust chief at the eu has outlined what they call a statement of objection, outlined what their problem with google is peered they have three main issues. this is the android operating system that basically runs your phone. that is

turkish citizens by next june. both sides will negotiate possible membership into the eu. >>> we move to syria and the ancient citypalmyra. we're getting a much closer look at the damage done by isis. they recaptured the city from isis with the help of air power but palmyra is a shell of what it once was. we go inside that city and what remains of its historic treasures. >> reporter: palmyra's arch may have been demolished by the islamic state but triumph is exactly what syrian soldiers field. the officers know the symbolism of stones. a people without a past, he says, is a people without a future. no one kne the propaganda value of palmyra other than isis. they destroyed columns and temples supposedly in a campaign against idolatry. they left it in an attack because it made for a backdrop in their videos of horror. imagine just last year, people were to come here and watch as jihadis came on this ancient stage, with them 25 syrian soldiers, whom they murdered. it's just extraordinary to think of such barbarity, a sea of cruelty in the modern world. a group of russian officers arrived. they're -- this damage was c

turkish president to try to improve the relations between those two nations. >>> there is much more here to come on the al jazeera news hour. >> reporter: i am barn bee phillips in london a citying reputation as a safe haven for stolen money. >>> planning the reconstruction of a country averaged by war, u.n. officials discuss how best to help libya get back on its feet. plus. i am in doha and i am finding out what it takes to be a world cup referee. ♪ ♪ >>> authorities in the southern italian island of sicily have been accused of tricking asylum seek nurse to signing aware their rights by agreeing they have come to europe to work. the human rights lawyers say thousands of people have had their claims refused and are stranded. lawrence lee reports from sicily. >> reporter: the huddled masses who once again are arriving by the hundred in sicily. these are almost all somali and eritrean. and off they go to be processed. but soon the authorities will want to know what their story is. and that's becoming continue vercontroversial. he arrived last september, his case is one of many allegedly exposing an official trick, being played on would-be asylum seekers. and then where did go

city of aleppo. and we have in the past weeks seen the violence through rocket attacks fired from syria into turkey, spread to otherwise peaceful turkishtion of hostilities. for those who live in aleppo. no military target here, activists said. an inferno. over 12 dead, burned alive. zahair is dead, he says. it was much the same on day 56. another building in aleppo hit. u.s. officials troubled. the russian heavy weapons are amassing near the city, and that whatever the cease fire was is crumbling. >> i am deeply concerned about the cessation of hostilities fraying and whether it's sustainable. >> reporter: but syria's world is slowly crossing the border to one town in southern turkey, kilis. hit by rockets almost daily in the past weeks. five fr fired from syria, probably by isis who were never part of the cease-fire. this woman sat here when the rockets tore through her roof. a syrian family scrabbling out a life on the floor below. this used to be their shelter, their respite. >> translator: the syrians fled. they took refuge here, but bombs are also raining on their heads. the government keeps saying shelter in your house. but didn

city councilwoman and -- in in stable. she founded the istanbul pride parade in 20 -- 2003 and there were 30 marchers. by 2014, there were over 80,000 marchers and last year, the turkish government use water cannons to shut the march down and disperse everyone after it had grown so large. she was visiting us to talk about ways in which the united states could be helpful and when senator coons asked her how we could help human rights in turkey. this was her answer and i wanted you to hear this because it is about your -- she set the help we have had that has enabled us to do a we have done has been the united states. the support of the ambassador and the consul in that -- in his temple has enabled the lgbt to not avoidturkey persecution but enabled us to come out of the shadows to some degree to organize and we have been note that there have been no greater friends and when we asked for we can do to help. she said the main thing we could do to help would be to thank the diplomats and members of the state department. talk about the work you are doing in your bureau with respect to lgbt rights around the world. whether it is in turkey -- turkey or russia, we see serious

city councilwoman in istanbul. she founded the istanbul pride parade in 2003 and there were 30 marchers. by 2014 there were over 80,000 marchers in last year the turkish government used water cannons to shut them down and disperse everyone afterward grown so large. she was here visiting us to talk about ways in which the united states could be helpful. when the senator asked her to tell us how we can help human rights in turkey ,-com,-com ma this was a rant there and i wanted all of you to hear this. she said the health of a fad that has enabled us to do a breakdown as the united states. the support of the u.s. ambassador, and the support of the u.s. consul in istanbul has enabled the lgbt community to not avoid persecution and hostility as my story about the primary suggestion, but they've enabled us to finally come out of the shadows to send green organized and she said there's no greater friend. when asked what we could do to help, she said the main thing you can do to help his thank our diplomats and folks with the state department to abandon our allies. talk to me a little bit about the work you are doing in your bureau with respect to lgbt right

city council woman in istanbul, who is here. she founded the istanbul pride parade in 2003 and there were 30 marchers. by 2014 there were over 80,000 marchers and last year the turkish government used water cannons to shut the march down and disburst every after it had grown so large. she was here to talk about ways in which the united states could be helpful and when the senator asked her, tell us how we could help human rights in turkey, this was her answer. and i wanted all of to you hear this because it is about your colleague. she said the help that we've had that has enabled us to do what we have done is the united states. the support of the u.s. ambassador and the council in istanbul has enabled the lgbt community in turkey to not avoid persecution and hostility, as my story about the pride parade being disbursed suggested but they have been able to finally come out of the shadows to some degree and organize and she said there had been no greater friend. so when we asked what we could do to help. she said the main thing could you do to help is thank our diplomats and folks with the state department that have been our allies. talk to me about the work you are