unesco members said they would be added in may. first korean lawmakers were opposed. they said japanese authorities sent koreans to work. japanese officials explained it dates back to the 1850s. they came before japan exited the korean peninsula. last month, korean minsters agreed work together. their aim was to work for both countries, but the two side had a hard time seeing eye to eye on what they said to the committee. they decided korea works. the impact forced committee members to perform a discussion on japan's bid by a day. in the end, the south korean delegate quoted the statement that said koreans were brought against their will. they did not use obsessions. >> i am so glad that unesco decided to register the origins of japanese manufacturing on its world heritage site. >> the unesco listing, several officials in japan are expressing the lengthy brussels. they say the negotiation with the south krein delegates brought simmering tensions to the two parts to the surface. >> thank you for that update. some japanese infants are getting a more nutritious start in

around 50 other unesco sites are designated as endangered. among them are three in yemen, including the old city in the capital which has been bombed by a saudi-led coalition trying to defeat houthi rebels. the home of the rare mountain gorilla, the national park in central africa is listed as endangered because of poachers and environmental pressures. getting recognized brings more tourism, unesco argues honoring the greatest sites on the planet helps bring peace and cultural understanding. >> football fans in chile are celebrating after clenching the copa america they beat argentina in a possibility shootout. it was the copa america final most football fans wanted, a potentially great argentine team with star players, 14 times copa america winners. the host, chile passionate, focused, some star players of their own they'd never won the copa america never beaten argentina in the tournament. the national stadium was sold out, bars and restaurants packed with nail biting expectant fans. the goal in the first half, playing well. no goals in the

they've been recognized by unesco. erica wood has more. >> green mountains dotted with old fortresses and palaces. more than 500 years ago old, they've been recognized as culturally and historically significant by the u.n.'s heritage body. the region of south korea has been given unesco status. old city walls and administrative buildings from one of the earliest kingdoms. >> translator: they established ties with china and japan and even with countries in east asia across the sea. they enjoyed the noes glamorous and superior culture, and now it can be shared with the world and be recognized internationally. >> reporter: singapore's botanical gardens were given unesco status. >> it's a special place. you have to come and visit. >> reporter: in europe the vineyards of champagne and burgundy were recognized as important cultural sites producing some of the most famous and drinkable exports from france. achieving unesco world heritage status isn't just for global recognition and will give better protection to important lan

around 50 other unesco sites are designated as endangered.hree in yemen, including the old city and the capitol, which has been bombed by saudi-led coalition trying to defeat houthi rebels and the home of the rare mountain gorilla, burunga national park in central africa is listed as endangered because of poaching and other environmental pressures. getting recognized by the u.n. body usually brings with it more tourism, which is criticized as being detrimental to some site survival. unesco argues by honoring the greatest monuments helps to encourage peace and cultural understanding. erica woods, al jazeera. >> on that line the world's lost half of all of its wild animals in the last four years, half of those remaining is thought to be ex tink within 400 years. our man in australia looks at speciesnique to the country which are rapidly disappearing. >> reporter: australia has one of the most diverse selections of animals on earth: 7% of the world's species live here. most of those live only in australia. >> gives the nation a special responsib

. >>> unesco says key heritage sites in iraq are in imminent dang we are ice fighters gaining ground. plus long distance love. how a mysterious pregnancy sparked the birth of a new era in u.s.-cuban relations. ♪ ♪ >>> the final day of campaigning in greece for groups supporting either a yes or no vote in sunday's bailout referendum. police in athens used stun grenades for force protesters to leave a european union building and international monetary fund says nerve to any bailout bailout greets would need another 150 billion our owes over the next three years to stay afloat. alex respite sip respite is op sit mystic they will get a new deal. >> if that is the decision of the greek people from fear or pressure or choice, we will respect it. if the know vote is stronger i assure you the next day i will be in brussels and a deal signed. >> since monday greece has closed all breaks and limited the amount of money people can take out of cash machines jonah hull reports. >> reporter: gasping for air. greece is being strangled by a standoff with international lenders forcing banks to close l

around 50 other unesco sites are designated as endangered. among them are three in yemen including the old city in the capital which has been bombed by a saudi-led coalition trying to defeat houthi rebels. the home of the rare mountain gorilla, the national park in central africa he is listed as endangered because of poachers and environmental pressures. unesco argues honoring the greatest sites on the planet helps bring peace and cultural understanding. >> if you want to find out more about the latest sites to be added to unesco's list, you can always go to our website aljazeera.com. >> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout? >> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> several human workers were kidnapped... >> this is what's left of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what d

in south carolina this region has been given unesco status for one of its earlier kingdoms. >> china japan and even with countries in east asia across the sea. they enjoyed the most glamorous and superior culture. now it can be shared with the world and be recognized internationally. >> singapore's botanical gardens was given unesco status. >> and in europe the vineyards of champaign and burgany were recognized. achieving unesco world her stage status is not just for global recognition but it's also supposed to give better protection to landmarks. the world's body ability to do that has come in question. isil fighters have arrived in palmyra with a crude campaign of destruction destroying monuments around 2,000 years old. other sites designated as en endangered including three in yemen and the old city and capitol that are being bombed by the saudi coalition. and a park in central africa is listed as endangered because of poaching and environmental pressures. it usually brings more tour. >> which is criticized as making it difficult for animal survival. erica wood, al jazeera. >> tha

satisfied with this decision from unesco. german unesco delegate says the overall conditions remain poor and in five years time they will take a look to see whether it needs to go back on the endangered list. yvonne: the market can take a little credit. how much impact has the falling price of coal had on efforts to protect the reef? guest: if the coal stays in the ground that means the co2 doesn't stay in the atmosphere and the coal -- coral doesn't get breached. the higher price of coal means this area will not get exploited and that chances are diminishing. yvonne: looking at that video i will book that flight to australia. coming up we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number... don't miss the lowest prices of the season, going on now. sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes from good to great to wow! only at a sleep number store. right now, fin

the city has ancient ruins that form a unesco world heritage site.slamic state members have used an extreme interpretation of islamic law to justify destroying cultural assets in syria and iraq. they've booby-trapped the ruins in palmyra with bombs and land mines. they have not destroyed a roman amphitheater and shrines. still syrians are concerned they could commit more vandalism. >>> u.s. diplomats have again urged china to halt land reclamation and construction work on reefs in the south china sea. this comes after the release of new satellite images showing work on the disputed islands is progressing rapidly. >> we don't find reclamation activities and certainly don't find the militarization of those outputs to be helpful to regional security and stability. in fact, quite the contrary. and we're going to continue to impress upon china as we do with all claimants. >> the latest photos come from a u.s. think tank, the center for strategic and international studies. they show that workers have nearly completed the construction of a 3,000-meter runwa

leaders in tokyo are required to submit a conservation plan to unesco by next february. about 300,000 climbers visit japan's highest peak during the summer months. >>> he's tall dark, and handsome and he's winning the hearts of many here in japan. crowds of women are flocking to catch a glimpse of him. but the newest star is not a model or an actor. in fact, he lives in a zoo. >> reporter: giraffes. and lions. these have long been the most popular animals at this zoo in central japan. but now all eyes are on the new star. >> translator: where's the gorilla? >> reporter: they've all come to see shebang, a low land gorilla. and recently he's risen to fame because of what his fans call his rugged good looks. >> translator: he's so handsome! >> translator: really hot. >> translator: he looks so powerful. i wish i had a boyfriend like him. >> reporter: shebang lives at a zoo in the city of nagoya. he is 18 years old and he's been at the zoo for eight years. his popularity only started rising this spring after a visitor posted a photo of him online. the zookeepers were taken b

that pose the biggest threat and two agencies are on the unesco list and the tiger and ancient city ofom where jane now reports. >> reporter: 1200 years ago samara was the capitol of an islamic empire stretching from north africa to central asia the spiral was an unique architectural achievement, the great mosque had room for 80,000 worshippers and opening in the brick walls were designed to echo sound. >> translator: we have big challenges especially in the current unstable security situation. thank god the site is now relatively secure but it needs maintenance and repair. >> reporter: because the capitol was abandoned in the 9th century rather than destroyed most is still intact but on the edge of a battleground and i.s.i.l. fighters are now 20 kilometers from here and modern samara is divided and mostly sunni city surrounding one of the holiest sites in shia islam the shrine and it's a staging ground for malitias under iraq government and left their mark, inside there is evidence of target practice and although this was once the most glorious city in the world most iraqis don't know

unesco says key heritage sites are in imminent danger with isil fighters gaining ground. >>> and seeinghearing. we look at a phone application that is helping the blind to navigate. ♪ ♪ >>> it's the final day of campaigning in greece, for groups supporting either a yes or no vote. for sunday's bailout referendum. police in athens use stun grenades to force protesters to leave the the union. greece would need an extra 50 billion euros over the next three years to stay afloat along with any gameout. alexis sip sip tsipras is optimistic he get a deal. >> translator: if with that is decision of the greek people free fear or pressure or choice, we will respect it. if the no vote wins and the no is stronger i assure you the next day i will be in buts examples a deal will be signed. >> since monday greece has closed all banks and limited the amount of money people can withdraw from cash machines. jonah hull reports on how this is effecting people in athens. >> reporter: gasping for air greece is being strangled by a stands off with international lenders that's forced the banks to close leaving

around 50 other unesco sites are designated as endangered and one is in yemen including the old city in the capital, which is being bombed by a sawedudisaudi-led coalition. the home of the rare mountain gorilla burunga national park is listed as endangered because of poaching and other environmental pressures. getting recognized by the u.n. body brings with it more tourism, which is criticized as being detrimental to some sites' survival. they argue by monorring the greatest monuments on the planet helps to encourage peace and cultural understanding. erica woods, al jazeera. >> looking at those beautiful creatures, it's hard to believe they have lost all of the wild animals in the last 50 years. all the species could be wiped out in 400 years. australia has a bigger responsibility than many other countries to stop the decline because species unique to that country are already fast disappearing. australia has one of the most diverse selections of animals on earth. 7% of the world's species live here and most of those live only in australia. that gives the nation a special responsibili

stay with us here on the news hour still to come unesco says key sites are in danger with i.s.i.l.ers gaining ground and u.s. president to give the lowest paid workers are pay rise and one of nba's star players says he is about to leave the miami heat and details coming up, in sport. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage all of taylor swift's music videos interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. ♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour, reminder of our top stories nigerian government says boko haram fighters killed more than 100 people in the country's northeast and the village was attacked by gunmen on wednesday with two other village's and women and children are among the dead. in greece the last day of campaigning ahead of the vote to decide the future and imf says greece needs 50 billion euros in three years in addition to any new bailout. muslim brotherhood says forces killed another leading member and disappeared more than two weeks ago and family says he was tortured. he is the 14th leader

the region of south korea has been given unesco status.ld city walls and administrative buildings from one of its earliest kingdoms. >> it established tie witness china, japan and countries in east asia, enjoying most glamorous and superior culture. now, it can be shared with the world and be recognized nationally. >> singapore's bow tan calendar gardens were given historical status. >> people should come and see it. >> in europe, the vineyards of champagne and burgundy were recognized at important cultural sites, producing some of the most famous and drinkal experts from france. achieves unesco world heritage status isn't just for global recognition, it's supposed to give better protection to important landmarks. recently, the word body's ability to do that has been questioned. >> isil fighters recently seized palmyra in syria and started a crude campaign of destruction blowing up monuments more than 2,000 years old. around 50 other unesco sites are designated as endangered. among them are three in yemen including the old city in the capi

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unesco also hopes it encourages peace and cultural understanding. erica wood, al jazeera. >>> britain's princess charlotte was christened today. she wore the same gown that her big brother georgeie georgie wore. >>> still ahead this hour, the social media reaction to today's referendum in greece. >> taking another look at our top story the greek referendum but this time how it played out on social media. youth in greece were expected to favor no vote. holding signs and writing the word no. they also received support from greg sabad. taking to the streets of athens and other cities. and once those results came in many of the no supporters celebrating in sintagma square, where thousands gathered waving flags and chanting no. nicholas economedes is joining us from san francisco. thank you very much for your time. >>> thank you. >> the polls showing the greeks voted no which a very large margin. if those numbers hold out, what happens now? >> well, now the situation has become much more difficult. the europeans would have liked a yes vote, which would b

italy holds the record for the most unesco world heritage sites with 51 in all.d spain, france and germany round out the top five. the united states ranks tenth with 23 sites. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> happening now in the newsroom he's done it again. one of the most notorious drug kingpins in the world on the run after escaping from a mexican prison a second time. the jaw-dropping details on how the cartel leader known as el chapo, got out. >>> then donald trump triples down with another plan to tackle illegal immigration. >> so i had an idea. i think it's good. every time mexico really intelligently sends people over we charge mexico $100,000 for every person they

two other ancient cities are also on the unesco endangered list. we have this report. >> 1200 years ago this was the capital of an islamic empire from north africa to central asia. the spiral was an architecture achievement. the mosque had room for 80,000 worshipers. it echos sound. >> we have big challenges especially in the current unstable security situation. thank god the site is now relatively secure, but it needs maintenance and repair. >> because the capital was abandoned in the ninth century rather than destroyed most of it is still in tact. it is now on the edge of a battleground. isil fighters are now just 20 kilometers from here. a mostly sunni city surrounding one of the holiest sites in shia islam, the shrine. the city has become a staging ground for former shia militias under the command of the iraqi government. they've left their mark. there's evident of target practice inside. although this was once the most glorious city in the world most iraqis don't know it. now essentially, the only visitors are off duty fighters. asked what was

around 50 other unesco sites are designated as endangered. among them are three in yemen, including the old city in the capital which has been bombed by a saudi-led coalition trying to defeat houthi rebels. the home of the rare mountain gorilla, the national park in central africa is listed as endangered because of poaching and environmental pressures. getting recognized brings more tourism, unesco argues honoring the greatest monuments on the planet helps bring peace and cultural understanding. >> it's time for sport. >> thank you so much. chile is celebrating their first ever major title win the copa america host beating argentina in the final after a penalty shootout. the defeat comes a year after they lost in the world cup final. we report from santiago. >> it was the copa america final most football fans wanted, a great argentine team boasting star players. thee lay passionate, focused. star players of their own, but they've never won the copa america, never beaten argentina in a tournament. bars and restaurants across thee lay were pack

. >> the five missions of san antonio you were inscribed to the unesco world heritage sites. >>> we begin tonight with a new plan in the fight against isil. it involves the u.s. and turkey and a proposed campaign to create what officials call an isil-free zone on the turkey syria border. the plan has not been finalized but will significantly boost turkey's fight against isil and could further complicate the roles of the u.s. and turkey in syria's civil war. >> reporter: as turkey turns its bombs on the islamic state of iraq and the levant, it's talking to u.s. officials about creating what the white house calls an isil-free zone. it would cover roughly 110-kilometer stretch on turkey's border. they say it will be a safe place for the millions of refugees now in turkey. but the obama administration says it will not create a no-fly zone to get rid of isil forces in the area. experts say it's unlikely there will be enough u.s.-trained syrian opposition to do it on their own. >> the opposition to assad's regime either doesn't have the military capacity or some of the more extremests that the

italy holds the record for the most unesco world heritage sites with 51 in all.pain, france and germany round out the top five. the united states ranks 10th with 23 sites. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> donald trump dominating headlines while suing univision. how is spanish language media covering trump's anti-immigration message? >>> plus the most anticipated book not only of the year but of the decade. did 89-year-old author harper lee even want it to be published? new information this morning from a journalist who met with lee a few days ago. >>> what is going on at reddit, the ceo stepping down can women get a fair shake in silicon valley? >>> it's time for "reliable sources." all those stories and more coming up. >>> let's begin with

cyril: a series of spikes in japan have made unesco's list of world heritage sites despite controversysouth korea wanted a public acknowledgment that tens of thousands of south korean and chinese prisoners from world war ii were forced to work infactories and mines to fill labor shortages. and agree to acknowledge that part of its history. a world heritage state was celebrated in both soul and tokyo in the end. --seoul and tokyo in the end. the women's world cup makes history with carli lloyd scoring three in the opening minutes. her hat trick goes down as one of the best in performance of world cup history. >> a moment of success after the pain of four years ago when the u.s. lost on penalties to the japanese. lightning is not about to strike twice. fans watched outside the stadium in vancouver, bc as carli lloyd hit a stunning 13 minute hat trick. the u.s. thirds to a 4-0 lead with just 16 minutes gone. >> i don't think it has entirely sunk in. like i said, i'm just so proud and that at the same time. --zapped at the thing time. it is a surreal moment. i mean cannot we just rewrote h

genie: unesco world heritage delegates have been snorkeling their way around parts of australia's great barrier reef ahead of their decision whether or not to place the reef, which is bigger than the -- then the u.k., holland, and switzerland combined on a list of endangered sites. it could hit australia's trade. alex perry has more from sydney. alex: that a country has allowed such a natural wonder to get to this level -- to paint a picture, it stretches for more than 2000 kilometers off the coast of australia, host of thousands of marine life particularly coral and -- it has the government very worried, and it has spent a lot of time, talking to people who have come to track it. that it has the situation under control and it has a plan. the plan aims to reduce pollution in that region over the next few years. genie: that is alex perry reporting from sydney, australia. you are watching "france 24." details emerge of a request for a new bailout deal made by the greek prime minister, where he makes significant concessions this after the country defaulted on its imf bailout loan. the gunm

: el analfabetismo es una realidad que en el mundo segÚn la organizaciÓn de las naciones unidas , unescolegio. marÍa: sobre todos las mujeres estuvieron rezagadas. >> es feo, pensar que en el siglo xxi no hay gente que sepa escribir ni leer. marÍa: en santa rita viven varias mujeres que no saben leer ni escribir, hace tres aÑos se puso un programa para las mujeres que no fueron nunca la escuela. >> muchas veces las mujeres fueron vÍctimas de maltrato o abuso por ir a estudiar. marÍa: por distintos motivos no pudieron estudiar pero nos dan una gran lecciÓn, nunca es tarde cuando realmente se quiere lograr algo. fÉlix: luego de los polÉmicos triunfos ante costa rica y panamÁ mÉxico derrota con claridad y sin sospechas a jamaica. arantxa: veremos el desenlace de casey stoner, el campeÓn mundial de ciclismo. ♪ ♪ ♪ e azúcar! pero no le digas adiós a lo dulce. yoplait imagina que te vas de vacaciones a un lugar sólo porque enototos parecía increíble. pero cuando llegas ahí te das cuenta que de increíble no tiene nada, y que era demasiado bueno para ser verdad. justo así te pasa cuando t cambia

. >> reporter: more than 3 million people from around the world visited the unesco world heritage site last year. as volcanoes across japan have become active in the last few years. in september mt. ontake erupted killing about 60 people. recently a minor eruption was reported at mt. hakone. this has prompted local government officials to prepare for possible reaction of mt. fuji. >> translator: we should take various measures to minimize damage. >> reporter: they are drawing up a map showing evacuation routes. but officials found problems when they visited these routes. the incline is too steep to pass. >> translator: oh, what's this? >> reporter: the mountain has driving routes for tourists. many people go halfway up by car or bus. in many cases, they're lightly dressed without climbing shoes. if the roads are cut off due to an eruption they'll have to flee on foot. ensuring safety of these people are a major challenge. >> translator: we need to take time to address issues one by one. >> reporter: in order to protect many from around the world, officials are trying to take every meas

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it's home to the historic site of palmero, a unesco world heritage site.ernment fors launched an offensive to take the city on friday. hopes for a much needed humanitarian pause in fighting in yemen have faded. saudi-led coalition forces have bombed sanaa. rebels have attacked the southern port city of aden. the truce was supposed to come into force on friday to allow aid to be delivered to more than 21 million people. jamal reports. >> there is no cease-fire in yemen. after the un's announcement of a humanitarian pause in fighting there have been two straight days of air strikes and gun battles. houthi malitias and fighters have continued shelling several towns and cities. residential areas were attacked in aden taiz. popular committees fighting on behalf of hadi haven't laid down their weapons either. they fought off the houthis' advances in taiz and aden. the saudi-led coalition any requests >> to increase. al jazeera. >> israel has released a palestinian prisoner who endured a 55 day hunger strike after being held without charge for nearly a year. he i

unesco officials are now examining the bid, but maintaining a balance between preservation and decay is posing some unique challenges. nhk world has more. >> reporter: the coal mine inging of the island, once prosperous, it has now fallen into a state of ruin. >> translator: incredible ruins. >> translator: i'm surprised so much is still standing. >> reporter: hashima's golden years span from the 19th to the mid20th century. at its peak more than 5,000 people lived on this tiny island. its high quality coal drove japan's modernization. that's why it is proposed for world heritage status. but the concrete buildings are crumbling due to rain. the world heritage proposal is restricted to hash democrat iima's coal mines, not the residential area. but many want the whole island preserved. this man specializes in architecture at the graduate school of nagasaki. he began five years ago to keep records of hashima's condition. last year his group mapped it in 3-d. people can see it from different angles. this was built in 1958. its roof has been crumbling for years. last summer it finally cav

that is the report from unesco.f is the world's largest living ecosystem. >> reporter: when you are diving on it, most threats to australia australia's great barrier reef aren't that obvious. although half of it has disappeared over the last few years, choose your spot carefully, and there are still beautiful corral and fish. the but one threat is all too obvious, the spiky crown of thrown star fish. they feed on corral and can be toxic to fish. this is one of a team of people fighting back injecting the star fish with poison. it works, but is a huge effort. >> the amount of damage they can do to the coral is quite amazing. the coral is facing enough threat, this is something we can actively do something about. >> reporter: the star fish are thriving because of the increase of plainton that they thrive on. one star fish can produce up to 60 million eggs a year. there have been outbreaks of the star fish in the past but this latest is the worst, and it's human activities on land that are largely to blame. growing sug

a unesco is meeting in to discuss the destruction.g control of the northern city last year they published photos. earlier the group bulldozed parts of the city that dates back centuries. and there are fears that the archaeological remains samarra. >> reporter: 1200 years ago this was the capitol of an empire. the was a unique architectural achievement. it has room for 80,000 worshippers. openings in the brick walls were designed to echo sounds. >> translator: we have big challenges especially in the unstable security situation, thank god the site is now relatively secure but needs maintenance and repair. >> reporter: because the capitol was abandoned in the 9th century rather than destroyed, most of it is still intact. but it is now on the edge of a battle ground sflshgs isil fighters are just 20 kilometers from here. and the modern city is divided. the city has become a staging ground for former shia militias under command of the iraqi government. they have left their mark. inside there's evidence of target practice although this was

. >> finally tonight the alamo and four neighboring catholic missions in texas have been declared unesco world heritage sights. others in the area were awarded, france's champagne region. three tons of supplies to the two russian he and one american on board. i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching, good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. g for "statue of liberty" was made possible by the liberty mutual insurance company by general motors, by the corporation for public broadcasting and by generous contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you... man: listen: "we hold these truths to be self-evident; "that all men are created equal "that they are endowed by their cre

cultural agency unesco says isil is looting ape spent sites across iraq and syria on an industrial scaleling the treasurers to middle men to raise cash. >>> rescue teams in the philippines are working to find survivors of a capsized ferry. at least 38 people have died. another 15 are still missile. ferry capsizes as it was leaving the port. gerald tan has the latest. >> reporter: 187 people were on board the ferry when it capsized. survivors say it happened suddenly. minutes after undocking. >> translator: i was with my motherly and her brother upstairs when it sank, i do not know what happened below the deck little. >> reporter: many of the passengers were rears cued bite coast guard and local fishing boats. others managed to swim to safety. the victims were rushed to hospital as some people anxiously awaited news of the missing. >> translator: wei where is my mother? where is my mother gloria? i hope she didn't drowned. i haven't seen her yet. >> reporter: did he lab date ed in appearance continued to sink lou the day just meters away from the port of the city. it's unclear what caused

. >> okay, and if unesco did decide to put the great barrier reef on its endangered list what would thatround? how might it help protect the reef? >> if the reef was listed, as endangered, it would being great shame for the australian government. it would be an international embarrass think. no one wants to see the reef listed as in danger, what we want to see is the reef' health improve. we think that the world heritage committee by keeping the pressure on the australian government by requiring these reports, by watching closely what is going on on the ground, is playing an incredibly important role in pressuring australia to keep its promises to make greater investment to his make greater effort to his turn around the health of the great barrier reef so it's still there for future generation generations. >> so what can be done? what must be done to help protection the health of the reef? >> we need to see a rapid cut in the amount of water pollution from sugar cane farming and other types of agriculture along the coast. we need to see it cut by 80% by 2025 and that's going to be a diff

help came from unicef, sacks of grain and textbooks from unesco, and many young soldiers from 16 member states and five more who sent their young soldiers and five more countries who sent their medical teams. the representatives of those countries are participating in this, and i thank you for your sacrifice and support at the time. [applause] i would not have been able to stand as the secretary-general of the united nations now without the help of the united nations. that was the first peacekeeping mission of the united nations since the birth of the united nations. the united nations showed we were not alone. and today, when i travel to refugee camps and conflict areas around the world, i tell young people refugees, and displaced persons, don't despair. you are not alone. the united nations stands with you. i made it and you can, too. the united nations will support you. this is what i am sending, the messages to many helpless and unfortunate young people around the world. i believe that is my mission and our mission of the united nations. every day the united nations feeds the hungry

help came from unicef, sacks of grain and textbooks from unesco. and many young soldiers from 16 member states and five more who would send their young soldiers. and five more countries who sent their medical teams. the representatives of those countries are participating in this. and i thank you for your sacrifice and support at that time. [ applause ] >> i would not have been able to stand as secretary general of the united nations now without the help of the united nations. that was the first peacekeeping mission of the united nations since the birth of the united nations. the united nations showed that we were not alone. today, when i travel to refugee camps and conflict areas around the world, i tell young people, refugees and displaced persons, saying that don't despair. you are not alone. united nations stands with you. i myself made it and you can too. the united nations will support you. this is what i'm sending messages to many helpless and unfortunate young people and refugees around the world. and i believe it is my mission and our miss

help came from unicef, sacks of grain and textbooks from unesco and many young soldiers from 16 membertates and five more countries who sent their medical teams. the representatives of those countries are participating in this and i thank you for your sacrifice and some were at the time -- and support at the time. i would not have been able to stand as the secretary-general now without the help of the united nations. that was the first peacekeeping mission of the united nations since the birth of the united nations. the united nations showed we were not alone. and today, when i travel to refugee camps and conflict areas around the world, i tell young old, refugees and displaced persons, don't despair. you are not alone. the united nations stands with you. i made it and you can, too. this is what i am sending, the messages to many helpless and unfortunate young people around the world. that is my mission and our mission of the united nations. every day the united nations feeds the hungry shelters refugees. 60 million refugees now. more than 60% of children. every day we defend human rig

the city is home to the unesco heritage side. there has been heavy fighting on the outskirts on friday. still to come on al jazeera. >> they killed my brother and my sister and her son. this is tragic. how is this their fault? >> fighting continues in yemen despite the announcement of a humanitarian cease-fire. plus romanian's prime minister indicted on a corruption accusation. >> france's foreign minister said that he expects some form of a statement on the nuclear talks within hours. now a deadline to reach an accord expires on monday. world's powers have been trying to reach a deal that would limit tehran's nuclear program in exchange for easing sanctions. joining us from vienna is our diplomatic editor james bays. as he says i'm going to make some sort of announcement, he said that a few hours ago. it should be any minute now. any idea what we can expect it to be? >> well, i don't think we're going to have an imminent announcement of a deal. we did have an atmosphere of on sunday. there are going to be gloomy faces we've been

it will remain on the unesco watch list for another four years, under threat from pollution and climate change. andrew tomas took a dive to assess the damage. >> most threats to australia's great barrier reef around that obvious. although half of it has disappeared over the last 30 years, choose your spot carefully and there are bright corals and plenty of fish. the coal ports built along the closest coast are from here, far out of sight. one threat once pointed out is too obvious, the spikey crown of thorns star fish. there is a a plague of them. they feed on coral and can be toxic to fish. a team of people are fighting back, injecting the star fish with poison. it works, but is a huge effort. >> the damage to the coral is quite amazing. the coral is facing enough threats as it is. the crown of thorns star fish is something we can actively do something about. >> one star fish can produce 60 million eggs a year. >> there have been outbreaks of crown of thorns star fish in the past, but this latest one is the worst. its human activities on land are largely to blame. >> growing sugar cane

unesco says isil is looting ancient sights and selling the treasures to raise money for their campaigne syrian kurdish force is 50 kilometers from isil capitol. they are the coalition's only partners on the ground, but syrian arabs are questioning this cooperation. zana hoda reports from the syrian turkish border. >> reporter: they have been extelled from their homes. syrian kurds are no longer welcome in isil's capitol city. families moved north to a border town which was under isil control two weeks ago. they were forced to pledge allegiance to isil. after the ypg advanced isil accused the kurds of cooperating with the coalition. >> translator: they gave us 24 hours to leave or else they would behead us. they are afraid of the kurds, and they are worried about losing the city. >> reporter: the ypg with the help of u.s.-lead coalition air strikes, closed the route isil uses. but the ypg has no plan to advance towards the mainly arab city. the kurds have said any future battle there would have to be lead by arab forces to avoid ethnic tensions. activists believe isil can be easily defe

unesco world heritage sites with 51 in all. china is next with 48 and spain, france and germany round out the top five. the united states ranks tenth with 23 sites. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> happening now in the newsroom he's done it again. one of the most notorious drug kingpins in the world on the run after escaping from a mexican prison a second time. the jaw-dropping details on how the cartel leader known as el chapo, got out. >>> then donald trump triples down with another plan to tackle illegal immigration. >> so i had an idea. i think it's good. every time mexico really intelligently sends people over we charge mexico $100,000 for every person they send over. >> one republican rival says it's time for the party to reject trump, or the party's candidates will lose. we break it down with our political panel. >>> plus a car caught on camera driving in reverse on a winding l.a. road. the question who's behind the wheel? you're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> hell

. >> and for now, the great barrier reef will not be added to any endangered list but unesco's worldes are also classified as endangered you know. >> oh, wow. and you know what i hope they got the gopro off the turtle. is he still swimming now, a couple days later? >> not so sure he appreciated the getpro. >> no he didn't. still trying goat it off his back? okay i'm good. >> oh, boy. >>> well coming up in "the skinny," rihanna's blockbuster music video breaking the internet and there's just not so much we can show of it. >> no. this is going to be interesting. >>> also ahead, paris hilton. we showed you that scare in the air. well there's new inside information that could change your mind about this video. >>> but first, whole foods responds to some serious accusations about overcharging customers and making a big promise now to shoppers. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by riddex septic cleaner. septic system breakdowns effect over one million households in the u.s. each year. septic back-ups can cost about $13,000 in expense. t

italy holds the record for the most unesco world heritage sites with 51 in all. china is next with 48. and spain, france and germany round out the top five. the united states ranks 10th with 23 sites. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> donald trump dominating headlines while suing univision. how is spanish language media covering trump's anti-immigration message? >>> plus the most anticipated book not only of the year but of the decade. did 89-year-old author harper lee even want it to be published? new information this morning from a journalist who met with lee a few days ago. >>> what is going on at reddit, the ceo stepping down can women get a fair shake in silicon valley? >>> it's time for "reliable sources." all those stories and more coming up. >>> let's begin with what increasingly looks like the story of the summer. the man behind me donald trump. the presidential campaign he's running, if it were a reality show it would be scoring record-high ratings. polls showing more and more support for the bill

because it happened that a unesco world heritage site, this rental news broadcast, one of the few instances conflict in yemen has been of interest to the rest of the world. in one of my yemeni friends bitterly joked, the west is more interested in old houses then yemeni lives. amy: we seem to have remade a connection with farea al-muslimi in beirut. can you talk about the whole overall situation in yemen? >> yes, amy, it is great to be back with you. overall, since the beginning of this recent war on yemen led by the saudi coalition that started last march, since then the humanitarian situation in yemen has badly gotten worse, more than it was in the past. obviously, yemen was going through a lot of problems with more than 14 money people already in need for humanitarian aid, and when this war broke out, what it did is it escalated the already bad humanitarian situation. it may be scope for political solution go much less than they were. and most important, it paralyzed the movement in and out of the country, at least compared to the past. thousands of people have been killed, clearly, sinc