step vaessen, al jazeera, bali. fest. >> controversy plan to introduce state authored history textbooks in schools. the decision has been met with widespread opposition. harry fawcett is at a protest in seoul. >> reporter: holding a protest outside a government building in seoul, you call them a press conference. these are people who are opposed to the government brings in its own history textbooks, to correct the way history is taught to young people in this country. there has been the requisite period for jj e-judging public opinion. the press conference/are public appearance. >> we should make a correct history textbook that is based on objective historical facts and serves the values of the constitution. >> there are currently eight textbooks privately produce id and seven of the eight offer a biased version of history and the other one is used in 3 of 8,000 public schools. opposition parties, university lecturers, and they say the government is trying to offer a glossed over version of some of the south korea's

step vaessen sat down exclusively with the president. you that interview with the indonesian president in just a little bit. whew in the meantime we'll look at some other news. and a food testing laboratory in india has read high levels of led in inning that far collected by nestle. they had over double the amount of standard limit. just days ago the bands instant noodles returned to shelves in india after being banned for excessive levels of led. nestle india has denied any tests of their pasta product. >> translator: samples of macaroni pasta by nestle were collect ed in june and the led levels were found at 5.9 parts per millions against permissible 2.5. they were sent for a double check to the commissioner and we are awaiting instructions. >>> in caught mall a. one case of sexual abuse against a minor is reported every hour. the country also has the second highest rate of child murder in the world only el salvador is worse. and the government has taken some steps to protect children. rights groupings say it's not enough. al jazeera's

step vaessen, al jazeera, south sumatra, indonesia. >>> a new nas study says antarctic isn't losing ice the new report says snow accumulation that began on the continent 10,000 years ago outweighed the losses. this challenges a u.n. climate change study of 2013. the new research suggested antarctica is not currently contributing to rising sea levels. >>> the nepal, police are using batons and tear gas to clear protesters from a bridge near its main border crossing with india. the demonstrators from the ethnic minority community have been camping out. they are angry about nepal's new constitution which they say ignores their demands for a separate state. meanwhile, hundreds of indian trucks strand ed in nepal for over two months due to the blockades at the boarder were finally able to pass. >>> the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull has scrapped the national honor system of knights and cames. the former prime minister tony abbott was a staunch monarchist and reintroduced the roles in 2014 but mr. turnbull says the honors are out dated. >> it is a long way from being the most impo

hundreds of thousands have been diagnosed with respiratory illnesses, step vaessen reports in this reportuth sumatra. >> reporter: this is the epicenter of indonesia's fire disaster. thousands of hectares used to make paper are on fire. an inferno contributing heavily to the toxic haze affecting 10s of millions of people in i indonesia and neighboring country. asian spare the largest producer of paper and packing. the company officials took al jazeera exclusively on a helicopter ride to their worst hit plantation. a lack of visibility makes clear how effort to his control the fires are being hampered. the company says the blaze started outside of its plantations. >> roughly around 90% of the fires in our suppliers concessions come from outside. yes, there are fires coming from inside as well. a lot of them that we have investigated so far. are people coming in to the conservation areas, hunters, gathers or people that just went past. >> reporter: isn't that -- it sounds so easy to me blaming other people. >> i am not blaming other people. we have responsibility to make sure the area of ou

step vaessen has this exclusive report from south sumatra. >> reporter: this is the end certainty of fire disaster, thousands of hectares used to make piper are on fire, infer foe contributing heavily to the haze affecting 10s of millions of people in asia and neighboring countries. paetsch a pulp and maker is the largest producer of paper and packaging. they took al jazeera exclusive i feel on a held pop ride for the worst his plantation. a lack of visibility makes clear how the effort to his control the fires are being hampers the company says the blaze started on yo outside it's supplier plantations. >> roughly around 90% of the fires in our suppliers come outside. yes, there are fires coming from inside as well. a lot of them that we have investigated so far. are people coming in to the conservation areas, hunters, gatherers or people just went past. with -- >> reporter: isn't that an easy -- it sounds so easy to me blame ago people. >> i am not blaming other people. we have responsibility to make sure that the areas of our suppliers is actually protected. >> reporter: this appea

step vaessen sense unite us the report. >> this is the emcente epicentee issue, toxic haze affecting tens of millions in indonesia. asia pulp and paper is one of the largest producers of paper and packaging. they took al jazeera on a helicopter ride to the largest area of blaze. riffly around 90% of the fire is coming from outside. yes, there are fires coming from inside as well. a lot of them that we have investigated so far are people coming into the conservation areas, hunters, gatherers or people who just went past. >> isn't that an easy -- it sounds so easy to me blaming other people. >> i'm not blaming other people. we have response to make sure that the area of our suppliers is actually protected. >> reporter: this appears to have failed. the company blames extreme drought conditions because of the el nino condition and causing the fires to spread rapidly. supermarkets in nearby singh sie are blaming asia pulp and paper. three years ago the company announced it would stop converting natural forest into plantations. asia pulp and paper have been scrutinized, for its neutral con

step vaessen, al jazeera, jakarta. >>> hope francis bested hundreds of thousands at a youth rally int just about faith. the visit is proving to be a business opportunity for some locals and malcolm webb reports. >> reporter: 10s of thousands gathered to meet pope francis around the shrine in the capital. 130 years ago, some of uganda's first christians were killed here for their faith. they are now known as martyrs. it's the holiest site in uganda for eights 14 million catholics. >> translator: dear brothers and sisters, this is the legacy which you have received from the ugandan martyrs. lives marked by the power of the holy spirit. lives which are witness, even now, to the transforming power of the gospel of jesus christ. [applause] >> reporter: he held a mass and spoke of turning hate in i to love. from argentina he's the first noneuropean pope in 1300 years. he often speaks about inequality and so he's seen as a champion of the poor and that resonates here where most of the religious and many are jobless. across town a crowd of thousands of young people steadily gathered at his n

predicted in 2016, many are step skeptical the country will be ready to prevent another disaster, step vaessen, al jazeera, jakarta. thing you remember? >> i thought it was an ugly way to die. >> the el nino is larger than the godzilla el-nino in '97 and '98. 20 years ago we talked about el nino being destructive. california is asking for it >>> what will el nino bring, are we asking for it, and what are the signs that it is already here >>> thanks for being with us, i'm joie chen. somewhere out there beneath the shimmering waves of the california coast, somewhere out there is what expert predicts is a powerful system, it's called a godzilla el nino, and it is guaranteed to have an enormous impact. not just here on the pacific coast, but far inland and across the ocean. this is an el nino that will impact weather, wildlife and wealth. we begin our special coverage with oku. >> i ended up smashed against a house, and a beam pressed against my threat. i thought okay, if my throat breaks it will be more merciful than smothering >> reporter: buried in a mudslide and condemn templating a way to die

. >> i'men stei'm step vaessen, c, a story on meat. >> welcome back, a quick reminder of those top stories here on al jazeera. the turkish president recep tayyip erdogan said the world should respect his country's election results, the first bodies recovered from the wreckage of saturday's plane crash in egypt have been repatriated to st. petersburg. >>> and rebels are putting people in cages to try to resist air strikes by the government. in duma. >>> a vessel carrying 100 refugees and migrants from turkey reached the coast of greece, 1400 people in the east aegean sea this past weekend alone. 218,000 refugees crossed the mediterranean in october. >>> refugees in hungarian slum center have gone on hunger strike. the people held there say they are mistreated and denied basic necessities. >> translator: we have people here who have been beaten up, who have received electric shocks and who have suffered a lot. we have had three suicide attempts in the prison, they are very tired psychologically and cannot take it anymore. >> now ahangar at a former berlin airport has been used to accommodate