wayne hay, al jazeera, kanagawa, japan. >> u.s.-led airstrikes have targeted three oil refineries in syria. this is video that is said to show the aftermath of overnight raids near the isil controlled town close to syria's main oil field. the airstrikes have cut off a major source of funding for isil fighters who sell oil on the black market. airstrikes have also been targeting isil fighters surrounding kobane, a major kurdish town on the border with syria -- with turkishey in the northern part of syria. an isil building and two takes have been destroyed very close to the town. meanwhile, on the ground, itself, isil fighters are also being attacked by kurdish fighters. stefanie dekker reports from the syrian border with turkey. the sound of fighter jets in the sky above kobane. multiple airstrikes around the town on saturday. but this is an sxwoiongoing bat and it is not over. as we drive east, we come across a crowd of refugees receiving aid dependent upon handouts, human desperation caused by this war. >> we have been humiliated.

wayne hay reports now. >>> when mt ontake roared to life, it caught people by surprise. the eruption happened with hundreds of climbers enjoying a clear out day. for a while i heard the pounding of thunder a number of times, and soon after climbers started descending. they were covered in ash, covered in white. i thought this must be serious. one hiker managed to capture the eruption on camera and realised that he and his group were in trouble. seconds later they were enveloped by the ash cloud as debris rained down on them. it's one of the most topular climbing destinations in japan, some were trapped on the mountain overnight. >> i'm so relieved, i couldn't sleep all night. >> among the workers are defense force personal, ordered to the scene by japan's prime minister shinzo abe. they are met by a mountain spewing ash. the area surrounding the volcano has been closed. mt ontake is one of 110 active volcanos, and one of 47 under 24 hour civilians. the last time they had an eruption was in 1979. there was an increase in volcanic earth cakes at ontake, but slowed down pri

wayne hay has this update on the rescue operations. >> this is a local government office in the town of keeso, and where the family members of the victims. eruption have been coming to get an update from the officials and rescue officials pt the situation on mt ontake, and the rescue operation. as the victims' families arrive, they are met by a large contingent of japanese media. on sunday rescue officials found the group of 31 climbers near the summit of the vol cane scro, all of them presumed to be dead. four of the bodies were able to be retrieved and brought down the mountain. the operation had to be brought to an end. they were working close to the summit of that volcano, which is very much active and the gas levels were too high, dangerously high. the separation to retrieve the victims had to be brought to an early end. that operation resumed first thing on monday morning. >>> rescuers are trying to find survivors trapped under rubble after an earthquake in the remote part of peru. more than 500 people have been left homeless. >> a state of emergency has been declared. the pres

. >> wayne hay, in otamy, thank you. >>> a military vehicle has been bombed in the afghan capital a day before the new president was to be sworn in. security is tight in kabul, ahead of the inauguration of ashraf ghani. let's get more for us from jennifer glasse. this attack is a day before the inauguration, what do we know about it? >> it was under a military vehicle, going off in the square before the gate to the compound. it snarled traffic in the center of town, it came 24 hours before the inauguration of ashraf ghani. it will make security forces on high alert. we expect dignitaries to arrive in the next few hours, before the inauguration. security very tight here in the capital as they anticipate the first democratic peaceful transfer of power in afghanistan's modern history. despite the political agreements, there are big security problems as you say. particularly in ghazni as well. >> that's right. ghazni there's heavy fighting going on. taliban say they control a number of checkpoints in the area. this is western ghazni, ajeerize stan, 220km west of the provincial capital. it's

wayne hay has this update on the rescue operation. >> this is one of the local government officers in the town of keeso, and where some of the family members of the victims of saturday's eruption has been coming to get an update from officials and rescue officials about the situation, and about the rescue plagues. as the victim's families arrive, they are met by a large contingent of japanese media. on sunday rescue officials said they had found a group of 31 climbers near the summit of the volcano, all presumed to be dead. for of the bodies able to be retrieved. the operation brought to an end. they were working close to the summit. the levels were too high, dangerously high. the operation to retrieve the victims were to be brought to an end. that operation has resumed first thing monday morning. >> at least eight people died after 5.1 magnitude earthquake in southern peru, in a remote area. it took time for emergency workers to arrive. a state of emergency has been declared in the region, 45 homes collapsed. >> a court in egypt acquitted more than 100 alleged supporters. outlawed mu

wayne hay, al jazeera, kanagawa, japan. >> the appeargan president has made his final speech as presidenti leaves his post during a volatile time where violence is a daily threat to the stability of the country. >> whenever i heard the sorrows of our people caused by terrorists or attacks, i would try my best to bring stability but unfortunately, i couldn't achieve my goals today. tomorrow, i will handle the responsibility -- hand over responsibility to the next elected president and support the new government which will be led by ghani and the newly appointed executivort. abdullah abdullah. i would like to congratulate the whole nation and wish them success and prosperity. >> hammond cars aye became president after the u.s. led invasion but the time he was in office was marched by claims of corruption. victoria looks back at hisling career. >> the international community named him interim leader after he was removed from pour in 2 on 01. after gans picked him to remain in office three times. first at a 2002 tribal gathering and in two subsequent elections. >> for 13 years, he was a globa

wayne hay has more. >>> when mt ontake roared to life, it caught people by police, the eruption happening. hundreds of climbers were enjoyed a clear day. >> translation: for a while i heard the pounding of thunder a number of times. soon after climbers descended. they were covered in ash, covered in white. >> reporter: one hiker captured the eruption on camera, but realised he and his group from in trouble. they were number offed by the ash -- number offed by the ash -- enveloped by the ash cloud. it is a popular climbing destination, some were dropped an the mountain. >> translation: i'm so relieved, i couldn't sleep. >> reporter: among the rescue workers are defense personnel. they are met by a mountain still spewing ash. the area is closed, but nearby towns have not been evacuated. mt ontake is one of 110 active volcanos, and one of 47 under surveillance. the last time it had a major eruption was in 1979. >> there was an increase in volcanic earthquakes this month, they slowed down prior to saturday's eruption. the alert level was not raised. >>> an american doctor exposed to ebola in

. >> i'm wayne hay reporting from mount ontake in japan. security officers are continuing to search for victims of the eruption. >> and more on sports, later. >>> now palestinians in gaza are using secret tunnels which haven't been destroyed by israel to try to find a better life. human rights workers say since the recent israeli bombardment they've seen an increase in escapees using these people smugglers. charles stratford have met some who risk everything to get out of gaza. >> reporter: a shout for help to find their missing family members. some people at this protest knew their relatives were going to risk their lives. to risk taking the smuggle tunnels into egypt before trying to catch a boat to europe but there was little they could do to stop them. >> translator: i haven't heard anything for 12 days. i don't know if they drown at sea or where they are. >> reporter: it's believed around 60 palestinians drowned trying to get to europe on people-smuggle boats in weeks. mohamed could have been one of them and he wants us to hide his ide

wayne hay has more. >> reporter: this is one the local government offices in the town of keeso, and where the family members of the victims of the eruption are coming to get an update and also from rescue officials about the situation on mt ontake and the rescue operation, as the victims family arrives, they are met by a large contingent of media. rescue officials said they had found a group of 31 climbers near the summit. all presumed to be dead. four of those bodies were able to be retrieved. the operation had to be brought to a premature end. they were working close to the summit of the volcano, and the gas levels were too high. so the operation to retrieve the victims had to be brought to an end. that operation has resumed first thing on monday morning. >>> security is tight in afghanistan ahead of the presidential inauguration. police and soldiers have been posted. that's where ashraf ghani will be sworn in on monday. his opponent agreed to a power sharing agreement in which he'll become the chief executive. tensions are running high after the bitterly contested race. a u.s. drone st

wayne hay sent this report. >> when mt ontake roared to life. it caught by by surprise. hundreds of climbers enjoyed a clear autumn day. >> translation: for a while i heard the pounding of thunder. soon after climbers started descending. covered in ash and white. i thought to myself this is serious. one hiker managed to capture the eruption on camera. i realised he and his group was in trouble. seconds later they were enveloped by the ash cloud much debris rained down on them. it's one of the popular climbing destinations in japan. some were trapped on the mountains overnight. >> i'm so relieved i couldn't sleep. >> among the workers, defense force personnel ordered to the scene. they were met by a mountain, spewing ash. the immediate area surrounding the volcano was closed. nearby towns have not been evacuated. mt ontake is one of 110 active volcanos, and one of 47 under 24 hour surveillance. the last time the volcano had an eruption was in 1979. >> there was an increase, they slowed down prior to the eruption. the alert level was not raised. >> three makeshift oil refi

. >> very difficult rescue workers, wayne hay joining us near mount ontake.thank you. >>> a truck veered off course after driving over arow of cars. it plowed through a guardrail and into some fans as you see right there. it is unclear what went wrong. the driver is being questioned, the truck show is held every year in the town of haksbergen near the german border. >>> thousands of marchers took to the streets for the city's gay pride parade. the event was peaceful with hundreds carrying banners proclaiming pride piece an peacd love. now activists say belgrade allowed the gay pride parade in part to seek entry into the eu. >>> one town in texas, working at mcdonald's really pays off. heidi zhou-castro has more. >> oil so soaked into midland's economy it's painted on the walls .1. >> thank you, have a nice day. >> at the local mcdonald's. >> i basically just had the job. >> jeremiah jensen was 16 when this mcdonald's franchise snatched him up a year ago. fast food workers are hard to hire these days when oil field workers can earn a high rate of pay. >> every

wayne hay reports. >> reporter: when mt ontake roared to life, it caught people by surprise, happening at one of the busiest times on the mountain, with hundreds of climbers enjoying a clear autumn day. >> for a while i heard the pounding of thunder a number of climbers started descending. i thought this must have been serious. one hiker managed to capture the eruption on camera. and he realised he and his group were in trouble, but they were enveloped in an ash crowd as debris rained down on them. it's a popular climbing destination in japan. come were trapped on the mountain overnight. >> i'm so relieved, i couldn't sleep all night. >> among the rescue workers are defense personnel ordered to the scene by japan's prime minister shinzo abe. they are met by a mountain still spewing ash. the area surrounding the vol cane scro is closed. so far nearby towns have not been evacuated. it's one of 10 active vol cano, and one of 47 under surveillance. the last time the volcano had an eruption was 1979. there was an increase in volcanic quakes , but slowed down prior to seat. so the alert leve

wayne hay has more. it is outside tokyo. >> reporter: when mt ontake roared to life, it caught people by surprise. the eruption happened, with hundreds of climbers enjoying a clear autumn day. >> translation: for a while i heard the pounding of thunder for a number of times, and after climbers started to descend. they were covered in ash, covered in white. i thought to myself this must be serious. >> reporter: a hiker captured the eruption on cam yes, and he realised he and his group were in trouble. they were enveloped by the ash cloud as (ry rained down on them. it's one of the most popular climbing destinations in japan, and some were trapped on the mountain overnight. >> i'm so relieved, i couldn't sleep. >> among the rescue workers are defense force personnel, ordered to the scene by shinzo abe. and they are met by a mountain spewing ash. the area surrounding the volcano is closed, but nearby towns have not been evacuated. mt ontake is one of 10 volcanos, one of seven under 24 hour surveillance. the