i don't think it's as good as that frankly what we want to do in bali is part of the doha growth it's not the hold over rome but it's part of it it's a partial package which is within the doha role and my whole you said if we can be successful in bali we're going then to only log the negotiations and maybe will knows try to approach the room from different angles from different perspectives and begin to move in the right direction if you look at w t o today right the way it's wired it's not exactly fair since we're ever joined later has to follow the rules set by the founding members right so putting them in developing countries who joined later in an underprivileged position what are you going to do about this inequality. well the purpose of negotiations is precisely to lower and to have more disciplines which apply to everyone i think those who exceed the.

>> hello, welcome to the news hour, live from our broadcast insertion in doha and london. the top stories on al jazeera. the battle for control of the westgate shopping center as night falls in nairobi. sustained gun fire and explosions were heard all day, we'll have the very latest in the scene from the kenyan capital. >>> also this 84, suspended of their assets, the court contraction down on the muslim brotherhood. >> i'm barbara sera in london. angela merkel starts a new term but insists germany's monetary policy won't change. >>> kenyan are military is continuing into the night, at least 63 people including three fighters according to the kenyan are government. the group al shabaab carried out the attack. >> the final stage to a siege hathat has cost so many lives. stretched to a break point, the military engaged in an operation they say saved lives. then this. persistent heavy gun fire, the thick pall of smoke has been there for an hour or more and this does look like the final stages about the no one's exactly sure exactly what the situation is. the interior ministry

living hell to bring the beautiful game to doha human rights groups sports fans and football is called ceasefire to move the world cup after revelations of horrific conditions causing a daily deaths causing daily deaths among laborers. five in moscow you watching r.t.i. marina josh welcome to the program while there has been a much needed breakthrough at the u.n. security council as its permanent members agree on a draft resolution overseeing syria's chemical weapons disarmament and as russia has long been insisting it doesn't contain any threat of outside military action lived. in new york and used to tell us more about this resolution and what else do we know about it and in fact how much of a breakthrough is it. really this is a major break for her when you think about how less than a month ago it looked like russia and the u.s. would never agree and obama was rallying support and getting ready to bomb damascus the resolution vote on syria's chemical weapons is expected friday and outlined a legally binding compliance but no threat of sanctions or military action and the five perman

not the whole go round but it's part of the it's a partial package which is within the doha round and my whole you said if we can be successful in bali we're going then to only log the negotiations and maybe who knows try to approach the room from different angles from different perspectives and begin to move in the right direction if you look at w t o today right the way it's wired it's not exactly fair since we're ever joined later has to follow the rules set by the founding members right supporting many developing countries who joined later in an underprivileged position what are you going to do about this inequality. well the purpose of negotiations is precisely to lower and to have more disciplines which apply to everyone i think those who exceed that later had to negotiate the terms of accession but that's frankly that's the rule of the game that's the way it has always been now once the members are in they negotiate on a far they negotiate on equal basis with all the other members they have equal rights and they will negotiate conditions for the next round of the next agreement

welcome to the newshour from doha. these are the world's top stories. >> protests and funerals spread across sudan. >> police arrest the leader of greece's far right party. >> and... . >> i'm kath turner in new york. the world's leaders are here for the united nations general assembly, which should mean a captive audience, but who is listening - the rules are not the same for every country. >> the top story on this newshour - thousands of protesters rally in sudan to voice anger at the rising cost of fuel and other commodities. human rights groups say 50 have been killed in recent days. harriet martin has the story. >> this is the reaction of sudan security forces against some of the people protesting here on friday. gunfire is heard as demonstrators run for safety. it is a city 140km south-east of the capital. >> in carr toum demonstrators called for the downfall of the government. this protester explains how they ran from bullets. >> it was not a case of authorities trying to disperse peaceful protests, but trying to

. ♪ >>> welcome to the news hour live in doha. the top stories on al jazeera. >> we are as serious as you are about engaging in substantive, meaningful negotiations. >> the united states and russia began key talks in geneva to put syria's chemical weapons beyond use. >>> meanwhile, the united nations confirms it's received syria's application to join the chemical weapons convention. >>> i'm in london with the latest from europe including -- >> everyone is very energized and looking forward to it. quite xielted. >> they're poised and ready for the unprecedented task of salvaging italy's costa concordia. >> we have all the sports from the world cup hopes. i'll tell you about that later in the program. plus afghanistan has the celebrations over football and marked their biggest achievement on the international stage. >>> syria's words alone on chemical weapons are not enough. that was the message from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry in geneva as key talks get underway with his russian court part sergei lavrov. >> i have seen r

they will also talk about the doha round. i think at this point the main focus is on the bali ministerial in december, which is the last real chance i think to potentially save a doha round. but most people i think in the trade world don't think that that's likely to happen, that there may be a more focused look at what the g-20 can do to push forward specific agreements in bali, say, on trade facilitation, for example. but whether that's going to progress or not remains to be seen. and then there may be some discussion about development issues, food security, infrastructure investment and so forth. finally, i'll wrap up and let andy talk about the interesting stuff in russia. but i would just say, i think that the white house certainly feels the g-20 is an important forum. it's the only forum in which the leaders of what - group of countries that represent 85 percent of the global economy can get together and talk about both the short- term risks to global growth and the longer-term challenges of sustained and balanced growt

live from al jazeera news center in doha and london. the u.s. sykes to bolster international sport. john kerry warns military action is not off the table. >>> at least 28 people killed in a string of car bomb attacks in iraq. >>> from lordon, i am barbara sara with the news from europe, including voters in bovaria backed angela merkels conservatives before parlorpal e richens. >>> the biggest marine salvage operation. final preparations are underway for the refloating. >>> the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, has warned the syrian government that while diplomacy is the preferred path, the threat of military action is on the table if it does not comply. he made the comments with bingman netanyahu in jerusalem. this follows saturday's agreement between russia and the u.s. on a 6-point plan to rid the assad government of its arsenal of chemical weapons. >> our overall objective is to find a political solution through diplomacy. that needs to happen at the negotiating table and we will stay engaged with a sense of urgency. and i say to the syrian opposition and all of those in syria

now let's go back to doha. >> thanks. see you shortly. >>> still to come on the program, a supply and demand conservationist in kenya call for tighter control to crack down on ivory poaching. >>> hello, good evening, and good night. david frost is a man who interviewed presidents, prime ministers and former prisoners has died. >>> real madrid prepares for the arrival, another new signing to deliver the goods. all the action is coming up in sports. >>> former south african president nell san mandela has changed. he remains in a critical condition. sandra page reports from outside the mandela residence in johannesburg. >> reporter: he moved to the comfort of his own home after three months in hospital. he's still in critical companies, and at times his health is unstable. an ambulance is on standby just in case he deteriorates and has to be rushed back to hospital, but he's receiving the best care possible. part of his home has been converted into an intensive care unit. the medical team treats him in hospital have also rel

back to doha for the moment. >>> thank you very much. in a matter of hours large sections of the u.s. government could be shut down. the republican-controlled house is refusing to agree on a budget unless barack obama's landmark health reforms are delayed, but the democrat-controlled senate is likely to reject any delay. if there's no agreement, 800,000 government workers will be sent home without pay. the services at risk include the smithsonian museums and all 368 sites in the national park service system, which could be closed. now, pension and war veterans are likely to see benefits delayed. disability claims could also be hit, and there's likely to be a halt to visa and passport applications. u.s. president barack obama says he hopes a government shutdown can be averted. >> i am not at all resigned, and i'll have a chance to, obviously, speak more to this -- i'm going to have a cabinet meeting this afternoon, and i may have further thoughts for the press as the day goes on. but the bottom line is that the senate has passed a bill th

we're at al jazeera headquarters in doha. here are our top stories. >> syria's he i escalating use f chemical weapons threatens its neighbors. >> the g20 summit ends with the world's two greatest military powers still at loggerheads over syria. gunfire and at least two dead as thousands of anti-military protesters take to the streets of egypt. >> hello there, we have all the news from europe. a dutch court finds liable for the deaths many. and we look at the future of cinema. >> failure to act against a syrian regime will promote a rogue nation. the russian vladimi president vr putin said if the u.s. attacked syria without u.n. support that would put itself outside of the law, leaving the international community as divided as ever. first though, peter sharp has our report from the summit. >> this photo a tradition at the g20 but the smiles were a little strained on friday. this was supposed to have have been a summit of the leaders richest nations focused on the world's economy. instead it has been eclipsed by the war clouds

welcome to the newshour from doha. these are the world's top stories. >> protests and funerals spread across sudan. >> police arrest the leader of greece's far right party. >> and... . >> i'm kath turner in new york. the world's leaders are here for the united nations general as

. >> announcer: this is al jazeera ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm in doha and these are the top stories, about 30 people killed in two suspected al-qaeda attacks on military targets in yemen. syria deputy prime minister said the war is in a stalemate and the government is ready to pack a cease fire. taiwan and philippines prepare for what could be the most powerful typhoon of

i'm stephen cole, al jazeera headquarters in doha. these are the top stories. after the siege al jazeera goes intinside kenya's westgate cent. >>> and turkey reforms, but leaders say they don't go far enough. coordinated attacks create more carnage in iraq. six people have died. >>> and barclays restrict many abroad. we'll talk but how that is impacting somalia. >>> first, al jazeera has been inside nairobi's westgate shopping mall for the first time since the hostage crisis ended. the government is facing intense scrutiny of how it handled the attack. and leaks of years ago of such an attack. andrew, you've been inside the mall, what did you see as you walked inside the main entrance? >> well, initially it did not seem like a place of death, a placing of investigation. i walked through and many traders, business people all coming in to try to retrieve their belongings, walking through the rubble. it was a scene of absolute chaos inside, but methodical operations by the fbi investigators who i saw. i didn't speak to them. then i walked through the entrance, lef

. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the news hour live from doha. these are the top stories beginning with egypts. thousands of egyptians on the friday after the muslim brotherhood was banned. >>> a car bomb explodes on the out skirts of damascus.

i'm in doha and the top stories now on al jazeera. at least two people are killed in military tacks in yemen. >>> egyptians march across the country demanding a return to people power. >>> and several countries base for what could be the most powerful typhoon of the year. >>> and the remarkable story of one of the world's most famous scientists. ♪ >>> at least 38 people have been killed in two separate attacks on military targets in yemen. al qaeda fighters are suspected to be behind two car bombs which excluded at a military camp. >> reporter: these are the victims of what is believed to be an al qaeda attack on military posts. dozens of soldiers and policemen were killed in a string of suicide bombings. these villagers were the first to get to the bombings. they say it was from a groupal fill lated with al qaeda. only a few weeks ago, a bomb ripped through this bus. it was carrying soldiers. two were killed, dozens were injured. last year they launched their worst attack in yemen. a suicide bomber designated his explosives killing

here at doha. a car bomb claims at least 20 lives in damascus. flashes south of cairo as the army tries to take over an opposition strong hold. facing yet more flooding mexico races for another storm. >>> well, let's start this news hour in syria. most of the focus in recent days has been with what to do with the country's chemical weapons. a car bomb has exploded on the outskirts of the capital damascus killing at least 20 people. the blast hit a government building east of the city center. amateur pictures of what is said to be the site of that explosion. >>> turkey has closed one of its border crossings with syria after fighters linked with al qaeda took control of a border town and they captured from the free syrian rebels. both sides are are fighting to topple president al assad and his forces. let's go to correspondent nassar hadid who is managed to get to the southern syrian why city of darra. there is fighting going on in darra. nasser i don't know if you can here us there in darra. is there fighting going on right now? >> yeah, yeah, of

let's go back now to david in doha. >> julie, thank you very much. coming up in the news hour, clean up is underway, and the philippines suffer flash flood anthat destroy lives and livelihoods. >>> brady wiggins drives into his olympic title. andy will be here. faultlines investigates the epidemic of overcrowding in women's prisons. >> the system is setup to do exactly what it's doing - to break people and to keep them broken. >> you're watching the al jazeera news hour. david foster, we're here to recap the top stories. rescuers are struggle to help victims of a powerful earthquake in remote southwest pakistan. is. >>> thousands of people are feared homeless and the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. >>> bodies of al-shabab fighters might be found in the rubble of the shopping mall in nairobi after a siege that left 72 people dead. several countries are help the kenya with investigation of the dead. >>> turkish security forces are searching for prisoners who escaped from prison. it is just in southeast turkey. they dog a 17-meter long tunnel out of the jail.

from our broadcast centers in doha and london. our top stories on al jazeera. a hostile welcome home. seltelling iran's leader what ty think about his decision to talk with barack obama. >>> the sixth day in sudan after mourning the death of a man killed during demonstrations. >> i have the latest from europe. including italy's coalition oh government is in ruins after burlesconi's political party resigns. >>> golden dawn arrests. >> well, he spent four days in new york. delivered speeches of reconciliation, met dozens of world leaders and even got a phone call from barack obama. in a short time iran's president hassan rouhani made quite an impression. but his return home has not been as smooth. the first time u.s. and iranian leaders have spoken since 1979. but he was greeted by protesters chanting anti-american slogans. one even threw an egg at rouhani's car as it left the airport. hundreds of people did gather to show their support for the president who took office less than two months ago. >>> now in a moment we'll hear from our reporter in tehran with reac

. ♪ >> hello, and welcome to the news hour live from doha. these are the top stories beginning with egypts. thousands of egyptians on the friday after the muslim brotherhood was banned. >>> a car bomb explodes on the out skirts of damascus. >>> moving closing together, top diplomats from iran and the united states meet for first time since the iranian revolution. >>> and what are we doing to our planet? leading scientists say that they are more sure than ever that humans cause global warming. ♪ >>> but first, we start in egypt, and the protests which are taking place across the country again. the demonstrations have been organized by the anti-coup alliance. it's the first friday since the muslim brotherhood was banned so many protesters would have gathered first at mosques and are now on the streets. well, let's get more from this from our correspondent in cairo, whom we're not naming for security reasons. if you can identify anything different from these demonstrations than we have seen before. >> reporter: stephen what we're seeing this f

hello, i am elizabeth and this is al jazerra live from doha and nairobi. also in this program, a court in egypt bans all activities by the muslim brotherhood. the group says it will appeal. iran's nuclear program back outta general damn the u.s. and iran are set for the highest talks in yea

now let's go back to david in doha. >> thank you very much. we've got the sports news coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> reporter: hey, kicking it live in philadelphia. this is the place to be and be seen. it is homecoming night. the kansas city head coach will be facing his former team. the big question, will they boo or cheer him. we'll debate that hot topic coming up. >> all the trouble in egypt has seen many journalists arrested on the front line. it's now been listed in the top five most dangerous countries for journalists. that is why symposium in geneva is highlighting the importance of press freedom. >> reporter: egypt is still in turmoil, but reporting on events there is becoming increasingly difficult. since the military deposed president mohamed morsi on jul july 3rd local and foreign journalist versus been targeted, deported and harassed by military. 25 journalist versus been arrested, and six killed while trying to report on the crackdown of the morsi sit-ins. our offices have been raided several times and equipment confisc

. ♪ >>> hello there, welcome to the news hour, live from doha. these are our top stories. it's not over yet. kenya says all of the hostages are free, but the al-shabab gunmen remain inside the mall. >> reporter: the kenyan government also says at least three of its soldiers have died in the fighting. >>> the

welcome to the al jazeera news hour in doha. the top stories. a pat on the back for russian diplomacy, washington and moscow agree at least to more talks on syria. four men are sentenced to death in india for gang raping and murdering a student. >> i'll have all of the sports including a top indian cricketer is banned for life for spot fixing. i'll have all of the details. >>> thousands gather for protest on egypt streets as mohammed morsi is detained for another 30 days. >>> plus nasa's voyager one becomes the first man made object ever to leave our solar system. ♪ >>> russia and the u.s. are moving closer to agreement of some sort anyway on the issue of syria. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart sergey lavrov are meeting in geneva focusing on way to get rid of syria's chemical weapons arsenal. we'll go to jonah who is in geneva for us, but first let's hear what the diplomats have been saying. >> i will say on behalf of the united states that president obama is deeply committed to a negotiated solution with respect

. >>> hello from doha. it is 1800 gmt. al jazeera obtained a leaked intelligence report which says the kenyan government was warned about the westgate mall siege. >> also, dozens of students murdered in their sleep in nigeria, the military blames boko haram. >> and a bombing in pakistan. >> here from europe, italy's president says he'll call new elections if the prime minister can't dissolve the current political crisis. >> golden dawn's second in command is taken to court. >> more than a week now since the nairobi shopping mall and the spotlight is on the kenyan government and warnings it may have ignored. al jazeera obtained a copy of a leaked intelligence report saying that security agencies were alerted about an attack on the westgate mall about a year ago. we take up that story from the kenyan capital. >> that was shot by the kepian red cross, showing scenes of confusion during the westgate mall siege. a number of victims are treated. some of the dead had to be left goodnight. >> more than a week later kenyans learnt

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. ♪ ♪ hello and welcome i am stephen cole in doha with the world news from al jazerra also head. >> reporter: reporting from the city in southern philippines where fill bean government forces continue to battle it out with national liberation front fighters. >> washed out in the western u.s. hundreds of people

. >> so you're watching the news hour live from our news center in doha. chemical weapons have been used and on a large scale. the findings of an investigation from syria made public, we're live at the united nations. >>> at least seven people are dead after a shooting at a naval complex in washington, d.c. people work and living in the area are told to stay indoors. >> and we hear pop pop pop pop pop and i said oh that doesn't sound good, somebody's shooting, it stopped for three seconds and after that it was pop pop pop pop pop. >> in london with the latest from europe including so far, so good. engineers happy with their progress as they slowly lift the costa concordia from its rocky resting place. >>> war crime aimed and counter vengs of international law. that's how secretary o seark gen ki-moon has characterized, chemical weapons were used on a relative large scale, also said serin gas was used. james, we have this report and we've heard from the u.n. secretary general. tell us more what is in the report and what ban ki-moon has to say. >> it's a ver

a living hell to bring the beautiful game to doha human rights groups sports fans and footballers call the season to move the world cup after revelations of horrific conditions causing daily deaths among laborous. and there's anger among russian journalists as a photographer is remanded alongside the greenpeace arctic oil rig protesters for two months. the starting coming to life in.

. >> reporter: and still to come in the news hour from doha we will have increasing concern about the sexual abuse and exploitation of syrians living in refugee camps and playing catch up microsoft announces a big money buyout of nokia and in sports we will see which of the major clubs get players on board before the transfer window closed. ♪ ç] abdo ♪ i'm steven of the al jazeera headquarters in doha and we will run through the world's top stories. the united nations says more than two million people fled from syria to neighboring countries and says syria is the great crisis of the 21st century. u.s. secretary of state john kerry and chuck haguel will appear before the foreign relations committee and put their case for a military response. last month's suspected chemical weapons attack in syria. france says it's determined to act against the syrian government but not on its own. prime minister says france has new evidence of a chemical weapons attack. every year tens of thousands of india's poorest cancer patients go to mumbai for hope of treatment and pay little in one of the h

. >> hello, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead. searching for the bodies of gunmen and victims of the attack in kenya. >>> rescuers have not been able to reach many of the scattered communities hit by an earthquake in southwest pakistan. 348 people are known to have been killed, but this figure is expected to rise. for more on this we've got our correspondent, who is in the district. kamal, the number that i have, 348 confirmed dead, 21,000 displaced. how desperate is the situation there? >> the situation is quite desperate because those numbers that you are getting from official sources, there are areas where no one has yet come to see and assess the damage. as you can see behind me these local villagers have been doing everything on their own. they're trying to dig out the republic with the--dig out of the rubble with the hope that they'll find someone who is missing. the most important thing is these people don't have shade. they don't have water or food. all their belongings are gone. the villagers are telling us that 500 bags

i'm darren jordan in doha. diswrail primisraeli prime minin netanyahu prepares to meet with president obama. >>> i'll be showing you what's happening in side the national game park in zimbabwe. >> welcome to the program. it's what australian politicians believe biggest challenge in their country. in search for a better life. the numbers are getting higher. but they can't cope. tony abbott is meeting days after 28 people have died after a boat carrying asylum seekers sank o off indonesia. >>> here is what that boat carrying 80 people sank just days ago. off the southern coast of java. and it was just one of the many oh of in the past year alone, have arrived in australia, since late 2007 over 45,000 people have landed on australia's shores. the controversial program, off the thstopthe boats. >>> what more can you tell us? >> there are a group of around 20 survivors of last friday's both accident. they are kept in this hotel in west java and basically being questioned by police and immigration officials because t

i'm here from doha. coming up in the program - pakistan's high ranking general is assassinated putting peace talks with the taliban in gepp di. egypt's military parade captured in a big operation in the signied. >> images of the "costa cordia" as engineers prepare

>>> hello, and welcome to "the news hour" in doha and these are the top stories from around the world. >>> former south african president nelson mandela leaves hospital and his condition is still critical. >>> how to respond to syria's alleged chemical massacre. arab league ministers meet. >>> australia's prime minister launches his party's election campaign. >>> and the environmentalists with chain saws. we're deep in the indonesian jungle where it's man versus nature again. >>> first, former south african president nelson mandela has been discharged from hospital after almost three months. he's being treated for a lung infection in pretoria. the south african government says the former president and antiapartheid leader is still in a critical condition. tonya page joins me now live from johannesburg. his condition is described as critical and at times unstale. why is he being allowed to go home? >> reporter: well, i think the reason for that is explained by the south african president's office, which is the official conduit of all information pertaining to the former president's hea

. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, and i'm in doha, our top stories, kenya says it freed the hostages from west gate shopping mall but the gunmen are still inside. the u.s. and iran are set for the highest level talks in years. a u.n. report accuses israel of using excessive force killing many palestinians in the west bank. >> translator: i hang out with dead people so i was a drug addict. >> reporter: an illegal drug called yeba are having a terrible effect on people in thailand. ♪ the west gate shopping mall siege in kenya is in the fourth day. security force commanders say they killed three more fighters on tuesday. that puts the total number of deaths at 68 and fighters are denying claims that hostages are all freed from the shopping center and we will be live in a moment and first andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: they say there are no more hostages inside but the siege is not over. gunfire were heard again as the crisis entered the fourth day, another body was removed from the scene. it had been an eerie, quiet night as the mall continued to burn. the government said specia

. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm steve in doha and these are the top story, the refugee prime minister is in indonesia after a boat sinks and 40 are dead in iraq as bombs go off in sheer areas of baghdad and the prime minister and an aim at peace talks with

. >> i am darren jordan and you are watching al jazerra live from doha. also on the program. >> u.s. republicans prepare to shutdown the government in the latest battle in a stands off over health care. the clear up operation begins in indian after the collapse of an apartment block in mumbai. and we'll tell you why this small space in shanghai could do big things for the chinese

. ♪ welcome to the news hour, and i'm in doha with the top stories, obama has expanded the targets in syria as disagreements continue in the second day of the g-20 summit. an expert tells al jazeera far more toxic material was used in the alleged chemical attack in syria than first thought. the assassination in egypt and what it means for protests and security in cairo. cracking codes that were

this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead, police greet ant antipro, protestors in kabul, we have a full report. >> tokyo. >> and tokyo wins the race to host the 2020 olympique games. olympique games. >> u.s. secretary of state is reading arab leaders, to try to get their back for air strikes in syria. john kerry says a number of countries are now prepared to take part in military action. >> in a day of shuttle diplomacy, united states top diplomat arrived in paris sure of one thing. french support of possible strike against syria. >> we in the united states know and our french partners know that this is not the time to be partners to slaughter, this is not the time to send a message where doing nothing is far more risky than responding. >> france is now the u.s.'s only major ally after the u.k. parliament ruled out taking part of the attack. the french leadership denies the company is diplomatically isolated. >> i believe that while at first sight we seem ice laterred in the beginning we now have the support of a

. >> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead investigation in kenya, an international team is at the westgate shopping mall to find out how terrorists were able to attack it. >> and the crackdown on muslim brotherhood protests. >> rescuers have not been able to reach many of the scattered communities hit by an earthquake in southwest pakistan. 348 people have been killed, but that figure is expected to rise. the remote region is one of pakistan's poorest province where is hospitals and medical supplies are squares. al jazeera is the only international news team in the worst effected area, and our correspondent kamal is there. >> reporter: the situation is quite desperate. the numbers that you're getting from official sources are in areas where no one has yet to come see and assess the damage. as you can see behind me these villagers are trying to do everything on their own. they're trying to dig through the rubble in the hope that they'll find someone there, someone who is missing. it's quite significant, and now the

. >>> welcome to the news hour from doha. >>> israel's prime minister urges the u.s. president to keep iran's sanctions in place. after the siege al jazeera goes inside kenya's westgate shopping center. >>> counting down to a u.s. government shutdown. we're in washington where lawmakers have just hours to agree to a new budget. >>> i'm in

. [♪ music ] >>> welcome to the news hour from doha. the top stories. hungry and homeless, rescuers battle to reach victims of pakistan's earthquake. >> i'm in the worst affected, where hundreds of people have been killed, but the help does not arrive on time. the fear is those casualty figures may rise. >>> after the siege,

this is al jazerra live from doha. also ahead. the united states orders a security review in all of its military bases after the navy shooting which left 13 people dead. the first visit to the u.s. in almost 20 years over a spying die.

welcome to the news hour life from al jazeera newscenter in doha. i am steven cole. these are the main stories this hour. the arab league meets after president obama decides to wait after launching a military strike. >> discharged from hospital, former prime mer sister ken rudtries to raise selection. and david frost, the man who interviewed presidents, former prime miles per hour sisters and prisoners has died at age 74. but first, the arab league is meeting in cairo to talk about how best to respond to the suspected chemical attacks in syria. united nations chemical weapons inspectors have started analyzing evidence they gathered from the sites of the attacks in damascus. u.s. president obama said he will seek approval from congress before ordering any military intervention but that could be in less than two weeks. sue turton is cairo for us. sue, over to you. >> reporter: yes, i am at the arab league headquarters where we have already had a meeting of the acbassador to the 22 member states here to discuss the real discussions this afternoon when they start to talk

i'm here at al jazeera's headquarters in doha. syria hands russia evidence it says proves the rebels carried outlast month's chemical weapons attack. and the rise of african art. why paintings are now fin

. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to news hour, i am lauren taylor from al jazerra news center in doha and london. these are the top stories. gunmen lay siege for a shopping center in nairobi and at least 30 people are killed. al shabab rebels in neighboring somalia say they are behind the attack and are calling on the kenyan arm toy leave. syria meets a saturday dead lie to declassify its chemical weapons. four years after the end of a civil war. >> i am gillian mcdonald from london, final pitches during the final count down, germany's rival leaders fight for every vote ahead of sunday's election. >> we begin in nairobi where a brazen attack on an upscale shopping sent never the cal top is still ongoing after more than seven hours, al shabab fighters have told al jazerra they are behind the siege on the west gate shopping center. gunmen carrying explosives stormed the mall early saturday afternoon and at least 30 people have been killed. caroline malone has more. >> reporter: people trying to runaway from a group inside nigh robe i police are inside the mall trying to secure the area. they moved

. >> hello from doha. i'm here with the world news from al jazeera. kevin rudd goes up against opposition leader tony abbott in the general election in australia. >> tough competition for the top prize at the venice film festival. we look at the favourites. >> so as far as securing international support for a strike on syria the g20 was pretty much a failure for the united states. the focus has shifted. secretary of state john kerry is lobbying europe. he's in lithuania to convince eu foreign ministers. where to the nations stand. u.s. leads the charge for punitive action. france is on side and the uk prime minister supports the idea. britain will not take part in a military strike after a parliamentary vote. there were g20 meetings, eight other members signed up to a statement calling for a strong response. we are looking at north korea, turkey, australia, spain, saudi arabia and italy on board. the job is to convince europe. >> the moment senior u.s. doiment forges on with a campaign to attack syria. >> john kerry to europe courting support. he has

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