this is the newshour live from doha. i'm veronica pedrosa. coming up in the next 60 minutes... >> we are a nation built on the rule of law. so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make. >> rioters defy the u.s. president's call for calm after a grand jury decided not to put a white policeman on trial for

you're with al jazeera live from doha. also to come. bad memories amid prospects, a report from an iraqi town recaptured from isles forces. >>> peace talks with farc rebels in colombia are suspended after the kidnapping of an army general. >> in toronto this country tries to get its controversial oil sand to market amid fierce that it could damage the environment. >> i nigerian government has asked to extend emergency rule for another six months. googood luck jonathan said that the military needed enhanced powers to fight boko haram. the government is accepting that it has not made head way in the battle of boko haram? >> well, the state of emergency was declared in may 2015 as you mentioned when the president addressed the president. at that time he made it clear that what boko haram was doing amounted to a declaration of war, and a deliberate attempt to undermine authority of the nigerian state. as an as a result, the military needed an idea of what that would mean. it means that these areas continue to be active areas of operation fo

. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour, i'm july in doha and our top stories and columbia's government puts peace talks with rebels on hold after a kidnapping of an army general. a bus driver found hanged in jerusalem has confrontation and no foul play and a stripping of a woman last week and attacked at a bus stop for wearing a mini skirt and thousands of people gather to see the prime minister for a rally in australia. ♪ we begin in columbia where the government suspended on going peace talks after an army general was kidnapped, a mass -- massive search for civilians in chacho traveling by boat on the river and they were on the river here. >> reporter: peace announcements in 2012 promised a chance of peace but two years later there is no agreement and the kidnapping of an army general led to suspending the talks altogether and he walked into farc controlled territory wearing civilian clothing. >> and one thing i think is curious about this event is that this general apparently voluntarily walked into farc-controlled territory breaking protocols for security for the colombian armed

. >>> hello, welcome to the newshour, i'm martine dennis in doha. our top stories - suicide bombers kill at least 60 people. we'll go live to abuja. plus... ..protests turn to riots in ferguson, missouri, after a grand jury deeds not to put a white policeman on trial for shooting dead an unarmed black teenager >>> pope francis warns the european parliament not to let the mediterranean become a vast graveyard. >>> final results are in - tunisia's presidential election is going to a run-off late next month. >> i'm andrew simmonds on the tram line linking occupied east jerusalem with the west of the city. i'll assess the mood of fear amongst palestinians and israelis alike >>> but first - two bomb explosions killed at least 60 people in a crowded marketplace in north-eastern nigeria. now, the blast targeted shoppers in the town of my doggery -- maiduguri. we'll go live to our correspondent. this particular attack seems to be a well issuingest rated a -- issuingest rated attack with a report suggesting that teenage girls were involved. >> indeed. we und

biggest strategy on how to defeat them is still in the works >>> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, coming up, [ chants ] ..protesters on the street at burkina faso, on what they say is a power grab by the military. plus... >> leaders must act. time is not on our side >>> the u.n. chief talks tough on climate change as experts deliver findings on what causes it, and a controversial vote gets under way in eastern ukraine. will it give the separatists the legitimacy they want >>> well, let's start off with a battle against fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant on two key fronts - kobane in syria, and rabia in iraq. for the first time iraqi kurdish forces known as peshawar joined the fight against i.s.i.l. in kobane and syria. they have been sent to help syrian kurds taking over the town. peshawar battle i.s.i.l. the town on the border is controlled by kurds. i.s.i.l. is launching regular attacks and using tactics to win it back. we have an exclusive report. first, to the battle in kobane. to the turkish syrian boarder. >> it appears that i.s.i.l. fighters are coming unde

this is the newshour live from doha. i'm veronica pedrosa. coming up in the next 60 minutes... >> we are a nation built on the rule of law. so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make. >> rioters defy the u.s. president's call for calm after a grand jury decided not to put a white policeman on trial for shooting dead on unarmed black teenager >>> the world's big powers will not bring to us our knees. iran's supreme leader reacts to the extension on the programme. >> i'm on an extension joining east jerusalem to west jerusalem, and i'll report on the fear >>> mapping the ice which waters of the antarctic, how scientists are using robots to chart the extent of global camping >>> it has been a night of the worse rioting in months. police had to use tear gas, been shot at and arrested 29 people. they confronted crowds of angry protesters on the streets of ferguson, missouri. violence broke out after a decision not to charge a white policeman who shot dead on an armed teenager. we'll get the latest from daniel lak in a mom

. >>> hello, i'm at al jazeera's headquarters in doha. also ahead a deal is signed in yemen to form a unity government. it comes against the backdrop of more fighting. a hero's welcome from some from burkina faso new interim leader. the african union condemns the military take over. the u.n. says there's con cluesive evidence that humans are -- conclusive evidence that humans are changing the earth's climate >>> kurdish forces are battling the i.s.i.l. armed group on two key fronts in syria and iraq. for the first time iraqi kurdish forces known as peshawar joined the fight against i.s.i.l. they have been sent to help syrian kurds stop i.s.i.l. fighters taking it. let's start, though, with that battle that is going on, . jamal joins us from the turkish-syrian boarder. where have the latest clashes left kobane? >> in terms of gaining new territories, it's not apparent whether any side has retreated or made gains, what we have seen, and who they know is that the peshawar forces who observed from iraq through turkey yesterday did, indeed beg

. >> from doha, also ahead, israel begins demolishing homes of palestinians behind recent attacks in jerusalem. >> burkina faso's interim prime minister is named. >> going to the polls, i've returned to the birth place of the revolution. i'll ask people here if anything has changed. >> wee begin in iraq, five people have been killed by a suicide attack in the autonomous kurdish region. let's get more on the attack with i am imran kahn. >> an explosives laden vehicle detonated, killing police and civilians, lighting a number of cars on fire and shooting a black cloud of smoke and some rap necessarily into the air. we were expecting an attack in erbil, isil have been very clear that they wanted to attack erbil. in august they sent a message saying that we will send a volley of car bombs and suicide bombers into the city of erbil itself. also on social media, also this isn't confirmed, through isil accounts are claiming responsibility for this attack. however, i stress that isn't confirmed from isil officially but social media accounts that follow isil quite closely. this attack comes a

you. >> welcome to al jazeera in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. new military leaders call for calm as protests once again hit the capitol. >>> at least 21 migrants are dead after their boat capsizes off the coast of istanbul. >>> now libya's highest court weigh in on a controversial case of the forced sterilization of h.i.v. women. >> the c

returning them to doha. they have been in qatar support. they say that dohar was interfering in their internal affairs. >>> the mother and sister of two jailed egyptian pro democracy activists have ended a six-day hunger strike. human rights groups have spoken concerns about the wellbeing of many of them. here's what it looks like inside of one of the prisons. >> video said to be smuggled inside of one of egypt's prisons showed men with barely an inch to move inside of their packed cell. for months, inmates have complained about torture and waiting too long for their day in court. egyptian actives group alleges more than 19,000 political prisoners went on a hunger strike on tuesday. on social media, their supporters spoke out as well. we will go on hunger strike. >> from prison cells to the streets of egypt and europe, people have held hunger strikes over the last few months, drawing attention to the misery inmates say that they're enduring. >> i'm on a hunger strike with solidarity with an inmate who has been kept since august. >> reports

i was involved in discussion with the taliban two years ago going back to doha. when we sit down, afghan to afghan our conversation is great. we agree on wonderful issues. as soon as i leave, the next time i come in somebody else has changed their mind. the taliban not being independent, makes it very difficult for afghans to enter into reconciliation. china could played an important role with islamabad, and that would serve as economic interests. i think also further americans' interest and china's interest in afghanistan is similar. >> similar, but chinese just didn't spend three-quarters of a trillion dollars on afghanistan the way the united states did. is it galling for former pentagon official to watch the chinese ride in on a whitehorse to look down the road of future profits after the americans sunk costs not to mention 2350 lives lost there? >> well, in terms of u.s. and china, one of the key points of the discussion was afghanistan, they reportedly agreed that it was in each country's interest for china to help afghanistan. and as we discussed earlier t

. >> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha this is the news hour. i'm folly bah thibault. israelis shot in the occupied west bank. a suicide bomber. a u.n. plan to end the fighting in syria. president bashar al-assad is ready to look at it. and a change in burk burkina fa. we begin with a story out of the palestinian west bank. a man has been shot after he stabbed at least three people one is a woman who has died. first what are the latest developments? >> very tense situation. a palestinian man from hebron according to israeli investigators, they've named him as a 30-year-old man from hebron, he's also known to israeli security forces that he was in prison from 2000 to 2005. but again, a very tense situation. after three people were stabbed, two with what's been described as moderate injuries and a third, a woman at the age of 25 who lost her life in this attack. so again we're still getting information from the scene. but as we've been saying, a very tense situation as israeli investigators peace together what happened in this settlement outside the occupied west bank. >

they agreed to return their ambassadors to the cal the capitol of doha. they are drew their am backorders in what theambassador s from doha, who they say supreme court muslim brotherhood. >>> three al jazeera journalists have been jailed for 329 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were sentenced to seven years. bad er received an extra three because of a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up at a protest. >>> protests of conditions are being held, we explain what life is like inside one prison in. video said to have been smuggled out of one of egypt's prisons appears to show men with barely an inch to move. inside their packed cell. for months inmates have complained about unbearable conditions, torture, and waiting too long for their day in court. an egyptian activist group alleges more than 19,000 political prisoners went on a hundred degree strike oa hunger strike on tuesday. on social media their supporters spoke out as well. from prison cells to the streets of egypt and europe, people have held hunger strikes over the las

. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha, i'm adrian finighan. >>> americans head to the polls. >>> riots in zambia force the reinstatement of a presidential front runner hours after he was sacked. >>> and working irregular hours could cause long-term damage to mental health. ♪ >>> the mayor of the southern mexican city of iguala and his wife have been arrested. they are accused of ordering the police attack that ended in the disappearance of 43 students. the case has caused outrage in mexico with protests across the country. more now from adam rainy in mexico city. >> reporter: police took the mayor and his wife into custody early on tuesday morning in mexico city. we don't know if they were accompanied by anyone else or if they were armed. they are being questioned and they have up to 48 hours before they have to announce charges. he is accused of giving the order to local police that lead to the attack on the students and their subsequent disappearance. we don't really know just exactly what his orders were, if he ordered it to be an attack with gunfire or if he just asked

. >> hello and welcome to the news hour live from doha. i'm mar tee martine dennis. these are the stories we are covering this half hour. >>> suspended following the kidnapping of a top army general. the town be with bad memories and no prospects, we have an exclusive report from an iraqi town recaptured from i.s.i.l. forces. and sold for more than $1 million. the big hat of the diminutive french emperor goes under the hammer. >>> first, the nigerian government is seeking to extend emergency rule in three northeastern states for another six months. president goodluck jonathan says army commanders temporarily needed enhance powers to fight boko haram. the president first declared a state of emergency in may of last year. let's talk to a reporter from the nigerian capital abuja. is he likely the get the military rule? >> yes, is he. this requires the majority vote by lower house and the senate, we understand it's going to be tabled most likely on tuesday and wee have seen the margin assembly proble approve these extensions at least twice before. when goodluck jonathan

we are here from doha. in the next 60 minutes. [ explosion ] >>> tensions mount in jerusalem around the flashpoint - al-aqsa compound. israeli activists try to storm the site. al qaeda targeted in yemen. two senior leaders reportedly killed in a u.s. air strike. >> tonight they said we can have real change in washington, real change >>> republicans sweep to victory in the u.s. midterm elections, taking control of both houses in congress. >>> and the sirps side of social -- sirnster side of social media. tech giants are ignoring the widespread use of the web by extremists. >>> our top story - there has been heightened tension in jerusalem, where israeli activists threatened to storm the al-aqsa compound. palestinians turned up at the site and fought with israeli police after being denied entry to the mosque. the mosque is sacred to jews and muslim. it is located in occupied east jerusalem. israel supplied access to the site called temple mount. muslims referred to it as the nobel sanctuary. it's home to the

. >> now, three of qatar's neighbours agreed to send their ambassadors back to doha, ending a diplomatic dispute. saudi arabia, bahrain and the united arab emirates withdrew their envoys, claiming that qatar was interfg, and were critical of doha's support of the muslim brotherhood. christopher davison was the author of after the sheikh, the coming and collapse of economies. >> we have had several of these events over there, almost every month there has been an announcement. it seems more serious than the recent ones. i'm not holding my breath. now we are at a statement where although saudi arabia and abu dhabi are on hand. sporting different sides, libya supporting different militias et cetera. in syria and iraq, which have becoming a serious thorn in the side of saudi arabia's security and stability. they are on the same side, and whether we like it or not. qatar controversially seems to have a channel of communication and access with islamic state and various other groups. and that cooperation could be pivotal. >> fighting in libya between militias and pro-government forces killed fou

. >> welcome to aljazeera from doha. the power struggle in burkina faso, the military backs an officer from the presidential guard. >> left in the dark, millions in bangladesh are forced to live without power after indian supply fails. >> in sao paulo, a city that's experimenting with battery powered public buses. if successful, it could change transportation here. >> first, kurdish peshmerga forces from iraq have entered the syrian town of kobane, joining hundreds of syrian kurds and opposition fighters to take on the islamic state of iraq and the levant. reconnaissance teams have been there for days, now ready to start the fight. we have a report from inside kobane. >> we are now standing in the western neighborhoods commonly known at kobane. they represent the springboard from which kurdish forces are fending off isil attacks, now in desperate attempt to control these areas and have a firm grip on areas to the east. to the right of the northern neighborhoods of kobane where the rye ridging can be seen in the backdrop,

high summer temperatures means doha's plan involves a cooler later window. they don't believe the city will be at a disadvantage. we end the season in the i.a.a.f. by end of september. i think this will be a good chance for the world to see the world championship - the season ending with the world championship. >> reporter: the football world cup is on its way to qatar. there are unanswered questions, when in the year will it be played. and what will findings in relation to corruption surrounding the 2018 bidding process reveal. >> can the bid be treated in isolation. or is this the wrong time to award a big event to qatar. >> we haven't spent, nor should we spend time worrying about other sports and situations. it's for us to make judgments around our sport. that's what we have done here. >> reporter: a final decision will be made on november 18th. >> alexander levey will take a lead into the shanghai masters. have a look at this. look at this. holding for an eagle at the whole of 16. >> a round of three consecutive birdies. he's in control. 22 under par >>

i'm martine dennis in doha, and these are our top stories. talks with colombian farc rebels are suspended after the kidnapping of a top army general. >>> life after isil an exclusive report of an iraqi town retaken by government troops. >>> protesting kenya after a woman is attacked at a bus stop. for wearing a mini skirt. >> the canadian oil pipeline here could damage the environment. >> first, a large-scale search and rescue operation is underway in colombia for an army general who went missing in the northern province on sunday. the colombian president has afused farc of kidnapping him and has suspended peace talks with the rebel group. we have the latest. >> the war between the colombian government and the farc rebels is one of the longest conflicts in the world. peace negotiations announced by colombian president santos in 2012 promised the chance of peace. but two years later there is no agreement, and now the kidnapping of an army general has led to the government suspending the talks all together. the general walked into farc-controll

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, you are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also on the program, america's undocumented how millions of immigrants could be saved from deportation by barack obama. plus a rallying cry, nigeria yaps opposition takes a swat at the government ahead of next year's election. >>> spyware beware how victims of cyber spying have a tool to fight back. >>> columbia as farq rebels have agreed to free an army generally and four other hostages, the general the highest ranking officer ever captured by the group in more than five decades of conflict. his capture led to the columbian government suspending peace talks with the farq. gabriel elizondo reports from bogota. >> reporter: crisis and out right war potentially averted in a nighttime news conference uh-huh vanna cuba, an announcement that the rebels and the columbian government have reached an agreement for a hands over of an army general and two held captive since sunday. >> translator: the parties have agreed on the necessary conditions for the release of the following people the gene

i am at al jazerra's head quarters in doha. also ahead a convicted war criminal facing the death penalty in bangladesh loses an appeal against his sentence. >>> several taliban groups claim responsibility for a suicide bombing near a border crossing between pakistan and india. and we have a special report on the struggle to get an education in war-torn countries. >>> burkina faso's military has vowed to install a new unity government days after seizing power. the u.n. is threatening to impose sanctions as the army tightens its control of the land locked country. on sunday soldiers fired shots in to the air in the capital to disperse protesters demanding a return to civilian rule, dominick kane has the latest i'm crowd march on his state tv. they have come to hear an opposition member explain why she was be burkina faso's next leader. but she won't get inside the building. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: this gunfire is directed over the heads of the protesters. fired by a goop of soldiers. in the confusion, state tv is taken off air f

hello, this is al jazerra live from doha. also on the program, on the road to du damascus, how one group of fighters is making gains in syria's war. >>> the u.s. president orders a review of policy aimed at gaining the release of american hostages but coombs too late for peter kassig. the nigerian government looks to external the state of emergency in the north because of the growing threat of boko haram. ♪ ♪ >>> israel i police say four jewish worshipers have been killed in an attack on a synagog. two palestinians from east jerusalem are believed to be behind the attack. these are the latest pictures, live pictures in fact of west jerusalem from the scene of the attack. the attack happened at a synagog in a neighborhood of west jerusalem. let's speak to our stefanie dekker from joins from our bureau in west jerusalem. bring us u up-to-date on what's been happening and the different reactions so far. >> reporter: well, the casually count is four israelis killed, who are praying inside the synagog. also a number of injured

. >> hello from doha, everyone. this is the newshour on al jazeera. 50 people are killed in a bomb attack within sight of pakistan's border with india. ukraine's president separatists english premier league, insing, how this pakistani cricketer is his name into the sport history books. ♪ developing story out of pakistan this hour where at least 50 people have been killed in a bomb attack. bomb exploded in the car parked at the wagah crossing near lahore at what is a regular, a daily flag lowering ceremony? kamal hyder is here to talk us through this one. i maybe explain the area, why people were there and who has been affected. >> there is a ceremony at wagah where the gates are closed at sunset and the flags are lowered and foreign tourists who come to pakistan go and witness this. it's a very passionate affair both sides with the regalia and the guards, of course, in uniform. so today, being a sunday, of course, attracted a larger number of people and after the ceremony ended and the people started to leave the

the world squash championship in doha. egyptians - are they the ones to beat? >>> according to the world food program, hunger kills more people every year than aids, malaria, tuberculosis combined. more than 800 million do not have enough to eat make up one in every nine of us. this is part fully of our "feeding the world" series, adam raney meets a food producer in mexico, using innovative methods to increase production. >> reporter: this man grew up in poverty on a small farm growing corn, rice and wheat - to which he ended up devoting his life. he developed 400 varieties of wheat which boosted crops by 200 million tonnes, helping him to win the food prize. the challenge is to keep a population fed on a planet with a rapidly changing climate. >> to do that it's important farmers are given the access they need. >> they don't need harvester. they can do that. they need good seed, one seed. good one seed. >> once a new seed is discovered, some of the colleagues meet small farmers and train them to exploit the varieties as best they can. >> you can have the best

. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour i'm i'm live from headquarters in doha and coming up, in the next 60 minutes, turkish prime minister agrees to close a security corporation with iraq in the fight against isil. marking an anniversary ukraine remembers an event that changes political and territorial landscape. >> you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law. >> president obama gives hopes to millions of undocumented people in the u.s. and during to go into uncharted waters, we will meet some men who are choosing to experience what child birth almost feels like. ♪ the turkish prime minister is in irbil to meet people in northern iraq and they held talks with the prime minister al-abbadi and the turkish prime minister met with the kurdish president, what did they talk about? >> well the press conference afterwards was very positive, again a similar type of language to the language yesterday with al-abbadi and saying the relationship was renewed and moving forward but again it was only two things people were interested and really the only two things being discussed was s

. ♪ hello from al jazeera headquarters in doha this is the news hour and coming up, in the next 60 minutes israel vows to respond harshly after four are killed in a knife attack in a synagogue in jerusalem. exclusive look at the battle against isil in iraq inside the city that could bring the fighters in striking distance to baghdad and also this hour we report from the mexican town where most people have fled and are too scared to show their faces on camera plus. ♪ a new version of an old classic but some say the song about ebola is just patronizing. ♪ we begin this news hour with a developing story out of israel, the popular front for the liberation of palestine or pflp is having an attack in jerusalem leaving four dead and two men believed to be palestinians carried out the attack and shot dead by israel police and we are with the senior leader in the popular front from palestine and on the line from gaza and thank you for speaking to us. first of all, can you confirm your group was behind this attack this morning in west jerusalem? [indiscernible] . >> reporter: once again just to

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. >>> hello there, welcome to the newshour, live from doha. i'm shiulie ghosh. these are the main stories we are covering this hour - who will be the next leader of taunizia. millions able to vote in the presidential elections since the 2011 uprising >>> no chance of a deal at this time. talks over iran's nuclear programme may be extended >>> new guidelines for u.s. troops in afghanistan. they'll be able to target the taliban after combat operations end in december. >>> and i'm farah - i'll have all the sport, including mani pacquiao dismisses suggestions he's past his best as he successfully defends his welter weight title >>> it's a landmark moment for tunisia. the first presidential election since the uprising and revolution of 2011. some polling stations have seen large queues of voters, in total more than 5 million people are eligible to vote. there are 22 candidates to choose from. two have emerged as frontrunners. 87-year-old beji caid essebsi is the favourite. he is the leader of the secular nidaa tounes party, which won the county elections in october.

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to the news hour live from doha. i am martin dennis and these are the top stories we'll be covering this hour, isil fighters release a second video showing the murder of syrians hours after killing the u.s. aid worker peter kassig. >>> the nigerian government says it's retaken the northeastern town of chibok from boko haram. russia's president makes an early exit from the g20 summit following an icy investigation from western leaders. >>> and living on the streets to ask for more democracy, but protest sites in hong kong could soon be cleared. >>> there are reports that the islamic state of the iraq and levant group have killed 13 13 syrian men. these killings took place in raqqa and syria. the victims had all been kidnapped earlier this month. isil says they were killed for collaborating with the syrian regime. these killings follow the release of new video that was posted on line appearing to show the beheading of another group of isil hostages and these include at least 12 syrian soldiers and the american aid work

i'm martine dennis in doha, and these are our top stories. the beheading of an american aid worker and several syrian soldiers. >>> the nigerian government said it's retaken the town of chibok from boko haram. >>> russia's president makes an early exit following an icy reception from western leaders. >>> and living on the streets, protest sites in hong kong could soon be cleared. >> but first a video released by the islamic state in iraq and the levant, isil, appears to show the beheading of a group of hostages, including the americ american. the 26-year-old was in syria working with refugees when he was kidnapped on the first of october last year. now he is the fifth western hostage killed this year by isil. u.s. journalists james foley, he was the first when he was executed in august. the deaths of stephen sotloff and david haynes and alan henning. it shows at least a dozen syrian soldiers, and hundreds of iraqi and syrian soldiers have been executed by isil fighters in the last year. and on top of that, the 17 euro and 17 journalist17 iraq

the fight for native families only on al jazeera america >> from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. this is the news hour. coming up, another night of protests across the u.s. over the decision not to charge a policeman for the killing of an unarmed black teenager. celebrations in the democratic of congo. helping thousands of victims. >> the politicall

al jazeera's correspondent talks from the doha center of media freedom. >> reporter: they have become targets in the battle over the future of syria. unintended victims in the recent war in gaza. in afghanistan, reminders that covering on election can be dangerous. these are a handful of journalists who have been killed. so far this year, while doing their job. journalists, to me, are the beacon of democracy, the voice of those that cannot speak. they deserve special protection. >> according to a u.n. report, almost 600 journalists have been killed in the line of duty from 2006 to 2013. most were men and local journalists. the arab region is considered the most dangerous. in egypt, the government clamped down media. the committee to protect journalists said 10 journalists have been killed since the revolution began. three of our open have been accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and imprisoned since last december. >> there's not an appreciation of the job that journalists do that they are holding public officials accountable, holding the government accountable of the t

high summer temperatures means doha's plan includes a cooler. it's one that they don't believe puts the city at a disadvantage. >> we look at the calendar and find that in the city by the end of september. i think that this is going to be a good chance for the whole world to see the world championship with the season ending with a world championship. >> the football world cup is on its way to qatar, but there are still unanswered questions surrounding that event. when in the year it will be played, and what will the findings of a report into allegations of corruption surrounding the 2018 and 2022 bidding process will be revealed. >> can this bid be treated in isolation, or is this the wrong time to be rewarding another big event to qatar. >> we have not spent, nor should we spend any time worrying about other sports and other situations. it's entirely for us to make judgments around our sport, and that's exactly what we've done. >> a final decision will be made on november 18th. sara coates, al jazeera. >> alexander levine will take a lead in th

we have this report from the doha center for media freedom. >> they have become targets in a battle over the future of syria unintended victims in the war in afghanistan. and reminders that covering an election can be dangerous. these are a handful of journalists that have been killed while doing their job. >> journalists are the beacon of democracy, a voice of those that cannot speak in many countries, they deserve a special protection. >>> according to a u.n. report, 600 journalists have been killed in the line of duty from 2006 to 2013. most were men and local journalis journalists. arab region is considered the dangerous. in egypt the government clamped down media. 10 journalist have been killed since the revolution beganment three of our hone have been wrongly accused of hoping the muslim brotherhood. and imprisoned since last december. >> there's not an appreciation that the job of journalists do. they are holding the government officials accountable. >> keeping journalists safe, especially in repressive countries was the focus of a 2-day conference at the doha center for media fre

. >> hello again, you're with the news hour in al jazeera,ing adrian finnegan in doha. >>> 21 people have died most of them migrants from syria and afghanistan. the search continues for 16 who are still missing. >>> the world trade center building has reopened, tallest and priciest building in the western hemisphere. >>> and the african union has told military leaders in burkina faso to hand the government over to civilian leaders or face sanctions. seized power on friday when the president was forced to resign. more now on that, from dominic kane. >> a crowd marches on state tv on ouagadougo. why she should be burkina faso's new leader. but she won't get inside the building. this gun fire is directed over the heads of the protestors. fired by a group of soldiers. in the confusion, state tv is taken off-air for several hours. the l military action continues as armed jeep jeeps patrolled te athletes. but burkina faso's are leaders insist their means are peaceful and democratic. >> we ask to be given some space towards putting our country back on track. power does not interest us, the

. >>> from al jazeera is headquarters in doha, this is the newshour. in the next 60 minutes. kurdish forces strike i.s.i.l. targets inside kobane. a bigger strategy on how to defeat them is in the works. a deal is signed in yemen to form a unity government - amidst a backdrop of more fighting >>> out with the old, in with the new in burkina faso. there's dissatisfaction and calls for more protests >>> but we are to blame for climate change. but we hold the key to fixing it. the findings of a landmark report into our ever changing world. >>> we begin with the battle against fighters against the islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l. the peshawar join the fighters in kobane. they have been sent to help syrian kurds stopped armed group. and in northern iraq, a town told by kurds - i.s.i.l. is making attacks to try to win it back. we'll have reports in a moment. first, the battle for kobane, and al jazeera's jamal joins us from the turkish-syrian border. jamal, you have seen the fighting from where you are. what have you witnessed? yes, kobane is a couple of kilometres behi

they recently agreed to return story ambassadors to doha. >> well, joining us to further discuss this is now, , thank you for being with us on al jazeera. this is supposed to be a deal between gulf states, why did the saudi king feel that egypt needed to endorse it first? >> well, there is widespread relief within the gulf states and among citizens that this deal had been reached after eight months of cold relations between these gulf states, and there were two clauses included in this deal. one of them was the distancing from certain groups that were seen to be extremists islamists groups. the second condition was unconditional support for the egyptian government. so the saudi king has taken personal interest in making sure that egypt is not--let's say, not victimized or attacked, and what is seen as media including al jazeera-arabic, for example. >> we realize that the ambassadors will return to doha now, but what do they get in exchange. >> there was the issue of naturalizing citizens in qatar from the saudi and u.a.e. side, there was the issue of the muslim brotherhood. in which e

. >> hello, welcome to the news hourm doha. coming up, iraqi kurdish fighter finally join the battle to save kobane from isil. >> burkina faso chose a new head of state, this man drop the presidential guard. >> a a country in the dark as a major brackout leaves blank will derek without electricity. >> in argentina, huge tracts of forest are being cleared. >> kurdish peshmerga forces have joined the battle to free kobane. they're been firing rockets off the back of pickup trucks. peshmerga forces started crossing the border friday. they're helping the syrian kurds as well as other opposition fighters who are already there. aljazeera has this report from the turkey-syria border. >> we are a few kilometers away from kobane where the sound of sporadic fighting and shelling has persisted throughout saturday. behind me is one of the entrances to the town from turkey where the iraq kurdish peshmerga forces crossed over late friday and early saturday, bringing with them much-needed reinforcements for the syrian kurdish fighters who hav

. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour, i'm darren jordan from doha. these are the top stories. libyan court ruled [ inaudible ] is illegal, even though it is recognized by the international community. the international court rules out storming of a ship heading to gaza. and chinese officials were involved in smuggling of t tanzanianativery. >>> and we meet the man who science can finally see in color. >>> welcome to the program, libyan's supreme court has ruled that the u.n. backed parliament is illegal. a different unelected government controls of capitol of tripoli as has the backing of a powerful militia group. libya has been racked with violence and instability as rival groups battle for control. they have been battling over important institutions such as the international airport in tripoli. one group has controlled the airport since 2011, but in august it fell into the hands of a group that opposed the parliament. both benghazi and tripoli are so insecure, the now unconstitutional parliament held itsen election us. >> reporter: libya has been under control of two rival gr

we're live in doha. these are our top stories. [music] >> pledging allegiance to isil, an armed group in the peninsula claims responsibility for recent attacks. >> meeting the neighbors. the afghan president meets pakistan's president to improve relations between their two countries. >>> putin is shunned at g-20 summit. >>> and cleaning up shanty towns to create the picture perfect postcard. >> we start in egypt where the armed group that killed 30 egyptian soldiers in the sinai peninsula last month is now released a video which is pledging allegiance toils. now they say threatened to carry out further attacks unless the government's military campaign in the sigh nine peninsula ends. they have this report now. [ background music ] [ explosions ] >> showcasing what it billed as it's latest tr triumph. it is set to show the attacks on the egyptian army last month that killed at least 30 soldiers. the video shows the group's fighters killing some of the soldiers, shooting them in the back of the head. the familiarage is accompanied b

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america ♪ >> they work in the darkest depths of the earth, your honor seen and unheard by the world above. >> the air is toxic and the walls could collapse at any moment. day after day, children crawl into these dunls tunnels, searching for what they call black diamonds. >> coal mining has grown into a multimillion dollar business, in india's northeastern state. driven by the world's hunger for energy. but what is the human cost for this development and is the price too high? it's i'm karishma vian. and during this week's 101 east we're investigating the reports of thousands of children working in these deadly coal pits. >> i wake up at 6:00 in the morning, brush my teeth have breakfast and go to work. i work for six or seven hours. my job is to cut and dig coal. i also pull it out. >> karma has been working as a coal miner for more than a year. after his family left their home, to find work. he just celebrated his 16th bir

. >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america ♪ >>> it is the biggest online retail sales event in the world that you have never heard about. people in china are celebrating something called single's day, every on november 11th, men and women honor their bachelor hood by attending a lot of match-making represents and shopping. thanks to alibaba, it's now the most significant retail online sales event on the planet. duarte geraldino reports. >> reporter: to be young and unmarried in china on november 11th, is a day of celebration. singles day. officially know as four sticks day. popular culture has it the custom start at universities as a way for young men to poke fun of themselves, but then retailers took note. >> it became popular befor alibaba, but it never became a big retail celebration, until network. >> reporter: it's first users were young chinese singles living in cities. by targeting singles, businesses were reaching a big chunk of total online shopper

i'm martine dennis in doha - these are the top stories - chuck hagel, u.s. secretary, is to resign >>> no deal this time. iran and world powers suggest a nuclear agreement can be reached within months. >>> devastating floods in morocco kill at least 31 people, and forecasters worn more storms are coming. >>> and beautiful but controversial - hundreds of paintings hoarded by the son of adolf hitler's art dealer are on their way to a swiss museum. first, we have heard within the last hour, the u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has resigned. u.s. media reports say president obama accepted his resignation. the former republican center has been pentagon chief since last year. live now to patty culhane, who is at the white house. the world will be asking was he pushed or did he jump. >> the white house will come out in an hour saying he did his job, he did a great job but they need to change course. you can mix course, but he's basically been fired. the president is under pressure, the polls show that they don't believe he's doing a good job when it comes to figh

>> welcome to the news hour from or headquarters in doha. two palestinians armed with axes and knives attack a synagog in jerusalem. at least four worshipers are killed. >> police fire tear gas in clashes with palestinian protestors. >> japan's prime minister orders a snap election hours after the economy plunges back into recession. >> as athletics chief pick a host for the world championships, the winner is: >> the most prestigious athletic competition outside the olympics. >> it's been another day of bloodshed, anger and grief in jerusalem. at 7:00 this morning local time, two palestinian men walked you into a synagog armed with knives and axes. four worshipers were killed. with so, too were the togetherrers. >> in the city's west aba synagog in an orthodox jewish neighborhood was the target. according to israeli fleece, two people wielding guns and axes tornadic activity worshipers during morning prayers. >> israeli units were dispatched quickly, arrived on scene and shot and killed the two terrorists. the area was condorred off and the

. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerra live from doha. also on the program, united in disgust, 10s of thousands take to the streets in mexico over the disappearance of 43 students. >>> a former journalist goes on trial in china for leaking state secrets. critics say it's an attack on freedom of speech. >>> and political chaos in nigeria, police fire tear gas on politicians trying to get this to parliament. ♪ ♪ >>> u.s. press barack obama has unveiled swing changes to america's immigration policy. he is using executive powers to enact rouse that could spare some 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. obama says the immigration system is broken, and trying to crack down on those trying to cross the bodder illegally. >> reporter: there are more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in united states. with this announcement, u.s. president barack obama say barae will give a temporary reprieve to less than half. lifting the threat of deportation for people who have been in the country for more than five years and have childre

for me and the team in doha. bye for now. >> we're following stories of people who died in the desert. >> the borderland marathon. >> no one's prepared for this journey. >> experience al jazeera america's critically acclaimed original series from the beginning. >> experiencing it has changed me completely. >> follow the journey as six americans face the immigration debate up close and personal. >> it's heartbreaking. >> i'm the enemy. >> i'm really pissed off. >> all of these people shouldn't be dead. >> it's insane. >> the borderland thanksgiving day marathon. on al jazeera america. >> the arctic frontier could be the next battle ground in the new cold war. tonight, see how countries like russia and china are already planting their flags in the frozen north. also, down to the wire negotiations on a nuclear arms deal. i'll tell you why russia isn't the only country you have to worry about. >>> and a mom finally catches a break that could help her build her american dream. i'm ali velshi and this is

. >>> hello, welcome to the newshour, live from doha. the top stories from al jazeera. israel is accused of collective punishment as it demollishes the homes of palestinians involved in attacks. >>> iraq's war comes to erbil. a suicide bomber attacks people in what was the most secure city. >>> thousands of policeman storm the compound of a guru - five bodies at the scene >>> the battle against malnutrition. documen diplomats try to find a solution to a problem affecting 800 million people. >>> as a nation we will settle the score with every terrorist and their dispatchers - that's the messages from israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu. it means that bulldozers are destroying the homes of palestinians that attack israelis. binyamin netanyahu says it's a necessary deterrent. critical it collective punishment >>> this is the home of a man who rammed his car into a light railway station a few weeks ago. a woman and child were killed, and now israeli forces demolished his home. >> this is collective punishment. you cannot punish the whole family for the actions of an

. ♪ >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes, the new plan to create long-lasting peace in syria. the u.n. envoy says a local truce is the way to go. activists are doubtful. also ahead an exclusive report from the front line as iraqi troops try to break the siege of the country's biggest oil refinery. also israeli troops shoot dead a palestinian man. >>> i'm robin adams with the sport and the african cup of nations is dominating headlines, morocco punished for refusing to continent's biggest football tournament. and we're still not sure where the event will be held. the full story coming up in about 45-minute's time. ♪ >>> we begin this news hour in syria and iraq on a day that the u.n. has announced that the two conflicts have now displaced 13.6 million people. the u.n. refugee agency says the world is becoming numb to the problem. it says it needs more money and that more countries need to open their borders. take a look at this photo of the refugee camp in jordan. back in 2012 you can hardly

in doha with headlines. burkina faso is in talks to put new government in place. >>> boat has capsized off the coast of turkey. 21 undocumented migrants has died. the search continues for 16 people who are still missing. >>> security has been tightened across the iraqi capitol ahead of ashoura. car bombs have killed 54 people over the past two days. >>> the conflict in iraq and syria has disrupted the education of millions of people. hundreds of thousands of families have been displaced in the first part of a series on education in crisis-hit countries. charles stratford reports now from northern iraq. >>> this 16-year-old student stopped studying here. his school has become a place of refuge for families who have fled fighting from their country in neighboring syria. there are more than 400 schools like this in the northern iraqi kurdish region. >> i wish all these people could go "g" back to their homes. i feel terribly sorry for their families, but i miss school. i want to complete my studies so i can go