Zero im Richelle Carey this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. The president says there was a coup but the army says there was not the latest on the un certain political situation and zimbabwe. Just horrific visits me and maher and condemns the Army Crackdown against. The stop short of calling for sanctions. As president directly accused the saudi arabia of holding Prime Minister saad hariri hostage. And his family to france. Americas renewed confidence and standing in the world has never been stronger than it is right now at the white house donald trump describes the year since his election as one when after another. At the u. N. And the African Union say they are closely monitoring the situation in zimbabwe the military power in the early hours of wednesday but exact details of the situation in the country still not really clear president Robert Mugabe spoke by telephone with the South African counterpart jacob zuma on wednesday zuma says mugabe is confined to his home however some ways military says it is not to post the president the army supporters describe the move as a bloodless correction said the military is focusing on what they call criminals in the. Hazard and circle that suggest that whats really going on is a struggle among political leaders around mugabe who is ninety three years old and the worlds longest serving head of government. Reports on harare. Parts of harare are now on lockdown and soldiers in army have blocked roads to government offices parliament and the courts people say they are cautiously waiting to see what happens next many are relief so far there has been little violence i can see. Movement as usual no more business. Moving around freely it is a good move. The countrys war veterans say they have had enough of president Robert Mugabe many helped keep him in power for nearly forty years we. Should have been recalled from is a role as the president insisting. The mob his army said on wednesday the president Robert Mugabe and his wife are safe in their private residence south africas president jacob zuma said he was concerned about the situation in a phone call with zuma mugabe confirmed he was fine we would like to call for calm and restraint. Particularly to the Defense Force and also to the two forces in zimbabwe i have also. Conducted he said president mugabe. Whom i had time to to talk. And he is fine but confined in his home zuma plans to send a special envoy to the country. The crisis began on tuesday with reports of military vehicles rolling towards the capital good morning the army gave a statement on state television insisting the situation is not a military takeover we are only targeting criminals are only. Committing crimes that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order to bring them to justice hours after issuing the statement the army again restated its position. The state run newspaper printed a special edition on wednesday afternoon in its the army says president Robert Mugabe is still head of state and commander in chief. The bobbins of only known one leader since one nine hundred eighty the mugabe family is an institution some people love the president and his wife grace mugabe are the say over the years the mugabes have destroyed the economy this is uncharted territory for the country zimbabwes military has said soldiers will only return to the barracks when all those it accuses are trying to destabilize and destroy the party from within had been arrested. Looks at the political background thats led to this military intervention. The stakes are just got higher in the battle for who will succeed zimbabwes ninety three year old president last week Robert Mccarthy fired his deputy as he spoke his politically ambitious wife grace was by his side. President mccarthy said Vice President gore had started consulting witch doctors to find out when i was going to die the news was delivered to a crowd of supporters from the youth wing of the Ruling Party Zanu p. F. Youth wing is loyal to mrs mcgarvie shes the most prominent face of a faction called g forty. With a man pushed aside was honing his political skills when Grace Mccarthy was still in high school. Is nicknamed the crocodile his ability to survive hes closely aligned with the military and a veteran of the struggle against british rule that counts for a lot in zimbabwe grace mcgovern was probably learning very quickly but not fast enough you know she would lose her temper and she would be screaming at these people this goes back to twenty fourteen when joyce majority who was Vice President then was dumped and emerson and god were the guy who was dumped but is now back. Was was was with that you know with grace so these are very very fluid shifting fraction of fights going on the military intervention comes as a boy faces another economic crisis people sleep outside banks because theres a chronic shortage of currency they want to be first in line for restricted access to their money and employment is estimated to between sixty and ninety percent this is created and an economic collapse because the last time that mugabe was really under threat was that towards the end of the one nine hundred ninety s. And then the socalled war veterans pushed him into a corner and he said well i need your support. Twenty percent of the land ill go for that you know that created the nec anomic crisis as Robert Mugabe has aged the struggle for his successor has intensified but all the while everyone has been careful to publicly show deference to a president who is held in high regard by most and bob wins. Forty faction does not command the same respect now that the army has stepped in that faction may have gambled and lost burnet smith aljazeera. Even forget is a former Us Ambassador to the African Union he says the reaction of Regional Powers will be crucial. Clearly Vice President. Deep roots in deep support throughout the entirety of the Security Apparatus of zimbabwe not only the military but also the c. E. O. Of the Central Intelligence organization and i think that the crucial question to watch the next few days is whether or not the Southern AfricanDevelopment Community or sadeq as well as the a you could help negotiate some sort of return to a Constitutional Order that will allow zimbabweans to have a say in who the next leader is or whether or not we will see a more consolidation of power behind most likely ever sent men in god and one has to assume that what they want at a minimum is not as for this coup not to lead towards a permanent. Settlement that is to say for their for the spoils of the coup not to be rewarded to submit to god or anybody else they are clear that these sorts of non constitutional changes of government are not to be tolerated not in Southern Africa not in africa as a whole but the fear of course is that there will be so much maneuvering inside zimbabwe that that the that sadeq in the African Union will not hold fast to that principle and that you might see some sort of fig leaf negotiation that could lead to many gaga holding in consolidating power and the ultimate question is whether or not and how hard the other countries in the region led by south africa as well as other. Countries when backed by the African Union will hold true to their principles in helping to return to a democratic order. People have been killed in a suicide bombing and Northern Nigeria four attackers also died a mercy Officials Say thirty others were injured in this incident about a great city isnt at the center of activity for the armed group okocha brom. U. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has called for an independent investigation into the renter crisis his visit in myanmar where he met later on saw in sochi as well as the head of the military more than six hundred thousand people have fled to neighboring bangladesh after a crackdown in Rakhine State to report some of the capital. These are scenes that the u. S. Secretary of state calls just horrific the military crackdown in Rakhine State has sent more than six hundred thousand richenda refugees fleeing into bangladesh in the past three months Rex Tillerson arrived in the capital neighborhood or at the end of a high profile trip to asia with President Donald Trump there were hints of crisis was the focus of this stop for only a few hours were the. Reports of widespread across the middle of i mean more Security Forces by the way who are strange here divorce is a very recent violence a. Tillerson that military chief men and said that impartial and credible investigation is needed and anyone implicated needs to be prosecuted and broad economic sanctions against me and mar are not the way to go now targeted sanctions could be imposed once there is evidence of atrocities after meeting with on song suchi both spoke to reporters myanmars leader defending her much criticized handling of the range of crisis i guess in my posts. I have. To be concerned about. The statements of my office or the statements of my or. Whatever you know exist. But what i meant to be excited. To listen announced an additional forty seven Million Dollars in u. S. Aid to the refugees and urged more coordination for the repatriation of the region while reaffirming the United States is commitment to myanmar as transition to democracy to listen emphasize that how this crisis is handled by the leaders here well impact the future of the country men Margaret Price of. Permanent. Trade of the more democratic. It is the responsibility of the government and it is your order to protect and respect the human rights of all earth within the borders as a whole they have the will. While the un has called the refugee crisis textbook ethnic cleansing chillis and says the u. S. Administration is still evaluating that description its got either aljazeera naked or. Lebanons president has accused saudi arabia of taking Prime Minister saad hariri and his family hostage its the first time a shown has explicitly said he is being held he calls it an act of aggression very announced a surprise resignation in a televised statement from the saudi capital riyadh the move has focused attention on lebanon and a Regional Power struggle between saudi arabia and iran about what has more from paris. The french president demand or mark karr has invited her riri and his family to paris for a few days now what is saying is that this is not an offer of political exile it is simply a friendly gesture now he says hes discussed this with the Saudi Crown Prince and he has discussed it with hariri him self and analysts say a source tells us that hariri is expected in france in the coming days it was interesting because it comes just a day after hariri sent out a tweet indicating that he was going to return to lebanon in the next few days but im unaware calls made it very clear that he really should be able to return to lebanon whenever he wants to that he should be or have freedom of movement now what weve seen over the last few days is the french president really becoming involved in stepping up his efforts to try and deescalate this crisis to try and mediate the French Foreign minister is in riyadh the Lebanese Foreign minister was in paris meeting on tuesday and then of course last week Emmanuel Michael paid that surprise visit to the Saudi Crown Prince in riyadh and what michael is doing is really using france as a position a country that has pretty good relations with all sides to try and talk to all sides because mark also says its essential to keep the dialogue open and theres no doubt that as a young and new president in france he is seizing this opportunity to make his mark on the international stage. But in my head of the news hour including president trying to find an ally and saudi arabias crown prince but some u. S. Foreign policy experts wonder if the prince has taken on too much current chancellor Angela Merkel says the paris Climate Change agreement was only a start plus. Im really wellings in london where there was a shock in the announcement for the hosts of the twenty twenty three Rugby World Cup. And donald trump is on passed in north korea again in a speech following his asia tour he called on governments to this is a quote put maximum pressure on young yang also praised his achievements during the twelve day trip i can live in washington d. C. Mike what were the achievements actually that he did it was he specific about what his achievements were on that trip well what he did was gave a score card to one that hed drawn up himself and unsurprisingly he gave himself the most extreme possible marks however there were very few details as you mention he said of the many agreements that he was working on on the deals that he was bartering with the countries that he visited but theres no kind of detail about nuts and bolts he spoke about japan getting into some kind of arms deal very strong criticism of previous administrations very unusual for a sitting president the issue of north korea came under discussion obviously in the region this is something all are deeply concerned about and on that matter this is what he had to say. I made clear that we will not allow this twisted dictatorship to hold the world hostage to nuclear blackmail i called on every nation including china and russia to unite in isolating the north korean regime cutting off all ties of trade and commerce until it stops its dangerous provocative on and this is the whole key to what were doing on d. Nuclearize ation so i can actually covered a lot of ground and addition to the asia trip but one thing he did not touch on is what is happening in the u. S. With the a republican candidate for the u. S. Senate in alabama roy moore a former judge who has had several women come out with what seem to be quite credible allegations of trying to date them when they were very very young we did not hear anything from him is that is the silence deafening on that front. Well it was rather we were expecting to hear some kind of position being expressed by President Trump on this whole issue now what must remember that ray moore was contesting a senate seat that was left for catered by Jeff Sessions when he became attorney general now the Republican Party has gradually come around to distancing itself from over the allegations of his sexual misbehavior as it is seen and funding has been withdrawn he is in the polls has been completely reversed he is now trailing in most polls in that particular state but that was in the Republican Party those looking to president drum to take some kind of position on the issue taking some kind of leadership position from him but as you said the silence was deafening at this particular point ok mike hanna live in washington d. C. Thank you mike snyder is a political analyst and professor of Public Policy at George Mason University he joins us also from washington d. C. And well well get to their comments about asia in a moment lets go to pick up on that the roy moore discussion in the last few minutes. Daughter of donald trump has been very forceful in her language condemning roy moore for the things that he has been accused of at some point. Do you expect that donald trump will weigh in on this more specifically and how precarious might his position be considering there are dozens of women that accuse tem of sexual misbehavior. The president is on the spot on this issue not only because of the allegations that have been made against him in the past but also because he doesnt know what to do about more he could try to pressure more to get out of the race but more doesnt have to he doesnt have a particularly strong relationship with President Trump who did not support more in the republican primary the president supported the appointed republican senator who is running to get to the seat on an elected basis so its not clear what leverage the president has and what is also important that people are waiting for the president for moral reason to stand up and say that what more is alleged to have done there is no proof here but he hasnt been arrested or charged with a crime yet what hes alleged to have done is simply outrageous and unacceptable follow the lead of his daughter ok lets get back to the speech that the president gave he there was there was a lot of text there but not necessary a lot of specifics not a lot of policy came out of the trip what was the point of the speech as you see it what was his team thinking it was about the boasting that he had a great relationship with everybody that he gets along with all these leaders he doesnt have a lot of specific concrete deals or agreements to show either on north korea or on trade which are the two big issues where you know i think that foreign leaders like president xi in china have figured out how to deal with President Trump and the answer is you flatter him you to tell him what a great leader he is you make him feel important you cant come on special tours of the forbidden city and then he comes home and boasts about what a great time hes had overseas and how much respect hes gotten they know they know that if they make him feel important and exceptional hell have a very good feeling about them even if he doesnt accomplish much does that put the u. S. The United States in a weak position. I think it does there are a lot of people who are saying that the president is no longer that the current president is no longer the most powerful person in the world some publications are saying president xi is now the most powerful man in the world the most powerful person and china is clearly rising while the United States is the climbing i think this trip sort of emphasizes that point to a lot of people so. Who was Donald Trumps audience do you think on was he saying the things that were the key words for for his supporters even if its not backed up by policy but it doesnt necessarily speak to all americans who was he trying to get to it was a kind of pep rally for his supporters to make them feel that hes doing what they want him to do hes being forceful hes being a leader and that hes respected thats an important word hes respected in the world im not sure thats true but his supporters have to feel that way beyond his supporters who are only about thirty five or forty percent of the American People if that beyond that audience im not sure he said much this is going to win over many other americans what do you see coming down the pike is is a big legislative achievement for him because many Things Health care things of that nature had have been derailed the talk seems to be about taxes now but at some point doesnt he have to have a major legislative achievement even for his most core supporters. Yes and that would be this tax bill thats being debated right now different versions in the house and senate are being considered that would be a major breakthrough republicans in congress feel a lot of pressure not necessarily from president but from the party to pass a tax bill right now the tax bill is all over the place it has a lot of provisions that some republicans dont like and its going to be very very tough for them to hold the republican majority together particularly the senate which is a very narrow majority to hold them together with enough votes to pass this its going to be very tough i want to go back to roy moore real quick though bill before i let you go you know this is what you do or you hear analyze politics what how do you see this playing out do you see him staying staying in this race i can see that happening because hes not part of the republican establishment he has no strong and strong commitment to donald trump and he does have a very strong base in alabama right now the polls show that he would lose to a democrat which terrifies republicans i just said their majority in the senate is very narrow my god if it if it goes democratic theyll have a one seat majority which is going to be very hard to hold together this is a big problem for republicans because he has violated the one issue thats always in the headlines this year in the United States which is Sexual Harassment ok Bill Schneider always good to talk to you thank you they are time supporting that u. S. Officials are increasingly concerned at actions by the Saudi Crown Prince saying they could damage u. S. Interests particular hand has more from washington d. C. A less than flattering article about the recent moves made by Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin solomon in the New York Times the headline reads at thirty two hes begun a war and jailed his rivals whats next paints a picture of a prince making rash moves and possibly destabilizing the region putting american interests at risk now oftentimes the way this works in washington because weve seen President Donald Trump come out with his tweets and his statements giving his full support to the moves that n. B. S. Has made as hes known here in the United States oftentimes though if the rest of the government wants to send a message they do it by speaking off the record or using Anonymous Sources to the New York Times and the message in this article from officials at the state Department Defense department but also the intelligence communities is theyre growing increasingly concerned about these moves that are being made and there is growing fear in washington that it will destabilize not just saudi arabia but the entire region aljazeera continues to demand the release of a channel a smart move to saying whos in an egyptian prison for almost eleven months now saying his case to broadcasting false news to spread chaos which he and al jazeera strongly deny has repeatedly complained of mistreatment and jail he was arrested. All visiting his family leaders from around the world have joined talks on how to slow down Global Warming climate osheas and in germany are entering a critical phase as ministers aim to sort out the finer details of the Paris Agreement with the u. S. Administration out of the picture european leaders are looking to show the way and it clark reports on bond. Theyve come from across the world to lobby for that leyland hames the small nations looking to world power houses like germany and france to do the right thing and phase out fossil fuels im here to demand a world where were using fossil fuel burning forcing them to keep force if in the ground its our missiles from the pacific give us a feel of the ground. Arrived with some hoping she managed to phase out of coal use in germany that didnt come instead expressions of intent. To this is. We know that germany is a country that still has a large amount of coal and that Coal Industries and particularly brown coal have to contribute significantly to fulfill these goals we will discuss exactly how we will achieve this in the coming days the current president sees an opportunity for europe to feel the pinch of a reluctant us against rationing idea of the size the role that nations must play i would like europe to stand in the place of the americans and i want to tell you here that france will not take a backseat there is a sense of progress at these talks but many want to see more willingness from the developed nations to act and not just talk well i think clearly both chancellor america and understand whats at stake big statements about fate of humanity but the delivery is weak no numbers just big pledges and you know the fijians the islands they dont need any more words they actually need the actions. The summer the midst of that media scrum you might find president macro hes actually leaving for the thing and as he departs he will know that the same old issues remain mainly the problem of finance and compensation for the poorer nations affected by the emissions of the rich is one of two long nights we goes ations ahead for these poles its crazy because al jazeera born yet. Aljazeera exploiting a child labor a common practice around the world including in this Brick Factory in argentina and scientists believe they have found a planet much like earth and a solar system eleven light years away. And it support the military and play are making a big impact in its debut at the end of this season and. Hello proper weather is chucky and now to the plains states and this is the picture seen by satellite and thats the area to watch surprise me for the most active weather is to little system save in the area of low pressure is the telling when theres obviously something still very active around washington where of course have been damaging winds but from the point of view of whats in the sky its rain all snow running through the great lakes and Eastern Canada for the next twenty four hours following that sun comes out stormy five in chicago and fifteen in washington still though rattling through from washington down to california saw that can be snow or rain depending on your elevation and the snow in parts we get that was fast southeast colorado the next day. That is a big gap and because of that push of colder air were now returning the active cloud bank from the west to the east so a line from haiti through cuber in jamaica down to was panama looks particularly wet and this could be the panamanian and i think with substantial rain to fall but haitis had its fair share and i think theres more for you coming as well with occasional showers likely most likely i think down in jamaica for south america the active frontal system is moving out to brazil and breaking up again but a new one is forming in the just the north. Sun blessed beaches breathtaking scenery but theres another reason that draws people to cyprus its not always easy for mixed faith couples to marry in the middle east and thats why the mediterranean island has become an ideal destination for couples and love to have a civil marriage aljazeera world looks at what happens when the romance cuts across religious lines Cyprus Island to forbid in love at this time on aljazeera. I remember the first time i walked into the newsroom and it felt like being in the General Assembly of the United Nations because it was so many nationalities. Just different places but its one that gives us that gives us the ability to identify with. The other side of the world but we can understand what its like to have a different perspective and i think that is a strength for aljazeera. Youre watching aljazeera lets pick out the top stories right now the u. N. And the African Union say they are closely monitoring whats happening in zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe says he is confined to his home the military appears to have seized power on wednesday but denies removing the worlds oldest head of state and. U. S. President donald trump has lambasted north korea again in a speech following his asia tour he called on governments to put maximum pressure on. Trouble also praised his achievements during the day trip. Lebanons president is accusing saudi arabia of taking Prime Minister saad hariri and his family hostage its the first time michele alone has explicitly said hes being held he calls it an act of aggression bravery and now to surprise resignation and a televised statement from the saudi capital riyadh. For now on our top story and hes up in zimbabwe ins are leaving the country because political persecution and economic factors theyre making their way to neighboring south africa tanya page has reaction from johannesburg. This busy bus stop is the first for many zimbabweans arriving in south africa every day buses come and. Carrying people and essentially in short supply. That he and his among the zimbabweans we spoke to who hope military intervention means she will one day go home imminently. The army took power. Yes here in south africa trying to sell used to enforce say that i can feed my family i think what hes done up in the mouth is what it was its not where i meant we have got it to me and we had tried to been called my brother by the way we dont want to do it because our country we dont enjoy to stay in our country and its uncertain how many zimbabweans are in south africa as the statistics arent reliable but in the last census one point seven Million People were foreign nationals most likely to be zimbabwean here to work and for political reasons some of the zimbabweans here dont want to talk to us because this kid some Opposition Forces officially the sixty cents others simply because theyre allowed to get on a fast guy said i want to be critical so its clear exactly whats happening. Some say they feel pessimistic about any change leaving a potential new leader may only look after the interests of a few elites just coming out on others but most zimbabweans we spoke to agreed it isnt the military nor politicians who should be in control but people like them the voters we must as soon as possible return to question that has been so that the people of zimbabwe elected government of choice and everyone here is hoping the next text or call from home is good news tanya page out is there at johannesburg. Save the children says almost four hundred thousand children in yemen desperately need treatment for acute malnutrition but he says aid agencies are struggling to reach them because funding shortfalls the cholera outbreak at obstructions by the warring parties even before saudi arabia tighten the blockade on the country as to made it fifty thousand malnutrition children at the age of five died this year thats one hundred thirty a day thais in a date are the worst affected with ten thousand children predicted to die this year and each region malnourished children have weaker new systems making them more likely to contract and die from diseases such as cholera and you monia and many Officials Say the city Like Coalition has not allowed ships to deliver much needed aid name reports. You can hear the wind blowing and the chirping of birds at this port and who died but what you dont hear much of is this. Signs that shipments of critical supplies such as food and medicine are arriving in yemen saudi arabia sealed off all ports of entry almost two weeks ago our margins are not going to stop. The ports lost more than seventy percent of his operations poverty and starvation are now the headline of the Saudi Led Coalition has falsely claimed they have opened the port to aid vessels. Saudi arabia says the blockade is intended to cut off smugglers arming who the rebels theyve given assurances that theyll allow humanitarian aid to continue to flow yemenis say its obvious shipments arent arriving was rather a settlement of about twelve to thirteen thousand truckers are now out of work we know that the closure is meant by the coalition to bring the yemeni people to their knees but the yemeni people will never knew but to go to the u. N. Is calling for a lifting of the blockade and warns yemen could suffer. The worst fear i mean in decades that would add to already widespread suffering two and a half years of war has only exacerbated poverty in what was already the poorest country in the middle east you know on a matter we are facing real exhausting Life Conditions none of the government authorities or relief organizations are reaching out to us diseases are spreading and the children are getting sick we cannot afford to eat how can we afford to treat them or buy medicine its a crisis aid agencies say theyre desperate to address but cant natasha going to aljazeera delegates from all over the world or in argentina for a global conference on child labor they aim of the three day event is to eradicate child labor worldwide by two thousand and twenty five but its still a major issue and a host nation is teresa discovered when she visited a Brick Factory in the town. Making bricks is no easy task for the span hes worked in this factory for months he says he seventeen years old. Its very difficult to know how much weight im carrying i would love to do Something Else but i cannot we all barely survive with the money we make here. Idealy is working in the province of go to the wall with his sister who is sixteen. Just outside the city of core the law there are dozens of brick making factories like this one. Working conditions are barely regulated many workers are reluctant to talk and dont want their ages known child labor is common here but if caught employers could be jailed people here are paid around twenty five dollars for every thousand bricks they produce and thats why many children end up working in places like this one so that they can help their families produce more. Because their pay varies sometimes a worker with extra help you sable to cut up to three thousand bricks a day. Families many from bolivia live inside the factory the landowner rents around the hector of land to a middle man who is in charge of running the business. The sand i have been doing this for years now they run this factory if you look into it is a tough business and now that we are running and we are a bit better i dont want my children doing this they are studying to have a better life most here continue to struggle. Is five the Brick Factory is his playground he lives here with his mother who allowed us to tell his story. I like to ride my bike he told us but when i come from school i help my mother with the bricks its culture and need that have children living and working in places like this one at least eleven have died in factory related incidents in court of the law in the past eight years. Workers Union Leaders denounce Child Exploitation and are trying to raise awareness about factory conditions. And make us have to produce a lot to pay the rent and i put a lot of pressure in some cases it is up to twenty five percent of the production we are working hard to try to eradicate charlie and we have achieved a lot but we need more control. Arjun times are proud of laws that protect workers and children. But many areas all around the country remain where those last continue to be ignored. Argentina and venezuela has signed a debt restructuring deal with one of its major creditors russia more than three billion dollars will now be paid back to moscow over ten years with minimal payments for the first six its first major result of talks with creditors from nine nations in the capital caracas on monday two of the worlds major credit agencies have downgraded venezuelas rating after a failed to make bond repayments or a challenge as more from moscow this is a lifeline for the caracas governments russia has agreed to restructure three point fifteen billion dollars worth of debts with payments now being spread over ten years and only a minimal commitment for the first six years gives the governments of venezuela much needed breathing space and here is how the delegation that was sent to moscow took the news. We have signed not just a financial agreement but also a political one this is fruit from the great bottle that our former president hugo chavez waits in the multipolar world and this agreement esteems from the faber friendly relationship we have with president putin this agreement underlines the strength. Of the partnership between the been a silent and russian government of course as things currently stands theres no guarantee that the crisis rights governments of venezuela will be able to pay up even with this debt relief its the second time that russia has actually done this but for moscow it seems the keeping a crucial and western ally at least temporarily afloat is more and more important in getting its money back moscow definitely does not want the government in caracas to collapse. Cambodia Supreme Court will decide on thursday whether to dissolve the Main Opposition Party which Prime Minister who and Senate Accuses of trying to mount a coup the partys former leader sam ramsey has returned to politics ahead of the ruling he resigned as chief for the Cambodian National rescue party in february over fears his membership and lead to the party being banned he says thats not an evitable whether hes a member or not irans president Hassan Rouhani is promising to find the builders who constructed poorly designed structures that collapsed in sundays earthquake at least five hundred thirty people were killed and eight thousand injured when that magnitude seven point three quake struck the mountainous iran iraq border region survivors are building temporary shelters with whatever they can find while they wait for water tents and other emergency supplies to arrive romney says government built buildings collapsed while privately built structures remain standing engineers in Northern Iraq are carrying out repairs on a dam damaged by the earthquake waters been released to ease the pressure after cracks appeared simcoe c. L. O. Reports from the iran border. With durban discomfort is vital for Northern Iraq it provides water and electricity to around two Million People but supplies are threatened after some days earthquake on the border between iraq and iran cracks have appeared and engineers are trying to repair the damage to reduce the risk of cut us traffic flooding. For now at least no leaks have been spotted. That we dont have time for about the total damage we can see the cracks inspection teams are trying to identify the damage under the water theyre going to watch report we also gradually draining water to decrease the pressure. Is one of the many iraqis who rely on the damage hes a policeman and lives right next to the giant structure on the diyala river the father of four is worried about his familys safety. When it sure doesnt work with my colleagues we left our place barefoot and in panic tumbling on to us from the hills when i arrived home my younger son was so scared there were lots of cracks in the walls he spent the night together now his wife and children have been packed off to his inlaws just in case while engineers assess the damage. People living nearby the them are anxious about the results of the Risk Assessment reports if theyre required to leave because of the danger they want to know what kind of government assistance they will get whether they will be given a new home or lend so they able to continue their lives the policeman has to keep working with them to provide for his family until the engineers find a solution he says hell be sleeping out in the open along with his neighbors. Aljazeera their plan to come in Northern Iraq at least fifteen people have drowned and grace after down to severe flooding all those who died came from a cluster of villages just west of the capital athens and urgency services. But heavy rain remains in the forecast transfer. Bulldozers are trying to push this river back into its bed torrential rains weld it so much that it burst its banks and sliced through a network of roads. This flood came before dawn catching people in bed some drowned in their apartments others were found in their front yards two bodies washed out to sea the body of one woman was found in the street even this dog couldnt outrun the water the mayor has opened up the town hall for people who have nowhere to sleep because their houses are ruined. It is a catastrophe a biblical proportions the entire town was flooded before daylight the water came with the force carrying materials with it and blocking drains cars were swept away and people were trapped in their houses some climbed on to their roofs nothing like this has happened before the damage is still being assessed but dozens of homes and businesses have been destroyed until wednesday this was a doctors waiting room theres nothing left of this flower shop stock and equipment are destroyed the owner has lived next door for over fifty years and was lucky to escape alive. I always leave this window open a crack and i heard the moan of the torrent and came out and i shouted to my grandchildren to get out of bed by the time we were out of the house the water was already flooding in it took seconds the manholes in the street broke open and the water was jumping two meters up into the air the water came into the others house a metre high destroying everything she owns even her clothes are unusable she saved just her dressing gown this is partly a manmade disaster people who grew up here remember the driver that used to run through this intersection thirty six years ago it was built over but the piping used wasnt wide enough to carry the torrential rain down to the sea and the area flooded even when it was rebuilt eighteen years ago the same thing happened but other factors may also play a role in the mountains above will recently devastated by fire the loss of vegetation means heavy rain more easily eroded the soil the cleanup here will take days or weeks but repairing the damage to peoples lives will take months or years jumpstart ople us algis are not going to. School children have marched across indias capital to demand action on air pollution. Delhi has had a week of severe small mornings made worse by harmers horning stubble in the surrounding countryside its already one of the most polluted cities in the world a study found pollution is linked to two and a half Million Deaths in india every year. Russias lower house of parliament has approved a bill which places restrictions on some foreign media the draft bill would force overseas own organizations to reveal how theyre funded and brand their news the work of foreign agents the u. S. Imposed similar rules on russian state broadcaster r t on monday after allegations of russian influence in the us president ial election the bill still needs approval from the upper house and president Vladimir Putin scientists have discovered an earth like planet eleven light years away from our own the ross one twenty eight b. Its thought that its warm rocky environment may support life the new world was found after more than a decade of intensive space monitoring and gallagher reports. Earthlike planets have been discovered before but ross one twenty eight b. May be the most significant yet its about the same size and temperature is earth and revolves around a socalled quiet star so doesnt get blasted with harmful radiation it took scientists more than a decade to discover ross one twenty eight b. Using a planet seeking program and an observatory based in chile but the still much we dont know the planet cant be observed directly so its hard to say whether an atmosphere or water exist because the time of the low thirtys but it gives scientists important clues about potential life outside our solar system when new socalled super telescopes come online in the next few years scientists may well look for red dwarf stars like the one that ross one twenty eight b. Rotates around other notable discoveries like the earth size trappist planets and proxima b. Were made around similar stars and in the case of proxima b. Or even closer to our solar system to date nasa has exoplanet archive includes more than three thousand alien worlds most are uninhabitable but there are a few dozen earth twins that from a distance look like our own but ross one twenty eight b. Has been described as special and may go further than any other discovery in answering the question about whether were alone in the universe and gallacher aljazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera and sport australia for a place at the world and russia sonisphere with that story. Sport with saddam. Thank you very much france have unexpectedly been named as hosts for the twenty twenty three Rugby World Cup they want despite an official evaluation study concluding that south africa should be awarded the tournament. Was at the announcement in london. The world rugby bosses arrived in london with the expectation that come from south africa as hosts of the twenty twenty three world cup instead france. France getting the vote by twenty fourth or fifth day after i was eliminated in the first round south africa were recommended by an independent evaluation report on the council were advised by quick questions for the man in charge theres always going to be one recommendation in the. Evaluation process and the recommendation of south africa but just because it went to france it doesnt mean that theres humiliation whatsoever we tried to make it the most transparent process possible adventure that the result would have been any different to being sick about it or not but our feeling was that in a secret ballot situation people could vote without fear or any pressure they could vote who they believed in based on the dossier that were presented. Crucially for france their financial vision for the tournaments of world rugby not the strongest the bankruptcy issue around some are invoked by highlighting the need to protect small and nations in the tournament to deliver a healthy profit traveling around the world. To do the french easier for this country to go through. But we have to face you present we have you know Short Term Financial commitment. Island where actually the favorites and so the evaluation report that south africa amongst the three bidders the infrastructure legacy from the twenty ten football world cup looks significant instead its a disappointment for the nation the so famously hosted the tournament for an emerging by and by nation in one. Ninety five and lifted the trophy for fifteen months it was a transparent robust process. The last two weeks became a point and we dont know what barry what happened. But. Theres nothing we can do with. This surprising decision and theres now an unusual situation with two of the biggest events in sports in twenty nine. And a year later the olympics in tokyo in twenty twenty three now france will host the world cup and then a year later of course the olympics in paris for south africa one small consolation the last time the cup was played in france a decade ago with the winners. Aljazeera. Australia have secured a spot at next years football world cup in russia they beat on tourists in their playoff besides headed into this match in sydney and with the schools and level at nil nil after the first leg captain manny is in the way with the second half hat trick to help his team play into a three one win in his australia have qualified for the fourth consecutive world cup. Reporter Andrew Thomas a has been with some very happy australian fans. Australia is probably one of the worlds footballing titans im not qualified to russia would not be on the same scale as italy or the netherlands but nevertheless australia my kids the well comes to six ten and fourteen im the world so they would again have a look around here. In the end we got the result we need and. Thats all i can say and im happy. And splitting software is im starting to not attend stories like i cannot be happy find my tickets to russia. Russia ecstatic absolutely ecstatic. Yes going. In the second last spots available in russia the last woman we decided in lima. Between him and peru. Are the favorites to progress in the play off against new zealand the first leg in wellington finished nil nil through and now have the chance to call it five for the first walcott since nine hundred eighty two in front of their home fans as our latin america correspondent chest. This is the mood of a country waiting for thirty five years to get to the world cup its almost as if hell was about to win the world cup theres a lot of optimism theres a lot of happiness and people are only. King about this match today on twitter on the radio people going to work on buses going to school all peruvians are talking about it in this already historic match between music and peru now the team will be training here at the stadium and people here already telling us that hes bruins they are making promises that they will keep smoking but they will get drinking that they will start a diet and the sorts of things that if they do. Optimism is such that its already having an impact on the economy analysts are saying that theres a positive impact on the countrys g. D. P. Theres been millions of sold all the sales have increased in alcoholic beverages in Services Television sets have been sales on television. Eighty percent compared to last year of course theres also a lot of fear that peru wont make it to russia next year however people do not want to talk about all the people are talking about how many goals the team will score over new zealand who will. Score those goals the government has also said that tomorrow will be a holiday when. Has booked his place into the last fall of the season ending a. T. P. Finals in london dimitrov belgians that would go fine straight sets six love six to the world number six was in great form as he made it two wins from two matches on his tournament debut he will now face at the window of the match between alexanders that i have. And thats why his support for me will have more later on. And thats all for this news hour more news on the other side of the break. Short films of hope. And inspiration. Stories that highlight the human triumph against the. Aljazeera selects at this time. 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