Covered by toxic smoke from forest fires. Right now leaders from across europe are meeting to try and work out a unified response to the refugee crisis. At least 690,000 people have arrived in europe so far this year, many from syria. The pressure is now on to find a lasting solution before winter. The summit in brussels brings together leaders from these countries, who are on the front line of the crisis. They have failed to come up with common agreement on what to do. Here at al jazeera, weve seen a draft statement, which includes measures such as not allowing nations to wave refugees through unless the countries they are heading to agrees. It says the eu will send border guards, as many as 400 of them, speed up those who asylum applications fail. Its also looking at access to shelter, food, water, and sanitation for those making the journey across europe. Its above all about one goal, that we are able to help these people who are wondering around living in unbearable conditions, tha
The search and rescue efforts in after georg afghanistan and pakistan and focusing on remote areas where the impact of the mondays 7. 5 magnitude earthquake are unclear. 340 have been killed, most of those who died were in northern pakistan, india, iran and forces in afghanistan all of them offering to help but so far local authorities have not requested any assistance. Good morning, welcome to your world this morning im del walters. And im stephanie sy and rushing to deliver aid to quake victims and thousands spent the night outdoors in near freezing temperatures afraid to sleep inside because of the potential for aftershocks. Al jazeeras Jennifer Glasse is in kabul. Jennifer talk to us about some of the challenges in this search and rescue effort there. Reporter stephanie really one of the Biggest Challenges is the scope of the operation here, the earthquake effected people in 11 of afghanistans 34 provinces, nearly a third of the country and terribly remote and villages you can get
Alaqsa mosque. And the ultimate gastromonic experience at a museum. South africas president says he will freeze a rise in fees proposed for University Students next year. [ explosion ] a massive demonstration in the city of pretoria by thousands of University Students who opposed any increase. They had tried to storm the seat of government but were held back by riot police who fired stun grenades and used water cannon. Our correspondent sent this. Reporter these protests specifically where we are now have been going on for eight days, and that would explain why students are becoming increasingly impairment. They are due to begin exams next week. They say they cant do that if they dont have any answer as to what will happen with these fee increases. They of course demanding that fees not be increased at all. Ultimately wanting government to commit to Free Education, Tertiary Education in the country, so of course were seeing students increasingly tense and wanting governments to come ou
Palestinian has been killed preventing a knife attack. And in sport. Rugby and the twickenham stadium. New zealand preparing to go head to head with south africa. There are signs of significant diplomatic shifts over the war in syria. Russia says its ready to provide air support for the free syrian army. Russia also says it wants syria to prepare for elections for its parliament and wt. Within the past few minutes, the foreign minister lavrov says he and the secretary of state, john kerry discussed launching a political protest between syrias government and the opposition. Joining suss the coeditor joining us is the coered tore from a middle eastern magazine and head of the special envoy to syria. Thank you for talking to us at al jazeera. This seems to be a process that started at the vienna talks a couple of days soing. Thats right. The americans, saudis and turks held a meeting at the end of the last few days and great to reconvene because of an expanded fashion, including jordan, q
Covered by toxic smoke frock forest fires. Im in australia at a word famous landmark and for aboriginal people, a sacred site. When tourists climb is, theyre insulted, so why are people still trekking up. Right now and probably later into the night, leaders from across europe are meeting to try to work out what they hope will be a unified response to the refugee crise. Almost 700,000 people arrived in europe so far this year, many of them through syria. The pressures been on for sometime now to find a lasting solution before winter. This summit in brussels brings together leaders from these countries, which are on the front line of the crisis. So far, these nation from germany down to southern greece have failed to come up with any kind of common agreement on what to do. Here at al jazeera, weve seen a draft statement, which includes measures such as not allowing nations to simply waive refugees through unless the country to say which theyre heading actually agrees. This draft statemen