politics in the middle east. last year turkey was a relatively stable country. it also seemed to be sorting out a decades-old conflict with its largest ethnic minority, the kurds. but after twim bombings i after twin bombings in the capital that stability seems to be not available. single deadliest terror attack in turkish history. in reality, this kind of attack isn't new. three times in the last year bombs have ripped through kurdish rallies in turkey and as the death toll plownts mounts, appropriates are dim. mohammed jamjoom is in ankara. >> you can see it in their faces, see it in their sighs. with every passing day, resentment grows. >> in the heart of the capital, in ankara, these explosions occur? this raises so many questions. >> reporter: since the attacks near ankara's train station, seen here on the right, the mother of two. both were attending a peace rally whether the suicide bomberbombers attacked. in the painful wait to locate their bodies, fadil and his relatives are as angry as they are sad. >> translator: how can anyone say there is no security weakness when it comes to t

>>> fleeing the refugee crisis. the german chancellor offers turkey support to help stem the tide of people. hello there. you are watchingays live from london. coming up on the program, new security measures from israel as it tries to deal with more than two weeks of violence. an election with no opposition. he job descriptions vote in the first parliamentary poll since the military coup. thousands displaced as a powerful tie off and on sweeps into the philippines. ♪ german chancellor angela merkel was in turkey to push a plan that offers aid to ankara in exchange for stemming the flow of refugees into europe. hopes to the prime minister and both sides agree there can be no lasting solution to the refugee crisis would you want resuolvin the conflict in syria. turkish officials say nothing has yet to be agreed. >> turkey and germany and europe as a whole will need to tackle the refugee crisis. they have considered these matters and it is our agreement to work together to prevent mattus getting worse in syria to prevent the further influx of refugees from that location. >> i have

♪ >>> tackling the refugee crisis, the german chancellor offers turkey's support to help stem the tide of people. >>> hello there. i am barbara sara from london. new security measures from israel as it tries to deal with more than two weeks of violence. >>> an election with no opposition. he job descriptions vote in the first parliamentary poll since the military coup. thousands are displaced as a powerful typhoon sweeps into the philippines. german chancellor angela merkel is in turkey to push a plan that offers aid to turkey in exchange for stemming the flow of refugees into europe. she has been holding talks with the turkish prime minister and the president. the proposed eu package includes aid worth $34,000,000,000 plus possible other suiteners such azizier access to travel visas for turks. turkish officials meanwhile say nothing has been agreed yet. >> i have said this in the german parliament. german is ready to open chapter 17 regarding participation in european assembly. turkey is participating in discussions as a european candidate. we will strengthen operation with turke

>> this is "dw news" from berlin to the eu looks to turkey to help solve the migration crisi. at a summit in brussels, eu leaders have been working on a plan for ingres to stem -- ankara to stem the flow of refugees before they travel to europe. what does turkey want in return? obama reverses course. the president's grasses pledged to pull tubes out of afghanistan by the end of ne year. and more troubles for volkswagen . the carmaker says it will recall nearly 9 million cars across europe and that is after germany orders it to take back all the vehies at the center of the innocence scandal. -- emi scandal. i am sarah kelly. thank you for joining us. european union is turning to turkey for help with his migration crisis. it wants ankara to help stem the flow of migrants and refugees, many of whom passed through turkey before entering the eu. leaders discussed possible agreement at a meeting in brussels on thursday, where german chancellor angela merkel called for more cooperation among member states. especially hungary. reporter: the threat is clear -- if refugees continue to come,

anchor: this is dw news nayar -- live from berlin. turkey's president makes it clear to europe -- one fewer refugees, talk to me. the turkish president says what he wants. a no-fly zone and a buffer zone in syria. he has reportedly agreed to more refugee camps in turkey. and let's make a deal -- angela merkel talking business in india . we will go down the list of the major contracts signed and sealed. and air france may need layoffs but the boxes lost their shirts -- angry workers and physical with executives. we will talk to both sides. good to have you with us. it is a simple solution packed with diplomatic dynamite. the turkish president has told europe what he thinks it needs to do to deal with the crisis in syria. he says establish a buffer zone to clear that part from islamic state militants and once a no-fly zone. then there is the money. he wants an angel help for the 2 million plus syrian refugees living in camps in his country. he says that will help stop the influx of refugees into europe. we begin tonight with the refugee gatekeeper. reporter: europeans hope that h

democracy now! and a co-explosions ripped through a peace rally in turkey, killing as many as 128 people, injuring hundreds. it is the deadliest terror attack in history of the republic. >> what is taking place is not child's play. we are dying every day. we're the ones who die. we are the soldiers. we are the police. we are the kurds. we are the turks. we are the ones who'd i, not you. amy: we will go to turkey to speak with a member of parliament who has only started attending funerals. tens of thousands gather in washington for the 20th anniversary of the million man march organized by nation of islam leader. >> i am honored to be here in houseof this great, great ,hat was built by black slaves so i don't think i am byroaching on any americans wasding on the grounds that paid for with the sweat and the blood of our ancestors. amy: among the speakers, native american author gyasi ross. >> i am proud to be here on behalf of native american young people, young folk, standing in solidarity demanding justice, justice or else. justice or else! amy: on this columbus day, we will be joined by

calls on russia to keep out of turkey's air space with attacks on syrian opposition targets that continue. >>> the charity called it a war crime. now the u.s. says afghan forces asked for the air strike on a clinic in kunduz. >>> and 12 nations from both sides of the pacific reach a new trade deal covering ho -- 40% of the world's economy.40% of t world's economy. >>> hello. israel's cabinet has been meeting to discuss continuing tension and violence over access to jerusalem's holy sites. a 13-year-old palestinian boy was shot dead during fighting with israeli security forces. as protests continue in the occupied west bank, four israelis have been killed in the past five days. mike hanna has more from west jerusalem. >> reporter: a 13-year-old boy shot in yet another clash between demonstrators and the israeli army in the occupied west bank. he died while receiving treatment in hospital. the army says it's investigating the circumstances of the death. in the village the funeral of an 18-year-old. he was shot dead by his israeli soldiers during clashes on sunday according to pales

>>> hello, i'm darren jordan, in doha with the world news. also ahead - the e.u. offers turkey more than 3 billion to deal with the flow of refugees into europe. >> >> free trade under communism - we visit a unique fair on the border between china and north korea >>> a sign of improving ties between washington and havana. an iconic cuban ban rocks the white house >>> the u.s. is shifting its policy in afghanistan. president obama says the war will not end before he leaves office, and that american soldiers will stay on until at least 2017. there are currently 9,800 american troops on the ground, training and advising the military. president obama hoped to withdraw all the troops, leaving 1,000 by the end of 2016. now more than 5,000 will stay on in the country. the president says the extension is necessary because of the fragile security situation. patty culhane reports from washington. >> reporter: it was the central foreign policy issue that helped president obama stand out from a group of candidates. he was opposed to the iraq war and vowed if he was elected president he'd ended

>>> break can news outside of turkey. a deadly bombing killing dozens, injuring many more. we are following the very latest. >>> big weekend for democratic candidates for president, preparing to face off in vegas for the first debate here on cnn. this is happening as a new poll tightens the race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. >>> in disturbing new video released of a suspect who dies in police custody after a fight breaks out in a police station. you are going to see it play out. who is to blame? you are in the "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning, everyone. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> i'm alison kosik in for victor paul. >> a deadly bombing outside of a crowded train station in the capital there killing dozens and injuring many, many more. we just got new numbers of the amount of people killed. the country's ministry of health says that 86 people are now confirmed dead and 200 others are confirmed injured. the blast happened at 10:00 a.m. local while they gathered for a peace rally. one of the explosions was caught on video. watch. >> so far, no claim of responsibi

have agreed to a deal with turkey to try to stem the number of refugees coming into europe. and keeping watch amido rising tensions the u.s. on exercise in the the asia pacific. jazeera.re watchle al president obama has plans to keep u.s. troop troops in afghanistan beyond 2016. delays plans to withdraw completely from the cub. relatively quiet day in israel. no new attacks in jerusalem, as they expand their presence across the city after weeks of unrest between israelis and palestinians. and the syrian army has launched it's anticipated offensive in the northern country side, the fighting focuses on two areas, and. >> through reports coming out of buts sell which is appear to suggest that the european union reach as deal with turkey to stop the number of refugees trying to get into europe. $3.4 billion in h support to turkey, and in return they have been asked to increase incentives to syrians to stay in turkey, 600,000 people have reached europe already this year, with many says they simply can't cope with the numbers. >> turkey gets money and then with that money they try to

. >> europe's refugee crise back on the agenda in brussels, the e.u. has a plan but it needs turkey to agree. >> warn ins of a medical emergency, as some african countries come close to running out of snake bite antidote. >> u.s. president barack obama is due to announce that american military presence in afghanistan will be extended. it's a dramatic shift in strategy. it originally aimed to withdraw most of the 9,800 strong force by the end of next year, but military leaders have been pushing for more u.s. support especially after taliban fighters captured kunduz city for three days last month. afghan forces have continued to fight the taliban in several areas. the u.s. is expected to keep 5500 troops in the country when obama leaves office in 2007. jennifer glasse joins us live from kabul. talk us through how this is going to work now, jennifer. >> at 9,800 u.s. forces are going to stay through much of the rest of next year. they were supposed to start drawing down at the beginning of 2016 but will stay through the end of 2016, drawing down to 5,500 in be 2017, so that's a big change. it's

death of the israelis. >>> nato calls on russia to keep its planes out of turkey's air space. the controversial transpacific trade deal involving 40% of the world economy. >>> it's said that the afghans called for an air strike that caused the bombing of a medical facility in kunduz. >> brendan rogers shown the door add liverpool. , will they lay out the welcome mat for megan clot at the clop. >>> a 13-year-old palestinian boy has been shot dead following altercations with the security forces. here where his body was taken, an 18-year-old palestinian had died in overnight clashes. and the full israeli cabinet's been holding a meeting. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he's using what he calls an iron fist against attacks which have now killed four israelis. mike hanna live for us in west jerusalem. this attack strofg 13-year-ol ia 13-year-old, do we know what he was doing? swl. >> reporter: the exact circumstances still not very doing? >> reporter: circumstances not very certain. investigation ongoing. yet another killing in what has been a mounting wave of violence in recent

. >>> here is what's coming up on the program. the e.u. offering turkey more than $3 billion to help deal with the flow of refugees in to europe. >>> and graffiti artists slipping messages on the sets of u.s. tv series home land criticizing the show. >> every saturday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". saturday, 6:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> the top stories on al jazeera. the muslim friday prayer will begin at allah action is mosque compound in a few hours refrictions remain on men under the age of the 40 taking part. later an emergency meeting on the spiraling violence between israeli forces and palestinians. >>> u.s. president barack obama says 5 1/2 thousand troops will stay in afghanistan after 2016. it's a major shift in american policy. it had planned to withdraw almost all troops by end of next year. >>> and syrian troops backed by russian jets have attacked rebels in the south of a hleb owe. the area the a

dollar deal with turkey to help stem the flow of syrian refugees to europe andr, graffiti messag written on the set of the hit u.s. t.v. show. ♪ the u.s. president has announced a major shift in policy in afghanistan saying more troops will now remain on the ground there through 2017. president obama says afghan forces are doing well but they are still not strong enough. roslyn jordan has more. >> reporter: the u.s. president wanted to leave office with almost no troops deployed in afghanistan but circumstances have forced barack obama to give up that goal. 5500 troops will be stationed around afghanistan after 2016. >> the mission will not change. our troops will focus on training afghans and counter terrorism operations but these bases will give us the presence and the reach our forces require to achieve their mission. >> reporter: right now there are about 9800 u.s. troops in afghanistan. their training and providing battlefield advice. under the president's original plan the number of troops who dropped to about 1,000 by the end of 2016. the political pressure on obama to cancel th

states in brussels talking about the refugee crisis, the e.u. has a plan, but needs turkey to agree. >>> and why surviving snakebites may be more difficult in some parts of africa. ♪ >>> so the u.s. president barack obama has just announced a major shift in policy in afghanistan, staying more troops will now stay on the ground there through 2017. mr. obama says afghan forces are doing relatively well, but they are not strong enough. there are currently 9,800 u.s. troops in afghanistan. most were to be withdrawn by the end of next year, this u.s. now expected to keep 5,500 troops in the country when mr. obama leaves office in 2017. military leaders have been pushing for more u.s. support especially after taliban fighters captured kunduz city. obama saying the only way to withdrawal fully is through lasting peace. >> i do not support the idea of endless war, and i have repeatedly argued against marching into conflicts that do not serve our core security. given what is at stake in afghanistan and the opportunity for a stable and strong ally that can partner with us against the emerge

the summit. one solution that many member states agree on is that turkey should be involved. it is probably home to about 2 million refugees, many of whom are hoping to continue their journey to europe. reporter: take action or jeopardize the european union's credibility? with eu leaders meeting in brussels to find a solution to the migrant crisis, the european commission president warns they should start by respecting their pledges. statessist press member to deliver what they promised here in brussels on september 23. 2.2 billion euros. today i'm openly requesting those 2.2 billion euros. reporter: the commission complains none of the money has come through so far, while only a small fraction of the nearly 1000 officers requested by the board or agency and asylum office has been deployed. but it is non-member states that have been the focus of everyone's attention. 2rkey, which is taken in million syrian refugees, the most of any country in the world . the eu is desperate for turkey's cooperation and is offered 1.8 billion euros to deal with the influx, but ankara has its own def

berlin. i might be better off goodness knows where, turkey. i'm not in favor of sending bad messages, but these people can read, use the internet. they are seeing that they are not welcome here in germany. they would have to react. >> are they really not welcome here in germany? -- news surveyie out that shows that three quarters of germans, the most in europe, are still saying that we are happy to take in those who have a legitimate claim. it is remarkable how public opinion has been maintained. you have various parallel sections of the society, political elites quite divided over this, and german chancellor angela merkel's conservative bloc is wavering. there are state elections coming up. you have the older people, but to be fair, all the people in germany feel uncomfortable with this, the older generation, that the comfort zone has been punctured. then you have a younger generation who has discovered civil society, reawakening, spontaneous, break through the bureaucracy and help people. they have had enough of this. they have seen this war, on television, on social media

closer e.u. ties to turkey in exchange for stemming the flow of refugees to europe. he said the burden should be shared fairly. >> turkey and germany and europe as a whole will need to tackle the refugee crisis. we have considered these matters, and it is our agreement to work together to prevent the matters getting even worse in syria to prevent further influx of refugees from that location. >> joining us now from istanbul, tell us about what he was saying, one of the things he was talking about was in exchange for turkey's help speeding up its accession to the e.u. >> the turkish prime minister was more definite about what he hoped turkey was going to get out of this, while conversely angela merkel, the german chancellor was more vague, really, about what she and the european union are able to give in run. he explicitly said he was hoping by next summer that in return for turion given series have a free access to the zone of the european union, turkey would sign this, implement a readmission protocol. this is the deal turkey would sign with the european union which means failed asylu

. >> german chancellor angela merkel is in turkey to push a european union plan that offers aid to turkey in exchange for stemming the flow of refugees into europe. she's been holding talks with the turkish prime minister and president erdogan. the package includes aid worth $4.2 billion in exchange for concessions from turkey. nothing has been agreed yet. president erdogan criticized europe saying turkey has 2.5 million refugees. germany, obviously oh hoping that turkey will accept this draft e.u. plan. what does turkey get out of it? >> well, that press conference is going on at the moment and turkish prime minister is explaining what he hopes he's going to get out of it. he's hoping, as well as that $3.5 billion that you talk about, which will go some considerable way to helping turkey recoup the costs it's had in looking after the syrian refugees, he's hoping that turkey will be granted visa free access to the european union shanka free european zone and at the time turkey will sign a treaty that will allow the european union to send back refugees to turkey, it will be considered a safe

brussels. the e.u. has a plan but needs turkey to agree. >> government forces launch an offensive in syria, a huge blow to opposition fighters if they win >>> also - myanmar's government agrees on peace with rebel groups. many signatures are missing >>> and suspended u.s. chief michel platini finds out if he has the support of his own organization, as they hold a crisis meeting to discuss his future. >>> e.u. leaders are meeting in brussels to try to find a solution to europe's growing refugee crisis. the summit focussing on working with countries outside europe's border. turkey is keep. the e.u. wants to make sure the refugees it's hosting stays there. turkey is hosting the largest number of syrian refugees - close to 2 million. thousands are crossing into europe, most arriving on greek shores in boats. that's a problem for europe. it's buckling under the pressure, 600,000 entering europe this year alone. neave barker is in brussels where the leaders are meeting and bernard smith in istanbul. what do e.u. leaders want from turkey >>> on tuesday the european commission published a plan, a

that killed 22 people in kunduz. and turkey's president meets with e.u. leaders over the growing refugee crisis. >> hello, we'll have all your sports including brandon rogers has been shown the door at liverpool. will he now be laying out the welcome matt to another club. >> well, it took five years, but negotiators have finally reached a deal on the world's biggest trade agreement, something that will sweep aside barriers over the pacific and could effect everything to the cost of milk to the cost of treating cancer. this was a moment that was announced. >> we the trade ministers o are pleased to announce that we have successfully concluded the trans-pacific partnership. [applause] >> let's give you some details. it's a 30-chapter trans-pacific partnership negotiated in secret, so we don't yet know much of the details. there have been leaks, however, and there has been a summary released that we'll run through now. it will open up markets to foreign companies. proponents say that it will bring jobs and growths. the critics say that the local industries won't be able to compete w

a government. more funerals are held in turkey for the victims of a bomb attack that killed 97. and controversy in south korea as courts change the way they teach history. ♪ first the palestinian man has been shot dead by security forces in jurisdiction lumbar's old city and forces say he tried to stab one of their officers and they responded with gunfire, the 25th palestinian to be killed since the beginning of this month. al jazeera's mike hanna has more from west jerusalem. >> according to israeli police the man approached a group of israeli border police at the lion's gate entrance to the old city and according to then police he then took a knife out of his pocket and attempted to stab the police officers, he was gunned down and killed, none of the officers have been injured. this once again the latest in a wave of random sporadic attacks happening in the west bank and israel proper and overnight there was an attack in israel and importantly the attacker in this particular case was a palestinian israeli who injured four israelis, now this significance because in coming days pa

horrifying process. >> good to see you, thanks. >>> turkey has a warning for the united states and russia. be careful about arming the syrian kurds, because those weapons could fall into the wrong hands, and we have seen that before. and right now, turkey has a few enemies, to say the least. and it's not known who was behind saturday's suicide bombing that killed 97 people. ali velshi has more. >> reporter: two issues, and first of all, there are several pieces of news about this bombing. the government suspected police security and intelligence chiefs, and the president of turkey admitted an intelligence failure, and we don't know what that means. but turkey deigned two people in connection with the bombing. they posted tweets about a bomb in ankora a day before the attack. turkey said they have ties to the pkk, the kurdistan worker's party. and turkey has been fighting the kurds for years, and they are trying to get an autonomous state. and the investigation is aimed at pkk and isil. they're fighting each other, and the kurds are the most effective fighting force in iraq and syria again

turkey as erdiwan heads to russells for talks on the refugee crisis and it all comes out in the wash, our humble car wash helped to uncover brazil's biggest corruption scandal. ♪ let's start with rising tensions in the occupied east jerusalem and west bank and israel has unprecedented security measures at the mosque compound and some fear the measures are making matters worse and with multiple clashes between palestinians and security forces and mike is live from west jerusalem and mike it has been a very busy night and what is the situation like now? >> reporter: well it has quieted down in the areas in the old city as far as further afield in the occupied west bank and clashes in many areas overnight and early hours of the morning and jeanene north of ramala and within the city itself and the lock down of the city to palestinians, an unprecedented security step by israel will continue to the end of the holiday which occurs at sunown tonight, also at sun down tonight netanyahu is holding a meeting of the full cabinet to discuss what further measures should be taken and we have see

long way off. >>> germany's leader is in turkey trying to stop the flow of refugees to the european union. in return she's offering help in its bid to join the eu. >> germany's chancellor is in istanbul asking for help to stem the flow of refugees who are coming to europe >> i think we've used this crisis to again achieve closer cooperation on many issues both between the european union and turkey and between germany and turkey. >> specifically, the eu wants to increase coast guard patrols and give syrian's work permits. both are difficult demands for turkey to fulfill. so 235r there's no commitment from turkey on either issue >> unfortunately they were left alone by the international community in terms of burden sharing. the issue of sharing going forward is very important. >> he also said that if turks are given visa free access to the eu, turkey will take back failed asylum seekers from europe. path leaders freewayed that only a resolution in syria would solve the crisis. turkey still wants a safe zone in northern syria but that seems more than impossible with russias involvement

america." >> this is "bbc news world america." reporting from washington, i'm jane o'brien. turkey continues to bury the dead from saturday's attack while the government points the blame at islamic state. migrants have been arriving in greece by the boat load. we unveil a network of smugglers cashing in on their hopes for a better life. >> up in the sky. >> it's a bird. >> it's a plane. it's superman. jane: and they've been protecting the world against danger for decades. tonight we look back in history to see how superheros got their start. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. turkey's prime minister say they're close to identifying the bombers who carried out the deadly attack saturday and they say islamic state is nment one suspect. attacks at a peace rally were an attempt to influence the general election but vowed it would go ahead in three weeks' time. jeremy bowan has the latest. jeremy: his wife grieved for him and for small and precious moments in the life they had. the toy he bought for our son is still there, she said. they'll neve

turkey's border. it says that its fighter jets engaged, gave three warnings, verbal warnings to the aircraft to move. it didn't stray off its trajectory, carried on flying in the direct was flying in and was shot down. it's only about two meters or so across, but what is really worried the turks is that its air space is getting violated again, as you mentioned, two russian jets did it earlier on this month. >> nato then on that occasion met, didn't it, in session and condemned the russian violations of turkish air space. clearly any infringement of a nato member's territorial sovereignty is an affront to the entire alliance. >> the russians have subsequently apologized for those two violations of turkish air spares and said they sent a working group with the turks to try to make sure this doesn't happen again. remember, this is the first time since the second world war that nato and russian aircraft have been flying combat missions in the same air space, that air space over northern syria. there is a real fear that if they don't coordinate or communicate with each other about what t

>>> explosions tear through a peace rally in turkey, killing nearly 100 people, in what the turkish government is calling a terrorist attack. >> safety in the skies over syria as both sides continue to conduct air strikes. marking the millionth anniversary of the millionaire march. thousands call for changes to police practices. in the wake-up several college shootings, critics speak out about a law allowing people to carry consumed weapons starting this year >>> the u.s. condemned this morning's suicide bombings in turkey. people attended a pro-kurdish and pro-opposition peace rally when two bombs went off. 95 were killed, 246 wounded. it happened outside a train station in ankara. this is a third attack against meetings in four months. turkish government officials called it a terror attack. al jazeera has the latest from the turkish capital. >> reporter: calls for peace drowned by the sounds of explosio explosions. this was the moment targetting a peace rally in ankara. this was the scene outside the main train station after. dozens of people were reported to have been killed sign

tension in turkey -- more funerals are held for the victims of a suicide bombing. the government says islamic state is the prime suspect. a game changer -- that is what eu foreign ministers are calling the russian airstrikes in syria. they demand russia concentrate firepower on islamic state and stop hitting moderate opposition groups. hundreds of thousands of south african gold miners suffering from lung disease will soon find out if they can take their fight for compensation to court. welcome to the program. anger and grief in turkey tonight. the government says islamic state is the main suspect for the weekend suicide bombings that killed at least 97 people in the capital. there are reports security is being stepped up but many say it is too little, too late. just a few weeks until elections and the country is polarized. reporter: thousands attended funeral ceremonies for the thick dems of saturday's attack, but those representing the turkish government or absence. many of the funerals turned into antigovernment protests. these, murderer erdogan. many people here hold the gove

warned that all of this risked provoking a serious escalation of the syria crisis. turkey has summoned russia's ambassador. >> translator: what we have received from russia this morning is this was a mistake, they respect turkey's borders and this will not happen again. turkey's rules of engagement belong to all parties. move escalated the crisis. >> from moscow, rory challands has administer. >> there has been no official comment really other than what dimitri passkov said earlier this morning, they had been summoned to meet the turkish government represents, they will be taking that back and verifying it. that's all we've heard so far though. there have been other comments around the issues such as the defense -- sorry the foreign minister of turkey talking,ing earlier, saying he would rather have cooperation on russian and american force he, on their bombing but nothing on the incursion into turkish air space. >> they talk about the free syrian army, where is this free syrian army? who is in charge of it? we would even be regarded if it's a real structure with real capacities, an ar

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, i am shiulie ghosh. natural owe warns russia it's ready to defends turkey if its airspace is violated again. the israeli prime minister banned politicians from visiting aal-aqsa mosque compound following more clashes in the west bank. >>> asia's toxic fires choke parts of southeast asia. ♪ ♪ >>> hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers could be departed from europe within weeks. under plans to be discussed by e.u. justice? luxembourg on thursday. leaders of france and germany have urged unity. neave barker reports from strasburg. >> reporter: if ever there was a rallying crime cry for europe, here it was. when chancellor america and president hollande arrived at the faced a continent beset by challenge. ukraine conflict, youth up moment and the linger the effects of greek death. but it's the humanitarian crisis and the arrival of nearly a hill million refugeeses has crete eia rift between those that want to keep them out and those that wants to help. they have been patrolling the water hoping to tackle peek smuggling, 3,000 people have died trying to make the c

offensive to retake rebel held areas in the homs countryside. the e.u. offers turkey more than $3 billion to help deal with the flow of refugees into europe. >> free trade - we visit a unique fair on the border between china and north korea >>> the u.s. is shifting its policy in afghanistan. president obama said soldiers will stay there until at least 2017. he hoped to withdraw the troops, but said it was necessary due to a fragile security situation. rosalind jordan has more from washington d.c. 5500 troops will be stationed around afghanistan after 2016. >> the mission will not change. our troops will focus on training afghans, and counterterrorism operations. but these bases will give us the presence and the reach our forces require to achieve their mission. >> right now there are about 98 hunt u.s. troops in afghanistan. they are training and providing battlefield advice. under the president's original plan, the number of troops would drop to 1,000 by the end of 2016. the political pressure on obama to cancel the troop draw dawn has been building for some time. wednesday more than 30

turkey have agreed on a joint plan to address the refugee crisis. eu leaders say they will ensure turkey is not used as transit point heading to europe and topped the agenda at a summit in brussels as lee barker reports. >> reporter: european leaders arrived in brussels facing multiple challenges. the war in syria, conflict in ukraine and the aftershocks of the greek bailout saga put the 28 block under strain but the unrelenting refugee crisis that continues to dominate european politics and more than half a million people and refugees from syria arrived in the eu this year and traveled from turkey to europe's shores and now a preliminary agreement with turkey to help reduce the number of people attempting to make it to europe. >> translator: we received a report very early this morning that there had been an outcome of the negotiations and we were then able to reach an agreement this evening with regards to the exact shape of the joint action plan. >> reporter: under the draft plan turkey would receive $3.4 billion in aid in return for clamping down on the numbers of people crossing it'

fighter jet has sent pulses racing. >> they said it was a mistake, that they respected turkey borders, and it would not happen again. reporter: they urged russia to cease, this is, and explain it's a. >> i call on russia to fully respect turkish airspace. i urge them to align their actions with the steps of the international community in the fight against isil. reporter: russia claims it has been doing up. others claim it has targeted the moderate rebels. >> we have continued airstrikes on the islamic state of syria. >> their approach, which is to support assad rather than a political transition, and meanwhile, fight the opponents of assad of all different kinds, is doomed to fail. reporter: tough talking from washington, but no one has denied that the battlefields have changed. russia has set up an information center in iraq to share data with etehran. tohor: european leaders hope agree on a deal to help the country with 2 million refugees. the eu once the country to limit in turkey.arriving the refugee crisis lies within syria itself. reporter: to solve the refugee crisis, there are thre

>>> turkey accuses russia of violating its air space for a second time. n.a.t.o. calls moscow irresponsible >>> welcome to al jazeera live from the headquarters in doha. coming up in the next half hour, israel meets to discuss security measures as tensions continue over access to the holy sites. >> 12 reach agreement on the biggest trade deal after years of difficult negotiations >>> and we meet the nobel medicine prize winners whose discoveries help save millions of lives. turkey's foreign ministry summoned the russian ambassador to discuss a second violation of air space by russian jets. russians carrying out air strikes in syria crossed over into its province. n.a.t.o. condemned the incursion and called on them to stop backing them >>> this is the latest russian defense footage of planes returning from air strikes in syria. the grainy silent black and white blooms of light are, or so we are told, bombs successfully hitting targets near homs, idlib and other areas. unsurprisingly, what we have not seen footage of is the violation of turkish air space by russian war planes, a

bomb ripped through the main train station in turkey. >> the moment it hit, it was caught on video. watch this. you can see, really chilling to see there. this happened about 10:00 a.m. local time. the explosion so intense that witnesses say it shook nearby high rises. >> in the moments after the attack, dozens of bodies lay in the streets. threw see them covered with strooets sheets. they're waiting for ambulances and police. what is the latest, what are you hearing? >> reporter: good morning, it really affected everyone tragically here in turkey. according to min industry, 30 people were kill in the plast. another 126 wounded an this was a peace rally. these were people gathered to go out on the streets calling for a number of platforms. troops have been involved and the government is calling them terrorism on two fronts. it's bombing in syria, but also within it's own borders. now, you have people, many of them, young adults who have gone out this morning wanting two hours of peace, only to have it and like this as of yet, no claims of responsibility. >> that very dramatic video

whatsoever. is my daughter dead or alive? >> turkey points the finger at i.s.i.l. but angry turks are blaming the government for bloodshed. >> endless violence. tensions between israelis and palestinians escalate. >> the terror does not stem from frustration due to the lack of progress, the terror stems from the desire to annihilate us. >> the reasons attempts to broker peace has failed. shuttle diplomacy. >> the discussions need to take place sooner than later. >> warning the civil war may lead to a partitioned syria. u.s. and russia to find common ground. >> and rewriting history. >> even the findings are used in the writing the contents can be changed and distorted. >> outrage, echoing outyo outran the u.s. how to teach history without bias. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. we begin tonight in turkey, a nation that's reeling after nearly 100 people died in a bombing at a peace rally over the weekend. the work was the massacre of two suicide bombers and i.s.i.l. is the prime suspect. but many turks are pointing fingers at the government angry it's not k

jerusalem there. now, turkey is observing a period of mourning for the victims of two suicide bombings in ankara. thousands gathered in the turkish capital for a commemoration ceremony, 95 people were killed in a blast. around 250 others were injured. live pictures from ankara show that the h.d.p. leader is addressing the crowds there. let's go to bernard smith, live in istanbul. not surprisingly, a huge outpouring of grief. turkey now with three days of mourning, still no claims of responsibility. >> no, no claim of responsibility. and you see them speaking at the rally to commemorate the victims. they believe 128 people have been killed, were killed by what was thought to be two suicide bomb attacks. the official figure remains 95, with another 48 people seriously injured. the government on saturday, prime minister, suggested there were two possible parties that could have been responsible for this. either the outlawed p.k.k., the kurdistan workers party and i.s.i.l. i should say a couple of days ago, the p.k.k. trailed an announcement that there was going to be a unilateral ceasefir

turkey. the hdp believes it was the target of this attack but the prime minister says kurdish pkk fighters are suspect. it's also been suggested the islamic state of iraq and the levant or leftist groups may be responsible. we'll be live from there in a few moments. but first, here's our first report. >>reporter: calls for peace drowned by the sounds of explosions. this was the moment a bomb targeted a peace rally in the capital. death and chaos ensued. this was the scene moments after. >> dozens of people reported killed instantly. the final death toll, however, is still unclear. hundreds of turks gathered to participate in a peace rally which was organized by trade unions and other groups coulding for a resumption in peace talks. >> there was a demonstration and i was talking next to a rally truck. right here behind two banners an explosion went off. we lay on the ground. the second bomb went off there. there were two bombs, but the one that went off here was a very strong one. >>reporter: the security situation in turkey has become volatile in recent months. the peace process b

day in lesbos from turkey. the greek island is forced to cope as refugees face unbearable conditions and sometimes violent. >> exalted but exhausted, boatloads of refugees dock in after ans -- lesbos arduous journey aboard the aegean sea. migrant desperate to get to europe, it is a short but narrow crossing from turkey. what should be a 50 or 90 minute ferry ride has turned to tragedy. boardes pay thousands to rubber dinghies and many do not make it. last week, a one-year-old boy died off the coast. there have been stories of incredible survival. on tuesday, a young syrian woman gave birth right here on the island. >> in the last few days, dozens of both arrived. there is no assistance from the greek government on the beaches. it is all done by volunteers, including spanish lifeguards and fallen to your doctors. we do not even have an ambulance on the beach. the woman delivered her baby on the rocks on the beach. >> those who do make it face rents, --condition conditions, abysmal some say. some people sleep on the ground with little more than a blanket. eu leaders have urged greece a

up in the next 60 minutes, german chancellor angela merkel offers turkey support to help stem the tide of refugees. >> the israel government approves a law allowing police to search a person even if unarmed. >> three people dead and thousands forced out of their homes as a powerful typhoon smashes into the philippines. plus. >> all those i remember clearly have died. i barely remember my sister's face. >> a rare reunion for hundred was north and south koreans after decades of separation. >> the turkish prime minister has said the refugee crisis in europe sanity be solved without a solution to the conflict in syria. he is holding talks with angela merkel in istanbul. merkel is promoting an e.u. action plan offering aid and closer e.u. ties to turkey in exchange for stemming the flow of refugees to europe. the prime minister said the burden of the refugee crisis should be shared fairly. >> turkey and germany and europe as a whole will need to tackle the refugee crisis. they have considered these methods and it is our agreement to work together to prevent the matters getting even wor

as th there are struggles with the influx of refugees. >>> turkey said that it's country is not a concentration camp. >>> mistaken identity. an eritrean man dies and is shot by israeli security at a bus station. >>> and canada elections could unseat its government. >> in lebanon an explosion has killed at least eight people and injured 11 others along syrian borders. the target of the attack i seems to be syrian opposition fight whose have gathering in the area. thousands of people are escaping war in syria. let's get more on this. join now in the studio by hatch hatch. not thhatch--hashem ahelbarra. not the first time this area has see seen violence. >> why is it curb for both parties? it is part of the kalamoon area. the government in syria are trying to push out the rebels in those areas. it's biggest concerns is that if the rebels, it will be extremely easy for them to move to the capital of damascus. >> this attack most likely targeting those rebel fighters. >> exactly. it is also a concern for the lebanese government, they have been asked to step in and join the fight agains

refugees. lebanon, jordan, kurdistan, and turkey. the prime minister in response to this said, we cannot accept an understanding like give us the money and they stay in turkey. turkey is not a concentration camp. for those of you who noticed the chill in the air this morning, the new york times reports about the challenges facing refugees traveling to europe with winter coming. with large flows of refugees and migrants trying to enter europe, and with the u.s. grappling the like the it feels conversation is often boiled between theextremes imperative of giving humanitarian aids and the security challenges of letting people we don't know into our country. ye are the bipartisan polic center and we like to explode binary choices. we want to bring together a conversation to day to explore the tensions between those two needs. discussion, we have christian roberts, national editor of politico. before joining politico, she was managing editor of national deputy and served as bureau chief for the washington reuters. holtz masters degrees from georgetown university and columbia -- kristin holds

attacks in turkey, suicide bombers expected after 95 are killed at a peace rally in the country's capitol. seven palestinians die. five israelis are injured after violence across israel in the occupied territory. >> there you go. i think we will have to move from here. we are getting tear gassed. >> the al jazeera correspondent tear gassed by israeli forces during a live broadcast. >>> celebrations and a show of force, north korea's ruling party marks its 70th anniversary. and the samborins in zimbabwe at the international street carnival. >> in sports, scotland survive a scare to stay alive in the world cup. putting them sending japan out of the tournament. two suicide bombers are thought to have been behind two deadlyplosions in the turkish capitol, anklera, the figure at the moment is at least 95 deaths, another 246 people injured when the blast went off near the city's train station. turkey's government said it's treating it all as a terror attack and announced three days of mourning. the pro-kurdish people's democratic party said the blast specifically targeted its members who were t

offers turkey aid with an unprecedented flow of refugees. we will take you to an annual trade-in china that is the economic lifeline for many in north korea. coming up, in sport the new york mets win a trip home and what happened in their game decider and their championship series against the l.a. dodgers. ♪ first the u.s. is shifting its afghan policy and president barack obama says the war won't end before he leaves office and that american soldiers will stay on until 2017. there are 9800 u.s. troops on the ground, training and advising the afghan military. obama had hoped to withdraw almost all the troops leaving about a thousand by the end of next year. now he says more than 5,000 soldiers will stay on. obama says the extension is necessary because of the fragile security situation as patty reports from washington d.c. >> reporter: it was the central foreign policy issue that helped then senator barack obama stand out from a crowd of candidates. he was opposed to the iraq war from the beginning and he vowed if he was elected president he would end the wars in iraq and afghanistan