. >> president francis hollande met with benyamin netanyahu. they'll keep the pressure on iran when talks resume this week in geneva. mike hanna has more from jerusalem. >> it's a large french delegation that arrived in israel. including the president, there's nine ministers. there are a lot of economic ties between france and israel and strong ties. discussions during the day and into the evening will also include iran. benyamin netanyahu thanked the french president for what he described as his intervention in negotiations in geneva, where france rejected a deal on the table, many believing stopping the deal. benyamin netanyahu insists that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but they should be intensified, and will look for support from the french president on this issue. it's the beginning of a campaign. benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia with the russian president vladimir putin. again, expressing these sentiments to the russian president. and then on friday a critical meeting where the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, who wi

francis hollande said he will not change his position until iran renounces nuclear plans. >> at least 31 syrian soldiers have been killed by a bomb in the capital damascus. the syrian observatory for human rights said the attack happened and the building was levelled by the explosion. >> amnesty crit says what is happening to abuses to migrants? saudi arabia. it includes, dangerous working conditions and squalid accommodation. it called on footballers governing body fifa to take a tougher stance on the state that will host the world cup in 2022. >> we have identified poor quality accommodation, un-safeworking conditions. >> officials in the libyan stit of misrata call on armed groups, even those working for the government to withdraw for a 72 hour period, after the libyan deputy spy chief was kidd napped. on friday protesters were killed. there has been more protests and schools and universities have been shut by a strike. into two have been insured in protests in the central african republic. >> demonstrators protested against the killing of a government official. it has seen frequen

francis hollande arrives in israel. the nuclear program is expected to top the agenda during the 3-day trip. prime minister benyamin netanyahu is expected to ask francis hollande to keep the pressure on iran in the next round of multilateral talks on november 20th. >> twin bombs rip across afghanistan, a day after a bomb hit a site where 2,000 tribal elders will meet to decide the fate of american troops. >> nine days after typhoon haiyan left large areas aid is reaching remote areas. the u.s. military are helping to airlift food to survivors. rescuers are searching for 1,000 missing people. marga ortigas is in tacloban. >> we have seen pictures of uter devastation in tacloban. are the people where you are getting food and shelter? >> well, this is actually a huge, huge, huge problem here, as you can imagine. this has affected close to 13 million people across 13 provinces. three million of those people are displaced. their homes wrecked. evacuation centres are full. building makeshift shelters out of debris from their

a couple of days later the president francis hollande backtracked and suspended for further talks. protesters feel they have the initiative, they want to go further and want it trapped. they have been promised more state aid, but they are not happy, and speeches are made here before a big march are voicing that anger. >> honey bees in canada are dying putting local produce at risk. a nicotine pesticide is being blamed. many insist it's safe. >> well, this area is really a paradise for bee, the natural vegetation, huge plant diversity. >> a third generation bee keeper, this is known for the quality of honey bees raised to sell to others. for several years too many of his nurtured charges are devastated and dying. >> bees landing around the yard, sitting on plant leaves, hundreds of leaves, running around the grass, not coming home, twitching and spasming. it's like a good percentage of the colony population disappeared. >> beekeepers across canada report losses. dead bee, mouldering highs. many blame a pesticide used on soi and corn based on nicotine. manufacturers say it's safe. sc

a couple of days later francis hollande backtracked and suspended the tax. protesters feel they have the initiative, they want him to go further. they promised more state aid. they are still not happy and speeches made here before a big march are voicing that anger. >> where you grow old can make a difference on your life. sweden topped the list as the best place to age, according to a u.n. study. afghanistan was the worst. in a 3-part series, jane ferguson begins in kabul, where seniors struggle to survive. >> for the elderly life is the toughest in the world. that's according to a recent survey which tas afghanistan is the worst -- which says that afghanistan is the worst country to grow old in. in kabul it is common to see elderly men working. children don't have enough income to help. >> this is where elderly come to find out how much they'll get in their pension. if they worked to the state for a number of years, they are entitled to cash. they'll come and look at the details on the list. some getting as little as $10. few are lucky enough to get anythi

hollande, wants to introduce. he's already backtracked slightly. he says he'll suspend it for more talks. the people here want it scrapped altogether. they say it will jeopardise their livelihoods. brittany has been hit hard by factory closures, mainly in the food processing business. they say they are buying undercut by cheap labour elsewhere in the european union and are particularly angry about germany who is undercutting then. the economy generally has taken a knock. the focus of the protest has been on the ecotax. a week ago there were violent clashes with the police, rubber bullets were fired, tear gas was fired, protesters hurled missiles at the police, there were several injuries, a couple of days later, francis hollande, the president backtracked and suspended. the protesters feel they have the initiative, they want him to go further and want the tax scrapped. they have been promised state aid. they are not happy. their speech made here before a big march are voicing that anger. >> in yemen girls as young

. >> french president francis hollande met with israeli prime minister benyamin netanyahu today. top of the agenda iran's controversial nuclear program. francis hollande assured benyamin netanyahu that france will continue to fight the easing of economic sanctions against iran until it was certain the country would end its nuclear weapons program. >> i'm jonathan betz, those are the headlines. "america - this weekend" is next. and find us online at aljazeera.com. fire. >>> . >>> good evening, thank you for joining us. joey chan is on assignment. you are watching "american tonight - the weekend edition", it's a week since typhoon haiyan made landfall in the philippines, and the crisis is far from over. typhoon haiyan was the strongest storm ever to hit that island nation, leaving mass destruction. tens of thousands of people are homeless. thousands are dead. "america tonight is joey chan community. >> it felt as if we reached the end of the world. after hours of driving through debris and devastation we arrived at the end of cebu island, to a tiny community typhoon. >> what was it

. >> france's president francis hollande is in israel for talks with prime minister benyamin netanyahu. he landed today. on the top of the agenda iran's controversial nuclear program. france assured israel it would fight the easing of economic sanctions against iran until it was clear it would end its nuclear weapons program. mike hanna from jerusalem. >> it's a large french delegation arriving in israel. there are nine ministers and the president. there are a lot of economic and strong ties. central to the discussions in the course of the day into the evening will be the issue of iran. benyamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister thanked the french president for what he described as his intervention in the did you suggests in geneva, where france objected to a deal on the table. many believe stopping that deal. benyamin netanyahu continues to insist that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but should be intensified against iran. he'll look for support. it's the beginning of an international campaign. later in the week benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia for a meeting with

. >> french president francis hollande has demanded a reappraisal of security in mali. . >>> the journalists were in mali to cover preparations for parliamentary elections there. >> m23 rebels called for a ceasefire in a war with the conningo lease government. the group is made up of deserters. after 20 months of war they've been driven from all the villages they controlled. as the war appears to drive down, evidence of mass executions are popping up on the country's border with uganda. malcolm webb for al jazeera reports. >> this patch of bush next to a former m23 rebel base looks like any other. something more sinisterster lies within. this soldier leads us to the body of a man laying in a shallow grave. >> he died recently. the smell is unpleasant. it looks like he was tied up with his arms behind his back and legs together. there's blood coming from his head. he looks like he was executed. >> four more bodies were visible before rain buried them in mud. there were many more throughout the surrounding bush. it's next to a barracks that the rebels took from the government a year ago. a few

. >> francis hollande called the killings despicable. two were abducted after interviewing a toour ag rebel leader in kidal. mexico's crackdown on drugs is fuelling a wave of crime - extortion. police tackle drug gangs, lower ranking criminals are swindling money using fake kidnapping. a group has set up a call center to help victims deal with the issue. >> scams, imtim dags and extortion. i regular part of life. in june this man's mum received a ransom call from a man claim to have kidnapped one of her children. a quick number of text messages made them realise it was fake. >> it makes them feel vulnerable, you look behind you, you check the phone calls. there's a sense of vulnerability. it's terrible. it messes with the routine of your life. >> even though most of the extortion calls are fake, high crime rates mean mexicans assume the worse, and many pay ransoms averaging $2 to $5. >> telephone extortions are one of mexico's fastest growing activities. most have stories to tell. it's the most common crime. >> this woman deals with the

french president fromed cop demed the -- francis hollande condemned the actions. they will ask whether their costly intervention in mali accomplished anything at all. >> the case is under investigation. the suspicion falling on islamic mill stands. >> after 18 months of fighting rebels, government forces make strong gains against rebels to make a tragic discovery. and why indians say the biggest holiday, the festival of dates is less authentic. >> welcome back, it's taken 18 months for the democratic republic of congo to put down a rebellion by some of its former soldiers. the m23 control only three hill areas near the rwandan version after losing the key down of done last week. mass graves were discovered after retaking the town from m23 last week. >> this patch of bush next to an m23 rebel base looks like any other. something more sinister lies within. this soldier leads us to the body of a man laying in a shallow depraif. >> he died recently the the smell is unpleasant the it look like he was died up with his arms behind his back, his legs and blood coming from

. >> french president francis hollande demanded a reappraisal of security in mali. >> i'll have more from europe later in the newshour. now back to david. >> map of those who fled the -- many of those who fled the fighting in mali have become refugees in maurey tainia. doctors at one camp say there's a high rate of disease among children because the malnutrition. >> fighting between rebels and government forces be dan, an stilted 204,000 have been displaced within the country, according to the u.n. ref eej has been found in niger, mauritania and neighbouring places. northern mali and the people remaining are found to be ipp accessible. they can't get to them pause of the preps of heavily -- presence of heavily armed groups. we visited some of those refugees. >> the school at the refugee camp? southern mauritania should have started on 1 october. the schools are not ready. so this is where and how children spend their time. the other place is this one. at this medical center worried mothers come to seek assistance for their sick babies. the numbers of diseases is alarming m children a

. >> french president francis hollande is meeting with israeli prime minister benyamin netanyahu, and they are focussing on iran. the french leader assured benyamin netanyahu he'd fight the easing of economic sanctions against iran. france and israel say they need to be certain that iran will end nuclear programs. mike hanna has more from jerusalem. >> it's a large french delegation that arrived in israel, including the president. there are nine minister, and a lot of economic ties there are betweeni between israel and france, and strong economic ties. central to the discussions is the issue of iran. benyamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, thanked the french president for his intervention in negotiations in geneva where france objected to a deal on the table. many believe stopping that deal. benyamin netanyahu continues to insist that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but they should be intensified against iran. he'll be looking for support from the french president. it's the beginning of an international campaign in the week. benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia wi

. >> french president froel -- francis hollande demanded a reappraisal of security in mali. >> rob ford is at the center of a big political scandal to hit canada but he says he will not stand down. there's video of him smoking a crack pipe and making homophobic remarks. he has faced pressure to resign since the video surfaced six months ago. >> the new york city marathon came back bigger and better. a record number of people ran. the marathon was cancelled because of hurricane sandy much kilmeny duchardt was there. >> after a year hiate us the new york city marathon picked up where it left off, for runners crossing the finish line. the comeback was one of personal victory and pride. >> it was my first year. this year was - i did better than expected. i think i qualified for boston. that's even better. >> all along the 26.2 mile journey the experience was different. the n.y.p.d. beefed up security, adding eyes and ears along the route - helicopters, police, boats, supervisors and bomb sniffing dogs at the finish. >> all precautionary in the aftermath math of the bath. >> we went to three

. >> in other news france's president francis hollande is in israel for talks with the prime minister. iran's controversial program is top of the agenda, france assured it would fight easing of economic sanctions against iran until the country ended nuclear weapons programs. mike hanna is in israel. >> it's a large delegation in israel. there are nine ministers and the p-there's a lot of economic ties between israel and france and strong ties. central to the discussions in the course of the day and evening is the issue of iran. benyamin netanyahu thanked the french president for his intervention in the negotiations in geneva, where france objected to a deal on the table. many believe stopping the deal. benyamin netanyahu continues to insist that not only should sanctions not be lifted, but should be intensified against iran, and he'll look for support from the french president on this issue. it's a beginning of an international campaign. later in the week benyamin netanyahu will travel to russia for a meeting with the rush scrn president. once again, expressing sentiments to the russi

the french president francis hollande. and the president in congress. they have been adamant about not loosening sanctions. what are the french holding out for, might very have the power to derail a deal. >> france has the power to derail a deal. you have the permanent members of the security council. there has to be consensus on the european and security council sigh. what do they want to achieve. you know, maybe they want to achieve a wetter deal. it's true that -- better deem. it's truly that francis hollande in a bad condition in france, between a 15 and 20% approval rating was looking for a triumphant visit to israel. certain his position on iran helped him. they are looking for business deals for saudi arabia. which opposes a softer deal with iran. the french are playing every angle on this of the everyone has to play to their domestic audience. i want to ask what you think happens if a deal is not struck? >> well, you know, the white house warned that if there is no deal there'll be a march towards war. that is melodramatic. the united states, th