harry fawcett, al jazeera, in the river valley of nepal. >>> the u.s. defense secretary has called on china to stop building artificial islands in the south china sea. the islands have been contested for decades between china and its neighbors. >>> the [ inaudible ] delegation has wrapped up a visit saying washington will not seek a regime change. both countries are working towards restoring diplomatic relations after more than five decades of the u.s. imposed embar go on the cuban government. >>> the army has been sent in to help police quell weeks of deadly protest against a mexican owned copper mining project. activists and farmers say the mine will pollute rivers and destroy crops. >>> british mp's are starting to debate the planning on whether or not to stay in the european union. it wants an in or out vote before the end of 2017. the prime minister is touring european capitols before he tries to renegotiate and improve the terms in its membership in the e.u. >>> [ inaudible ] pope francis to declare a roman catholic priest a saint are meeting prot

our correspondent, harry fawcett traveled to the border with tibbet to see how communities are coping. >> scars of the disaster are along the highway. there is another piece of evidence less immediately obvious. this is the main trade route to the chinese border. it's all but empty of traffic. we 2009ed team in the middle of roadside repairs. but they have a bigger problem than a loose wheel nut. a landslide ripped through the cab, thank you while the driver was outside. the damage to their business is just as severe. >> it has had a big impact. we had to stop our trucks and we need to pay bank loads. with the trucks not earning money it's hard to survive. >> as they move off towards catholic kathmandu, we head towards the chinese easy border. more destroyed vehicles one reason few drivers want to ply this route below loosened overhanging cliffs. the route ends here at li ping. beyond is tibet. dozens abandoned and economic life bloody blood damned up behind the border. the businesses that line the streets are shattered, some being supported by the same boulders that smashed into them

harry fawcett, al jazeera nepal. >> you can find out much more on our website. you can see our headline about what's happening in syria. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. >>> i'm "ali velshi on target" tonight - hard choices for the world's soul superpower. three competing visions of american foreign policy, and a battle for breathing room in the bronx, targetting trucks to fight pollution in a poor neighbourhood >>> in less than a year and a half the american people will elect a new president. that man or woman will play a critical role in d

harry fawcett has more. >> state media acalled it the equivalent of having a time bomb strapped to the enemy's back. in seoul on monday there was a flurry of high level meetings. the defense ministry calling the development a very serious and concerning matter. >> translator: we urge north korea to immediately stop developing this technology which hen dershinders the stability of this area. >> in the past north korea's group of submarines, attacked a warship in 2010, killing 46 south korean soldiers. but this would present a threat of an entirely different order.the defense ministry says the test would have lopped the missile a short distance over the surface of the water nonetheless, a rethink of strategy. still under development it comprise is of a kill chain and a shield of interceptor missiles known as the korean air missile defense. >> it is underwater, the system cannot detect that threat so seeing had a the navy will have to find the suband kill sub and kill the sub before it runs any missiles. >> strategy is still effective in that there are still plenty of unknowns whether nor

there was a protest on the anniversary of the sewol ferry faster. >>> harry fawcett in seoul south korea. may day rallies have also been charge in johannesberg south africa. >> reporter: i'm here in a stadium, and representatives of trade unions from across the country are gathering to celebrate labor day. the trade unions have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid here. they are making very well demands on the government. it wants wage increases for public sector workers. >> we demand 10%. we deliver the majority as staying away there their communities. and therefor the cost of living is too high in south africa. >> reporter: the government is saying if it were meet demands for a public sector wage increase it would cost them $1.7 billion next year and they don't have that money. the government of course is under huge pressure in this country, around 40% unemployed, over 50% of the country living in poverty, vast amounts of inequality and a huge disparity in welfare. and the union itself is suffering at the moment and there are questions as to whether that split could

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harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> greece has slipped back into a recession. the economy shrank in the first quarter as the government tried desperately to avoid going bankrupt. on tuesday it made an $800 million payment to the imf. the prime minister has called an emergency meeting next week to deal with the crisis. >>> the imf is set to cut more than a billion dollars from chad's debt so that country can better invest in its education system. kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: in this village classroom, students are eager to learn, and take pride in every achievement. chad is one of the poorest countries in the world, and with children often sent to work just getting here is a victory but the odds are still against them. here seats are made of stones. stationary is scarce. and desks are out of the question. >> translator: now we have 88 registered students. the problem we are facing is parents do not understand what we are doing. >> reporter: students in rural areas are worst off where just one in ten will finish primary school. those in the capitol are slig

harry fawcett has the report from seoul. >> in seoul a group of students tell their story of painful stories of physical abuse families torn apart. stories told in english to an audience of nonkoreans. it's the result of this program pairing volunteer teachers with north korean refugees who want to learn english. shireen yang the settled in the united states. she's learning english during an extended stay in seoul. >> to be honest i had to give up my english study in the u.s. because i was struggling to make ends meet. i think defectors living in south korea have better opportunities. >> reporter: english education is stain seriously, south koreans spend some $6 billion a year on it. for new residents ultracompetitive, language obsessed acknowledge more than that says the co-founder of the program it's offeredden a necessity to get ahead. >> english, south korea is english-crazy, people need to learn english for jobs for academic reasons. so a lot of them get cut off from the very beginning if they don't learn english. >> as well as improving their chances of make a success of their

harry fawcett joins us live from seoul. what do you here about the execution. >> we are hearing it from south korea's intelligence service, no confirmation. he has apparently this man, been executed for trees job, and that constituted not just falling asleep but showing disillusionment with kim jong un's leadership, failing to carry out his instructions essentially disloyalty to the top man. according to south korea, he was executed in the public and extreme of way, killed by an antiaircraft machine-gun at an airfield. this is a technique report in north korea. earlier this month, one n.g.o. human rights in north korea released satellite images shot in october, seeming to show an execution take place, this is an execution of a senior man, the second ranking man in north korea's vast military. >> he is not the only person that kim jong un has executed at a high level. his uncle, who was reportedly a man that his father wanted to help him transition into being north korea's leader was executed more than a year ago. there has

. >> i'm harry fawcett in nepal, where the vast potential for power is one route for economic recovery. it has also highlighted the risk posed to installations like this >>> and why n.a.t.o. is angry at the pope's sainthood of an 18th century priest. >>> the top stories - sepp blatter is avoiding appearing in public following the latest allegations of massive corruption at f.i.f.a. and pressure to stand down. the president of football's governing body pulled out of the f.i.f.a. event in zurich a few hours ago. his spokesman blames tush u lanes. u.s. military commanders are trying to find out how samples of anflax backsteeria were sent to -- anthrax bacteria was sent to south korea and 9 u.s. states. >>> last month's earthquake your in nepal is having an effect. hydro electricity happens been seen as central to power. building new dams is slow. some thing the quake could be a catalyst for change. harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: more than a month after the quake, the hydro plant is out for repair. the may 7.3 aftershock or both ise it is out of action. it could take nine months or mo

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harry fawcett in nepal. >>> columbia's fork rebels have confirmed within of their very peace negotiators was killed last week. martinez was among 27 relates killed in an attack on a camp in south western co colombia. peace talks continue despite the recent he escalation in violence. >>> thousands of cargo trucks are stranded along the bolivia-chile board never icy conditions after customs workers went on strike demanding better working conditions, land locked bolivia uses chile's pacific port to move cargo. >>> the peruvian government has diddeclared a state of emergency as anti-mining protesters begin a 48 hour demonstration in the south. the army has been sent in to rep quell weeks of deadly protests against a mexican-owned copper mining project, three protesters and one police officer have been killed. >>> pope francis plans to declare an 18th century spanish priest as the first latin american saints in the u.s. he built built a string of missions across california, but many native americans say his aggressive efforts to convert their ancestors amount nod genocide. melissa chan explai

harry fawcett, al jazeera nepal. >> john kerry hit a curb while cycling in the alps. our correspondent rosalyn jordan has the latest from washington d.c. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state john kerry broke his thigh on thursday. the secretary had finished a round of meetings with the iranian foreign minister, mohamed javad zarif however the secretary took advantage in this break in his schedule to get in some exercise. it happens that his right thigh bone which was broken in his fall is the same one -- is the same leg where he had a hip replacement several years ago. so the secretary of state is going to fly to boston on sunday evening to have his surgeon take a look at the leg break and find out the best way to help him recover. the secretary of state will not be out of action for long. he will be taking part in a foreign minister meeting in paris regarding the ongoing issue of i.s.i.l. >>> more than a month of violent unrest, in burundi at least 30 people have been killed in violent demonstrations after the president's announcing he will take part in a preside

harry fawcett, al jazeera seoul. >> still ahead on al jazeera. defeat of andy murray and rafael nadal. while many feel that promoting music in french has had its day. >> all right, time for sport now here's robin. >> climax to sporting league is still hanging in the balance of high level talks. as things stand spanish league's premier league will come to a halt next saturday. cub finalists still be played. taking legal action to try ostop the players from striking in support of the cub's national football association. lee wellings is in madrid for us to see how spanish football got itself into such a mess. gls a scenario in spain, what's differently is that their titles may not even finish. spanish turmoil after ordered a suspension of all football from maize 16. >> can it be resolved at this time sir? >> because of a disagreement with the government over running of the game. predictably, the cause of the dispute is money. spanish league has been holding their meeting and they're in agreement with the government over how television money should b

. >> i'm harry fawcett in nepal, where the vast potential for hydroelectric power is seen as a route to economic recovery after the earthquake it's highlighted the risks posed to installations like this. >> and in sport, a must-win game for the chicago blackhawks in the n.h.l. playoffs. details of their clash coming up a little later. is there such a thing as a sure thing in business? some say buy gold. others say buy soybeans. i say, buy comcast business internet. unlike internet providers that slow down when traffic picks up, you get speed you can rely on. it's a safe bet. like a gold-plated soybean. reliably fast internet starts at $69.95 a month. comcast business. built for business. >>>hello again, the headlines on the al jazeera newshour sepp blatter avoids appearing in public following allegations of massive corruption at f.i.f.a. and pressure on him to stand down. he pulled out of an opening event in zurich. it was claimed because of turbulence. >> sponsors are concerned. coca-cola said it tarnished the missions and ideals of the f.i.f.a. world cup >>> taking you back to the

harry fawcett is there. what kind of schools or school conditions are children returning to harry? >> we are just on the outskirts of kathmandu. you can see the building in the background behind me. it looks relatively unscathed. it has a red sticker on it, means it has to be condisemed andcondemned andtaken down in the next couple of weeks. i'm joined here by the principal of the school. this must be an incredibly emotional and proud day for you and your staff? >> yes very good all the students come back to school and the government is so beautiful around nice sunny days. they are very enjoying games and songs and everything. there is a lot of independence here. so i think since last month in their mind you know, there are so many other problems like psychological problems. this is good for them. >> how importantly is it for them getting together again. >> a problem many from the village do not stay here. so from some other place they are not coming back from the village. so still we have very difficult to manage everything here. we try our best to -- >> the children from these ot

harry fawcett, al jazeera seoul. >> more on our website as always aljazeera.com. >>> >>> i'm ali velshi, on target, killed by police in america. who is keeping track. broken promises in baltimore, how a 100 million neighbourhood fix turned into a failure. >>> more

as harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: was this moment north korea's defense minister sealed his fate. he dozed off during this military meeting in april, and he was executed days later. he was pictured earlier this year with the supreme leader it is say was killed for treason and failing to carry out his instructions. south korea officials are describing it in terms of consolidation rather than crisis. >> this creates a fearful atmosphere. >> reporter: the suddenness of his fall is also leading some to question the stability of the leadership. south korea's intelligence agency says 15 other officials have been executed since the start of this year. >> there has to be better systemic ways to ensure the order of the system. so this quick removal, the way it was carried out, seams to indicate only the weakness of the system not the strength at all. >> reporter: the uncle was publicly hue -- humiliated before his execution, but this was not the same. he was shot in front of a crowd of hundreds. last week the u.s.-based organization in north korea released this satellite image sh

harry fawcett is at a school in kathmandu. >> this is a secondary school. you can see the building in the background behind me. it looks relatively unscathed but it has been badly cracked it has a red sticker on it, means it has to be taken down in the next few weeks. they have constructed a whole lot of bamboo classrooms with the help of unicef and ngo as well. i'm joined by the principal of the school. this must be an incredibly emotional an proud day for you and your staff. >> yes we are feeling good, not all students come back to school and the environment so beautiful, nice sunny days. they are very enjoying playing games, and songs there's a lot of entertainment here so i think that since one month in their mind you know they have so many problems like i think this is very good for them. >> reporter: how important is it for them to feel a sense of normality and getting back to school again? >> mostly people are there from the some other place still they are not coming back from their village so we have very difficult to manage everything here. we will

harry fawcett has traveled from kathmandu up to tibet to see how communities there are coping. >> the deadly disaster is evidenceed right along the highway. this is the main trade root to the border. it's all but stopped traffic. we found one team amid repairs but they have a bigger problem than a loose wheel now. a landslide ripped through the cap thankfully while the driver was outside. but the damage to their business is just as severe. >> it has had a big impact. we had to stop our trucks, and we need to pay bank loans. when the trucks are not making money it's hard to survive. >> as they head off to kathmandu we head north towards the chinese border. more destroyed vehicles, one reason few drivers want to avoid this route because of loose and over hanging cliffs. the route ends here. beyond this is tibet. dozens of trucks abandoned after china closed the route. the lifeblood ends at the border border. >> back from temporary exile from kathmandu to expect on property. he was in the basement checking on repairs when rocks came barreling in. his income came from rent from businesses

harry fawcett reports on south korea's capital soul. >> is this the year the defence minister sealed its fate. south korea says he dosed off during a military meeting in april, and was executed days later. he was said to have be executed for treason, expressing dissituation with kim jong un's leadership. >> translation: our government sees such execution is a way to promote kim jong un's one and only regime. >> reporter: the suddenness of the fall he was envoy a month ago, leads them to question the stability. south korea's intelligence agency says 15 others have been executed. >> there has to be better systematic ways to ensure the order of the system. this quick removal was carried out and indicated the weakness of the system, not the strength at all. unlike the case his uncle publicly humiliated before his execution, there has been no official announcement. >> his death was public and violent, shot by heavy calibre machine-guns in front of the crowd of hundreds. it's not the first time he was accused of killing people. last week the human base organization released the satellite i

harry fawcett has more. >> reporter: this is a high school on the outskirts of kathmandu. it looks okay on the outside. the cracks are so bad the red sticker needs to be condemned. the teachers local n.g.o.s and u.n.i.c.e.f. have done is put these together bam boo huts. the principal never expected so many kids to be here but it is important that they be here. he gave is speech saying if another earthquake comes, it will be okay it will be fun, trying to reassure the children. >> this is the official first day at school. not every school will be in this state. all schools will get together and chart a way forward to make sure children have an educational future to look forward to and a chance to be together after a few weeks. >>> in iraq fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant launched a string of attacks. eight suicide car bombers attacked an army headquarters killing 20 soldiers. the attacks happened in the village east of fallujah. we'll go to the iraqi capital of baghdad. i.s.i.l. fighting to expand their territory? >> that is right. what they are doing is m

let's go to harry fawcett, at a school in kathmandu, joining us live from there. how are people feeling about schools reopening. >> well mixed emotions. it's a time when children can get back a sense of normality. some of the parents that we encountered say they are a little uncomfortable to send their children away at a time there's insecurity and concern for safety. here at the high school there's a ceremony where the principle is welcoming back the students putting a ticker on their foreheads. a good luck symbol as they return to school. after the quake struck on april 25th. you see behind is the original school building. it is now condemned. despite the fact that the shell looks okay it has a big red sticker saying it is unsafe for occupation and has to be demolished. with the help of an n.g.o. teachers have been working hard over the last 10-12 days to put up the bamboo huts in the ground to give a sense of schooling for their own students and those coming from other parts of nepal when their villages have been raised to the ground by the earthquake. their ch

harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: is this the moment he sealed his fate. he is said to show that he dozed off during april. sol picture with the supreme leader was supposed to have been killed for trees jp, failing to carry out his actions. south koreans are calling it it as consolidation, rather than crisis. our government sees executions as a way to create a fearful atmosphere to promote consolidation of the one and only regime. >> reporter: with the suddenness of the fall, he was envoy to a security meeting in moscow, led some to question stability of the leadership in pyongyang. 15 other officials have been executed since the start of the year. >> there has to be better systematic ways to ensure the order of the system, rather than this quick removal. the quick removal, the way it was carried out indicates the weakness of the system, not the strength >>> unlike the case, kim jong un's uncle, publicly humiliated before his execution, there has been no official announcement. >> seoul's national intelligence service says the death was public and violent.

harry fawcett, al jazeera seoul. >> more on our website as always aljazeera.com. >>> >>> i'm ali velshi, on target, killed by police in america. who is keeping track. broken promises in baltimore, how a 100 million neighbourhood fix turned into a failure. >>> more than 900,000 law enforcement rick their lives to protect those in cities, towns and state. every year scores pay the ultimate price, last year 117 police and other officers died in the line of duty, that is according to the national law enforce. officer's memorial fund. it's a nonprofit group whose records go back to 1791. the fbi keeps an eye on officers killed by felony or accidentment there's no shortage much information of police officers who die on the job. here is what some consider a different crime. it's impossible to get complete data on the total number of people who die in encounters with police. this is one of many troubling facts to emerge in the aftermath of the deaths of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, ashraf ghani in new york. there's no database. the department of justice compiles data but admits that it

harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> reporter: under a serene roof of lanterns, a chaotic game of football. these muslims are practicing celebrations. it is part of an effort to reach out and attract new followers, trying to shift a perception of pacivity. the head of the biggest buddhist order says a new approach is needed. >> we didn't the really try to do anything with the growing numbers of cultural visitors to the temples. we were passive. it may have something to do with the principle of our teaching. now we are trying to adopt an aggressive strategy. >> a poll earlier this year showed the numbers of people describing themselves as buddhists fell by 8% in 10 years. at this type of of the year it's to 90% of protest ants. at this type of of the year it's looking as being in declines. it is facing threats from a society seen as evermore materialistic and with less time for teachings from the buddha. and competition from others. it was not helped three years ago when video emerged of monks gambling and drinking in a hotel room. the order used the scandal as an opportunity to confront an

harry fawcett has more on the rallies there. >> reporter: the union organization behind today's events are protesting against what they see as ans a tempt by the government to further deregulate the labor market here in south korea. they are attempting to make it i seer for companies to dismiss workers, and double the length of time that workers can been b on fixed contracts, and a change to the pension system and they want a doubling of minimum wage to nearly $10 an hour by the end of the year. there was a general strike on april 24th. there were a series of protests linked to the an anniversary of the sewol ferry disaster. >>> may day rallies have also been large in johannesberg south africa. charles stratford is there. >> reporter: i'm at a stadium just outside of joe hand necessary berke. and union members are gathering to celebrate may daye. the trade unions in this country have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid and wield a lot of power year. they are making some very real demands on the government. it is suffering a split in its group, but it wants wage incr

. >> harry fawcett has more. >> john kerry referred to havents in north korea well his opposite number in south korea. he said the submarine launched tests which recently took plates was a violation of north korea's u.n. and international obligations and he said the apparent execution of one of kim jung un's leaders was another explain of public execution of a gross desk grizzly and horrendous nature and he said north korea was not just treating elites in this way but its entire population in this way. as he raised possible ways of increasing the pressure on north korea potentially with further sanctions, he said other avenues would be pursued and a strong education that the united states would be receiving referral of north korea to the international criminal court unless he changed such behavior it would be hard to envision a scenario in which it could not take place. transition significant barrier to that being china and despite the fact that relations have cooled between, they haven't cooled to where it could be seen that china would allow such a thing to happen. the likelihood is

harry fawcett has more from the capital kathmandu. >> reporter: this is a high school on the outskirts of kathmandu. it looks okay on the outside. the cracks are so bad the red sticker means it's been condemned, it has to come down. the teachers, local n.g.o.s and u.n.i.c.e.f. have done is put these together, bamboo huts. the principal never expected so many kids to be here, but it is important that they be here. to give them a sense of normality, of being together again. he gave is speech saying if another earthquake comes, it will be okay, it will be fun, it will be like dancing trying to reassure the children. >> this is the official first day at school. not every school will be in this shape. all schools will get together and chart a way forward to make sure children have an educational future to look forward to and a chance to be together after a traumatic few weeks. >>> now, a muslim woman is accusing united airlines of discrimination prompting a social media campaign to boycott the carrier, she says a flight attendant refused to serve her an unopened can of soft drink saying it

harry fawcett, al jazeera nepal. >> you can find out much more on our website. you can see our headline about what's happening in syria. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. >>> i'm "ali velshi on target" tonight - hard choices for the world's soul superpower. three competing visions of american foreign policy, and a battle for breathing room in the bronx, targetting trucks to fight pollution in a poor neighbourhood >>> in less than a year and a half the american people will elect a new president. that man or woman will play a critical role in describing america's responses or non-responses to a host of threats beyond our borders threats to peace, democracy and human rights, taking place. from the middle east to europe -- asia. no matter where you stand, your vote is an expression of what direction you want the next president to steer american foreign policy. in a moment i'll debate the risks we face with analysts which says american policy has been, "incoherent", nowhere does it fit more than the involvement in the middle east. george w. bush justified th

. >> harry fawcett reporting from seoul. >>> a family remembers. >> four people set to appear in court after being charge in the killings of two police officers. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. taking a look at today's top stories. syria's main opposition groups say it will not attend talks with bashar al-assad's government. the war in syria is now in its fifth year and has killed upwards of 300,000 people. >>> at least two inmates have been found dead inside of a prison in nebraska. guards this morning regained control of the correctional institution south of omaha. riots started yesterday leading to fires. two prisoners and two guards were injured in the chaos. >>> jimmy carter was in guyana to monitor the day's national election. he said he wasn't feeling well and decided to return home. four people are due in court charged with the killings of two mississippi police officers. it's the first time in 30 years that a police officer has been killed in the line of duty. as morgan radford tells us, their families are asking for justice. >> the mother of lacory tate. grieving the d

. >> harry fawcett in seoul. thank you. that is the show for today. i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >>> calling for change. >> we must deal with the world as it is not as we wish is to be. >> the president of the boy scouts robert gates urges the group to end its ban on gay scout leaders. >> toxic spill. pristine california coastline saturated with crude oil from a ruptured pipeline. the race against time to save the shore. under fire. the white house taking heat for its strategy to fight i.s.i.l. critics are calling for u.s. troops to be sent back to iraq. and facing prison. he created a security scare when he landed a home made helicopter near the capital. the mailman joins us to talk about the protest that may cost him his freedom >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. we begin with a powerful plea from the head of the boy scouts. the request could alter the long-standing policy on gay scout leaders. john terrett joins us now. >> robert gates was hired to raise the profile of the scouts. good evening. the buoy scout former defense

harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: was the moment north korea's defense minister sealed his fate? south korea says he dozed off during this meeting at the end of april and was executed days later. pictured earlier this year seoul says was killed for treason, and failed to carry out kim ki-jong's orders. >> translator: our government cease such execution as a way to create a fearful atmosphere so it would promote consolidation of the regime. >> reporter: but the suddenness of his fall is also leading some to question the stability of the leadership. south korea's intelligence agency says 15 other officials have been executed since the start of this year. >> there has to be better systemic ways to ensure the order of the system rather than this quick removal. this quick removal seems to indicate only the weakness of the system not the strength at all. >> reporter: the uncle was publicly humiliated before his execution, but this time there has been no announcement. the execution was particularly violent in front of a crowd of hundreds. last week the u.s. based organization released t

fawcett has more from the south korean capital seoul. >> reporter: south korea is certainly take this is news extremely seriously, that can be seen in the kind of meetings taking place on monday. the ruling party and the government discussing this issue, the defense ministry briefing the national assembly and giving a news conference in which south korea's defense ministry said that this was a very serious and worrying development. urging north korea immediately to halt development of submarine launch plastic missile technology, saying that it undermined security on the korean peninsula. at the same time as that, the defense ministry is trying to play down the significance of this one test or at least the success of this one test. saying that it was unlikely to have been a long range missile that emanated from the submarine, more of a test of the launching capacity and that it probably didn't fly very high above the surface of the water. also notice that go the five other countries that have slbm technology as it's a known took a number of years, four to five years. north korea says t

harry fawcett sends up this update from seoul. >> reporter: south korea is taking this news extremely seriously that can be seen with the meetings taking place on monday the government discussing this. and giving a news conference in which south korea's defense ministry said that this was a very serious and worrying development. urging north korea immediate there on halt development of submarine launched ballistic missile technology, saying it undermines secure are you ty to the korean peninsula. the defense ministry is trying to play down the significance of this one test or at least the success of this one test saying that it was unlikely to have been a long range missile that emanated from a zeb marine, more of a test of the launching capacity and probably didn't fly very high above the surface of the water. also noticing that the five other country that his have s.l.b.m. technology as it is nine managed between the initial test and having a fleet of submarines that could launch missiles took four to five years. however, north korea says this is the equivalent to having a time bomb

there are growing calls for independence from the mainlands harry fawcett traveled to the main land and sent us this report. >> reporter: scattered around a garden frozen moments charging the violent history of okinawa. the end of world war ii and the land seizures that followed as the u.s. military took over. but sculptor's real anger is directed at the january japanese rulers at the time. >> translator: they called us surprise if we used our own language we have to wear a disgrace tag but that's our culture and our identity. >> reporter: the united states handed okinawa back to japan in 1972. even now a fifth of the main island is occupied by u.s. bases. private family tombs cut off behind fill marry fences serve as reminders of what was lost. many from okinawa put the responsibility for this loss of land not just on the u.s. military but also on japan some feel the time has come to break ties with both washington and tokyo. he leads a movement of academics and activists charging a route via a referendum to independence for okinawa. a 2011 pole suggests that 20% wanted either greater

harry fawcett has more now from the south korean capital seoul. >> reporter: south could a'ssouth korea's says it happened on april 30th and was done very publically and brutally. he was killed in front of an audience of hundreds of people. his offense, according to south korea has treason constituting disobeying instructions of kim jong un or not carrying them out showing dissatisfaction with his leadership and perhaps most intriguingly the fact that he was pictured falling asleep next to kim jong un at a military events towards the end of april. this was a senior figure. second in command of the military. last month he was seventies at an envoy to moscow as the two countries prepared for kim jong un first foreign visit that was due to happen at the beginning of this month and did not. russia said that was because kim jong-un had to attends to internal affairs, this is far from the first public execution if it is such. so far we only have the south korean intelligence services say so to go on. in the past north korea has confirmed high-profile executions such as kim jong's uncle and befo

harry fawcett in nepal. >>> animal welfare lobbyists are fighting back against a possible koala kill in australia. an overcrowded colony of around a thousand animals is being assessed for ill health this week. there are concerns many are under nourished as the population outgrows its supply of leafs. koalas are a protected species in australia with around 40 million left in the wild. >> you are seeing dead koalas at the base of the trees be stripped trees the whole forests and just the koala sitting at the bottom of the trees dieing. the whole place smells of dead koalas. >> sustainable density is thought to be one per hector and what we are observing is three to four as a minimum and up to about 20. >>> more on everything we are covering on our website. the address for that is aljazerra.com. a show about innovations that can change lives. we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity and doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team of hard core nerds. >> dr. crystal dilworth is a neuroscientist specializing in nico

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harry fawcett is in kathmandu with special coverage one month on. >> the most severely hit 95% of villages all but razed to the ground. the news wasn't good, they'd been killed. he went back to see how reshma and her family were coping. >> the last, can't hide the pain. what this area last been going through test the.endurance. this is what passes for aid handsout some shelter. a mother and her baby were buried in this rubble. for three days, the family watched as the search continued. reshma kept clinging to the hope that her mother and baby brother were alive. her grandmother feared the worse and when the bodies were found there was no dignity. just a crowd watching an earth mover take the bodies in front of their family. a daughter disstrawt. they wentdistraught.they went through traditional 13 days of mourning. >> i'd love to get my life back but the repeated tremors have affected the mental state of everyone in the village. it's not just me with my loss. it's difficult to think of a plan to rebuilt. we fear another earthquake. >> reshma looks to her grandmother instead of her mother n

harry fawcett is in kathmandu with special coverage, one month on. >> my colleague ab drew simmons traveled to a district that 95% of the us villages were razed to the ground. there he met a your girl reshma. he went back to see how they were coping. >> the lush greenery can't hide the pain. what this area is still going through tests every facet of human endurance. this is what passes as an aid handout. some shelter. moct and baby were buried in this rubble. reshma and her are father and brother kept waiting a father who couldn't face up to what happened and his daughter addition trawt. they went through the traditional 13 days of mourning but they struggled to find comfort. this is a homeless family finding it hard to rebuild their spirits. >> translator: i'd love to get my life back but the repeated tremors have affected the mental state of everyone in the village. it's not just me with my loss, it's difficult to plan and rebuild. >> reporter: reshma looks to her grandmother instead of her mother now. she makes sure grandma takes her medication. >> translator: we don't have a home. and w

as harry fawcett tells us south korea now warning the north against any further provocation. >> reporter: the technology is about striking invisibly frungd the water, but north korea wanted the world to see this launch. state media called it the equivalent of having a bomb strapped to an agents back. >> translator: we urge north korea to immediately stop developing this technology which hinders the stability of this peninsula and northeast asia. >> reporter: in the past the fleet of small submarines has been used for infiltration of attacks. a nuclear missile -- carrying fleet would prevent a threat of a different order. it is likely to require a re-think of south korea's strategy of defending itself. still under development it comprises of a so-called kill chain, striking a missile on the pad just before launch. and a field of interception missiles. >> it's underwater. the system cannot detect that threat. so since that the navy will have to, you know, find the sub, and kill the sub before it runs any -- you know ballistic missile. >> reporter: the strategy is still effective, and subma

harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> reporter: the union organization behind today's events are protesting against what they say is an attempt by the government to further deregulate the labor market here. they say it makes it easier to dismiss workers, and changes to the public sector pension system. and they want a near doubling of the minimum wage to nearly $10 an hour by the end of the year. this is part of the first big protest we have seen in recent weeks. they are a series of protests linked to the ferry disaster. and there is a big police presence on the streets today. 15,000 officers, we're told. >>> and in athens thousands of workers walked the streets after unions called for a 24-hour strike. may day rallies in south africa as well. charles stratford is there. >> reporter: i'm here at the stadium just outside of johannesberg and members of trade unions across the country are gathering to celebrate labor day. the trade unions in this country have played a pivotal role in the struggle against apartheid. and wield a lot of power here. the congress of south african trade unions are

harry fawcett, al jazeera, okinawa, japan. >>> warming up for a diplomatic overture. ♪ >> the minnesota orchestra is performing tonight in havana. >>> and saying good-bye to blues legend b.b. king. ♪ >>> sicily's mountain is putting on a spectacular show. it has been spewing lava for the last few days. it's one of the largest and most active volcanos in the world. >>> moscow has one of the most spectacular subway systems in the world, but for all of its early 20th century grandeur the big challenge is to bring it into modern times. >> reporter: deep beneath moscow's streets, one of the russian capitol's wonders is buried. a lavish world of mosaics, grand architecture and exquestion it is detail. oh, and people in a hurry, lots of them. because however beautiful it all is it's not a museum. it's a transport network. 196 stations, 10,000 trains per day. 12 lines, 327 kilometers of track, and an on average working day, 8 million passengers are carried. moscow undeniably has one of the world's greatest metro systems. by the time the first train started rolling, there were already 15 other

harry fawcett has more from seoul. >> reporter: john kerry talked about two recent events in north korea as he referred to the reckless abandon with which the leadership was acting. he said the successful launch of a ballistic missile nine days ago was in flagrant violation of obligations. and the alleged execution of one of the most senior military figures, by form of anti-aircraft fire was the latest in a stories of grizzly, horrendous grotesque executions in public in north korea and he gave a very strong signal that the united states would see efforts to refer north korea to the international criminal court. and he said iran provided a model in recent successes over the nuclear program. and there has been some change in the language by washington offered in recent months. rather than talking about having first to show concrete evidence of denuclearization he is now talking about the leadership sending a signal that is willing to engage seriously on denuclearization. there has always been word from north korea saying that the president of south korea was a viper. >> the european union

harry fawcett reports from kathmandu. >> reporter: a month on from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck this city and country, and the evidence of what happened is still everywhere to be seen. people try to maintain daily life, the people who have moved out homes that they are worried about because there have been repeated aftershocks, including the giant aftershock that people here refer to as the second quake. the government has come under criticism from the international community and from people here in nepal as well about the coordination of pace of that response. the information minister said help was on its way, and within days people around every part of nepal they would be getting money to build proper temporary sherlts which they could need in time for the monsoon season. and they would be ready within a month, which is when the worst of the monsoon season gets underway in this country. of course there is some skepticism about that because of the lack of coordinated response in the days after and some scepticism from the international community poor coordination and cor

. >>> i'm harry fawcett in nepal where the country's vast potential for hydroelectric power is seen as one possible route for economic recovery after the earthquake but the earthquake has also highlighted the risks posed with installations like this. >>> and find out how the player of the season was up staged by a two year old. details coming up in sports. ♪ >>> isil says it has kill 110 iraqi and shia militia fighters. at least 70 forces were killed in ongoing fighting and more than 80 people were killed in suicide attacks in fallujah and anbar province. let's listen to sepp blatter speaking in zurich. >>> 209 national associations, 6 confederations a fair play flag the flag of the united nations, we are not speaking that we have more members, and the flag of the ioc, so we are all united tonight for the opening of the 65th congress of fifa. let me welcome the swiss minister of sports and defense, my dear colleague and friend the member of the sitting government of zurich and coming in to sports the boss the president of the ioc. there are numerous members of the ioc present here to

harry fawcett has this report. >> reporter: more than a month after the earthquake and the hydroelectric plant is out of commission awaiting repair. 13 plants across the country are thought to have been affected by the 7.8 magnitude quakes. may's 7.3 aftershock or both. it could take months to get back online. >> it's been damaged. the bridge was damaged. the hydro was damaged. >> reporter: there are other threats to the safety of these facilities. what is interesting about the damage you can see here is much was not caused in the earthquake, but caused by flooding in a landslide which happened last year. it's a sign that the geology that gives the potential for hydroelectric power threatens it. >> further upstream the chinese government stopped work on the day of the quake. this is just the time after the seismic event was predicted to put their money into nepal. >> that's what i tell the developers, we have not had earthquakes for the last 80 years, a big one happened now, looking back at the history, every 78 years, earthquakes occurred in nepal, hopefully they can be confident. >> a

harry fawcett has more. >> reporter: this is a high school on the outskirts of kathmandu. it looks okay on the outside. the cracks are so bad the red sticker needs to be condemned. the teachers, local n.g.o.s and u.n.i.c.e.f. have done is put these together, bamboo huts. they were built over the course of 12 days. the principal never expected so many kids to be here, but it is important that they be here. to get a sense of normality and a sense of being together again. he gave is speech saying if another earthquake comes, it will be okay, it will be fun, it will be like dancing trying to reassure the children. across nepal, this s the official first day at school. not every school will be in this state. all schools will get together and chart a way forward to make sure children have an educational future to look forward to and a chance to be together after a traumatic few weeks. >>> 2, 200 are estimated to have died in a heatwave in india, temperatures reached more than 40 degrees celsius. we have this report where 125 people died. >> reporter: in some of the most impoveri