phenomenon, some 7,000 nepal women and girls are trafficked to india every year and we report from kathmandu. >> reporter: kathmandu central bus stop is a constant buzz of activities and among them are human traffickers who prey on young girls and women and she came after her house was destroyed by april's earthquake. a man she knew who visited her village promised her a job in dubai. >> there were ten other girls with me. we were four in one bus and five in another. and he would call us on our phones. he said he had to go to the indian border to organize a place for us for the night. >> reporter: the trafficker kept their passports and told the girls they would get it back in india once the visa was stamped and they were rescued on way to indian border earlier this month. to protect them the girls and women are ban from getting employment in many countries in the middle east but activists say that the result of this ban is women seeking work abroad are forces to travel through india putting them at a greater risk of being trafficked and unicef estimates more than 7,000 of girls have been tr

a report from kathmandu valley. >> reporter: it's noisy and often rowdy. but this is a way that people in kathmandu valley come to terms with death. directly translated as the festival of the cow, people whose family members died this year parade around the old city to remember them. many believe that these structures, that symbolize cows help the dead crass over the gates of heaven. for the city the festival is especially important this year. 343 people died here during april's earthquake. his father and son were kid. >> translator: not a day goes by when i don't cry. my father had my stop. [ inaudible ] but to have so many people out there who have also lost their loved ones gives a sense of peace. >> reporter: and that's precisely what this festival is for. the festival became famous during the reign of the sen it teenth century ruler of kathmandu when his son died the queen was inconsolable with grief. to show that she is not alone the king ordered all those that had lost family members to come and parade armed the city. in the old days it was a way fo

from kathmandu and thank you for being with us. first of all the police are saying it's too early to say if if there has been an increase in trafficking since the earthquake, do you believe there has been an increase? >> the scenario is it's changing here and a number of people are mobilizing from their local hometown to the capitol and it's not keeping in an official manner so we can also say the number of trafficking people is increasing. >> many of the girls are being trafficked in the name of foreign employment. what has the government done about this? >> the government has their quality in law and there is like a right according to many of the people are mobilizing from here to go to the country but some of the women and are particularly using a different way like india and they do not have proper documentation so illegal migration. >> and the right to movement of women has been compromised by the ban on employment for women in certain countries and that is contributing to more trafficking. should the government not have agree

intoibs is in kathmandu. >>> at least eight people died and 40 injured in the southwestern district. in ticapu, large number of protesters carrying household instruments. residents say they were attacked by police and police say they were fired upon. >>> people in the far western district especially the tarus who are an indigenous group who are marginalized there, saying that a separate state should be there for them. and other groups are scaig that the far western region should not be broken. in the past few weeks have there have been small clashes but this latest has been absolutely your honor precedented. >> three policemen also killed in a separate attack three car bombs targded a convoy of iraqi soldiers killing 18 people. >>> iraqi forces have been facing strong resistance from i.s.i.l. in the battle for ramadi. sunni volunteers have been leading that fight but shia inviters have been kept back from that line. zeina khodr has the report. >> a large force containing sunni forces, dozens of haider al-abadi's men has been killed in ambushes over recent days. it is proving to be a

nhk world, kathmandu. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> china is home to more than 500 million smartphone users. the hand-held devices have made people's lives much more convenient, yet a growing number of users want to get away from their ever-increasing dependence on smartphones. here's more. >> reporter: an unusual hiking tour was held outside beijing in july. the owner of a salon organizes outdoor activities each month that are enjoyed by dozens of people. during their break, participants were asked to hand over their smartphones to remove themselves from an information saturated society. ♪ >> reporter: they then sip tea while listening to a harp performance. >> translator: enjoying nature through our outdoor activities help people switch gears. then they get their phones back and go back to their routines feeling refreshed. >> reporter: there is a good reason why people like juan come to heal. they need to stay away from smartphones. even for a short while. >> translator: i check my smartphone

it was in a town 400 kilometers west of kathmandu. the government said that it's sending additional security forces to the region. the protesters from the ethnic group want a separate state and a new constitution, which is now being finalized in the constituent assembly. let's go to kathmandu, is this purely and simply about changes in the constitution that small groups such as what i've mentioned feel that they'll leave them at a disadvantage and trying to get anything changed for the better for their people? >> well, this particular group, they're a very marginalized community. they're an indigenous community, and for a very long time they've felt they've been wronged, and they've been demanding a separate state in the region. but at the same time in the same region the other communities do not want the area to be divided at all. so the conflict has been brewing for a very long time. but other communities across the southern belt have been protesting against what they say is an arrest by tear kind of demarcation, and they're very up

we go live to our correspondent who is in kathmandu. tell us what happened. >> what we sundays that a large group of protesters attacked police personnel killing 17 police personnel including, two inspectors, and three civilians have been killed in this attack. now the wh the area has been tense over the past two weeks. that's because two sides have been protesting against the way nepal was being federated, they said it was arbitrary, and they wanted to know more--they wanted a separate state for themselves, especially th a marginalized group of indigenous people. so tension has been increasing, but this kind of violence was unprecedented, and these three violence has broken in other districts to the curfew has been announced, a. >> the deadlines being pushed all the time, we were supposed to get the constitution on the 16th of august. the problem has always been this idea of federalism. the last time--this is a second time that they're attempting to write a constitution. and the last time it failed because they could not agree on the f

near kathmandu. >>> the protesters from the ta revenueu ethnic group want oseparate state to be handed down in the writing of a new constitution. that constitution, i spoke to subina shrestha in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. >> police and protesters clashed today, and reports of large number of protesters carrying household implements came out on the streets and they say that the police open fired on them where the police say they got attacked. the majority of those dead are said to be policemen. this entire region has been tense for the past two weeks andands this because of nepal'sw accusation being written where saits are being demarcated. people in the far western district especially wh the tarua separatist group of, other groups are saying that the far western region should not be broken. so in the past few weeks there had been small clashes but this large clash was absolutely unprecedented. >> coming up on the newshour, i.s.i.l. reportedly attacks and leaves another heritage site in ruins. we'll have that. and. >> i'm karishma diaz, in kuala lumpur. >> trying to make it as foo

we have reports from the kathmandu valley. >> it's noisy and often rowdy. but this is a way that people in kathmandu valley come to terms with death. it's roughly translated as the festival of the cow. families who had family members pass away this year, this how they remember them. for the city the festival is especially important this year. year. many people died during the earthquake. >> not a day goes by that i don't cry. my father and my son. but there are so many people out there who have also lost their loved ones. it brings a sense of peace. >> that's pre-saysl precisely what this festival is for. when his infant son died, this shows that they're not alone. and they encourage the family members to come and parade around the city. >> in the old days this was a way for the kings to conduct a census, and over the years the day has developed into a day of free speech. >> people use the dead against the new rulers. that it was part of their culture. this day became a day as well. >> but for those who are here humaner is just a side show drowning their gr

let's go to kathmandu, tell us what happened? >> well, the story is still developing, and earlier there were reports that 20 people have died. but now it's gone down to eight. as many as 40 people have been injured after a group of protesters attacked the policemen who were trying to stop the attack. for the past few weeks they have been demanding. the constitution is being written, and they have come up with within the region. they have been demanding the state which would give them more of a political power, and these clashes have been going on for a while. but this violence today was rather unprecedented. >> and how far along is the process of taking public opinion into account in terms of drawing up this new constitution? >> well there was a process a few days of public confrontation, but there have been complaints that confrontations have not been taken into account. but at the same time this is the second attempt that nepal is making in writing a constitution the last time also in 2012 the assembly failed because of the sam

they were retrieved from landslide debris in a hiking destination north of kathmandu. it's not clear yet if the remains were of local people or trekkers. >>> rescue teams are searching for survivors which were trapped in the wreckage of two trains. at least 27 are confirmed dead. another 300 were rescued. now the trains were traveling in opposite directions when they derailed within minutes of each other. they were crossing a bridge hit by flash floods and some carriages fell into the river. government investigation has started in guatemala after a video showing soldiers beating two teenagers in the street went viral. now the army says the teenagers were linked to gangs. there has been an increasing military presence on the streets since the president came to power in 2012, promising a crackdown on violent crime. dave mercer has more. >> reporter: they are images that have shocked guatemala, soldiers savagely beat two young men 80 kilometers west of guatemala city. the soldiers asked the adolescence why they were running and warned them this is how they were trained. t

this fall, he was flying to kathmandu, taking a puddle hopper from kathmandu to an area further south where he will help build homes for habitat for humanity. i was in nepal. tough to get around. he was going to do it at 90 years old. he may still do it depending on his treatment. it will take a toll on him. the chemotherapy will make him tired and radiation. he is very optimistic about this. >> he has a family history of pancreatic cancer. deaths in his family from that. is there a connection between the two? >> it doesn't appear to be. here's why. typically if you have a hereditary base tice your cancer. something you inherited essentially. typically if you are going to develop cancer you develop it earlier. people get it at an earlier stage. he is 90 years old unlikely the pancreatic cancer mutation affected him. melanoma, people likely developing certain cancers could be likely to develop other cancers as well. the doctors don't thin thshg k s a relationship between the two treat it as a melanoma spread through the his body. >> thank you very much. >> lot more happening. amara wal

in kathmandu we have this report. >> it is a festival where family members of those who have lost loved ones come ever year on this festival. this festival is very important this year, the significance is high because of april's earthquake. more than 9,000 people died around the country. the people are giving gifts to people who are in mourning. and this has a special significance. people are dressed as cows. the dead are supposed to be able to hold onto the tail of the cow and go to heaven. the story of the festival goes back to the 17th century when a king lost his infant son, and he asked all people who had lost family members to come out and parade. people come out in costume to allow the city to deal with the grief in better ways and for those who have lost loved ones. this festival could finally see a closure. >> you can read much more about that annual festival going on in nepal right now on our website www.aljazeera.com. there you can find the day's other top stories. everything you need to know while there, at www.aljazeera.com. in pakistan, it's cheaper to buy a hit of heroin

we go to kathmandu valley. >> it's a festival dealing with the finality of death. family members that lost their loved one, hang out on this festival and parade around the city. the festival is importance. the significance is high because of april's earthquakes. there's a number of people, 9,000 that died around the country. people of giving a gift to all the people who were in mourning. in hindus, it's special performances. the dead are supposed to hold the tail of the cow and face across to heaven. the story goes back to the 17th century when it last are its infant son. he requested all the people who have lost family members to come out and parade. the festival gave a freedom of satire, people dressing in funny costume, allowing the city to deal with the grief in a better way, and for those that lost loved ones, this festival is a sign of closure. >>> we'll remind you for on the website. the address to find the stories is aljazeera.com. ra.com. >>> hello, i'm richard gizbert, and you are

obama has been representing his case at the american university >>> villages near nepal's capital, kathmandu found the remains of 70 people who went missing when their entire village was buried by a landslide. we have a report from the western district on how heavily monsoon rains cut off remote villages. >> reporter: this is a village steeped in grief. on the early hours of july 30th an entire section of the mountain crumbled down sweeping away a part of the village in western nepal, killing at least 28 people. a week on the small of rotting animals is still heavy. every year in monsoon season in nepal brings tragedies, this year, more than 90 people have died, and more are missing. villages here say they have never seen such a disaster before. studies from back in 1995 shows that the soil here is loose, and this area of nepal the highest amount of rain increasing the risk of landslides. people here say they have never heard of a study. now that the disaster has happened, they've been told to move as the area is too dangerous. they have nowhere to go. the government has a plan for risk mana

project mosul is now hosting the 3-d reconstruction of artifacts destroyed in kathmandu's durbar square during the massive earthquake. >> it's this incredible opportunity to at the very least get a good handle on what materials are out there, and demonstrating that if the worst happens, and we lose sites, at least there's a very powerful record of them. >> larson: on pbs newshour weekend on sunday: nearly 30 years after the nuclear disaster, chernobyl's surprising recovery. >> if take humans out of the equation, the wildlife surge is back despite contamination. >> this is pbs newshour weekend, saturday. >> larson: 30 german police officers were injured early today quelling anti-immigrant protests, near dresden. protesters hurled bottles and stones at security forces, and blocked the road leading to a new shelter for 600 migrants seeking political asylum. germany expects refugees from the middle east, africa, and the balkans to file as many as 800,000 asylum applications this year. further east, in macedonia, security forces today clashed with migrants, many of them syrian refugees, tryi

it would require an airplane flight to kathmandu to the area south down towards the indian border, and if i do that, i understand -- i haven't talked to the doctors yet -- but i understand from my schedule it would require a five-week postponement of my last treatment. so that's what i'm going to have to consider. but up until this morning, i was completely committed to go to habitat -- but if i don't go, the rest of my family will probably go and take my place. >> reporter: and if i can ask you have really redefined what it means to be a former president. can you reflect on the work you have done since you left the white house, and what you hope to still do? >> well, the work at the carter center has been, i would say more personally gratifying to me. because when you are president you have a responsibility for -- for 350 million people and 3,000 members of the armed forces and budgets and congress and so forth. and i was able to do a number of good things when i was president, for which i'm very grateful, and that was the high point of my life, politically speaking, and having been t

it would require an airplane right from kathmandu to the area south down toward the indian border. if i do that, i understand i would talk to the. there's -- doctors, but it might involve postponement of my last treatment so that is what i will have to consider. up until this morning, i was completely committed to go to habitat. if i don't go, the rest of my family will probably go in my place. >> you have really redefined what it means to be a former president. can you reflect on the work you have done since you left the white house and what you hope to still do? pres. carter: the work of the carter center has been more personally gratifying to me because when you're president, you have a responsibility for 350 million people and 3000 -- 300,000 members of the armed forces. there been a number of good things for which i'm grateful, that was the high point of my life. politically speaking, if i -- being the president has allowed me to have the influence and contact with people and knowledge that has been the foundation for the carter center printer --. we deal with individual peopl

it happened 400km west of kathmandu. the government is sending additional forces to the region. separatists have a seat in the new constitution, which is being finalised. >> reporter: for years, the malaysian capital is blighted by polluted rivers, now the government is going something about it. with an ambition project to transfer form the city. it's part of a special series for world water week, we are taken to the rivers of kuala lumpur. >> reporter: a hidden oasis on the outskirts of kuala lumpur. this is where jeannie grew up. chasing fish and index, clear waters. now as an adult, she spends her time trying to preserve the pristine environment. >> i'm worry you you can never see this place any more. >> after decades of neglect. dozens of volunteers are cleaning up and have run through kuala lumpur, their work a vital part of the plan. here in their neighbourhood, they have had remarkable success. down streams the wonder land turned into an open drain. >> unfortunately over time. there's a disconnect. and that led to what we have seen. >> reporter: as the city grew, the rive

we go east of kathmandu, where a flash flood hit this morning. they were made homeless by the earthquake, and now a flash flood again made them homeless. early this morning, around 5am massive rains made a small stream over there rise, and this entire area got flooded. now,ate hours down the area is uninhabitable. all the houses here - it's full of water. you can see it's full of mud. earlier we met a person who ran out of the house with her nine month old daughter, and said it was a terrifying experience. when i got out of bed, the water was this deep. by the time i ran out with my daughter, the water was this deep. we didn't get a chance to say much. >> security force that is we talked to said they would be busy rescuing people and helping them recover what remained from their houses. there was landslides further up. and they have been clearing that up. in some areas children were on the way to school when the floodwaters started to rise, and they had to be evacuated by the security forces. 12 kids were evacuated. at the same time there was a h

although it's not been heavy recently, 36 millimeters in kathmandu, when you do that daily, rivers swell. the river which comes out of nepal then flows that and bursts its banks. more people affected by yet more flooding in this part of the world. now the rain isn't necessarily stopping immediately. there is evidence a bit further south where 90 millimeters have been recorded in the last more than a day. that general picture is going to be the reflected forecast. more is likely to happen. the same hat attitude is just a bit further east wards in china. it's not surprising to get flooding in china, but this is fairly sensitive once more. i can't say that's the end of it and obviously the ground is still fairly unstable. >> thank you for that. developing story out of the united states, two television journalists have been shot and killed during a live outside broadcast in virginia. tom ackermann is in washington, d.c. to talk us through this. i've seen this footage, it's quite harrowing. perhaps you can talk us through what happened. >> we are getting fragmentary reports about the authorit

they were pulled from landslide debris in a hiking destination north of kathmandu. it's not yet clear if these remains were of local resing identify -- residents or treshgs. >>> aid workers in myanmar are struggling to reach areas hit by floods. flooding and landslides have killed 69 people. hundreds of thousands of others have been affected. the united states says it will provide an aid package after myanmar's government appealed for help on monday. florence looi has more. >> reporter: this is largely escaped the floods that have averaged other parts of myanmar. but the people here have been moved by the plight of their fellow citizens in flood-effected areas, and have started soliciting for donations. on wednesday the u.s. said it is preparing an aid package for myanmar. japan and china already assisting in flood relief efforts, and this comes a day after the myanmar government appealed to the international community for food, shelter, clothing, for more than 200,000 people who have been affected by the flood. aid workers are still having difficulty reaching some

it would require an airplane right from kathmandu to the area south down toward the indian border. if i do that, i understand i -- i have not talked to the doctors yet, but it would postpone my last treatment, so it is something i will have to consider. up until this morning, i was completely committed to go to habitat. if i don't go, the rest of my family will probably go in my place. >> you have really redefined what it means to be a former president. can you reflect on the work you have done since you left the white house and what you hope to still do? pres. carter: the work of the carter center has been more personally gratifying to me because when you're president, you have a responsibility for 350 million people and members of the armed forces. there has been a number of good things for which i'm grateful, that was the high point of my life. politically speaking, if i -- being the president has allowed me to have the influence and contact with people and knowledge that has been the foundation for the carver -- carter center. the carter center has a completely different approa

they were retrieved from landslide debris in the valley, a hiking destination north of kathmandu. it's not clear if they were locals or trackers. >> aid workers in myanmar are struggling to reach flooded areas. unusually heavy rains have caused flooding as well as landslides. 69 people have died. hundreds of thousands of others are affected. the rivers are swollen and threatening to inundate new areas. the united states will provide an aid package after myanmar's government appealed for help on monday. we have more. >> the floods have ravaged other parts of myanmar, sof the citizens in flood areas and started tam pain to help in flood efforts. you see them in the city, soliciting for donations. on wednesday, the u.s. said it's preparing an aid package for myanmar. japan and china are already assisting in flood relief efforts. this comes a day after the government appealed for help from the international community petitioner food, shutting, clothing for more than 200,000 people affected by the flood. aid workers are having difficultive reaching some of the more heavily flooded area

let's go live to our correspondent in the nepalese capital kathmandu. tell us more about these violent demonstrations. >> the news is still sketchy and still coming out. we do understand that at least 20 people, including 17 policemen have died. there are reports that around 10,000 demonstrators came out with household implements and even burned police, a police officer. one of the police officers who died is a senior police, high ranking official and that has not happened before. the problem has been that the past few weeks, the government has decided to come out with a constitution and fed rate nepal and the demarcation of particular states have been a problem, an issue with a lot of communities. there have been two different groups who have been protesting against this arbitrary demarcation. one had been protesting for a separate state, towns are indigenous community which are always marginalized and another wanted demarcation. tensions have been high for two weeks, but this kind of violence was unprecedented. >> thank you very much. she will be foll

take a plane to kathmandu and another plane further south. he said he still wants to do that if he can coordinate it around his radiation treatments. he certainly wants to do these things. he's proven he can even at his age. i think right now it's a question of doing these things without interfering with his treatments. he is going to pull back a great deal he said from the carter center, but he clearly has a lot more to do. you know, one thing i can tell you, a moment from the press conference, one of the things he's known for is the fight to eradicate guinea worm. it's a terrible disease in many parts of the world. he said i hope the last guinea worm dies before i do. he was making a little joke, but it gives you an idea of just how focused and passionate he remains about these things. >> another thing we got an idea was just how smart president jimmy carter has been. he's been politically controversial at times. i don't think it's ever been a question about how intelligent the man is. it sounded like he could be a cancer surgeon. it counse

bob seeing ar wouldn't need to go to kathmandu anymore if he can see this video over the internet from these drones that they capture. that's just, you know, commercial photography, because the cameras have gotten so good. there's great use for the inspections. here are many great uses for drones that there's going to be an appear future for commercial operators and the folks that would use them. you're right, there's going to be a lot of resistance. and if senator feinstein and other skeptics approve their rules, you know, swreel to see what will shake out in the final analysis. host: let's get to one of those folks who do use them. ray controls planes in new hampshire. ray, thanks for calling "washington journal." caller: thanks. good morning. yeah, i've been flying remote-control planes now 16-plus years, and when i tarted, you had to fly a designated field that was approved by the academy of aeronautics, and maybe you could bring up their website, which is modelaircraft.org, and they go through and have all the stuff about, you know, where you're supposed to fly and how high you ca

he was planning ongoing to nepal this fall, fly into kathmandu to build houses for habitat for humanity. it's challenging to get around there. and yet this was what he was going to do. he may still do it depending on if he can fit it in around his treatments. it's a tough cancer. it's going to be a tough treatment. it would be a tough treatment for anybody even if he was four or five decades younger. so it's going to be a factor. when he started his chemotherapy already he said he had right shoulder pain, for example. joint pain is known side effect from this particular chemotherapy. it's going to be a question to see how he does. some people tolerate it really well, some people need more assistance with it. >> doug, i know that he wrote a poem with a bit of humor about what happens when he does die. >> yes, he did. you know, he's a poet and also wrote a wonderful novel about the revolution in georgia. he was contemplating what happens when he passes, how people will respond and how will the carter center go on. remember, the institution of the carter center is really the spirit of jimm

it would require an airplane areat from kathmandu to an south down towards the indian border. if i do that i understand, i have not talked to the doctors yet, and i understand that would require a five-week postponement of my last treatment. that is what i would have to consider. up until this morning i was completely committed to going to habitat. but if i don't go, the rest of my family will probably go. if i can ask, you have really redefine what it means to be a former president. can you reflect on the work you have done since he left the white house and what you hope to still do? president carter: the work at the carter center has been more personally gratifying to me because when you are president you have a responsibility to 50 memberspeople and the of the armed forces, and budgets and so forth. a number ofo do good things that i was president for which i'm very grateful. that was a high point of my life politically speaking. say that being president of the united states has made it possible for me to have contact with people and influence and knowledge that has been a

it would require an airplane flight from kathmandu to the chitwan area down toward the indian border. if i do that, i understand -- i haven't talked to the doctors yet -- but i understand from my schedule that that would require a five-week postponement of my last treatment. that's what i'm going to have to consider. but up until this morning, i was completely committed to go to habitat -- but if i don't go, the rest of my family will probably go and take my place. >> if i can ask, you have really redefined what it means to be a former president. can you reflect on the work you have done since you left the white house and what you hope to still do? >> well, the work at the carter center has been more personally gratifying to me because when you're president, you have a responsibility for 350 million people and 3,000 members of the armed forces and budgets and congress and so forth. i was able to do a number of good things, that was a high point of my life politically speaking. and my having been president of the united states, a great country, has made it possible for me to have the i

it would require an airplane flight from kathmandu to the chitwan area down toward the indian border, and if i do that, i understand -- i haven't talked to the doctors yet, but i understand from a schedule that would require a five-week postponement of my last treatment, so that's what i'm going to have to consider, but up until this morning, i was completely committed to go to habitat, but if i don't go, the rest of my family will probably go to take my place. >> and if i can ask, you have really redefined what it means to be a former president. can you reflect on the work you have done since you left the white house and what you hope to still do? >> well, the work of the carter center has been i'd say more personally gr lly gratifying to because, you know, when you're president, you have a responsibility for 350 million people and members of the armed forces and budget and congress and so forth. i was able to do a number of good things when i was president for which i was grateful and that was a high point of my life politically speaking and i had say my having been president of the

bob seeing ar wouldn't need to go to kathmandu anymore if he can see this video over the internet from these drones that they capture. that's just, you know, commercial photography, because the cameras have gotten so good. there's great use for the inspections. here are many great uses for drones that there's going to be an appear future for commercial operators and the folks that would use them. you're right, there's going to be a lot of resistance. and if senator feinstein and other skeptics approve their rules, you know, swreel to see what will shake out in the final analysis. host: let's get to one of those folks who do use them. ray controls planes in new hampshire. ray, thanks for calling "washington journal." caller: thanks. good morning. yeah, i've been flying remote-control planes now 16-plus years, and when i tarted, you had to fly a designated field that was approved by the academy of aeronautics, and maybe you could bring up their website, which is modelaircraft.org, and they go through and have all the stuff about, you know, where you're supposed to fly and how high you ca