And again on tuesday bill and this is sound is there a live from london also coming up. Turkey steps in to help the victims of somalias twin bomb attacks and the death toll rises to move three hundred. Evading the question castle and leader fails to answer yes or no on whether the region will succeed from spain. Will tell you about a cosmic collision eleven billion years in the making and how scientists have use it to make a golden discovery. We begin with those major developments in iraq where Government Forces have taken control of the contested city of kirkuk from Kurdish Forces tensions have been mounting in the Oil Rich Region ever since the kurds held a controversial reference to dawn and progress significantly as the troops approached the area to create in the north oil company they were confronted by some rebels who tried to hinder the progress of the advancing units our troops turned five and silenced thank god today we have achieved all our goals according to our plan. The u. S. Military which a trained both sides in this dispute trying to downplay the escalation in a statement blaming the fire fight on the darkness a mission on the stem. But kurdish fighters painted a different picture of what was happening on the ground but. I dont know what is happening exactly because we have been in the fight since four in the morning in the areas of times or we have suffered casualties including mortars and now we have withdrawn into this position and some of the other forces have pulled out they didnt fire a single shot and thats all but were. Holding our position here. Thousands fled the city as the forces approached have mixed in among them kurdish fighters now as the u. S. Urges dialogue and calm the question is whats next will iraqi forces and their militias pursue the Kurdish People and fighters that answer will have an impact here and around the globe oil prices are climbing with the news the possibility. Of a civil war perhaps in iraq with Kurdish Forces fighting both iraqi army and possibly iranian militias. Did not play well with the with the well so traders and so the perception is that prices will rise. Until thats what we vent risk is completely character russia was saying understood most world powers that will the Kurdish Regional government and not to go ahead with a nonbinding referendum where the majority of people voted for secession from iraq. Now the people of this region and their government finding out there is a very real price to be paid in this search for independence the speed with which to me were able to achieve. The Kurdish Regional government short. There are questions being asked as to whether certain members of one of the main two kurdish Political Parties may have colluded with the military in order to ensure such a swift and easy victory in and around kirkuk. Well earlier i spoke to saw jawad a senior fellow at the middle east center along a school of economics he told me the Iraqi Government may have reached an agreement with some of the peshmerga to abandon their posts. The kurdish parties are now never united they were never united in any time of the history of course they agreed on certain things but but they have they were not united and i think the Iraqi Government with the pressure of the iranian government and so lay money manish to part of the peshmerga and a party that belongs to the late mr talabani and it seems that these. Collaborated and accepted the solution presented by mr saleh money that its better to negotiate with the government than. Following mr brazillian in his aim to separate the. More than three hundred people have now died after twin bomb explosions in somalia on saturday with forty of the most severely wounded being flown to turkey for further treatment it was the deadliest single attack in somalias history catherine soy has more from nairobi. Attack us military plane was used to transport several somalis with serious injuries from saturdays attacks in mogadishu theyll receive treatment in tacky. Other countries like kenya and ethiopia are also offering logistical help while locals have reason to the occasion helping where they can like retrieving bodies from the rubble providing food and water for my Agency Workers and just being there for those who are grieving. We have been able to take those. Systems of the government and other partners we will prevail. But people here are also angry hundreds to to the streets of the city protesting against the attack blaming al shabaab the armed groups fighting the government and African Union peacekeepers inside somalia. It was a message ive never seen anything like it in the last twenty seven years i saw a little boys head lying on the ground it was shocking. No one has yet claimed responsibility while speaking to aljazeera and al shabaab spokesman refused to confirm or deny responsibility the president has visited the scene playing what he calls terrorists targeting innocent civilians saturdays attack happened in two different areas during rush hour a busy intersection in another Business District in the heart of the city the number of those killed continues to rise residents of mogadishu still. Cathy zoi al jazeera nairobi. At least thirty two people have been killed in wildfires ravaging parts of portugal three people have died as a result of fires that broke out across the border in spain a state of emergency has been declared as far as continue to battle the flames which have been worsened by storm Ophelia John Holl reports. The prolonged drought plus unusually high mid october heat are a deadly combination. The wildfires tearing through the parched forests of central and northern portugal have claimed does. Of lives and made many more homeless of the victims of humans but. Obviously we would like to present our deep condolences to the families of these victims as you know sunday was a day when all records registered this year were beaten we reached the maximum of five hundred twenty four fires and today since midnight weve already registered a total of one hundred ten fires. And over the border fires raged in spains northwestern gully theory to. More than one hundred separate blazes they have been a number of fatalities including two people who died when their car was trapped by the flames thousands have been evacuated much of the destruction here is not natural but deliberate in spain arsonists are said to strike every year Prime MinisterMariano Rajoy is a native of police here. What we are dealing with here is something that is not caused by accident it has been provoked we are here in perth us to board then where theres been a big which began at one in the morning at five different points so you can see its impossible for this to be triggered under natural circumstances in spain schools were shocked as the fires closed in on towns and villages threatening more lives and livelihoods like rainfall is forecast that may help existing wish the flames but not soon enough to avoid portugal second such tragedy in four months after sixty four people were killed by wildfires in june john the whole al jazeera. Based on this judges order to senior castle separatists to be remanded in custody while they face charges of sedition the catalonians leader has failed to clarify whether his region plans to cede from spain or not just before deadline the Spanish Government call us please them or else the more dialogue in a letter to the Central Government song a guy a governor. It was supposed to be a monday deadline but the catalan president s response to madrids demand that he clarify his position on succession lacked any definitive answers in his letter to spains Prime Minister might enter a catalyst preacher once said that the suspension of the political mandate given by the polls october first demonstrates our firm will to find a solution and not confrontation not exactly the yes or no response required by the Spanish Government before it decides whether to push ahead with suspending catalonia as autonomous powers. But in that i know that on such an important issue we only asked for clarity to extend uncertainty will only favor those who wish to end peaceful coexistence and to continue with the poor project the government hopes that in the following hours up until the next deadline on thursday mr persia will give the clarity that all citizens demand and the rule of law requires we can understand his preservations and confusion and that he is doing that to meet the demands of the most radical groups the Spanish Government is maintaining its tough stance on mr preacher man but it has given away just a fraction on the question of the deadline the ball and the fact is back in the Catalan Governments caught with a constitutional crisis is far from over. The back and forth between madrid and barcelona has prolonging the standoff between the two sides and the Catalan Government is adamant about its position organizing a referendum is not a crime so that when we are confronted with there is no separation of powers in the spanish state there is no respect for the basic laws and the only thing we can address east politically to respond would be is demanding us to do. In madrid the head of the Catalan Police force just capital was questioned at Spains NationalCourt Despite pressure from the prosecution hes not being detained but all thora teams have withheld his passport hes accused of failing to inforce about. On the october first referendum a vote to madrid says that was illegal under the constitution. It is angered many in catalonia for whom beto is a hero to the region secessionist after his post took a much less aggressive position than the National Police force they came under International Criticism for their violent crackdown on voters. There is little clarity about how this will and and which side will back down and many what ever the castle government decides to do it will pay the price for holding the referendum in the first place so you go up barcelona. On the program desperation turns to disaster the range of refugees. That face capsizes. Will tell you why chicago has been forced to run a controversial topics on sugary soda drinks. Spent a weekend for southeastern parts of queensland in the next few days also promised more heavy rain coming through that began with a cloud into the eastern side of queensland running down into bruce been very heavy rain coming through here in more of the same as we go on through tuesday but a months worth fell through saturday and sunday will see fairly wet weather continuing as we go on through tuesday now this is the winds coming from the interior i thought he wants right lights and some warmth around the path here around nineteen celsius i think the next couple of days may well were still getting up around thirty celsius for adelaide twenty six in melbourne bad and yeah theres been still seeing some rather wet weather although i think the way to weather will just add a little further north which as we go on through what is a High Pressure in charge of. That southeast go to australia across the tasman sea heading towards new zealand but you might see want to two showers in the south of the new zealand as we go through tuesday much of the country will be fought and dry if a. Woman about twelve degrees for the middle part of the week with the waynes coming in from the south bay while southern parts of japan will see some rather wet weather so go on for the next day also it will slowly but surely make its way further with clearer skies devil. Trying. To navigating dangerous rapids. From the time we depart to the time we finish were scared to the fisherman dicing with death. Im afraid of falling im afraid of dying but if i dont go i copied my family to meet the men who go to the extreme just to make a living. But you have to be a strong swimmer otherwise i would say from risking it all vietnam at this time on al jazeera. Welcome by counter mind at the top stories on ill just there at the iraqi army says it has taken full control of the oil rich Northern City of kirkuk without facing resistance from Kurdish Forces. The death toll from somalias twin bomb explosions on saturday has risen to more than three hundred. At least thirty t. V. Even have been killed in wildfires in central and northern portugal over the past twenty four hours. Twelve people including six children have died after a boat carrying range of muslims escaping fighting in mol capsized in the bay of bengal survivors have told local officials up to sixty five people were on board at the time one hundred eighty were hand to have died in accidents while crossing into by the dish health a million have fled since fighting broke out in a kind state well a Field Hospital has been opened in bangladesh to help some of the hundreds of thousands all for him refugee the government run hospitals have been struggling to provide proper medical care from coaxes bazaar time the children report. A fully cured failed hospital open in cote de paulo refugee areas with the help of norway d. And Finnish Red Cross Society there are doctors and nurses volunteers from Bangladesh Red Crescent Society as well here now this is about the size of failed going to accommodate up to sixty inhouse patients that are dont patient clinic there is facilities that are Surgical Unit their delivery unit their Maternity Unit a very impressive set up i must say its got electric supply water supply and a highly sanitized place filled also but i like this are very badly needed within the refugee camp areas the government hospitals are inadequately acute to deal with the number of refugees crossed over into bangladesh let alone local people theyre also not well acute this hospital got all the modern acute plan for makes the departure six hour journey unit if in the long run a hospital like this is a set up filled ospital like this are set up within the refugee camp area it could made the Long Term Strategy to deal with the Refugees Health issues in bangladesh in coming years. Well civilians are fleeing selfproclaimed capital raca as the final assault to push out the last remaining arsal fighters continues u. S. Black Syrian Forces say victory is there despite serious resistance. On the turkish syrian border. A group of men believed to be i. C. L. Fighters surrender in iraq. They are mostly syrians who handed over themselves to local officials after the deal brokered by tribal leaders. Who wish that you start a new life and turned a chapter of the dark times you lived in removed those ideas that were injected into your brains and which made huge harm to islam and to our country. The deal was not extended to foreign fighters who still remain in the city Syrian Democratic forces a coalition of kurdish and groups backed by the u. S. Are on the offensive they are seen here demanding i sell fighters surround but i still dont for using snipers suicide bombers and be trapped buildings to block their enemies from advancing i mean. I still will be defeated soon they launch attacks under the cover of the night they capabilities have diminished civilians caught up in the fighting are fleeing the area they have been trapped iraq since i still took control of the city into thousand and fourteen. The s. D. F. Accuses isael of using civilians as human shields. Records a big deal we were trapped for three years we tried three times to escape but couldnt because i saw snipers shoot anyone whos leaving the city taking control of iraq is crucial for kurdish factions since the start of serious conflict the kurds have expanded their influence in the region they now control an area stretching from the in the north all the way to a free of the border with turkey the capture of rock is a major setback for either which is losing ground in Eastern Syria the armed group is now retreating besieged from everywhere by the kurds the syrian army and constantly under threat from u. S. And russian strikes its presence in syria is now approaching and. The tie on Turkish Border with syria. There is demanding the release of its journalist mark knight whos saying hes now been imprisoning egypts a not for three hundred days hes accused of broadcasting false news spread chaos which he and al jazeera strongly deny hussein has repeatedly complained of mistreatment during his incarceration he was arrested in december visiting his family a high profile investigative journalist a multi he was strongly critical of the government has been killed in a car bombing daphne. Wrote a popular blog highlighting alleged corruption with many articles involving politicians on the mediterranean island Prime Minister joseph must pass faced accusations from cairo on august the year earlier this year made a t. V. Statement denouncing the killing. Now while the official results arent expected until the end of the week austria looks set to welcome a new leader thirty one year old Sebastian Kurtz the young politician is said to be seeking a coalition with his countrys far right anti Immigration Party sending shock waves across the European Union from Brianna David chase are reports. A new start and a new image for austria the worlds youngest leader in waiting is reported to be in intensive find the scenes negotiations with the hard right Freedom Party to whom the Coalition Government political analysts say Sebastian Kurtz cleverly exploited his countrys fears about another Immigration Crisis. Migration is now the topic that all the politicians have all Political Parties have to address in order to be successful intellectual campaigns. Instead of the defaced posters you usually see in the aftermath of many elections curses were plastered with stickers saying thank you we are behind us in the oval. I realize that shift to the right is happening in europe in general and that is i think a development which means that people are more insecure all of the values on the right anymore. Hinds christian strucker who leads the Freedom Party is expected to demand the Foreign Ministry as his price for giving kurds an absolute majority in parliament the International Reaction to kurds is victory has been somewhat cautious and muted no doubt because the Coalition Talks are still going on. The german chancellor Angela Merkel praised him for running a very modern campaign but knows the Immigration Crisis could be even harder to handle with curts as her new neighbor. Today we have said and i say this time and time again we must solve the problems and we must look we have achieved what we have not. The counting of postal votes has yet to be completed city official results of the election will not be announced until the end of this week no major changes are expected though the far right is about to enter the government for the first time in seventeen years if the Coalition Talks are successful. To aljazeera vienna. Venezuelas opposition is refusing to recognize the results of sundays Regional ElectionsRuling Socialist Party won seventeen of the twenty three governorships president Nicolas Maduro is calling it an emphatic victory it is a major surprise with the south american nation in the grip of a long running economic crisis the opposition is calling for street protests if there isnt a full recount. A controversial tax on soda drinks in chicago has been repealed and two months after it was first introduced consumers were having to pay an extra cents for every ounce policy makers argued it was to protect Public Health and reduce obesity but critics said it was unlawful and its all about money its all hundred reports. After two months chicagos soda tax has fizzled a citizen rebellion forced cook county home of chicago to repeal the two month old and he announced tax on drinks with added sweetener i think its ridiculous people are going across the border and getting it anyway and its robbing and everybody is upset about it some compared it to the Boston Tea Party when a british tax prompted american colonists to dump into Boston Harbor hoping to spark the American Revolution its the latest wave of syntax launched in two thousand and ten by then new york mayor Michael Bloomberg if we are serious about fighting obesity we have to be honest about what causes it and we have to have the courage to tackle it head on the sugary drink tax movement spread across liberal down to the us from philadelphia to seattle i think that a penny a penny an ounce isnt very much and if it gives back to the community and to the city i think its a good idea so pay happily its probably a good idea as obesity in america is rising thats one of the best say several. Take away from that some pay grudgingly i think the logic is flawed personally if you just paid it its a penny announce that looks like sixteen cents a day and im not. Going to have but perhaps no one has paid more than bloomberg who reportedly funded it ten Million Dollars campaign on radio and t. V. Advertisements like this one. Drink soda pop they are getting a lot more than they bargained for because just one soda a day to lead to an extra ten pounds. Its a gear that leads to some very Serious Health problems the Movement Toward drink taxes repealed in chicago defeated in santa fe new mexico has recently shown signs of going flat a victory for big soda which spent millions on ads like this it really makes me angry it makes me angry because theres drinks out there that have zero sugar zero calories that are still affected by this tax i think people should call their commissioner to have a beverage tax repeal find a way to balance a budget dont find a way to tax me for something else. The drink tax was billed as a ban it in the battle against obesity but complex rules of made that hard to follow these sodas with sugar or corn syrup text orange juice not text but some brands add sugar then theyre taxed milk not taxed chocolate milk taxed this Starbucks Coffee taxed this Starbucks Coffee prepared by a barista not text the complexity of it all has many consumers scratching their heads and in many cases taking another sip john hendren aljazeera Chicago Scientists have observed the collision of two giant neutron stahls it deep space its an event never before observed in Human History confirms a theory about how heavy elements such as gold platinum were created explains a cosmic collision two neutron stars one hundred thirty million light years away crashed together with all inspiring force the event so powerful it created ripples in the fabric of space time called Gravitational Waves whats amazing with this discovery is that fair to. All of this that was observed on aug seventeenth was actually predicted it. Saw over a century ago einstein predicted that two are getting objects we limited could have it based on our waves as they spied on line and as the physicist predicted that as the two compact objects in space that in your dress thats called lied they said they meet gamma rays and this simulation shows what it may have looked like it was also observable as visible light and gamma ray radiation this is what scientists actually observed a small dot of light emerging glowing blue and then fading to read before disappearing the event in the constellation hydra set in motion a frantic effort by scientists from california to chile and europe using satellites astronomical observatories and radio telescopes to find the exact location of the stellar smash up this simulation shows the stars in a slowly decaying orbit around one another a death spiral that lasted eleven billion years before the final merger this shows the resulting jet of gamma ray radiation and matter that burst out in an instant with the amount of energy that our sun only emits over millions of years the burst contained heavy elements such as gold platinum in lead created in the unimaginably hot dense and radioactive furnace of the neutron stars collision and now through these observations what we found out was that those heavy elements things like platinum and gold were created in neutron star mergers and so the gold in your feelings or you know that youre wearing around your finger that most likely came from a minor a neutron star merger millions of years ago the amount of such metals the explosion scattered across the universe is estimated at sixteen thousand times the mass of earth. Gravitational waves are produced by the most violent events in the universe fortunately for us by the time the waves reached earth their force was only perceptible to the most sophisticated of instruments rob reynolds aljazeera. And much more about many of the stories were covering by going to our website nitrous aljazeera dot com aljazeera dot com for your latest International News and sports. Headlines on aljazeera the iraqi army says it has taken full control of the oil which Northern City of kirkuk according to Security Forces troops moved inside the provincial government building with no opposition from Kurdish Forces deployed in the city thousands of civilians have fled the kurdish districts of the city heading in buses and cars towards cars towards kurdish controlled areas of Northern Iraq that has. Thousands of families that we saw queues of cause rushing to get away from kirkuk as quickly as possible and also many. As well what was so interesting was that a lot of people were standing by the side of the road and demanding and telling people and the peshmerga to get back into the city and fight i think what is so incredibly surprising is the speed with which this victory for the iraqi forces has happened the death toll from somalias twin bomb explosions on saturday has risen to more three hundred the bombs exploded at busy junctions in the heart of the capital mogadishu forty of the most severely wounded victims have been transferred to turkey for further treatment it is the deadliest single attack in the countrys history and the government blaming the armed group alshabaab. At least thirty six people have been killed in wildfires in central and northern portugal over the past twenty four hours really four thousand firefighters are battling the thirty major fires which is still raging the blazes which broke out over the weekend being fanned by strong winds from storm ophelia a state of emergency has been declared the Spanish Government is one castle only separatist leader he has only three days left to return to legality it comes after colors pushed him all refused to say whether he would follow through on a threat to secede from spain has said he asked for more dialogue in a letter to the Central Government twelve people have died after a boat carrying revenge of muslims in the bay of bengal the refugees were approaching the Bangladeshi Border district of coxs bazaar when their vessel capsized and those are the latest headlines here on aljazeera coming next risking it all vietnam theres more news in twenty five minutes. China is holding what appears to be its both significant communist party congress. With president keeping came to consolidated. The what does that mean for this country and indeed the rest of the world join me adrian brown live coverage and analysis here on the