♪ >> hello, and welcome to another news hour from al jazeera in doha. i'm adrian finnigan with the world's top stories in this hour. relief workers struggle to deliver food to the survivors of typhoon. fran's president demands an end to all jewish settlements inel occupied west bank. >> 26 people dead in egypt after a train collides two vehicles and a mini bus carrying wedding guests. >> reporter: in london with news from europe. gunmen on the loose in pairs after shootings at a major bank. >>> plus angela merkel said trust needs to be rebuild with threbuilt withthe u.s. over theg allegations. >> the extent of typhoon haiyan's destruction is becoming clearer ten days after the storm in the philippines. the death toll has been put at 4,004,000. distribution of aid has been hampered by logistical problems, and the quality of the food is questionable. >> reporter: this question is part of palo city. resident after resident told me of their ordeal. dramatic stories of survival have become commonplace. everyone is in the same position. traumatized by their s

. ♪ er >> hello welcome to another news hour in al jazeera in doha. our top stories. tieland's prime minister reduces to quit as thousands of protesters storm government offices. >>> france put more than double the number of soldiers it has on the ground in africa following threats of a civil war. >>> i'm here with news in europe. ahead of a historic referendum next year. and -- >>> i'm mike hannah in romalia where palestinians are saying they are bearing the brunt of the anger over iraq's nuclear deal. ♪ >>> at least six government buildings have been stormed or surrounded in thailand has thousands of people demand that the prime minister step down. her brother is in this exile after being convicted of corruption. the standoff has been growing now for three days. demonstrators have occupied her office at government house as well as the finance ministry cam -- campground, and despite this, the government says it won't use force. >> reporter: a new day begins with hundreds of protesters still inside government coming pounds. the ministry of finance transformed into a

>>> welcome to the news hour from al jazeera in doha. i'm adrian finnegan. an end to a desperate week of waiting as a family is reunited in the philippines. >>> childhood friends go head to head as votes against underway in the chile elections. >>> i have news from europe, including tight security from the partial rerun of elections in kosovo which has big implications for the country's future. >>> and tradition or racism? a christmas event causes friction in the netherlands. >>> so we begin in the philippines where president aquino is continuing his tour of the region devastate by tie haiyan. the u.n. estimates more than 4 million people have been displaced. some aid has arrived in a prov of easterns sunu. it's an area cut off from supplies of food and water and the only option to get there is by air. paul beban joined the australian air force where he met a woman desperate to hurricane her family and witnesseded her emotional reunion. >> reporter: there's not a second to lose assist they pack their c-130 with equipment and supplies and one civilian holding

♪ >> hello, and welcome to the news hour from al jazeera from our headquarters in doha. our top stories this hour. iran reaches an agreement with the u.n. nuclear watchdog. >> we need water and medicine because a lot of people were wounded. >> a major international relief effort gets under way to help millions of people in the philippines affected by the typhoon disaster. >> meteorologist: the fill pine devastation is hanging heavily over major climate talks here in europe. >> we can fix this. >> reporter: a philippines delegate tearfully announces he'll fast until there is meaningful action. >> plus, in hamburg a group of african migrants who passed through amp dues i lampedusa sae being let down by the european union. >> so iran has agreed to work with the nuclear watchdog for monitoring of its nuclear sites. giving access to an uranium mine at a heavy uranium mine. it happened after talks over the weekend failed in geneva. >> reporter: straight from talk over iran's wasted no time. >> united states of america will into the future, as long as he is president, make cert

>> hello, and welcome to the news hour, we're live in doha. here are our top stories. >> it's time to talk. >> reporter: u.n. sets date notions to end the fighting in syria. >>> in thailand the government takes over two ministries. >> reporter: looting, ain't government spills over again ukraine. opposition leaders join the protest. >> and a show the president we do not agree with his decision. >> and stepping into history a chance to buy part of the original eiffel tower. >> so a date has been set. an international peace conference to end the fighting in syria. it's scheduled for january 22nd. the u.n. hopes it brings the syrian government and opposition to the negotiation table for the first type. this is secretary general ban ki-moon. >> this is a mission of hope. this is the understanding the negotiation will be the aspirations of all the syrian people for freedom and dignity, and which which guarantees safety and protection to all communities in syria. >> in just a moment we'll be live in geneva where details of those talks have been thra

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome to another news hour from al jazerra's head quarters in doha and london, i am adrian finnegan. the top stories around the world right now. entire towns destroyed, people desperate for food and water. aid agencies struggle to reach survivors of typhoon haiyan. >> all of a sudden the water started going up, before we knew it we were by the ceiling clinging for our lives. >> also ahead, empty streets and heavy security in bangladesh as an 84-hour strike begins and a political crisis looms. >>> hello, i am in london with the latest from europe, including the greek government face ace vote of no confidence following a police raid on the former state broadcaster. plus the toxic land feels in naples that many say are killing both the environment and its residents. ♪ ♪ >>> rescue workers are struggle to go reach survivors of typhoon haiyan two days after it cora cross the philippines. the storm left behind a trail of destruction so vast that there is no official count of how many people died. on the grounds the situation is dire. there is looting on the streets. mo

you are watching the news hour from doha. still to come from al jazeera, making a case for independence, the scottish government looks at separation from the uk again. >> the philippines is inspired by the supporting triumph following the devastation of higtyphoon haiyan. details coming up. have to explain why? >> well thats exactly what i said. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america >> you are watching al jazeera i'm steven cole. time to remind you of the word's top stories. i rairan has made a historic deo scale back their nuclear program. israel's prime minister called it

. ♪ >> our news center here in doha and london, this is al jazeera's news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes, desperation in the philippines, people are still struggling seven days after haiyan destroyed everything they had. >>> at least 16 people are killed dur progress tests in the libyan capitol of tripoli. >>> protests over aledged war crimes overshadow a top summit in sri lanka. >>> along the stories we're covering in europe, including the excluded. the french town emgracing a people long pushed to the edges of european society. ♪ >>> first to the philippines where seven days after the strongest typhoon tore through the country, thousands are still without food, water, and shelter. aid is being delivered, but it's not getting to the people who need it fast enough. the communications are still down, hundreds of roads remain blocked and airport runways have been damaged. meanwhile the task of burying the dead in mass graves has begun, and there is still confusion over the death toll. over 3.5 thousand people may have died, but there are fears the real fi

i'm in doha with all of the top stories. the world's main diplomats fly to geneva in a bid to end the standoff over iran's nuclear program, israel warns of an epic mistake. the crime of the century, that's what the palestinians say who say yasser arafat was murdered. >>> and typhoon haiyan batters the philippines. >>> i'm nike spicer in the ukraine where the country is racing to develop its own gas sup place after twice being left out in the cold by russia. >>> we begin in geneva where attempts continue to end the stand off over iran's nuclear program. now the meeting is in its second day. but the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is warning, there isn't a deal on the table yet. >> i want to emphasize there is not an agreement at this point in time. but the p5 is working hard, and i look forward to the meetings that i will be having very shortly with -- with lady kathy ashton, and with my fellow ministers in the p5 and also i will be meeting with minister zarif. we hope to try to narrow the differences but i don't think any

from al jazeera news center in doha in london. the top stories. pakistan interior minister accuse the u.s. of sabotaging a peace process after killing a taliban leader in a drone attack. >>> also this hour forced to be a child bride at the age of 11:00. now she's working to stop child brides in yemen. >> we'll have all the sports including the latest from the match with liverpool and the english premier league, and we'll tell i couldn't ne you whe fans were singing. all coming up in the program. >> pakistan has criticized the united states for the drone strike that has killed taliban leader hakimu will, lah mehsud. we have reports. >> reporter: this is the pakistani taliban's new leader. khan said is in his mid 0s. he was appointed by a taliban commanders securing 43 out of 60 votes. although some factions of the taliban organization is still pushing for other candidates to take the top job. still said is well-known in taliban circles. he's thought to plan an attack on a jail in northwest pakistan last year that freed 400 prisoners. he was a close

back to sam mcmorries in doha. >> thanks, julie. in syria, there are reports of heavy fighting. 160 people have been killed in the past two days as rebels tried to break a blockade under siege for more than six months cutting off rebels weapons supplies as well as food for local residents. also continuing for a fifth day. >> straightors are trying to put pressure on the local elections. the vote will be the first major test. the government has ordered businesses to cut prices with rising inflation. still ahead in sport, the formula one world champion finishes off his dominant season. all of the details coming up with rahul. line ... >> we have resorted to shutting the mosque. sectarian violence is on the rise here people across iraq are worried shutting down mosques will further heighten tension. >> we believe the sunni community has been persecuted but how do they guarantee the security forces will not be killed in neighborhoods they are trying to protect. the decisions to close down the mofshingz is adding fuel to the fire. when s

welcome to the news hour, i'm sammy zadan in doha. these are the top stories. >> this is a mission of hope. >> it's time to talk. the u.n. sets a date for peace negotiations to end the fighting in syria. >>> demonstrators storm government buildings in bangkok as antigovernment protests begin in thailand. >>> militia in libya nine people are killed. >> i'm barbara sara in london with news from europe. thousands protests on the streets of ukraine. >>> stepping into history, the chances to buy one of the original staircases from the eiffel tower. >> well, a date has been set now. international peace conference to end the fighting in syria is scheduled for january the 22nd. the u.n. hopes it will bring the syrian deposit to the negotiations table for the first time. this is how the u.n. secretary osecretarygeneral. >> the aspirations of all the syrian people, which guarantees safety and protection to all communities in syria. >> well, the u.n. ais arab leage lachtar brahimi: >> very important role in forming the delegation. but i have alw

. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour, i'll darren jordan from doha and london, these are the top stories. a challenge to egypt's government scuttles on the street as people defy the new protest law. >>> from a war zone to a life of child labor. >>> hello, there, i'm in london with the latest from europe. protesters in ukraine demand their department's resignation after he blocks a deal with the european union. >>> and two men go on trial accused of hacking a british soldier to death on a london street. >>> and why cutting down cholesterol could reduce the risk of breast cancer. we'll tell you what the scientists have found. ♪ >>> welcome to the program, for hundreds of thousands of syrian children, escaping war is just the start of their problems. forced to flee for their lives, the un says increasing number of refugee children are forced to go to work often to support their family. around half of syrian's refugees are children. more than half of them don't go to school. lebanon is now home to nearly 400,000 child refugees. the vast majority, 80% get no schooling there. and as hoda abde

. >> hello, welcome to the news hour from doha and london. time now for your top international stories. >>> the egyptian interim president says that he vows to pardon many who were arrested because of demonstrations. >>> also ahead, power play above the east china sea as beijing has had to scramble jets. >> we have the latest from europe as well. >> protesters in ukraine demand the resignation of their president after he blocks a deal with the e.u. >>> and two men go on trial accused of hacking a british soldier to death on a london street. >>> and a discovery that may just save lives, why cutting cholesterol could reduce the risk of breast cancer. >>> we start in egypt, where there has been a development in the case of 21 young women and girls who were jailed for protesting in alexandria. it appears that they have the opportunity to be released. a statement from the interim president says that he will issue a pardon for them when the court process is over. 14 of them were sentenced to 11 years in prison. seven others, under the age of 18, ar

you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - rescue workers pull bodies from the rubble of a collapsed supermarket in latvia. >> i'm tim friend at london police headquarters where detectives are investigating the case of three women held as slaves for 30 years.

. ♪ >> hello, there, you are watching the news hour live from our headquarters in doha. i'm judy, the top stories this hour. >> the consider now and have always considered the settlements to be illegitimate. >> trying to restart peace talks in the middle east. >>> soldiers display captured m23 rebels as the un vows to clamp down on armed revolutions. >>> and meet the troops newly tasked with fighting al-qaeda. >>> and in london russia fails to show up in front of an international court. >>> and -- >>> i'm katherine stancill, a major department store has introduced plus-sized man any cans to their stores. >>> israeli settlements on palestinian land are illegitimate. john kerry also announced the u.s. is sending another 75 million in aid. >> let me emphasize at this point that the position of the united states of america on settlement s is that we consider now and have always considered the settlements to be illegitimate, and i want to make it extremely clear that at no time did the palestinians in any way agree as a matter of going back to the talks that they somehow cond

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm at the al jazeera headquarters in doha. a group linked to al-qaeda claims responsible for the suicide bombings in beirut. >>> egyptian police have tired tear gas to disburse protesters in the square. >>> and french police are still searching for a gunman who attacked a bank and a newspaper office in paris. >>> the attack in beirut happened here any iranian embassy. hezbollah, or the party of god is a powerful political and armed group in lebanon made up of shiite muslims. it was formed in 1982 in direct response to israel's invasion. his -- hezbollah has helped turn the tide in assad's favor this year. the french government estimates there are between 3 and 10,000 hezbollah fighters in lebanon. lockman slim this isn't the first attack we have seen inside beirut. what can we make of the timing of this attack and why do you think it happened now? >> hi. first let me correct, this is not the first attack -- >> yes, no, i said it wasn't the first attack. but, yes, go ahead. >> exactly. so i think the timing is very interesting

. ♪ >>> hello for our news centers here in doha and london, this is the al jazeera news hours. coming up in the next 60 minutes, desperation in the philippines. people are still struggling for the basics seven days after typhoon haiyan destroyed everything they had. >>> anger in v -- sri lanka. >>> i'm barbara in london. i'll tell you how one french town is bucking the national trend against the roma community. ♪ >>> first to the philippines where seven days after the strongest typhoon on record tore through the country, thousands are still without food, fresh water and shelter. french and south korean rescue teaming have now begun delivering aid. and aircraft areas are dropping water and food to isolated communities, but it is not getting to the people who need it fast enough. communications are down, roads are blocked and airports are damaged. the main disaster agency estimates over 3.5 thousand people may have died. after seven days the situation remains dire. margo has the report. >> reporter: everything changed here seven days ago, and since then very little has. dead bo

. ♪ >>> hello, welcome to the news hour, in doha, our top stories. the world's top diplomats fly to geneva, but israel warns of an epic mistake. >>> the crime of the century, that's the conclusion of the palestinians who say that yasser arafat was assassinated. >>> and the world's largest storm battles the philippines. >>> and i'll have the latest from europe, including a british soldier convicted of murdering a wounded afghan fighter. >>> and the ukraine fighting for its own gas supplies after twice being left out in the cold by russia. ♪ >>> so we begin in geneva and the attempts to end the standoff over iran's nuclear program. the meeting in its second day has taken on new significance with the arrival of many of the world's senior foreign ministers. william hague is already at the talks. top diplomats from france and germany are also on their way. and u.s. secretary of state john kerry has just arrived. he says no deal has been done yet, but he hopes a solution can be found. >> i want to emphasize there is not an agreement at this point in time

let's take you now to doha and stephen. >> many thanks. lots more to come. the tail of the tu tuk that is traveling the world to help children learn their lessons. and in spain la liga leaders--that's easy for me to say--are hosting grenada. >> and now a techknow minute... ♪ >> the japanese government has described china's plan for an air defense zone as very dangerous. the island is known as sencacu in japan, owned by tokyo but claimed by beijing. it's setting up the zone to guard against air threats and japan said such a move would bring tensions between the islands. >>> apology for whitening cream. critics accuse the company of racism. we take a look at the beauty industry and the demands for skin-lightening products. >> reporter: like many young thai women, she does not like the way she looks. >> i think i'm dark. >> reporter: the 23-year-old wants her skin to be whiter. >> i like people with fair skin, and i think almost all thai girls would prefer to have fair skin rather than tan or dark skin. people with fair skin have more advantages. >> reporter:

. >> this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - russia's prime minister tells sri lanka to investigate allegations of war crimes for face an international inquiry. >> libya under pressure to deal with militias after dozens of protesters are shot dead in tripoli. >> china relaxes

drone strike. [ ♪ theme ] >> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha. also - chaos at los angeles airport. passengers flee as a man opens fire at a security checkpoint. >> the pain of a former yemeni child bride - and why it's proving difficult to change attitudes in a conservative society. >> burgers, fries and a book to go -

>> hello, from al jazeera's headquarters in doha in london. coming up on the program, one bag of food to last a family of five for three days. aid is being handed out but some say the government is playing favorites. a huge car bomb happened near when talks are due about security. >> reporter: the stories we're covering in europe. reeling from a painful political split, berlusconi reaches out to friends. >> and san francisco goes gotham for a good cause. >> first to the philippines where the aid situation appears to be improving. the united nations says the effort is being scaled up, but it's getting to remote areas that is still a big challenge. the philippines air force began air dropping some food packs to those remote areas. people had been swarming the helicopters, and pilots began to land on outskirts of villages before taking off again. and now tacloban one of the worst-hit areas. some still trying to leave, some cueing for days for a flight out. others say they're not able to get help, and others say they don't feel safe in the city. a

i'm in doha. the world's top stories. >> celebrations in the eastern democratic republican of congo, 23 rebels say they are laying down their arms. >>> more than 9 million syrians are now in need of urgent help. >>> and lift off from india. >>> hello, i'm in london with all of the latest from europe including more work still needs to be done, e-leaders admit the euro zone faces more uncertainty. >>> and in the uk a somali money transfer service wins a court case against barclays bank. meaning it can stay open for now. ♪ >>> a brutal 20-month conflict in the democratic republic of congo as finally come to an end. the political leader said it's fighters were laying down their guns. the regional commander is reported to have escaped across the border to rwanda. in a statement released, he said we have decided to pursue a solution of the problems that gave birth to our movement through purely political means. the army has been bombarding the group pushing it back to hill tops near the city of goha.

i'm in doha. these are the top stories:. >> i was not involved in any criminal activities of any nature. >> the muslim leader who denies allegations to al jazeera of war crimes in bangladesh is sentenced to death. >> the cost of a rebellion - atrocities in the democratic republic of congo. >>> junk scavenging with disabled relatives - how some you are forced to survive. >> i'm kath turner in new york. the new york city marathon after two events - hurricane sandy, and the boston marathon. . >>> welcome to al jazeera. a bangladeshy court sentenced to death a leader based in the u.k. al jazeera spoke to chowdhury mueen-uddin, and he denied any involvement in the killings in 1971. he's been sentenced to death in his absence, by a court in the capital dakar, alongside ashrafuz zaman khan, who lives in the u.s. here is what chowdhury mueen-uddin told us in july. >> i was not involved in any criminal activities in "71 or since. i was not supporting military action. i resigned my political post. >> rob re

now it's back to doha. >> thank you. cybercriticals have found a new way to cause destruction and their method of warfare could disrupt every day life in the united states. >> for power companies this is the new frontier. cyberwarfare. cybersecurity experts say power stations are increasingly the target. north american power stations face 10,000 attempts each month. >> they're certainly more sophisticated now and the tension ten years or so earlier you didn't have so much attention on the power structure. now there is more attention. >> reporter: the grid is a target because it touches so much of our lives. >> without the power grid we don't have emergency communications. we don't have routine communications. we don't have hospitals heating and cooling, lighting. it's such a desperately large impact. >> reporter: last year the world's most valuable company, the 10 trillion-dollar saudi arabian oil company was attacked with a virus. >> it did not effect our operation but we lost 3,000 bcs and 2,000 servers. >> reporter: t

. >> i'm david foster, the al jazeera headquarters in doha. our top stories, the philippine government said it's facing it's biggest ever logistical challenge after typhoon haiyan that has effected 1 million people. aid agencies are warning potential outbreaks of diseases in the areas destroyed by the form. >>> the u.s. state department has designated two nigerian armed groups as terrorist organizations. the groups have been behind several bomb negotiation nigeria in the last few years. well, more on the crisis in the philippines. let's hear from all the coordinator for humanitarian affairs, as she's been touring the disaster area. she described how lawlessness and knocked out infrastructure was affecting the relief effort. >> i have heard that the red cross convoy was held up, and that they were trying to get things--it's a bit of a vicious circle. one of the things there is no fuel there, is no generators, no fuel no, lighting. still, i was there to be the whole day, and at 5:00 my telephone kicked into life and started working again. it's j

i'm in doha with the word's top news stories. typhoon haiyan leaves dead bodies laying in the streets. >>> and she is not happy with the international response to the crisis so far. >>> the largest-ever polio vaccine campaign is underway in the middle east after an outbreak in syria. >>> helping the lost generation. europe's leaders meet to tackle youth unemployment. and the summit on e-cigarettes. ♪ >>> the philippines is still reeling from the devastation causeded by the worst storm in recorded history. the un estimates the number dead is around 10,000. hundreds of thousands of people have lost their homes and have no shelter. those desperate to find food have stripped the stores bare. the united nations has launched an appeal for over $300 million for areas hit by the typhoon. the us and uk are sending warships carrying thousands of soldiers and dozens of aircraft to help with relief and recovery. the typhoon left a wide path of destruction when it stuck on friday. these are the two worst-effected provinces. it is feared 10,

i'm in doha with the world's top news stories. double suicide attack in lebanon. 23 people are dead after the iranian embassy was targeted in beirut. a roof collapsed at a shopping center in south africa. >> i'm in london with the latest from europe, including a state of emergency declared after 18 people die in flash floods. >>> plus new immanges of the gunman being hunted by hundreds of police after the shooting in paris on monday. >>> is the quest for green energy threatening wildlife 180 feet down? that story is coming your way from the bottom of the sailor's sea. ♪ >>> we begin our coverage in lebanon. at least 23 people have been killed after two suicide bombs exploded outside of the iranian embassy. a group linked to al-qaeda says it carried out the attacks. iran is a major supporter of the syria government as well as the armed lebanese group hezbollah, which had been fighting alongside government soldiers in syria. there has been conflicting reports about iran's cultural attache. one suggesting he was killed and another

doha beetdo remembered as the place where we turn things around and 2012 to be the year that the world found the courage to take responsibility for the future we want. >> that was yeb sano speaking last year at the time and change conference in doha. yesterday at the opening of the climate talks, yeb sano gave another moving speech. he is the head of the climate change delegation. >> it was barely 11 months when my delegation made an appeal to the world to open our eyes to the stark realities that we face . as then we confronted a catastrophic storm that resulted in the costliest disaster in philippine history. less than a year hence, we cannot imagine that a disaster much bigger would come with an apparent growth was the fate, my country is being bested by this storm called superstorm haiyan. if there was ag, category six, it would have fallen squarely in that box. we remain uncertain as to the full extent of the damage and devastation as information trickles in in an agonizingly slow manner because power lines and communication lines have been cut off and may take a while before they

let's take you back to doha. >> thank you. now children today can't run as fast as their parents did back in the 1970s, that's according to a new study out of australia. researchers analyzed more than 40 years of studies that involved millions of children in 28 different countries. that may come as a surprise when the world's top sprinters are still breaking records. but while the world's top athletes are getting faster, the next generation has been slowing down. researchers found that on average children today run a minute and a half slower than their parents did when they were youngsters. children are getting slower as they get fatter. that has major implications for their health as they grow up. researchers recommending 60 minutes of exercise a day for children. and that's the same for their parents. we have the senior clinical research at any british vascular society joins us to discuss this further. i gather the most obvious reasons children are getting slower and fatter is because of video games are there other reasons f

doha, qatar, july 3rd, the story has just broken. arafat's widow, suha, is leading a campaign to get her husband's body exhumed. time is not on her side, and neither is her late husband's nephew. despite the opposition, suha presses on. >> you know, nasser, he is a diplomat. i'm the wife. for me there's a difference. i respect his opinion but my opinion is i don't want any one per cent doubt about this story. i want to reveal this for the whole world. this is my, will be my battle. >> paris, france. july 6th, three days since we broke the story. the palestinian authority praises al jazeera's film and recommits itself to discovering the truth. its leader, mahmoud abbas, arrives to hold his first official meeting with the new french president, francois hollande. >> he presented to him with the new facts of the al jazeera documentary and urged him...if they have any things they haven't told us, to please forward it to us. >> july 10th, arafat's widow, suha, arrives in france. she believes pursuing a criminal investigation in the country

news hour in doha. al jazeera has exclusive evidence from the central african republic that government forces are committing atrocities against civilians. the stench of death here is overwhelming. there were 30 people inside this tiny shack, it is incredible that anyone managed to survive. >> the military leader of congo is defeated m 23 rebels is being held in uganda. his troops have surrendered. the taliban select a new leader, it is believed he is the man that planned the attack on the school girl. it is clear our adversaries are rubbing their hands with glee. >> as britain spy chief appear in public for the first time together to be groomed by politicians. >> and protesting greece after police storm the former state head quarters evicting dozens of journalists. >> we begin this news hour in africa, two countries with mineral well, but battered by years of fighting. 're in the democratic republic, the rebel group is reported to have surrendered we will have more on that in a minute. but first, we hea

public attention, media attention on the philippines in the last two conference parties the one in doha and then here, because of the extreme weather events, the typhoons that we are talking about at this time. but we're not quite sure if the leaders of the governments around the world are actually listening hard, because we have seen very little progress in the years. >> it is my understanding that you have friends, family members that have lost children in this most recent typhoon. are you spreading this information to people individually trying the get their attention? >> yes, we have had actually very good help with many of the civil society groups here who have been calling attention owhat is happening in the philippines and helping press the urgency to the government, to raise their ambition in terms of cutting global greenhouse gas emissions and also to be able to are provide the finance that has long time coming to developing countries like the imr philippines. >> i want to bring seth bornstein into our conversation. look you hear the story of lidy, she's out there in warsaw, sh

i'm here in doha. these are the top stories. . protests from egyptian human rights group as women and girls as young as 15 are given heavy sentences for protesting against the government. >> increased naval activity in the eastern south china sea as a political row over territory widens to include taiwan. >> yingluck shinawatra has overcome an action in parliament. >> a coup in mali - is arrested and charged with kidnapping. we describe the path back to democracy. >> welcome to the show. human rights groups criticised the sentences given to 14 young egyptian women for protesting against the government. the women were sentenced to more than 11 years in prison on wednesday. seven others were arrested and held in a juvenile detention facility because they are under the age of 16. the government announced it will stop anyone defying new protest laws, saying it protect the rights of society. the girls were convicted on charges relating to holding a protest in alexandria on october the 31st, calling for claude moraes -- mohamed morsi re

. >> i am going to have more from europe later in the news hour, for now it is back to sammy in doha. >> hernandez has all been would be the closely election race. nearly 70% of the vote is being counted but the main opposition candidate is still refusing to back down more from the capitol. >> they say from what shay saw it was a transparent vote and count. how, they did invite party whose disagreed with the results that have so far been published to bring that evidence that they may have soon as soon as possible and even to the observers team from the european union. at the same time, officially they are saying it is a transparent vote and a transparent count, at least one member of this team without giving any attribution, told our team that there were "questions about the integrity of the organization." this comes as some questions have been raised by at least two leading presidential candidates. not only castro of the party who so far is in second place, according to the official count, but also another command dade of the anticorruption party. neither of those candidates have acc

doha. special report on congolese soldiers after their battle against rebels. >> targeted for their beliefs. we meet syrian christians that have been forced to flee to lebanon. >> and the big apple votes for a mayor for the first time in two decades. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in israel in his latest attempt to revive peace talks. he just met benjamin ne net ne a 00 of he is making clear his belief ther that there there wes in the talking process. john kerry said they would continue to push for agreement and for this the prime minister agreed with him. john kerry apologized for this part of the process and the talks will be as i woul quiet ad closed as possible. and discussion too about iran, prime minister ne aan extended visited by the u.s. secretary of state john kerry an much of him to discuss between him and the israeli prime minister. he will be meeting the palestinian prime minister later on this day. >> other news coming out of israel this morning. the former foreign m

. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, i am jonah hull no doha. the other top stories here on al jazerra. hopes rise for a nuclear deal with iran as john kerry changes his plans and heads to geneva. we report on the forgotten crisis in the central african republic, aid agencies warn of a humanitarian catastrophe. and the u.s. moves to ban so-called fran frankenstein fatn the latest attempt to make americans healthier. ♪ ♪ >>> the strongest recorded typhoon to hit land is battering the fi philippines it has caused power blackouts in the central philippines where storage surges reached identify meter as many as two have been killed and 2 million affected. >> reporter: the philippine is his no stranger to tropical storms. but even by its standards, this is no ordinary storm. the tie fa typhoon is one of tht powerful ever recorded with gusts reaching 370-kilometers per hour, there aren't many buildings that can stand that force. >> it made landfall this morning and provided by storm surge and incredibly winds. roofs have been ripped from buildings, windows been blown in. >> reporter: once

. ♪ from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i have the top stories from around the world. [chanting] thailand, antigovernment protesters threaten to stay on the streets until the prime minister steps down. violence across bangladesh and rejected the january base and sabotaging rail ways and blocking roads. stamping out drugs in nigeria and are battling a growing problem. and sprouting up all over the world the sky-high gardens that could be the trend of the future. ♪ while the political standoff in the thailand is becoming increasingly tense protesters are out on the streets of the capitol defying an emergency law and threatening to continue occupying state buildings until the government steps down. protest leaders are calling for the entire nation to join in on antigovernme governmengovernmen are moving around bangkok and staging sit-ins at the interior and finance ministries and the arrest for the opposition leader. the protesters want an end to what they call the taxing system. the legacy of the former prime minister and his sister is now the prime minister of thailan

. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera live from doha. also on the program: change at the top of pakistan's military. general raheel sharif takes over as the new boss of the country's armed forces. >> also in nepal a rude awakening for the maoist after the results of the election. >> and protesters in thailand keep up protests against the government. more than 1,000 demonstrating inside the compound. >> we start in pakistan where the military has a new boss. lieutenant raheel sharif takes over as the new army chief, considered to be the most powerful job in the country. these are the pictures from the ceremony where raheel sharif was installed a while ago. he took over from general pervez ashfaq kayani. perhaps the new challenge is the threat from the tribal north. the pakistani taliban and others continued to attack the armed forces. then there's drone attacks in the north-west. attacks on the western border with afghanistan is a challenge. things are expected to get worse after troops pull out. there's a traditional rivalry. thai's have

international help is coming in as dozens of country offer up aid. [ ♪ theme ] >>> welcome to doha. we have al jazeera's continuing coverage of the disaster in the philippines and the other top stories. >> main players blame each other. we look at who is responsible for holding up a nuclear deal in iran. saving the children - a report on the biggest

. >> more from europe later in the program, now back to david in doha. >> coming up, the taliban ally named for targeting the sufficient and indian embassies in afghanistan now increasingly being attacked on its home turf. >> in sport, one of the shots of the day, was it enough to keep him in contention? we'll tell you. stay with us. story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. (vo) we pursue that story beyond the headline, past the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capitol. (vo) we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. (vo) and follow it no matter where it leads, all the way to you. al jazeera america. take a new look at news. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong...

. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera america live from doha. also on the program - protests in thailand. progovernment demonstrators are out in force as well. >> fighters are divided on weather to end a ceasefire in the north of mali. >> the fight against aids in senegal threatened by american fund

you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead: enabling nicolas maduro. venezuela's congress gives the president new sweeping

. >>> hello from me, david foster, live from doha. they want the thai prime minister to quit. thousands of protesters occupy government ministries. violence on the streets of honduras, protesters refusing to accept the presidential election result. >> and decision day for silvio berlusconi, the italian senator sp

from al jazeera news center in doha in london. the top stories. pakistan interior minister accuse the u.s. of sabotaging a peace process after killing a taliban leader in a drone attack. >>> also this hour forced to be a child bride at

. ♪ ♪ >> hello, welcome to the news hour from doha and london, i'm laura kyle. coming up. >> violence on the streets of bangkok as anti-government protesters attack rival demonstrators. >>> and fighting the harsh winter in the camp. >> reporter: we have all the news in europe including ukrainian opposition leaders call for a str

i'm in doha with all of the top stories. the world's main diplomats fly to geneva in a bid to end the standoff over iran's nuclear program, israel warns of an epic mistake. the crime of the century, that's what the palestinians say who say yasser

in pakistan as trucks carrying nato supplies are stopped in afghanistan. [ ♪ music ] >>> hello from doha. this is the world news from al jazeera. a country divided again. pro and antigovernment protesters are on the streets. >>> in honduras two candidates claim victory - neither backing down. >>> we report on a manmade dilemma hurting the highlands in malaysia >>> so supporters of the pakistani politician imran khan are blocking supply routes into afghanistan for a second day. they say they'll stop nato trucks passing through north-west tabbing stan until the u.s. stops its drone strikes. as we said in the openers, small but effective these protests. indeed, very effective. just to tell you, in the last few minutes the members of the provincial assembly from the islamist army have gone to the u.s. consulate where they loged a protest alert against the continuation of the drone strikes. as you can see the party workers are on the roadblock. just to give you a little bit of an explainer, they are blocking the points - two critical entry points into the province. what you see behind me is a

. >> this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - russia's prime minister tells sri lanka to investigate allegations of war crimes for face an international inquiry. >> libya under pressure to deal with militias after dozens of protesters are shot dead in tripoli. >> china relaxes a one-child policy. but can parents afford to have more than one baby? >> the u.n. says the aid effort is turning a corner in the philippines. aid groups are warning of major challenges in reaching remote island communities. the united nations distributed food to more than 170,000 people in tacloban. many bodies and dead animals are polluting water supply, creating perfect conditions for diseases such as tif i had and collera. craig leeson travels to an island off the northern tip of cebu. >> early morning light filters on to the deck of the "mg gemini 6", it fails to wake the crew. they've been up most of the might loading to bring aid to an island off the northern tip of cebu. it was one of a dozen to be desmated by typhoon haiyan. >> i can o