prime minister yingluck shinawatra held a cabinet meeting on tuesday. she's now on her way to meet the king. the police say they are still in control of the situation, despite standing down. >> the demonstrations, and in order to reduce the tensions between protesters and police, barriers have been opened to compounds. we are in the process of negotiating with the police. police still maintain police and order. forces from the military safeguard the area and are ready to reinforce police operations. >> what are the protesters spds demands. the main movement wants a people's government set up. they feel the current prime minister is corrupt and does the bidding of her brother and former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. her party won on election two years ago and holds a majority in parliament. we have teems in bangkok travelling all sides of the story. let's go over to wayne hay at government house for an update on the situation there. wayne, what is the latest. >> yes, well we are outside government house, the officer of the prime minister yingluck sh

they claim the government led thi thaksin shinawatra's sister, yingluck shinawatra, wants to whitewash his crimes. his close allies believe the attempt to push through an amnesty bill that could have cleared him was a bad move. >> if you ask if it was a mistake - i believe so. that was over. now, the bill was not passed by the upper house. >> that has not been enough to top the protestors, who are vowing to eradicate the regime. >> the party comes complete with its library in the devoted to thaksin shinawatra. >> despite the opposition, his party and family are not givenigiving up on getting him home >> translation: we faced so many obstacles. the door has not been closed. there's a way, but i cannot mention the details. >> thaksin shinawatra's party won the last five members. his return will boost ranks but rile opponents. >> the united nations is asking if an inquiry into allegations of trafficking of myanmar rev anies. reuters report that thai workers were handing over rohingyas saying the stateless muslims were taken across southern thailand and held hostage in camps near the borde

his sister yingluck shinawatra became prime minister in 2007. she won by a landside. she's been accused of buying the election. last year she tried to grant amnesty to her brother and that's when the demonstrations began. they are calling for the parliament to be dissolved and new elections. >> violence broke out in an indian district after a national was struck and killed which a bus. 27 people were arrested. it was singapore's first major riot in more than four decades. protesters bring down to symbol. now demonstrators want to oust the president. hundreds of thousands took to the treastreets. the protests went on into the night. toppling a statue, shouting, "viktor yanukovych, you're next." >> here outside the cabinet office, protesters have been placing flowers on the barrier between themselves and the police. this relatively peaceful standoff turned ugly. earlier they were building up the barricades. the fear is that the police will move in before a deadline on tuesday to end the street protests and occupations of buildings. >> people gathered in their thousands

thaksin shinawatra is living abroad in self-exile. the protests turned into anti-government protests and have grown larger since they started about a week ago. >> forrens you mentioned her brother, and that he fled corruption charges. where did he go. does this have anything to do with why they are angry at her? >> well he has everything to do with this, in the sense that the protesters are calling for not just this government to step down, but calling for an end to what they say is the thaksin shinawatra regime. they say that he is running this government, that she is material taking instructions from him. you have cabinet ministers holding meetings with him, where he lives in hong kong and dubai. they say effectively he's running the show and the corrupt system are still in place. particularly they are upset over this guarantee scheme, not just her critics, but international finance organizations say is bankrupting the country. the scooem allows the government to buy rice from farmers regardless of what the price is. >> thai people

thailand's prime minister yingluck shinawatra called an early election. tens of thousands marched on her office. there's said to be a carnival atmosphere. eight died in a train accident in jakarta. the passenger train collided with a lorry and one carriage burst into flames. >> france's defence minister says troops are sending fighters in. they've been deployed after days of violence between rival militias in which hundreds have died. there's reports from the capital bangui. >> people find refuge in a church in bangui. even if it has no protection from french and african force, it is better to sleep hear than home. church bells are silent. it's the only ring to learn of danger that man had no warning when sell ebbinga killed his family. she thought seleka would not target wives and children. >> when i cam back, my wife and two children were dead. the baby was on the bed covered with clothes >> this is one of the first times we have seen french soldiers on foot in large numbers. they are here to reassure people and protect them. they'll soon disarm troops

it is complete with its own library in the name of thaksin shinawatra. there's a whole section devoted to the billionaire. despite the opposition his party and family are not giving up on getting him home. >> we face so many obstacles. there is still a way. i cannot commence the details at the moment. >> thaksin shinawatra's party has won the last five members. the return of members boosts the ranks but will rile opponents. thailand's prime minister yingluck shinawatra said they'll be open to talks. >> translation: our family doesn't want to be part of the problem. we want a democracy. >> the prime minister said she would not use force against protesters. they are pushing for a final push on december the 9th. >> mark morgan is here with the sport headlines. the big sport story is college football. >> that's right. we have one result just in. the table is set for tonight. and you i discussed it could be chaos tonight. for now, top ranked florida state and ohio. the task is clear. a win for each - they will square off in the b.c. s title game. the undefeat

breaking story out of thailand -- yingluck shinawatra calling early elections. antigovernment protesters have returned to the streets. they are headed to government house. she has been addressing the nation saying she wants to ease tension. the opposition resigned en masse decrying the illegitimacy of the government. there are significant -- let's get the latest from zeb eckert in bangkok. >> it certainly is a mood of uncertainty. the fact that yingluck has dissolved parliament doesn't necessarily satisfy the demands of these protesters. we are talking about thousands of protesters who have joined nine separate marches on their way to government house. yingluck appears to have made this decision to dissolve parliament to try to head off these protests. leader call this a do or die moment. it is unclear whether this will satisfy their demand. as you pointed out, they have called for an unelected council. that would essentially not be part of the democratic system. yingluck has said this simply is not possible. it very closely. she spoke on national television 30

they are leading protests against yingluck shinawatra. protesters removed barbed wire outside the house. pead -- opposition leader called on people to support him. >> this is day three of the protest declared on monday after a mass rally of the anti-government protesters. no sign that yingluck shinawatra or her party is preparing to step down or leave the caretaker administration role, which is what the protesters are calling for. there were a group of protesters that jumped the wall. they are calling on police to leave the compound. we understand negotiations are under way at that point at the moment. all eyes are on the military. the protest leader calls on the military to take a stand and stand by the people, people that support him and his side of thai politics. he wants a meeting with them. there's no indications that the military exceeded to that. there's a report that they rejected it. we spoke to military spokespeople who say they are considering the top brass to meet with yipingluck shinawatra and people around them. it's signifi

they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they say and this is through the last two weeks and any influence the ruling party has because of the connection to the foreign prime minister in exile and that is what they want but what they got so far sell shuns that take place in the next 5-6 weeks and the leader of the antigovernment movement saying that is not enough and spoke before we came only air and will speak again me behind me in the coming hours, this is a big rallying speech because this is the final day of this phase if you will of this movement. it will be interesting to see how they transition after they spend the night here, how they transition this into more of a political fight because it sounds like the leader has done this part of it, they have gone to the street, proven their point this way, how they get the ultimate goal as they says the resignation of the prime minister of yingluck shinawatra is the big question. >> reporter: the opposition democratic party has also joined the protests. how confident is the opposi

they want prime minister yingluck shinawatra to step down immediately. tension is mounting among government house. protesters continue to pelt the compound with rocks. the former prime minister met with yingluck last night, but they failed to make progress. he says he will continue leading the protests and is calling on all government workers across the country to join them and strike on monday. at the parliament in bangkok, demonstrators stopped getting inside. instead workers had to wait for instructions at the entrance. >> translator: as a government worker, i must do my duty as usual today. but if i had time, i'd rather take part in the protests. >> the escalation of the anti-government protests is beginning to affect everyday life in bangkok. many colleges and high schools are closed out of security concerns. the latest demonstrations were triggered last month when yingluck forced a controversial amnesty bill through the lower house. critics say the bill was intended to pave the way for her brother, former prime minister shinawatra to return from pa

the system for solidifying votes through rural areas was by yingluck's brother, thaksin shinawatra. thaksin was ousted in a coup several years ago and lives in self-imposed exile, but the opposition claims he still influences the government. the protesters have proposed creating a council to appoint a new prime minister and other cabinet ministers, but yingluck flatly rejected the proposal, saying such a step would violate the constitution and would be undemocratic. >> translator: we'll keep turning out in numbers, and we'll definitely win. we're certainly not going to stop now. we're going to fight on. >> the thai military, which has launched or attempted to launch a number of coups in the past, has so far refrained from intervening. the antigovernment campaign may be up against the wall, as protesters see no other option than continuing their urban demonstrations. and that's it for our update. >>> the u.s. ambassador to japan has visited a city her country hit with an atomic bomb in 1945. caroline kennedy used her trip to nagasaki to call for more efforts to rid the world of nucle

we start our coverage in thailand where prime minister yingluck shinawatra has dissolved parliament. after, thousands fill the streets accusing her of being a puppet of her brother who because ousted from power in 2006, and convicted of corruption. protestors say dissolving parliament is enough and that no shinawatra government should be allowed to stay in power. wayne hawai hay is in bangkok. >> large groups of protestors sit off on long journeys, final battle and he said their objective was clear. >> to be the winner. >> the protest started a month ago with the stated aim of returning power to the people. and as they began their long march the prime minister made a concession. >> translator: bloarts and sisters of thailand, i'm yingluck shinawatra, the prime minister of thailand. i have decided to request a royal decree to dissolve parliament this year. >> but the goals of the protestors have changed. and as they arrived to the office of the prime minister it became clear that a new election wasn't enough. >> translator: dissolving parliament doesn't matter. we have come here becau

they accuse prime minister yingluck shinawatra of being a proxy for her brother thaksin. he was off theed and charged with corruption, and fled into exile. >> to demonstrate the power and depth of the protest organizers led mass rallies at five different locations through the streets of bangkok. tens, if not hundreds moved through the streets. mobilising in a show of strength. >> small groups split. at the prime minister's residence was part of a mob, repelled by a police presence. >> translation: we want yingluck shinawatra out. it's better for the country. >> demonstrators gathered through the city. opposition leaders used the sky train to move between groups. at each, stirring the crowds with promise of change and threats of public protests. >> translation: we want to kick yingluck shinawatra out because she's the leader of the current government under the thaksin regime. >> the anti-government protests have stamina and the ability to organise. they have been able to set up a stage and bring in tens of thousands of people. the question remains - is the government liste

. >>> the brother-in-law of thaiksin shinawatra. he delivered another fiery speech among tens of thousands of supporters and repeated his call for a reform committee to run the country. this means that from now on the people will appoint a people's prime minister and a people's government. from now on we will have the people's counsel doing the legislating. >> the protestors ago seem like they're settling in for another long fight even though this was supposed to be their last day. wayne hay, bangkok. >>> trip is intended to repair regulations between the two countries. but as zintai thai records from islamabad, this was mired in controversy. >> this is the first time, u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagel came for talks with noa sharif. including the u.s. raid in which osama bin laden was captured and killed. >> this is not a one off trip. this is part of a series of high level meetings between washington and islamabad, secretary kerry was here previously and the fact that these high level officials are going and coming means that

these prime minister shinawatra's hope to end demonstrations. but they say that it isn't enough. >> reporter: the leader of the anti-government movement called for one more show of strength to topple the government. they sit on long journeys across bangkok. they called it the fina the fine and the objective was clear. the protests started a month ago. but the stated aim to give power to the people as they begin their long march the prime minister made a concession. >> brothers of thailand, i am yingluck shinawatra, the prime minister of thailand. i have decided to request a royal decree to dissolve parliament this year. >> but the goals of the protesters have changed, and their riot to the officers of the prime minister became clear that a new election was not enough. >> dissolving the parliament doesn't matter. we want to solve of the country's problems. dissolving parliament won't solve the country's problems. >> the opposition democrat party has failed to win the last five elections, a trend that is likely to continue in the next vote. now pe

shinawatra. at that time it was before a military coup. there was a similar and ditoxin demonstrations in the streets. is there a role for the king to appoint a new prime minister. and at that time he said to judges - new judges were taking positions in court, and he said this is the constitutional monarchy, it's not a role for a copying to do this. if there is a dispute, if there's a problem with politicians, corruption, whatever the charges, the courts can handle this. you are judges, you should do this honestly and take care of the situation. we have the clear guidance from 2006. >> what has the relation been like between the shinawatra family, and the royal family? what's the relationship been like? >> yingluck shinawatra made very good relations with the royal family since coming to power in the 2011 election that they won by a landslide. she's made friends publicly. she's been seen with the privy council, which is the copying's personal cabinet or his personal advisory board. so she's also

the first, which is the most important is they want the ruling family of thailand, the shinawatras to be removed and not run again. the second thing they want is a people's congress, which is an unelected group, similar to britain's house of lords. neither will be given by the ruling party before the election. >> jonathan grave reporting from bangkok. we'll keep everyone posted on what happens. if they get 2-3 million activists and there's a clash with police, you can imagine what will happen. >> also, in the central african republic. i'm david shuster, see you again at 4am eastern. thanks for watching. recovery and the pivot towards asia are the "inside story." >> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. for more than a months the specific island nation of the philippines have struggled to recover from the worst national disaster that it's ever known. typhoon haiyan. there are still people missing

they want to force out yingluck shinawatra and reform the political system. >> leaders from ukraine's three main opposition parties are expected to hold more demonstrations in the capital. they are opposing the government for not signing a trade deal in europe. there's plenty of support for viktor yanukovych. >> from ukraine's east and south. supporters of the orthodox church came to the capital to pray for solidarity with russia. >> translation: western culture is not orthodox. western values are not acceptable for us. >> translation: nobody will win against us, because god is with us, united people, blessed by god. >> they say the orthodox church is one nation. these marches represent the divide in the ukraine. they say they should be aligned with russia, not europe, turning to the west is not part of the culture. >> they march outside parliament. government supporters gathered for days. many were bussed into the city. al jazeera saw some paid to be here. police remained out in full force. a promise to tear down barricades came to nothing. in the square itself the demand were the sa

. >>> antigovernment protesters in thailand demanding the resignation of yingluck shinawatra continue to surround her office on wednesday. we're following the story in bangkok. >> 40 days have passed before the thai lower house passed an amnesty bill many say was to allow thaksin shinawatra to return from self imposed exile. the bill was rejected by opposition lawmakers, but the situation still spurred on the protesters, and concern is growing that lingering political turmoil may affect the second largest asean economy. protesters continued the sit-in they began days before. prime minister yingluck announced monday she would dissolve parliament and hold an election. >> translator: there really shouldn't be anymore elections. the elections have let us down for a long time. >> antigovernment protesters remain unmoved by the offer to return to the ballot box. they wrote to success on the back of policies designed to protect those left behind by thailand's rapid economic development. the supporters represent a minority of the national thai electorate. the opposition parties have yet to sa

protesters are continuing their call for prime minister yingluck shinawatra to back down, but have given way to scenes of demonstrators cleaning the streets. the situation has become calm as people around the country get ready to pay their respects to the king. until monday, security forces and protesters had met in violent confrontations. demonstrators threw stones and security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets, but on wednesday, the city looks like a different face. demonstrators are cleaning the streets. the change in atmosphere is due to the king's birthday tomorrow, he celebrates his 86th birthday. >> translator: this is a time for cleaning up before paying respects to our king. >> government officials and protest leaders took a break from hostilities on tuesday ahead of the king's birthday in an about face, security authorities allowed demonstrators to enter the compound of the prime minister's office. the move diffused some of the tension by allowing protesters to gather in the center of power. they later left the compound shouting that they'd won. the royal thai family is

shinawatra. >>> after weeks of protests, the president said he's now ready to talk to the protesters. they have now have less than 24 hours to end their bloc blockadn government buildings. we have more from kiev. >> reporter: interior ministry troops gather at entrance points to independent square in kiev. protesters are facing emanant eviction from the buildings they have taken over. these aren't snowballs. they are made of plaster. trouble may be on the way. protests are concerned that police may have come early and they scramble to the barricades to defend the square from any possible assault. yesterday's mas mass rally may e boosted resolve to stee steer ye to europe. >> they're really loyal to the current president. >> reporter: there may yet be a peaceful outcome. the president has offered talks to end the crisis with former ukrainian leaders. and the e.u. foreign policy chief is flying to kiev this week. as the cold closes in organizers need the crowd to stay on independent square. there may be safety in numbers. >> that is robben forest walker. >>> worsening smog in east chin

demonstrators are demanding the resignation of yingluck shinawatra. on tuesday they removed barriers and let them in, in an attempt to diffuse tension and prevent a full fledged conflict. the scene in front of the prime minister's office on tuesday was dramatically different from a day earlier. police stood back and let protesters remove the barricades, eventually letting them enter the compound. the situation was similar at the metropolitan police headquarters. demonstrators targeted the building after protest leaders called on them to rally there. police lifted the barricades and let them in. the tactic was in stark contrast to their hard-lined response the day before. police had announced on monday they'd obtained an arrest warrant. a short time later, suthep hold protesters to storm the building. the protests started last month. critics say the bill was intended to pave the way for her older brother, former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, to return to thailand. he lost power seven years ago in a coup and now lives out of the country. he continu

and the influence of her brother and former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. on thursday the prime minister was indicted for murder in connection with a military crackdown on antigovernment demonstrations in 2010. he has denounced the move as politically motivated and is denying the charges. the demonstrators three years ago were demanding that he call early elections. the ensuing violence resulted in more than 90 deaths. the sit-in continued on thursday around the prime minister's offices. a few of the demonstrators scaled the compound walls but didn't enter any official building. protest leaders is asking police and military chiefs for talks to determine their allegiance. despite a long history of queue attempts the army is currently refusing to take sides. >> translator: i don't have much hope for the meeting because i don't think they will accept the invitation. the armed forces chiefs want a new election but we don't want that. >> yingluck received a warm welcome in the north of thailand offered on monday to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections. y

they want the prime minister yingluck shinawatra to resign. they feel she's being controlled by her brother thaksin shinawatra, who is in exile overseas. the latest was when a bill was put forward pardoning many in corruption cases. we are join the from a professor at the bangkok university. we are seeing demonstrations and a momentum of the demonstrators taking to various parts of bangk bangkok. do you think this will escalate of? >> i think the people are gaining ground and the support we are getting from the general public, including the free media, consisting of the free tv is now assisting the people's revolution, so to speak, because they con no longer tolerate the parliamentary dictatorship making a mockery out of democracy. we have no check and balances. we have no way of asking them how many money we are spending. this is why people are demanding. >> do you think it's significant that she is being moved from her office physically and protected by the police. do you think that shows that there is movement and possibly shell consider he

they want to rid the country of the influence of the shinawatra family. they say the family is corrupt. accuse them of cronyism and nepoities m -- nepotism. a lot of analysts say they probably learnt their lessons from the last coup in 2006. that brought on a time of instability. there were street protests in 2008, 2010 and this. clearly they do not wish to be drawn in. if you read the comment by the army chief, he was really careful. he said - he posed this question: will the military intervene? and his answer was why do you want us to take sides, we don't want to take sides, we want to remain neutral. whether it remains neutral depends how the situation develops. you are watching the al jazeera newshour. i head hundreds of people in northern ireland are driven out of their homes by intimidation and violence. overcrowded, congested and shrouded in smog. iranians look to remove their capital from tehran. in the n.b.a. lebron james gathers, but the heat suffers a loss. that's only half the bad news for the miami starman. all the details in sport. >> east a

, and the influence of her brother, former prime minister, thaksin shinawatra, convicted of abusing his power. >> in recent days protesters roamed around bangkok, targetting government offices with little or no resistance from the police. it's not the case here. police are firm and seem determined to defend government house. protesters are showing no signs of backing down. protesters targeted the police. it could be a long fight. >> it's a place of powerful symbolism. angry protesters in tahir square. rallies there have backed the military-led government. now that support seems to be eroding. we have this report from cairo. >> it was the first time the muslim brotherhood supporters were able to get to tahir square since july. but their protest didn't last for long. security quickly moved in using tear gas to disperse the demonstrators. tahir square is where the revolution started. the military-backed government is adda mant. it will not be used for similar purposes. on the run but determined. >> no matter how many they arrest of u we will continue. >> it is a risk to take to the streets

it even comes complete with his own library in the name of thaksin cincinnat shinawatra. despite the opposition his party and his family are not giving up getting him home. >> we faced so many obstacles, but the door has not been closed openly. i can't mention the details at the moment. >> the return of the band's members will further pretrial his opponents. al jazeera, bangkok. >> japan has passed a law handing out harsh penalties for whistle blowers leaking public information. journalist who is have obtained data also face penalties. >>> the u.s. judge has approved a record settlement in a racial bias group. a group of black stockbrokers sued merrill cinch. we have problems from thi. >> this victory weak has been nine years in the making. a federal judge in chicago has approved the largest racial discrimination until ever. $160 million for george mcreynolds and 1400 other black stock broke injuries i field real good. and justin ha justice has preva. >> the merrill lynch system kept black brokers out of the money. >> black brokers are in the office but we're not part tha

bangkok. >> reporter: they want more than a new election, they want the government rid of yingluck shinawatra and any kind of tax and regime influence as they say. this is something that is right through the last two weeks and any influence that the ruling party has because of the connection to the yingluck shinawatra the prime minister in exile and they got elections to take place in the next five to six weeks the leader of the antigovernment union saying that is not enough and spoke before we came on air but will speak again on the stage behind me in the coming hours. this is a big rallying speech because this is the final day of this type, this phase if you will of this movement. it will be interesting to see how they transition after they spend the night and transition into more of a political fight and sounds like the protest leader says they have done this part of it and gone to the street and proven their point this way and getting the goal of the resignation of the prime minist minist minister yingluck shinawatra is the big question. >> reporter: since 2001 the pew thai party has won'

ther. >> the prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, easily won the last election in areas like this. her brother built his power policy by favoring the poor. he still lives in self-imposed exile. this current political christ wamovementwas sparked. >> he runs a community station which makes no claim to being politically independent. he said that people are still angry and they'll invade bangkok in big numbers if it happens again to his system. >> if the army sends the tanks onto the streets, you'll see the grassroots and red shirts come out to offer protection. you'll see it will be a riot. >> even texa his staunchest supporters, he still did things for him which others had not. >> he did everything for us. that's why we love him. >> reporter: the people of the north-northeast claim that their dismiss of the east is naive. but what they know now despite the party winning, they're now facing another fight. >> thousands of protesters have formed a human chain around japan's parliament. they were protesting against the state's act. istreet act. and it will redefine state. cobald was bei

this one, similar to the ones in 2005 and 2008, are target ed at the shinawatra family. still calls the shots through his sister, the current prime minister. just like in 2006, the main opposition party will boycott snap elections scheduled for february. some analysts believe the decision is tactical. >> youth right victory, being government is not because they win the election. therefore, they probably felt, been, it's impossible for them to have a big chance to win. in this coming election. that maybe in the back of their mind, whether they admit it or not. >> but the boycott could prompt a crisis just like it did seven yeerlings. under thai law, unopposed candidates have to win at least 20% of eligible votes. in 2006, several seats were declared vacant because of this. prompting the constitutional court to annul the results. before another election could be held, the military staged a coup and removed then prime minister thathaksiingsm. >> the fact of the marty is, we have nothing to gain from a coup. we are not going to be part of the government, any power structure,

. >> the program, yingluck shinawatra, political leaders and other players gathered before the celebration, possibly providing an opportunity to discuss of the situation. for now, nothing has changed. the king's birthday provided thailand with a day of unity. when it begap, it handgone away. >> china has been telling the u.s. vice president that his air defense zone in the east china sea is within international law. joe biden is in budget, having talks before heading to sea. washingt washington is refusing to recognise the zone. china wants everyone to tell them flight plans when they fly through it. robert mcbride is in hong kong. >> as joe biden wrapped up a difficult and sometimes tense visit to china, it was the issue that wouldn't go away. the controversy over the air defence zone. joe biden said it was causing comprehension among joe biden's neighbours, reiterating a supposition position that they were opposed to it. he revealed in talks with yingluck shinawatra, when it came to the issue, despite the smiles and friendship that exists between the two men, he was direct in putting for

the prime minister shinawatra has called for the election. but many say she's under the influence of her brother, thansik shinawatra. >> the democratic process is being slanted by some groups and that's makes people lose faith in the party system and election. >> we have more from bangkok. >> reporter: thailand's opposition party made it official. they will not run on the february 2nd election. they say they're still looking to get a people's council, and they want election reform before they go back to the polls. meanwhile the government party said after the election they'll call all the parties together and form a people's reform commission. the people's reform commission will sit for two years, will look at all possible reforms with the thailand democratic political system andality the end of two years they will put together recommendations 37 but there will be no mandate on the government to follow any of those elections. meanwhile the protest fine for sunday could have 3 million people. that's according to the democrat opposition party.

yingluck shinawatra dissolved parliament and called new elections for february earlier this week. but demonstrators are seeking her immediate resignation. her offices and gave a national address today from a separate location. inuvo to the opposition ,thai military leaders have turned on a meeting request from protest leaders. the top commander of serious western backed opposition has blood across the border -- fled across the borders. it comes after fighters from the islamic front seized his forces races and northern syria. the move prompted the u.s. to suspend all nonlethal aid to syrian rebels. what have spokesperson josh earnest confirmed the freeze. >> we have seen the reports islamic front forces have seized the headquarters in question and warehouses belonging to the supreme military council, and we are concerned by those reports. we are still gathering facts and image ring the supplies that have been provided -- and inventory the supplies that of them provided. as a result, the u.s. has suspended all further deliveries of nonlethal assistance into northern syria. >> a prom

yingluck shinawatra's call for a snap election did not achieve the desired effect. the leader of the antigovernment movement am a suit up five sedan van --ment, suzette todd thaugsuban,thep said that was not enough. the country has been rocked by weeks of clashes which have left several dead and hundreds injured. the vote to thai law, will have to be held within 60 days. >> were the first time in four decades, singapore has been hit with riots. the unrest started after a bus hit and killed a foreign worker in the neighborhood known as little india. over two dozen people have been taken into police custody. >> dozens of people turning over police cars and attacking ambulances in singapore. no one has seen this in more than 40 years. in their homes, singaporeans watched in disbelief. time inis the first my life i have seen this. >> it started when a private bus hit and killed a foreign worker. hundreds of workers rushed to the scene, throwing objects at the bus and rescue workers, setting ablaze ambulances and police cars. authorities are asking singaporeans to share

thousands are outside yingluck shinawatra's house calling for her to step down, despite the fact she called elections. the main opposition party said it would boycott the ballot next year. let's talk to a political columnist joining us from bangkok. only several thousands rather than the 3 million protesters had asked for had turned up. nevertheless the protest is continuing week after week after week. what does the government do to end the situation in bangkok? well, i believe the government is playing calm and not trying to ascertain the protesters. so far any violent confrontation has been kept to a minimum. >> i understand that. what does it do to end it all? >> well, there's no end in sight, but tomorrow the protesters planned to visit the site where the registrations of the candidate for the snap elections will take place, it's unclear whether they'll try to block the candidates and prevent them from their candidacy or not. they said they will not, but we have to wait and see. >> one of the protesters say the reason they won't take part in the elections is they want political r

opposition rallies early this month force prime minister shinawatra to call for the february poll. the opposition is angry, saying she is fluids by her procedure, thansik shinawatra. >> the democratic process has been started by some groups and that makes people lose faith in a party system and election. >> reporter: thailand's opposition party the democrats, made it official. they said they will not run on the february 2nd election. they're still looking to getting a people's couple and they want reform before they go back to the polls. after the election they will call all the parties together and they will form a people's reform commission. the people's reform commission will sit for two years, will look at all possible reforms within the thailand democrat political system, and then at the end of the two years that reform commission will put together recommendations but there will be no mandate for the government to follow any of those recommendations. meanwhile the protest plan for sunday could now potentially have three million people. that's according to the democrat oppositi

family, which is the party that yingluck shinawatra and her brother thaksin belong to. >> thank you from bangkok. >> allegations of corruption at the highest level of the turkish government has forced the prime minister to reshuffle his cabinet, months ahead of a crucial election. recep tayyip erdogan has replaced half his cabinet. after the interior, economy and environment ministers quit their jobs after their sons were arrested in an investigation. more resignations are called for. things turned violence when riot police used water canon against bottle-throwing demonstrators. the corruption investigation led to the arrest of 24 people, including prominent businessmen. let's take a look at the high-level probe in a little more detail. >> investigation was made public last week when police launched raids at dawn against the officers of businessmen and others close to the prime minister. it comes and concerns allegations of bribery, particularly for construction projects. perhaps, remember, the protests in the summer in istanbul, over controversial projects there. there are allegati

in a national address, yingluck shinawatra says she'll stay as long as the majority of people are behind her. >> a thousand demonstrators have blocked off the headquarters, questioning viktor yanukovych's decision to walk away from a trade pact offered by the european union. 50,000 people in a rally turned violent when police tried to disperse the crowd. >> rivalries connected to the war in syria are dividing communities in northern lebanon. neighbours turn against each other, with snipers targetting family homes. nine have been killed in the past two days. from triply zeina khodr reports. >> sniper fire has made many roads dangerous. every street is a front line. more often than not, it's not the armed men who are killed. 17-year-old hashmeni was a victim, dying in his father's arms. >> translation: he was sitting in the front seat of the car. there was heavy gun fire. i told him to put his head down. suddenly i saw him on my lap. i was covered in blue. i watched my son die. >> this curtain put up to block the view of snipers separates the warring sides. this is a mainly sunni district.

prime minister yingluck shinawatra ordered police to stop battling with anti-government protesters. the majority of the protesters are middle and upper class residents of bangkok who have been fighting with people from poor and rural areas who support the prime minister. now the protesters have accused the prime minister of being a proxy for her brother, former prime minister who was ousted in a coup in 2006. they accuse her government of being corrupt. we have more. >> reporter: it was expected to be another violent day in this part of the thai capitol of bangkok. riot police prepare once again to trade tear gas and rocks outside of the headquarters of the metropolitan police. instead they work together to pull away barriers that keep them apart. a truce had been called ahead of king's birthday on thursday. around the corner there was a similar scene. after two days of trying to force their way into the headquarters of prime minister yingluck shinawatra, they were turned back and those trying to push for political change were able to enter the grounds unopposed. >> this is another

many say they will stand by him in his fight against prime minister yingluck shinawatra no matter what it takes. they say she represents a corrupt system. suthep is also a controversial figure. his critics say he has blood on his hands. one tells me that he was responsible for a crackdown on redshirts in the thai capital in 2010, in which 90 were killed and 2000 were injured. is hardly in position to talk about ethics. in one cable, it says suthep has been accused of scandals in the past. it does not stop him as a figurehead in the fight against corruption. this photo was posted to twitter by a u.s. journalist. some new yorkers will have seen it in the subway. gap that hador been vandalized with graffiti. one model is sikh. liken him to a terrorist and include a line driving taxis."top users have been inspired to share similar photos. they have been posting under the #makelove, which is the name of gap's advertising campaign. plan forsed gap's combating racism. the campaign is proving particularly popular with the members of the sikh community. they have acknowledged and thanked gap fo

the current prime minister yingluck shinawatra tried to amend it. some say the military wants to back by using what looks like a people's resolution. >> translation: the army can't put up with the situation. if it can't solve the political problem. >> how likely is it that there would be another coup? >> i cannot say. >> the next few months will tell in the military is ready to march to a new and different tune. >> the democratic party is protesting the ilget massy of the government. >>> remembing nelson mandela. the people around the world celebrate the leader. i share my own story meeting him and his grandson. honouring those that lost their lives. thousands gathered to pay respects in the pearl harbour attack. >> i'm john henry smith, and an exciting game had a ripple affect in college football. highlights ahead in sport. >> welcome back, i'm morgan radford and these are the top stories. south korea announced an expansion of its air defense zone. the extension covering an area of the east china sea claimed by beijing and tokyo. china came under c

problem: the protestors may have occupied the lawn outside the prime minister's office, but yingluck shinawatra was still the prime minister. a few hours ago, one of the most secure areas in the country, now it is rammed with anti- government protestors, like an open-day fete full of festive people. protestor leaders accuse the government of corruption, and they're promising far-reaching reform, but they're not prepared to wait for the next election. i caught up with one of the >> ( translated ): normally, we give them power for four years, but they've used it in the wrong way. they're corrupt so the people want the power back. >> reporter: the decision by the police to dismantle the barricades has come as a surprise. they'd spent days defending key government ministries, so i asked them why? >> ( translated ): we did this so we could talk to each other and reduce tensions, but we are not going to let the protestors do whatever they like. this decision was made to avoid further confrontation. >> reporter: for the country's prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, a small measure of relief is expect

>>> in thailand, protestors ar aring pressuring yingluck shinawatra to step down. >>> myanmar is about to host its first major sporting event in 44 years. >>> the opening ceremony of the 27th southeast asian games will begin in 24 hours. a tradition that will likely pull the crowds. florence louie reports. >>> this is warming up for a practice session. speed, agility and a bit of ruthlessness is what you need to play this game well. players can use any part of their body except their hands and arms. the objective is like volleyball, to keep the ball aloft before smashing it across the net. >> i like the fact that you have to keep the ball this the air. it's exciting especially in that split second when the ball is above the net and it's anybody's to take. >> the national team last won gold in the asian game three years ago. the malay word for kick, or basket or ball in thai. the two nations have traditionally dominated the sport malaysia and thailand. it's a popular sport played in villages across the country. any small patch of ground can be turned into a court. players tuck their lon

and are calling for prime minister yingluck shinawatra to resign. >> the obama administration says that for the most part of the healthcare.gov website is, in fact, working. the man in charge of fixing the website says more than 400 changes have been made. >> over the last five weeks we made substantial progress, working through it. we have executed software fixes and hardware upgrades. the site is stable, and operating at its intended capacity with improved performance. >> even despite the overhaul, there are questions about the website. republican congressman says the improvements are not good enough. >> the security of this site, and the private information does not meet the minimal standards of the private sector, and that concerns me. i don't care if you are for or against it. we should not tolerate the level of incompetence securing the site. >> officials say that 800,000 people will be able to shop for insurance each day. they do admit that there's still much more work ahead, which does include fixing hundreds of software bugs. >> we've had rain in the mountain passes to the west

prime minister wants yingluck shinawatra to resign within 24 hours. opposition leaders say they'll be replaced with an unelected people's party. >> people in ukraine want prime minister viktor yanukovych to step down because he favours associated with russia instead of the west. >> opposition leaders who healed sway in kiev for more than two weeks are face to face with forces from the interior ministry. in the snow storm that struck the capital they appealed for calm. >> these are peaceful people without weapons. this is a peace of demonstration. i'm asking each of you before using force or weapons to think, please. you will be responsible for what happens. >> protesters fear the troops may be on the point of seizing back control of the city center. barricades around buildings have been removed. state security on monday even raided the party. computer equipment was seized when the website was shut down. if president viktor yanukovych thinks that through the law enforcement agencies and riot place that that will work, he is mistaken. >> at independence

yingluck shinawatra spoke a day after dissolving parliament and called for early elections. protesters gathered outside government house calling for her to stand down. she is staying on as caretaker. she says demonstrators need to be fair to her. >> i listened to the protesters demonstrates and all that they said about my family. they are wall thai people. i backed off to the point that i don't know how to come back further. please give me. >> lured from the fields to the oil pits - still ahead on the show. >> i'm on the trail of an oil rush in myanmar, where $300 can make anyone a prospector. >> israel and the palestine authority sign a pact to replenish the rapidly dying read sea. >> welcome back, you are watching al jazeera. thousands are gathering at the f.n.b. stadium in johannesburg for a memorial service for nelson mandela. dignitaries are flying in to pay their respects. france has confirmed two of its soldiers have been killed while carrying out operations at the central african republic. french troops are meeting, they are trying to strip rival rebel groups of weap

of violence in basic cock today outside a stadium where supporters of the prime minister, yingluck shinawatra, were rallying. it's ubclear which side the dead man office. it turns out u.s. forecasters overestimated hurricane activity this year. the 2013 hurricane season ended today. twen six and nine hurricanes were initially predicted and we ended up with just two storm systems reaching hurricane strength. just one of those made landfall in the united states which means this was the calmest season in 31 years. just ahead, a rare look inside secretive north korea when the cbs evening news continues. today urged the quick release of an 85-year-old man from california named merrill newman. he's a korean war vet taken off a plane in north korea last month just as he was about to leave the country following a 10-day tour. the state-run media in north korea released a video today, apparently showing newman apologizing for war crimes. >> on this trip, i can understand that in u.s. and western countries, there is misleading information and propaganda. >> the statement is full of grammatical errors.

the prime minister yingluck shinawatra also offering to hold talks. but mr. suthep refuses to negotiate. it's a problem i put to her foreign minister today. he said he's not negotiating? >> i don't know. that's the way suthep is thinking. maybe he's thinking right now he's a god. he can do anything. >> reporter: as evening approached, police lines were rammed with a rubbish truck. they responded with a scorching mix of water and pepper spray. the police won themselves a few minutes. but the protesters returned. they'll be there tomorrow as well. >> woodruff: protests also raged for another day in ukraine's capital city. thousands of demonstrators stormed government buildings in kiev to demand integration with the european union. in turn, the country's president asked to renew talks with the e.u. and he appealed for calm. we'll have a full report from kiev and analysis from a former u.s. ambassador later in the program. china launched its first robotic mission to the moon early this morning. the jade rabbit rover aboard a landing craft blasted off atop an unma

this has prompted prime minister jink luck shinawatra, who announced she will dissolve the lower house for a general election in february, and now the protests are starting to affect the country's tourism. protesters gathered on sunday to call for the resignation of the prime minister in the postponement of the general election. the registration of candidates began on monday. the continuing protests are affecting tourism. most hotels and inns in the popular tourism area in the capital bangkok have had many cancellations since last month. >> translator: the guest rooms highlighted in blue are vacant, and hotels have had some empty rooms since the beginning of this month. i hope the demonstrations will resume so business can return to normal. >> a tourist industry association says the number of foreign visitors have dropped 8% from the year before. there are fears the numbers could drop by 25% in january and february if the protests continue. >>> pro democracy activists in egypt say the country is returning to authoritarian rule. three members of a youth group that played a major role in