>> iin thisthis is al jazeera. ♪ >> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera new center in doha in london. the top stories. >> a frantic rescue mission in new york after a train derails killing four passengers. >> tear gas on the streets of cairo as authorities crackdown on a student protest. >> hello i'm selena downs in london with the latest from europe including. demonstratdemonstrators clash wt police 23 in kiev as they defy a

government ban on prof at the p. >> and thealso this news hour at off for china's first mission to land a rover on the moon. we'll examine why beijing is so keen to enter the space race. ♪ >> four people have been killed and more than 60 injured after a passenger train derailed in new york. the train was rounding a bend heading for grand central station when several carriages came off the tracks o. one of the cars stopped just short of the hudson river. >> the train was heading to new york's grand central station as the accident happened. as it was about to arrive at a station in the bronx it turned into a notorious bend. some passengers report the train was going too fast.

several carriages jumped the rates and into the fields next to the track. the diesel enbegi engine that ws pushing the train was at the back. >> i was a sleep and i usually hear the screeching of trains in my apartment house a and then there was a sustain screeching and something didn't sound right. it went on longer than normal on that the normal train sound. this ariel shot shows how close the carriages came to ending up in the hudson river. firefighters were called to the scene and they helped passengers in the wreckage. the divers were called in to search the river in case anyone had been thrown clear. one local news outlet said when the driver applied the brakes coming into the station nothing happened and the train go not slow down ntsb are on the scene and they will collect evidence to establish what went wrong.

>> we are looking at all as suspect of thasaspectof the tra. >> the train had an on board computer. this was a sunday morning accident and the train was not packed. if it had been a weekday the number of dead and injured could have been much higher. >> let's get the latest from our correspondent from the scene there. bring us up-to-date with the latest. what is happening at the scene of the crash? >> absolutely. actually we have just found out we know that there are four fatalities. two bodies have just been remove from the scene. there was one that was actually in plain sight to the public that was covered under a sheet but two bodies have now been removed to. the ntsb have moved in and they are now conducting and taken over the investigation really right now looking into what

caused this terrible derailment. beaboubehind me are the four cat are the beginning of the training. thretraining -- train. and three of them are on their sides. we know the four fatalities the individuals were in the first two cars. a short while ago there were scuba divers in the water. >> therthere have been discrepay of how many people were on the train. we heard more than 100 and we heard that 63 people were at local hospitals and 11 people were critically injured. it's hard to get a gauge of how many people were on the train it's not like a flight manifest how many people checked in and how many people were on board. this is a commuter train that goes through new york and up through connecticut a and up state. it was on it's way to grand

central station. it's a holiday weekend and how many people were on the train the last thing i heard was 100 to 200. things are still evolving here. >> i know it's early but any information as to what caused this crash and whether speed was a factor in this accident? >> well what we did hear from some passengers earlier was that they felt that the train was moving very fast. in fact this is a really sharp bend over here. that the curve, the curve the train was going around in fact last july a little south of here there was another metro north accident. so we are not sure right now. we understand that the train conductor is in the hospital. he is in okay condition right now. he is conscious. he is being treated. i imagine they are asking him more questions right now to try

to find out what has happened. this is why the ntsb is now here on the scene they are going to be looking at the place ment off the cars and looking at the information in the actual boxes inside of the train to get gauge of the train speed and how fast it was going. we also know the layout of these trains. there is three seats and then there is it a two seats. we were told that a lot of people because of how the train landed on it's side may have been trapped under their seats. and police did have to cut a lot of people out from being trapped when the cars go faux on their r sides. we are at at scene of the train derailment there in new york. we'll be going back to new york as soon as we have more information on the scene there. thank you. >> in other news egyptian police have used tie tear gas to removo

protestors from the square. demonstrations were held at other universities against a new protest law introduced by the interim government. we are joined by bernard smith now. there have been protests in egypt everyday since the military coup. tell us about the significance of the pr protest today. the students taking to the streets an what the and what the about. >> for the first time today for 50 minutes several hundred student pr protestors were ableo gather in the square. that is the first time anybody has had any protest in the square since back in the summer and the coup that led to the ousting of hamid mor mo morsi.

now it seems the student protestors were able to get into the square. they managed for 50 minutes before the authorities came in, the security forces with the armored personnel care yers cars sending large volumes of tear gas to clear the protestors. there have been ae series of eas events over of the last week heavy sentences handed down between 11 and 17 years for pro toasprotest related offences. a law that the government has introduced and the death of two student protestors atthe hands of the security forces. all of those events have spurred

student protestors. and we are now seeing protests from non--- secular groups. they are also now protest being. >> all of this is taking place as the new egyptian constitution is being voted on? >> the assembly has finished voting on all but four articles that makeup the constitution. this are 247 articles to make up the constitution. they are now going into a closed session. those articles are concerning the makeup and how different interest groups will be representedderepresented in par. because there were not enough goats voght in favor o -- votesf

those ar articles. we don't know how long it will go on for. don't until thonly when the conl articles are voted on can they continue on. >> riot police in ukraine have used tear gas and stun grenades against opposition protestors that tried to storm the government building. for that let's go to selena downs. 100,000 demonstrators chased away police in te in defiance of the government protest. >> the pro europe protestors used the sheer force of numbers to break their way back into independence square i in defiane of a court order banning any

demonstrations in the area. the call for the reses igg nation oresignation forthe presn stronger after his decision not to sign up with a trade pact with the european union. a statement he issued on the morning of the rally saying he would do everything he could to axe selaccelerate the needs. they call it an attempt to appease them. >> people dam came out to say no the government. the government is illegal because it does not commit the promises to the people. it does not respect human dignity and the people of ukraine. >> it. >> what is happening here is a revolution, i was here that night. i heard the screams and it sounded like they were shooting the people. i don't want ukraine to be turned into a sight for a massacre. i will stay here until the end. >> the pro europe protestors are back in independent square. not just a symbolic victory but

a real victory for the protest valley. protest -- rally less than 24 hours since they were brutally evicted they have retaken the square and plan to stay this time. they climbed the metal supports to try to get an estimate of the size of the demonstration. it was the biggest mounted so far this week. clashes in other parts of the city have also been taking place police used tear gas and smoke bombs when the tractor tried to break through their lines. protecting the presidential office. and now they have been occupied by the democrat on straightors it remains to be seen how the authorities will respond. the fears are growing for more violent confrontations. >> david joins us live on the phone now from the ukraine capital of kiev.

the crowd seems to be building all the time. >> what is the latist from the city now. >> i'm on the street that has seen the only rea real real vio. at the moment what they are doing to try to stop anymore violence is that they have thrown cordon across the street. i can see a huge line of riot police about 50 yards in front of me. and the design is that they are going to stop any staged managed violence. 100 policemen have been injured on this spot during the cures of the day and during those clash ks the protestors are determined to keep the peace in front of me are the line of afghan war veterans. they have linked arms and are going is to try to keep any

profiters from the police. this is it around the corner from independence square and these clashes do break out in a serious way and the riot police will take advantage and move right all the way down into independence square. that is what is happening never here. here. every effort is being made to keep it peaceful. >> we are looking at the pictures. >> what are the president's operations now then. >> i think he has faced a humiliating day. independent square was retaken easily by the huge weight of numbers. this is the biggest protest rally that has been mounted so far. the whole eight days they have been demonstrating in the capital of key 66. his options are limited. he still tries to appease them. he will try to accelerate the move from europe. that is 24 hours after he turned his back on th on signing the fe

trade act. there are plenty of options on the table as for as the authorities are concern. they can call a state of emergency and that could be called any time and that would mean a severe crackdown in the city of kiev. and there will be a general strike tomorrow as far as we understand from open significance leaders. this is it a serious confrontation and intense time and the president is running out of options he is being humiliated. thank you, david. >> updating us on things in kiev. >> a referendum at that that could see same sex marriage band. they asked for marriage to be dealey defined as a union between a man and woman. any change will be a set back for equality.

>> sunday mass at the biggest cathedral. for the catholic church in croatia it's a question of preserving the morale values of the nation. >> if we want to be true believers it's our duty to vote for the preservation of sanctity of marriage to u. for us it's not just a union between two people but god is always present. >> we are not against anybody but the family is man, woman and child. anything else is not a family. i'm for traditional marriage. i have been married for 50 years now. i have two children and i don't care about one's sexual orientation but i'm bothered seeing them holding i hold handd

kissing in public. >> the large number of voters showing up to cast their ballot show that it's important to hem. them in the opinion polls two-thirds are for defining marriage as an exclusive union between man and woman. the same poll suggestions that the turn out could be the highest in the last 20 years of croatia's independence. it appears a vast majority are making the move to ban same sectiosexmai. marriage. this is just the beginning of other minority groups. >> if we vote tomorrow whose group is going to be next? sesh yeah people or neighborly people. this is the logic i go by. and the government is taking side in this referendum too. >> it would like to see public

fort and approval for same sex marriages. but it seems a goal that is a few steps too far. >> for news a little later from europe. for now it's back to doha. >> there is still much more ahead on the news hour. including fear and loathing in the french town we'll report on the migrants trying to get to the uk. >> plus. i'm in southern israel. over there is where the israeli-palestinians live. but they may find but not for much longer. and manchester united rides to the premier ear league. roadside bomb inharobin has thae rest of the drama later in sports. ♪ but first to thailand.

protest organizers told the thai leader that he would accept nothing less than her resignation. he is calling for a nationwide strike on monday. wayne hay has more from bangkok. >> in a haze of tear gas thailand's political divisions became clear yet again. police had warned anti-government protestors if they tried to confront them they would respond. and that is exactly what happened. if it wasn't tear gas it was a water cannon. the protestors came to the area around a heavy guarded governor house. it's a target in their plan to disrupt the government and force it from power. >> we will definitelysucceed. we'll wait until it's all gone. we have cut the razor wire in front and then we'll enter. >> this was another violent day in thailand's long running battle for control. but as sexual it was no usual ie

rich and powerful moving forward. it recent days the pr protestore been able to roam around bangkok. with little or kno no resistance from police. the police are how olding firm and seem determined to defend government house. >> the protestors are showing intnosigns of backing down. some are fighting with their own crude weapons. small home-made explosives and using sling shots to target the police. >> this could be a long fight for government house and the right to run the country wayne hay al jazeera bangkok. >> and let's get the latest from florence who joins us live from the thai capital. tell us what else came out of this meeting between the thai

prprotest leader. >> he said he didn't go there to negotiate he went there to tell the prime minister what the people's demands are he said this he woul they would accept g short of a resignation. he didn't say what would happen if she failed to resign in two days. he said calling for parliament an early elections would not be enough to meet the people's demands. >> he is proposing that they would wipe the slate clean and he wants to wipe the current gov nortgovernor's the people's eler people's as assembly. it will replace what is refemale. regime.

friday was the day when protestors were allowed inside of the army compound. protestors climbed over the army gates. an army protest oor said they opened the gatesnd allowed them to enter the compound and to give a letter to the army to tell them whose side they are on. you take that development along with today's development where it was the military who attended the meeting with the top leader and the prime minister the top brass of the military were

there. that raises the questions as to whether or not they have taken sides. they are claiming that they have and that there are protestors you have to remember the role that the military played in 2006 when they ousted the government. it gives you an indication of what kind of a role the military can be playing in this power struggle. >> thank you very much. >> and the thai prime minister has sat down for an interview with al jazeera. that interview airs on sunday at 19:30 an hour from now. here is what the prime minister had to say. >> the objective of the amnesty is the rec consill congratulations. reconcilliatiot happen in thailand e peopl peope with the amnesty. a lot of people come with this

view of amnesty. but finally it's over already. >> there is not going to be anything more? >> there are rumors that it may come back after 180 days. >> this is over. but the protestors keep talking about that. people try to say that all everyone already says it's over already. >> including you? >> yes. >> in other news bombs have killed 12 people in iraq. the blast targeted a funeral procession east of baghdad. 45 people were injured. >> turkey's energy minister has arrived in baghdad to discuss a package of energy deals. he will answer questions about a pending deal with iraqi kurdish leaders to buy billions of dollars of oil. the talks have angered the government in bang da baghdad ws they control the oil fields in

the north. >> the government is stepping up their military campaign by shelling positions in different parts of the country. >> this is the moment the helicopter dropped a bomb. a rebel strong hold. activists say the attack was targeting a local re rebel group base but it missed it's target. hitting instead the local market. the scenes of chaos as rescuers desperately search for survivors under the rubble. >> the destruction was massive. >> buildings were completely destroyed and body badly burned. activists say most of these victims are children and civilians. government troops have intensified their attacks on rebel positions ahead of peace talks in geneva in january.

the town on the outskirts of the capital of dasmascus is one of the areas under attack fighters from the newly formed opposition group are seen here shelling a government military base. for months the rebels have been asking for anti-aircraft weapons to prevent attacks like this one. they say, with the weapons they have now it may take years and more victims to topple the regime of the president. >> and syria's prime minister is on a three-day trip to teheran. he met with iranian president to discuss bilateral relations an congratulate eye roone o iran or historic nuclear agreement. iran has agreed to ease their

nuclear program. >> we'll meet the asian fisherman who turned modern day slaves with a special report from south africa. >> plus p ... >> just as ireland has their financial system sorted out. now a malpractice of credit unions who are supposed to behave

♪ >> welcome back you are watching the al jazeera news hour. a reminder of our top stories a passenger train derailed in new york killing four people \. >> it same off the tracks on sunday morning and nearly 70 people are injured. emergency person a personnel are scene.

and police in u jan you ukrained tear gas for protestor protestog thstompprotest stormingthe gove. >> china has successfully launched their first moon probe intinto space. the chinese three rocket took off in the night sky in the southwest of the country. the mission includes a rover vehicle and if successful it will be the first soft up to down on the moon since 1976. it's the latest in a space program that is a symbol of china's global strength. >> joining us now is a senior astro physicist and he joins us live from the british capital thanks so much for being on al jazeera once again are we going to discover anything new from the rover exploration on the moon that we didn't learn from

the american and soviet missions? >> yes very unlive life an unli. we know a lot about the 400-kilo grams that was brought by the nations in the past. the important thing i think is that china is going ahead in anain anambitious and longterm m of lunar exploration that will culminate in 20 20 years time fa lunar base. >> why is that? why is china so keen to enter the space race now when the nesn aramericans are kinding down win theirs. do they have anything to teach us about space science. >> to establish a lunar base on the moon is very important. it's something that would happen eventually. it will be the proper way to

examine the moon and to start building larger and larger structures and even a spacecraft will be launched from the moon to explore the larger solar system, mars in the first instance. >> the next step is for china to do a human landing on the moon. do you think that is in the cards for them? >> they have that in plan in 15 or 20 years time. we expect to see chinese astronauts walking on the moon. all of these programs that go from different 2345eugss. nations and now in the case of nasa we talking about prooif a private companieg about these ambitious endeavours. it has to be a a an agreement. they are collaborating for this mission and i expect to see more of this international collaboration with all of the nations involved in space

exploration getting the forces together and the same way they are getting together to explore antarctica. space exploration has to be a global enterprise. >> let's focus on this mission that was launch a little while ago. ii understand it will be a soft landing compared to the hard landing by russia. >> developing and testing these techniques the technology to land very softly an object on the moon by using retro rockets and landing it in such away that the vehicles remains operational. that is fundamental to further missions the next mission is going to bring samples. the idea is to bring samples from the moon to bring them back here to the earth.

nothing new if you like perhaps we have a neuter tree an a a new volumvolcanic material. it's to test techniques and to land people and to start assembling a lunar base. >> francisco thank you for joining us live from london. >> thanks for your time. >> now it's two weeks until ireland exits it's international bailout program. the troubled financial sector is continuing to cause problems for the government. let's get back to selena in london for more. >> for the first time a credit union has been taken over by a bank. it ran out of money. it led to wider concerns about the sain stablity of the whole m and ir ireland's ability to go t alone after the funding has stopped. >> for decade the credit union

system has been one of ireland's achievements the clients own them which makes them accountable look at how big this one is and how imposing it is on the high street of newbridge. population of 22,000. sharon knows about the newbridge credit union it was founded by her dad 40 years ago and only ballooned in the last few years she was amazed that the credit union was doling out loans that most banks would balk at. they were lent three million. >> three million. >> yeah three million and there was over 500,000 euro loans given out as well. that goes against the grain of the credit union. >> global credit unions only lend a few thousand at a time. this one was doing what exactly caused the banking system to

fall. the bad loans and the lack of regulation and over sights. and in just the same way the banks had to be bailed out by the taxpayer so the taxpayer is having to find 7 $70 million to support this failed credit union. the difference is this. the institution investors in the banks never lost any money, the institution investors in this credit union were the people of this town. and they don't have that safety net. the credit union system relies on people being able to save and want to borrow. in austerity island where many say they can't repay their bills and pay the loan. the fear is newbridge went big because they couldn't make the credit union moted el wor modele you have people in arrears and unemployment close to 13% it's not possible that credit unions

could be immune to that kind of thing. newbridge was one of many that didn't belongs to the national association. they say it's still viable. >> the movement was coming through better than many other institutions with the exception of newbridge they are the only institution that are standing on their own two feet. >> ireland has two retail banks left and 400 credit unions for people to use for savings and loans if the credit union were to fail it sure would be an open door for illegal money lenders. >> prayer services have been held in co scott land to remembr the victims of the helicopter crash. another 12 people are in hospital with serious injuries. emergency services are still working to recover bodies from the scene. >> a park partial bane on pestis

expected of killing bee populations has come in enforce eyacross out eu temperaturers wl not longer be able to use the chemical to spla spray corn, con and sun flour with. sun flowers. >> in france thousands of people marched on the streets in paris against a planned tax hike by the government. >> the demonstration was led by the coalition of left wing parties. they are demanding a system of proportional taxation for the country. and staying in france and dozens of undocumented women from the horn of africa have been evicted from a house in the north of the country the wait a minut the woe trying to make their way. al jazeera jackie redland sent us this report from there.

>> behind the boarded up door a shabby sanctuary for 30 women. >> they have come from ethiopia. one has a child and two others are pregnant. but a french quarters ordered them to leave the spot and the women could be evicted any day. everyday w we here ambulance coe an police come police come. everyday we too much worry. >> the squatters have a palace compared to this. dozens of immigrants from afghanistan and syria and north africa shiver under plastic sheets. tamar is from egypt. he has been here t for a few wes most of the m mike restaurants a how miserable the journey will be. >> therthere no oneno one cares.

it's winter now. and we have no food. >> this northern town is a place for mik migrants to get to engl. the local town hall declined our request for be for an intervie. >> those people are here and bedon't feel safe in our own town anymore. >> it's a pit pitiful sight forr every successful sto stowaways countless fail. >> some migrants go it alone and some of them put themselves back in the hands of the people smugglers. >> the migrant's goa get one mea day thanks to the volunteers that run the soup kitchen when the date gates open it's a stam.

the streets of europe are paved with misery and yet still they keep coming. >> and that is all the news from europe and now it's back to doha. >> selena thank you so much indeed. >> let's head to israel where anger over rehousing several bedouins. phil has visited southern israel and has spoken to some people that will be affected by the plan. >> they promised a day of rage and this is what it looks like. hundreds of israeli palestinian bedouin are fighting the police and plans to evict 40,000 from their homes. 34 people were invested during n haifa and the west bank on

saturday. saturday. >> it's the morning after and the fighting is over but the anger remains. ramsay is a carpenter he has no intention of fifthing ou fifth e for his family. he is happy here. >> they want to evict us and replace us with jews. we say it's okay to bring jews here we are happy and refuse to live. this is where the bedouin live in a series of small villages and towns as they have for generations. this is where the israeli government wants to move them. a new urban community which they say has better communities. the plan is to build new jewish towns on the vacant land. the question is who owns the right to that land.

the bedouin say they do. they were here first before israel was created in 1948 and they are not going anywhere. israel says that is one giant land grab. >> those villages are not legal and not recognized and like it or not they to go. >> these people are citizens of israel. they deserve to live in conditions similar to those that you and i would like. that is what we are doing. we are putting billions of dollars into a program that will bring to them education and which will bring to them health and electricity and ste water ad sewer and basic amenities that you and i expect authorities to give to us. >> the policy won't become law the israeli parliament passes it and that is expected to happen soon. the bod bedouin say they are gog to stay but israel is unlikely to change their position. >> sports news with robin is

coming up in a few minutes. >> and spanish champions bars loachampionsbarcelona are head o return t--hoping to return to tr winning ways that is ahead, stay with us.

welcome back. now mexico's president came to office promising to protect his citizens from gangs. one year later car tel tell care carrying out attacks and kidnapping.

>> on patrol with the community police these menussed t men usee farmers and mechanics and construction workers before they picked up a gun. >> like jose after being kidnapped and black mailed and having several family members killed by the drug cartel decided enough is enough. >> this is more because of instead of helping us the army is trying to take away our weapons so though ca they can k. i would rather die than give up my weapon. hundreds of the men are ignorine government's demand to lay down their guns and are threatening to wipe out the ruthless cartel themselves. most of these men took up arms several months ago. >> they say they did it to my protect their families because the government wasn't able to. >> the cartel is fighting back.

these days the gubernatoria guns between the self appointed community police and the drug gangs are a daily occurrence. >> this firefight filmed exclusively by the mexican network are a graphic sign that lawlessness is spreading in the troubled state. every day there are new reports that more and more towns are taking the law into their own hands rather than waiting for the government. another sign that the crisis is worsening are the hundreds 6 of families fleeing their homes. waiting for the police or the community police to restore the peace. even this man who tries to comfort those taking shelter has more faith in the self-defence groups than the military. the government should protect the people. but if you ask me as a citizen, i would say i support these uprisings because i carolin cano

longer tolerate these criminals. >> with popular support growing daily, for men like jose it's unlikely that the self-defence groups will back down against the criminals or even the government forces. >> the u.s. has called on north korea t to release an 85-year-od war veteran who was detained for more than a month. he was accused of killing civil civilians during the cor korean wear. they released a video of the 85-year-old reading a confession. >> hollywood action star paul walker has been killed in a car crash. the 40-year-old actor was reportedly a passenger in a friend's car. he was attending a charity event in southern california. police arrived to find a car engulfed in flames. >> a group of into indonesian

fishermen say they have been abaabandoned in south africa without being paid. they say their emplo employer desserted them in cape town. >> all 75 are from indonesia. seven months ago seven fishing trollers were intercepted and arrested. the men spent nearly a year at sea and haven't been paid their salaries and they have been mistreated. >> it's really, really bad, it's like a prison in the middle of sea. the bad thic thing is we don't e enough for us. rest. we rest for maybe three hours everyday. we start working from 4:00 in the morning and we finish working at 2:00 in the morning. >> most come from rural villages

in indonesia where there is no work. some don't have identity documents. sometimes they earn $100 a month and that is if they get paid. >> the bigger picture is not illegal fishing there must be a syndicate behind wha whatever is happening. these guys are human traffickers and enslaved. >> the owner of the fishing vessels got away. the government believes they slipped out of the country with false documents. >> the real people behind the fishing operation we don't know. but what is clear, the operators of the scheme have abandoned the ships and have abandoned the crew. and naturally i think the crew are innocent victims in this situation. >> several charities have been giving them food and water. they sleep on the boat. there is no water or lecavaliery

on the boat. they don't know how long they will be here and when they will see their family. >> their biggest fear is being deported without their salary. of after spending months on the ocean being sent back to indo indonesia without their money is huhumiliating. >> it's a dramatic day for the champions. >> manchester united have had to fight back twice. and kyle walker kicking in the 18th minute. and defende gifted defender. and minutes later they scored again as they finished. two-2. >> it's not an easy place to come t totham. it's disappointing and we were rated have to win.

>> aea andand we were looking fy to get a third goal if we could do but we couldn't get it. >> they are looking to close the seven point gap against arsenal. a billant kick and david mylar's strike and the goal made it 3-1 and earned their first win over liverpool. chelsea came back in fantastic fashion. the blues were behind with the game only 13 second out. hampton taking a shot through rodriguez. and his 400 them premier ear pre appear afternoons appearance. >> and another result to tell you about. they struck twice. and they are two points behind second place chelsea. >> mmartin has been given the

boot. >> no surprise. they were beaten 3-nil by westham themselves. and allegations on the 18th place. >> barcelona can move three points clear on top of the league if they can beat the chamchampions they suffered ther first defeat of the season. and he is still injured and. >> well i see a norm a normal barcelona. i see they play football and try to win. it's a big miss for us he is the best player in the world and anything would miss him. >> kyle missed a chance to move ofoff the foot of the table aftr being held to a 2-2 draw.

they went ahead twice with two goals. and they pegged a home side back. the second score in the 91st 91st minute the fin final score 2-2. >> they were ahead for the first half and growe grassedse and tho seal the points. 4 licence 4-0 the final score. u sven tisu ve.u vent is are lo. >> and no. two golfer adam scott has been denied a rare australian triple crown by a man whose latest victory has been a long time coming irishman rory

macelroy. he went shot for shot with the australian and then birdied the 18th. winning the first tournament in well over a year. >> i wanted to get a win and more satisfying than that is to take one of the best players on a stretch and come out on top. he is a phenomenal golfer and great competitor and probably an even better guy. i feel a bit sorry that i was the one that ruined the triple crown for him i'm very happy and adam should be very proud of himself. >> over in south africa, charl schwartzel has won back-to-back alfred daniel championship titles. start, the day two shots clear. he finished 4 under 68.

>> and in the nba the dallas mavericks have won eight of nine at home going into their game. and they are unable to chinch the ninth victory falling to the timber wolves who lost their previous five on a rout. >> one hundred twelve t 106 sixtiry. though deethey defeated south a. and excellent buy out. opponents buy five tries. thank you very much. that is it for this news hour on al jazeera. from the team in doha, thanks for watching.

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>> here are the stories we are following for you. four and at least 6 63 63 injurn an early morning train derailment in new york city. it stopped feet short of the harlem river. >> by the material i look the up there was rubble flying in my face. >> a passenger recalled the at thterrifying train derailment as it happened. >> marking world aids day. >> and china makes it's way to the moon. for the very first time.