>> you're watching the news hour live from our headquarters in doha. we have the top stories. what happens to the human body when it doesn't get enough food? the effect of series war on refugees at the camp in damascus. an egyptian student is dead and more than a hundred arrested as protest moves beyond the capitol.

>> reporter: hello, i'm in london with the latest from europe, including negotiators set a new deadline to reach a deal on northern ireland's toughest issues. and at home moscow coming out with lights to tackle the winter blues. >> the united nations has warned of a disastrous humanitarian situation for palestinians. there are reports that five people have starved to death. we have the story and we must warn you that you may find some of the images in the reports disturbing. >> reporter: besieged, bombarded, and ultimately starved to death. this is what happens to the human body when it doesn't get enough food. these images have been filled by an activist inside the refugee

participate. al jazeera spoke to him. we only used his voice and not his face for security reasons. >> the humanitarian situation is disastrous. there is a threat of famine and people are getting sick. basics like rice and sugar are hardly available, and corrupt traders have taken advantage of the situation and sell one kilo of rice between $50 and $70 u.s. also medicine has run out. >> reporter: the camp has become a stronghold for rebel forces for over a year now. in the last few months it has been surrounded and completely cut off by government troops. it has prompted the relief agency for palestine refugees to call for an immediate humanitarian corridor to access the people trapped inside. >> reporter: there are perpetual reports of starvation, malnutrition, hunger and they must lead to a lifted of the

siege as commission general and other world leaders have asked. there are as many as 20,000 people trapped inside, many of them children, and we are extremely concerned about their plight today. >> reporter: yarmouk is or was home for 160,000 people living there. it was set up in 1957 and buil t up as an urban quarter with its own schools and health centers. conditions here were far better than syria other palestinian can syria. but that is no longer the case. they're under seen and desperate for help. >> we only have dust and dirt to eat. we have nothing to do with fighting. >> reporter: the fear here is if aid does not come into the camps

soon that those left in yarmouk will continue to bury their dead. >> in syria 20 people have been killed in an government airstrike. the syrian human rights say that bombs were dropped near a hospital in aleppo. two children are said to be among the victims. nearly 400 people have been killed following days of attacks on rebel-held areas of aleppo. the iraqi army is moving tanks into ramadi. it comes after the arrest of a sunni member of parliament. he's being held on terrorism charges. five people were killed when police tried to detain him. he had been an influential figure against the shia-led government of nourial al mali

can i. in a press conference said that guards fired at the troops. >> during the firing exchange one of our soldiers were killed and five others injured. injured with two guards they were taken to hospital. our force arrested al awani died. the injured five of our soldiers and two of al awani's guards are still in hospital. >> give us an idea of how influential al awani was. >> reporter: well, he's very popular within his movement because he's a very fierce critic of the prime minister nouri al maliki.

there are been sit-ins taking place every friday. on thursday, he does a very televised address. now this is going to inflame tensions quite seriously in iraq. the serious for this is that the sunnies in anbar province feel that not only have they been marginalized but they feel they have been targeted by the government in baghdad. they say that their members have been arrested, they were harassed almost on a daily basis. there have been singled out, but a lot of these sunni groups are linked to the armed groups

responsible for much of the violence iraq has seen over the last year. now his support, the al alwani supporters say things will he is escalate over the next few hours if he is not released. >> it will be very interesting to see what will happen over the next day or so, as you say. presuming he is charged with the terrorism charges, how fair do you think his trial will be? >> well, that's one for the lawyers. therthis will be a very politicl while. and if it does go to court it will be seen how it handles from the iraqi way of things from the dominating government here.

so it will be a very serious trial. it will be one that will be very closely looked at. but it's far too difficult to say whether he'll get a fair or unfair trial. that's really one for the lawyers. >> thank you for updating us. live for us. now the death toll from a car bomb has risen to seven. mohammed chatah was the target of the attack. he will be buried on sunday. among those who have been paying try put to mohammed chatah, a centrist in the lebanese government and said chatah was a moderate. >> it's a hard message, deadly message tha to the mod moderate.

that we have to stick with the moderates. not be following the crowd, and the other states are up up like iraq, syria, now egypt. >> there has been more violence on egypt streets. muslim brotherhood supporters are angry about the government's decision to list the group as a terrorist organization. one student was shot dead and more than a hundred others arrested during a protest at an university in cairo. students set fire during a building during an exam at the university. much of the violence has been focused on college campuses. north of cairo police fired tear gas at students. we have more now from cairo. >> reporter: well, we've been speaking about the protests around the universities both here in cairo, also there was another incident at the university in alexandria where

the authorities were forced to evacuate some of the buildings. there were a few other incidents around the city here, too. and there was a bombing on board a bus that was defused. apparently the passengers found the device hidden under some of the seats. there was a grenade also thrown at a check point northeast of cairo. that grenade went off. there were no casualties as a result of that. but it did cause some damage to some cars. now the protests are all in response to the government's decision to designate the muslim brotherhood as a terrorist organization. since then almost 400 people have been rounded up by police having accused to the organization. according to the terrorism law anyone supporting the group can be jailed up to five years, and the punishment for those leading the organization is death.

a lot of people are getting very worried, indeed. i know there are quite a few people reconsidering their new year's eve plan, for example. a lot of them are thinking about going into public spaces an stag in to open spaces. >> authorities are yet to comment on the arrests. >> the turkish prime minister erdogan has told a large crowd of his supporters in the western city that he will not step down. there have been calls for his resignation following a corruption scandal at the highest levels of government. we have more now from istanbul. >> reporter: prime minister erdogan told reporters that the scandal is a smear campaign

carried out by international powers through their turkish contractors who are deeply involved within the turkish state. he said that he demended the records of his government saying that they are clea clean. critics say that he was covering up allegations of corruption. now where to go next remains to be seen. there are reports that there could be a second wave which could included up to 14 people who are businessmen and senior government officials. now this is not confirmed yet, but it could be revealed within the next few days perhaps weeks because remember there is a power struggle here in turkey between the government and the movement led b.

the big test by the prime minister is the next up coming local elections expected to be held in march, and it will be only then judged if the prime minister or his ruling ak party have suffered from this scandal. >> iran is considering moving its capitols. pollution and choking traffic is making life difficult in tehran. air quality shut down primary schools and forced the elderly to stay indoors. we report from the current capitol. >> tehran is a new city by iranian standards. it's only been the capitol for about 220 years. but if some politicians get their way it won't be the cap cacapitol for much longer. they want to change the seat of government, and that has brought a storm of reaction. >> this is just removing the

question. not the solution. there are too many ministries here in tehran. highways built and planned. i don't think it's positive. >> i think its funny because it's not possible to move it with all these government buildings. and okay, if you move it somewhere else we'll have the same problems. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: tehran's population fluctuates between 8 million to 14 million as people come and go during the day. it's also the country's largest city. add to that the 150,000 people who moved to tehran each year and there are problems. pollution is the major one. it forces the closure of schools and businesses and causes serious health problems. >> when you're coming to tehran, you can't see it because of pollution. it's so bad that i can feel lead on my tongue. instead of making a specialize long hospital do something that

is healthy. this pollution is the unhealthiest for people. we're all in the same boat. >> reporter: because of that iran's economy loses $900 million a year. decentralization and moving the capitol is not a new idea. the previous government of ma mahmood ahmadinejad had the same idea. but it was seen as shortsighted and a waste of money. >> reporter: now parliament is creating headaches for the new president hassan rouhani. at a time when the government is trying to solve significant economic and foreign policy problems. one politician said it will take 25 years to build a new capitol anyway, and by that time who knows what tehran will look like. or whether it will still exist.

>> now for more than 20 years china's strict population policy restricted couples to only one child. but now the government is relaxing the rules. we'll have that story coming up. saving lives one jab at a time. find out what activists in south africa are trying to protect these under privileged girls from. and in sport manchester city find out whether it was enough to go top. >> talks ar are resuming in northern ireland to try to reach agreements on issues that divide its communities. >> reporter: thank you, yes the man charged with getting a deal, the former u.s. diplomat richard haass said the final agreement

must be reached by monday. the talks broke without agreement but he said months of simmering resentment and violence is extraordinarily close. >> reporter: they're calling it a final effort to reach an agreement between northern ireland's political parties. as richard haass and his team has found in belfast, it's proven to be difficult. >> we'll have 12 hours of plenary session. it will be very hard at that point given everything that will have come before to argue that the missing indeed is mor ingree time. >> reporter: in late 2012 belfast city council voted to fly the flag on certain days. that sparked protests in which

police officers were injured. >> nationalists say we 47% are nationalists, we feel that you shouldn't rub our noses in it flying it wherever we don't want it to fly, and we want to fly it only sometimes. >> reporter: one recurring tension is the so-called marching season. every year parades most of them organized by protestant groups take place. while most pass off peacefully parades through mostly catholic areas provoke antagonism and clashes. there are other key issues of decades of violence from good friday's agreement. many lost their lives and in most cases nobody was brought to justice. >> the victims groups, the studies, the conversations that have been had about dealing with

the past, all those things have influenced this process. so that is, yet another example of how we weren't starting from square one. we were starting from a very well developed conversation. >> reporter: even if the talks do lead to an overall agreement it could an long time before northern ireland deals with years of resentment and understanding. >> joined now by david m mckitrick. welcome to the program. can we optimistic for progress and a deal by the close of the year? >> there is some hope. i wouldn't say that people are very confident about it, but certainly there is a striking a note of hope. usually a lot of people like haass who come to help us out, they are facing defeatist and bereft of hope.

i don'no one thinks there is goo be a panacea of complete bear dice, but the various signs and noises from the talks are that there is going to be significant progress. >> and david, why are these talks particularly important? aren't people paying attention to what happens now in these talks? >> people outside are paying very little attention. but in northern ireland people are saying it's a pity we haven't found complete peace. we have made tremendous tried, very few killings and deaths. but you still have parades, controversies over flags. anybody meeting in the publish will tell you we wish this was over and done with and we can get on with something approac approaching normalcy. >> which ones are proving to be the most difficult to deal with?

>> we all fought the issue of the past and how you get peace and reconciliation, but know the signs and signals inside the talks that structures have been put in place, structures have been almost agreed will which mark that. there has been significant movement on that. the big thing causing the problem at the moment are flags. you know, the more extreme loyalists from the protestant back streets saying we want the flags to fly all the time. again, most moderate people, most catholics and nationalists say we want those on few specified days. that's the big sticking point which so far alluded dr. haass. >> david mckittrick joining froes belfast. thank you very much. moscow streets have been lit up as part of an attempt of the

kremlin to provide some light. after scrapping daylight savings hours many complain that they live their lives in darkness. lights have been lit for the holiday spirit. >> reporter: wakey wakey, it's nearly 10:00 in the morning and it could well be midnight ever since kremlin scrapped daylight saving times, people have to face 18 hours of darkness a day through the winter. sometimes going without seeing a trace of blue sky or sunlight for months. so the people of moscow the daily walk to work can be a depressing and at times dangerous experience. carried out in almost total darkness crossing treacherous icy streets. then it all has to be repeated again eight hours later on the way home. again in total darkness. >> it really influences people. they can even get depression.

statistics say that 10% of people suffer from this disease during winter. almost every person can feel lack of energy, and 10% have to get medical treatment such as anti-depressants. >> so for the first time the city authorities declared let there be light, and lo and behold there was light. they don't celebrate christmas in december. new year's is the big deal but that did not stop officials from splashing out $10 million to turn moscow into a winter wonderland. as far as christmas dec decorats go we're not talking about london's regent street or new york's times square. decorations light up moscow, decorations that will remain in place until february. >> it is lovely. this sight cheers us up.

>> i hate these dark days. we wake up at 11:00 in the morning and still have to turn our lights on in the apartment. but what about the children? they have to spend their mornings and evenings in darkness. >> if you live outside of moscow, tough luck, no lights in the suburbs. just four months of bumping into things. >> that's almost all there is from me now. in a quarter of an hour's time we'll say hello to these sea animals unknown to scientists and found off the coast of scotland. >> china has made its biggest change in social policy in three decades. the one-child policy, which campaigners say led to forced abortions and infanticide has significantly been eased. the law was introduced in 1979, and since then couples in urban

areas have only been allowed one child. that's one-third of china's 1.3 billion citizens. dominick kane explains what changed. >> reporter: it's official. millions of chinese families can grow, and that is music to the ears o of many. in their mid 30's and only have one son, chen says he feels it's his duty to have another child. >> i think it's our obligation as parents to make sure he has a sibling. and an only child is too lonely. i have a younger sister. an only child will not feel what i feel. it feels great to have a sister. >> for a generation the one-child policy has prevented 400 million births. it was introduced when china was weaker and felt it had a

population it's government could not support. now the likelihood of a baby boom is remoted because developed countries tend to have smaller families. but some are grateful that the system is changing. >> if the rules hadn't been loosened, we wouldn't have been able to apply for the birth permit and we would have faced a large fine. we're so relieved the policy has changed. it will take a lot of financial burden off us. >> that is something that the government is clearly keen to encourage. one academic said without this relaxation of the rules the economy would suffer. >> in the long run the labor shortage and aging population would undermine the economic growth. it's not good that the birth rate stays low. it should match the economic development and changes in

population. >> one thing is certain, the children playing in this kindergarten will enjoy freedoms that older generations were denied. >> lots more to come in this news hour including overflowing with refugees, thousands of people in south sudan continue to camp out at u.n. shelters. they say it still is not safe to go home. history in the making, a packed house as this man gets sworn in as delhi's new chief minister. find out why tens of thousands of people showed up. and one last hoorah from retiring cricket staff.

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situation in palestinian camp where reports of five people have starved to death. one student whereas killed and 100 arrested at an university in cairo. turkey's embattled prime minister ha said what has happed in the past ten days is not only against the party but also against the people of turkey. continued fighting in south sudan is causing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes. camps belonging to the u.n. >> reporter: two weeks after they sought protection from the main peace keepers base in the capitol of juba they are not confident enough to return to

their homes. >> my brother was killed. not by soldiers bye-bye civilians. he died because he belonged to a certain ethnic group. his body was still in the open last i remember. >> the shortage of the most basic of services such as clean water, but help is beginning to arrive. distributing food and household items to the displaced. >> it's been a very challenging task for the people, the world food program and it's partners in terms of distributing food. we're doing so in challenging circumstances but we're doing our utmost. >> with more and more displaced people seeking shelter across the country, the u.n. peacekeeping mission in south sudaned is overwhelmed. there are plans of troops from

7,000 to 12,500. the first of the extra forces, a detachment of 73 police officers were bangladesh have already arrived. they are from the u.n. mission from the democratic republic of congo. they are assumed at the u.n. camps overflowing with the displaced. >> we believe that the peacekeeping troops and u.n. advisers are critical. we have something on the order of 63,000 civilians housed at a dozen locations of the peacekeeping mission around the country. >> u.n. officials say however that even with additional capabilities there will not be able to protect every civilian in south sudan. the country is too big and the

conflict spread over wide areas to be effectively policed by 12,500 troops. >> certificate valley cancer kills more south african women than any other type of cancer and starting the new year the te government wants to run out vaccination that will protect against almost all types of cancer. >> a second of discomfort for a lifetime of protection against cervical cancer. these girls have been benefiting from the work of an non-governmental organization called "dance for a cure." they're vaccinating girls from an under privilege school. >> i'm grateful that i was able to get vaccinated because i don't believe if i wasn't where i was i would be vaccinated.

>> reporter: but hundreds will be rolling up their sleeves as part of the government's plans to vaccinate nine and ten-year-old girls. almost all cases of cervical cancer is developed from papillomavirus which is transm transmitted from sexual activity. please the government is combating it, paying for a mass campaign. >> i'm the biggest advocate for it. i hope they do come together with a plan, and with that i hope we can reduce the price of the vaccine. >> reporter: it cost her $160 to vaccinate each girl. the government is still negotiating a better deal with the supply. but it's worth of money.

now she helps to help girls from h.i.v. she said keeping women from dying from h.i.v. or cancer is education. >> i wish all the big companies would get involved in raising awareness. >> over 3000 south africans die of cervical cancer every year, but it doesn't have to be that way. and knowing that will make a few teary moments worthwhile. al jazeera, johannesburg. >> the party said they will participate in the 2015 elections. the constitution currently bans nobel peace prize winner from running for president. saying it was undemocratic.

the demonstrator in thailand has been shot dead at one of the protest camps. the police have yet to identify the gunmen. four others were injured in the attack. s hundreds of protesters have been camping outside of the government house for weeks calling for prime minister shinawatra to step down. >> it started to fire right at the guards. i was sweeping the street when the car came and started firing. it fired eight to nine times at security guards. >> ukraine's opposition is calling for crowds to gather for the largest demonstration. let's get more from julie in our european news center. >> reporter: thank you. that's right. the anti-government protests in ukraine are into their second month with another large rally planned for this sunday. you may find some pictures in this report disturbing. >> reporter: as the opposition tries to put more direct

pressure on the ukrainian government, a new poll shows the majority of the ukrainians wants the cabinet to resign but the government shows no signs that it will do anything. >> obviously they're trying to hide away and wait out, at the same time i think ukraine will never be the same. >> reporter: the nation's most well-known opposition leaders is eugenia tymenshenko. for the past week her daughter said the rifle of her rival, yanukovych, has been preventing anyone from doing that. >> the those with power are deaf and blind and very irresponsible, and don't answer for think brutal acts. they don't answer for their illegal acts. >> reporter: there have been a number of recent attacks, including one earlier this week on a prominent journalist.

several suspects are in custody, but the court initially only wanted to charge them with public disorder. >> the authorities tried to protect the attackers, and this is the same kind of defense as before. it's simply manipulation by police to protect their leaders and avoid punishment. >> it's the beginning of a holiday season here and it's saturday. there are more protesters during the week. >> reporter: opposition leaders are hoping that demonstrators will come out in larger numbers on sunday to march in front of yanukovych's palatial home. >> families of ethnic albania missing after the war in kosovo have been visiting a mass grave discovered just inside serbia. it's believed that the site could hold the bodies of hundreds killed between 1998 and 99. cold weather has been hampering

excavation. many are still thought to be missing after the war. there has been a scientific break through in the freezing waters of scotland. four new animals have been discovered in what is called one of the most desolate places on earth. a worm, a large sea snail and two clams. this worm is the first of its kind found in the area. it's found around a tiny extinct volcano 30 meters wide and it's a renown fishing ground that supports some of the most extensive cold water coral reaves in its part of the atlantic. scientists are excited because they think they could find unique species like these in the deep cold waters off scotland's coast. earlier i spoke to richard lockhead, he said they were

found where minerals are pumped into the water. >> clearly the scientists are making a link between the fact that there is a sold seat the release of hydrocarbons in the water and this would have an impact, and the four unique species being discovered at the same time. so scientists will continue their work that's why we have to keep funding this kind of research and why it's so important in the past. they'll take a look betwee at tk betwee,and that's why we do funa government these scientific surveys. the international authorities that have an interest in the conservation which the scottish governments have signed up to are deciding which conservation

measures should be in place to protect this part of the environment. and scientists who will be looking at what measures should be put in place. the precaution of course should be closed off to fishing activity. there is no fishing activity at the moment, but the wise thing to do is to put sav safeguards n place earlier. >> you're up-to-date with news from europe. let's take you dark t back to d. >> thank you. a new party has been sworn in as new prime minister. arvind kejiriwal's promises. this is this report.

>> reporter: witnessing political history in the making. arvind kejriwal was sworn in. supporters believe this is just the start of things to come. they're part of a new political movement supported by the country's middle class. the national campaign to fight running began in 2011 with protests led by activists kejriwal describes by his mentor. >> you have seen the kind of challenges that we've been facing. but being a member of the committee, of the policy team of the party i can say that it is

essentially the political will. if you have that will, anything is doable. >> reporter: one of the selling points of the common man's party is the approach to decision making. and while opposition parties have criticized this idea, it's given hope to many people. >> after gandhi, kejriwal is the next gandhi for us. >> we have been ruled by dine dynasties, dominated by religion, but it's the first time that someone like you or me has come to power. for us this is huge. >> for otherwise delhi's unlikely new leader is a political gift. it's hard to guess how much of an impact this anti-corruption party will have on next year's national election, but it's success in the state of delhi show that voters in the world's largest democracy are desperate for good governance, and they're

willing to give this party a chance. >> still it come, why more than a million americans are about to stop receiving unemployment benefits. and the tennis star who is hoping to turn around the fortunes of roger federer.

>> welcome back. millions of jobless americans will stop receiving benefits after a government program expires. a third of them have been out of a job for more than six months.

as we find out some of them are doing whatever they can to make ends meet. >> the u.s. economy is steadily adding jobs but it's still well below the bottom o. people like 56-year-old norbitt are being cut off now. >> i'm not going to be able to pay for utilities. and in fact, after this check i get this week for unemployment i have to pay the mortgage payment on the first of january. i'll have less than $200 i $200e bank. >> obama: unemployment insurance is a lifeline that can make the

difference between hardship and lasting catastrophe. >> main oppose the program. >> people think we need two years of unemployment insurance. they should come forward and say we want to raise taxes and contributions of employees and employers. >> others discourage the u unemployed stepping up in job search. >> it seems to me that the impression of people with unemployment benefits are sitting around and enjoying the money. nothing could be further from the truth. >> reporter: almost three americans are competing for each current job opening. >> a heatwave gripping argentina is expected to continue in the next knew days. soaring temperatures are led to power cuts and water shortages. we have reports from

buenos aires. >> reporter: official temperatures highs in buenos aires has been above 40 ven30centigrade, but the humidiy makes it feel like it's in the mid 40s. >> in 1 ho years, never i--100 s never have we had such high temperatures, high humidity, and very low atmospheric pressure. really effects the human health. that's why we are alerting the population, okay, take care. >> the heat cave has been putting a major strain on energy supplies forcing power cuts in some neighborhoods. sometimes for a few hours, occasionally for several days. these frustrated residents have

been blocking a major road in buenos aires. >> no one listens to us. we followed all the correct procedures and we called the energy company, but only a computer deals with us. they say the engineers are out working but that's a lie. we had no alternatives but to do this. >> reporter: the government have said they're dealing with the problem, and all power will be restored shortly. in the meantime the emergency measures have been implemented, warning how to deal with the extreme heat. with the constant high temperatures we're all suffering here, young, old alike. and with no electricity in some cases for five, ten, 20 days the situation becomes unbearable. suffocating. with no fend sigh end in sight o go to any lengths to keep their

cool while all around fuming about the heat, the humidity, and the power cuts. al jazeera, buenos aires. >> it's time for sport now. >> reporter: thank you very much. we'll go to the english premiere league where manchester city has moved up to the top of the table. they beat crystal palace 1-0, at the first half, the 50th goal score for the club. they now hold the two-point lead over arsenal. man chesmanchester united lg rooney to groin injury. now move up to sixth place in the table. other results on saturday

saw hull city, fulham, six goa goals. and while in the second half between sunderland and cardiff, cardiff lead 2-0. on to cricket, on the verge of a fairytale finish in the final test match against south africa. day three of the second test against india, smith, were the casualties in the morning session, and then to the rescue, a guard of honor. the all rounder reached 78. and will bring in to play against south africa. india's first innings by 35 runs to start day four.

kallis is hope to go finish his 18 year career with a century. all that stands between australia cricketers and four 40 ashes. they picked up five wickets including the 110th wicket, four of their batsmen were out thanks to johnson who claimed three which can, etc. england out in the second inning, much to the delight of the home side fans. >> personally to have that resolved in the second day in the second innings for australia is fantastic to turn the game around. we didn't expect that to be honest. but we knew if we had partnerships and kept improving we knew that we could possibly crack out in the game. we're lucky enough to get that

today. >> so the victory target, the resume on 43. if the aussies win it will be the highest test run since 1963. brad mccuen from channel 10 in australia takes a look at what has certainly been drama-filled ashes test. >> we know australia has regained the ashes after winning convincing in brisbane on the back of sir mitchell johnson. he was brilliant going 2-0 up and we head to the mcg australia had already won the series and it was a back england, today england collapsing. johnson terrific.

nathan line wonderful. he's five on home soil. peterson appeared to be put off by a bag making it's way across the mcg on what was a very went. >> windy day. he was tired of the time, and they had words. they'll be heading to sydney hoping to make it an ashes clean sweep. we'll wait and see. >> known as one of the toughest in the world, but defending champions have done it again, they won over all honors for record after battling challenging north italy winds in

a time of two days, six hours and 27 seconds. it was well outside the race record of one day in 18 hours set last year. 2013 wasn't the best on record for roger federer who failed to win a major tournament. so he's called on a six-time grand slam winner for help. he'll join the coaching team for the open in melbourne. described as federer's childhood hero he was also world number one. he arrived on saturday and will hope next season at brisbane international. djokovic has claimed his position as world's number two. and straight sets in the final of the exhibition tournament.

and lebron james he will be wondering how this team--his team lost this one having led by 17 in the first quarter, james himself was in sparkling form scoring 33 on the night. miami was up with less than 90 seconds left, but they tied the game to send it into overtime. damarcus cousins completed the hold as the kings ran out as winners. for more go to www.aljazeera.com/sports. we have the year in review, section where is you can look back at some of the best and worst sporting moments fro from 2013. >> thank you very much. well stay with us here only al jazeera. we've got a full bulletin of news right at the top of the hour.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories that we're following for you. what next for millions of americans who have lost their unemployment benefits. a federal judge ruled the wide-ranging surveillance program by the nsa is constitutional. refugees in south sudan are growing more desperate. building just a few apartment buildings isn't enough in china where new cities are on the rise.