>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >> hello, and welcome to the news hour. i'm stephen in doha with the latest news from around the world. south sudanese rebels take control of the town of bor. and the death toll in syria rises to almost 330,000. >> hello, i'm julie mcdonald in

london. as the injured from the russia bombings are flown to moscow, president putin vows to eliminate terrorists. and michael schumaker has shown signs of improvement. >> and ringing in the new year, fireworks and fanfare right across the world. ♪ >> the first, the town of bor in south sudan has been captured by rebel forces. it's the capitol and seen as important by both sides. the town was captured by the army just before christmas, but now rebelling are back in control. this comes just hours before a possible ceasefire in the new year. close to 200,000 people have had

to leave their homes. we'll be crossing live to our correspondent in just a moment, but first his report. >> reporter: recent fighting has sent this one bustling town into a ghost town. the town is now almost deserted, and this is the man in charge for now. he is the commander of the government forces who control it. >> translator: the righting was in control, we withdrew when they attacked, but then when they began looting, we recaptured the town. >> reporter: in a town square dozens of bodies are being buried in a mass grave. it is hard to tell how many died

here. certainly many lost their lives. >> translator: if you heard gunfire since you arrived? we are in full control. we will defend it, and we are pursuing the rebels. >> reporter: the town center was the worst hit. it is here that some of the worst fighting happened. we were told that the market was looted both during the fighting and after it had ended. most of the shops at the market were bombed. days later some are still smoldering. it will be a while before vital supplies arrive in this town. >> translator: we are hungry. there is no food in town. even those with money have nowhere to buy food. >> reporter: most of the residents here have sought shelter at the un peace keeper's

base. it is unlikely they will return soon. >> mohammed, there's talk of a ceasefire. there's talk of peace in the new year, close to the new year, tomorrow. can you clarify what the picture is? >> well, steven there is no ceasefire up to now, what is there, and what has been confirmed by the government as well as diplomats and go officials here in juba is that both sides have decided to send a delegation to the talks. now these came about after pleading with -- it took some pleading with the president by diplomats, and un officials to

agree to send a delegation to talk. it's not how the government wanted things to be. they wanted a ceasefire first before talks took place. however, the former vice president had insisted that there would be no talk of a ceasefire until mechanisms had been put in place for monitoring if any of the groups broke the ceasefire. so at the moment, both sides are sending delegations, and it is there that a ceasefire will be discussed. how long it will take, we don't really know. >> that's very fair, mohammed, but also we're hearing reports that bor has fallen. is that important? >> yes, it is important. bor is strategic. it is also the capitol of the region which is the largest region in south sudan. it's also an oil-producing

jungle -- i mean, bor was the scene of insidious fighting last week between the rebels and government forces. the government forces got the upper hand and took the town. however, with the support of tribal militias known as the white army who are now part and parcel of the forces, they managed to retake the town around midday today. the un officials are saying there has been massive displacement once again of the few remaining people in the town, and they are governing in a town which is about 50 kilometers away from bor, more than 80 to 100,000 people are said to have gathered there. they are coming by boat through the nile, and that is where they are trying to help these people

who have run away from their homes. >> mohammed, thank you. the democratic republic of congo says 103 people were killed on monday. the government said it crushed an attempted coup by gunmen. the assault was reportedly carried out by followers of the religious leader who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2006. to syria now and it has been almost three years since the beginning of the war. in that time more than 130,000 people have been killed. it says civilians account for more 46,000 of the dead. and the number escaping to

neighboring countries is now above 2 million. activists say at least ten people have been killed from a bust attack in the city of lepo. >> reporter: forces loyal to president bashar al-assad have stepped up their offensive in recent weeks. this bus was reportedly here to buy government tank shell. activists say an intensified government bombing campaign using barrels filled with tnt has killed at least 500 civilians. al jazeera cannot independently verify any of these videos that have been up loaded on the internet. this video appears to show rebels targeting government forces around an airport in an

eastern province. al jazeera cannot a verify which armed groups they long to. this man describes is how fighters are sending reinforcements to the area around the airport. in the west of the country, activists say rebels took control of two villages after days of heavy fighting. >> translator: this is sal va station. it was a hiding place for government forces. we managed to destroy four armored vehicles and kill several government soldiers. >> reporter: the syrian observatory for human rights says that more than 46,000 civilians have been killed since the conflict began. 7,000 of them were children. the iraqi prime minister has ordered the army to leave enbar

province. 40 handed over their resignations over a protest that lead to clashes in the city. 24 people have been killed in the region in the last 42 hours. >> reporter: tent frames and a few makeshift colors is all that is left of the sunni protest camp. it was set up by sunni protesters who say they are being marginalized. in response several members of the government resigned. >> translator: i'll do my best with the government and political institutions to prevent the situation from further escalating. we're asking the government to answer the demands of the protesters, and to pull back

their troops. >> reporter: armed men attacked police and tried to block roads as they approached the camp. the sit-in has been a problem with the prime minister. he has long promised to break it up, saying al-qaeda fighters were hiding out there. >> translator: enough is a everyone has a cause, but we lack a unified project and a country that supports our cause. in all honesty those on the other side of the divide have a project and a state fully backing them. we need a country to support our cause and let this country be saudi arabia. i said saudi arabia should play a role in the iraqi conflict. >> reporter: fears are being raised over what happened in 2006 and 2007 when tens of

thousands of iraqis were killed in fighting between sunni's and shiites. >> joining me now is an iraqi political analyst and president of the arab lawyer's association in london. welcome. most people seeing the conflict in iraq are starting to agree that is it a sectarian conflict. you don't agree? >> not at all. i think this is a war between the prime minister, and the people of iraq. the members of his government -- there are still sunnis in his government, you have shiites all against it, so it is not sectarian, it's a cross sectarian. it is maliki who wants to rule

as he wants. he has no parliament at the present moment. he has no government. even his staff cabinet is not there. he doesn't have a minister of defense, a minister of interior, of finance. he has accused a number of senior officials including the vice president of being terrorists that he knew about them for the last three, four years. he is now using mortar on the people. they have cut the water from the civilians. he is claiming it is a war against al-qaeda, and this seems to be what everybody pedals aren't, whenever they don't like something, it becomes al-qaeda.

hashemi was the vice president for so many years. he is now trying to play the role as if he is with the people of iraq. he is one of the people that participated from the time of [ inaudible ] until now, but because maliki has decided to accuse him of being a terrorist, he has identified him as being sunni. >> all of the politicians who resigned were sunni. now the former vice president is calling on saudi arabia or a gulf country to intervene. this isn't be anything but sectarian, can it? >> this is what the western media has been pedalling all along -- >> well, maybe it's a truism. >> half of them were shiites. and yet -- >> it's a sectarian conflict

that has really begun inside iraq sin saadam fell. >> since 2003, and this is not something new, even the roman empire practiced it. now the western powers when they came into iraq they put a constitution which is based on sectarianism and ethnicity. they supported people. they supported both sides, and most of [ inaudible ] was a shiite, and the same thing -- >> well -- we have got very little time. so we just have time for one last question if you will be brief if possible. the future elections next year. is anything going to change? >> no, because there is no willingness on the maliki side to allow others to participate in the political process. he wants it all for himself. he has excluded everybody, whether they are shiites or

sunnis as long as they don't toe the line that he wants. and this is what he wants. and election is not going to produce anything other than this result, despite the fact he is not entitled to actually run a third term, but this is what he is trying to convince the americans to support. >> many thanks to you for joining us from london. three soldiers have been killed in a car bomb in the southern city of aiden. no one claims responsibility. more palestinian prisoners have been welcomed home after being freed from israeli prisons. the 26 inmates are the third series to be released. it's part of a deal to restart talks between israel and the

palestinians. they were serving at least 19 years behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder. israeli families are protesting their freedom. more to come on al jazeera. we'll be talking about the increasing restrictions faced by journalists in egypt. and the world's top ranked tennis player opens his new season. jo will have the latest on his match in sport. ♪ some news from europe now. russian president vladimir putin has vowed to annihilate terrorists after two bombs in two days. dozens of people have been arrested. most for failing to produce

documents. 34 people were killed in the attacks on a train station and trolly bus. peter sharp reports. >> reporter: there wasn't much left of the trolly car when the ambulances arrived. a ruptured tin can surrounded by bodies, but survivors were hanging on, and the hospital was less than 10 minutes away. this is one of 20 badly injured brought here. >> translator: it felt like a huge electric shock. i didn't see anyone with a bomb. i was looking out the window, and i can't remember anything after that. >> reporter: for the second time in less than 24 hours, the hospital was filled with victims of a bombing. this doctor said his team were carrying out ten operations at

the same time. outside they posted casualty lists of those brought in by ambulance, and where they were being treated. the relatives of the injured scarcely able to believe this was happening all over again. trauma specialists had been flown in from moscow to help family and friends cope. out of the airport, those too badly injured to be treated here, were loaded aboard special flights to moscow. for many quite simply it was the difference between life and death, taken to a special burn unit in the capitol two hours away. these shatters buildings are a reminder of a pivotal battle here in the second word war. the defeat of the german army here changed the whole course of the conflict. today the people have a different battle on their hands.

fear, frustration, and anger of those in the city. dennis is a local businessman. >> people are afraid -- people are afraid to use public transport. i'm frightened, and i prayed for my family, for my friends. >> reporter: they are stepping up security not just here, but across southern russia. over the next five weeks more than 30,000 troops will be deployed in the build up to the winter olympics. joining me now live via skype, is a man from the institute for war and peace keeping. let's talk first and putin's crack down on terror. he said they will annihilate the terrorists what sort of action are we talking about? >> well, this is familiar, i think. we heard similar statements after the terrorist attacks that

happened earlier at the end of '90s, particularly after the -- when the apartment blocks in in moscow were blown up, and after that it was in 1999, and similar statements were made, and usually this is the precondition when an anti terrorist operation starts or military intervention is being prepared. i think something similar to that will happen this time, because they are -- particularly the eastern part of the area is slightly getting out of control of the russian government's hands. >> and how can putin crack down on any attacks or likely attacks without escalating the situation? >> um, well, they will -- well,

in the north we hear ever day, actually from various sources, but unfortunately neither independent media or the none governmental organizations are allowed to work there. so lots of information is very hard to a verify. so we just assume that they will have a crackdown on -- on groups that they think are hostile to the russian sovereignty and russian government. >> were the authorities there cracking down on any armed elements? how did they deal with the different groups? do we know? >> well, unfortunately, according to some estimates, there -- in 2012 there were only like perhaps 700 law enforcement

bodies have been killed in the northern caucuses. and that's really huge. and a lot of people are injured or killed, dozens of people are killed almost every day in the north caucuses, this is a really horrible situation. and the subject is becoming open to the world only when such brutal terrorist attacks happen. every day there is a problem in certain areas, and these are just unreported areas, crisis and conflict areas, i think at the moment, in the world. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you. the former formula one champion michael schumaker has experienced slight improvement.

he fell while skiing in the french alps. >> reporter: within minutes of hitting his head michael schumaker received first aid. two days later he is still in a critical condition. overnight doctors performed a second operation to alleviate pressure on the brain. >> translator: the situation is better controlled than yesterday. we can't say he is out of danger, but we have made a bit of progress. >> reporter: michael schumaker was critically injured while skiing in the french alps on sunday. the most successful racing driver of all times fell and hit his head on a rock. he was saved by wearing a helmet. when he was first taken to the hospital he was conscious, but

his condition deteriorated quickly. there has been a two hour operation to remove a hematoma has now been carried out. >> one was largely and more accessible. so we judged that we could remove it without taking risks. >> reporter: doctors are unable to say that michael schumaker is out of danger, or predict his future. emma haywood al jazeera. >> those are your headlines from europe for now. >> i'm kim in the capital of rega, where people are preparing for a new year and also for a new currency as the country switches from the latt, to the euro. welcome back to doha, and the news hour. we're going to pick up on the

latest we have on the four al jazeera journalists who have been detained in egypt. our producer who is seen here on the left has been moved to a prison outside of cairo. that's where a number of high profile political prisoners are being kept. the two are still in detention. the cameraman has been released without charge. al jazeera is demanding its staff be released immediately. bernard smith has report out of cairo, and joins me to discuss the restrictions faced by journalists working in in egypt. how difficult is it? >> i think since august and the crackdown on those protests in cairo, from then on in, it became increasingly difficult for foreign journalists to operate.

the government portrayed foreign media sometimes as agents of foreign powers. so foreign media for a time, certainly in august, became targets when we were operating on the street. targets for harassment and physical harassment. it has calmed down a little bit since then. it has become slightly easy to operate, but it still remains challenging. >> a little bit easier, but not al jazeera english. why have we been singled out? >> i think we are the only al jazeera people left in egypt. also al jazeera was seen as being instrumental in helping the revolution along. that's how i was portrayed at the time. we have the anniversary coming up, and a military government that can taking increasingly

draconian steps to try to stabilize the country. and we think al jazeera is being lashed out against because of the many sides of the story we have tried to give. >> thank you very much. people around the world continue to press for their demands, just some of the events of 2013 that we'll be looking back up. and jo will have all the sport for you. (vo) al jazeera america

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♪ welcome back. a reminder of the main stories on al jazeera. rebel forces of south sudan have captured the town of bor. it is seen as a strategically important city by both sides. the syrian observatory for human rights says at least ten people have been killed on a go

attack on the northern syrian city. and more than 130,000 people have been killed in the war since it began almost three years ago. and doctors say michael schumakers condition has improved slightly. the formula one legend remains critical after hitting his head while skiing in france. edward thomas is an african analyst and told us despite talk of a ceasefire, this latest fighting could lead to a long level of violence. >> i hope it's not the start of a civil war. the outlook is not good. it's terrible how violently the landscape has changed in south sudan over the last few months. it is also important to remember that south sudan and sudan are

countries where there are a lot of big negotiations between security men happening all the time. and in the run up to negotiations there is often an intensification of violence as political leaders seek to strengthen their land at the negotiating table. so perhaps that might work out. i certainly hope that some kind of interim agreement can be reached, but the -- the -- this whole episode has shown that -- the contradictions that exist in the south sudan ese society need to be addressed in a thorough way. >> the situation in south sudan, where it's time to get more news from london in europe. let's cross back to julie. >> steven thank you.

months of talks in northern ireland have failed to reach an agreement. they can't agree on outstanding issues in the peace process, including parades, flags, and the investigation of past killings. >> reporter: in the early hours of tuesday morning, six months of pain staking negotiations finally came to an end without agreement by the five political bodies involved, the largest party, the democratic unionists, while the republicans with whom they share power in in local government could. >> i think a lot of work has been done. it's been difficult and hard, and i'm sure everyone would say they have done their best, but at some time you have to call it. you can't just continue forever. you have to call it. so we have called it. >> reporter: it was a

disappointing end, although the mediators sought to focus on the positive and the need to move forward. >> it would have been nice to come out here tonight and say we have all five parties completely signed on to the text. we are not there, but i believe there is a real prospect that we will get several parties to sign on to the text in full. several of the other parties will endorse parts of it, and together this will provide a basis for a serious ongoing political process. >> reporter: much has been achieved, but there are still deep-seated problems to fix, they include almost tribal disagreements over where flags can fly and when. and the talks tried to suggest new bodies to deal with the

problems, one to deal with flags would be given months to look at issues of identity, culture and tradition. two more were to deal with parades and marches, and several more would deal with the violent past and how to come to terms with it, find out about unsolved killings, and a whole range of sensitive areas of northern ireland's troubled past. the failure to reach youian mouse agreement shows how complex and divisive these issues still remain. after so much negotiation, this was not the result the optimists were hoping for. it will now be up to the parties to try to close the gaps and narrow the differences. simon mcgregor-wood, al jazeera,

belfast. restriction on the free movement of workers from bulgaria to romania will be lifted as of january 1st. the british government has responded. barnaby phillips has more. >> reporter: a small part of bulgaria in north london. it serves as something of a community center, and they don't expect an influx of more bulgarians in 2014. the first job in britain was in a fish factory. now she is a psychologist, offended by the suggestion that bulgarians come to britain just to live off of social welfare. >> i can really define bulgarians as hardworking and

very honorable people in general. they're -- we're not so used to gaining much from a social system. so i wouldn't say they come here to get benefits. >> reporter: london has undergone dramatic social change in recent years. and opinion polls show that most british people feel there has been too much immigration. so the debate needs to be seen in this context. and yet, it's quite apparent that british government officials have no real idea how many bulgarians and romanians intend to move here after january 1st. >> reporter: 13,000 per year, although ministers say they are not sure, but migration watch, a campaign group which worries about the impact of migration, says some 50,000 could come every year for the next five

years. >> we have had a christmas where 1 million youngsters are out of work. and the government should be ensuring that these people are getting to work rather than opening up markets for other people to come in. enough is enough, the government has a responsibility to the british people first. >> reporter: in the bulgarian capitol, people will have more travel options under the new rules, but even if some do intend to leave, it's not clear how many will choose to go to britain, instead of germany france and the other welcome countries in the eu. >> also latvia will join the countries using the euro. the government says the u.s. membership will lower borrowing costs. but not everyone is convinced.

>> reporter: in this supermarket, shoppers are on a mission, spending the last of their lats before the stroke of midnight and the official switch to the euro. but latvians are divided. >> translator: i'm really against it, because latvia is losing its identity. >> translator: i think it was the only reasonable step we could take to limit inflation. >> reporter: euro critics say the currency is unstable. >> we can see that other countries where the gdp per capita has been less than 70%, and those who joined the euro zone have ended up in a financial crisis. >> reporter: the government responds by slashing public

spending, and the country's economy is now one of the fastest growing in the european union. the move to the euro is a symbolic one too. it gained independence from russia a little more than 20 years ago, and it is still establishing its place in the world. >> basically we have implemented everything. we are part -- it's not anymore they and us. it's not anymore old and new. it's basically we all are europeans. >> reporter: but for businesses it's all about the bottom line. the biggest dairy manufacturer is welcoming the move. >> it's easier to understand the pricing. it's easier to understand the financial indicators. >> reporter: the exchange rate of the lat has been set against the euro since 2005, but the

change is still an anxious one for some. for what was once a sign of independence now becomes a collective item. the french president says that a catholic priest kidnapped last month has been released. the radical armed group boko haram operates in the area. he will be handed over to french authority in the capitol. the pentagon has announced the transfer of three guantanamo bay detainees. they are the last chinese nationals to be deferred from the u.s. camp. now back to steven in doha. >> if thanks julie. with less than six months to go before the football world cup, brazil is trying to clean up rio's image. most people living there in the

towns are fighting what they say as a stereo type of their neighborhoods. rachel levin reports. >> reporter: it takes a lot to knock down this boxing champion, growing up in many one of rio's hundreds of chanty towns means he is used to fighting stereo types. >> translator: a lot of foreigners hear the word and associate it with crime. >> reporter: he is one of 1.5 million brazilians who live in these communities. sprawling neighborhoods controlled by drug gangs where police don't dare to patrol. it's an image repeated constantly on tv and movie screens. >> translator: when go looking for a job and they say they are from this community, it lowers the self-esteem of these young people and makes them question if they can achieve something

coming from a bad place. >> reporter: but this 20-year-old blogger and community reporter, delivers the image is disported. >> translator: in a community like this one of 200,000, there's no way 10% of the people here are traffickers. can you imagine? we would see them on every corner. that is not the reality. >> reporter: communities, that's how people describe these neighborhoods. and it's the main reason so many choose to live here even though they can afford to move away. men like this 75-year-old, who enjoys a saturday block party with friends. he raised all ten of his children here even when traffickers controlled the streets. >> translator: my son lives in boston, and i have an american granddaughter. they want me to move there, but i never want to believe my

community. >> reporter: back at the gym the sound of shoutouts between local gangs is becoming more common, but it doesn't stop these kids or slow roberto down. he is determined to make the national team when his country goes to the olympics. the first commercial passenger flight has flown from key west to cuba. nine u.s. passengers were booked on the plane for the charter. members of on ecology group visiting botanical farms in and around cuba. the world ushers in 2014, here is a reminder of some of the key events of the last 12

months. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: the war machine is relentless in its ferocity. >> these people are the victims of attacks using chemical weapons. [ explosion ] >> translator: as we were interviewing the leader we could hear migs flying overhead. everybody scrambled. >> 11 year mohammed is the survivor of an air strike. these children are traumatized and scared to go back home. [ shouting ] >> the screams that president morsi leave office are getting louder. >> this election represents a [ inaudible ] to kenya. >> it's a transition almost unheard of in the modern arab

world. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear >> people are very pleased that sharif is declaring himself the winner. >> it's an opportunity to remember a day on which a dictator was defied. >> with a farewell bow, the power transfer in china was complete. >> the government has lurched into his biggest crisis in almost a decade. >> let me stop now, peter, because we are seeing smoke coming out of the chimney. white smoke. they are announcing that they have chosen a pope. white smoke. [ cheers ] ♪

>> the attack on the boston marathon shocked all of america. >> spanish media reports that the train was traveling at more than twice the speed limit. >> translator: my daughter is in there. she has been working in the garment factory for three years. >> beneath thousands of tons of wreckage. >> lampedusa was a sleepy place, but now it is the island in which people risk everything to reach. >> all of a sudden the water started going up, and before we knew it we were by the ceiling clings for our lives. it's a miracle that we survived. >> it's a journey into the tapestry of tragedy for millions of filipinos. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> still to come here on al jazeera, jo will be here to remind us of some of the big sporting events of 2013. ♪

time to jog towards the world of sport, and here is jo.

>> steven thank you very much. as you have been hearing french doctors say that michael schumakers condition as improved slightly, after a second operation to reduce swelling on his brain, he has been in medically induced coma since hitting his head after skiing in the french alps. >> translator: we cannot say we are winning. we have to say there are highs and lows, and it's a bit better than yesterday. but we have to remain realestic, and the whole family realizes that, and is very understanding of everything being done. >> the reigning four-time champion has issued a statement wishing michael schumaker all of the best. he released a statement saying . . . former f1 driver has known

schumaker since they raced together. >> translator: i know that from his character, he is a very strong fighter and no matter what he does, he always gives 100%. this is what gives him his character. i would say that he has the jeans of a sports car. i would say he is built to race and always gives 100% in what he is doing the world's top ranked tennis player started his knew match. andy murray is already through, and david ferare, the spaniard was put to the test, and the ukrainian stepped up the match,

but lost. the world's top-ranged female player had a sixth straight victory. he is looking to complete with the champion. joining williams is this player. she crushed the ukrainian 6-1, 6-3 to make it to the finals. then to the women's singles, but lost the mixed doubles in straight set as australia

tumbled out of the competition. as 2013 comes to a close, we thought we would look back at some of the most memorable moments of the year. lance armstrong admitted he doped during his illustrious career. and then the world number 2 beat angel cabrera on the second hole of a major playoff. alex ferguson stepped down after 27 years. he bowed out in style with his 13th league title. and his pro tocchet dave beckham retired from football. and [ inaudible ] became the first man to be crowned champion from his country. >> i had a watch it a few times

to remember actually what happened, because when i came off of the court, i had no recollection of that game. none of the points at all. it was just a crazy way to finish the game, and i don't think it would have happened for me any other way, and for everyone watching it needed to be like that to make it more special. >> in september world record football transfer moved from toteham to real madrid for $132 million. later that month, oracle team usa claimed the sailing cup. they came from 8-1 down to defeat new zealand. and the red sox claimed a 4-2 victory. it was a special moment for the team just six months after the boston marathon bombing. and tears and cheers in india

has this career came to an end. >> knowing the fact that i would never have a cricket bat in my hand here playing for india, which was really, really emotional, but there are some wonderful moments and i -- i could sort of thing of all of those things. >> there's more on our website, check out aljazeera.com/sport, there is also details there on how to get in touch with our team using twitter, and we have blogs and correspondent from our reporters from around the world. what a sporting year it has been, eh, steven? >> thank you very much. new years celebrations around the world have started.

new zealand was the first country to bring in 2014. tens of thousands of people were treated to fireworks. and in the australian city of sydney over a million people flocked to the world famous harbor bridge to enjoy the fire works display. 7 tons of pyrotechnics were exploded. [ cheers ] >> and for whom the bell tolls, in this case it was japan welcoming in in the new world. and one of the world's most secretive nations pulled out all the stops, in north korea thousands braved frigid temperatures to watch this

firework's display. more to come

>> they are ringing in the new years in shanghai. [ counting ] >> this is the scene live in shanghai china as that country celebrates the new year. australia and auckland bringing in the new years earlier today. let's take a look just for a second at the celebration underway, welcoming 2014. ♪