> hello, welcome to the newshour, here with the top stories. >> south sudan's warring factions prepare for talks, but government troops are on the way for a new showdown with rebels. >> ships turn back from syria. the deadline to move chemical weapons out is missed. >> north korean leader boasts about an internal purge in his

new year address. >> and millions around the world celebrate the arrival of 2014 with a bang. >> in south sudan reports of an imminent showdown between government and rebel forces are overshadowing new year's day talks. representatives of the warring factions are expected to meet in the ethiopian capital. thousands of troops are on the way to bor, which was retaken by rebels on tuesday. the soldiers made gains in unity state. a military commander told al jazeera they have taken a town near bentiu. we have more from mohammed adow from the talks near juba. >> the agreement to talk is seen as a political breakthrough. the first thing on the agenda

will be a ceasefire, in the talks, how to get them to stop shooting at each other, before they discuss other issues in contention. many people in juba are wondering what else could follow in terms of talks as both took sides on key issues such as power sharing. salva kiir will not share with former vice president riek machar. many wonder what will apiece riek machar to stop the fighting. other than sharing. >> more fighting is expected in bor. where the government sent thousands of troops to retake it from the rebels in full control. >> government troops are on their way to bor, the capital of jonglei state. it is an important town in the conflict. keith jennings the southern

director nor the national democratic institute explains why. >> it's an historical town, home of the s.p.l.a. founder and leader, the late dr john geray, and the home with the liberation movement was launched from. it's important for operation and logistical reasons, because there are a few roads necessary to travel through bor in order to get to unity state and to upper now. it's a strategic location in the upper now reason. >> syria missed a deadline to remove dangerous toxins. the u.n. and bashar al-assad say security concerns and bureaucracy are behind the delays. we have this report. >> this blast was caused by a barrel packed with explosives and dropped by a syrian

aircraft, according to the voice over on this video. the target is daraa, a damascus suburb. forces loyal to bashar al-assad have been intensifying their attacks on rebel controlled areas across syria. the regime may have been stripped of chemical weapons, but that seems to have had little effect on its campaign against anti-government forces. but the ships that were supposed to have taken the chemical weapons out of syria are returning to port in cyprus empty. a combination of bad weather and pore security means the december 31st deadline to take the weapons out of syria has no been met. >> everything that syria needs to complete the process of free moving and transporting out of syria, all the equipment has been provided and delivered. so now it's a matter of getting the trend rolling. we understand that is number of factors have added to that,

which have made the syrian authorities unable to meet the 31 december deadline. >> the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says it's still on track for the june 30th deadline when the chemical weapons program must have been dismantled. the syrian government is responsible for removing, packing and transporting the weapons to the port. earlier this month assad's forces gain the control of the highway linking damascus to the coast. rebels were responsible for attacks. conventional weapons are causing death and destruction. this is inside a hospital in malia in southern syria. the syrian observatory for human rights says 46,000 civilians have been killed since the conflict began in 2011.

>> in neighbouring lebanon the military arrested an al qaeda-linked leader. rula amin joins us live. who is it? >> we have confirmation from lebanon and they said the rink leader to one of the brigades has been arrested in lebanon. he's a prominent leader. his brigade claimed responsibility for the embassy bombing. they are operating in syria and lebanon. the targets vary from western targets to infidels to shi'a. they have been in operation for years. his arrest for the authorities is a major achievement,

especially that he is lipped to the embassy bombing. >> what impact will this have on lebanese politics. >> on one hand on a security level, they feel that they have a treasure, they hope to get as mumuch information from him as possible on the brigade, who is financing them, who gave the order for the separations. on a different level, on the political level, that could be used by hezbollah to point the finger to saudi arabia, although he has been on the wanted list for saudi arabia. the leader of hezbollah, said that the brigade that has directed and carried out the bombing against the embassy are led by a saudi arabia man, and he said that this man is linked to awed intelligence and accused them of putting the brigade lipped to al qaeda in action, trying to destabilize the

situation in lebanon. >> on one hand the security will use his arrest to get as much information as possible on the information here. on the political level it adds to the strong rhetoric of the country. >> thank you for that. >> it is the fourth day that three al jazeera journalists are held in fusty. producers, mohamed fadel fahmy on the left, and baher mohamed in the middle have been moved to toura prison. correspondent peter greste is at a police station in care. , cameraman mohamed fawzi has been released without charge. al jazeera demands they be released. >> kim jong un said in his new year's message that his country was getting stronger after

getting rid of factionist filth. >> these were his public comments about the execution of his uncle last month. jang song-thaek was once the second-most powerful man in the country. he was killed after being tried for treeften. >> translation: our party took measures to get rid of a faction of sewerage. party and revolution lines became solid by anti-party and antirevolutionary faction. >> in a pitch to north korea, he said the execution of jang song-thaek sent a clear message to internal and external audiences. the whole process of purge and execution of such an important person as jang song-thaek was to demonstrate that kim jong un is in control of the country, he calls the shots.

he knows the master plan for north korea, and it was surprisingly a statement - the newer statement of what he pronounced. it was similar to the last year or new year address. he was talking about the improvement of the relations with south korea, which were at an all-time low, on the brink of law. kim jong un was talking not only about his domestic affairs, the excuse of his uncle as the cows of the antirevolutionary faction which he prays. he was talking about the international relations of north korea, which look very bleak. relations with south korea froze and united states are not going anywhere. >> kim jong un was simply reiterating his wishlist to improve relateses -- relations without if anything to achieve it. >> still ahead - latvia the

latest country to join the eurozone. the promise of new technology. we look at what will be big in 2014. >> and jo will be here to pel you what psg are getting up to in their winter training break in the desert. those details in sport. >> denver is known as the mile-high city, the rocky mountain capital of colorado, where marijuana smokers can get legally high too. we have a report on how business is booming as it goes to pot from january 1st. >> harvesting and processing pot is a family affair at nature's herb and wellness center. three generations of ratherhams

work here. >> we started with 10,000 feet. we have another 12,000, we have another 10,000 feet and plans for two to three more facilities of that size. >> pot is the biggest game in town in tiny garden city, population 300. the four medical marijuana dispensaries account for a quarter of all tax revenues, before they start retail sales, a fact that has mayor seeing green. >> i like to joke there's not a pothole in my town because we reinvested in infrastructure and do things we wouldn't have a chance to do without new industry or energy in town. >> if the estimates are correct, colorado is about to reap a bumper crop of cash thanks to legal weed. a study says sales could hit $606 million in 2014.

they are about 100,000 users of medical marijuana in the state. another half million are expected to start legally lighting up recreationally. that's not counting marijuana tourists. >> it's the next vacation destination. no doubt about it. i mean we get so many phone calls a day. now, being closer to the 1st, we get 50,000 phone calls a day. the u.s. department of justice will not try to shut down the recreational pot industry. grey areas remain. banks are not taking retailers money for now. there are, of course, worries about increased crime and underage drug use. john rotherham thinks other states will see dollar signs through the haze. >> colorado will be one of the richest states. everyone will follow suit, if they can, if the voters allow it. while there are questions about how legal weed would play out,

it is safe to say hopes for the future are high. >> well, the decision to loosen drug laws has provoked strong opinions. we'll hear from a drug policy consultant, but first mike elliott is executive director of the medical marijuana industry group. >> anyone that wants to take a fair look at prohibition will see it's a failure when it comes to marijuana. it has done virtually nothing to stop marijuana being universally available. like with alcohol prohibition in america, the sale of it has been dominated by people using violence to sell it. here in colorado we are really taking a different approach, which is, i would suggest, us taking our heads out of the sand saying, "hey, you know, we haven't been able to slow down the sale of marijuana, but now what we'll do is licence

businesses, we are going to create accountability, a new tax rough knew stream to take on the serious public safety issues that you have brought up and in a way get control over this in a way that has never happened before." >> this is not about your right to grow a little plant or smoke a joint after work with your friend. this is about a major industry that has to hunt kids to reap a profit. i heard the folks saying they were excited about the prospects for money and economy. for every dollar in alcohol and tobacco touch that governments gain, they have to spend $10 in social costs lost, from accidents, school drop outs and issues. maybe you are fixing a few potholes today. how many lives are wrecked tomorrow as a result of something widespread and commercialized and won't be the

savour to public works or gambling or the lottery have been in the u.s. we are bracing ourselves for a disaster. >> indonesia is launching a health care scheme. the government wants $240 people to have medical coverage. not everyone that needs it will benefit. >> queueing for medical care. patients that would never afford to go to the hospital are being treated. >> the free how's care plan is up and running in jakarta. the whole country will follow in 2014, where 80 million poor people will get medical insurance for free. >> it's a breakthrough. that was before medical care was a basic right. there are concerns that many will be left out. >> workers organizations have protested saying more than 35 million people who live above the poverty line will not be

covered. >> translation: if 86 million is covered by insurance, not much will change the the government covers with anti-poverty projects. in the new scheme they are at 10 million people, so so many will be rejected at hospitals. >> in the new scheme people known as neopoll will have to pay a premium of $2.50 per person, per month. for many it's a burden. >> five years ago this man had a heart operation. and has to see a doctor every month. the government took care of the cost. in the new scheme he'll have to pay a monthly insurance premium. >> translation: my only business is selling noodles. i get around $15 every day. i have to eat and pay all the bills. so you can count yourself how can i pay for the premium every

month. >> but the government insists that small entrepreneurs will be able to pay. not at many poor indonesians spend more on cigarettes than the cost of the premium. >> it's a human rights issue. you'll have the right to achieve the highest possible status of health. okay, but there is no right without responsibility. the health care scheme will not be implemented since 2019. due to a lack of doctors, nurses, midwifes in remote areas. the government has started a nationwide program to increase capacity and quality. everyone should be able to enjoy professional health care five years from now. >> bangladesh's jamma al-islama party has been at the heart of

issues. several members have been sentenced to death. they have come out in vocal and violent protests. we visit to bangladesh's second largest city, a stronghold. >> this area has a reputation for being a religious city. this party has a strong support base. in the past the country's second city has been perceived as activists. violence in the rest of the country escalated it has become quiet. >> police are rounding up supporters and throwing them in gaol. al jazeera interviewed an activist and insisted we meet in a safe location. he was worried about being arrested. >> home arrest, i can say, our people can't come out in the

street, make any horsley meetings. the police comes and he was under arrest. if there is a protest in the street they shoot opposite. >> it's not just the police. jem at has made many enemies. among the act visits of the ruling party. >> this is a scene of a mass murder. back in 2000 a van carrying army league activists was coming down the road when ambushed. a group of jem at men sprayed the van with bullets. eight were killed. >> they remember the day their comrades were killed. >> it was like a father and mother died. we were in shock. we didn't know what to do.

the way they act, they don't protest peacefully, they fight and kill. if either plays down the reputation for violence. >> their friends have been cleared. they try to show hesitation. i don't see. these are incidents, accidents. these are not things. >> members of jemaat accused the army league of trying to wipe out its party. with the upcoming elections it could be fighting for its elections. >> president vladimir putin is in the city of volgograd where two blasts killed 34 people and injured dozens more. the russian president visited a shrine, speaking to a victim of

the sust bombing. >> the crimes committed do not need further comment. whatever motivated the criminal's action, there's no justification for committing crimes against civilians, women and children. >> greece took over the rotating presidency of the european union. the government hopes it will help to rebuild the image of the country viewed as the center of the e.u. death crisis. we have this report from athens. >> athens is reburnishing its image, re painting the building where it signed its e.u. membership treaty to whost the council. even the square has a new look. restored with thinner marble. greece says it will spend up to 68 million on the presidency, a mere thousand. greeks expect a payback for that money. >> money should go to deprive

citizens. since we are doing it, we should put greeks first, get our dignity back and renegotiate the austerity package. >> translation: it reminds me of the olympics. spent a lot of money, had a lot of visitors, and when it was over there was nothing. >> bigger issues are on the agenda. greece presided over momentous events, during the 2003 presidency, europe split into two camps. 10 new states came into europe. now two of the big issues - jobs and illegal migration are felt in greece itself. greece has been footing half the bill for 90% of illegal immigration into europe. it wants more help defending e.u. borders. the economy is coming first. slow disciplined steps nursed the deficit to $1.1 billion.

it wants sacrifices recognised, some debt forgiven, a palpable need to dignity and lost sovereignty underlies this. some believe this is the greatest opportunity on offer. >> it has to do largely with people in europe, the public, analysts and so forth associating with a normal state of business. getting out of this emergency frame of mind, and becoming, again, a normal economy, a normal country in the euro. into european parliamentary elections in may are expected to usher in european skeptics and reinforce extremes - a show of solidarity. it may go a long way towards countering that. >> scientists who have been trapped in the antarctic for eight days are trying to speed

up their rescue, stomping on the ice to create a helipad. a chinese helicopter looks like the only way out after two ice breakers failed to reach their research ship. strong winds and rain are not helping the rescue effort. >> let's get the weather with everton. >> it's a quite start to the year for a good part of central and eastern europe. not too much cloud on the satellite. we have an area of cloud across central parts of the mediterranean. showers coming in. here is the high to the eastern side. if anything, it's on the mild side, even in moscow, temperatures 6-7 degrees on average. you can see a large bank of cloud, wind and rain rolling in over the next couple of days as is typical. you get the wild weather and it usually means it will be wet and

windy. gale to severe gale force. 6-7, an indication of how mild it is. mild in paris and madrid. the whippedy weather streaming in on friday. we'll see strong winds coming in across the u.k. wet weather spilling down to a good part of france as well. >> we have disturbed weather making its way across the south-eastern start. another rain and cloud pushing in across the areas. we are expecting more on the east as we head towards the weekend. >> latvia is the 18th nation to join the eurozone, hoping it will produce their economy. they marked the end of their economy at the stroke of midnight. not everyone is convinced it's a move for the better.

>> latvians ripping in 2014 in the -- ring in 2014 in the low temperatures. it marks a new year and currency. outgoing prime minister making the first withdrawal of yoouros from a cash machine, heralding the end of the lat. >> first it will help us to reduce interest rates. second, we are a small and open economy. we do around 70% of foreign trade in euro, meaning we spend a lot of money converting money from lat to euros. >> euro adoption is not simple. everyone is celebrating the new year, not everyone is happy about the currency change.

public opinion divided. there has been a big publicity campaign to inform people about the euro switch. and mote appeared. >> i bought a starter pack of euros, and that is it. >> i was prepared for the euros, i kept them in my wallet for a year, waiting for them to be used. >> i'm not ready. lats will last forever, the euro change will happen too fast. . >> businesses have been display prices in euros and lats. >> euro skeptics say latvia should never have moved to an unstable kourn si. >> we can see that all the countries where the gdp per cap ita has been less than 70%. they have joined the eurozone, and ended in an economic crisis. >> the euro change is symbolic. the country alliance itself to

the west, the latvians posting to a future that is different. >> style to come a sign of warming ties. the 15 mint flight from the u.s. to cuba. and why this 8-year-old footballer is being compared to lionel messi.

[ ♪ music ] >> a reminder of the top stories, thousands of south sudan troops are on their way to retake the town of bor from

rebel fighters. the new year's day offensive threat eps to overshadow talks in negotiations due to begin if ethiopia. syria's government missed a deadline to remove its chemical arsenal and continues its assault in rebel held areas in aleppo. >> north korea's leaders say getting rid of factory filth made the country stronger - his new year message about ridding the country of this uncle. we have the details from brj. >> north korea goes into the new year, according to its leader, kim jong un, all the stronger for being rid of this man jang song-thaek. his removal from power and subsequent execution, kim said, had strengthened the country >> translation: our party took firm measures to get rid of the

faction of sewerage that premieriated from within -- permeated from within. party and unity lines became stronger by purging the anti-party antirevolutionary faction. >> this is the second time kim has given a new year address to his people. the first time, last year, prompted speculation about a new style of leadership. the purge seems old style. the whole process of merge and execution of someone such as someone as important as jang song-thaek was to demand that kim jong un is now in control of the country. he calls the shots. he knows the master plan for north korea. >> jang song-thaek was an architect of policies. kim, seen her inspecting the ski

resort, wants to condition economic reform. he knows he needs peace and better relations with his neighbours, even appearing to strike a conceal yachtry tone. >> an atmosphere between the north and south should be repaired. time to end slanderous attacks things undermining recent attacks. >> analysts are undivided as to whether the purge improves his grip on power or is evidence of a wider struggle. the north korea's neighbours. kim's optimism is not shared. >> kim does not have a hold on power. south korea is worried the new year could see him provoking confrontati confrontation. >> for china, the unpredictability poses an

unknown for 2014. >> jan the 1st marks the 55 nth anniversary of the cuban revolution, marking a visible shift. the latest is a commercial flight between the florida keys and havana. we have this story. >> it takes just 15 minutes to fly from key west florida, and has taken 50 years for this flight to take place even though president obama gave permission for the flights in 2011. rules are strict. 10 passengers and crew are allowed to make the journey. if u.s. citizens embark, they have to be involved in a cultural exchange program or have relatives on the island. many have travelled each year since restrictions were

introduced. it was a point made by the u.s. secretary of state in november. each year hundreds of thousands of americans visit heba afify, and hundreds of millions are trained and flow from the united states to cuba. we are committed to this human interchange. >> that statement and the relaxation of rules by the u.s. and cuba, for cubans visiting the u.s. led to speculation that the embargo will be lifted. some observers say it's unlikely to happen soon. >> to lift the embargo, the administration would have to go to congress and it can't get a budget passed. the government gets shut down. can you imagine what would happen if the embargoed question came up and the right winger said in congress start a feeding frenzy. >> the handshake between

president obama and castro stoked speculation that things were changing. experts say only concrete action in the coming year proves it's so. >> first thing would be getting cuba off the terrorism lift. there's no basis any longer. even the state department recognises that in the annual report. there's a possibility that that may happen was cuba is important in the negotiations between the fashion and the government. >> only when cuba is not chasing regime changes. >> 2014 marks 100 years of commercial aviation. what began as a small plane carrying boxes in 1914 is a $2.2 trillion industry. >> on january the 1st.

1914. the first passenger airline took flight as a plane demrided 34km across tampa bay. what was a four hour boat journey was cut to 23 minutes by air. and with that commercial aviation was born. in 1952 jet engines were used for the first time on passenger flights. that service, on a dehav ill and comet made five stalks and we gain speed with the unveiling of the supersonic concord, in service from 1976 for 27 years, and it flew from paris to new york in just 3.5 hours, less than half the time of other airliners. to keep up with the growing number of travellers, we saw the introduction of the superjumbo. the airbass a 380, beginning

service in 2007, it's the largest passenger aircraft fitting more than 850 seats. today the aviation industry has never been busier. every 60 seconds 52 planes take off. in that time 5,700 passengers will board an aircraft somewhere in the world, and every minute the global fleet clocks up more than 70,000km. it translates to pollution. airlines produce roughly 700 million tonnes of carbon, 2% of all manmade emissions. safety, comfort and environmental concerns spurred innovations such as biofuel engines contributing to travel experience that seems a world away from the first flight 100 years ago. >> still to come - 670 litres of

free water every day. that's the election promise for those living in delhi. can it be honoured. >> joe will be here to tell you how golfer, rory mcilroy and his girlfriend ring in the year. more in sport.

>> every household in the indian state of delhi is said to receive 670 litres of free water every day. the scheme was a key election

promise of the new populist chief minister. we have this report. >> the state of delhi's new chief minister is trying to regulate how many water people consume. he's offering indian households like hers 670 letters of water for free, but only if she caps her water usage at that amount. in modern india, that is difficult. >> translation: these days we use a lot of water. i have a water filtration system and washing machine. toilet consume a lot of water. >> the government has promised regular water supply to housing communities like this one in the hope of better managing consumption. critics scribe the approach as a matter of misplaced priorities. saying the challenge lies in places like this, that are yet

to be connected to the formal water network. >> a tap with fresh running water, that is a luxury. this woman describes cleaning, cooking and bathing with a few buckets as a daily struggle. >> translation: sometimes we get supplies from water tanks. if they don't come we go to a textle or houses and fill up buckets. there's no regular water supply here and we have a lot of problems. >> recently there are meters installed. >> this man has studied the stayed of delhi's water system for years. and knows too well how precious these devices are. in india a government issued water metre is a stamp of lij macy. according to initial ra, building infrastructure and not the expectations of the middle class should be the focus of the

state's water policy. >> if there is a policy that leads to actually raising the demand without looking at what is available. it is going to create problems. >> despite economic divides, households across delhi are aware of how precious water is. the government is expected to review its water plan in three months. but regardless of the policy's future, millions of people are talking about who has it and who doesn't. >> every year innovations and technology changes the way we live, work and communicate. others are little more than a passing fashion and should disappear. we look at new technology that may define the year ahead. >> here are the basics about thou use glass. >> much hype and development

will see googled glass i ware go on sale to the public, questions was to whether function and style make it more than a fad. >> this is my pebble. >> the same for smart watches that link to your phone. some are already on the market, but tech giants, apple, google and microsoft add their offers in a month to come. >> it's freedom. >> some experts predict the rise of currencies like the bitcoin. the value is highly volatile. some say it has the potential to disrupt payment systems. >> transaction fees are almost zero. you can put it in any currency you want. a lot of people are seeing it as a safety deposit box. once you have the money in the bitcoin universe, the interaction will be done through the mobile phones. >> i believe watson has the

potential. >> supercomputing and artificial intelligence are set to enter every day life. ibm has given developers access to watson, the world's smartest computer, a vast analytical power and ability to understand natural language could transform communication. >> it can say what you do in your activity online, and you can get a search engine specific to you. >> in 2013 we learnt how spy agencies track us and read our communications. now there's demand for secure and encrypted email and mobile message, leading to apps like snap chat. >> when you share a photo it deletes itself after the person saw it. we are learning that the internet doesn't forget.

snapchat is a new idea that are taking hold quickly. >> hollow graphic or 3d images are being developed for personal video calls. they are expensive and advantage technology make it ipp accessible for most, at least for now. in time developers hope their vision of the future will become part of every day life. >> let's talk about this. i'm joined by adrian mars, a technology journalist in london. lots of exciting stuff out there. what is exciting you for 2014? >> well, i think one of the things we'll start to see is an indoor gps. apple have launched something called ibeacon, a low power blue tuth service transbiting a local signal to the mobile phone and can send information.

because it's short range your phone knows where you are. it's not apple, a lot of people are producing cheap boxes that will appear. roughlily $30 range. we'll see these in supermarket and shopping centres and the like. so finally we won't have to ask someone, it may reduce human traction, where they've moved the sausages to or whatever. here in the u.k. the supermarkets, i suspect elsewhere, like to move us around to keep us walking around the shops. we see that industry in all sorts of places so you can have indoor localized services and offers on the phone. it will be something you have to opt into, not something that will pore on your phone without asking, you'll have to load an app. >> we have the vr headset to be launched available in commercial contests this year, that just

maybe the time for virtual reality, gaming and other applications died 20-odd years ago. the technology was not up to giving a good experience. screens are better, computers are faster. the graphics more detailed. maybe the platform for that may be a new console put out by steam, which is a pc running software. which looks like it will be more powerful than the ex-box in playstation. given it an outside chance it will cost more, do more, and, as i say, it will support a wider range of products because it's open for anyone to tinker with. >> let he jump in. >> this sort of stuff around at the moment, like the bitcoin.

how do you see that improving our lives. will there be a link to mobile phone payments. >> possibly. it looks like maybe the year will have debit and credit cards migrating into the phone, using the low-power beacon technology, or using the technology built into a lot of cards, and contact list passports. so, yes, there's people lake paypal and others. i will expect will be launching that sort of thing. bitcoin, we won't be using that as a bulk form payment. a lot depends on how governments treat it. very recently china banned bitcoin. and it depends on how it goes. it's a dangers place to keep your money. i have 1,000nth of a bitcoin.

i saw the tiny amount of bitcoin dropped in the last few weeks from $1.20 to $0.50. if you use that for transactions, you know, that happens a day or two later, after you sold somebody something. you lost half your money. it's risky but interesting. >> thank you very much. good to get your thoughts on that. >> i think i understood most of that. >> amazing, good for the christmas lift your next year. >> that's right. what is happening? >> michael schumacher's condition is stable after a third night in a french hospital following a skiing accident. the 7-time formula 1 world champion has undergone two operations after hitting his head on a rock. the 44-year-old remains in a medically induced coma. michael's condition has been supervised and remains stable.

the good news for today is we do not have a feed into the press conference, because there's no changes. >> the football transfer window is open. a full round of english premier league fixtures. manchester city are a point off the lead, away to swan si. chelsea are on the road. manchester united are level. the two sides play each other at old trafford. >> the french league restarts next week. a friendly in doha on thursday, as part of the a break. the team, including leading goal scorers head to the desert. meeting the local wildlife. >> with the chance for a window, meszie has been urged to join

the french side. it may be cheaper to go back to argentina and find the next messi. an 8-year-old is courting big clubs across south america and europe with his talents. we have this report. >> clawede gabriel with the ball at his feet is a footballing phenomenon. he lives in the beautiful andian mountain town. when his grandfather put footage of the young protege online, the world sat up and took notice. >> translation: we were surprised. we were all surprised. the wind through the clouds, the tv channels came here, all for a video. great. more coming from the next great footballers. i hope it goes well for him. >> here he has been put through the magss at the river plate. one of the biggest in the country. >> spanish giants, barcelona and

real madrid are keeping tabs on the talent. a spanish company is looking after his and his company's interests. >> his mother is monitoring hits development. >> translation: we couldn't believe it. we knew he could play football but couldn't believe what i was hearing. it's a dream for millions. claudio is living it. >> meszie showed promise in the north-eastern city. >> jeanne-claude suffers the same hormone problems. messi also dribbled the ball past taller players. messi was whisked to barcelona before having a chance to playing for clubs like these. the same is likely to happen to young claudio who is shortly off on a tour.

>> claudio was from the local indigenous community, still has a long way to go. for now he's entertaining his friends and family. while dreaming of a future on the world football stage, scoring goals that will excite fans in their tens of thousands. >> one day into the new year and there has been a new world record. cory anderson hit the fastest ever international senty, hitting 100 runs in 36 balls, against the windies. the previous was spit by safrid. >>. the total helped new zealand win by 151 runs, to level the series. >> 2014 will be a big sporting year for brazil. there are plenty of events to look forward to.

the third addition of the african nations features the best national football team in africa. made of up of locally based players. thousands of athletes will compete across several different sports there. bangladesh will host the 2020 cricket world cup. 16 nations will compete. including six members. >> march sees the baseball starting in the southern hemisphere. they'll host the opening match between la dodgers and the diamonds. >> june 12th, the f.i.f.a. world cup. 32 nations converging on brazil. july 13th, the commonwealth

glasgow games. another event held every four years, the asian games gets underway in south korea on september the 19th. 45 nations will compete across 36 sports. golf fans remember the miracle of medina in 2012 when the european ryder cup teams stages a comeback. september 26th, glen eagles, scotland. one to look forward to. >> koro lon waz -- caroline waz ni abbingy and rory mcilroy got engaged. >> there was a twitter message saying, "rory and i are starting 2014 with a bang - i said yes."

>> before we go, we leave you with images of celebrations from the big cities around the world. happy new year to you. you you

>> 2014 has officially arrived around the globe. people packed new york's times square and millions watched at home as the city's famous crystal ball ushered in another new year. the new year brings a test for president obama's health care plans. patients who signed up can begin to use insurance for the first time. a showdown is brewing in south sudan. government troops are heading to bor to try to take it back from the rebels. international sides are trying to broker peace