> hello welcome to the newshour in doha. the top stories - civilian deaths in iraq hits their highest level in five years as the government loses control in fallujah >> the u.n. calls for a ceasefire in south sudan. a state of emergency is declared in two states. one of the most divisive figures in modern israeli history nears his head.

doctors say ariel sharon is in a critical situation. >> if all goes well, we'll be off in an hour's time. >> the long-awaited rescue from a vessel frozen in the antarctica gets underway. [ ♪ music ] >> we begin the newshour in iraq. the surge of violence has had devastating consequences. we know that 2013 had the highest civilian death toll in five years. the united nations says that over 7,000 civilians have died, a further 1,000 security force personnel died in attacks. that's double the number killed in 2012 when just over 3,500 died. the violence is still, though, not at levels seen at the height of insurgency in 2004 and 2007, but al qaeda-linked groups

appear to be enjoying a resurgence. a subdivision between the sunni and shia muslims seems to be at the crux of the matter. >> it's been a vicious year for iraqis, and the new year is not looking better. sunni fighters in anbar are attacking police station, releasing prisoners and seizing weapons. there's anger over the arrest of a prominent sunni law-maker and a protest camp in ramadi. iraq has a shia led government and nouri al-maliki accused many protesters of being members of al qaeda. nouri al-maliki has september in armed reinforcements. he says he wants to talk to sunni leaders, but not those allied with al qaeda. >> we welcome our brothers from

anbar who would speak forward to speak to us, consult and discuss. we need those from anbar. >> iraq has become bitterly sectarian. there are deep grievances with the sunni government. attacks are often along sectarian lines. it was not like this before the iraq war. it's a challenge to reconcile. >> it needs political instruments to deal with the unhappy sunni population, and military instruments to deal with al qaeda. as long as the two things are conflated, there's no hope of a successful resolution. the government has given extra aid to anbar province, including oil, food and medicine. maliki says fighter are taking advantage of the fighting to

make things unstable for the april elections. he does not have much time to try to calm things down. >> let's dig a little deeper. joining us from baghdad, a political analyst and journalist. an infernalal circle of violence, the u.n. called it, the roots of which need to be tackled by the iraqi authorities. what, in your opinion, is fuelling the sectarian tension in the country. >> well, actually, the 2013 was a deadly year, actually. it's about 8,000 killed, and 18,000 injured. most of them are civilians, and ending with what's happening in anbar, and the failure in the security situation and planning of the iraqi government. it is obvious that they don't have an actual security plan, that it can save innocent people, that can save civilians and separated from the terrorist

people. what is happening in 2013 was so many lights, according to the government, so many lights on a political, on a security level, that until now we didn't get any success for these major issues. the most important thing that the iraqi government, until now, didn't manage to solve problem with the sunni provinces, the most problem is that it appeared to the iraqi government. until now the iraqi government didn't manage to end the contract politically. we saw what happened, 15 killed, 50 killed and 100 injured. we saw what is happening. and so on. >> i'll come back to my original question. what lies at the root of all of this. the prime minister, a shia says he's ready to address the grievances of the sunni

minority. is he? do you believe him? >> well, actually, we still, until now, didn't - let's say the iraqi government did not manage to solve most major problems. the ethnic problem, the sectarian violence, it is not a true sectarian violence. it's always going our official sectarian violence. why, because we are near the elections. so the shiite leader, the sunni leaders and so on, making the sectarian violence is an important issue. it's not easy to manage such an issue which is in the issues of the political parties, and to settle down what is happening in these providences. now, all the iraqis, iraqis in baghdad and other provinces. all they want to have a peaceful man, a peaceful leader that will manage to have a peaceful plan

on the ground. now, fighting al qaeda was supported by the tribes, by the anbar tribes. the arresting make them confused. what is happening. you are targetting us instead of the al-qaeda, but at the end today. let's say the tribes take the decision to fight al qaeda by themselves, and also not making the iraqi army or the maliki army to enter the province. >> i need a brief answer. with elections on the horizon, does 2014 threaten to be worse than the last year. deadlier than 2004? >> yes. correct. correct. let's say - let's manage things. we have elections. we have unstable security situation, and we have a

previous history of violence in this area in 2004. the battle of fallujah and so on. so all these events must be managed by the leaders. it's supposed to be like that. when you have leaders that are not interested to settle things, and at the end they will get something. >> all right. good to talk to you. many thanks, live in baghdad. >> the u.n. called for an immediate ceasefire in south sudan after two weeks of violence. parts of the country are in a state of emergency as warring factions prepare for talks in ethiopia. a member of the negotiating team for riek machar is in addis abba da and says there are significant problems to be overcome. >> we did not refuse a ceasefire. we put out conditions - the government cannot be committed to a normal ceasefire, they will

not be monitored. it could be used as a lull for government raids. the current president was elected before south sudan gained separation from the north. there was a consensus that he stays at president as long as the party and people are united. under current circumstances he raises doubts about his legitimacy. the two parties are looking at ways to put forward a government by both sides. >> large areas of jonglei and unity states are in the hands of rebels. there's a growing humanitarian crisis there. mohammed adow has this report from south sudan. >> marching to war. the conflict in south sudan conditions, the men and women are preparing themselves for the battle ahead, "we are coming, we are united and we will defeat you" they sing. the government soldiers are preparing for the front lines.

fighting is going on in three different fronts. military commanders say they will continue to fight the rebels until there's an agreement on a ceasefire. >> the rebels continue to attack, we'll fight until they are paralyzed and not able to attack. or a ceasefire is agreed. >> the government forces say their retreat from the strategic town of bor under rebel control was tactical. they indicate that the battle is far from over. >> we don't believe they have strength. the only strength is using human shield, which is inhuman. the s.p.l.a. forces are capable of defeating them. it's a matter of time. we are confident that we'll take bor from now onwards. >> as the conflict intensifies,

aid work is unfolding. more than 1,000 have been killed so far. yet the u.n. peacekeeping mission says it cannot fully fulfil its mandate of protecting civilians. they have only 4,000 peacekeepers trained in infantry. >> at this point in time we are not in a position to protect the camps, external security, internal security. into >> hopes for a peaceful solution rests in the talks. until then, these people will live through the worst of their fears. >> three explogss in some article -- explosions in hammalia's capital killed 11 people. it is popular with somali politicians.

the explosions were followed by gun fire. >> rwanda's former spy chief has been found strangled in a hotel room. he was head of external intelligence and fled after he was sacked. the rwandan national congress believes he was murdered by the rwandan authorities. >> in pakistan, the military ruler skips out. pervez musharraf's latest health care has skeptics. >> from personal hygiene to personal heath - medical marvels that could hit the market. >> and later in sport - a record crowd braves freezing conditions in michigan for the n.h.l. winter classic. >> the medical condition of

former israeli politician ariel sharon has deteriorated. the former leader may be leading death, say hospital sources. >> ariel sharon has been in a coma since january 2006. in the last hour, doctors gave this update. >> translation: because in this situation, age and his condition, this critical malfunction of some of his internal organs are threatening his life. >> secretary of state john kerry arrives in the middle east in the next couple of hours to try to end the israeli conflict. kerry hopes to make this the year that israel and others end a peace deal. >> he's been trying to hammer out a framework to guide the talks. >> human rights groups condemned israel for holding army training

exercises. people were detained for hours during the so-called mock raids. >> simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> in the village in the occupied west bank all is quiet. on november the 5th. hundreds of soldiers walked into town. photos taken by locals document their arrival. in the mosque, young palestinians throw stones and soldiers fire tear gas. >> soldiers entered this man's house, his 3-year-old daughter was terrified. the soldiers took up position on the roof. as night fell, they left without saying a word. the whole thing turned out to be a training exercise. >> they didn't only disturb my routine, that's a sense that they can command our lives, they can break into my home in

whichever way they like. >> what happened here is happening all over the west bank. palestine villages and towns used for training. this was an evacuation exercise in august in hebron, and these israeli soldiers were seen training in a palestine cemetery. >> most palestinians are familiar with israeli soldiers on their land. the idea that some raids, often in which people are detained for hours on end in their homes, are training exercises. well, that shocked many. >> in defense of the practice the army issued the following statement to al jazeera: >> human rights group say mock raids break the law and endanger civilians. when violence by israeli settlers is increasing, they ask why doesn't the army carry out

mock raids in jewish settlements as well. this former israeli soldier says they are about reminding the palestines who are in charge. >> it's unusual that people would enter your house. i'm not sure i, as an israeli would agree that someone would do it in my street or raid my house as part of the training. this is part of why i think it's wrong. >> that is not good for everyone's security. >> there has been violent clashes between police and protesters. two people have been killed. alexandria is seeing violence, and violence broke out since anti-coup protesters blocked the roads in the city.

>> al jazeera is demanding the release of three staff members. the company condemned what it calls the arbitrary arrest of its journalists. producer baher mohamed on the left and peter greste on the right face further questioning on sunday. they were arrested on december 29th alongway producer baher mohamed. egypt's prosecutor says they are held on suspicion of joining a terrorist group, and spreading lies harmful to state security. al jazeera calls the allegations fabricated nonsense. >> pakistan's former president pervez musharraf has been taken to hospital with suspected heart problems. the former military ruler was due in court on treason charges. he failed to attend, citing threats on his life, and now his

health. >> our correspondent is there. pervez musharraf's administration to hospital today is met with screptizism. what do we know of his condition? >> we know little. all we know is koord toing his camp he -- according to his camp he was on his way to court to face the treason charges, when he suffered a heart i'llment. it has not been made clear to us what that heart ailment is. there's speculation in the media that drug pressure dropped. some speculation that he may have suffered a heart attack. some are skeptical to that, suggesting that it may be a fly by the ruler to avoid being indicted in the treason charges. he's currently at a cardiac hospital in the say of rawalpindi and is being seen by doctors. a medical board has been set up to investigate his health to see, among other things, whether

or not his treatment requires him to go abroad. questions over how ill mr musharraf is, or the motives behind his visits to the hospital. according to his camp it's not doing well. as he's due to answer serious allegations in court, charges that he says are politically motivated. >> we interviewed pervez musharraf a few days ago and described the case as a show trial. he has not turned up at all for any of the hearings or two past hearings, citing security concerns. now here is the third time that this court reconvened and he's not there for health reasons. in under an hour for now, the three judges presiding over the trial will reconvene after a recess has been call. we understand that they are going to announce that the trial will reconvene on monday, which

is the request put in by his lawyers, and, indeed, that they'll want pervez musharraf to attend. whatever the case, if pervez musharraf is indicted for treason, that is history in the making. never before have we seen a military ruler hauled through the courts the may pervez musharraf has. this will be the first time a military ruler will face serious charges, charges which, if convicted, could lead to a life in prison sentence or death. >> thanks, indeed. in bangladesh money sent home by migrant workers abroad is the second biggest source of income. only the garment industry is bigger. this is one of many areas to develop. money transformed the villages and towns in the reason. >> this is a self-made man. his father was a struggling shop

owner. he made a fortune building mansions in bangladeshi villages. >> that house is my best work. in all of this area you will not find a classier home. >> the owner of the house lives in the u.k. 95% of british bangladeshies are from here. many invested in their home towns. most of the cash has gone into buying land and building homes. today this man is running for political office in london as a member of the labor party. >> we don't have good roads, but now wherever you go you can take your car with you. everywhere there is electricity.

it's different. huge difference. >> reliance on remittances means the future is tied to that of its migrants. money from abroad made the region wealthy. since the global financial crisis hit a few years bag fewer and fewer of these buildings are constructed, with no other major industry, people are finding it hard to sustain their incomes. >> this man used to employ 150 people. now he has 40 employees. this man used to work for him. lately he is finding the jobs are drying up. >> the money we are earning is not as much as it used to be. living costs are higher. before you could earn less and save. now we earn more than before, but can't save anything at all. foreign wealth has been beneficial. without the presence of strong local industry, much of the hard

work had come undone. >> now for a weather update. meteorologist evan fox is with us. we have a tropical cyclone causing problems in the southern indian ocean. >> that's right. we have a nasty system. it's a powerful storm, located around the ocean isles at the moment, staying to the east of the madagascar. 178mm of rain in 24 hours. that was new year's day, a wet start to the year. that is in the process of sliding south wards. the islands are seeing heavy rain ahead of the system, 146mm of rain coming down here in the 24 hours up to 6 o'clock this morning. >> now, that wetter weather, stormy weather making its way south. look how powerful it is. the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. a troubling beat.

heavy rain along with the strong and damaging winds. you can see how the system makes its way to the south of madagascar. certainly one to watch. the showers and long spells of rain stretching across madagascar into northern parts of mozambique, wet weather into zambia, this is where you see the focus on southern africa, over the next couple of days. flooding across southern parts of mozambique towards angola. a few fours around the horn of south africa. >> we have seen electronics getting smaller, more powerful and connected. it's been a boon for consumers. it has resulted in new and inno vattive health technologies. we have a look at some of the advances. >> gentlemen, we can rebuild him. we have the technology. >> the idea of technology

enhancing the human body long captured the popular imagination. now one bionic device is set to change the lives of those without sight. the implant took more than 20 years and $200 million to develop, and sends visual signals to the brain. >> what it is is just a sill ken wafer that is act transmit the light you normally show in the eye into signals for the nerves that go to your - where you see in the brain to be active. >> there's a new generation tooth brush. a 3-d printed mouth mould. after biting it for six seconds your teeth are cleaned. at $300 it will cost more than a brush. from personal hygiene to personal health monitors the

smart band-aid tracks sporting performances to the health of a family member or perhaps an elderly member in another country or continent. >> you can remotely monitor what is going on with them. because it as an accelerometer you can tell how you run from side to side or down a sporting field or has the relative or loved one got out of bed. have they moved out of the chair or fallen and not got up from that position. >> another medical monitor is helping epilepsy patients whose seizures have not responded to medication. placed beneath the skin like a skull, it detects abnormal activity in the brain, responding to normalized brain activity before the individual experiences a seizure. >> this is like a defibrillator for the brain, stopping the

impulse so you don't know you are having a seizure. >> a detailed understanding of the way the brain works. >> 2012 is the year supercomputers will build the first simulation of the brain. a $1.6 billion project will take 10 years to complete, but promises to give us an unprecedented understanding of how the brain works. for this, new insights into almost all aspects of human health. >> joining us live from london to gaze into her crystal ball, dr carol cooper, a gp and medical journalist. good to have you was. >> good morning. >> of the techniques, drugs, technologies coming to the fore now, what ex-sites you the most. >> what ex-sites me is new ways of treating cancer using biologic drugs, which are genetically engineered proteins, made to fight the immune system

of cancer itself. we'll have more people living with cancer, rather than dying from it with this incredibly new way of treating it. we are using it for leukaemias, breast cancers and lung cancers, that will develop hugely. i think on the vaccine front, i'm excited about a very real possibility of a vaccine for malaria, which killed hundreds and thousands of people, especially children in sub-saharan africa. they are close in the united states to developing a vaccine that definitely works for adults. i'm looking forward for this being developed for use in more and more people. also a vaccine with dengue fever, which it 100,000 people a year, and i think that will be a hum, huge improvement, because there's no treatment for danky, and i'm looking forward to these

things being rolled out to people who can benefit the most. i hope there'll be global alliances as we have seen with existing vaccines bringing advances to the rest of the world. there's no .1 or two people benefitting. >> how much is all of this going cost. you talk about it being rolled out to people who will benefit. the people who will benefit are the drugs manufacturers, the medical companies behind the technologies. >> it was that. since the early part of this century, we had gabbie, the global alliance against vaccine. it's for the children that don't get the vaccines that families regard else are routine. they are given for privileged families.

we have had global alliances like that and hope to see more international collaboration to roll out vaccines, bringing prices down to force the prices down in many cases. i think also to bring out altruisms that exist. >> thank you are for talking to us, dr carol cooper, live in london. >> still to come - rescue relief for the passengers stuck on a research ship in the antarctica since christmas eve. that is still to come. >> embracing ecommerce, how online business is changes the way that china consumes. >> and in sport - can australia complete an ashes clean sweep against england. we look ahead to the next test in around 20 minutes.

>> hello, with the newshour from doha. the number of civilians killed in iraq in 2013 was the highest in five years, according to the u.n. the prime minister nouri al-maliki is calling for talks with sunni groups to end the violence. >> the u.n. is calling for a truce in south sudan. president salva kiir has declared a state of emergency in two states as peace negotiations are about to begin in ethiopia. >> a medical condition of the former prime minister ariel sharon has significantly deteriorated. he's in a coma for eight years. his condition is critical and he may be nearing the end.

>> an operation to rescue 52 passengers from a scientific ship frozen into the arctic is back on after a short delay. dominic kane reports. >> this is the research ship stranded for more than a week. the sea icebergs trapped the passengers and crews, defeated previous rescue attempts. thursday morning bought a welcome development. >> it's 5:30 on 2 january, and we heard the helicopter from a chinese icebreaker is heading over to check out the helipad. if it goes well, we'll be off in an hour's time. >> their ordeal began on christmas eve as the antarctica weather drew in. since then two international icebreakers tried to clear a path through the ice. both have failed. >> but this has not dampened the

enthusiasm of the passengers, many of whom are scientists and experts on climate change. this is how they defeated the new year [ singing ] >> early on thursday morning severe conditions threatened the airlift that would bring them to safety. an improvement in the weather brought the best news possible. >> the first of the helicopters to take us home. thanks everyone. >> the passengers are being taken to an australian ship outside the ice. they are expected to be back on dry land in a few weeks time. >> that was dominic kane and he is with us in the studio. you have been monitoring the rescue operation. what is the latest. >> the passengers are being airlifted. there'll be around five, because there are 52 passengers on board who need to be taken off. there's a change of plan. originally they proposed to fly

the passengers from the stricken ship, the frozen ship, to a chinese vessel, the "snow dragon," which would ferry the passengers to a waiting australian ship. a decision has been taken that that is too dangerous. they process to land on an ice flow next to the australian trip and a smaller boat will make the journey from that ship. this has been coordinated in australia. people responsible think it is better to have them taken from one vessel on. the australian ship will refuel in an antarctic refuelling center and on to tasmania. the passengers will be at sea. this all depends on the whether. i mean, if the weather comes down, it will prolong the rescue operation further. earlier on thursday today, the

suggestion was that this operation would take place in the early hours. the window in the weather of opportunity disappeared. >> this is not the first time. there has been several efforts by icebreakers as i trovered in my peace. icebreakers tried to clear a channel and they have fail. the passengers will not believe they are safe until their feet are on the ground. >> dominic kane reporting. >> japan's population has fallen by a record 244,000 in the past year. new figures released by the health ministry, underlining concerns. >> it has bun of the highest ratios of elderly people. they've been in rapid decline since 2007. if trends continue, japan will lose a third of its population. by 2050 half of japan's population will be of working

age. and by 2060, 40% of japanese will be 65 years or over. it stands as around a quarter of the population. we have someone from the institute of contemporary asian studies and says asia is not the only country facing a population problem. >> there are few working japanese relative to the population of retirees. this is asia that developed the future. several asian countries, such as taiwan in sink more have lower fertility rates, and china doesn't have a replacement fertility rate. >> online businesses are booming. chinese ecommerce is growing at the rate of 120% each year. al jazeera's rob mcbribe reports from beijing on how consumers

and traders are embracing online shopping. >> overseeing trade, this man is about to see another record broken in a business that is used to breaking them. >> started three years ago with three people, he employs 45, and is looking to move to new premises. the net-wide discounting stay by online merchants puts him on target for another record year. >> sales for this year will be $10 million. next year we hope to go beyond the 50 million. >> from food to fashion. no country on the planet embraced ecommerce as completely as china. growing faster than anywhere else, it is changing the way the country consumes, with prove jib shall china getting access to the kind of goods only -- provincial china getting access to the kind of goods now.

>> the smallest of business in the small places have been able to reach mark they never dreamt of reaching. >> making and selling straw and wicker products from the reads collected along the river banks, the villages in the province got by, relying on passing trade. now, for businessmen, thanks to his internet connection, that passing trade includes all of china and ultimately the world. he has seen his business increase 10% year on year. the rest of the community shares in the wealth. right down to individual villages working from their homes to fill out orders for the next courier van taking their goods to all parts of china. >> in the past people were doing this work to feed themselves. now they are doing it to make a living. >> the country's head-long rush

into ecommerce is remarkable given the traditional skepticism in the goods they are presented with. >> consumers have fundamentally change the their way of thinking. they are confident to buy the most basic items like food, and i cannee ecommerce becoming the main way to shop. >> the country's consumers and the way they consume changing before china's very eyes. >> the french hospital treating formula 1 driver michael schumacher had a security scare. michael schumacher's manager confirmed on wednesday that a man dressed as a priest tried to gain access to his hospital ward. the german driver suffered head injuries on sunday. >> ukraine became an independent nation 22 years ago. now, is its agriculture back to sovereign levels. >> jennifer glass reports from

western ukraine. >> in some ways agriculture has not changed much in the past 100 years. many ukrainians work the fields by man and most are poor. >> the soviet union force collectivisation program was supposed to modernize farming. when the soviet union collapsed in 1991, the transition to private farming meant productivity. >> look where we are standing now, this was an old collective farm in soviet times, now it's a moderate complex. >> even a farm like this has a lot of catching up to do. the average cow produces 25 litres of milk, about 60 in europe. the sanitary conditions leave much to be desired. so milk can be used to make

expensive products like soft cheese or yoghurt. the countries has a lot of potential. ukraine has rich soil. many believe with better integration and ties to europe, ukraine could become a bread basket. who owns the sail is an obstacle. >> land is a problem. there's no clear ownership. there's no clear right to buy or sell land, making it difficult for people to invest. >> that makes projects like this expensive. the weak banking sector charges 25% interest. farming companies would like government reforms and outside help. >> europe is more preferable for us in a financial sense because we may develop for innovation to agriculture. we need financial resources. ukraine's sources are expensive. >> europe is already ukraine's

biggest customer. ukraine could sell more. >> the u.s. is the largest grain exporter, ukraine could be number two, producing at 50% of its capacity. ukraine has the capacity to equal or almost equal u.s. exports. >> it will take a lot of change to make the form competitive in the 21st century. >> while the northern hemisphere shivers, temperatures in the australian outback reached 50 degrees celsius. much of inland australia has been hit by a heatwave as people stay indoors. >> a large bushfire forced hundreds of holiday makers to evacuate an island, north stradbroke island.

>> toronto's controversial mayor rob ford announced that he will run again in the elections. credibility may be at a low after admitting he smoked crack cocaine. he believes he can win. >> if you have had access to news anywhere in the world this past year, you should know this man. toronto mayor rob ford. >> can you get off my driveway. >> in an explosive year of accusations and revelations, rob ford went from being a tax-cutting mayor in tornado to being a worldwide known because of this. >> yes, i smoked coke cape. am i an addict, no. have i tried it? yes, in a drunken stupor a year ago. >> he kat faulted toronto on to

the world stage, making him a huge story. >> this is a huge ball. >> i'm sorry how i react. it's not indicative of my position as mayor in toronto. >> hey, man, i got what you asked. >> let's do it under the desk. into ford refused to step down, even if it meant toronto councillors taking away all but symbolic powers. >> councillor, it was not the reason i drank or did drugs was not because of stress. it was sheer stupidity. >> rob ford announced his intention to run for re-election as mayor of toronto later this year. global audiences may wonder why toronto would re-elect a mayor with a history of drug and alcohol abuse. >> everybody drinking, doing things, but they don't catch

them. and they catch him, and they make so much publicity. >> with rob ford he has a common touch with the people. >> it is this common touch that will give him another chance of running one of north america's fastest growing cities. >> all right, still to come - a flying tribute to aviation. this bumpy ride takes off in the u.s. to celebrate 100 years since the first ever paying air passenger. >> serena williams and sharapova have a semifinal crash at the brisbane tennis.

kz >> hello again, it's 100 years since the first paying passenger fight. the beginning of a journey seeing 3 billion people travel aboard flights last year. enthusiasts re-enacted the flight in florida. >> despite questionable weather, rain and winds, the pilot gave the green light to take off in a similar amphibious airline marking 100 years to the day of the first commercial airline flight. >> i'm glad to be part of it. >> lifting out of the water in st. petersburg. the historic flight of

january 1st, 1914, with the same 28 mile flight across the bay to tamp area. >> 100 years ago it showed you in the past humanity was drawn beyond itself. today we are, and if we are around in a million years we are as well. >> in 1914 pilot tony janice had one passenger - the mayor of st. petersburg who paid $400 in a raffle to win it. >> the plane had a malfunction, and set down, fiped the plane and got up in the airway gain and flew the last in. >> this is the republica. the ben woir. kermit weeks built it without blue print. it is complete but not see worthy. that first flight was basic. open sir. no protection from the elements. room only for the pilot and one

passenger. >> weeks says a person love of aviation prompted them to build the aircraft. he wants the next generation to think big. >> the next aviation is within the birds. moon and starts symbolize our future. >> despite the simplicity in 1914, the commercial service was revolutionary. other options, train - 11 hours, ferry boat, four hours. >> today the aviation industry provides global travel in record numbers and times. >> we basically went from two round trips a day, each flight carrying a passenger to a situation where in 2013 the global airline industry carried more than 3 billion passengers for the first time. in 100 years we've gone from

this to this. a jet plane that can carry over 500 passengers and travel 10,000 miles. imagine what the next 100 years will bring. >> both of us got off long-haul flights from opposite sides of the globe. >> thank you. >> the n.h.l.'s annual winter classics. they attracted a record crowd. over 105,000 fans turned up for the game between the toronto maple leafs at the university of michigan, breaking a regard set in the same stadium in 2010 of 104,000. the crowd had o brave the minus 10 degree celsius. the scoring opened in the second period. they applied before the second intermission, the team exchanged in the third and it carried on to the shoot-out where toronto

clinched a 3-2 win. >> nice to see the tap and people that were here, 105,000 people to view a game. the game was back and forth. i don't know if you call it a gym. there was a lot of snow and things to deal with. football, arsenal top of the english premier league after a win against cardiff city. cardiff's controversial owner vincent tan in attendance alongside a man expected to take over as manager, former striker. they saw cardiff beaten 2-0. goals from nicholas bentner. >> we wanted to play high up. we gave them too much confident possession. he wanted to play higher up. and speeding up the tempo, you

know. cardiff is certainly physically the fittest team in the league. >> elsewhere liverpool move back into a champion's league place. a 2-0 win against holt. champions manchester united fell to their sixth defeat of the season. >> the team played well. certainly should have had a penalty kick. with a challenge the goalkeeper had. i thought we created enough opportunities to more than likely win it. >> on friday australia will begin an attempt to enjoy a 5-0 ashes sweep. the fifth test underway at the sydney cricket ground. michael clarke the fourth sided history. australia hardly had issues with team selection.

the same can't be said for the beleaguered tourists, england making up to three changes. with the side trailing 4-0, the capta captain insists he's the right man to lead the country. >> i do want to continue. it's a test of who you are as a person, whether you are up to it or not. we had a lot of success. i can't remember how many series i played as the captain, or been part of. this is my first series lost. it's not all doom and gloom. >> the desire burns within every player. i said it before melbourne. i showed with the way we played at the m.c.g., the test is no different. we want to continue to run with the momentum we have at the moment and play good cricket and get the results we've been getting. into meanwhile in abu dhabi, results are 71/1 in day three of

the first test, trailing by 108 runs. pakistan bowled out for 383 in the first innings. >> serena williams prep rations for the australian open - she's into the semifinals, the world number one beating dominica silvalkova. serena williams the reigning champion but needs to go past maria sharapova, coming from a set down to win. sharapova will look to end a 13-match losing streak when the two meet in the last. >> the world's men's number one, raphael nadal plays. former striker raoul was in the

stands watching. nadal took the first, but nadal made sure of the win in the third and a place in the last eight. >> i'm happy to be through. it was very tough. tough match tonight. i think he was playing aggressive for the shot. he came he took risks. i think he played well. i wish him best of luck for australia. i think i had a lot of chances in the return. a few more than i should have converted, but was not denied to have converted. i hope i have better luck tomorrow. >> the shocker saw andy murray knocked out, by florian meier, murray took the third, up 3-0 in the second, when the german

brought back. frustration got the better of him. it is his first tournament since coming back from back surgery. number 40 winning 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. in the n.b.a. there was a surprise result. the eastern conference lead, indiana pacers beaten. the dallas mavericks notching up a victory, beating the washington wizards, having the lead for the fourth. john wall bagged 22 points, outscored by monte ellis, grabbing 23 points. >> that's all the sport for now. more later. >> that will do it for this newshour. stay with us an al jazeera. we'll update you on the top stories. in a few moments, i'll see you

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>> the north-east is bracing for a blizzard. the first major storm of 2014. it could dump more than a foot of snow were washington to maine. >> despite talks aimed at a ceasefire and south sudan government troops are going to take back a city by force. >> pushing for peace in the middle east john kerry is beginning another round of talks with palestinians. >> looking ahead to medical breakthroughs, including high-tech band-aids doing more than recovering cuts. >>