>> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello, there, welcome to the news hour. i'm at al jazeera's head quarters here in doha, these are the top stories. egyptians vote on a new constitution. violence. eight people have been killed in protest across egypt. also -- >> i'm in tuniz after

revolution, i'll reported on what has changed. >> i'm in london, the french president speaks about the economy but it's his private life everyone is interested in. and the plan to get 400,000 syrian children in to school in lebanon. ♪ egyptians are cueing up to vote on a new constitution in what could be a decisive moment for the future of the country. for critics it's all about extending the power of the armed forces. there has been violence in some cities, at it people have been killed in protests. al jazeera's charles stratford

has the latest. >> reporter: the queue at a polling station. they will being asked to approve a new constitution, one that would undo many of the rules brought in under president mohammed morsi, changes that would give the elite more power over every day life, some say. the military will be charged with appointing the defense minister for the next two terms, several articles give the president more power. the police too will be empowered with the creation of a new council comprising senior officers, critics say this will protect the force from civilian overskieth. the draft says the state is committed to international human rights law.

sisi cast his ballot in cairo. >> translator: this constitution is a reflection of egypt's current situation. therefore, there is a great focus on freedoms, rights, and the benefits of the egyptian people without neglecting any segment of society. >> reporter: the draft retains the military's right to prosecute civilians who attack it. civilians can still be tried under military tribunals, and the changes also failure to ensure the budget or details of the vast economic interests, critics say. the proposed constitution also bans any party based on religion, further eroding the muslim brotherhood. despite this another party with a strong religious core has indicated it favors a yes vote.

>> translator: moving away from the constitutional amendments would lead to chaos. these are all factors that effect our parties position, and we confirm that not only are we saying yes, but we hope all egyptians would also vote yes. >> reporter: supporters of the ousted president are boycotting the poll. protests against the military continue across the country. security forces fire tear gas at demonstrators in this neighborhood in alexandria. >> translator: we can never president and give legitimacy to a government that fools the people. >> security has been tightened for the vote, but along with peaceful protest has come violence. this was the aftermath of a bomb blast outside of giza just before polling stations opened.

this is the first big test of public opinion since the removal of morsi has president. those who have deposed him have called for a larng turnout. if they do vote yes, egyptians will then have seen three different constitutions in less than three years. with us now from cairo is a representative from a independent group monitoring the referendum, the name means we're watching you. welcome to the program. if you could first tell us, how are you actually monitoring the vote? how many monitors do you have out at polling stations? >> well, we always say that we have the proper installation of monitors because we always promote ourselves as a public

movement. and we have [ inaudible ] monitors on ground. but we have around 280 accredited monitors, and thousands of volunteers. >> and how are you monitoring the process? are you going to individual polling stations or how does it work? >> well, what we have is we have a hot line which is -- it's on the logo. it's [ inaudible ] 51, and this hot line is available throughout the voting hours and people contact us through that hot line and we -- we received these reports, we enter them on our system, and then we send the nearest monitor to go and cover that area to either confer or deny the report. >> and how has it gone so far? >> we have received several violations and we confirmed several of them as well, and the violations we had 100 violations

so far. they spread from all over the country. and it -- it stretches from banning voters from anti-polling stations, banning voters. we have seen judges telling people where to vote and -- because we have a high illiteracy percentage in the country, we have a lot of judges informing the voters to vote no instead of yes and vice versa. >> can people actually freely vote no to this constitution, though? they have been arrested just for putting up vote no posters. >> yes, people can freely vote no, but we -- we have concerns about the environment of not allowing anyone to promote the no votes in the streets like we have seen [ inaudible ]. >> and -- >> and then -- >> sorry, please go ahead.

>> yes, that was also one of the violations we have seen, propaganda and directing voters to vote yes, but again, at the same time, we cannot say that all of these violations that we have received are done on a systematic basis because we have monitored the previous referendum, and on the first day we have thousands of violations from the previous roo -- regime to defraud the entire constitution. and we decided to monitor the second part of the constitution. this time the definitions are there, but they are definitely not systematic. >> thank you for speaking to us. >> thank you. nearly 53 million people are

eligible to cast a vote. there are about 15 judges handling the exercise, and 150 police and military personnel have been deemployed to try to ensure a peaceful referendum. egyptians are using social media to comment on the process. hi, nicole. >> hi, there. we're really relying on social media and the internet in general to get information about what is happening in egypt. now these are some recent pictures. the newest pictures we have of some of the violence we have seen today. quite a bit of violence there, as well as in a number of other areas, including alexandria. we saw fighting between anti-coup protesters, and members of the security forces, and in giza as well. we have had a lot of pictures

come in of some of the violence there. just to update you on the latest death toll. eight people have been killed. a lot of arrests also across the country, more than 40 people, 11 that we know of in ninya. we had a small explosion outside of a courthouse. no one was injured but a sign of perhaps some of the violence to come later in the day, but it hasn't been violent all over egypt. in fact in the central part of cairo, it has been relatively calm. the voting process has been going on in quite an orderly fashion. in that central area of cairo, a very heavy security presence, and around the whole country. we're told 160,000 military on

the streets, 200,000 police. so a really big effort by the officials to make this process as calm and smooth as they can. you can see hopefully coming up some of the pictures of the polling going on. we have about four hours left of voting, so those stations will close at around 9:00 p.m. now we would also like to take a look at some of the tweets we have been getting in and monitoring on some of the various sites. you can see a tweet as well as a photo. we have a boy in front of a graffiti wall that says boycott the constitution. they killed the students. you can see that now. another very interesting tweet that we've seen on the other side of the political spectrum so to speak, we see one of the members of the army distributing

thank you cards, apparently. thanking people after the vote. and another tweet, this one without a picture, it says the ballot boxes are clear. you can see the votes easily, and in this unscientific survey that this tweeter did, he said that he didn't come across any yes votes, that they were all no votes? fact. now, just one last point that we would like to make, a lot of people have been retweeting a very old -- two year old tweet making reference to the previous constitutional referendum vote, but that is an old tweet. and that's what we're seeing here on the social media sight so far. >> thanks very much nicole. meanwhile more than 30

international news organizations have issued a statement calling for the release of five al jazeera correspondents being held in egypt. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated and is demanding their -- release. the three are being held in separate cells in a prison outside of cairo. two other correspondent has been detained for five months now. tunisia is celebrating the third anniversary of their revolution. it comes as the country is set to adopt a new post revolution constitution. we're joined life now from the tunisia capitol.

what is the mod like there three years after the revolution? >> thousands of people were back out on the streets of that main avenue, where three years ago their presence lead to the countal of the man who left the country exactly three years ago today. and the mood was really mixed. there were a number of supporters for the conservative islamist party. they were saying how proud they were, and how much they had achieved in the last three years, but there were people from the opposition calling for the president to leave the government here. but there has been a compromise in the last couple of weeks which lead to a new prime minister who is really viewed as

a technocrat. all of the problems that in a way lead to the revolution three years ago are still here, but at the same time people have the chance to come out on the streets and voice their discontent, which they weren't able to do three years ago. >> all right. so what happens next? tunisia is, i believe still waiting for its new constitution and for fresh elections? >> yeah, it has been a very slow process the voting in this new constitution. there are more than 145 articles. it has been slow dauz -- because it is so controversial. just some of the articles that have been voted on are historic equal rights for women, freedom of speech for all, but we're expecting that constitution to be done by in the next couple of

days, and then the new prime minister as i mentioned, he will form a caretaker government, taking the country to elections. the country has come such a long way. just three years ago people were talking about the death of fear, but at the same time the country still has a long way to go to be called truly a democratic state. >> reporter: during the revolution this main avenue was filled with the sound of protesters. now there is music. ♪ >> reporter: this is a national army band. three years on, there are mixed feelings about what has been achieved. ♪ >> translator: we have the same problems if not more. tunisians are divided between religion and democracy.

>> translator: it is a blessing that we got rid of that man. >> reporter: he is talking about this man. his departure marked the beginning of the so-called arbab spring. in tunisia the path to a functioning democratic state hasn't been easy. they still have some of the problems that created the revolution. issues like unemployment, poverty and corruption. one of the main differences is three years on, people are free to voice their discontent. that discontent has sometimes lead to violent protests like this one last week. people were angry at tax rises. in tunisia political compromise between islamist and secularer

parties have given some people hope. >> the challenge is to have a constitutional tax, which thrusts our society into the future, giving, let's say tu kn -- tunisians, men, women, children, handicapped persons, their right as full citizens. >> reporter: this is a country that is far from stable. there is a threat from armed grouped linked to al-qaeda, and the government is almost bankrupt. three years ago people risked their lives for change. at the time it was called the death of fear. tunisia has shown there is hope of democracy in the arab world. still to come here on this al jazeera news hour, hundreds of people in south sudan die in

a ferry accident as they try to escape fighting. and coming up in sport australian open organizers under fire as temperatures sore at the year's first tennis grand champ. the former british prime minister gordon brown is championing a plan to get refugee syrian children back to school. more on that from london. >> that's right. the plan is aimed at 400,000 children living in refugee camps in lebanon. mr. brown who is the un enjoy on education, says existing schools would be harnessed in a two-shift system so the classes would be offered to syrian children outside of normal school hours. i asked him when education

should be a priority when there is such a desperate need for food and shelter. >> we have got to do it, because there are children in the streets, begging, in child labor, and turning to violence, and unless we do something about this we have a huge social dislocation. why should we concentrate on education? yes, it is important to provide shelter. we must provide health care. we have a polio epidemic that we have got to watch for, yes, we have got to provide the other means by which people can survive, but if you don't give children education, they lose hope. they can't plan for the future. they can't think of jobs that they may do when the conflict is over. >> the education system in lebanon is already incredibly stretched, so how much money are you going to need and where is

it going to come from? >> we need about $200 million a year. that is very effective for children to be at the schools partly because you are not building new schools. we have an indication of support from many of the western agencies, some of the arab countries are also considering support, and we believe this could be up and running within weeks. but we have to get the funding, and that's why we have issued this appeal. >> it is going to be difficult to raise that money? >> it is difficult because it has always been an afterthought, almost in a hue a -- humanitarian disaster. but if you know that the traditional conflict lasts for nearly ten years, then you have got to do something about this. a hundred years ago we

established the principle through the red cross that health care would be provided even in the worst possible situations in conflict. now it's time to establish the principle that even when the situation is dire and hopeless and there is a conflict in a broken-down regime, that these children's right to education should continue wherever possible. and we have found a way to do it. >> gordon brown, the un education enjoy. the french president will hold his biannual press conference shortly. but it's his private life that is continuing to dominate the headlines after a celebrity magazine published photos of the president reportedly on his way to visit this actress. his long-term girlfriend was taken to hospital hours after the magazine hit the news stands. thank you for joining us.

the president's poll ratings are very low, the economy is stalling. he has a lot to talk about, but no one really cares about that now. how do you think he is going to handle this news conference? >> it is very difficult, because everybody was expecting him to change his policy, because people in france are saying now that france is the sick man of europe, like you would say in the past -- in the 19th century that the ottoman empire was the sick man of europe, and the deficit is more than 92% of the gdp, and people were expecting him to make a turn, to forget his socialist policy, to make a turn towards welcoming investors and to change the -- the

rules -- the working rules in france were very complicated and to lower taxes, then as you said, after he came back from a trip from saudi arabia on the 30th of december, a picture by people magazine was taken of him entering a flat -- getting out of a scooter and entering a flat where the actress had entered and then they left in the morning, so -- and there was a rumor in paris for the last month that -- >> these allegations obviously have been denied. i was just wondering how you think he is going to handle the news conference? because it is a biannual event. it was always scheduled to happen today, but i suspect most of the journalists there will be more interested in his private life rather than the economy.

so what do you think he is going to do? do you think he'll address his private life right away or ignore it? what do you think he should do it? >> if we were wise -- but i'm not sure he is that wise. he should start which saying okay, i know everybody here is more interested in my private life, but i'm not here to talk about my private life. my private life is private, and i intend to keep it like that, so there is nothing more that i will say about it. if i have private conversations to have with people that i may know, like -- you know, my first lady because she's not his wife -- i will have them, but it is none of your business -- >> it will be interesting to see. >> yeah. >> i know you will be watching the news conference, and i know

there will be crossing back to you a little later in the news hour to see what you make of it thank you for joining us, and i'll be back a little later with more details of that story. now back to doha. >> thank you very much, barbara. at least 200 people have died in a ferry accident in south sudan. an army spokesman said the passengers on the ferry were traveling to escape rising violen violence. up to 300 people may have been on board. we're live from the south sudanese capitol. what is the latest on the fighting there? >> well, to talk more about the situation here, i'm joined by the presidential spokesperson.

what is happening here right now? >> so far, until 4:00 this afternoon, it was under attack from rebel forces. but they have been [ inaudible ] in a number of occasions. the army are the one competent to make the state matters of the area, after talking to the media here, but it is still under control of the government. >> any indication what is happening to the civilians who are trapped in the town? >> it is very difficult to tell, because the civilians have to cover themselves until the time that the attack here or if the forces of the rebel are repulsed completely once and for all. >> what is the situation of peace talks? >> the talks have resumed today.

so far there is -- you know, there's no official communication as to how far the talk has actually reached, but there is optimism that something would come out as a result of the talk. >> on the issue of political detainees is there a chance they could be released? this >> that are no longer political detainees, they are suspects of the [ inaudible ]. those that call them political detainees, this is a long ways that is completely estranged from the government, but they are still being investigated. they will go to -- they will face court of law. >> thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> the capitol is really quiet, but people are worried about violence elsewhere in the country. people are hoping a solution is

found quickly. >> thank you. lots more to come. a second day of disruption in bang kong as protesters fill the roads, but the thai prime minister says she won't quit. and in sports the best footballer in the world gets back to reality. details coming up.

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storytelling. >> we are at a tipping point in america's history! >> al jazeera america. there's more to it. hello, welcome back. a reminder now of the top stories. people in egypt are voting on a new constitution. the referendum is the first vote since mohammed morsi was deposed last july. at least eight people have been killed in protests in this cities across the country. thousands of people have been demonstrating in this the tunisian capitol to mark the anniversary of the 2011 revolution. at least 200 people have died in a ferry accident? south sudan.

an army spokesman says the passengers on the ship were trying to escape the violence in the city. anti-government protesters are back in the streets in bangkok. scott hieler reports from above bangkok. >> reporter: from the air, the shutdown, day two. anti-government protesters still on the treat, blocking some of the biggest intersections of the capitol. protest leaders say they still have the numbers to paralyze the city, and they will continue with their shutdown of bangkok for as long as it takes. that is going to take dedicated protesters such as this man. he is from a southern province five hours away by bus.

it is his fourth trip up to protest. >> translator: i plan to stay with my family here as long as our mission takes. >> reporter: in some ways it's a rebranding by the protesters. many of the tech ticks they used in december are again coming into play. on tuesday they marched to the go office prompting at early end to the working day. but -- some feel they have expanded their goals. >> translator: protesters have basically [ inaudible ]. this time it needs to be a non-violent, peaceful revolution, the [ inaudible ] they are simply want power, and they want to do [ inaudible ] they will. >> reporter: the government plans to hold a meeting on wednesday to discussion the possibility of moving the election date. it says all sides have been invited to participate. weeks ago, the opposition said

it is boycotting the polling places. the ruling party has a clear advantage at the poles. so for now the protest leadership is relying on the unwavering dedication from their supporters to keep their movement alive. scott hideler, al jazeera, bangkok. and now we go to veronica. >> the noise levels are rising here at the intersection. this is comparable to pick dilly circus day in london, a major commercial district, and an intersection that has been completely blocked by thousands of protesters, blowing whistles, yelling. there is a stage over in that direction, and one of thailand's most famous bands, hammer, are performing.

it is a pretty festive mood. but there is a very serious under current going on. this is one of seven intersections that have been blocked across the city. police estimate 33,000 down from about 110,000 people are demonstrating today as opposed to yesterday. and what they are doing is marching on government ministries and institutions, including the royal thai police headquarters to try to ask them to stop working. their objective is to stop elections being held on february 2nd. on the other hand, the prime minister says that she will hold a meeting to try to resolve the crisis on wednesday, but there is not much optimism that it will come to anything. a doctor in china has been

given a suspended death sentence for trafficking children. she told parents that their babies were sick, and then convinced them to sell their baby's to human traffickers, one baby died. state media reported that a blast happened at a gambling site in the southwest province. the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. cambodia's leader has been questioned in court of allegations that he incited protesters of the garment workers earlier this week. he has condemned what he calls the ruling party's use of brutal violence to end those protests. for the first time in u.s.

history the majority of capitol members are millionaires. >> reporter: on the floor of the u.s. senate, a debate is taking place over whether to end unemployment benefits for millions of americans out of work for several months and now struggling to pay for basic needs. >> these workers, the millions throughout the country are worried that they will lose their ability to pay for a roof over their heads and put food on the table for their families and children. >> reporter: more than 1 million americans lost their assistance at the end of 2013. millions more stand to lose it in 2014. that's because many conservatives in the u.s. congress are apparently unwilling to extend the program. >> this idea that we can just waltz in here because there's a need in the country that we

belief should be fulfilled and we can just borrow the money and spend for it, is not good. >> reporter: the benefits were introduced six years ago during the u.s. financial crisis to protect the millions of americans who lost their jobs. and last month the emergency aid started to run out for some after many conservatives said the u.s. government could no longer afford to fund the benefits indefinitely. members of congress continue to collect a minimum of $174,000 a year in salary, and as it turns out, they are more after fluent than ever before. it turns out for the first time in u.s. history the majority of its lawmakers are millionaires. of the 535 members of congress, more than half had a net worth of more than a million dollars. that's up more than 4% from the

previous year. >> what we're losing are people who will feel an obligation to speak for the working class, and the lower middle class, and the pour, because fewer and fewer people in congress know what it is like to actually be poor. >> reporter: and congressional legislation may be reflecting that reality under president bush unemployment benefits were extended five times. but under president obama, republicans appear keen to end the long-term unemployment benefits. they claim it encouraging unememployed workers to be selective about the job they taken stead of settling for whatever they can find. now back to london. just in the past few minutes the french president has just started speaking at his biann yule news conference but of

course it's his private life many people will want to hear about. let's listen. >> translator: namely on the part of companies without which there can be no creation of employment, and that is why i have proposed a responsibility pact, with the simple principle to lighten social contributions of companies, reduce the restrictions in terms of their trade and to allow more recruitment and to have more social dialogue. why this pact? because the time has come to deal with the main problem of france, its productivity. i say clearly it's productivity.

we need to produce more, better. so we -- we are talking about the offer. it does -- it is think -- it is -- this pact covers five subjects. the first is the per sued of the lightning of the [ inaudible ]. we have started, which i presented in last november, in 2014, a 4% reduction in salaries, and salaries costs, 6% next year i'm setting a new target and that is by 2017 for

companies and for independent workers, it is the end of family contributions that represents 30 billion euros in charges. we're talking about -- >> that is the french president there holding his biannual news conference, talking about the economy -- france's economy stalling right now, but many journalists gathering there, many people viewing this possibly more interested in his aledged affair in his private life. we'll check back in on this later. now let's go to other news from europe. russia has barreded an

american journalist from the country for five years, saying he didn't review his visa on time. he traveled out of rush and returned on november 21st, but they say he did not apply for an extension to his visa within the proper time. the uk government says no further action is needed from allegations of hundreds of iraqis who claim they were mistreated by british officers. the defense ministry says the claims are being dealt with. emma has our report. >> reporter: it's more than ten years since this man died trial in british military custody in iraq. an inquiry found that the hotel

worker suffered an appalling amount of violence, and only one soldier was convicted over his death. the case was unusual, but there have been subsequent inquiries until allegations of abuse by british forces and the inquiry into his death was shown video of uk troops allegedly using band interrogation techniques. now allegations made by more than 400 iraqis who claim they were also mistreated are being presented to the international criminal court. >> we look in particular at the torture techniques that were part of the uk's interrogation policy. there is also a great deal of abuse, and a great number of unlawful killings. >> the lawyers representing the iraqis claim that those who bare

the greatest responsibility include individuals at the highest level of the british army and political system. britains ministry of defense has issued a statement which says . . . it always goes on to say . . . the international criminal court in the hague have brought several prosecutions, but this case, say some, could prove difficult. >> i don't think [ inaudible ] will accept it. even if they accept it, it is not a strong case, and then it is going to be a waste of

taxpayer's money, because these people who were officials will have to be defended at taxpayer's expense. >> reporter: but the iraqi lawyers say their case is a important one. more than a million pages of diaries written by british soldiers during the firstward are to be made publicly available online. britain's national archive is digitizing 5,500 boxes of unit war diaries in which every military unit was required to record its activities. historians are hoping to find out more about the people involved by recruiting volunteers to help search the diaries for the information. >> we can't read it all ourselves, so they ought to make it accessible, and we need citizens to come and shift through it, and help us find out

what is in it. it helps us, and it is rewarding to them to be connected to history and see this firsthand. now let's cross back to paris where the french president is holding his -- biannual news conference. the allegations that he is having an affair somewhat overshadowing everything he is discussing about the economic situation. let's speak to someone who was watching the news conference -- has been watching it. so do you think he seems remorseful in any way or not really? >> no, no. he -- he -- it's a grand -- a grand show, like, you know, this press conference like this have been introduced by charles [ inaudible ] the beginning of

the fifth republic. he had only one mistress was was france, and the grand show with all of the ministers attending, and he comes and everybody stands up and so on, and of course he started to speak only about the economy and the way he want to help the french economy to recover, and it's a very serious speech. he seems to be very -- very cool, very soft, very strong. he doesn't seem to -- he doesn't seem to be jeopardized by this private life -- by this affair, love story -- love story that he has for the moment, but let's wait for the questions, because this press conference like in [ inaudible ] time always start with a speech of the general policy of the president, because

as people say france is a kind of republican monarchy. and then come the questions. so we have to wait for the questions to see if journalists are going to ask nasty questions like mr. president, do -- do you have any news from the first lady or things like that? or which -- what kind of the lady, is it the first one or the second one that you will take to america in this two months -- >> i'm sure questions along those lines are definitely expected. thank you so much for joining us, and of course we will be bringing more news about the french president's news conference during the news hour and throughout the day here on al jazeera. that's it for me and the rest of the team in europe, now back to doha. >> thanks very much. now time for the sports. >> [ inaudible ] and roger

federer have enjoyed safe passage through the australian open on a day when the temperatures hit 42 degrees. >> reporter: a free pass through to the second round for the world number 1. a groin injury, forcing bernard to retire from his first round match. nadal has taken the first set when play was halted. >> it is very tough to -- to go out of a tournament like this when you are playing at home, when you are playing with full crowd, you know, so i felt really sorry for bernard. >> reporter: he played the 41st five-set match of his grand slam career. only to buyout to the 24th seed.

a record for roger federer as well as he beat james duckworth in straight sets. beginning his 57th consecutive major. a new open era record. and murray also safely through, the fourth seed dropped just five games on his way to a straight set victory over japan's player. in the women's draw, victoria began her quest for a third consecutive crown in melbourne. the second seed beat the swede to advance to the second round. the former world number 1 is also through.

6-6-6-2. australian open organizers have been criticized after players were forced to complete in tense heat. we have more from melbourne park. >> reporter: the heat certainly played its part here with temperatures already 36 degrees at 11:00 am and quickly rose above 40, while the extreme heat policy was not imposed, women's matches had an extra ten minutes to have a rest. ice packs and ice vests were definitely needed. here with us is a sports physician. how difficult is that for the players? >> it depends on how climateized they are. when it's low humidity it's easier to sweat. and the players are hopefully prepared for that. >> reporter: how do they recover

from a day like this? >> they weigh themselves and assess their fluid loss, and the deeper they go in the tournament, the more likely they are to become dehydrated so they have to be very careful to stay well hydrated, and just make sure they keep aware of their body temperature. it's also the staff and the ball boys who have to deal with this heat. and they were given a little bit longer in breaks on the court. everyone is bracing themselves, and the australian open will be hot until saturday. the players have had plenty to say on the heat issue. andy murray was particularly critical. >> you just have got to be very careful these days, because

there have been issues in other sports with players having heart attacks or collapsing, and in this heat, that's when you are really pushing it to your limits, and i don't want to see anything bad happen to anyone. >> every time in the change over, ice bag in and in this the second set i could feel it even more, i put the bottle on the court and it started melting a little bit, because it was plastic, but it was and i was glad i managed to min initial off in two sets. the real madrid forward is now home with his side preparing for the second leg of their match. on wednesday he beat out massy to claim the fifa in zurich on

monday. >> translator: he is a good example for the young ones who are starting. he leaves a good image on the pitch because he is serious. he plays fairly, and doesn't complain. he is a good image for football. and football needs these kind of players. >> fifa have announced that kosovo will be allowed to form a national team. but kosovo will not be allowed to play in competitive matches. the ruling is seen as the first steps towards full membership to fee fa and uefa. there are reports that alex rodriguez will join his team as

he continues to fight his ban for the season. he is suing major league baseball and his player's union claiming they didn't protect his rights. he has been effectively banned for the 2014 season. the player's attorneys claim he exhibited blatant partiality towards the mlb. some care devil skiers have put some abandoned buildings to use. they have designed their own routes through the derelict complexes. plenty of extra snow, however, still needed to be trucked in. that's all of your sport for now. >> thank you very much, farah. lots more on our website, aljazeera.com. there's lots more ahead here on al jazeera. thanks for staying with us.

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