perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> hello, welcome to the news hour. the top stories from around the world. >> our freedom isn't free. >> u.s. president barack obama tells europe to spend more on energy and defense in the light of the crisis in ukraine. kenya orders thousands of somali refugees to move from cities to camps in a bid to stop terrorist attacks. plucked alive from a massive mudslide rescuers are still searching for more than 100

people still missing. >> we have the news from europe, including the french president françois hollande courts his chinese counterpart with billion dollar deal on the table. and the bishop of bling steps down from his post in germany. >> the u.s. president said the ukraine crisis has highlighted the need for europe to increase it's spending on defense, speaking at a meeting with european meeting in brussels, barack obama said some n.a.t.o. members are not pulling their way, and for n.a.t.o. to work effectively all allies need to invest, not just britain and the u.s. it was president's first visit to e.u. headquarters and one dominated by russia and the west after the annexation of cry ma . obama warned russia that it will be punished for its actions in

ukraine. >> the situation reminds us that our freedom isn't free. and we've got to be willing to pay for the assets, the personnel, the training that's required to make sure that we have a credible n.a.t.o. force. one of the things that i think medium and long term that we'll have to examine is whether everyone is chipping in. this can't be just an u.s. exercise or british exercise or one country's efforts. everybody is going to have to make sure that they are engaged and involved. i think that will help build more confidence among some of those border states. >> we're following developments in brussels. barack obama has been speaking again, he just finished in the last couple of minutes or so,

keynote speech, what did he say, it turned out to be dominated by the ukraine. he made very broad comparisons between the europeans and americans saying that we set a common set of ideals and principles, and then he said those are now under threat. he was talking to a group of hundreds of students here in central brussels, he reminded them that the freedom that they enjoy came through the sacrifice of a very bloody 20th century. he made it very clear that he felt that those privileges, those rights and freedoms are now facing another conflict, a conflict of ideas that have not ended. he said that the crisis in ukraine was one bigger country

bullying a smaller country. he warned that russia would be faced with tougher sanctions if the situation, the crisis worsened, and he was keen to stress many references to the cold war. as far as he saw it, this was not necessarily a return to the cold war. this is what he said. >> this is not another cold war that we're entering into. unlike the soviet union, russia leads no bloc of nations, no global ideology. the united states and n.a.t.o. do not seek conflict with russia. in fact, for more than 60 years we have come together in n.a.t.o. not to claim other lands but to keep nations free. >> simon, this has been an important trip for the u.s. and europe, hasn't it? >> reporter: yes, it has because to be honest. the last few years i think many in europe felt under president

obama the relationship betwee hn cooling off. obama turned more towards asia, there had been ill feeling in the wiretapping scandal of the echelons of the political establishment here in brussels and also on the street. but it has taken the crisis in ukraine to come back here and soothe ruffled feathers, if you like. that's gone down well, and the speech this afternoon and the press conference earlier that we had a clip from would have reassured europeans, it may have taken a crisis, but his receipt tick has reinvigorated appears to be a very, very important alliance, and i think that will go down well here, although, although, on the issues of europeans needing to spend more on defense and perhaps also on

diversifying their energy supplies, that was veiled criticism that may raise a few heckles here. >> thank you. president obama is not the only world leader in europe, we go to our european news center, barbara? >> reporter: yes, france is rolling out the red carpet for china's president. he is in the country for three years and marks diplomatic ties and signed a number of business deals. one of the deals we'll see chinese company take a stake in the troubled car can company peugeot. with france's high unemployment it's hoped the deals will balance out it's $36 million trade deficit with china.

live now in paris, there have been meetings in paris, what do you hear about these trade deals. >> president hollande has come out and said 50 deals have been signed between him and the chinese president, and said that they're worth $25 billion. obviously he's very pleased. this is to all effects a trade visit. he's come with 200 company executives seeking both to invest in france and to talk about french companies working in china. we've also heard about something in the nuclear industry you were alluding to, the french energy company has a deal to be involved in a nuclear waste reprocessing plant in china. we've heard from airbus, the french-german company from the company itself saying they've got orders for 70 new planes

from china. that's good news for the aeronautical industry here in france. i think there are other industries which are hope to go capitalize on this visit. we have not heard details but the food sector, the wine industry hoping to break into the chinese market. >> it is not a good time for president hollande, he's in between rounds of local elections. the first round has not gone very well for him, how important are these trade deals for him? >> good question. he's really struggling right now. the second round of the election is on sunday. his socialist party could do fairly badly, and just today on wednesday we've heard that unemployment between february of last year and this year went up 4.7%, a worrying figure for lots of people here. he'll be hoping there will be bounce back with this chinese delegation in terms of creating jobs here in france, but also in

terms of making him appear more statesman-like, and boosting his ratings in the opinion pole pol, which are extremely low right now. other people i've spoken to in france said he will not do well out of this even if it does bring good news to french manufacturers. >> thank you. we're going to have more from europe later, but let's go back to doha. >> osama bin laden's son-in-law has been found guilty of terrorist charges. he was found guilty of conspiring in new york. first we have this report. >> reporter: the setting is afghanistan. the date, september 12, 2001. osama bin laden wanted to deliver a message to the world,

and he asked this man, sulaiman abu ghaith, to do most of the talking for him. >> america must know that what happened to it is a direct result of this policy, and if america will continue implementing this policy muslim sons will not stop under any circumstances. >> this and other videotaped speeches praising the 9/11 attacks and warning of more to come provided the backbone of the u.s. government's case against abu ghaith prosecutors argued that agreeing to make them he agreed to be part of al-qaeda's conspiracy against them. charges that have not been successful in military commissions. >> the laws that could apply to these cases the federal courts are much stronger. this is the abu ghaith case. >> he took the stand and described being common summonede

osama bin laden camp. he testified that he had spoken on behalf of muslims not al-qaeda, and government witnesses, including those convicted of bringing explosives on planes could not link sulaiman abu ghaith. >> live from new york what is the response to the charges, kristin? >> reporter: well, jane, from sulaiman abu ghaith's lawyer, he plans to appeal the verdict, in particular the decision of the judge not to allow testimony from the self-described mastermind of 9/11, who is being held in guantanamo bay detention center. and from erik holder in a

written statement saying it is a sitting verdict of vindication of the u.s. government policy to try terrorism suspects in civilian court, and also a strong message to those who would harm the united states. sulaiman abu ghaith will be sentenced in september. at that time he's likely to face a life sentence. >> all right, thank you for that, kristin, for that live update from new york. the kenyan government said it is cracking down on refugees to improve security. it's ordered all of them to leave the cities and return to overcrowded camps. authorities have started clearing people from nairobi and more than 400 were arrested in overnight raids. >> reporter: this is where most refugees call home, and where a new security move to designated camps have struck a nerve.

>> we can't say all somalis are bad. we have good people, but even good people get arrested during these targeted raids. >> this will effect business, business will definitely go down. >> things started getting better for them. they started to forget about the war, and now all of a sudden it must go on. >> reporter: the interior secretary ordering all refugees to return to camps. the camps have stretched beyond capacity, they already have over a million people mostly from somalia. many have found places to live and work in the city. many people have kids, and it troubles not only individuals and families who go to school and the educational needs that they have. the medical situation that they are in, they can't live in the

camp. there could be something worse than that. >> the government, the latest of a series of assaults when kenyan troops crossed the board in somalia. the armed group has claimed responsibility for many attacks including the worst which killed 67 people. security officials believe the perpetrators crossed the border from somalia into the camps, and then into other areas. so now they're finding more police surveillance and want to confine every refugee. it's a job that could be difficult especially since there are millions of indigenous somalis who are legal citizens. >> there is lots more to come,

including a lucky escape in the united states. the amazing rescue of the construction worker from a burning building. and too close to call as voters in turkey get ready t for the next government. coming newspaper sports, bayern munich gets back to business after a record-breaking german championship. video has emerged when a four-year-old boy was rescued by people in the u.s. people were killed when a mudslide came down in a small community in washington state. they discovered the boy trapped in mud. his father and three siblings are still missing. 170 people are still missing after that disaster.

let's get the latest. jennifer in washington state, tell us about the rescue effort. people are doing whatever they can to find survivors. >> they are, and the best tools they have are their hands and the search dogs in this rescue and recovery mission. they're searching for eight additional bodies that were spotted yesterday that would bring the official death toll up to 24 if those eight bodies are recovered. but they're like aning this to the recovery effort in the world trade center at ground zero, very meticulous and very solemn, just difficult, hard conditions to work in. cold mud, slippery mud with the rain yesterday, and very emotionally taxing as well. >> and i should imagine the event when they found the four-year-old so emotional giving people a slight ray of hope? >> it is.

it was a boost to everybody when they released the video earlier today. however, that rescue was within the first few hours, within the first four hours of the disaster itself on saturday, so the fact that nobody has been found alive in the site since saturday, since the first few hours after it happened is discouraging, but to see those pictures as giving people who are hoping against hope that their relatives might survive some how in the muck a little bit of hope. >> tell me what happens to the rest of the community, and what's left of that area? >> that's a very, very difficult question, and it was one posed to officials in a press briefing. they talked about the long-term recovery and what would happen. the fact that this area has been earmarked as one that is prone to catastrophic slides such as this in 1999 report by a

government agency saying that this could happen, and then a similar slide in 2006 that was on a much smaller scale with no fatalities, this whole area is very unstable, so it will call in question any construction or any plans to try to rebuild. >> good to get that update from you, thank you, jennifer. a building worker has had a lucky escape in the state of texas. a man was rescued from a burning building moments before it collapsed in houston. >> oh god, oh god. >> these pictures show the man jumping from floor to floor from the argument complex before jumping on a crane. the building crumbled just seconds later because of the fire. a peacthe head of the talibn committee said that a big announcement will soon be made.

he added that a month-long cease-fire which was due to expire will be extended for as long as talks continue. egyptian state prosecutors have referred 919 suspected members of the muslim brotherhood to the courts on the charge of terrorism and murder. meanwhile protests at cairo university turned violent leaving one person dead. the police fired tear gas against students demonstrating against death sentences handed down to 500 suspected members of the muslim brotherhood. while the police crackdown on the group so does the army. >> egypt's army has a new special forces unit. it's task is to deal with security inside the country. >> this new force will provide support with the army to carry out anywhere to protect egypt and it's people. the new force will be trained on a regular basis to improve it's

capabilities. >> reporter: the new security unit has been response of string of attacks targets security forces. attacks that the government mostly blamed on the outlawed muslim brotherhood. the groups leadership and thousands of its supporters. out on the streets anti-military protest continues. the demonstrators say they will continue their rallies until the deposed president mohamed morsi is reinstated. in alexandria protesters accuse police of torturing demonstrators. >> no words can describe what female protesters have been through. women have been beaten and pulled by their hair. this is humiliating. >> with supreme court forces widely deployed on main streets across the country, universities have become focal points of anti-military protests.

in cairo, alexandria, and elsewhere it's the same demand, they want the army to stay away from politics and democracy restored. as with the creation of a new security force the army seems to be signaling that it's determined to continue its grip on power. al jazeera. >> three al jazeera journalists have been held in the cairo prison for 88 days now. they'll appear in court in monday for their fourth hearing. they have accused of having links with the terrorist organization and spreading false news. the journalist from al jazeera's arabic channel has been in custody for more than six months. al jazeera rejects all charges against its staff and continues to demand it's immediate release. the arab league summit, opposition syrian national coalition has been asked to

allow to fill its country's empty seat at the summit. >> we support the syrian people, we support their legal demands for democracy, freedom, and equality. we support the establishment of a state in which all citizens can participate regardless of their sect or religion. >> a diplomatic editor james bays is at the summit. >> a lot of talk in the final declaration of this arabic summit, but on key issues not a lot of agreement. on the subject of syria, no agreement to give arms to the syrian opposition. there are some countries that do that, and not even an agreement on this syrian seat here at the hour of need. yes, there is an overall agreement in principle as there was in the last summit in doha that that seat should go to the opposition, but we're told there are legal and technical problems, the message to the

syrian opposition appears to be yes but no. and on the issue of egypt and the muslim brotherhood again there are di visions behind the scenes here at the arab league. one decision that i think will become a controversial decision is the decision to give the next summit to egypt. it will be the nex host next tie around. >> social media sites like twitter launched a legal challenge to the block on service in turkey. the government banned the social media. there are 10 million twitter users across turkey. and people in turkey are heading to nationwide polls to choose governments in 81 provinces. the competition between the ruling party and opposition is fierce, especially in istanbul. >> on his way to address an

election rally. he's popular with supporters of the main opposition, the republican people's party is campaigning hard to become the mayor of istanbul. >> it is important to lead this city. it's the center of the world. i will make it like rome, paris, london or berlin. >> he wants to attract people's attention by wearing colorful jumpers. >> you overwell istanbu over ov. >> they hope their time has come, but the reality is the chp has not lost istanbul the last 20 years. >> there are indicators in turkish politics. if you win istanbul, you win

turkey. services and the economy are decisive factors. >> istanbul's mayor served to 1998. during thinks time infrastructure and services improved. that made him popular. he won general elections in 2002. since then the party has never lost istanbul. the incumbent mayor is running for a third term. he's relying on projects that his administrations that overseen like building roads, extensions and underwater tunnel. >> while serving you we continue to solve problems in areas of transport, infrastructure, and environment and health. istanbul is full of services. >> elections are scheduled for sunday, everybody is trying to win. which ever way istanbul goes, the rest of turkey is expected to follow. >> so we have lots more to come.

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it will lay the way for him to run for president in elections. the army deposed mohamed morsi last year after mass protest against his rule. the other headlines now, the u.s. president said the ukraine crisis has highlighted the need for europe to increase it's spending on defense, speaking at a meeting in brussels. barack obama said some n.a.t.o. members aren't pulling their weight. osama bin laden's son-in-law has been convicted and condemned to life in prison for his part in terrorism. the military has deployed to some areas in case of trouble.

the first time in 20 years that teachers unions, students, and farm workers are all gathering to protest against the government, against the specifically the president who took power back in august. now many of the people you see here are farmers, and their principle crop is soy. para guy are large producers of soy. and these farmers feel that the government is not doing enough to tax the foreign investors. >> we're not getting any help at all from the president. here school subsidies, violence and oppression, he's practically giving the country away on a

silver platter to foreign investors. >> they have sent out a statement saying that he hears the complaints of these protesters and has designated his vice president to start a dialogue with the different sectors of society, the unions, the teachers, the students, to come to some sort of agreement with them. but it remains to be seen how much of a challenge today will be for him, and that will depend on the turn out here in the capitol and around the country. >> let's get that breaking news coming out of egypt. the resignation of general al sisi. what are you hearing about this resignation, professor? >> hello, is this has been expected that al sisi would resign and he would be part of

the election. this is not news. the news is at the last moment al sisi has decide-- >> if he is, indeed, going to run as president, it seems that there is little in his way to stop him now. >> i beg your pardon? >> i said if he, indeed, is going to run for president, there is little in the way of stopping him from getting that job now. >> everybody has been waiting for him to announce, but as i already said all the signs assured that he would be running, and that most of the egyptians believe he will be the next president of egypt. but we have to wait to see how presidential campaign will be

managed, if it will be a referendum or an impac a compacn election. >> there will be many who are delighted with this news, but what about the opposition and those that he's effectively clearing off the streets? >> of course, he'l a portion ofe population is not happy with the resignation and the intention of al sisi to become a candidate for president. but many will be delighted, and many believe egypt is in real need of a strong personality, and they are facing danger of

terrorism and so on, and that this is the right man to rule for the next coupling years at least. the country is divided, but we'll see a fair election. this is very important. on this will depend a lot of things in the future. >> very good to get your thoughts. thank you very much for talking with us here. let's go back to barbara in london for more news from europe, barbara? >> jane, thank you. now two of ukraine's presidential hopefuls are in london. they've met the british prime minister david cameron and william hague. the two argued in a press conference, but first, what please explain what the importance of this meeting here

in london was? >> reporter: well, it's interesting, isn't it, barbara. these mean, there are three of them, there is another who is an mp in the ukrainian parliament, they all come from different parts of the political speck item, yet they're all here speakinspeaking with one voice. what are they doing? the sub text that i can gather from speaking to people inside the delegation is that there is a deep fear in the interim government as it stands in ukraine that the russian perspective on things is starting to get traction. so what they're doing in coming here is presenting the british government with what they say is the truth so they'll be talking about human rights abuses down in crimea, and they'll be urging the british governments to do more to help them because they say that the british government has an natural obligation because the british government was one of the signees of the budapest memorandums will signed by the united states and russia

when ukraine gave up its nuclear armaments back in the 90's, and this was a format, really, for protecting ukraine, maintaining it's sovereign integrity. that's why they come to the u.k. to make their case. >> briefly if you can, you're saying they're now speaking with one voice, but there is a presidential race effectively under way, how is that looking? >> reporter: yes, when they get back to ukraine it will be gloves off, and the presidential race, as you say, is definitely under way. the presidential race is an interesting one because there are lots of different people coming from different perspectives. you have an independent candidate. he is an olagart basically anyone as the chocolate king of ukraine. he's doing the best at the moment in the polls. he's beating the former boxer and and yulia tymoshenko as well.

it seems to me most ukrainians who supported the maidan revolution seem to think that he is the most experienced and also the least tainted of all politicians involved. >> thank you. well, world leaders consider further sanctions towards russia some crimean tatars say they're so frightened by russian takeover that they're fleeing to ukraine. they say more than 100 tatars have arrived there. russian forces now control all of crimea's military installations and regulate the borders. >> only a handful of the traditional silver smiths remain. forging the filigreeed finery used in weddings, gifts between

bride and groom. he was part of the deportation to use beck stan that killed half of the tatars. now after a hasty referendum it's back to the old masters in moscow, he feels. >> the referendum was illegitimate. that's not just my opinion, the whole world knows it. but what can we do? we didn't go and vote. we never intended to. 95% of crimean tatars boycotted it, what can we do? >> they may call for a referendum of their own joining ukraine or outright independence, a risky move as russia shows that it's ready to use it's military to get what it wants. >> reporter: shortly after the referendum vladimir putin said the rights of the tatars would be respected, but shortly after the tatar sign was removed and

replaced with a russian-only one. tatar language tv news is still on the air, but the private channel's owner has been accused in the russian media of being an islam mist bent on terror. and they really don't like the kind of news that they do, showing troops that they say aren't there and showing the referendum. >> i'm afraid of the situation happening to us if we won't show the news they won't. the current position of the channel management is if we come under too much pressure we'll drop politics and cover cultural subject. >> a retreat then the best way to keep alive a culture and history shown to be fragile and precious, a gift best protected by kept largely out of sight. nick spicer, al jazeera, sevatope rol.

>> bodies were hid no one mass graves by serbians following a killing spree in 1998 and 1999. many of the 46 people reburied were from one family described as one of the worst atrocities during kosovo's war that left around 10,000 people dead. the vatican says it has accepted the resignation of a german bishop who spend $43 million church money on his own resident. bishop franz-peter tebartz-va elst's extravagant spending earned him the nickname bishop of bling. >> reporter: he may have had his supporters in rome, but it's difficult to see bishop franz-peter tebartz-va elst surviving this scandal. his home was a money pit too conspicuous to ignore. >> it's important that the diocese of limburg will move on

to a common future. we'll need reconciliation, new trust and the power of prayer, through that hopefully healing and a new beginning will be possible. >> reporter: the bill was actually for ten projects and protecting historical buildings that pushed the costs up. the german media reported such investments as a $20,000 batht bathtub, such perceived decadence angered many of the city's catholics. in investigation of his spending pope francis has called for a roman catholic church that is poor itself and for the poor. priests and bishops have been told to be models of sobriety. a commission will take over the diocese, and bishop franz-peter tebartz-va elst will get a new job at an opportune time.

>> i bet him home will be more simple, too. that's it for europe, back to jane. >> we talked to ousted venezuelan maria machado, who has vowed to fight her way back to parliament, plus, the russian cuasiancup, robin will be here h more on sports.

>> opposition politician marie

machado is back in venezuela. the government has threatened to charge her with tre treason for addressing the american states. and the arrest of allegedly plotting a could you against the president. we spoke with maria machado on wednesday. >> first, i'm a member of the parliament because i was elected by the people of venezuela. and i will still be a member of the parliament as long as the people of venezuela wants me to be such. so i do have immunity. and they have no constitutional rights whatsoever to take me away from the parliament, or to prosecute me without giving me the warrant that the member of parliament has by constitution. >> they say you have violated two articles of the constitution by going to the o oas.

isn't there a conflict that you as venezuelan that you took the seat of a pa in panamanian sea. >> being persecuted, tortured and killed by a regime that does not respect human being rights. i'm also part of the state. >> can you fight this measure from within the congress itself? >> it is important to understand what is going on in venezuela. there is no respect for power, there is no respect for rule of law. there is barely freedom of speech. >> when you arrive in venezuela do you think you'll be safe. >> thes were cuter has to go to the supreme court, and i have a

right to defend myself. once they decide that there is good reasons so that i'll be judged, that information is given to the national assembly, which in turn has to vote and decide. that's the process. so i have arrived to exercise as member of the parliament as long as that takes place. >> for more on this i'm joined by political analysts live from the venezuelan capitol caracas. machado, why would she return? what is she trying to achieve? >> reporter: well, she is a very experienced politician, and we shouldn't forget that together with leopold lopez, corina

machado is waiting for the situation, and moving for a political--i would not say profit but for political, maria machado waits inside the opposition, and while leopold lopez is in prison it would be a betrayed for her to stay abroad. she is an experienced politician. hugo chavez gave 22 years ago two years after freed and pardoned by the government.

>> tell us what you think of the political future. what sort of grip does the government has? it seems to be under attack within the government and outside? >> well, the government during the last 15 years during the government of hugo chavez, and now presiden the president marrs president comes and we still don't know if political support or any support inside the

national defense. >> where do you think this is going to end? i mean, the country is in an economic tailspin because of this. >> i have no clue when they will end the situation, however nick mrudo, so we're in a blacks box. we have no idea how it's going to develop in the next few days. i will not risk to say about the next month, but in the next few days the situation changes every day. every minute. >> well, thank you for talking us through it. dmitri, thank you very much. time for sport now. >> thank you very much. some of the world's most popular athletes have been celebrated at the sports award in malaysia.

>> missy franklin took the woman of the world award. she is the youngest recipient of that award. sebastian vettel was named sportsman of the year. rafael nadal, vettel had lots of plays for. >> you could name all of them. it depends on the sport. you could pick cristiano ronaldo, i think he's the best football player we have on the planet, very committed, works very hard obviously from what i understand. i'm not inside real madrid, and to be able to judge how he is, from what i understand, from what i see people around rafael nadal, i've known rafael for quite awhile now. he is a very good guy, and yeah,

very passionate and very committed sportsman tennis player. again, probably one of the best around currently the best that we have. >> bayern munich were named world team of the year but they were absent of that ceremony. successfully securing their bundesliga title. >> if ever there was a team that deserved to be described as a juggernaut, bayern munich would surely be in the running. they've destructive of any team in their path and they continued on tuesday clinching the bundesliga tying with seven teams to spare. it was a forgone conclusion as they went into this game on a 18-match unbeaten streak. tony cruz scored the first in the sixth minute.

the cross eight minutes later, and bayern were well on their way. and despite giving away a goal to the host through a penalty, the provider in the second half as bayern put the game beyond doubt 3-1 is how it finished. >> it's unbelievable. i have goose bumps the whole time. it all started for me here, and now to be champions in berlin today it's unbelievable. >> there are lots of new players who have joined, and we have a new trainer. last summer we had a triple victory and no one expected it to carry on smoothly as it has, but we're on fire, motivated, and you can see that in every match. >> the title proving the coach did not need much time to take his impressive winning pedigree barcelona to germany. but for the german champions there is no taking their foot off the gas now with the

bundesliga title sealed there is still the champions league in germany cup titles to defend. al jazeera. >> bayern munich's achievement is r remarkable. they're on a 19-game-winning streak, and unbeaten in 15 bundesliga matches. as we heard, bayern arsenal in contention for the german cup, it is a real possibility. spain with just a single point separates the top three with all of them in action later this wednesday. atletico madrid sits at top with rale with 73 points but lead with a better head-to-head record. barcelona are a point further back after beating real in sunday's clasico. atletico is the masters of their own destiny. the team has been seen as

underdogs. >> without a doubt real madrid and barcelona are favorites. 27 points. we could be talking about a different situation. i don't want to speak negatively about the team. nine matches and we have to win all of them. >> barcelona will kick off in the next few minutes. later real madrid are on the way to sevilla, and atletico madrid host grenada. the european nations could see friendly matches. if approved uefa's league would stop in 2018 and take place every three years. the countries would be split in 54 divisions. the league would begin after t the 2018 world cup and climax with the semifinal and final. they would skies euros and world

cup indications. they are expected to make their final decision on thursday. iapproving a bowl bowl. the mayor previously said the city may have to pull out of hosting world cup matches unless extra funding was agreed. a bill was passed to pay for the stomach, and netherlands and the argentines are due to play wednesday. the cup held in sydney. it has been a tough group. the tournament will be held across five cities in australia. the socceroos against kuwait

had been held. rivals qatar, bahrain and the e.a.euae and iran. iraq jordan and japan and the afc challenge cup winner. kobe bryant is out injured for the season, so wednesday's win against the new york knicks was finally giving their fans something to clear about, 127-96 victory including 21 points scored in the third quarter. it was watched knicks president paul jackson. >> thanks very much for that. stay with us. we have another full bulletin of news straight ahead. more on that reported resignation in egypt.

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