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mystery. the canadian prime minister has sent a message of defiance. stephen harper has addressed the members of parliament, saying the main goal of the adabbings was to instill fear and panic in the country. a gunman was shot and killed after being chased in the parliament building on wednesday police say he had earlier killed a soldier at the nearby national war memorial. >> we will be vigilant, but we will not run scared, we will be prudent, but we won't manic, and as for the business of government, here we are in in our seats in our chamber in the very heart of our democracy. >> john has more from ottawa. >> after the death of one soldier yesterday in an attack by a man

authorities now say was alone gunman, there was talk of there being two, possibly even three shooters 24 hours or so ago. as they searched for what could be additional gunman, now say they there was just one. that man, who is no. not been identified by authorities who has been identified widely as michael a 32-year-old allegedly aconvert to islam. authorities say is that his passport was with seized that he was headed towards the middle east. they had a rifle, but

that rifle didn't have any bullets in it, because he was in a ceremonial position, and that speak as little bit to the state of security here in canada, which is likely to change. the parliament building the gunman entered and shot dozens of shots in -- that was a building that was only lightly secured. unlike the kind of fortress like government buildings you see in the united states, and elsewhere. and there is much talk of changes that already the military bases have locked down, and soldiers have been told that when they leave the base, they should wear civilian clothes. so it is a day of shock and mourning in canada, and there are likely many security changes yet to come. just three days before elections security forces have been exchanging fire with an armed group. mes have surrounded a house, where suspected fighters have been hiding out since wednesday. was blipman has been killed and another injuries in that stand off.

this updade. they are still negotiating with the armed men. they are trying to convince them to surrender. who live in the area, very delicate situation, the army cannot go ahead with with an an shout, unless it ensures the whole area is clear. there's no civilian presence. as you can see behind me, this whole reenforcement, the army backed by the police the whole area, just wading for the final go ahead, and launch the operation against the armed men. we don't know whether they are operating or not. but the government has always been with saying that they are a group affiliated with al quaida, is going to plan many attacks across the country to disrupt the political process p here, they are convinced that only a stable strong and politically stable government is the only

way out to put an end to years of instability and violence. to syria now, as the fight goes on, kurdish fighters are being sent from northern iraq to help defeat isil. but as charles report evers, many are questions if northern iraq can spare them. these are kurdish fighters fighting close to the city. they are struggling to defend a front line, that stretches for more than one with thousand kilometers across northern iraq. they are voted to send the fighters to help the syrian curds try and win back control of the town. on the turkish syrian border.

but there are questions over whether freeing troops defend against isil there could further weaken their defenses. winter also brings thick cloud cover to this region. and that can maaco legislation air strikes more possible. >> we are asking for immediate help from the coalition, as the season changes. we need more training and more weapons and the kind of weapon withs that can stop their advance on the ground. >> sending them to the border comes with strict conditions. set by turkey and the coalition. these include assurances from the regional government that the workmans will not fall into the hands of other groups. has not been disclosed. >> we are sending a few and heavy mortars. the only fight errs using these will be the syrian kurdish forces.

>> and fight certainly has risked. >> the town is vital. if they are to win it back in control of fightingers. the demand from the coalition here. for more forces and greater training to try and defend the front line here in iraq. shows what a risk sending those can be. charles staff faired, al jazeera. >> elsewhere rebel fighter whose are unaffiliated with isil or poised to take control of the entire border with jordan. government forces have been pushed back from the last check point that they held. stephanie decker reports. it is now in rebel hands. >> the air strikes are

targeting the area, and they remain in control of the crossing. further north, the agency shows these pictures saying the government is making head way in the rebel held area. filmed from the other side. the government is advancing is not true. this is also a propaganda war, all sides uploading video of the battle gains. the reality is that it is a slow moving front line, with no end to this now almost four year war.

we with have be under siege for years he says. this war is now defined by many different groups, not just fighting the president, but also each other. >> and negotiated end to this conflict seemingly impossible. stephanie decker al jazeera, beirut. >> the government says it won't accept any more syrian refugees. since the war began, 1.1 million syrians have registered in lebanon. and that makes up almost a quarter of lebanons population the government says it will still consider what it calls exceptional cases. a deadline to form a new government expired on tuesday. and in the south of the country there have been more protests by people who want more powers to govern themselves. a update from aidan. organizing a massive

protest, and it seems as a continuation of the protest that has been on going since october 14th, and they are taking advantage of the weak government. they feel this is the right time and the right opportunity to sound them especially after the houthies swept through the capital of the country. now, there are powers here who used to think that unity with the north and the state remaining united yemen, is the right thing to do, but now the anti-north sentiments is on the rise, and the powers that -- they are increasing, the southerners here also gave an ultimatum for the government forces to withdraw all their forces by november this highlights the fact that they are falling to the houthies controlling the capitol, and much part of the country, with the southerners are really demanding their

independence, and also relentless al quaida insurgency. >> security has been occupied where there have been confrontations between police and palestinians. the prime minister is warning of a harsh response to any further violence after the death of a baby girl. reports from's jerusalem. scenes like this are becoming too common. youth confront police who are armed with with tier gas, stun grenades and rubber coated steel bullets. the situation very much under control, although there are tensions. >> the latest violence following the death of a baby and the injuries of nine others after a palestinian man ran his car into a crowd of pedestrian. he orderedded an increase in police presence, and

warns of a harsh response to any further attacks. the driver was identified who was shot dead by police as he fled from the scene. he comes from the occupied east, the neighborhood has been in the spotlight after a number of far right moved into several buildings in the area. and since thence tensions have been high. >> there's a heavy police presence, and several neighborhoods across occupied east jerusalem, and officers are washing they won't tolerate any further ink rest. a political analyst he says the recent war and israel's increasing restrictions at the mosque are behind the months of unrest. >> the tsunami, and the construction. >> awaken awaken. interfaith, commitment, and responsibility. and people will tell you we will die for our cause.

they only appear to be making the situation worse al jazeera, occupied east jerusalem. >> here is what is coming up after the break. a run for re-election, as he continues to reject allegation of war crimes. we with will also speak to the relatives of nigeria's missing girls who are refusing to give up hope that they will be brought home, details coming up. were both killed.

surround also house near the capitol where fighters have been hanging out since wednesday. government force evers have been pushed back this the last check point, that they held in syria. the president will run again for office, looking to ebbing tend his 25 years in power the ruling party announced his candidacy on tuesday he

urged the opposition to join him in talks. these are allegations that he rejects. so 25 years later, why would he be running again? >> bashir has a number of reasons to run again. for him h staying in power is a way to survive. as you mentioned the indictment that was with done by the i.c.c., is something that is hanging over him. and it is increasingly discouraging him from giving up power to other younger talents within the ncp. so that alone is indeed a major problem and would make it difficult for him to step down. >> and his acceptance

speech when he was put forward he did announce his proposal, off the national dialog. so with his running for re-election, what does that mean between him and the opposition? well, it doesn't mean much. the die lock has been received with different feelings within sudan. a number of leaders were quite optimistic at first, but as time went down, that optimism waned. because the promised that were with made to take this dialog seriously were not met with real action. and that by the way, the promised that bashir has been making about not running is something he has been doing for the last eight years. when he signed an agreement, he made a promise that he was going to step down.

>> any other attempts being done, are basically strategying to continue the length of power. >> and when it comes to south sudan, do we expect relations to just continue and stay the same? >> it is likely that no life is going to change in the relations if they stay the way they have been, they remain at the health of the ncp. not much will change in the policy, in dealing with hi own opposition portions and that includes by the way the sudan forces. that is composed of the north and the rebels. not much is going to change in that policy, and by default, he is going to change in how sudan with south sudan. is going to be this sort of difficult sort of relationship that we with have seen. >> what about how south sudan -- because i know that you have advised the

presidency. >> yes, indeed, the reaction i don't think much will change from it. i think the current on going conflict has made it difficult for south sudan now especially with the involvement of other rebels. but in general, they are looking for a good relations with sudan. and the agreement is something that the government has been clear, has been pushing and looking to improve with sudan. the same thing -- even before the recent conflict started. and before he completely fell out of the president, he was september to go and talk with with the sudanese authorities in ways to strengthen the cooperation agreement between the two countries. so regardless of whatever happened in the south, with the on going political turmoil, the view with with sudan is still the same. south sudanese want a relation between the south sudanese to be amickble.

to be revolved, we are also depend on sudan to decrease. so this will not change. regardless of the south what happened in the mother is the big issue. >> all right, peter, thank you. joining us from nairobi. >> 444 new cases were reported in the week before the 19th of october, and that is the highest number in the last four weeks. tins is outbreak began ten months ago. in sierra leyon, the death toll stands at over one with thousand 200. and there have been 1500 cases and 904 deaths. of the three countries more than 408,000 people are reported to have died. the who says the total number is close to 10,000.

pro moscow forces are planning to retake three cities. the leader of the self-proclaimed people's republic is quoted as saying that his troops will target. barn biphillips has more. >> so the leaders in the eastern part of this country, say they intend to retake territory, which they have lost to government fors. they want to recapture the towns. all of this, of course, in the lead up to sunday's election in ukraine. an election which the break away leaders in the east won't allow to take part in territory, which they control. but they will roll ahead, in a political atmosphere, many accusations against the president over his handling over the war in the east a feeling that he has perhaps been too

soft on them. a deteriorating economic situation, and many disappointments i think particularly here in kiev among people who are responsibility for the overthrow of president yanukovych back in february, which they saw as a revolution, as a pace of political social change has not been fast enough. >> ask egyptian court will consider mr. to allow an appeal of the three jailed al jazeera journalists on the first of january. they are falsely accused of helping the muslim brotherhood, and are appealing their convictions. al jazeera demands their immediate release. parents of nigeria's kidnapped girls are demanding that the government finally come good on it's promise to rescue them. it had been suggested that the teenagers would be back on tuesday, but there is still no sign of them.

the youngest girl abducted was 14. the oldest, 20. they are trying to make sure the more than 200 young women taken from the boarding school, aren't forgotten. three of his nieces were kidnapped. he has just heard of another attack about 20 with kilometers away, this time another niece. maria is missing. >> there has been an abduction, of women with that went to farm. literally it happened that he was one of them. all he said was just waiting in the truck. this insurgence shot in the air, which is typical. a lot of women with yelling. >> the government says the missing school girls will be rescued soon. they also insist the

cease fire is in place, despite attacks still happening in parts of the northeast. >> believe that the -- the government is engaging in discussion. there is still constant contact, so three are free events and i don't think that we will be a cease fire. >> this is what family members and friends say they were told that children would be released by monday this week. latest tuesday. that didn't happen. they don't want to consider the possibility their daughters may not come home. >> i don't want with to talk about that, you understand. parents that have waited over six months to be told that finally their kids are coming back home, and then they get to hear that it isn't so. i just don't want with to think about that at all. >> people are anxious,

and fear for their children, but they they won't give up. until the school girls are found, all parents can do is wait. and hope. al jazeera. >> well, a u.s. judge has been asked to ignore the u.n.'s immunity from prosecution at the world body facing a lawsuit over haiti's cholera epidemic. reports from new york. >> in a country where only one with in ten have access to a sanitary toilet, andless than half the population has access to clean drinking water, it is easy to see why a water born disease spreads so quickly. >> what many don't understand, is why the united nations didn't take precautions to prevent a contingent of peace keepers from transmitting the disease to their country in 2010. when al jazeera videotaped sewage leaking from the base, into a nearby river. and why it now refuses to

compensate the thousands. >> what we are trying to do is mobile ias many resources as we with have at our disposal. to make sure that we can bring the outbreak of cholera in haiti under control. >> but critics say the mission has done little to improve sanitation. >> as a sanitation practitioner, who has been in this field in haiti for eight years. i have not personally witnessed any projects that they have undertaken. >> they deny responsibility and has refused to hear the complaints from thousands of victims who filed a class action lawsuit against the organization. >> the u.n. argued that it can't be prosecuting under it's peace keeping agreement with haiti. it is a standard clause long recognized by u.n.

member states. but plaintiffs argue that that doesn't absolve the u.n. of it's responsibility to compensate victims of it's negligence. unity is a shield not a sword. it didn't allow you to cut away legitimate claims. it was never understood that legitimate claims would be barred or would be neglected. >> and while a united states government attorney will argue for inmovement tin on behalf of the u.n., several international law experts will be in court to support the victims. the u.n. does not even plan to appear. al jazeera. new york. a guideline sawyer mystery that baffled for 50 years has now been solved. victoria explained. >> when scientists unearthed the bones of two large dinosaurs they thought they discovered a

powerful creature with with killer claws. similar to a t rex, now they have found the rest of the body, and it looks nothing like they imagined. measure 11 meters long and weighed six tons. and a large ceylonites back. >> it means terrible hand, and it means looking peculiar so it means terrible hand hands t look peculiar. the break through came when scientists discovered two complete skeletons. scientists had assumed because of it's clause that it is a meat eater but the contents of it's stomach suggests it lives on plants and fish. >> it had a large lower

jaw and a strong tongue. it could suck up fish from shallow waters or pick up dead fish near the lake. >> it roamed the earth 17 million years ago, and researchers say it is one of the strangest