a 2 trillion-dollar plan. g20 mesh tours boost the global economy. russia's president left early after being criticized over the situation in the ukraine. ♪ ♪ hello, i am kamal santa maria, this is the world news from al jazerra. hung never syria's capital. we look at the children facing winter without enough food. the u.s. top general says defeating isil could coup take years as he meets iraq's prime minister. an afghan p.m. campaigning for

women's rights targeted by a suicide bomber. so the leaders of the world's 20 richest economy have agreed on a plan to boost global economic growth. these are the g20 countries meeting in brisbane in australia. saying it could be worth more than $2 trillion over five years. they could grow economies. believing they could create 200 million jobs globally in the next five years. however, before that final communique was announced this happened. vladimir putin broke protocol and left the g20 summit early after on saturday he was cornered by western lead overs the crisis in eastern ukraine. with pro-russia separatists and government forces have been fighting for months. >> if he continues down the path he is on, violating international law, providing heavy arms to the separatists in ukraine, violating an agreement

that he agreed to just a few weeks ago, the minsk agreement that would have lowered the temperature and the killing in the disputed areas and make -- providing us a pathway for a diplomatic resolution, then the isolation that russia is currently experience will continue. >> andrew thomas has been following all of u this for us n brisbane and i spoke to him early. >> reporter: this is the communique. tony abbott's prime minister said right from the start of his g20 summit that he wanted the final communique to be much shorter than previous ones, short and to the point. , he said. and he wants it to be all about economics, all about growth. this commitment from the g20 countries to increase the overall g.d.p. of nine world by two percentage points more than it would already be in five years. as you say, that could create 200 million jobs. and in here, are the outlined

proposals on how the countries planning to about that. of course, it will be up to the domestic politicians and domestic countries to get their own initiatives through. of course it's very easy to commit to something at a conference here. when you go back to your home country and have to get it through parliament or congress in the united states' case, much, much harder. but if these proposals are committed to, if they are put in place, then it could make a huge difference to the world's economic growth. interesting, too, what else is in the communique that perhaps wasn't anticipated a whole paragraph on climate change, australia's government said going in to the conference they didn't believe climate change should be part of talks, it wasn't close enough to the main theme of economic growth. it is in there. very important. likewise h bowl ebola. countries should be doing more. the bulk of it is about global growth and infrastructure, making sure that countries organize their tax so that big

companies can't get way with paying taxes in low countries. those sorts of things. >> okay, andrew, we need to talk about vladimir. let's do that. it almost overshadows things. he cuddled a ca wall arc ate dinner by himself. got told off by leaders and said, i am leaving early. >> reporter: that's right. he cuddled a koala because nobody else was cuddling him. it was minte much more than a snub than that. many of the world leaders turned take back on him on saturday. and the pictures you may have seen from the beginning of the conference it was more of the same a brief hand shape in stephen harper's case the canadian prime minister when he shook his hand he said get out of ukraine. that may explain why he left early. many of the political analysts say that he wanted to deliver a snub of his own having been snubbed at the g20. and did he want to be around while leader after leader condemned him in his press conferences. you just saw barack obama saying he violated his agreements.

he also told putin isolated. david cameron was going on at the same time as barack obama. he said the leaders demands russia fully couldn't with the investigation in to mh17. francois orland is giving his press conference at the moment. i haven't had a chance to watch that one. no doubt the issue you came up there as well. did vladimir putin want to be around while other leaders were condemn being his and his country. leaving early he escaped having answers the questions here at least on their complaints about his and his country's actions. i don't think they were unrelated. iin they were condemning him in the press conferences. we'll move onto other news now. explosion outside the afghan parliament in kabul that killed at least three peoples. a member of parliament was targeted she is a leading member of women's rights in afghanistan

she was injured along with 17 others. syria's oppositions called on international donors to help prevent a food crisis because of the years of conflict and drought. families are facing another winter without food. the u.n. predicts this year's wheat harvest could be 50% below average. nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: he is suffering. he is weak and thin. like thousands of children in syria, he's mall nor i should. >> translator: we have been days without food. we only eat apricots as it is the only thing available. >> reporter: this is happening in a suburb of damascus. the opposition accuses the government of setting up checkpoints to block food and supplies from reaching the area. pitting it under siege. >> translator: we came here on foot, we have no winter clothes, we have nothing. my son suffered from dehydration. >> reporter: this is one of the last areas of damascus still controlled by opposition

fighters. elsewhere in the city's south. is the refugees camp which is home to palestinians living in syria. it has been under siege by government forces for almost two years. bakeries are closed. there isn't enough grain. no electricity. the. >> translator: the children wake up but there is no bread to receipt. they rarely have breakfast and lunch. >> reporter: before the war there were around 160 palestinians living here. now 18,000. including some syrians. the rest have fled and those left behind are trapped in the camp. it was cut off by government forces in 2012. after armed opposition groups moved in. now the infrastructure has been so badly damaged that the united nations says there is a severe water shortage as well. nicole johnston, al jazerra. the united states top general has visited iraq to find out from iraqi and u.s. forces

if they have what they need to fight isil. martin dempsey met iraq's prime minister and defense minister. this is his first visit since the u.s. 70 more than a thousand personnel to help train local forces. early this week, though, dempsey told congress the obama administration was considering sending combat troop to his help retake mows ill from isil. meanwhile, the iraqi air force itself says it struck several isil targets north of baghdad. planes hit a large ammunition store and the defense ministry says a large number of fighters were killed. iraqi forces have come close to breaking the isil siege of the beiji oil refinery. on friday they drove fighters out of beiji town. iraq's army initially struggled against the armed group there, but hats been helped in recent weeks by u.s. led air strikes on isil positions. as imran kahn reports now, iraqi forces are preparing to move on the refinery as early as monday. >> reporter: on saturday, iraqi forces were poised to take the

key oil refinery of beiji which is about 15-kilometers away from the town itself. they had moved to about three-kilometers outside of the oil refinery before they fell back. and the phone that is the change in tactics. according to sources, the iraqi army are now taking a look at the north and the east and the countryside of beiji to clear it of pockets of isolated fighters that still remain there. the idea being that they take complete control of not only the town of beiji but the surrounding countryside before they move on the oil facility. what we are hearing is that any move on the oil facility could take place on monday. troops are massing in a nearby army base there. and whilst all of this was happening the u.s.' top jenna received in baghdad, he met with the ministry of defense and other security sources. he will be taking a look at very closely at what's going on in beiji, this is being seen as a very big success for the iraqi army. it's been a mixture of american-made weaponry of

coalition air strikes and iraqi armor that's gone in to beiji to take that town. it's a 20-day long battle but it has been successful. and the americans and other coalition forces will be looking to see what help the iraqis need to take larger cities like mosul which is still under occupation by isil forces. and down to the border crossing with syria. also taking a look at what is going on in anbar as well. where isil fighters still have large fighting force this is and occupy large parts of the iraqi territory. but this is being watched, this fight for beiji is being watched very closely not only by the coalition but by the iraqis as well. it may well be a blueprint for how they fight future battles against isil. for now, it's going very, very well for the iraqs. they have taken most of the town, it's now about the countryside clearing those pockets of isolate the fighters and then a move on the oil refinery. they any move on the oil

refinery could take place as early as monday. plenty more ahead on al jazerra. we'll check your headlines again and the cash job for rubber farmers in thailand as at military agrees to hand out money. will it be enough, though, to secure their future?

♪ ♪ top stories on al jazerra. the g20 leaders meeting in australia have agreed to a 2 trillion-dollar plan to boost the world economy. however vladimir putin left early after he was criticized over the crisis in eastern ukraine.

many children in syria are suffering from mall nutrition following food shortages in some suburbs of damascus they are searching for januaries of food. the united nation's forecast the wheat hoverrest could be 50% lower than normal i. a large ammunition in baghdad was hit. and a large number of fighters were killed. united arab emirates has released an updated list of what it considers to be terrorist groups. 80 new names have been add today the list as the country toughens it anti-terrorism laws. isil is one of them. boko haram has been black listed the houthi rebels of yep sin there, as well as al qaeda and the uae branch the muslim brotherhood. we are talking about this now. executive director of the muslim american society joining us from istanbul. and you are on the list as welling, i believe. what did you do? >> well, we are shocked. we don't know what we did.

it is very interesting to see ourselves in the middle of this very long list of organizations. >> have you -- >> nobody from the united arab emirates has spoken to us, and frankly, we would like to very identify the accuracy of the report before we have any reaction. >> okay. so nothing -- nothing from the uae. what is it you -- do you operate there. tell us what the muslim american society does just so on you viewers know. >> we are a national security organization. we have chapters all over the united states and we engage in community service for american society in general. we operate in the united states, we actually have never had any dealings with the united arab emirates. >> okay. >> so we don't understand why we are on this list. >> okay. i understand how you -- there are things that you probably can't talk about until you get further clarification. but more broadly what do you think the uae is doing, just casting its net wide? >> well, frankly i think it's unfair to the united arab

emirates for us to make any guess about his what their objective is or even whether the report is accurate until we have verified it. my personal relationship with the emirates is nothing less than four years of the most beautiful years of me my life living in the united arab emirates. and i only have fond memories of it. i don't think it's right for us to comments on something that we haven't verified or the reasons we don't know. >> however they are part of -- we know who their allies are they are part of the fight against isil, for example. this could be part of a wider issue with some of its allies. >> we are in no way related to isil. in fact -- >> no, i am not suggesting that of course. >> we are very much condemning. >> the fact that never in the fight against isil, they are allied with the united states and their allies, we know which side they are on let's put it that way. >> we operate in the united states and we have no difficulty operating in the united states whatsoever. in fact, we haven't had a single

instance of a problem in the united states. and had there been a real issue i think we would have heard from the united states first. >> okay. we'll leave it there. if you get confirmation from the uae government get in touch with us what let us know what they have told you. >> certainly. and now, egypt's armed forces say they have killed 10 terrorists in north sinai as part of its campaign against rebel fighters. ministry of defense released these latest pictures of troops on parole in the area. this week they lidgeed allegiance tpledged a leansan t. now we have more on this. ♪ >> reporter: in a half hour long video post on the internet, the group formally known as. [ inaudible ] showcase what had it billed as it's a latest triumph. al jazerra cannot independently verify the video's authenticity. but it's said to show the attack on the egyptian army in the sinai peninsula last month that killed at least 30 soldiers.

the video shows the fighters killing some of the soldiers, shooting them in the back of the head. the footage was accompanied by a 7-machine long message from one of the leaders of the group which has since sworn allegiance to isil and renamed itself, to faith. the world used by isil for areas it considers under its leadership. >> translator: we have warned you time and again. but you do not listen, killed air women and children, bombed our homes and continue to expel us from our lands, despite what we have inflicted on you on this attack, well tell you the war is yet to begin. >> reporter: the group claims it has taken up arms in response to the each descriptio egyptian aro force them from the sinai. they are trying to create a bodder from the gaza strap and israel. hundreds of families have had their houses did he knowledge i should, many remain homeless. president abdul fatah sisi says the buffer zone is needed to combat terrorism. but attacks against the army as

well as other acts the violence have only increased since he has come to power. intensifying even more after the military began its operations in sinai. the message from the group makes no reference to the muslim brotherhood which the government accuses of being the main source of violence in egypt. supporters of the brotherhood and it's a allies and anti-coup movement continues to express their decent on almost a daily basis. peaceful protests continue to be held across egypt. this week under the banner return to your barracks. a demands that the army withdraws from politics. they say the security situation in egypt has deteriorated because the military has abandoned its primary responsibility, in favor of ruling the country. and the release of this video is likely to only raise further questions about egypt's volatile security situation. al jazerra. what we are talking about egypt al jazerra continues to

demands the release of our three journalists jailed there for 323 days now. peter greste, muhammad fahmy and bahar muhammad are appealing against their convictions. fahmy and greste each sentence today seven years in prison. bahar mohamed given an additional three years for having a spent bullet in his possession. he picked that up at a protest. an agreement to bring in a transition the government in burkina faso will be sign ed by the army chief later on sunday. certainly zita had assumed power after violent protests led to the resignation of the president. zita made the announcement to return to the country to civilian rule a day after meeting opposition parties. more now from the capital there. >> reporter: some people here are still skeptical. they say they only believe the army will leave when it actually happens. but they say saturday's announcement is a step in the right direction.

>> translator: the suspension of the congresses taoupblg from june 2nd, 1991 has been lifted today and putting in a at thatville general transition. this is the original constitution of june 2nd, 1991. >> reporter: now people are talking about what is next? when will the colonel step down. some say next week, some say it will take longer than that. >> translator: a civilian president but i am in no hurry. they must take their time so they choose the right person. >> translator: we pray that next week we will have a have civilian leader. >> reporter: people have been told they have until 12:00 sunday to give their list of names of people they think should lead the countries. some people are saying perhaps the archbishop do take over they say east a neutral candid.

it has been reported that he doesn't want to. but he could name someone to take over for the one *f year interim period. president obama is expected to announce a landmark ruling on immigration next week. reforms too the your honor immigration system could protect up to 5 million illegal immigrants and their children born in the united states. this report is from kimberly how >> reporter: eight years ago jose luis crossed in to the us illegally from mexico. he lived quietly in the northeastern state of connecticut with his wife and had two u.s.-born children. but now he faces deportation. and separation from his family. so he's protesting the government agency actively work to go send him back to mexico. >> translator: we are thinking any time they are going toned you back to your country think we come here looking for a better life. not because we expect them to toss us out like animals. >> reporter: the federal law

grants him and other illegal immigrants the right to remain in the united states if they have no serious criminal record. so he and five other illegal immigrants are suing the u.s. government agency forcing them out. they hope to buy time while they wait on a promise by the white house to issue executive orders that could stop the deportations of millions of illegal immigrants. >> we are deporting people that shouldn't be deported we are not deporting folks that are dangerous and need to be deported. >> reporter: the white house is expected to soon announce new guidelines providing as many as 5 million illegal immigrants with permits to stay in the united states. it may also allow immigrant parents with children born in the u.s. to receive work permits. the conservative lawmakers on capitol hill are promise to go block the immigration reforms. >> the president is threatening to take unilateral action on immigration. and i will just say this. we are going to fight the president tooth and nail if he continues down this path.

this is the wrong way to govern. >> reporter: but immigrant rights activists argue legal precedent support president obama taking unilateral action. already roughly 2 million illegal immigrants have been deported. activists say president obama's immigration reform is needed now before more families are torn apart. >> he could have done that yesterday. he could have done that a year ago and there is really no excuse why we should be dealing with the injury, the pardon me, the hurt and pain of over 2 million people that have been taken from our families and from our communities. >> reporter: so the activists conduct aid mock trial in front of the u.s. agency in charge of deportation, they help to build public support for their effort. >> translator: in my minds there is always the idea to be with my children. to take them to school. to share my life with them but these ideas are just dreams that are erased with everything that is happening to me.

>> reporter: dreams he says that could become a reality if president obama follows through on his promised immigration reforms. kimberly, al jazerra, washington. now, in the netherlands, police have arrested 60 people protesting against an annual christmas parade in a city there. dozens of families were watching the dutch st. nicholas and his side kick black pete. while a group of demonstrators tried to disrupt the vent. they say that black pete is simply a racist stereo type. rubber farmers in thailand have received a boost from the military-run government. cash hand outs are now being distribute today competent for the low price of rubber in the international market. veronica pedroza has this report now. >> reporter: in the cooler air of the tropical night, rubber farmer sets about his work. rubber trees produce the most sap just before dawn.

he scrapes the bark meticulously to make the most of every drop. but these days each drop is worth less and less. farmers here in thailand say it costs them about two u.s. dollars to produce a sheet of rubber, but with prices at a five-year low, they can only get a bit more than a dollar a sheet. >> translator: the problem right now is the price of rubber has slumped so badly. the cost of living is getting more expensive by the day. it's hard for us to make end meet. >> reporter: in the months leading up to the military coup last may, about 12,000 rubber farmers blocked off major roads in the south of thailand. that added to the pressure that eventually brought down the previous government. since then some farmers have felt did he trad betrayed by thg military council. taksaying it failed to help them enough and threatened more

protests. they responded by allocating $500 million to help rubber farmers. saturday was the first time the farmers were given cash hand outs in the southern province. the government has put on a big show for that first cash hand out to rubber farmers. they are making a political point. there are dancers on the stage, there are mobile atms and a real sense of festive at this. but economists are asking whether this is really a viable policy. he got the maximum hand out, around $500. although he is celebrating now, he acknowledges this is not a long-term solution for the thai rubber industry. that's why more is being done. >> translator: the government will also provide loan to his agricultural cooperative to his buy rubber milk to farmers before sunday sending it for process then we can process more and increase the price of rubber. that may be the plan, but in the long-term, the big question is,

what will rubber farmers and the government do to find a way out of the cycle of protests, subsuddesubsidies and recrimina? al jazerra, thailand. it's had an incredible journey but it looks like like the comet has had its last day. the european space mission has confirmed now there is no new communication from the probe because it has powered down, sonya gallegos has more. >> reporter: this is the final resting place of the probe. as it sits on come it's 67p drifting in space, scientists can be comforted by the fact that it at least managed to sends some images. on saturday, the european space agents is a confirmed that the comet lander ran out of power. its batteries drained and unable to recharge. it was blasted in to space aboard the rosetta craft taking 10 years to orbit around the

earth and mars until it finally neared the celestial body. on wednesday it made its descents from rosetta and after two attempts finally landed on its target, al albeit with a bounce. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: there was much to celebrate. but all did not go according to plan. the probe landed in the shadow of a cliff, meaning its solar panels couldn't get enough sunlight to recharge its batteries o friday it was given commands to rotate, so it could catch a glimpse of sunlight and drill a hole in to the comet. that appeared to go without a hitch and the probe used its last remaining energy to sends out crucial data back. >> the mission is already fantastic. it's fantastic. looking at things that we could have done if everything had worked probably. let's look at things that we have done. what we have achieved and what we have on ground. this is unique and will be unique forever. let's not forget this. >> reporter: a mission first and the last one for one small yet

ground-breaking machine. after 10 years it probably did just want to rest. plenty more news for you online, aaljazerra.com is where you will find the live news and the chance to join our social media campaign, free our journalists in egypt. >> in the remote jungles of myanmar, lives a creature known the in the remote jungles of myanmar lives the creature known for sen tire i as the life blood of the country's timber busine business. >> since we use the elephant you don't need a rope. not like a hard, heavy duty