>> columbia's government puts peace talks with f.a.r.c. rebels on hold after the kidnapping of a top army general i'm shiulie goch with the world news from al jazeera japan's economy is under pressure as is sinks back into regression. >> president obama says the beheading of an american hostage was an act of evil.

columbian president santos suspended peace talks with f.a.r.c. rebels after an army general was kidnapped. the peace talks have been going on for two years to end a decades long civil war. on sunday, the general and two other men were taken hostage. >> reporter: the war between the columbian government and the f.a.r.c. rebels is one of the longest conflicts in the world. peace negotiations announced by the columbian president promised a chance of peace. two years later there's no agreement, and now the kidnapping of an army general led to the government suspending talks altogether. general rooub jen azate went into f.a.r.c. territory wearing civilian clothing.

>> one of the things that was curious about the event is that the general apparently voluntarily walked into f.a.r.c. controlled territory, breaking protocols of security for the columbian armed forces, which would appear to be a kind of voluntary, in some ways, kidnapping by the columbian gorillas. >> reporter: peace alluded columbia since 1964, when the revolutionary armed forces of columbia or f.a.r.c. was born. they said they needed to protect themselves from the rich landowners. there has been unsuccessful attempts at peace. negotiations a decade ago failed after an agreement to demilitarize large areas of the country allowed the f.a.r.c. to grow stronger. other efforts to bring the

f.a.r.c. into civil society were ruined by violence from military and paramilitary groups. in recent years top leaders were captured and killed, and the f.a.r.c. ranks were depleted. the recent negotiation between the government and the f.a.r.c. began in oslo two years ago. from there they moved to cuba, where talks focussed on land ownership, rights of victims, drug trafficking and reintegration into society. a challenge has been that engines have taken place white the conflict continued. >> our latin yern editor has the latest. >> this is the first time in more than 50 years that the armed conflict began. a high ranking general has been

kidnapped. it took place in an isolated part of the country. the general and the group were travelling down the river. and they were apparently dressed with civilian clothes, raising the questions of whether the f.a.r.c. knew that they were separating a general. it's a massive search and rescue operation to try to find the general and the group. it's a volatile situation that is taking place at this hour. there could be clashes between the army and the armed rebels brewing. attempts to rescue him, the red cross has been brought into the picture to avoid blood shed during that attempt. but in the past the rescue attempts have been botched and the hostages killed. this is a trying time, and peace talks were about to get started again in havana in the next couple of days. there are a lot of people in

columbia against the talks. both people led by the former president say you can't negotiate with terrorists. they don't want to make a deal with the government. the position is not right. they don't trust the government. a lot will be involved in drug trafficking and a lot will continue to do what they are doing now japan, the third largest economy is back in recession. most experts expected it to expand. many blame a sales tax increase, a key element of the economic plan. another tax rise was scheduled. it's expected to be delayed. >> translation: when making a decision on the tax hike, we need to be careful to slow down the economic recovery, what is important is not to let it go back to deflation.

it will add pressure to prime minister shinzo abe, and he stakes his reputation on a high profile attempt to get the government going and is expected to call an early election. >> prime minister shinzo abe is about to announce that he'll stimulate economies, and i would say that the weak g.d.p. is a blessing for the japanese economy. as long as the outlook is constant. i would say that the cancellation of tax hikes scheduled for next year should boost the confidence of household. they should be more willing to invest in japanese economy. now that the black cloud in 2015 is gone. i think the stimulus will work well for japan. >> another headache as a result of an election on the japanese

island of okinawa. the winner wants a u.s. air base moved off the island. okinawa, japan's southern-most prefecture, home to 26,000 troops and bases. yemeni tribesman are defending areas in marie province from houthi fighters. they've been weeks of gun battle between houthis and tribes supported. thousands have been forced to leave because of violence. let's speak to hashem ahelbarra live in sanaa. first of all, tell us about the latest violence involving houthis and tribesman? >> well, the houthis have been gathering hundreds of fighters in preparation for the fight against tribesman. the houthis say it is a fight against al qaeda.

tribesman say it is another instance of shia houthi fighters trying to expand in areas which might create more sectarian tension in the country. now we are in a position where we have thousands of tribesman gathering in some areas, bracing for what could be a long protracted fight against the houthis. the government is not in a comfortable situation. it's not been able to muster troops to go to the areas and restore calm and stability. it's an army weakened by months and months of violence and conflict. >> let's talk about the humanitarian situation in yemen. people are suffering because of the fighting and because of the political instability, a lot are facing a lack of basic facilities. >> very dire situation indeed.

partly because of years of conflicts and wars and the pervasive conflict of corruption here in - at all political levels here in yemen. the united nations world food program conducted the recent survey where it says 40% of yemenis are poor. poverty hits 70% of the population, and there's no indication to suggest that this is something that could improve in becoming months or years, because this is a government that has a huge political problems, huge economic problems, and by the end of the day they'll have to rely on international donors to be able to fit their own population of. >> it's a grim situation. >> thank you for that the u.s. president obama described the killing of an

american aid worker in syria as evil. peter kassig was murdered by fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant. they have released a video apparently showing his killing and that of 12 syrian soldiers, a separate group of hostages have been killed by i.s.i.l. they are accused of collaborating with the syrian government clashes have erupted in occupied east jerusalem after a palestinian bus driver was hanged in his bus. palestinian factions calling for a day of rage. let's get the latest from stephanie dekker. tell us about the latest. it seems to be sparked by rumours surrounding the death of the palestinian bus driver. >> that's right. at the moment we have to highlight it's rumours, what we are hearing from the police, is that there's no evidence of criminal activity, be it

nationalistic or criminal. his body is now - the 32-year-old man, with two children. his body is going for autopsy in tel aviv to find out more about what happened. it's the rumours that are dangerous. we are hearing from colleagues. they believe he was killed, and because of the situation that's been so fissile over the last few weeks or months since the summer, that could ignite the street. it's important to highlight that we have not had confirmation as to how he died. could be a suicide. all rumours at the moment. we'll have to awaited the autopsy. >> that area is like a powder keg, and the slightest thing is setting off clashes. are security forces preparing for trouble? >> well, yes, and they have been prepared for a long time of the the israeli border police deployed extra troops in all

areas. you see blimps in the sky monitoring the area. this is one of the main issues that the palestinians have, saying they live under occupation, that the freedom of movement is restricted. at the moment things are tense. we have seen things calm down in the last couple of days, especially since israel lifted aid restrictions to have access to the al-aqsa mosque. it is fissile. this is a region and a conflict that is - anything can spark it. any point in time, we know things are tense. palestinians will tell you they don't see a way out to a way of finding their own state. peace talks are off the table. they don't see the government as a partner for peace. even though we are not seeing thousands of people on the streets, there's a concern that the incidents that we are seeing, that happened over the past few weeks, of people taking matters into their own hands,

frustration that they don't have a way out, at the moment things are not igniting and we are not seeing protests at the moment. there were clashes overnight. at the moment things are calm. >> thank you for that. >> stephanie dekker in west jerusalem still to come - narendra modi down under. india's prime minister arrives in sydney as part of a 3-country tour plus, a piece of french history sold at auction. napoleon bonaparte's trademark hat sold at auction. >> one of the america's closest allies... >> we were not targeting israelis... >> suddenly attacked >> bullet holes... ...just red with blood... >> 34 killed... we had no way to defend ourselves >> high level coverups... never before heard audio... a shocking investigation >> a conscience decision

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welcome back, i'm shooul gosh, you're watching al jazeera. columbia's government put peace talks with f.a.r.c. on hold after the kidnapping of a general. a was kidnapped with an official and a civilian. yemeni tribesman are defending areas in the roffins, tribesman backed by al qaeda, battening the houthis. japan, the world's third-largest economy - is back in recession for a third time, putting pressure on the prime minister. staking his reputation on a high removal to get the economy growing. >> now, indian prime minister narendra modi has arrived in sydney as part of a 3-country tour. he's holding a rally in sydney.

he's speaking to a crowd. he'll meet business leaders and students. there are almost 300,000 indians living in australia. let's speak to andrew thomas in sydney, and joins us there. he has had a warm welcome in sydney. he's a bit like an indian rock star. how many are listening to him? >> that's right. 16,000, capacity crowd, the stadium behind me, used for sports event and pop concerts. katy perry, ricky martin. tonight narendra modi has taken over the arena, a capacity crowd, 16,000. the tickets were free, but they went quickly. there was a bit of overspill. some were watching the talk on the big screens. i'm about to say, but a family joined me. you came down, you were not able

to get in, but you came down. >> yes, it was hard we didn't get a chance to get in, we very much happy and excited to see narendra modi here. so many people, excitement indians have well the biggest immigrant to australia, overtaking the chinese. you arrived yourselves from india. how important is it to see a prime minister from your home country here in australia. >> australia - like we feel like a home country here in australia, so nice and clean, and friendly people. >> we just thought that, you know, we come before narendra modi arrives. we planned and landed yesterday, so we can make it. unfortunately we didn't get tickets. but this - just exited to watch him here with all the indian, it's like home. >> i'll let you get back and watch the rest.

the prime minister has been speaking for about 15 minutes so far. one of his first comments was that it's taken 28 years for an indian prime minister to make a visit to australia, saying it's ridiculous that you can flyfrom india overnight, land in the morning and it's taken that long, and promised the crowd it will not be another 28 years before the indian prime minister returns. >> have you had a chance to listen to his speech? what is he telling people? >> so far he's saying the rap tuous welcome shouldn't just be for him, but the 1.2 million americans. there's a small protest. narendra modi has a controversial background. he's seen as a nationalist hindu. there is a protest outside, it is much smaller than the numbers inside. people in there and out here, lapping up what he has to say. >> i love the fact that the

indian family timed their immigration to coincide with narendra modi's visit to sydney. that's fantastic. thank you, andrew, for that. andrew thomas there in sydney with narendra modi still speaking behind him. >> now, three of qatar's neighbours agreed to send their ambassadors back to doha, ending a diplomatic dispute. saudi arabia, bahrain and the united arab emirates withdrew their envoys, claiming that qatar was interfg, and were critical of doha's support of the muslim brotherhood. christopher davison was the author of after the sheikh, the coming and collapse of economies. >> we have had several of these events over there, almost every month there has been an announcement. it seems more serious than the recent ones. i'm not holding my breath.

now we are at a statement where although saudi arabia and abu dhabi are on hand. sporting different sides, libya supporting different militias et cetera. in syria and iraq, which have becoming a serious thorn in the side of saudi arabia's security and stability. they are on the same side, and whether we like it or not. qatar controversially seems to have a channel of communication and access with islamic state and various other groups. and that cooperation could be pivotal. >> fighting in libya between militias and pro-government forces killed four in the capital tripoli. gun battle near the airport forced it to close.

airlines moved after the main airport in tripoli was damaged. al jazeera continues to demand the release of the journalist for 34 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are falsely accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their convictions. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste were sentenced to 7 years, baher mohamed was given an extra 3 years for having a spent bullet in his possession, which he picked up at a protest. >> in nigeria, a suicide bomber blew himself up at a market killing a dozen, injuring more than 60. he attacked a cell phone market. no one claimed responsibility, but boko haram has carried out a number of attacks this week a woman's group in nairobi is demonstrating over the public stripping of a woman last week.

the assault was captured on a video which wept viral. she was attacked by a group of men after being accused of wearing a miniskirt and tempting the men. tell us about the protests that are going on, who is protesting, and what are they hoping to achieve. >> people here in kenya are outraged about what happened monday night. the women are here, men are protesting. sol of them are wearing membershipy skirts. they are holding it up saying it's their choice of what they wear. they are about to read a statement, a press statement, and a petition to the president, director of public prosecutions. the police commissioner saying

that this han - after this, they are going to march downtown to the... >> i'm afraid we have lost katherine sawyer midway. hopefully we'll have more later on much the united states will screen passengers travelling from mali. starting on monday, 15-20 passengers will arriving. the world health organisation warned of aggressive second outbreak in the west african countries. bali is tracing more than 400 people who may have come into contact with an ebola patient. >> in liberia, 160 chinese health workers arrived and are settling up a new clinic. china indicated 122 million. every year 15 million babies are born prematurely.

in senegal a message inspired by kangaroos is saving many of them from dying. we have this report from the capital dakar. >> reporter: two days old, barely a kilo each. these twin girls were born too early. >> we have not given them names yet. we love them so much. we hope they make it through. >> because the bodies are not fully developed, they have problems feeding. they can develop infections. preterm births are the leading cause of death. those that survive often suffer a life-time of disability. the odds are against them. take a look at this - it's the kangaroo method. the u.n. believes caring for babies like that can increase chances of survival. >> translation: it's a natural ipp cubator inspired by

nature -- incubator inspired by nature of the kangaroos carry newborns in the front pocket. >> reporter: the kangaroo method was invented inadvertently by a doctor. he want to free up incubators, and encouraged mothers to hold them tight, giving them breast milk exclusively. skin to skin contact is not knew in africa. placing them on their front is. >> it wasn't easy, we had to convince people to adopt to the message. we explained how underweight babies need body weight to grow. >> the method was introduced in senegal 16 years ago. >> premature babies are 3-times more likely to survive. >> taking a look at this figure. over a million babies in

sub-saharan africa die. this is conservative. most deaths have been at home and are unaccounted for. the u.n. and aid agencies admit progress is slow. in senegal, they are introducing the kangaroo method out of hospital. in villages, where people need it the most e.u. foreign ministers are meeting in brussels, and are expected to discuss whether to hit russia with sanctions over ukraine. western leaders want to get a battered peace plan on track. >> new video has been released showing moments after a malaysia airlines plane was shot down in eastern ukraine. the pictures from taken on a mobile phone, where most of the plane's wreckage has been found. all 298 passengers and crew were on board. ukraine and pro-russian

separatists blame each other for shooting the plane down napoleon bonaparte's hat has been sold at access. it completed the french emperor's famous looks. it's a part of french history, it's been sold to a buyer from the far east ban is one of the greatest military generals history. as leader of france he concurred europe and did so wearing one of these. it was sold outside paris to a south korean collector. for 2.2 million. almost four times more than the estimate. the black felt is weathered by age and use. no one wore the hat since the vet received it from a leader as a gift. >> we know that there are few of napoleon bonaparte's hats left. approximately 20 of them. today we document 19 of them.

17 of those are in museums. it's symbolic. it's part of a collection bel g belonging to monaco's family. they wanted to make sure the it is not locked behind closed doors. >> he understand that the symbol was power: and under burter field, the enemies calling the bats because he has the silhouette with the add, which was the only adds in that side. it was to wear the hats, the fashion, and he wear the hats. he was unique to have this look. the collection contains dozens of treasures. many were sir moanial or gifts, others like the hat.

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