ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america ♪ columbia's government puts peace talks with farc rebels on hold after the kidnapping of a top army general. ♪ this is al jazeera live from headquarters in doha and also ahead escaping isil the iraqi woman who hid under ground for days when the village was stormed and family killed. out cry in nairobi over the public stripping of a woman last week and she was attacked at a bus stop for wearing a mini skirt. plus thousands of people gather to see india's prime minister at

a rally in australia. ♪ hello, we begin in columbia where the government has suspended on going peace talks with farc rebels and a search for the general and two other men. they were abducted on sunday in the northern province of choco traveling by boat on the river. the general and others reportedly confronted an farc brigade near the capitol and latin america editor has this report. >> reporter: the war between the colombian government and farc rebels is one of the longest conflicts in the world, peace negotiations announced by the president santos in 2012

promised the chance of peace but two years later there is no agreement and now the kidnaps of an army general has led to the government suspending the talks altogether and the general walked into farc controlled territory wearing civilian clothing. >> unless they release the general the peace process is going to be suspended. so we need to look now and respond to the fact. >> reporter: and alluded columbia since 1964 when someone inspired by marxism and had the group of columbia or farc and previous negotiations a decade ago failed after trying to de-militarize it and many of the top level leaders captured or killed and the farc's ranks

depleted behalf. the most resent negotiations between the government and farc began in norway two years ago and from there they moved to cuba where talks focused on land ownership and rights of victims and drug trafficking and rebels in society. one of the main challenges has been the negotiations have been taking place while the conflict continues. the kidnapping of the general gives fresh ammunition to those opposed from the peace process from the beginning say you cannot negotiate with terrorists and also makes it more difficult for santos to make any kind of concessions to the rebels if and when the peace talks are able to get back on track. it is much too soon to gauge how much of a setback to peace the latest incident will mean in a country that has already withstood war for too long and i'm with al jazeera santago. there were confrontations

overnight between palestinians and israeli police after a palestinian driver was found hanged and the driver identified as ramoni and they told the driver's family there were no suspicious circumstances but his colleagues believe he was murdered and stephanie decker has more from east jerusalem. >> reporter: the police do not believe it was a criminal motive between the hanging, the 32-year-old who was found hanged in his bus in west jerusalem on sunday night and the autopsy of his body is now taking place in tel aviv and could take a couple of hours but a lot of rumors spreading around and causing tension and clashes in response to the news of his death and also hearing from colleagues they believe he was killed at the hands of israeli jews and certainly a complicated situation and this could of course ignite the street but at the same time nothing is clear and other people especially the

police trying to say they don't believe this was actually an intentional criminal act and this could be suicide and nothing clear at the moment but again this does come back after months of extreme tension in the area and people taking matters in their own hands and ra revenge attacks since summer and it has been quiet and this incident and others causing concern and we will have to wait to see official results of autopsy to see exactly what happened. a car bombing in iraq cherokee capitol baghdad has killed eight people and wounded five others and this is in a shia muslim neighborhood and iraqi army forced isil out of the providence but intense fight to recapture the town left it devastated and we have the

exclusive report. >> he has no where to go and no where to stay. when isil fighters took the town in june they shelled indiscriminantly destroying her house. the men in her family tried to fight back but without backup they were over run. >> translator: in the early hours of the morning, they swept the houses of the village and looked for those who were resisting them, when my husband and sons ran out of ammunition they stormed the house and executed them and i escaped in an under ground hole and after two days i got out with grandchildren to see our house is burned down and isil took our car and electricity generator. >> reporter: he is too upset to talk but her cousin tells us what happened next. >> translator: we have lost 22 men from our family. we have been displaced for more than three months, our family has been scattered, some to the

north of iraq and others to the south, and just outside of kurkook and after liberated some of us came back to see devastation of what used to be a peaceful suburban she and her three remaining grandchildren live in the bathroom of this bombed out shell. in september iraq's army came to tight isil and retake this and more shelling and pitch street battles scarred the town further. with so much focus placed on winning the war against isil little thought given to what happens next and iraqi tactic is to go in a town and clear it of isil fighters and hold the town and what that means for residents and the very few that remain is they live in squall and ones that come back look at what is left and wonder what will happen next. graffiti opposing isil still covers the walls here and this was hardly before the wall it

was at least functional and children explore the wreckage and adults feel despair and no idea when they can rebuilt or return home or what help the government will give them, baghdad. commanders from state of iraq and lavonte killed by syria and the armed group trying to capture the kurdish town for two months and local kurds and forces are defending it and they are supported by u.s. led air strikes against isil. and months of political upheaval in yemen damaged an economy that was already struggling and the u.n. has warned the country could collapse if the new government isn't operational soon, there is concern that essential services such as health, electricity and water may come to a halt by the end of the year and we have more from the capitol. >> reporter: the father after

nine children. he lives in a single room where there is no electricity most of the time. it's winter here and heating is a luxury this family cannot afford. and he is among millions of yem yemen grappling adversity. >> translator: no jobs and i sell teeth twigs but i cannot buy basic things for my family, what am i supposed to do? >> reporter: yemen is the poorest country in the region, its government has been weakened by instability and marked by widespread corruption, international aid agency like the world food program has launched a project to feed 6 million yemens for two years. >> what we're trying to do with this operation is getting away from just pure relief, just

handing out food to people that need it. what we want to do is build livelihoods and achieve some kind of sustainability so people are more able to help themselves. >> reporter: but sustainability is illusive in a country best known for violence and instability, in this refugee camp thousands live on donations. most of them have lost hope in starting their lives again. >> translator: i left my village seven years ago, it was war so i left my village, my house was destroyed, the government gave me nothing, there is no road, no electricity, our life in the village is tough. >> reporter: half of yemen's population endures a life of hardship and is constantly worried about the future of his company and his only hope is a new yemen that offers his children chances for a decent life.

>> reporter: we are hearing that yemen tribesmen trying to defend oil facilities from houthi fighters and we are at the capitol to elbow us what is going on there and particularly i understand that is happening there.t us what is going on there and particularly i understand that is happening therell us what is going on there and particularly i understand that is happening ther there. >> fighting is here with tribes in the area and say this is not a fight against al-qaeda, an attempt by the houthis to further expand and to consolidate their grip on power in predominately sunni areas. the houthis say on the other hand this is a fight against al-qaeda and they are determined to go after al-qaeda wherever it is in yemen and at the same time you have hundreds of houthi fighters now gathering in areas in the province, a vital area for yemen and we have most of

the oil and gas installations and sunni tribesmen say that this is a clear example, a clear example of the houthis trying to further expand into sunni areas. so it remains quite delicate and tense and no reports of army deployments in those areas with stability and prevent further sectarian clashes. >> would this expansion according to what the sunni tribesmen are telling you, what do they think about what is going on in the capitol with the houthis there? does it seem like the houthis will not give up influence they have in sina as well? >> reporter: it seems that they are not willing at this particular time to give up on their massive military and political gains to be made, to give you an idea about the situation right now with the houthis they control a huge territory that expands and reaches from sada on the north

on the border of saudi arabia to areas south of the capitol provinces. politically they have a top advisor to the president who is a houthi and who has huge political sway. in the coming weeks houthis would like to see a review of the whole political establishment and the decisions that have been made during the transitional period like the federal system and say they are not happy with it and would like to change it and change the set up of the political establishment and want to have a bigger political reputation. houthis say they are going to pull out from the capitol and that the checkpoints will disappear but it doesn't seem to be the case right now. wherever you go, it's the houthis who call the final shots. >> thank you, reporting from sina. still ahead on al jazeera down

under and prime minister modi welcomed by thousands in australia and kangaroo care and survival for premature babies. ♪

♪ hello and the top stories on al jazeera, columbia government put peace talks and farc rebels on hold after the kidnapping of a top army general and he was captured on sunday along with another military official and a

civilian. there have been confrontations overnight between palestinians and israel police after a bus driver was found hanged and police said there were no suspicious circumstances but his colleagues believe he was murdered. yemen tribesmen defending areas in the province from houthi fighters and tribedmen backed by al-qaeda have been battling them for weeks and thousands have fled the region. and in faso the former foreign minister michelle appointed interim president and military leader signed the agreement paving the way for civilian government and faso appointed by civilian military as well as religious leaders and the new president is to leave the country until elections and expected by november 2015 and we are life from the capitol to tell us what the reaction has been on the appointment and how

popular he is. >> reporter: people heard rumors that someone had been chosen so they came out on the streets, some of the tribesmen and the newspapers were late because editors were still trying to print the news and when the newspapers came out it had the face of the man to lead the country for the next year and talk about his profile, his background, this one here in particular mentioned that he was specifically hand picked by the army and wanted him in particular and made some people a little bit skeptical and cautious and saying let's give him a chance to prove himself, most people want him to be somebody who is not easily influenced by army or political parties and hopes he puts interest of the poor first and hopes he is the right man for the job. >> what will his immediate priorities be then? >> well, people have a lot of expectations, high expectations, i mean they want things like

jobs and want the economy to improve and infrastructure improve and keeping on the minds is ebola and there is know bowl in the country but borders mali and people are concerned without a government in place at the moment the health inspector is not in the best shape in the world, if there is no out break and no execution they may not be able to take care of it if it happens and hope the issues are attended to quickly and sworn in on friday, on saturday the first government meeting will happen and then he will have plans for the year and will speak on priority issues that deal with the people on the ground and not just the politicians. >> okay, thank you very much, and reporting from wagadogu. security forces in mombasi raided mosques in somalia and seized weapons and ammunition, a

20-year-old man was shot dead as he tried to throw grenades at officers and al-shabab carried out the 2013 attack on kenya west gate shopping mall killing at least 67 people at the time and a women's group in the kenya capitol is demonstrating over the public stripping of a woman last week. the unnamed woman was attacked by a group of men waiting at a bus stop because of what they said dressing indecently and it was captured on video which went viral and this update was sent from nairobi. >> reporter: the woman are protesting and in clothes and saying that it's their right to where what they want to wear. organizers told us that the downtown bus station where the woman on monday was with the men and what happened was wrong and cannot be tolerated.

police begun investigates but need the woman to come forward and without a formal m complaint they have not much to go with except the video showing some of the attackers and since the assault and despite the public outcry the women are suffering at humiliation and one in nairobi and debate about how a woman is supposed to dress is heated divided but both sides agree there is no justification for undressing anybody no matter what they decided to wear. >> reporter: japan the world's third largest economy is back in recession for the third time in four years and the economy shrank 2% in the third quarter and experts who thought it would expand and many blaming a sales tax increase, a key element of the government plan and another tax hike had been scheduled but that is now expected to be

delayed. >> translator: when making a decision on the tax hike we need to be careful not to slow down the economic recovery, what is most important is not to let it go back to deflation. >> reporter: and the fact that japan is back in recession will pile on the pressure on the prime minister, he has staked his reputation on a high profile attempt to get the economy grew growing and expected to call for an early election. >> he is about to announce he is going to simulate the japanese economy through fiscal measures and i would say this week gdp was a blessing for the japanese economy as long as its outlook is concerned. i would say that the cancellation of sales tax hike originally scheduled for next year should boost the confidence of both households as well as the japanese corporation, they should be more willing to invest in japanese economy now that the

dark cloud, the sales tax hike in 2015 is gone. so i think this stimulus should work quite well for japan. another headache as a result of election in the japanese island of okinawa. the winner wants a u.s. air base moved off the island, and this is japan's most seven fixture is home to 26,000 u.s. troops and several bases. the indian prime minister modi held a rally for 16,000 people in sidney. modi on the second leg of a visit to australia that started with the weekend g 20 summit in brisbon and meeting business leaders and students and almost 300,000 indians living in australia and andrew thomas is in sidney and sent this report. >> the stadium behind me is normally used for sport events

and pop concerts and katy perry and ricky martin advertised coming up, and modi has take end over the arena and a capacity crowd of 16,000 and tickets were free but went very, very quickly and i was going to say everybody inside but a bit of an over spill and people watching the talk on big screens outside the main venue and this family has joined me, come on in. you have come down here and you were not able to come in and you have still come down, why? >> we came and we didn't get a chance to get in but we are very much happy and excited to see modi is here. so many people excitement here. >> the prime minister has been speaking for about 15 minutes so far, one of his first comments was it has taken 28 years for an indian prime minister to make a visit to australia and he said it's ridiculous you can fly from india overnight to australia and land in the morning and taken

that long and promised the crowd here it won't be another 28 years before the indian prime minister returns. >> also in australia the chinese president is there and the countries signed a free trade deal and australia hoping to free up access to chinese markets and give it an edge m from u.s., canada and eu and 95% of goods exported to china could be exempt from tariffs. >> china is ready to pursue common development and prosperity with all countries and chie china will have a win-win strategy of opening up and promote cooperation and develop a northern economy and strengthen and expand all round mutual beneficial without an increase and will never develop self as expense of others. >> reporter: fighting in libya between malitias and pro-government forces has killed four people in the capital

tripoli. [gunfire] gun battles in benghazi and the parliament and says people in benghazi desperately needs humanitarian aid. egyptian student died in police custody in cairo and the lawyer says he died as a result of torture. his death brings the number of those kills in police custody to 90 since the coup last year. on sunday anti-government protests around egypt, demonstrators demanded release of political prisoners as well as an end to military rule. al jazeera continues to demand release of our three journalists jailed for 324 days, greste and fahmy and mohamed falsely accused and appealing convictions and sentenced seven years in prison and mohamed was given additional three years for

having a spent bullet in his possession that he picked up at a protest and diplomates further damaging a frayed east/west relations and accused them of conduct incompatible with status and a day after four russian diplomates left poland given a 48 hour ultamitim, and sanctions and russian troops crossing to ukraine which the government in moscow denies and every year 15 million babies born premature and in sinagal and a method inspired by kangaroos is saving many of them from dying and we report from the capitol dakar. >> two days old and barely a kilo each these twin girls were born too early.

>> translator: we have not given them names yet, i love them so much, i hope they make it through. >> reporter: because their bodies are not fully developed they have problems breathing and feeding and can quickly develop dangerous infections, preterm births are the leading cause of newborn deaths and those who survive suffer a lifetime of disabilities and the odds of a healthy life are against them but look at this, the kangaroo method and says carrying babies like this can drastically increase the chances of survival. >> translator: it's a natural incubator inspired by nature and kangaroos known to carry the newborns in the pocket to ensure growth. >> reporter: this was invented by a south american doctor in columbia and wanted to free up incubators in the hospital and busy medical staff and encouraged mothers to hold their baby tight and give breast milk

exclusively. skin to skin contact is not new to africa but placing a baby on its front is. >> translator: it wasn't easy. we had to convince people to adopt to the method, mothers and especially the families had a lot of questions. we explained how under wait babies need body heat to grow. >> reporter: the method was introduced in sinagal 16 years ago and premature babies are three times likely to survive. >> take a look at the latest figure, over a million babies here in africa die within the first four weeks of life, this is conservative estimate and u.n. says most preterm deaths happen at home and are unaccounted for. they admit progress is slow and in sinagal they show the out of hospitals, in villages where people need in the most.

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