this is al jazerra. ♪ ♪ from al jazerra's headquarters in doha, this is the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. just hours after a suicide bomber targets a british army vehicle, gunfire is in other words car bull. oil prices tumble. as opec decides not t to cut the global supply. how to stop thousands of people drowning on the perilous journey to a better life.

and i have more on the death of cricketer philip hughes including what impact this tragedy could have a the game as a whole. that's coming up later this hour. ♪ ♪ well, we begin the news hour in kabul, where the taliban has carried out two attacks, targeting foreigners. a coordinated -- a coordinated gun and bomb attack rages in the heavily protected diplomatic enclave in kabul. just hours earlier a suicide bomber attacked a british embassy car. a british security guard and four afghans were killed. let's go straight now to charles starred fort he's on the line in kabul. how did the latest attack play out, charles? >> reporter: we are hearing reports now that that late attack that happening this

evening in the center of kabul that the taliban claim responsibility has now come an aim. we still do not have any firm confirmation of casualties. the interior ministry report two gunmen were killed. and also saying one foreign national was wounded who they are saying was an nepal man a member of their regiment. but we are also hearing in other news that pro -- provincial officials in the south of the country are saying that the taliban have launched a coordinate ahead tack on a part of camel bastion which is now patrolled by the afghan national army. and this camp was handed over to the afghan national army by forces in october. we are trying to get as many

details as we can, it's in a particularly isolated part of the country. but the third attack of the taliban in the last 24 hours is seem big a concerted effort by the taliban fighters to really intimidate not only the afghan national army and security here, but foreign forces and foreign nationals across the country. >> all right, thanks so much. charles stratford there. let's get you more on the attack on the -- on the earlier attack i should say on the i she british e embassy attacks. they are all on the heels of the agreement to international force to his stay and train afghan forces let's get more from charles in this report. >> reporter: afghan security forces racing to another suicide attack along a highway that has become one of the most dangerous places in kabul.

the suicide car bomber targeted a british embassy vehicle. >> translator: when the explores happened i was standing there. i saw dead bodies in the road. some of them had no arms. it was a land cruiser vehicle and a control a both cars came together and the explosion happened. there were foreign casualties. >> reporter: the force of the blast through the vehicle across four lanes of traffic. security forces and foreign troops sealed off the area. >> translator: there were lots of wounded and dead. the attack was full of for earns i saw a manny van full of wounded the police rushed them to the hospital. >> reporter: the taliban claimed responsibility saying they targeted what they described as foreign inviters. the authorities have now removed the vehicles but they are saying they have seen a massive rise in attacks in kabul and across the country in recent weeks. there have been numerous other attacks along this road over the

last few months, the compound of foreigners was targeted not far from here early they are month. the majority of nate owe forces are expected to leave afghanistan by the end of this year. the taliban threatened to step up its attacks against foreigners after the afghan president signed an agreement in september that allows some foreign troops to remain and train afghan forces. it seems that they are keeping their word. charles stratford, al jazerra, kabul. let's bring you some more breaking news coming in to us now here we are getting reports of an explosion which has happened in northeastern nigeria at a bus station. now, according to rioters news exactly. 40 people have been killed include file soldiers. there has been a history of bloodshed involving boko haram. we do know there has been an explores in northeastern nigeria

that has caused 40 deaths. we'll bring you more on the story as soon as we get it. now, the organization of the petroleum producer counties says it won't cut surprise as demanded by some of its members. at nouns. was made at an opec meeting in vienna, an over production of crude has pushed prices down, crippling the economies of some of the main oil-producing nations. jonah hull is live in vee an for us. opec spinsters say they are not cutting production. are they saying what they will do instead? >> reporter: they are going to do revisely nothing at all. they are keeping production levels at 30 million-barrels a day and keep them for the next six months until they meet again to review the market. the saudis are the driving force here is it seems to be don't pan i believe, we have seen worse than this before and the market

will naturally realign itself. the problem is, of course, that window peck and outside opec. there are other producers who don't have the deep pockets that the saudis have who are losing money and can't afford to do that indefinitely. they wanted opec to cut its production to try to raise prices. they were certainly disappointed and all of that happening because of, in spite a glut of oil on world markets, inside of lower demands because of slow growth in europe and asia particularly china and in spite of a more competitive environment as well. it looks as theo spec locked in a bitter price war with nonopec oil producers. >> now, this seems to be about secure market share before prices. >> reporter: well, i think that is certainly the analysts will say the intention or the goal of the big producers in owe perk the saudis. the gulf producers who as i say

have accumulated vast financial reserves they can ride out a wave of low prices. the worry they have is by reducing production they risk losing market share to the big new producers on the market, like the united states. who does have that sense that this is the way they are reacting. they are trying to maintain low prices, ride out the storm, as it were and not give too much away. the problem is it leaves opec a bit hanging in the winds in oil market terms. not this staunch influence and force that it once was but now rather reactive to events. >> all right, thanks so much, jonah hull there live for us from vienna. let's take you to rome now where foreign me ministers are doinwhere they are discussion a growing humanitarian problem.

they are coming one a common policy towards migrants. tell us what they have announced about that. >> reporter: yeah, it took about six hours of talks and in fact, there has been a bit of a traffic jam here these delegates are leaving having made their decision. they didn't give us a concrete plan, there was no we are going to do x, y, se z and this will solve the problem. this came from the high representative of foreign affairs in the e.u. she's a italian poll tajes, she made it clear that sh that she g to use this to giving priority of migrants coming from north africa to it the european union. she announced, she said we are going to integrate policies and actions between european policies it. will be a common european migration policy taking in to account both home and foreign affairs. she also gave a bit of a sideswipe somewhat interpreted it as to northern europe.

remember, there has been a bit of a division between northern europe and southern sewer up over the mass migration, southern european countries, greece, cyprus, malta are getting the most my grass coming to them because they come onto their shores and they have to under e.u. laws remain in those countries, the first points of entry. there has been a bit of a swipe toward northern european countries no the doing their bit and sharing the burden. and she said that we have to look at the root causes for people make this is journey, but she said it is equally important for the european union. to recognize these counties. there needs to be cooperation between all member states not just under the circumstances in the southern even i. >> so they are making a commission, phil, how will this commission work. >> reporter: they are looking it

several issues what drives people to make that perilous journey in the first place, people are risking their lives knowing full well they may guy dye at sea as they make this journey. a lot of the people are fleeing failed states, fleeing countries where there is war, displacement and they are prepared to risk death just in order to achieve the chance of safety somewhere else. they have to look at the issue of human trafficking. they are not constructing their own boats they are being trafficked by criminal gangs. gangs making in some cases up to a million dollars from each boat because they are cramming so many people onto these boats in the hope of getting across to europe. those are two of the things they are looking at. they are looking at how people can be rescued. for the last year the italian navy has been pro actively searching the waters from the italian coast in to the libyan coast take boats if find with people trying to make the journey, taking them back to safety. that has now been scrapped and replaced by an e.u. wide in

addition tiff where they are going to enforce the border. they help people in distress, those that get in to trouble in the 100 miles or so between a libyan coast, for example, and land producer, they are going to be very much on their own. so there are several issues need to look the a here. >> all right, phil lavell there, thanks so much. syrian refugees in lebanon are struggle to go cope after being hit by an early winter storm. most are staying in communities around beirut but some live in settlements like this one. more than a million syrian refugees are registered in lebanon. while signed syria, activists say several people have been killed in government air strikes. the bombings happened in the city of roc rock a which is controlled by the isil group. east of damascus, 30 civilian asks rebel fighters in a jean sn

ambushing. they have been battling government forces in the southwest. plenty more still to come here on the al jazerra news hour. could this be the breakthrough in the fight against ebola. a new vaccine shows promise after a human trial. driving a hard bargain, politicians device a plan to reward scotland for choosing to stay with the united kingdom. and in sport, footballing legends pele has been moved to a special care unit at a hospital in sow paolo. we'll have the details later. ♪ ♪

>> women organizations would articulate those issues and we would pressure our own on the basis of that. until that time we are -- don't have. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: the government disagrees and asserted its confidence in the investigations conclusion. >> translator: investigations come up with different findings, i think as her this case the probe revealed the truth and the case was involved. >> reporter: the case caused outrage in india. and despite thursday's findings,

critics insisted the central bureau of investigation should reopen the case. >> translator: i think the cbi should investigate the case again. they may have missed some clues and they should reexamine the case. this is a sensitive case. and they should take it seriously. and not hurry. >> reporter: authorities have not given anymore details about their investigator how the local police, who concluded it was rape, came to such a different conclusion. al jazerra, new delhi. britain's high court has issued a ruling which could lead to the prosecution of egyptian cabinet members in the united kingdom. the order confirms cabinet members can be investigated for international crimes regardless of immunity issues. the muslim brotherhood's political wing the freed company justice party have launched a case against the minister of industry and international trade. the fjp says egypt's rulers should be investigated for crimes against humanity, including torture.

rodney dixon is a legal adviser for the muslim brotherhood and its political wing the freedom and justice party and he says action can only be taken if members of the sisi cabinet travel to the u.k. >> it all depends on whether people have to travel here and for what purpose that is. that will be a situation that will have to be monitored by the police themselves, we say. and assuming that people do travel as government officials do have to do from time to time in usual relations between states. then the necessary applications could be brought at that time. the evidence that we have submitted so far covers the entire cabinet, including the president. and other members outside of the cabinet as well of the military establishment and the security establishment as well. so it's a wide range of persons

who are subject to the investigation based on the materials that we have provided. it's -- it will now be a question of looking at all of that evidence and determining what conclusions can be made on the basis of it. but there is no specific limitation based on the evidence and the allegations that his have been put forward on behalf of our client. al jazerra continues to demands the immediate release of its three journalists who have now been held in prison in egypt for 334 days. peter greste, mohamed far me and bahar mohamed were jailed on charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. charges that they deny. they are appealing the convictions. israel says it has uncovered plans to launch large scale attacks on jerusalem. they were also planning to kidnap israelis. it has released photographs of

some of the 30 members arrested in september. weapons and ammunition were seized during the arrest. israel says that they were order today hit several targets including a stadium and lightrail way. the families of two palestinian men who were killed after attacking a jerusalem synagog are appealing for their bodies to be returned. and fighting eviction. israel has ordered their homes to be did he knowledge i should. part of a policy people say is collective punish. andrew simmons reports. >> reporter: an empty apartment under a demolition order. a widow and three children who have lost their home and may soon have to leave occupied east jerusalem. nadia says it seemed like an ordinary morning last week and she thought her husband had gone to work. then came the synagog attack and news that her husband and his cousin had killed four rabbis and a policeman. they were both shot dead by

police. >> translator: we didn't know what my husband was going to do. if we had known, we wouldn't have let him go. >> reporter: it wasn't long before the israeli government informed them their homes would be demolished. it's what human rights groups condemn as collectively punish: the families have been trying to resist in every pay possible the demolition orders but now they are beginning to think the destruction of these homes is inevitable. and they are saying it's the children who are suffering most. >> translator: they revoked my residency permit and want today kick me out. the children are continuously scared and terrified. my son doesn't sleep anymore. he says are they going to bring my father back? will they demolish the house? where will we go? >> reporter: she says two of the children have health problems and the loss of her benefits will mean she can't afford their treatment. the mother will lose her whole

because the whole extended family's house is to be di demolished. >> where will i go now with the rest of my children and my motherly. >> reporter: both of the attackers' mothers say they find the situation hard to believe. >> translator: hopefully they will return the bodies to us so we can bury them and feel rested. >> reporter: it still isn't clear whether the bodies will be returned. an israeli government spokesman told us no one was available for comment. and a court has yet to rule on an appeal against the demolition orders. andrew simmonds, al jazerra, east jerusalem. the head of sierra leone's ebola response center has condemned the group of burial workers who dumped victims bodies in a street. these are the first pictures of the bodies after they were snatched from a morgue and then left outside the hospital. managers office, the incident happened on tuesday in the town where the workers were striking over nonpayment of wages. they have now been fired.

scientists say they may be one step closer to finding an effective vaccine for ebola. the first human trial of an experimental vaccine passed the first rounds of safety tests. don anything kane reports. >> reporter: for most people who catch ebola. it is fatal. for those who survive, it's a painful, debilitating disease and there is no cure and no vaccine. but for the past months, teams of researchers have been work to go change that. this drug is currently being tested as a potential vaccine. it's called c.a.d.3. and works by stimulating the immune system to produce and bodies against ebola. so far, it's been given for two small groups of volunteers. one on a light dose, another on a larger dose. the results with the higher dose were really quite favorable. virtually all of the people who received the higher dose got a

very robust antibody response which is the classical response that vehicle owns elicit. >> reporter: when cad3 was given to animals it proved effective. but moving from small scale tests on animals in a laboratory tory. to use in west africa will be expensive. some say large farm sui pharmacl companies need to help. >> they have the infrastructure to develop the vaccine quickly if deed effective and safe theyy have the ability to mass produce the vaccine vaccines when the ts to administer them to the general public. >> reporter: the next stage for the drug trial will take place in liberia. where the number of new cases of ebola has stabilized but that is not the motion in neighboring sierra leone. the world health organization says the capital free town remains an intense area of transmission. and the rate of new cases is

still rising. >> we still believe that people are engaging in practices that t are not necessarily conducive to breaking the transmission. so although the most physical manifestation are where we are shot, there are other aspects also that will be useful. >> reporter: but perhaps the most useful thing would be a working vaccine. dominick kane, al jazerra. a 24 hour general strike in greece has shutdown services and caused major disruption to public transport. flights have also been canceled and schools closed. the strike has been followed by 10s of thousands of people marching on the center of the capital. people are angry at planned job cuts and pension reforms. britain's main political parties have agreed to grant scotland new tax and spending powers. a commission has been debating proposals for greater autonomy since scotland vote today stay part of the united kingdom in

september. lawrence lee reports. >> reporter: the grants setting of the national museum the scotland where you can see how scientists edinburgh tried to smash the atom. and here at the westminster parties have been trying to break something else nearly as complicated. the drive for independence from the u.k. the man tasks with coming up for more freedom for scotland inside the united kingdom presented his report. the results of hard bargaining between all the parties. he said it was historic stuff and has agreed it should be all the scots should ever want. >> we are argued for home rule within the united kingdom for over 100 years, aim delighted with had package had which gives us more financial accountability. real economic powers. the a different scottish welfare sometimes but keeps us within the security and integration of the u.k. business market which is show vital to jobs across scotland.

>> reporter: voting no in september, it was still close enough that westminster promised to listen. it also seemed at the time that there would not be another independence vote if a generation. yet since then, support for the national assists have gone through the roof. so will this be enough to stop a new vote much sooner? >> there is no evidence of that might are could be the case. this is a significant transfer of powers that meets those demands that scottish people and major referendum has expressed in the u.k. but with safer, faster change made through the vow, the vow has been kept. >> reporter: the scottish nationalist said it was a poor against such a solemn promise. >> and we sought in this process to obtain the job creating powers that allow us to strengthen the scottish power. we sought to obtain control over the welfare system to control the minimum wage, it to tackle the issues of poverty. and we have not secured those powers out of this process. so there is disappointment.

>> reporter: and of course the things the national assists really wants, their own defense and foreign poll at thises, the removal of nuclear submarines remain entirely off the negotiating table. so this is what the scottish people have to show for voting no to independence in september. it's not insubstantial. it does give scotland many new powers, they can, for instance, back tracking and have much more control over things to do with tax and business. but many believe the power remain in london, scottish national assists say it's not enough. and they remain the most powerful voice in scotland. support for independence has surged since september here. people wants real change. this may or may not be it. lawrence lee, al jazerra, edinburgh. much more adhere on the al jazerra news hour. president under pressure. these are live pictures of the mexican leader addressing the nation with promises to clamp down on the justice system.

details coming yo up. also ahead a community coming together after mayhem on monday in ferguson, locals help repair the damage. ask. and in sport a football player is sentence today a year in jail for this headbutt after a game. we'll have all the details later in the show.

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>> from fiction to fact, al velshi investigates the business of space on al jazeera america ♪ ♪ welcome back. let's recap the headlines here on the al jazerra news hour. a third taliban attack is underway on the afghan national army base. normally known as camp bastion. the base was hand over by the british military to the afghan army last month. earlier two taliban fighters were killed in a gun battle in the diplomatic quarter of kabul. that was after a suicide bomber attacked a british embassy car and killed five people. there are reports of a bombing in northeast nigeria. 40 people were reportedly killed. the organization of

ale-producing country says it won't cut back on exports as demanded by some of it's members. the announcement was made at an opec meeting in vienna. an over production of crude has pushed prices down cripplin crie economy of some of the oil produce nations. the world is consuming record amounts of oil about 92.8 million-barrels of oil today. but there is more than enough oil to meet that demand and that's keeping prices low. supply is at a record 93 million-barrels a day. 3 million-barrels a day were add today the supply chain the past five months alone. and even more oil is likely to be added as shale production increases in the united states. it's over tang saudi arabia and russia to become the biggest oil and gas producer in the world. one of the countries badly affected by the drop in oil prices is venezuela.

it's one of the most oil-dependent countries in the world so slumping prices means big problems not economy. david mercer explains. >> reporter: it's the world's fifth largest oil exporterser ed has the largest proven reserves on the planet. but with oil prices falling to a four-year low, venezuela could be fashion one of its most difficult tests yesterday. oil makes up 95% of the nation's ex-poured and oil taxes are 40% of government revenues. but the price of crude hovering around $75 a barrel, the country's economy is shrinking rapidly. >> translator: venezuela is perhaps the most oil dependent country in the world. oil is the opening thing that brings in dollars, in used correctly the dollars could general ray growth and social well being. but if misused it creates pop limb. where therpopyou

limb. >> reporter: from the time he came in to power, how long he chavez the former president used oil reserve to his funds his socialist revolution. price controls and social programs helped lift millions of venezuelans out of poverty. but over the years government policies red to runaway inflation and shortages of basic goods. in february, protests erupted with hundreds of thousands of people demanding the resignation of chavez's successor, president nicholas maduro. with oil prices having dropped more than $30 since then, some argue venezuela's policies have to change. >> translator: public spendsing in venezuela and social spendsing in general the number of public employees for example, has grown enormously over the past 15 years, i think the time has come for the government to get used to including the private sector so that the state

alone doesn't have to look after 30 million people. >> reporter: a reduced role of the state has rosa garcia worried. like many of venezuela's poor she shops at a supermarket where subisubsidized goods can be six times cheaper than on the streets. >> translator: i think that even if the government ha problems wh the price of oil they can maintain prices with the help of gods. the virgin marr mayor and i chaz who is in heaven helping us all. >> reporter: a recent poll put president maduro's approval rating at just 30%. if oil prices don't rise, it could be just a matter of time before things in swung swa los angeles go from bad to worse. david mercer, al jazerra. now mexican president enrique-y peña neito is announcing a new strategy to tacklal country dysfunctional

justice system. he's speaking right now in mexico city as you see the live pictures there, all of this coming after public outrage which has been building since students went missing two months ago, their disappearance has become a rallying point against corruption and violence, what's he been unveiling, monica? >> reporter: well, the most significant announcement he's made so far, and by the way, he's still speaking, is that he is going to unify a police command. and this is significant, it will be an experiment in three or four states of mexico first. but what we have to explain to our viewers is that currently in mexico, there are three autonomous police forces. municipal that belongs sort of to the mayor. a state one and federal police forces. the problem with a place where is where there is rampant corruption and ties withdrawing cartel is his that on the ground in places like where we are, the

mayors have been using the armed forces as their sort of private armies. so this, according to the president will provide perhaps more accountability and he also said that there is going to be a sort of emergency hot line telephone hot line so that citizens can denounce crime and crumbs and corrupt local officials. >> he's not the first lead tore announce reforms. are people buying it? are people confident this is a real attempt to deal with the problem? >> reporter: well, that's a great question. you know from, what we are hearing here, they are very skeptical. people are very tired and like you rightly said the case of the students was really a wake-up call for the whole nation. people say they are fed up with poverty, crime, corruption, with a drug war that's been really paying -- having a really high toll in mexican society. we are talking about 30,000 people disappeared since the former president, 10,000 since

enrique peña neito took office. and so this is really like a fall from grace for this president and people are telling him you have to step up to the plate. and really try to change. because the way things are going, you know, mexicans are really not happy with the situation. >> and, of course, the president came to power promising, you know, to shake things up when it comes to the security situation. how important is this politically to him personally? >> reporter: well, he was sort of up to this year he was sort of a poster child internationally at least, because he was reforming the economic system in mexico. the security situation is a priority for people here paying paying with the bloodshed of victims and massacres, et cetera. it's like a fall from grace and he is now in a crisis mode. the fact that he's take to go the air wave to his announce reforms is because people have taken to the streets saying we are not going for stands this

anymore, evening, you no, he radical or more radical groups of students are saying step do down. because we are not going to put up with this. a lot of this content because they say the president and his life live in a parallel universe. she's a very glamorous lady, a soap opera star and it has surfaced in the past days that she owns a $7 million home allegedly. so people say, well, where is the change? where is the new politics. >> all right, monica, thanks for that. in the united states, protesters in ferguson missouri have start today disperse following two days of unrest aircraft few dozen demonstrators have remained outside the city police department as armed troops and officers watch. it's a much calmer scene than on previous nights where there were angry protests, that was after a grand jury decision not to charge a police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager. television images of ferguson

frequently shot boarded windows, business on his fire, sometimes loot, but as al jazerra's daniel lack reports, there is another side of ferguson we haven't seen where people are coming together to help each other. >> reporter: anger, and mayhem on monday night. after a grand jury doesn't indict the white policeman who shot dead michael brown. >> leave this alone. leave this alone. >> reporter: a cell phone video shows local protesters stopping sandsals, from attacking a much-cherished soul food restaurant. just a day later kathy's kitchen is open for business again. plywood in the broken windows. not only did her business escape serious damage in the riots when they she got to work the next morning, she found her customers were already cling up, repairing the dal, they wouldn't let me touch a broom, she says. >> i can't count how many volunteers i had to come out and

help board up all 24 of those windows that were broken out down there. so i am thankful for what the community has done and has come together to show the love and support we all have for one another. >> reporter: what are you having there now? >> red beans and rice. >> reporter: a lodge with the food that's why kathy has so many local clients. everyone in this town, two-thirds african american and one-third white, is welcome. >> it's warm, it's friendly. you know, and it's diverse. each time i have come in here, i have seen a diverse group of people. >> reporter: this is a community going through tough times, but as things show here at kathy's kitchen, local people pull together and people have homes or businesses damaged, they come and help each other clean up. and not just here at the restaurant. these days boarded up shops line ferguson's main street as unrest continues. not only did these businesses' customers help put this plywood in place, local painters have been turning it in to works of art, including down at kathy's

kitchen. >> that's the real face of forgue son to me. you know, that's ferguson. you know, the problems that we are dealing work the racial problems that we are dealing with, the community and the citizens, we figured it out. >> reporter: just half a city block from a police department still embroiled in daily clash with his protesters, a an oasis of peace, has at that time and wisdom. daniel lack al jazerra, ferguson, missouri. more than 400 people in the u.s. are killed by police officers every year. like michael brown, many of them are young and black. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: one month after the ferguson shooting, a white sacramento policeman confront and shoots an unarmed black motorist. that officer was charged with a felony and lost his job. but in 2012, eight michigan officers fired 45 shots to kill a homeless black man armed only with a pen knife. >> why they shooting so many times? >> reporter: all were cleared of

using unlawful deadly force. in nearly all such cases police are vindicated usually without facing trial. like darren wilson, the justification they give is stark. >> can i shoot this guy? legally can i? and the question i answered myself was, i have to. if i don't, he will kill me if he gets to me. >> reporter: but for many young black men like these in chicago the police are seen as the predators. >> our people are stopped it, we are frisked, we criminalized, we are targeted. we are invaded. we are jailed and we are killed. >> reporter: the fbi reported that wrong 400 fatal police shootings each year, 18% of those killed were blacks aged 18 to 34. that was double the rate for whites in the same age group. while most of the officers involved were white, nearly 80% of those killed by black policemen were also black. experts say those fay tal at thises are a slice of the grim realities for young blacks in

america. >> one out of three black men between the ages of 18 and 30 is in jail, in prison, on probation or parole. in urban communities across the country, although los angeles, philadelphia, baltimore, washington, 50 to 60% of all young men of color are in jail or prison are on probation and parole. >> reporter: president barack obama is calling for better police training to minimize distrust and grow closer to the people that they are charge today protect. a goal that will require more than recruiting more blacks in to police ranks. >> it becomes important, yes, that we have diversity, in our police departments and in our community. but weighs really important as well, too, is that we have well trained, well qualified, well paid police officers, men and women. who feel supported. >> reporter: a mission to pursue for years to come. tom ackerman, al jazerra, washington. still ahead, we have all the

sport including cricketers from around the world pay tribute to australian batsman philip hughes following his death on thursday. those details coming up.

thithis has fueled illegal trade which has turned in toy multi billion dollars industry. most of the best stones are mineed in myanmar and from there we report. >> reporter: the chinese covered

jade as a status symbol and a treasure with mystical products. >> translator: we have an olds saying, gold is valuable, but jade is priceless. there is also a widespread belief that jade protects you. >> reporter: the best jade known as jadeite comes largely through the black market. mined in myanmar, most it have is exported to china. but trade figures don't add up. myanmar's official revenue from jade exports over three years was $1.3 billion. yet a study estimated total jade sales were six times higher in 2011 alone. the myanmar government won't speak to us on camera about the missing billions. but the senior official from the ministry of mines admits that it's in the illegal great trade when we immediate him with a hidden camera. >> don't worry about setting up a company, you just need $1 million, a stone will be delivered if we transfer 200,000

or $300,000. >> reporter: also with a hidden camera, we meet a smuggler of raw jade on his way to the prohibited mining town. he hold the rank of major your honor the government's border guard force. none of the check points along the way inspect his car. >> translator: when you smuggle jade by the truck load, we pay royalties to the army commanders based on our prior agreements. >> reporter: after the raw stones cross the porous board tore china. taxes are paid to legalize them. carving masters transform raw jade in to sculptures that cost a fortunate. more than four times the price of gold per graham. but for collectors in china, they are worth it. >> translator: in last few years, jadeite has proven to be a far superior investment an real estate. >> reporter: china's growing a influence will will continue to

drive the market for jade. but the revenue of the black market is controlled by corrupt forces. >> and you can watch the full version of that story on "101 east." myanmar's jade curse airs later on thursday right here on al jazerra at 2230 gmt. and again on friday at 0930 gmt. all right, let's catch up with all the sports news, here is farah and a sad day for the cricket world. >> very tragic indeed. the cricket world is in mourning after the death of philip hughes, the 25-year-old australian died in a sydney hospital after he was struck on the back of the head by a ball during a match two days ago. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: almost exactly 48 hours after the ball struck him, philip hughes was dead. at the hospital where he had been treated australia's cricket captain michael clark read a statement from hughes' family. >> we appreciate all the support that we have received from family, friends, players,

cricket australia and the general public. cricket was philip's life and we as a family shared that love of the game with him. we would like to thank all the medical and nursing staff at st. vi vincent's hospital. we love you. >> reporter: in a country where cricket is the national sport, losing such a big-named player in such a freak accident in the prime of his career has shocked millions. the prime minister gave a national address. >> the thought that a player in his prime should be killed playing a national game is shocking and associating. >> reporter: tribunes to the player who was just shy of his 26th birthday have flooded in from around australia and the world. >> i think all of those who played cricket, have children playing cricket are devastated by the news a cross world. >> reporter: on friday, flags across hughes' home state of new

south wales will fly at half staff. shortly after his death was announced, doctors explained how serious his injury had been. >> phillip took the blow at the side of the neck and as a result of that blow, his have particular al artery, one of the main arteries run to the brain was compress ed by the ball, that cause the artery to split and for bleeding to go up in to the brain. and he had a massive bleed in his brain. >> reporter: the ball was bold at approximating are approximately 140 miles an hour. it hit his neck rupturing an artery flooding his brain with blood. phillip hughes was a respected cricketer. his talent spotted at an early aged been in on and out of the national team for five years. the bleed that he suffered was

exceptionally rare. doctors here said there had only been one other case like this from a cricket ball was rare. the tragic though the death, is it was a freak accident that caused it. andrew thomas, al jazerra. sydney. hughes was a hugely gifted cricketer, well known for fans around the world. a player with huge potential, it was hoped that he would contribute to the australian team for many years to come. we look back on a life and career cut tragically short. >> reporter: in a country known for its love the sport, to represent australia at cricket is viewed as one of the highest honors possible. philip hughes achieved this goal at just 20. the son of a banana farmer from a small town in new south wales *l wales, hughes was all huge talent. small some stature but a gritty

batsman he was compared to donald brad man australia's greatest cricketer. hughes became the youngest player in test history to score 200s in the same peja achieving the feat in yo in juss second game for all against south africa in 2009. the height of his career was sometimes outweighed by the lows. he was dropped five times from the australian team and would only add one other century to his test career. >> he is a guy quiet. went about his business. i little the fans like about him, not just his run making and his interesting technique, but the fact that. [ inaudible ] and never uttered one syllable of complaint. just went about his business and made more runs. >> reporter: after playing in eye bun-day series against pakistan last month. hughes was hoping to the return to the test team for a series against india starting next week. and he was certainly making his

case. hughes was doing what he loved at the crease, scoring runs when he was struck in the head by a bouncer. he'll forever be 63 not out. his death entirely unprecedented in the history of first-class cricket, philip hughes would have celebrates his 26th birthday on sunday. >> tributes have come in from across the cricketing world, former australian spin bowler shane warren wrote on twitter: interim began great paid tribute: >> and ian, former england international tweeted: shawn ab

the 22-year-old fastballer who bold the faithful delivery. early we are spoke to the former editor of cricketer magazine andrew miller and asked him if there is anything that can be done to make the game safer. >> to be fair i don't think you can sledge late what is doctors saying there may edge be 100 cases, let alone in cricket, cricket is a safer game now. the helmet technology that's come in. also there have been laws bouncers. it was a bounce their killed poor philip hughes, if you think back to the 1980 and the days of the west indian fastballers doing that. people aren't allows to use the bouncer willie nilly to maim people it's used as an intimidator. without the bouncer and that

ability to put a batsman on the back foot without an ability to stop him scoring easy runs it's very much a batsman's game. it's a dreadful, terrible accident will you i am sure that philip hughes a cavalier batsman in his way would not wish to see cricket suffer on account of a terrible, terrible accident. >> the hughes tragedy has touched players from all over the world. england and sharee la that showa will hold a minute of silence and these were the scenes where the pakistan and new zealand sides also paid tribute to the australian batsman, day two of their third test match was called off as a mark of respect. brazilian football legends pele has been moved to pay special care unit where he is being treated for a urinary infection. the sa sao paulo hospital leasea statement saying he was transferred after his condition

became unstable. >> the 74-year-old's spokesman says he's in good condition and is essex peculiar today leave the hospital in the next few days. pele was in the same hospital that two weeks ago to undergo surgery to remove kid any ston stones. brazilian striker has been sentenced to a month in jail for headbutting paris st. german player thiago moment a. aftemott a after a french league game. it occurred after they lost 2-0. he waited for 20 minutes nba until mota walked back to the dressing room and attacked him break his known nose. he had already been suspended for six months. the men behind the 2012 london olympics, sebastian co has announced he will run for the presidency of the governor body of world athletics. the two-time olympic 1500-meter champion says he wants a shake up of the iaaf in an effort for

to a attract more run fans following correct doping scanned little. it's thought his main rifle will be sergei from ukraine the former pole vaulter. the vote kill take place next august. ray man who can stop the traffic in ma nil manila, manny pacquaio as he returned home. this after defending his wbo welterweight title on sunday against chris a algieri. the wet weather didn't stop people from coming you want off. the pac man greeted by thunderous cheers as he moved through the streets and he threw down the gauntlet and shouted to the crowd it was time for floyd mayweather, jr. to agree to fight him. and that's all your sport for now, sammy, back to you. thanks so much, fair. this brings an end to the news hour but we have another full bulletin of news in a couple of minutes association don't go too far.

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